Olajumoke (Jummy) Ojeleye

August 8, 2025 by
Olajumoke (Jummy) Ojeleye is a nurse-midwife and maternal and child health nurse scientist with experience in both clinical and academic settings. Her research, which has been recognized by global organizations, focuses on women’s mental health and seeks to improve the childbearing experiences for all women and their families on a global level. During her doctoral […]

Joy Baylis

August 8, 2025 by
Joy Baylis is a dedicated Pediatric Nurse Practitioner whose multifaceted career reflects a deep commitment to child health, education and clinical excellence. She has nearly two decades of clinical experience spanning emergency care, school health and private pediatric practice. As an educator, she is bringing her real-world experience and passion for pediatric nursing into the […]

Frank Zou

August 8, 2025 by
Jian (Frank) Zou is an associate professor of statistics at UCF’s College of Nursing. He previously worked at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences, Duke University, Indiana University Purdue University in Indianapolis, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute before joining UCF. His research interests include time series, high dimensional statistical inference, biosurveillance, spatial statistics and Bayesian analysis […]

Linda Foley

August 8, 2025 by
Linda Foley is a Certified Nurse Educator and associate lecturer at UCF’s College of Nursing. Her clinical nursing experience has spanned various healthcare settings, including critical care, medical-surgical acute care, community health and home healthcare. She began her role as a nurse educator during her doctoral studies and discovered a passion for teaching undergraduate pre-licensure […]

Kaitlyn Rechenberg

August 8, 2025 by
Kaitlyn Rechenberg is an associate professor at the University of Central Florida College of Nursing and director of the Adolescent and Young Adult Anxiety Lab. 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 […]

Sergi Garcia-Retortillo

August 8, 2025 by
Sergi Garcia-Retortillo is an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Nursing and serves as a member of the Complex Systems in Sport Research Group at the University of Barcelona in Spain. His research program focuses on the emerging field of network physiology. He investigates the basic laws of interactions and principles […]

Mari Mackiewicz

August 8, 2025 by
Marissa “Mari” Mackiewicz is an assistant professor at UCF’s College of Nursing and a nurse scientist whose work focuses on ensuring all older adults have access to healthcare. Her research interests include substance use disorders and unmet oral health needs in older adult populations. Prior to joining UCF, Mackiewicz held post-doctoral positions at the University […]

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