Experts
From aviation safety, aerospace physiology and astronomy, to cybersecurity, data analytics and management, Embry-Riddle’s 2,500 subject-matter experts are preparing the next generation of aviation and aerospace leaders. The faculty members listed here have indicated their willingness to speak with journalists and respond to media queries promptly. Reporters are asked to contact the Embry-Riddle Communications Team before reaching out to faculty.
AVIATION SAFETY – Please refer to the university-wide Boeing Center for Aviation & Aerospace Safety as well as the Robertson Safety Institute. Experts affiliated with these entities are also listed here.
Select a topic below to view faculty members with expertise in that area. Categories of expertise are listed in alphabetical order. For reporters who may be looking for an expert in their coverage area, we have noted the faculty member’s campus location.
Table of Contents
- Accident Investigation
- Aerospace Engineering
- Aerospace Physiology
- Air Traffic Control
- Aircraft Design
- Airline Industry
- Airports
- Astronomy
- Aviation Business
- Aviation Data Analytics
- Aviation History
- Aviation Law
- Aviation Maintenance
- Aviation Safety
- Biology
- Civil Engineering
- Computer & Software Engineering
- Constitutional Law
- Cybersecurity
- Embry-Riddle History
- Emergency Services
- Engineering
- Environment
- Flight Training
- Helicopters
- Human Factors/Psychology
- Literature and Pop Culture
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Meteorology
- Military/Veterans
- Online Education
- Pilot Shortage
- Robotics
- Security/Intelligence
- Space Law
- Space Physics
- Spaceflight Operations
- STEM
- Supply Chain Management
- Uncrewed Aerial Systems/Drones
- Women in Aviation
Accident Investigation
Brickhouse, Anthony T.
Accident investigation; former NTSB; aviation/aerospace safety
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Cutrer, Daniel A.
Retired Coast Guard aviator; aviation safety and homeland security
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Shappell, Scott A.
Human factors specialist with focus on behavioral stressors, pilot spatial disorientation, hijackers
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Waldock, William D
Aviation safety programs; aircraft crashworthiness and survivability
College of Aviation
Prescott
Coimbra Mendonca, Flavio Antonio
Assistant Professor of Aeronautical Science; Aviation Safety; Aircraft Accident Investigation; Safety Management of Wildlife Hazards to Aviation
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Aerospace Engineering
Anderson, Carolina L.
First woman to earn a Ph.D. in aviation; recovery maneuvers in flight; alternative fuels and UAV expert
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Anderson, Richard P.
Eagle Flight Research Center director; urban air mobility; hybrid-electric propulsion systems
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Balog, Clint R.
Flight test engineering, flight operations (corporate, helicopters); human factors
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Gudmundsson, Snorri
Aerodynamics; award-winning aircraft design
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Hayashibara, Shigeo
Computational fluid dynamics
College of Engineering
Prescott
Henderson, Troy
Spacecraft dynamics and control
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Huayamave, Victor A.
Biomechanics, with a focus on anatomical models derived from MRI and CT scan data
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Lanning Jr., David B.
Engineering; research
College of Engineering
Prescott
Leishman, J. Gordon
Aerospace Engineering; aerodynamics and wind tunnel testing
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Madler, Ron
Orbital debris
College of Engineering
Prescott
Namilae, Sirish
Particle dynamics models applied to materials; pedestrians and traffic
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Perrell, Eric Royce
Spacecraft design; jet and rocket propulsion
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Sensmeier, Mark
Aerospace Engineering Department chair; space race
College of Engineering
Prescott
Traub, Lance W
Aerodynamics expert; member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
College of Engineering
Prescott
Gnanamanickam, Ebenezer P.
Specializes in wall turbulence; applied aerodynamics and measurement techniques
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Yeilaghi Tamijani, Ali
Topology; additive manufacturing and structural mechanics
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Bryner, Elliott B.
Commercial space; student rocket club
College of Engineering
Prescott
Gregory, Jim
College of Engineering dean
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Aerospace Physiology
Carr, Ronald L
Former U.S. Air Force pilot of 21 years
College of Aviation
Prescott
Divo, Eduardo A.
