{"id":19953,"date":"2025-05-02T13:05:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T17:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/?page_id=19953"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:44:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:44:27","slug":"graduate-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/graduate-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-fd350275 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container vertical-hero uagb-block-3e507561\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-4eb6c11a\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.5\">Ph.D. Alumni<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-color:#fa4616;color:#fa4616\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-783b4be3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-6efa21a0 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-zoomin wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nurah-alfowzan-4669a796\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/nurah-alfowzan-profile.jpg ,https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/nurah-alfowzan-profile.jpg 780w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/nurah-alfowzan-profile.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/nurah-alfowzan-profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-20173\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"nurah-alfowzan-profile\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nurah-alfowzan-4669a796\">Nurah Alfowzan, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Assistant Professor at Prince Sultan University<br><em>Graduated 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-ca8a4cb3 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-zoomin wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lissy-calienes\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/lissy-calienes-profile.jpg ,https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/lissy-calienes-profile.jpg 780w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/lissy-calienes-profile.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/lissy-calienes-profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-20185\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"lissy-calienes-profile\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lissy-calienes\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lissy-calienes\/\">Elizabeth (Lissy) Calienes, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Associate Instructional Professor at the University of Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>Graduated 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-1e54cd71 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-zoomin wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/sa.linkedin.com\/in\/mayman-almayman-69b60b13b\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\"  sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blank-profile-wpcf_500x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Screen Shot 2022-06-29 at 3.31.33 PM\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sa.linkedin.com\/in\/mayman-almayman-69b60b13b\">Mayman Almayman, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Assistant Professor at King Saud University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>Graduated 202<\/em>3<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-9f7013f3 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-zoomin wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chunyao-liu-472b9612a\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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Del Monte, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Dean of School of Architecture, Fine Arts and Design at University of San Carlos<br><em>Graduated 2021<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-947d9dfc wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-zoomin wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/soheyla-mohammadigorji-ph-d-07bb89194\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/soheyla-mohammadiGorji-profile.jpg ,https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/soheyla-mohammadiGorji-profile.jpg 780w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/soheyla-mohammadiGorji-profile.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/soheyla-mohammadiGorji-profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-19957\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"soheyla-mohammadiGorji-profile\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/soheyla-mohammadigorji-ph-d-07bb89194\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/soheyla-mohammadigorji-ph-d-07bb89194\">Soheyla MohammadiGorji, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Assistant Professor at San Francisco State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>Graduated 2021<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-7be673db wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-zoomin wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lesa-lorusso-phd-01a9a182\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/lesa-lorusso-profile.jpg ,https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/lesa-lorusso-profile.jpg 780w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/lesa-lorusso-profile.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/lesa-lorusso-profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-19959\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"lesa-lorusso-profile\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lesa-lorusso-phd-01a9a182\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lesa-lorusso-phd-01a9a182\">Lesa Lorusso, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Senior Vice President Healthcare Research &amp; Insights, Gresham Smith<br><em>Graduated 2018<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-1db85461 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-zoomin wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/beth-mcgee-94407232\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/beth-mcgee-profile.jpg ,https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/beth-mcgee-profile.jpg 780w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/beth-mcgee-profile.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/05\/beth-mcgee-profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-20193\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"beth-mcgee-profile\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/beth-mcgee-94407232\">Beth McGee, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Associate Professor &amp; 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