Faculty

Instructor Sotos Djiovanis has been in continuous clinical practice in Central Florida for over a decade. At Orlando Health, he routinely served as a clinical preceptor, education resource nurse, and member of hospital shared governance councils. His clinical expertise spans adult and geriatric populations in both acute care and home health settings. Djiovanis recently completed the Doctor of Education degree at Columbia University’s Teachers College in New York City. His research focuses include nursing communication, educational gaming, simulation, and the use of music interventions in healthcare. In addition, he holds a doctorate in music performance and has played oboe and English horn with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra since 2010. In his second career as a Registered Nurse, he has received numerous clinical and academic honors, including a New Careers in Nursing National Scholarship from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation while completing UCF’s accelerated Second Degree BSN program.

Education

• EdD, Columbia University
• MSN, University of Central Florida
• BSN, University of Central Florida
• Doctor of Musical Arts, Florida State University
• Master of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music – Case Western Reserve University
• Bachelor of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music – Case Western Reserve University

Selected Awards & Honors

• Sculco Endowed Nursing Scholarship, Columbia University Teachers College, Funded Doctoral Studies, 2021-2025
• Star RN Award, Florida Nursing Students Association, 2025
• Noble Knight Nurse Awards, Education Category, UCF College of Nursing, 2021
• Northern Star Award, Orlando Regional Medical Center, 2018
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar, New Careers in Nursing, 2014-15

Selected Professional Activities

• Sigma Honor Society of Nursing
• National Association of Hispanic Nurses
• International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation and Learning
• International Double Reed Society

Selected Editorial Activities

• Manuscript Reviewer: Nurse Educator

Additional Languages

• Spanish
• Modern Greek