Bioengineering research; cardiovascular hemodynamics; biomechanics, fluid-structure interaction
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Huayamave, Victor A.
Biomechanics, with a focus on anatomical models derived from MRI and CT scan data
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Shappell, Scott A.
Human factors specialist with focus on behavioral stressors, pilot spatial disorientation, hijackers
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Westbrooks, Charles L.
Former National Guard; airline operations/navigation; pilot union issues
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Air Traffic Control
Lauth, Martin R.
Former FAA first line supervisor; air traffic control
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Waller, Todd
Air traffic control and the FAA’s NextGen Florida Test Bed
NextGen Test Bed
Daytona Beach
Perry, Jennah C.
Air traffic control operations
College of Aviation
Prescott
McCormick, Michael J.
Assistant Professor, Air Traffic Control
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Wilkerson, Kyle C.
FAA, Airspace, Aircraft “Near-Misses”
College of Aviation
Prescott
Aircraft Design
Anderson, Richard P.
Eagle Flight Research Center director; urban air mobility; hybrid-electric propulsion systems
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Gudmundsson, Snorri
Aerodynamics; award-winning aircraft design
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Airline Industry
Abdelghany, Ahmed F.
Airline operations; author of book on airline network planning, scheduling
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Bazargan, Massoud
Associate dean for research; airline operations and management
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Carr, Ronald L
Former U.S. Air Force pilot of 21 years
College of Aviation
Prescott
Dedmon, Stephen V.
Aviation and commercial space law; member of Supreme Court Bar and Florida Bar
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Friedenzohn, Daniel
Government policies on aviation; airline passenger protections; mergers and acquisitions
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Guzhva, Vitaly S.
Airline/airport finance
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Halleran, Michele
Director of Diversity Initiatives; high-tech aircraft flight instruction; Women in Aviation
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Holt, Timothy B.
Flight training; pilot shortage
College of Aviation
Prescott
Vasigh, Bijan
Airline economics and finance
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Waguespack Jr., Blaise P.
Marketing; regional airlines
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Westbrooks, Charles L.
Former National Guard; airline operations/navigation; pilot union issues
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Zahornacky, Gregory Alan
Airline crew resource management; flight scheduling
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Grant, Cary
Assistant Professor of Aeronautical Science; Former U.S. Air Force pilot of over 20 years; FAA National Safety Team Representative of the Year; aviation safety; flight operations; airline industry
College of Aviation
Prescott
Bender, Alan R.
Professor Emeritus at Worldwide; Specialty is airline and airport management; current airport commissioner
College of Arts and Sciences
Worldwide
Airports
Bazargan, Massoud
Associate dean for research; airline operations and management
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Clark, Patti J
Former U.S. Air Force jet engine mechanic; commercial airport manager
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Dedmon, Stephen V.
Aviation and commercial space law; member of Supreme Court Bar and Florida Bar
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Guzhva, Vitaly S.
Airline/airport finance
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Holt, Timothy B.
Flight training; pilot shortage
College of Aviation
Prescott
Vasigh, Bijan
Airline economics and finance
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Waguespack Jr., Blaise P.
Marketing; regional airlines
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Williams, David S.
Former U.S. Air Force pilot; regional airport executive
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Yu, Chunyan
Economics of transportation and logistics industries; supply chain infrastructure
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Azadian, Farshid
Freight transportation; logistics and global supply chain
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Bender, Alan R.
Professor Emeritus at Worldwide; Specialty is airline and airport management; current airport commissioner
College of Arts and Sciences
Worldwide
Astronomy
Aufdenberg, Jason P
Astronomy and astrophysics; fundamental properties of stars
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Mierkiewicz, Edwin J.
Auroral and atmospheric physics
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Oswalt, Terry D.
Chair of the Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
von Hippel, Ted A.
Embry-Riddle Observatory director
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Gillam, Stephen D.
Physical sciences and astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Rachford, Brian L
Astrophysics and astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences
Prescott
Aviation Business
Abdelghany, Ahmed F.
Airline operations; author of book on airline network planning, scheduling
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Arnaud, Anke U.
Leadership, social responsibility and ethical management
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Bazargan, Massoud
Associate dean for research; airline operations and management
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Clark, Patti J
Former U.S. Air Force jet engine mechanic; commercial airport manager
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Ferrand, Jorge N.
