{"id":155625,"date":"2026-10-06T11:55:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//?p=155625"},"modified":"2026-10-06T12:49:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T16:49:02","slug":"ucf-honors-8-trailblazing-faculty-with-2026-luminary-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//ucf-honors-8-trailblazing-faculty-with-2026-luminary-awards/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//","title":{"rendered":"UCF Honors 8 Trailblazing Faculty with 2026 Luminary Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Questions asked at UCF rarely stay put.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>The answers travel /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2014 making highways safer, informing disaster planning, shaping conversations about life-changing technologies and more. Behind that reach are brilliant minds, including eight <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//faculty/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/">faculty members</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//a> whose research and scholarship are being celebrated at the 2026 Luminary Awards. Their achievements demonstrate how UCF expertise reaches beyond campus to address challenges facing Florida and the world.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Now in its 10th year, the annual awards honor faculty whose work brings UCF national and international recognition while elevating the university/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s influence across disciplines and communities.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Selected from nominations by deans, directors and department chairs across UCF, the 2026 awardees will be celebrated Oct. 20. Joining the ceremony will be President Cartwright; John Buckwalter, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs; Winston Schoenfeld, vice president for research and innovation; and Kelly Ferris Lester, vice provost for faculty excellence.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Meet this year/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s luminaries.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"attachment_155640/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" 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https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//09/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//Haitham-Al-Deek-360x240.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//09/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//Haitham-Al-Deek.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/">Haitham Al-Deek</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<h2>Haitham Al-Deek</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p><strong>Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, </news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//strong><a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//college/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//engineering-computer-science/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"><strong>College of Engineering and Computer Science</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//a></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Haitham Al-Deek is helping stop wrong-way drivers before a dangerous turn becomes a devastating crash.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Working with the Central Florida Expressway Authority, he helped create and implement North America/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s first highly accurate wrong-way driving detection and deterrence system. Since its introduction in 2015, thousands of drivers have corrected course before heading in the wrong direction, helping prevent potentially fatal or debilitating crashes.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>His algorithm for cost-effectively addressing the highway exits most at risk for wrong-way driving has been widely adopted in Florida and Idaho. Al-Deek/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s broader expertise includes freeway operations, intelligent transportation systems and traffic safety. His work has influenced public policy and advanced transportation planning, freight transportation, and the deployment of life-saving technologies on high-speed toll roads and freeways.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Since joining UCF in 1992, Al-Deek has secured more than $10 million in research funding and developed innovations that have resulted in multiple patents for the university while preparing the next generation of transportation engineers to make an impact on society. His honors include awards from the U.S. National Research Council/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s Transportation Research Board.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Kevin Mackie, Al-Deek/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s department chair, says his extensive efforts to improve highway safety and transportation /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u201care contributions that touch the lives of all of us./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"attachment_155636/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" 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Redondo</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<h2>Andrea Blanco-Redondo</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p><strong>Florida Photonics Center of Excellence Endowed Professor, </news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//strong><a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//college/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//optics-photonics/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"><strong>College of Optics and Photonics</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//a></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Andrea Blanco-Redondo is harnessing light to push the boundaries of quantum technology.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Her research develops scalable ways to generate and control quantum states of light /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2014 advances that could unlock new possibilities in computing, communications and information processing. She/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s internationally known for discovering a new class of optical pulses that behave like a particle and can help researchers and industry shape what/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s next. In three years at UCF, her scholarship has informed roughly two dozen conferences and produced papers in prestigious journals, including <em>Science</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//em>, <em>Nature Materials</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//em>, <em>Nature Communications</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//em> and <em>Nature Photonics</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//em>.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>An Optica (Optical Society of America) Fellow, Blanco-Redondo also serves as chair of the SPIE OPTO Symposium at Photonics West, a premier annual conference of the international society for optics and photonics. Alongside her research and professional leadership, she mentors future scientists and helps expand opportunities in <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//engineering/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/">engineering</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//a> and optics.