Program Overview
As a demonstration of Florida International University’s commitment to institutional transformation, faculty have the opportunity to serve as FIU ADVANCE Faculty Fellows.
ADVANCE Faculty Fellows with the Office to Advance Women, Equity & Diversity receive either a one or two course release for a one-year term, depending on responsibilities.
Faculty Fellows gain experience with university leadership and administration and make valuable contributions to increasing diversity and improving the climate at FIU. Fellows participate in all aspects of FIU ADVANCE project initiatives, as well as assume leadership within one of the four major activities of the Office to Advance Women, Equity & Diversity.
For more information about the Faculty Fellows Program, email advance@fiu.edu.
Our current Faculty Fellows are:
Tawia Ansah, Ph.D., Esq.
Faculty Fellow; Professor, LawIsaac Burt, Ph.D.
Associate Director, AWEDMaria C. Donoso
Faculty Fellow; Research Associate Professor, Institute of the Environment; [...]Xuan Jiang, Ph.D.
Faculty Fellow; Faculty Administrator and Assistant Director, Center for [...]Jason Liu, Ph.D.
Faculty Fellow; Eminent Scholar, School of Computing and Information SciencesRené Price, Ph.D.
Faculty Fellow; Professor, Earth and Environment; Center for Aquatic [...]Sharan Ramaswamy, Ph.D.
Faculty Fellow; Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Sciences InstituteEloisa C. Rodriguez-Dod, Esq.
Law Faculty Equity Advisor/AWED Faculty FellowCaroline Simpson, Ph.D.
Associate Director, AWED; Faculty Equity Advisor, CASEDebra VanderMeer, Ph.D.
Business Faculty Equity Advisor/AWED Faculty FellowMaria Elena Villar, Ph.D.
CARTA Faculty Equity Advisor/AWED Faculty FellowCarleen Vincent-Robinson, Ed.D.
SIPA Faculty Equity Advisor/AWED Faculty FellowOchieng F. Walumbwa, Ph.D.
Faculty Fellow; Professor, International BusinessKirsten Wood, Ph.D.
Associate Director, AWED