Director of Advanced Programs at the FAA’s NextGen Florida Test Bed
NextGen Test Bed
Daytona Beach
Friedenzohn, Daniel
Government policies on aviation; airline passenger protections; mergers and acquisitions
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Guzhva, Vitaly S.
Airline/airport finance
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Hampton, Steven
Executive Director of the FAA Center of Excellence for General Aviation
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Longshore, John M.
Project management; operations and supply chain
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Tacker, Thomas L.
Economics chair; regulatory and privatization issues
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Vasigh, Bijan
Airline economics and finance
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Waguespack Jr., Blaise P.
Marketing; regional airlines
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Waller, Todd
Air traffic control and the FAA’s NextGen Florida Test Bed
NextGen Test Bed
Daytona Beach
Williams, Michael J.
Aviation management and safety
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Zarb, Bert
Accounting; economics and finance
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Tinoco, Janet K.
Management; marketing and operations
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Sharma, Maneesh K.
Dean of the College of Business
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Ambrose, Scott C.
Commercial airlines; professional sell
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Azadian, Farshid
Freight transportation; logistics and global supply chain
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Raghavan, Vedapuri S.
Mathematics Department chair
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Cheatham, Angela L.
Operations management; marketing; homeland security leadership
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Drape, Thomas
School of Business director; graduate and MBA chair; Air Force veteran; bilingual: English and Spanish
College of Business
Prescott
Gibson, Shanan
Dean of the David B. O’Maley College of Business
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Bender, Alan R.
Professor Emeritus at Worldwide; Specialty is airline and airport management; current airport commissioner
College of Arts and Sciences
Worldwide
Gibson, Phillip T
Aviation Finance and Financial Impacts to the Industry; Aviation Business; Aviation Safety and Human Factors; Aviation Regulatory Compliance
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Aviation Data Analytics
Johnson, Christopher
Assistant Professor of School of Graduate Studies; Artificial Intelligence; Unmanned Vehicle Systems; Modeling and Simulation; and Human Factors
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Holder, Barbara
Associate Professor of School of Graduate Studies; Aviation Safety; Flight Operations; Procedures, Aviation Data Analytics
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Adkins, Kevin A.
Director of the Unmanned Vehicle and Atmospheric Investigation Lab (UNVAIL), unmanned/uncrewed aircraft applications, drones, advanced air mobility, urban air mobility, Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Aviation History
Craft, Stephen G.
Aviation history; aviation law; university history
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Hampton, Steven
Executive Director of the FAA Center of Excellence for General Aviation
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Macchiarella, Nickolas D.
Flight training; unmanned systems; aviation history
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Westbrooks, Charles L.
Former National Guard; airline operations/navigation; pilot union issues
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Aviation Law
Craft, Stephen G.
Aviation history; aviation law; university history
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Dedmon, Stephen V.
Aviation and commercial space law; member of Supreme Court Bar and Florida Bar
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Friedenzohn, Daniel
Government policies on aviation; airline passenger protections; mergers and acquisitions
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Langston, Sara M.
International law; aerospace law; bioethics; space, science and technology ethics
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Aviation Maintenance
Horning, Charles E.
Fleet maintenance and education; avionics
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Aviation Safety
Anderson, Carolina L.
First woman to earn a Ph.D. in aviation; recovery maneuvers in flight; alternative fuels and UAV expert
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Balog, Clint R.
Flight test engineering, flight operations (corporate, helicopters); human factors
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Brickhouse, Anthony T.
Accident investigation; former NTSB; aviation/aerospace safety
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Byrnes, Kenneth P.
Flight Department chair; fleet/safety management; simulators
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Cutrer, Daniel A.
Retired Coast Guard aviator; aviation safety and homeland security
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Holt, Timothy B.
Flight training; pilot shortage
College of Aviation
Prescott
Merkt, Juan
Safety education; flight training; human factors/psychology; international issues
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Shappell, Scott A.
Human factors specialist with focus on behavioral stressors, pilot spatial disorientation, hijackers
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Stolzer, Alan J
College of Aviation dean; authored two books on safety management systems
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Terwilliger, Brent A.
