About USFRI
Associate Deans for Research
![Sylvia Wilson Thomas](/research-innovation/images/sylvia-blue-small.jpg)
Sylvia Wilson Thomas, PhD (Chair)
USF Research & Innovation
sylvia@usf.edu
![Kathy Bradley-Klug](/research-innovation/images/bradley-klug.jpg)
Kathy Bradley-Klug, PhD (Vice Chair)
College of Education
kbradley@usf.edu
![Norma Alcantar](/research-innovation/images/norma-alcantar-100.jpg)
Norma Alcantar, PhD
College of Engineering
norma@usf.edu
![Ruth Bahr](/research-innovation/images/bahr-ruth-100.jpg)
Ruth Bahr, PhD
Office of Graduate Studies
rbahr@usf.edu
![Kiki Caruson](/research-innovation/images/kcaruson100.jpg)
Kiki Caruson, PhD
USF World
kcaruson@usf.edu
![Ellen Daley](/research-innovation/images/ellen-daley-100.jpg)
Ellen Daley, PhD
College of Public Health
edaley@usf.edu
![Robert Deschenes](/research-innovation/images/rdeschen-100.jpg)
Robert Deschenes, PhD
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
rdeschen@usf.edu
![Howard Goldstein](/research-innovation/images/goldstein-howard-100.jpg)
Howard Goldstein, PhD
College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
hgoldstein@usf.edu
![Timothy Heath](/research-innovation/images/heath-timothy-callout-s.jpg)
Timothy Heath, PhD
Muma College of Business
timothyheath@usf.edu
![Richard Heller](/research-innovation/images/richard-heller-100.jpg)
Richard Heller, PhD
Research Council Chair
rheller@usf.edu
![Fai Howard](/research-innovation/images/fai-howard-100.jpg)
Fai Howard, PhD
Office of Undergraduate Studies
fhoward@usf.edu
![Randy Larsen](/research-innovation/images/randy-larsen-100.jpg)
Randy Larsen, PhD
College of Arts & Sciences
rwlarsen@usf.edu
![Stephen Liggett](/research-innovation/images/liggett-100.jpg)
Stephen Liggett, MD
USF Health Office of Research
sliggett@usf.edu
![James McHale](/research-innovation/images/jmchale-100.jpg)
James McHale, PhD
St. Petersburg Campus
jmchale@usf.edu
![Gary Mitchum](/research-innovation/images/gary-mitchum-100.jpg)
Gary Mitchum, PhD
College of Marine Science
mitchum@usf.edu
![Uka Oruche](/research-innovation/images/uka-100.jpg)
Ukamaka Oruche, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
College of Nursing
oruche@usf.edu
![George Phillippidis](/research-innovation/images/gphilippidis-100.jpg)
George Phillippidis, PhD
Patel College of Global Sustainability
gphilippidis@usf.edu
![Taryn Sabia](/research-innovation/images/taryn-sabia-100.jpg)
Taryn Sabia, EdM, MArch, MUCD
College of The Arts
tarynsabia@usf.edu
![Ghopal thinakaran](/research-innovation/images/thinakaran.jpg)
Gopal Thinakaran, PhD
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
thinakaran@usf.edu
![stippara](/research-innovation/images/stippara.png)
Srinivas Tipparaju, MPharm, PhD
Taneja College of Pharmacy
stippara@usf.edu
![Kaya](/research-innovation/images/kaya-100.jpg)
Kaya Van Beynen, MS, MA
USF Libraries
kayatown@usf.edu
![Catherine Wilkins](/research-innovation/images/wilkins-100.jpg)
Catherine Wilkins
Judy Genshaft Honors College
cjwilkins@usf.edu
![Profile](/research-innovation/images/profile-image.jpg)
Vacant
Sarasota-Manatee Campus
3/7/2024