Listed below are focus areas of research in the college and participating researchers in each area. Each group of researchers is referred to as a "research cluster."
Programs abbreviations:
CJ=Criminal Justice, CSD=Communication Sciences and Disorders, HMI=Health Management Informatics, HP=Health Professions, PA=Public Administration, PAF=Public Affairs, SW=Social Work
Child Health
Community Health Centers Evaluation
Crime and Correction Services
Program
Name
E-mail
Phone
Research Area
PAF
Ken Adams
kenadams@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-3679
Correction service research
CJ
K. Michael Reynolds
kreynolds@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-2943
Crime information sharing
CJ
Eugene Paoline
epaoline@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-
Policing research
SW
John Ronnau
jronnau@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-2114
Correction services research
CJ
Robert Langworthy
rlangwor@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-5929
Crime informatics
CJ
Mark Lanier
lanier@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-6040
Prison health
Domestic Violence
Program
Name
E-mail
Phone
Research Area
SW
Eileen Abel
eabel@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-3967
Child abuse
SW
Jane Allgood
jallgood@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-6452
Child abuse
Geriatric and Long-Term Care
Program
Name
E-mail
Phone
Research Area
PAF
Thomas Wan
twan@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-3678
LTC
PAF
Jackie Zhang
nizhang@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-3344
LTC
PAF
Kenneth Adams
kenadams@mail.ucf.edu
Elder abuse
SW
Denise Gammonley
dgammonl@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-2215
Gerontology
HMI
Lynn Unruh
lunruh@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-4237
Health services administration
Health Informatics
Health Services and Policy
Program
Name
E-mail
Phone
Research Area
PAF
Thomas Wan
twan@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-3678
Medical technology innovation
PAF
Jackie Zhang
nizhang@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-3344
Health insurance
HMI
Bernardo Ramirez
bramirez@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-2000
International health
HMI
Timothy Rotarius
trotariu@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-3762
Health insurance
HMI
Aaron Liberman
aliberma@mail.ucf.ed
407-823-3264
Health insurance
PA
Xiao Hu Wang
xwang@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-5714
Policy research
SW
Jane Allgood
jallgood@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-6452
Health-care financing and policy
Homeland Security, Emergency Management and Disaster Research
Program
Name
E-mail
Phone
Research Area
CJ
Mike Reynolds
kreynolds@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-2943
IT and data sharing
CJ
Pamala Griset
griset@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-6061
Terrorism
HMI
Myron Fottler
fottler@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-5531
Bioterrorism and health care
HMI
Aaron Liberman
aliberma@mail.ucf.ed
407-823-3264
Bioterrorism and hospital management
PA
Naim Kapucu
nkapucu@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-6096
Terrorism and disaster management
PA
Tom Bryer
tbryer@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-0410
Disaster management
Minority Health and Disparity in Health Care
Program
Name
E-mail
Phone
Research Area
Public Affairs
Thomas Wan
twan@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-3678
Preventive interventions
HMI
Dawn Oetjen
doeetjen@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-3729
Minority health
HMI
Antonio Trijillo
atrujillo@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-4238
Disparity in health care
Patient Safety
Program
Name
E-mail
Phone
Research Area
PAF
Thomas Wan
twan@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-3678
Outcomes evaluation
HMI
Lynn Unruh
lunruh@mail.ucf.edu
407-823-4237
Health Services Administration
Preventative Health
Veterans' Health