Unmanned systems; robotics; author of several books on UAS
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Waldock, William D
Aviation safety programs; aircraft crashworthiness and survivability
College of Aviation
Prescott
Williams, David S.
Former U.S. Air Force pilot; regional airport executive
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Witcher, Kenneth L
Prescott Campus Interim Chancellor; Flight training; aviation safety; unmanned systems; former U.S. Air Force
None
Prescott
Kiernan, Kristy M.
Aviation safety; unmanned systems; law enforcement; search and rescue; Associate Director, Boeing Center for Aviation & Aerospace Safety at Embry-Riddle
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Coimbra Mendonca, Flavio Antonio
Assistant Professor of Aeronautical Science; Aviation Safety; Aircraft Accident Investigation; Safety Management of Wildlife Hazards to Aviation
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Holder, Barbara
Associate Professor of School of Graduate Studies; Aviation Safety; Flight Operations; Procedures, Aviation Data Analytics
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Roggow, Brian J
Chair of the Department of Safety Science, College of Aviation, Prescott Campus
College of Aviation
Prescott
Sumwalt, Robert L
Executive Director, Boeing Center for Aviation & Aerospace Safety at Embry-Riddle
College of Aviation
UA
Ryan, David
Executive Director, Robertson Safety Institute; Boeing Center for Aviation & Aerospace Safety; Assistant Professor of Safety Science
College of Aviation
Prescott
McCormick, Michael J.
Assistant Professor, Air Traffic Control
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Thomas, Robert L
Flight training, instruction and simulation; laser strikes and spatial disorientation; Designated Pilot Examiner; former PBS meteorologist
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Lutte, Becky
Aviation workforce, women and underrepresented groups in aviation, aviation safety, Boeing Center for Aviation & Aerospace Safety
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Grant, Cary
Assistant Professor of Aeronautical Science; Former U.S. Air Force pilot of over 20 years; FAA National Safety Team Representative of the Year; aviation safety; flight operations; airline industry
College of Aviation
Prescott
Mathews, Elizabeth
Aviation Safety, Aviation English, Language as Human Factor
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Roberts, Jennifer L.
Aviation Safety, Language/Aviation English Training
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Joslin, Robert E.
Human Factors, Certification Flight Test, Design Airworthiness Certification, Flight Test Risk Management, FAA Aircraft/Aircraft Systems Regulations and Guidance
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Biology
Eaton, Hillary L.
Department Chair and Associate Professor, Biology, Bioremediation, Chemistry, Forensic Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Molecular Biology & Molecular Genetics
College of Arts and Sciences
Prescott
Civil Engineering
Brown, Jeff R.
Civil infrastructure; evaluation of composites; infrared thermography; service learning
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Computer & Software Engineering
Towhidnejad, Massood
Applied research; software engineering and testing; unmanned systems
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Constitutional Law
Phillips, Ann M.
Attorney with a focus on constitutional and criminal law, and on the 4th and 5th Amendments
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Cybersecurity
Haass, Jon C.
Security, intelligence and terrorism; research; data security
College of Security and Intelligence
Prescott
Saquella, Alan
Instructor of Global Security and Intelligence
College of Security and Intelligence
Prescott
Grzegorzewski, Mark G.
Nation-state cyberspace operations; irregular warfare; artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Ehrenkaufer, Tim
UAS, cybersecurity, digital forensics and public safety
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Embry-Riddle History
Ayers Jr., Frank H.
Former principal investigator for the FAA Industry Training Standards research program; former Prescott Campus chancellor; former U.S. Air Force
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Craft, Stephen G.
Aviation history; aviation law; university history
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Emergency Services
Chang, Ray H.
Disaster response, disaster preparedness, and fire service administration
College of Arts and Sciences
Worldwide
Engineering
Gregory, Jim
College of Engineering dean
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Rojas, Eduardo
Wireless systems, electronics, avionics, additive manufacturing, optical communications, hardware security, antennas, wireless sensing, space hardware
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Environment
Anderson, Richard P.
Eagle Flight Research Center director; urban air mobility; hybrid-electric propulsion systems
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Currier, Patrick N.
Robotics; drones; environment; Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Grillot, Justin M.
