Danielle Sterner

June 26, 2026 by
Danielle Sterner is a postdoctoral scholar at UCF’s College of Nursing, working with Jean Davis on a behavioral clinical research program focused on improving physical activity and health outcomes during pregnancy. In her role, Sterner supports clinical trial operations, wearable device data management, participant engagement, data analysis, manuscript preparation and grant development. Sterner is passionate about bridging science, healthcare and executing […]

Piotr P. Lagod

March 31, 2026 by
Piotr Lagod is a postdoctoral scholar in the Human Health Outcomes of Exposure to Environmental Toxins Lab. His current research focuses on the negative health outcomes associated with harmful algal blooms, specifically blue-green algae and red tide, and investigates possible multisystemic adverse effects. In this research, he collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to correlate symptoms […]

Olajumoke “Jummy” Ojeleye

August 8, 2025 by
Olajumoke (Jummy) Ojeleye is a nurse‑midwife, maternal and child health nurse scientist, and perinatal mental health professional, whose work spans clinical practice, academic scholarship, and community‑engaged research. Her research focuses on advancing maternal and perinatal mental health, with a particular emphasis on improving the experiences and outcomes of pregnant and parenting adolescents. Her scholarship reflects […]

Kaitlyn Rechenberg

August 8, 2025 by
Kaitlyn Rechenberg is an associate professor at the University of Central Florida College of Nursing. She is a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner and pediatric mental health specialist with 10 years of clinical experience working with adolescents and young adults. She is an expert in conducting interventional research with adolescents and young adults living with chronic […]

Sergi Garcia-Retortillo

August 8, 2025 by
Sergi Garcia-Retortillo is an assistant professor at UCF’s College of Nursing with expertise in exercise physiology, electrophysiology, exercise testing, and physiological network analysis. His research centers on the emerging field of network physiology, which seeks to understand how physiological systems interact as an integrated network to sustain function. He investigates the fundamental principles regulating interactions […]

Michael Joseph Dino

January 14, 2025 by
Nurse, researcher, and educator Michael Joseph “MJ” Dino specializes in health informatics, gerotechnology, educational technologies, robotics, human-computer interaction (HCI), extended reality (XR), artificial intelligence (AI), and academic integrity. He is part of the Delphi Group, which pioneered the new definition of Nursing and Nurses at the International Council of Nurses, and past president of the […]

Hannah D. Binding

August 9, 2024 by
Lecturer Hannah D. Binding has more than 14 years of combined clinical and academic experience. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in pediatrics, adult health and critical care, clinical reasoning, and professional nursing practice, and serves as a preceptor and faculty advisor to master’s and doctoral nursing students. Her scholarly interests include nursing documentation and […]

Lisa Linville

August 6, 2024 by
Lisa Linville is the director of the Leadership and Management online MSN program at UCF’s College of Nursing. She has held administrative, legal and clinical roles in health care systems for more than 25 years and has taught in graduate nursing programs for more than 15 years. Her legal experience includes medical malpractice, health care […]

Janet Lopez

August 6, 2024 by
Janet Lopez is an assistant professor at UCF’s College of Nursing and a nurse scientist dedicated to promoting healthy aging. Her work focuses on improving outcomes for older adults, caregivers and veterans, with particular attention to rural and underserved communities. Her research and scholarship integrates community-engaged approaches to address fall risk, frailty, mental health and […]

Rebecca S. Koszalinski

August 5, 2024 by
Associate Professor Rebecca Koszalinski investigates the relationships between air, water, the environment, and health outcomes and leads the interdisciplinary Human Health Outcomes of Exposure to Environmental Toxins Lab at UCF’s College of Nursing. Her harmful algal bloom research seeks to evaluate significant health care implications of potential toxin exposures. She is currently the primary investigator […]

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