Faculty Directory

Dean

Name	Title	Phone(s)	E-Mail
Dr. Youcheng Wang	Dean	407.903.8011	Youcheng.Wang@ucf.edu

Associate Deans

Name	Title	Phone(s)	E-Mail
Dr. Alan Fyall	Associate Dean, Academic Affairs; Interim Chair Dept of Tourism Events & Attractions; Visit Orlando Endowed Chair of Tourism Marketing; Professor	407.903.8808	Alan.Fyall@ucf.edu

Assistant Dean

Name	Title	Phone(s)	E-Mail
Dr. Manuel Rivera	Assistant Dean; Associate Professor	407.903.8210	Manuel.Rivera@ucf.edu

Department Chairs

Name	Title	Phone(s)	E-Mail
Dr. Alan Fyall	Associate Dean, Academic Affairs; Interim Chair Dept of Tourism Events & Attractions; Visit Orlando Endowed Chair of Tourism Marketing; Professor	407.903.8808	Alan.Fyall@ucf.edu
Dr. Nan Hua	Chair, Department of Hospitality Services; Professor	407.903.8095	Nan.Hua@ucf.edu
Dr. Cynthia Mejia	Interim Chair, Dept. of Foodservice & Lodging Management; Associate Professor	407.903.8191	Cynthia.Mejia@ucf.edu

Department of Foodservice & Lodging Management

Name	Title	Phone(s)	E-Mail
Dr. Robin Back	Associate Professor	407.903.8207	Robin.Back@ucf.edu
Dr. Diego Bufquin	Associate Professor	407.903.8209	Diego.Bufquin@ucf.edu
Dr. Suja Chaulagain	Assistant Professor	407.903.8164	Suja.Chaulagain@ucf.edu
Dr. Jason Fridrich	Associate Lecturer	407.903.8068	Jason.Fridrich@ucf.edu
Dr. Amy M. Gregory	Associate Professor	407.903.8176	Amy.Gregory@ucf.edu
Dr. Peder Hagglund	Lecturer	407.823.0545	Hans.Hagglund@ucf.edu
Chef Jennifer Hostetter	Adjunct		Jennifer.Hostetter@ucf.edu
Dr. Joe Hutchinson	Associate Professor	407.903.8156	Joe.Hutchinson@ucf.edu
Mr. Jonathan (Jay) Judy	Associate Instructor	407.903.8179	Jonathan.Judy@ucf.edu
Dr. Tammie Kaufman	Associate Professor	407.903.8033	Tammie.Kaufman@ucf.edu
Dr. Cynthia Mejia	Interim Chair, Dept. of Foodservice & Lodging Management; Associate Professor	407.903.8191	Cynthia.Mejia@ucf.edu
Dr. Kevin Murphy	Professor	407.903.8035	Kevin.Murphy@ucf.edu
Dr. Bendegul Okumus	Assistant Professor	407.903.8020	bendegul.okumus@ucf.edu
Dr. Manuel Rivera	Assistant Dean; Associate Professor	407.903.8210	Manuel.Rivera@ucf.edu
Chef Robb Seltzer M.Ed.	Director of Food & Beverage Operations; Instructor	407.903.8160	Robert.Seltzer@ucf.edu
Mr. Michael “Doc” Terry	Senior Instructor	407.903.8244	Michael.Terry@ucf.edu
Ms. Katherine Wilson	Associate Instructor	407.903.8139	Katherine.Wilson@ucf.edu

Department of Hospitality Services

Name	Title	Phone(s)	E-Mail
Dr. Mehmet Altin	Associate Professor	407.903.8214	Mehmet.Altin@ucf.edu
Ms. Gisele Canova	Instructor; Internships Coordinator	407.903.8017	Gisele.Canova@ucf.edu
Dr. Nan Hua	Chair, Department of Hospitality Services; Professor	407.903.8095	Nan.Hua@ucf.edu
Dr. Murat Hancer	Professor; Ph.D. Program Coordinator	407.903.8043	murat.hancer@ucf.edu
Dr. Hyung-il Jung	Associate Lecturer	407.903.8175	Hyung.Jung@ucf.edu
Dr. Juhee Kang	Associate Professor	407.903.8138	Juhee.Kang@ucf.edu
Dr. Murat Kizildag	Associate Professor	407.903.8046	murat.kizildag@ucf.edu
Dr. David Kwun	Associate Professor; MS Program Coordinator	407.903.8190	David.Kwun@ucf.edu
Ms. Vicki Lavendol	Associate Instructor	407.903.8050	Vicki.Lavendol@ucf.edu
Dr. Fevzi Okumus	Professor	407.903.8177	Fevzi.Okumus@ucf.edu
Dr. Ahmet Ozturk	Associate Professor	407.903.8215	Ahmet.Ozturk@ucf.edu
Dr. Jeong-Yeol Park	Associate Professor	407.903.8027	Jeong-Yeol.Park@ucf.edu
Dr. Jorge Ridderstaat	Assistant Professor	407.903.8057	Jorge.Ridderstaat@ucf.edu
Dr. Heejung “Cheyenne” Ro	Associate Professor	407.903.8075	HeeJung.Ro@ucf.edu
Dr. Denver Severt	Associate Professor	407.903.8036	Denver.Severt@ucf.edu
Dr. Valeriya Shapoval	Assistant Professor	407.903.8053	Valeriya.Shapoval@ucf.edu
Dr. Dipendra Singh Mann	Associate Professor	407.903.8246	Dipendra.Mann@ucf.edu
Dr. Edwin Torres	Associate Professor	407.903.8103	Edwin.Torres@ucf.edu
Dr. Wei Wei	Associate Professor	407.903.8230	Wei.Wei@ucf.edu
Dr. Jeff Weinland	Assistant Professor	407.903.8061	Jeffrey.Weinland@ucf.edu
Ms. Deborah Weissberg	Associate Instructor	407.903.8076	Deborah.Weissberg@ucf.edu
Mr. David Wixted, MS	Instructor	407.903.8062	David.Wixted@ucf.edu
Dr. Elizabeth Yost	Assistant Professor	407.903.8216	Elizabeth.Yost@ucf.edu
Dr. Tingting Zhang	Assistant Professor	407.903.8195	Tingting.Zhang@ucf.edu
Dr. Yun Ying (Susan) Zhong	Assistant Professor	407.903.8009	YunYing.zhong@ucf.edu