Director of Environmental Health and Safety
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Murray, E.H. H.
Environmental and gender security; terrorism; genocide; nationalism
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Wadler, Joshua
Assistant Professor
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Flight Training
Anderson, Carolina L.
First woman to earn a Ph.D. in aviation; recovery maneuvers in flight; alternative fuels and UAV expert
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Anderson, Richard P.
Eagle Flight Research Center director; urban air mobility; hybrid-electric propulsion systems
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Ayers Jr., Frank H.
Former principal investigator for the FAA Industry Training Standards research program; former Prescott Campus chancellor; former U.S. Air Force
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Balog, Clint R.
Flight test engineering, flight operations (corporate, helicopters); human factors
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Byrnes, Kenneth P.
Flight Department chair; fleet/safety management; simulators
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Carr, Ronald L
Former U.S. Air Force pilot of 21 years
College of Aviation
Prescott
Esser, David A.
Altimeters; instrument landing systems; flight operations; flight data monitoring
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Garner, Richard B.
Flight training manager
College of Aviation
Grau, Ivan J.
Chief flight Instructor
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Halleran, Michele
Director of Diversity Initiatives; high-tech aircraft flight instruction; Women in Aviation
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Holt, Timothy B.
Flight training; pilot shortage
College of Aviation
Prescott
Lazzara, Elizabeth H.
Human factors/psychology; simulation-based training; healthcare
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Macchiarella, Nickolas D.
Flight training; unmanned systems; aviation history
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Merkt, Juan
Safety education; flight training; human factors/psychology; international issues
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Westbrooks, Charles L.
Former National Guard; airline operations/navigation; pilot union issues
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Wiggins, Michael E
Aeronautical Science chair; FAA rules for flight training; pilot shortage
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Witcher, Kenneth L
Prescott Campus Interim Chancellor; Flight training; aviation safety; unmanned systems; former U.S. Air Force
None
Prescott
Zahornacky, Gregory Alan
Airline crew resource management; flight scheduling
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Kiernan, Kristy M.
Aviation safety; unmanned systems; law enforcement; search and rescue; Associate Director, Boeing Center for Aviation & Aerospace Safety at Embry-Riddle
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Northrup, Parker W.
Department Chair of Flight, Assistant Professor of Aeronautical Science
College of Aviation
Prescott
Grant, Cary
Assistant Professor of Aeronautical Science; Former U.S. Air Force pilot of over 20 years; FAA National Safety Team Representative of the Year; aviation safety; flight operations; airline industry
College of Aviation
Prescott
Helicopters
Balog, Clint R.
Flight test engineering, flight operations (corporate, helicopters); human factors
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Groh, Dawn
Helicopter operations
College of Aviation
Prescott
Holt, Timothy B.
Flight training; pilot shortage
College of Aviation
Prescott
Macchiarella, Nickolas D.
Flight training; unmanned systems; aviation history
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Human Factors/Psychology
Balog, Clint R.
Flight test engineering, flight operations (corporate, helicopters); human factors
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Doherty, Shawn M
Automation; human-computer interaction; gaming, social media and simulation technologies
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Friend, Mark A.
Aviation management; Board of Certified Safety Professionals
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Keebler, Joseph R.
Behavioral neurobiology; safety and human performance; medical systems; simulation-/game-based training
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Lazzara, Elizabeth H.
Human factors/psychology; simulation-based training; healthcare
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Merkt, Juan
Safety education; flight training; human factors/psychology; international issues
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Shappell, Scott A.
Human factors specialist with focus on behavioral stressors, pilot spatial disorientation, hijackers
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Westbrooks, Charles L.
Former National Guard; airline operations/navigation; pilot union issues
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Billings, Joel M.
Firefighter health and safety, sleep science, shift schedules, sleep-wake cycles, alerting systems’ impact on health and performance
College of Arts and Sciences
Worldwide
Frederick, Christina M.
Human motivation, psychology of sport and exercise, vitality and wellbeing, Psychology of leaders and leadership
College of Arts and Sciences
Worldwide
Moran, Kat A.
