Faculty and Staff
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Caitlin Ann Cheruka, Ph.D., ACSM-CEP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex
Room: 320Q
E-mail: caitlin.cheruka@ucf.edu
Areas of Specialty:
- Clinical Exercise Physiology
- Nocturnal autonomic and cardiovascular function
- Cardiovascular health
- sleep
Missi Feyer
Academic Support Coordinator II
Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex
Room: 320G
E-mail: Missi@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-0667
Thomas Fisher, Ph.D., CSCS, LMHC
Senior Lecturer
Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex
Room: 320P
E-mail: thomas.fisher@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1895
Areas of Specialty:
- Anti-Aging Medicine
- Mental health
- Sport Psychology
- Biomarkers of Aging
- Psychophysiology
- Performance Enhancement
- Health education
- Men's health
Sarah Fretti, Ph.D., ACSM-CEP, NBC-HWC
Clinical Assistant Professor
Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex
Room: 320R
E-mail: sarah.fretti@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-2071
David Fukuda, Ph.D.
Division Chair, Professor
Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex
Room: 320M
E-mail: David.Fukuda@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-0442
Areas of Specialty:
- Performance-based testing methodologies
- Exercise training and nutritional interventions in varying populations
- Fatigue thresholds and metabolic responses to exercise
- Martial arts and combat sports
Lana Gidusko, BS
Manager - Academic Support Services
Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex
Room: 320D
E-mail: lana.gidusko@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-2595
Ethan Hill, Ph.D., CSCS, ACSM-EP
Assistant Professor
Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex
Room: 320L
E-mail: Ethan.Hill@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1161
Areas of Specialty:
- Neuromuscular and endothelial function
- Resistance training interventions
- Muscle function and fatigue
- Sex-specific responses to exercise
- Eccentric contraction-based interventions
Grant E. Norte, Ph.D., ATC
Associate Professor
Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex
Room: 320J
E-mail: Grant.Norte@ucf.edu
Areas of Specialty:
- Neuromuscular assessment
- Biomechanics
- Orthopedic injury
- Clinical rehabilitation
Shari Norte
Associate Instructor
Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex
Room: 320C
E-mail: Shari.Norte@ucf.edu
Alison Redd
Lecturer, Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex
Room: 320K
E-mail: Alison.Redd@ucf.edu
Areas of Specialty:
- Long term adolescent athlete development
- Youth training programs and nutrition
Justine Starling-Smith, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex
Room: 320E
E-mail: justine.starling-smith@ucf.edu
Jeffrey Stout, Ph.D.
Pegasus Professor, School Director
Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex
Room: 301
E-mail: Jeffrey.Stout@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-0211
Areas of Specialty:
- Validity and Reliability of Body Composition Assessment methodologies
- Exercise training and nutritional interventions in varying populations
- Fatigue thresholds and metabolic responses to exercise
Anna S. Valdes, EdD, CSCS
Associate Lecturer
Kinesiology
Location: HS I
Room: 269
E-mail: anna.valdes@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1896
Areas of Specialty:
- Exercise and Aging
- Training the trainers in sport and exercise science
- Exercise, physical activity and weight management throughout the lifespan
Adam J. Wells, Ph.D., CSCS*D, SCYM(ASCP)CM
Associate Professor
Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex
Room: 320F
E-mail: adam.wells@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3906
Areas of Specialty:
- Supplements for performance and recovery
- Inflammatory and immune responses to resistance exercise
- Soccer performance
