Faculty and Staff
Laurie Neely, PT, DPT, EdD, NCS, FNAP
Clinical Associate Professor, Division Chair
Physical Therapy
Location: HS I
Room: 256D
E-mail: laurie.neely@ucf.edu
Areas of Specialty:
- Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Patient Care
- Physical Therapy Clinical Education Outcomes
- Management of Medically Complex Patients
A’Naja Newsome, Ph.D., ACSM-CEP, NBC-HWC
Assistant Professor
Health Sciences
Location: HS II
Room: 210F
E-mail: anaja.newsome@ucf.edu
Areas of Specialty:
- Perinatal Physical Activity and Exercise
- Digital Health and Wearable Technology
- Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention
- Stress and Autonomic Regulation
- Clinical Exercise Physiology and Exercise is Medicine
- Women’s Health Across the Lifespan
Debbi Nicolosi, MEd
Program Director
Technical Assistance and Training Systems
E-mail: Debbi.Nicolosi@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-4957
Grant E. Norte, Ph.D., ATC
Associate Professor, Kinesiology PhD Program Director
Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex
Room: 320J
E-mail: Grant.Norte@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3188
Areas of Specialty:
- Neuromuscular assessment
- Biomechanics
- Orthopedic injury
- Clinical rehabilitation
Shari Norte, MS, ATC, PES
Associate Instructor
Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex
Room: 320C
E-mail: Shari.Norte@ucf.edu
Shawn Olmstead, MS
Instructor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II
Room: 105
E-mail: shawn.olmstead2@ucf.edu
Eduardo Ortiz
Contracts & Grants Specialist IV
Dean's Office
Location: HS I
Room: 343C
E-mail: Eduardo.Ortiz@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3914
Jonathan Ortiz
Senior Academic Success Coach
Dean's Office
Location: HS II
E-mail: Jonathan.ortiz@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-6131
Hernando Otero
Student Resource Specialist III
Social Work
Location: HS I
Room: 235
E-mail: hernando.otero@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3346
