People
Faculty
Charles E. Hughes, PhD
SREAL Co-Director, Pegasus Professor
College of Engineering and Computer Science
University of Central Florida
Gregory F. Welch, PhD
SREAL Co-Director, FL Hospital Endowed Chair in Healthcare Simulation
College of Nursing, Institute for Simulation and Training, and Department of Computer Science
University of Central Florida
Gerd Bruder, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Institute for Simulation and Training
University of Central Florida

Kate Ingraham, PhD
Director, Educational / Training Programs
TLE TeachLivE ™
College of Education and Human Performance
University of Central Florida
Lori C. Walters, PhD
Research Associate Professor
Research Associate Professor, Institute for Simulation and Technology
Research Associate Professor, History Department
University of Central Florida
Postdoctoral Scholars
Kangsoo Kim, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Computer Science
University of Central Florida
Affiliated Faculty

Michelle Adams
Associate Instructor
Department of History
University of Central Florida
Mindi Anderson, PhD, ARNP, CPNP-PC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF
Associate Professor
College of Nursing
University of Central Florida
Jeremy Bailenson, PhD
Director Virtual Human Interaction Lab
Department of Communication
Stanford University
Juan C. Cendán, MD
Assistant Dean for Simulation
Professor of Surgery
Director of the Clinical Skills and Simulation Center
College of Medicine
University of Central Florida
Salam Daher, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Informatics
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Desiree Díaz, PhD, RN-BC, CNE, CHSE-A
Assistant Professor
College of Nursing
University of Central Florida
Lisa Dieker, PhD
Pegasus Professor and Lockheed Martin Eminent Scholar Chair
Exceptional Student Education
College of Community Innovation and Education
University of Central Florida
Hassan Foroosh, PhD
Professor, Computer Science
Department on Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of Central Florida
Laura Gonzalez, PhD, ARNP, CNE, CHSE
Director, Collegewide Simulation
Clinical Associate Professor
College of Nursing
University of Central Florida
Francisco Guido-Sanz, PhD, ARNP, ANP-BC
Assistant Professor
College of Nursing
University of Central Florida
Michael C. Hynes, PhD
Pegasus Professor and School Director
School of Teacher Education
College of Community Innovation and Education
University of Central Florida
Joseph Kider
Assistant Professor
Institute for Simulation and Training
University of Central Florida
Joseph J. LaViola Jr, PhD
Charles N. Millican Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science
Affiliated Research Faculty
Institute for Simulation and Training
University of Central Florida
Curtis Lisle, PhD
CEO
KnowledgeVis, LLS
Sumanta Pattanaik, PhD
Associate Professor, Computer Science, BITS-Pilani
College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of Central Florida
Damla Turgut
Associate Professor,
Department of Computer Science
College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of Central Florida
Natalie Underberg-Goode, PhD
Associate Professor
Digital Media Coordinator
Digital Ethnography Lab Director
School of Visual Arts and Design
University of Central Florida
Pamela Wisniewski
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
University of Central Florida
Eleazar Vasquez, PhD
Associate Professor and Director
Exceptional Student Education, Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute,
College of Community Innovation and Education
University of Central Florida
PhD Students
Ahmad Abualsamid
Modeling and Simulation
University of Central Florida

Kamran Ali
Fullbright Scholar
Computer Science
University of Central Florida
Austin Erickson
Graduate Research Assistant
Computer Science
University of Central Florida
Hiroshi Furuya
Graduate Research Assistant
Computer Science
University of Central Florida
Matthew Gottsacker
Graduate Research Assistant
Computer Science
University of Central Florida

Yazdan Jamshidi
Computer Science
University of Central Florida

Jeremy Joseph
Modeling and Simulation
University of Central Florida

Rob Michlowitz
University of Central Florida
Nahal Norouzi
Graduate Research Assistant
Computer Science
University of Central Florida

Anthony Wehrer
Graduate Research Assistant
Computer Science
University of Central Florida
Zubin Choudhary
Graduate Research Assistant
Computer Science
University of Central Florida
Staff
Eric Imperiale
Artist
Institute for Simulation and Training
University of Central Florida

Barbara Lee
Administrative Assistant
College of Nursing
University of Central Florida
Ryan Schubert
Lab Manager and Special Projects Coordinator
Institute for Simulation and Training
University of Central Florida
Undergraduate Students
- Thomas Anchor
- Jonathan Jules
- Donald Poland
High School Students
- Sapna Patel
- Ronald Xu