Directors
Ana Puig
Ph. D., University of Florida
Clinical Professor and Research Director
Office of Educational Research
Affiliate Faculty
Counselor Education Department
College of Education
University of Florida
Barbara A. Rienzo
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Professor Health Education & Behavior College of Health and Human Performance University of Florida
Louis A. Ritz
Ph. D., University of Florida Associate Professor Emeritus Department of Neuroscience College of Medicine and McKnight Brain Institute University of Florida
Advisors
Monika Ardelt
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences University of Florida
Harris Friedman
Ph. D., Georgia State University Professor of Psychology (courtesy) Counseling Psychology Program Department of Psychology University of Florida
Sabine Grunwald
Ph.D., Professor Pedometrics, Landscape Analysis and GIS Laboratory Soil and Water Science Department University of Florida
Mary Rockwood Lane
Ph.D., RN University of Florida, co-founder and director emeritus of Shands Arts in Medicine program at UF
Emi Lenes
PhD, LMHC-S, LMFT-S Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher trained Clinical Faculty University of Florida
Jodi Neely-Ritz
MS , Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine University of Florida
Tyler Nesbit
PhD, University of Florida, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences
Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE), National Council on Family Relations
M.A., Boston University, Department of Geography and Environment
M.S., University of Florida
Kerry Alyson Parks
M.Ed./Ed.S. Degree in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Florida (CACREP Accredited)
Registered intern in the state of Florida R-LMHC #21856
Serves as a counselor at the UF Counseling and Wellness Center
Dennis Shuman
Ph.D., University of Florida Adjunct Assistant Professor Emeritus Agricultural & Biological Engineering Department Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences University of Florida
Jennifer Stuart
Ph.D., University of Florida RYT-500, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
Gene Thursby
Ph.D., Duke University Associate Professor Emeritus Department of Religion College of Liberal Arts and Sciences University of Florida
Barbara B. Welsch
DVM, The Ohio State University Ph.D., University of Florida Licensed Psychologist Student Health Care Center University of Florida