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u201cThrough internationally recognized scholarship, sustained external engagement and demonstrable impact, Dr. Blanco-Redondo exemplifies the UCF Luminary ideal through globally impactful work that both broadens understanding and inspires future scientists,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u201d UCF College of Optics and Photonics Dean David Hagan says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<figure 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https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//09/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//William-Crampton-360x240.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//09/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//William-Crampton.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/">William Crampton</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<h2>William Crampton</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p><strong>Professor, Department of Biology, </news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//strong><a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//college/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//sciences/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"><strong>College of Sciences</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//a></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>William Crampton/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s research on electric fish is revealing extraordinary capabilities /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2014 and has even earned a world record.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>A leading global authority in his field, Crampton recorded an 860-volt eel in the Amazon Basin, the highest voltage ever documented from a living organism, according to Guinness World Records<em>.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//em> His work advances species discovery, documentation, and conservation while revealing principles of biological sensing relevant to radar, sonar, and autonomous sensing technologies.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>In a recent study, Crampton and other UCF researchers uncovered how eels and knifefish strategically suppress their electric signals to avoid detection, balancing the need to sense their surroundings with the need to remain concealed. His open-source tools are also expanding how scientists study behavior in natural systems. Crampton/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s discoveries have also reached audiences worldwide through major media outlets, including <em>National Geographic</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//em>.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u201cHis recent work combines innovative discovery, international recognition and exceptional public visibility, producing scholarship that advances knowledge while capturing the imagination of both the scientific community and the public,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u201d UCF Department of Biology Chair Eric Hoffman says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"attachment_155799/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"figure mx-auto 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src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"Visit Orlando Endowed Chair of Tourism Marketing Alan Fyall poses in a grey suit outside a yellow building with arched walkways./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" 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Fyall</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<h2>Alan Fyall</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p><strong>Visit Orlando Endowed Chair of Tourism Marketing, </news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//strong><a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//hospitality.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"><strong>Rosen College of Hospitality Management</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//a></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Alan Fyall is helping destinations worldwide rethink how <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//hospitality-tourism/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/">tourism</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//a> can better serve the people who visit and the communities that call them home.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>His research addresses destination planning, travel accessibility, resilience, sustainability and tourism/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s impact on communities. His appointment to the United Nations Pool of Experts for Global Reporting on the State of the Marine Environment brings UCF expertise into international ocean governance.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>An elected fellow and leader with the International Academy for the Study of Tourism, Fyall has advised organizations and governments across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean and the United States. His scholarship includes eight books, 105 peer-reviewed journal articles and more than 100 conference papers and editorials. <em>The New York Times</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//em>, <em>USA Today</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//em> and <em>Forbes </news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//em>have featured his expertise.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u201cDr. Fyall/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s work connects local relevancy to global impact,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u201d says Rosen College of Hospitality Management Dean Cynthia Mejia. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u201cHis research on accessible tourism through mega-events, the well-being impacts of tourism on residents and the vulnerability of coastal destinations to climate disruption is improving how communities around the world plan for and benefit from tourism./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"attachment_155635/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-155635 size-full/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" 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Garibay</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<h2>Ivan Garibay</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p><strong>Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, College of Engineering and Computer Science</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Ivan Garibay is advancing artificial intelligence (AI) to confront challenges ranging from social media misinformation to disease.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>He uses AI to model and predict complex human behavior and develops data-driven strategies to counter misinformation and propaganda. This year, he co-founded a biotechnology research company to commercialize AI research aimed at accelerating the search for cures for diseases /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2013 an effort supported by a patent filing.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Since joining UCF in 2016, Garibay has secured more than $36 million in research funding and testified before Congress about AI/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s challenges and opportunities. The master/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s program in data analytics he founded has produced 240 UCF graduates for the workforce.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>His work has attracted media attention on four continents, including on NBC/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s<em> The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//em>. His honors include election as an associate member of the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u201c[Garibay] exemplifies the externally recognized, world-changing scholarship the Luminary Award celebrates,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u201d says Waldemar Karwowski, chair of the UCF Department of Industrial Engineering and Management.