Former Trauma Epidemiologist, specializing in human factors (ergonomics, cognition, physiology), survivability, accident investigation
College of Arts and Sciences
Worldwide
Roberts, Donna
Psychology: personality, aviation psychology, addiction, media psychology, mental health and the intersection between psychology and the arts
College of Arts and Sciences
Worldwide
Irish, Andrea L.
Industrial and organizational psychology; aviation psychology; psychology of gaming; psychology of leadership; human factors; organizational law; discrimination; hiring processes and selection; crew resource management
College of Aviation
Prescott
Crockett, Kelly
Forensic science; forensic psychology; criminal investigation
College of Arts and Sciences
Prescott
Gazica, Michele W.
Human factors, psychology; industrial/organizational psychology; occupational health
College of Arts and Sciences
Prescott
Joslin, Robert E.
Human Factors, Certification Flight Test, Design Airworthiness Certification, Flight Test Risk Management, FAA Aircraft/Aircraft Systems Regulations and Guidance
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Literature and Pop Culture
Higgins, David
Science fiction; science and popular culture; literary editor for Los Angeles Review of Books
College of Arts and Sciences
Worldwide
Mathematics
Reed, Zackery
Mathematics education (student thinking and learning)
College of Arts and Sciences
Worldwide
Hamidi-Ismert, Lara M.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
Prescott
Mechanical Engineering
Coyle, Eric
Robotics, machine learning; autonomous systems
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Currier, Patrick N.
Robotics; drones; environment; Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Divo, Eduardo A.
Bioengineering research; cardiovascular hemodynamics; biomechanics, fluid-structure interaction
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Sensmeier, Mark
Aerospace Engineering Department chair; space race
College of Engineering
Prescott
Compere, Marc D
Physical systems modeling and dynamics; sensors; sustainable design
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Tang, Yan
Cognitive load theory; deliberate practice; problem solving
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Gregory, Jim
College of Engineering dean
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Meteorology
Barry, Randell J.
Hurricanes; severe weather threats
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Guinn, Thomas A.
Former U.S. Air Force; aviation meteorology and tropical storm dynamics
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Milrad, Shawn M.
Applied meteorology
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Schaum, Debbie
Retired Air Force major and meteorologist
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Sinclair, Mark
Former weather forecaster and research scientist; Antarctica; climatology
College of Aviation
Prescott
Eicher, Robert W.
Weather forecasting and broadcast communication
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Halperin, Daniel J.
Aviation weather and data analysis
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
James, Curtis N
Professor of Meteorology
College of Aviation
Prescott
Thomas, Robert L
Flight training, instruction and simulation; laser strikes and spatial disorientation; Designated Pilot Examiner; former PBS meteorologist
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Hanamean Jr., J.R. R.
Retired USAF weather officer; meteorology; aviation weather impacts
College of Arts and Sciences
Worldwide
Wadler, Joshua
Assistant Professor
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Military/Veterans
Ayers Jr., Frank H.
Former principal investigator for the FAA Industry Training Standards research program; former Prescott Campus chancellor; former U.S. Air Force
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Balog, Clint R.
Flight test engineering, flight operations (corporate, helicopters); human factors
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Carr, Ronald L
Former U.S. Air Force pilot of 21 years
College of Aviation
Prescott
Craft, Stephen G.
Aviation history; aviation law; university history
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Cutrer, Daniel A.
Retired Coast Guard aviator; aviation safety and homeland security
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Groh, Tyrone
Irregular warfare; military air operations, tactics, and strategy
College of Security and Intelligence
Prescott
Guinn, Thomas A.
Former U.S. Air Force; aviation meteorology and tropical storm dynamics
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Holt, Timothy B.
Flight training; pilot shortage
College of Aviation
Prescott
Schaum, Debbie
Retired Air Force major and meteorologist
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Williams, David S.
Former U.S. Air Force pilot; regional airport executive
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Witcher, Kenneth L
Prescott Campus Interim Chancellor; Flight training; aviation safety; unmanned systems; former U.S. Air Force
None
Prescott
Online Education
Ruckert, Jason M
Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing
None
UA
Watret, John Robert
Worldwide Campus chancellor
None
UA
Chamberlain, Darryl
Educational Data Science; Mathematics Education; Educational Technology; Quantitative Reasoning; Learning Analytics
College of Arts and Sciences
Worldwide
Faulconer, Emily K.