Department of Tourism, Events & Attractions

Name	Title	Phone(s)	E-Mail
Dr. Kayode D. Aleshinloye	Assistant Professor	407.903.8267	Kayode.Aleshinloye@ucf.edu
Dr. Sergio Alvarez	Assistant Professor	407.903.8001 Skype for Business	sergio.alvarez@ucf.edu
Dr. Carissa Baker	Assistant Professor	407.903.8276	Carissa.Baker@ucf.edu
Dr. Sean Bliznik	Assistant Professor		sean.bliznik@ucf.edu
Dr. Deborah Breiter	Professor Emeritus		Deborah.Breiter@ucf.edu
Mr. Steven Brinkman	Instructor	407.903.8266	Steven.Brinkman@ucf.edu
Dr. Robertico Croes	Editor, Rosen Research Review; Professor	407.903.8028	Robertico.Croes@ucf.edu
Dr. Ray Eddy	Lecturer	407.903.8220	ray.eddy@ucf.edu
Dr. Jill Fjelstul	Associate Professor	407.903.8096	Jill.Fjelstul@ucf.edu
Dr. Xiaoxiao Fu	Associate Professor	407.903.8229	Xiaoxiao.Fu@ucf.edu
Dr. Alan Fyall	Associate Dean, Academic Affairs; Interim Chair Dept of Tourism Events & Attractions; Visit Orlando Endowed Chair of Tourism Marketing; Professor	407.903.8808	Alan.Fyall@ucf.edu
Mr. Chris Goyzueta	Adjunct		chris.goyzueta@gmail.com
Dr. Jeeyeon Jeannie Hahm	Associate Professor	407.903.8158	Jeeyeon.Hahm@ucf.edu
Dr. Thomas Harrison	Professor		Thomas.Harrison@ucf.edu
Dr. Tadayuki (Tad) Hara	Associate Professor; Senior Research Fellow, Dick Pope Institute for Tourism Studies	407.903.8174	Tadayuki.Hara@ucf.edu
Dr. Michelle Holm	Lecturer; Program Coordinator - TEA Dept;	407.903.8198	michelle.holm@ucf.edu
Dr. Arthur Huang, LEED AP	Assistant Professor	407.903.8212	Arthur.huang@ucf.edu
Mr. Ronald Logan	Associate Professor	407.903.8026	Ronald.Logan@ucf.edu
Dr. Ady Milman	Professor	407.903.8040	Ady.Milman@ucf.edu
Dr. Abraham Pizam	Professor	407.903.8010	Abraham.Pizam@ucf.edu
Ms. Jessica Richards	Associate Instructor	407.823.1589	Jessica.Richards@ucf.edu
Dr. Kelly Semrad	Associate Professor	407.903.8048	Kelly.Semrad@ucf.edu
Dr. Asli D. A. Tasci	Professor	407.903.8197	Asli.Tasci@ucf.edu
Ms. Jessica Wickey	Instructor; Internships Program Director	407.903.8018	Jessica.Wickey@ucf.edu

Spring 2022 Special Tutoring Hours for accounting and finance students :

First Name	Last Name	Subject	Weekday	Start Time	End Time	Zoom Room
Jorge	Ridderstaat	Accounting/Finance	Tuesday	11:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.	https://ucf.zoom.us/j/93371375100?pwd=bTRNVWNpL2ZKN2M3T09QNjZqR0VjUT09
Jeong-Yeol	Park	Accounting	Tuesday	12:00 p.m.	1:00 p.m.	https://ucf.zoom.us/j/3218106560
Hyung.	Jung	Accounting/Finance	Wednesday	1:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	https://ucf.zoom.us/j/99870562451
Elizabeth	Yost	Accounting/Finance	Monday Tuesday Wednesday	10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m.	https://ucf.zoom.us/my/eyost79
Dipendra	Mann	Accounting/ Finance	Monday Tuesday Wednesday	10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.	12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
Murat	Kizildag	Finance	Tuesday Thursday	1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m.	4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.	By appointment