Heather Peralta
Heather Peralta, who has been at the UCF College of Nursing for nearly a decade, is the Apopka Community Nursing Coalition coordinator and teaches undergraduate nursing students. Peralta is dedicated to mentoring future nurses and serving the community. She has participated in several study abroad trips with nursing students to Peru and spearheaded the creation […]
Marissa Rose
Education B.A. in Psychology, Florida State University MAS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology Student Success Coach Bronze Certification, UCF Selected Professional Activities UCF College of Nursing DEI Council
Tim Paige
Education MBA in Management Information Systems, University of Illinois at Chicago BS in Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology ITIL® 4 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
Sotos G. Djiovanis
Instructor Sotos Djiovanis worked as a trauma, elective orthopedics and acute care nurse at Orlando Health for eight years, where he served as a clinical preceptor and education resource nurse, and led unit practice councils. He is currently a doctoral candidate in nursing education at Columbia University’s Teachers College, where he is researching community health, […]
Melissa Radecki
An experienced nurse educator at the undergraduate and graduate levels, Melissa “Missy” Radecki also has significant adult critical care experience. She is a National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) item writer and an expert on NCLEX preparation and the Next Generation NCLEX. Radecki’s dissertation research focused on inclusive learning for students with disabilities, and she is […]
Vivian Schutz
Associate Professor Vivian Schutz is the author of five books, nearly two dozen book chapters and more than 50 journal articles, primarily focusing on healthcare costs, healthcare economics evaluation and patient safety. In addition to her degrees in nursing, Schutz holds two MBAs — one in strategic management service and another in total quality management. Her […]
Roger Ly
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