Advisory Committee 

María Ángeles Fernández Cifuentes is an associate professor of Spanish at UNF. Her research focuses on modern adaptations of early modern Spanish texts and the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education, particularly in the teaching of literature.

 

 

 

Since 2016.

Since 2015.

James P. Beasley is an associate professor of English at the University of North Florida, where he teaches courses in Rhetoric and the Digital Humanities. His book, Rhetoric at the University of Chicago, examines the influence of twentieth-century rhetoricians on the teaching of contemporary composition and is available from Peter Lang Publishers (2018). His work has been published in College Composition and Communication, JGE: the Journal of General Education, Rhetoric Review, and Enculturation.  He recently gave the 2019 inaugural address "Sparking St. Augustine: The Digital Humanities and the Future of Archives" for the St. Augustine Historical Society.

Since 2015.

 Felicia Bevel is the co-chair of the Development Sub-Committee in the DHI, and an Assistant Professor of History at UNF.

 

 

 

 

 

Since 2016.

Since 2015.

Dr. Jeff Chamberlain (often known to students as “Dr. J”) is the inaugural dean of the Hicks Honors College at UNF. He studied Early Modern British History for his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and has published several books and many articles on ecclesiastical, political, and social history of eighteenth-century England. He was an early adopter of online teaching technology (and even presented his web-based Medieval Murder Mystery at Bouchercon one year), and, as an administrator, is a strong advocate of digital media in education.

Dr. Karen Cousins, Director of Undergraduate Research, has been an undergraduate, a graduate student, and a faculty member at UNF. She received the PhD from the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada, developing expertise in historical inquiry and archival research, critical source analysis and interpretation, theory, method, writing, and revision – knowledge she loves to share with UNF student researchers.Dr. Cousins is also an Affiliated Assistant Professor in the Department of History.

 

Since 2015.

Joshua C. Gellers is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Research Fellow of the Earth System Governance Project, and Fulbright Scholar to Sri Lanka. His research focuses on human rights, sustainable development, and technology. He is the author of The Global Emergence of Constitutional Environmental Rights (Routledge 2017).

 

 

Since 2015.

Since 2015.

Since 2015.

Since 2015.

Since 2017.

Since 2017.

Since 2016.

Courtenay McLeland has been the Head of Digital Projects and Preservation in the Thomas G. Carpenter Library since 2012. Her unit manages the institutional repository, hosting scholarship from faculty, staff, and students as well as institutional records.  The unit digitizes materials from Special Collections and University Archives.  She holds an MLIS from Florida State University and a graduate certificate in Historic Preservation from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Her interests include museums and visual resources management.  

 

Since 2015.

Since 2015.

Since 2017.

Anne E. Pfister is assistant professor of anthropology. Her research investigates the experience of deafness among deaf children and their families in Mexico City, Mexico. She uses innovative ethnographic methodology, including photovoice, in the field and has adapted this method for use in the undergraduate classroom. "Photovoice" involves participatory analysis of digital photography in response to research questions and investigative themes. Since 2015.

 

Since 2016.

 Dr. Rahim-Williams is a Medical Anthropologist, and Social and Behavioral Science researcher. Her research interests include the study and application of medical humanities for compassionate medical care and treatment, qualitative research investigating narratives of the lived experiences managing co-morbidities associated with chronic diseases, photovoice stories, cross-cultural language descriptors of pain, and improving minority health and reducing health disparities. She is the Associate Director of Research Development with UNF’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.

Since 2015.

Since 2015.

Dr. Tara Rowe is an assistant director in student affairs as well as an adjunct for the College of Education and Human Services. Dr. Rowe's primary areas of research include students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), postsecondary education inclusion, transition, and disability services.

 

 

Since 2018.

Since 2016.

  Micheal Russo is an E-learning project manager, instructional designer, and educator who teaches in technology, currently working as Coordinator of Online Learning Support at the Center for Instruction and Research technology, CIRT.

 

 

 

 

Katie Sarria works in Undergraduate Studies and focuses most of her time on retention initiatives, such as Transformational Learning Opportunities. Katie also has experience as a First-Year advisor and enjoys advising new Ospreys each summer at New Student Orientation.

 

 

 

Dr. Sericea Stallings-Smith is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health. She teaches undergraduate courses in epidemiology and human diseases and teaches graduate courses in research methods and advanced epidemiology. Her research focuses on environmental epidemiology, including the association of pollutants with chronic diseases and the impact of tobacco control policy on health outcomes.

 

 

Since 2016.

Susan Swiatosz has been an archivist for over 15 years. After a career as a historic preservationist in New York City, Susan received her MLIS at Pratt Institute in 2003 with a focus in archives and records management. She is active in regional and state archival groups, having served as President of the Society of Florida Archivists 2017-2018. Susan relocated to Jacksonville in 2018 where she is the Head of Special Collections and University Archives at the University of North Florida. She holds a BA from Colorado State University in History and a MS in Historic Preservation from Columbia University.

Since 2016.

Since 2018.

Since 2015.

Since 2015.