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"attachment_155637/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" 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Knox</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<h2>Claire Connolly Knox</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p><strong>Professor, School of Public Administration, </news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//strong><a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//college/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//community-innovation-education/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"><strong>College of Community Innovation and Education</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//a></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Claire Connolly Knox is strengthening how communities prepare for and mitigate disasters, respond when they strike and recover in their aftermath.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Her nationally recognized research connects coastal resilience, emergency management, environmental vulnerability and equitable delivery of public services. Supported by millions of dollars in grant funding, her work informs federal policy, disaster response, emergency management capacity and strategies for building more resilient communities.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>As founder and director of <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//online/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//emergency-crisis-management-m-e-c-m/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/">UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s Master of Emergency and Crisis Management program</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//a>, Knox also helps prepare future leaders in the field. Her contributions have helped advance UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s homeland security and emergency management graduate programs, which <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report </news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//em>ranks No. 1 nationally.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Knox was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration in 2024 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2014 one of the field/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s highest honors /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2014 and received the International Association of Emergency Managers/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019 2025 Emergency Management Educator of the Year Award.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u201cHer sustained scholarly productivity, national prominence, public engagement and commitment to addressing complex societal challenges have enhanced UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s reputation while advancing more equitable and resilient communities,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u201d says Bradley Heim, director of the UCF School of Public Administration.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"attachment_155639/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-155639 size-full/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" 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Sadiq</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<h2>Abdul-Akeem Sadiq</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p><strong>Professor, School of Public Administration, College of Community Innovation and Education</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Abdul-Akeem Sadiq helps governments and communities prepare for complex threats while equipping the next generation of researchers to take them on.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>His interdisciplinary research spans floods, infrastructure failures, human trafficking and other emerging crises. By examining disaster preparedness, emergency communication systems, organizational mitigation strategies and equitable disaster response, he generates insights that inform public policy and professional practice.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Sadiq also leads a U.S. National Science Foundation initiative to develop future hazards and disaster researchers. He recently brought scholars from across the nation to UCF to strengthen collaboration and workforce development in disaster science. His honors include election as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, one of the field/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s highest distinctions.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u201cDr. Sadiq has established himself as a nationally and internationally recognized scholar whose research, leadership and public engagement have significantly advanced the fields of emergency management and public administration while elevating UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s visibility as a leader in disaster resilience and public service scholarship,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u201d Heim says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"attachment_155642/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-155642 size-full/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//09/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//Mel-Stanfill.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"UCF Professor Mel Stanfill poses for a photo in front of bookshelves at John C. 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data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//09/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//Mel-Stanfill.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/">Mel Stanfill</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<h2>Mel Stanfill</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p><strong>Professor, Texts and Technology Program and Department of English, </news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//strong><a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//college/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//arts-humanities/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/"><strong>College of Arts and Humanities</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//a></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Mel Stanfill brings critical insight to the technologies and online communities reshaping digital culture.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>In examining how technology, identity, law and economics influence cultural participation, Stanfill explores fandoms, music, AI, digital games, social media governance, parasocial relationships and more.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Stanfill/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s book <em>Fandom Is Ugly: Networked Harassment in Participatory Culture</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//em> earned the National Communication Association/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s 2025 Diamond Anniversary Book Award for its analysis of politics, online communities and harassment.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>Stanfill/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u2019s expertise has reached the public through commentary for NPR, <em>The Guardian</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//em>, <em>National Geographic</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//em>, <em>Forbes</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//em>, NBC News and <em>Teen Vogue</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//em>, bringing scholarly insight to contemporary conversations about technology and popular culture.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155625/u201cDr. Stanfill has made UCF a national player in the discussion of the cultural effects of 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