Online STEM education
College of Arts and Sciences
Worldwide
Reed, Zackery
Mathematics education (student thinking and learning)
College of Arts and Sciences
Worldwide
Pilot Shortage
Byrnes, Kenneth P.
Flight Department chair; fleet/safety management; simulators
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Holt, Timothy B.
Flight training; pilot shortage
College of Aviation
Prescott
Merkt, Juan
Safety education; flight training; human factors/psychology; international issues
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Stolzer, Alan J
College of Aviation dean; authored two books on safety management systems
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Wiggins, Michael E
Aeronautical Science chair; FAA rules for flight training; pilot shortage
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Witcher, Kenneth L
Prescott Campus Interim Chancellor; Flight training; aviation safety; unmanned systems; former U.S. Air Force
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Prescott
Northrup, Parker W.
Department Chair of Flight, Assistant Professor of Aeronautical Science
College of Aviation
Prescott
Robotics
Anderson, Richard P.
Eagle Flight Research Center director; urban air mobility; hybrid-electric propulsion systems
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Coyle, Eric
Robotics, machine learning; autonomous systems
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Currier, Patrick N.
Robotics; drones; environment; Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Garfield, Keith A.
Robotics’ artificial intelligence; space technology
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Stansbury, Richard S.
Unmanned systems and regulatory issues; aviation safety; robotics
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Terwilliger, Brent A.
Unmanned systems; robotics; author of several books on UAS
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Butka, Brian K.
FAA; safety-critical airborne hardware and software
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Security/Intelligence
Anderson, Richard P.
Eagle Flight Research Center director; urban air mobility; hybrid-electric propulsion systems
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Bonner, Chris C.
Former FBI; homeland security; counter-terrorism; international issues
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Cutrer, Daniel A.
Retired Coast Guard aviator; aviation safety and homeland security
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Foley, Tom E.
Security and intelligence; active shooter events
College of Security and Intelligence
Prescott
Groh, Tyrone
Irregular warfare; military air operations, tactics, and strategy
College of Security and Intelligence
Prescott
Haass, Jon C.
Security, intelligence and terrorism; research; data security
College of Security and Intelligence
Prescott
Zorri, Diane M.
Security studies; retired U.S. Air Force
College of Security and Intelligence
Daytona Beach
Murray, E.H. H.
Environmental and gender security; terrorism; genocide; nationalism
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Hooper, Steven R.
Counterintelligence and national security
College of Security and Intelligence
Prescott
Saquella, Alan
Instructor of Global Security and Intelligence
College of Security and Intelligence
Prescott
Ogbozor, Ernest
Conflict, development and peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Brodeen, Harry
National Defense, Foreign Affairs, National Security, Homeland Security, Maritime Security, Exercise Design and Simulation
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Gressang IV, Daniel S.
Retired NSA; terrorism and counter-terrorism; intelligence collection and production; intelligence analysis
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Hoban, Iuliia
International security, human security, Russia-Ukraine war, children and youth in armed conflict and peace-building settings
College of Arts and Sciences
Worldwide
Space Law
Dedmon, Stephen V.
Aviation and commercial space law; member of Supreme Court Bar and Florida Bar
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Howard, Diane
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Langston, Sara M.
International law; aerospace law; bioethics; space, science and technology ethics
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Space Physics
Barjatya, Aroh
Space technology; physics; engineering
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Mierkiewicz, Edwin J.
Auroral and atmospheric physics
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Smith, Darrel W.
Physics; space technology
College of Arts and Sciences
Prescott
von Hippel, Ted A.
Embry-Riddle Observatory director
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Zanolin, Michele
Physics; research; LIGO/supernova projects
College of Arts and Sciences
Prescott
Rachford, Brian L
Astrophysics and astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences
Prescott
Spaceflight Operations
Garfield, Keith A.
Robotics’ artificial intelligence; space technology
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Howard, Diane
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Llanos, Pedro J.
Satellite and spacecraft systems; space navigation; payloads and integration
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Madler, Ron
Orbital debris
College of Engineering
Prescott
Perrell, Eric Royce
Spacecraft design; jet and rocket propulsion
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Seedhouse, Erik L.
