UF Research Foundation names 2025 professors
The University of Florida Research Foundation has named 35 of the university’s most productive and promising faculty members as UFRF Professors for 2025.
“Since the professorships were created in 1997, over 900 faculty have been named UFRF Professors,” said David Norton, UF’s vice president for research. “These are our most innovative and productive faculty, with a proven record of research and scholarship and the potential for even more success in the future.”
The UFRF Professors were recommended by their college deans based on nominations from their department chairs, a personal statement and an evaluation of their recent research accomplishments as evidenced by publications in scholarly journals, external funding, honors and awards, development of intellectual property and other measures appropriate to their field of expertise.
The three-year award includes a $5,000 annual salary supplement and a one-time $3,000 grant. The professorships are funded from the university’s share of royalty and licensing income on UF-generated products.
UF Research will recognize the new UFRF Professors during an event in the fall.
This year’s UFRF Professors are listed below:
College of the Arts
Dori Griffin
Associate Professor of Graphic Design
Warrington College of Business
Christopher Janiszewski
Russell Berrie Eminent Scholar in Marketing
College of Dentistry
Yenisel Cruz-Almeida
Associate Professor of Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science
College of Design, Construction, and Planning
Jeffrey Carney
Associate Professor of Architecture
College of Education
Wanli Xing
School of Teaching and Learning
Associate Professor of Educational Technology
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Prabhat Mishra
Professor of Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Kevin Butler
Professor of Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Eric Du
Professor of Civil and Coastal Engineering
Yong Huang
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Florida Museum of Natural History
Charles Cobb
Curator and James E. Lockwood Jr. Professor of Historical Archaeology
College of Health and Human Performance
Terence Ryan
Associate Professor of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences (IFAS)
Wonsuk "Daniel" Lee
Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Philipe Moriel
Associate Professor of Animal Sciences
Daniel Hahn
Professor of Entomology and Nematology
Michelle Danyluk
Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Jiangxiao Qiu
Associate Professor of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences
College of Journalism and Communications
Linjuan Rita Men
Professor of Public Relations
Levin College of Law
Amy Stein
Cone, Wagner, Nugent, Hazouri & Roth Professor of Law
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Adam Ginsburg
Associate Professor of Astronomy
Steven Bruner
Professor of Chemistry
Corene Matyas
Professor of Geography
Heather Vrana
Associate Professor of History
Michael Jury
Professor of Mathematics
Laura Blecha
Associate Professor of Physics
Timothy Vollmer
Professor of Psychology
College of Medicine
Linda Bloom
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Maurice Swanson
Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Habibeh Khoshbouei
Professor of Neuroscience
Marco Salemi
Holloway Professor of Experimental Pathology
College of Medicine - Jacksonville
Dominick Angiolillo
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
College of Nursing
Miriam Ezenwa
Professor of Biobehavioral Nursing Science
College of Pharmacy
Jay McLaughlin
Professor of Pharmacodynamics
College of Public Health and Health Professions
Andrew Judge
Professor of Physical Therapy
Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation Technology
Ben Shen
Professor of Chemistry
College of Veterinary Medicine
Donald Bolser
Professor of Physiological Sciences