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 Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng at zpeng@dcp.ufl.edu or Pat De Jong at patricde@dcp.ufl.edu
Sherry Ahrentzen, Ph.D.
Shimberg Research Professor
Office: 315 RNK
Contact: 352-273-1229 / ahrentzen@dcp.ufl.edu
Abhinav Alakshendra, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Director of the Center for International Design and Planning
Office: ARCH 448
Contact: (352) 294-1488 / alakshendra@ufl.edu
Chimay Anumba, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Dean and Professor
Office: ARCH 331
Contact: anumba@ufl.edu
Vandana Baweja, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: 242 ARCH
Contact: 352-294-1465 / vbaweja@ufl.edu
Sheila Bosch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: ARCH 348
Contact: 352-294-1439 / sheilabosch@dcp.ufl.edu
Ilir Bejleri, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: 454 ARCH
Contact: (352) 294-1489 / ilir@ufl.edu
Margaret H. “Peggy” Carr
Professor, Director of the Program for Sustainability and the Built Environment
Office: 331D ARCH
Contact: 352-294-1406 / mcarr@ufl.edu
Abdol Chini, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Professor
Office: ARCH 331
Contact: (352) 294-1407 / chini@ufl.edu
Aaron Costin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: 344 RNK
Contact: 352-273-2121 / aaron.costin@ufl.edu
Erin Cunningham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: ARCH 344
Contact: 352-294-1433 / ekc@ufl.edu
Ian Flood, Ph.d.
Holland Professor, Coordinator PhD Program
Office: 319 RNK
Contact: (352) 273-1159 / flood@ufl.edu
Kathryn Frank, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: 452 ARCH
Contact: (352) 392-0997 / kifrank@ufl.edu
Bryan Franz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: 309 RNK
Contact: 352-273-1161 / bfranz@ufl.edu
Masoud Gheisari, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: 322 RNK
Contact: 352-273-1166 / masoud@ufl.edu
Martin Gold
CityLab-Sarasota Program Director
Office: 231 ARCH
Contact: 352-294-1474 / mgold@ufl.edu
Charlie Hailey, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: 452 ARCH
Contact: 352-294-1471 / clhailey@ufl.edu
Thomas Hoctor, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Landscape Conservation Planning
Office: 436 ARCH
Contact: 352-294-1443 / tomh@geoplan.ufl.edu
Raymond Issa, Ph.D.
Professor and Directory of Rinker School of Construction Management
Office: 325 RNK
Contact: (352) 273-1152 / Raymond-issa@ufl.edu
Charles Kibert, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: 342 RNK
Contact: (352) 273-1189 / ckibert@ufl.edu
Kristin Larsen, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of the School of Landscape Architecture and Planning
Office: 431A ARCH
Contact: (352) 294-1482 / klarsen@ufl.edu
Rui Liu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: 321 RNK
Contact: 352-273-1168 / liurui@ufl.edu
Janet Matthews, Ph.D.
Associate Scholar, HP & Director, Academics and Research, UF Historic St. Augustine, Inc.
(UFHSA)
Office: P.O. Box 11571
Contact: 352-294-1423 / jsmatthews@ufl.edu
R. Edward Minchin, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor
Office: RNK 315
Contact: 352-273-1153 / minch@ufl.edu
Tim Murtha, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: ARC 456
Contact: 352-294-1423 / tmurtha@ufl.edu
Larry Muszynski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: 326 RNK
Contact: (352) 273-1160 / larrym@ufl.edu
Nawari Nawari, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean and Associate Professor
Office: 246 ARCH
Contact: 352-294-1467 / nnawari@ufl.edu
Paul Oppenheim, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: 307 RNK
Contact: (352) 273-1157 / pauloppenheim@ufl.edu
Nam-Kyu Park, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Office: 354 ARCH
Contact: 352-294-1437 / npark@ufl.edu
Zhong-Ren Peng, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of the DCP Ph.D. Program
Office: 462 ARCH
Contact: (352) 294-1491 / zpeng@ufl.edu
Margaret Portillo, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Professor, and Chair
Office: 336 ARCH
Contact: (352) 264-1430 / mportill@ufl.edu
Robert J. Ries, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: RNK 311
Contact: 352.273.1155 / rries@ufl.edu
Richard Schneider, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Contact: rschnei@ufl.edu
Ajay Shanker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: 331 RNK
Contact: 352-273-1162 / shanker@ufl.edu
Gary W. Siebein
Professor Emeritus
Office: 234 ARCH
Contact: 352-294-1452 / gsiebein@siebeinacoustic.com
Christopher Silver, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: 331 ARCH
Contact: 352-294-1405 / silver2@dcp.ufl.edu
Ravi Srinivasan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: 321 Rinker
Contact: 273-1164 / sravi@ufl.edu
Ruth L. Steiner, Ph.D.
Professor; Director: Center for Health and the Built Environment
Office: 464 ARCH
Contact: (352) 294-1492 / rsteiner@dcp.ufl.edu
Kevin Thompson
Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator
Office: 460 ARCH
Contact: 352-392-6098 ext. 329 / gday@ufl.edu
William L. Tilson
Professor Emeritus
Office: 362 ARCH
Contact: 352-294-1419 / wtropic@ufl.edu
Shabboo Valipoor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: ARCH 350
Contact: 352-294-1451 / sh.valipoor@ufl.edu
Yan Wang
Assistant Professor
Office: ARCH 456/Catalyst Building A207
Contact: (352)294-3376 / yanw@ufl.edu
Hui Zou, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator
Office: 252 ARCH
Contact: 352-294-1470 / hzou@ufl.edu
Paul D. Zwick, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: 331 ARCH
Contact: (352) 294-1483 / pdzwick@ufl.edu