Author, 20-plus books on commercial space; space technology
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Langston, Sara M.
International law; aerospace law; bioethics; space, science and technology ethics
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Laskey, Lana
Aerospace; Spaceflight Operations program coordinator
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Bryner, Elliott B.
Commercial space; student rocket club
College of Engineering
Prescott
STEM
Anderson, Carolina L.
First woman to earn a Ph.D. in aviation; recovery maneuvers in flight; alternative fuels and UAV expert
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Blomstrom, Sally
STEM literacy and service-learning
College of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Supply Chain Management
Longshore, John M.
Project management; operations and supply chain
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Yu, Chunyan
Economics of transportation and logistics industries; supply chain infrastructure
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Azadian, Farshid
Freight transportation; logistics and global supply chain
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Cheatham, Angela L.
Operations management; marketing; homeland security leadership
College of Business
Daytona Beach
Drape, Thomas
School of Business director; graduate and MBA chair; Air Force veteran; bilingual: English and Spanish
College of Business
Prescott
Uncrewed Aerial Systems/Drones
Anderson, Richard P.
Eagle Flight Research Center director; urban air mobility; hybrid-electric propulsion systems
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Cerreta, Joe S.
Former Department of Defense UAS expert; government and robotics
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Currier, Patrick N.
Robotics; drones; environment; Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Galante, Anthony T.
Daytona Beach Police sUAS Division director; SWAT tactics; hostage rescue
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Groh, Tyrone
Irregular warfare; military air operations, tactics, and strategy
College of Security and Intelligence
Prescott
Holt, Timothy B.
Flight training; pilot shortage
College of Aviation
Prescott
Macchiarella, Nickolas D.
Flight training; unmanned systems; aviation history
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Robbins, John Michael
UAS robotics, engineering and safety
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Stansbury, Richard S.
Unmanned systems and regulatory issues; aviation safety; robotics
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Terwilliger, Brent A.
Unmanned systems; robotics; author of several books on UAS
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Towhidnejad, Massood
Applied research; software engineering and testing; unmanned systems
College of Engineering
Daytona Beach
Witcher, Kenneth L
Prescott Campus Interim Chancellor; Flight training; aviation safety; unmanned systems; former U.S. Air Force
None
Prescott
Wren, Dennis A.
Retired U.S. Air Force colonel; Air National Guard; drones
College of Aviation
Prescott
Kiernan, Kristy M.
Aviation safety; unmanned systems; law enforcement; search and rescue; Associate Director, Boeing Center for Aviation & Aerospace Safety at Embry-Riddle
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Wallace, Ryan J
Unmanned systems security, mapping and research
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Thirtyacre, David L
Unmanned systems performance, robotics and safety
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Adkins, Kevin A.
Director of the Unmanned Vehicle and Atmospheric Investigation Lab (UNVAIL), unmanned/uncrewed aircraft applications, drones, advanced air mobility, urban air mobility, Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Ehrenkaufer, Tim
UAS, cybersecurity, digital forensics and public safety
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Wadler, Joshua
Assistant Professor
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Women in Aviation
Anderson, Carolina L.
First woman to earn a Ph.D. in aviation; recovery maneuvers in flight; alternative fuels and UAV expert
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Halleran, Michele
Director of Diversity Initiatives; high-tech aircraft flight instruction; Women in Aviation
College of Aviation
Daytona Beach
Kiernan, Kristy M.
Aviation safety; unmanned systems; law enforcement; search and rescue; Associate Director, Boeing Center for Aviation & Aerospace Safety at Embry-Riddle
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Lutte, Becky
Aviation workforce, women and underrepresented groups in aviation, aviation safety, Boeing Center for Aviation & Aerospace Safety
College of Aviation
Worldwide
Media Contacts
Sarah Barczyk
Vice President, Communications
barczyks@erau.edu
386-226-4811
Seth Robbins
Executive Director of Media Communications, Administration & Planning
robbins1@erau.edu
386-241-6060
Keaton Ziem
Senior Communications Officer, Prescott Campus
ziemk@erau.edu
928-777-6633
Melanie Azam
Senior Communications Officer, Daytona Beach Campus
azamm@erau.edu
386-323-5092