Doctoral Research Faculty

Doctoral Research Faculty are faculty members in the College of Design, Construction and Planning that are eligible to chair Ph.D. committees. If you have any questions about eligibility requirements or this list, please contact us at advising@dcp.ufl.edu.

DCP DRF Policy

Abhinav Alakshendra, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of the Center for International Design and Planning
Contact: alakshendra@ufl.edu

Aladdin Alwisy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: aalwisy@ufl.edu

Chimay Anumba, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Dean and Professor
Contact: anumba@ufl.edu

Hassan Azad, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: h.azad@ufl.edu

Vandana Baweja, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: vbaweja@ufl.edu

Ilir Bejleri, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: ilir@ufl.edu

Sheila Bosch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: sheilabosch@dcp.ufl.edu

Jules Bruck, Ph.D.
Professor; Director, School of Landscape Architecture and Planning; Chair, Department of Landscape Architecture
Contact: jbruck@ufl.edu

Jeff Carney
Associate Professor
Contact: j.carney@ufl.edu

Aaron Costin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: aaron.costin@ufl.edu

Robert Cox, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Rinker School of Construction Management
Contact: robcox@ufl.edu

Erin Cunningham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: ekc@ufl.edu

Ian Flood, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact: flood@ufl.edu

Kathryn Frank, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: kifrank@ufl.edu

Bryan Franz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: bfranz@ufl.edu

Masoud Gheisari, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: masoud@ufl.edu

Martin Gold
Associate Professor
Contact: mgold@ufl.edu

Charlie Hailey, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact: clhailey@ufl.edu

Thomas Hoctor, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Landscape Conservation Planning
Contact: tomh@geoplan.ufl.edu

Lingqian (Ivy) Hu, Ph.D.
Professor; Chair, Department of Urban and Regional Planning; Associate Director, School of Landscape Architecture and Planning
Contact: hul@ufl.edu

Raymond Issa, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact: Raymond-issa@ufl.edu

Idris Jeelani, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: idris.jeelani@ufl.edu

Kristin Larsen, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact: klarsen@ufl.edu

Jiayang Li, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: jiayangli@ufl.edu

Rui Liu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: liurui@ufl.edu

Yi Luo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: yi.luo@ufl.edu

Luis Mejia Puig, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: luismejiapuig@ufl.edu

Larry Muszynski, Ph.D.
Holland Associate Professor
Contact: larrym@ufl.edu

Nawari Nawari, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact: nnawari@ufl.edu

Nam-Kyu Park, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: npark@ufl.edu

Zhong-Ren Peng, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact: zpeng@ufl.edu

Lisa Platt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: lisaplatt@ufl.edu

Margaret Portillo, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact: mportill@ufl.edu

Robert J. Ries, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact: rries@ufl.edu

David Rifkind, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact: rifkind.david@ufl.edu

Karla Saldana Ochoa, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: ksaldanaochoa@ufl.edu

Ajay Shanker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: shanker@ufl.edu

Ryan Sharston, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: r.sharston@ufl.edu

Ravi Srinivasan, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Professor
Contact: sravi@ufl.edu

Ruth L. Steiner, Ph.D.
Professor; Director: Center for Health and the Built Environment; Interim Director of the DCP Ph.D. Program
Contact: rsteiner@dcp.ufl.edu

Emre Tepe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: emretepe@ufl.edu

Kevin Thompson
Associate Professor
Contact: gday@ufl.edu

Shabboo Valipoor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: sh.valipoor@ufl.edu

Jason Von Meding, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: jason.vonmeding@ufl.edu

Chaofeng Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: chaofeng@ufl.edu

Shenhao Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: shenhaowang@ufl.edu

Yan Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: yanw@ufl.edu

Maria Watson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: maria.watson@ufl.edu

Hui Zou, Ph.D.
Professor, Graduate Coordinator
Contact: hzou@ufl.edu

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