The Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering’s human constituents represent a diverse mix of individuals, including distinguished faculty, committed staff and talented students. Use the information below to lookup each staff member’s duties, responsibilities and contact information. This list includes office staff, student advisors, IT staff and other personnel.
- Administrative Staff
- Research Administrators
- Student Services
- System Administrators
- Research Coordinators
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Administrative Staff
admin-office@cise.ufl.edu
Please use the above email for:
HR Needs – Hires, Terminations, Personnel Changes, J1 Requests
Travel Needs – Requests, Reimbursements
Purchasing – Ordering, PCard Receipts (reconciling), Reimbursements
Conference Room Scheduling – Only rooms in CISE
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Colson, Marcia "Tessie" Fiscal Assistant lll | mcolson@ufl.edu 352-273-2554 E301 CSE Duties - PCard reconciliations - Telephone charges - Cellphone reimbursements - Coordinate building improvements - Work order (PPD) service requests - Reimbursements - Club fund tracking - Travel, as deemed necessary |
| Cunningham, Paula Office Manager | pjcu@ufl.edu 352-392-1200 E301 CSE Duties - All HR hires/terminations/edits, etc. - Payroll distributions - GA Letters of Appointment (fee waiver) - Additional payments (On-Line, etc.) - Liaison between CISE & Tax Services - Space reporting - Visa status updates |
| TBA Fiscal Assistant I | 352-392-0092 E301C CSE Duties - Purchase orders - Vendor payments - Business Cards - Order supplies - Travel - Reconcile Travel PCard purchases - Input PCard Info for travel purchases |
| Glisson, Joan HR Assistant | joanmglisson@ufl.edu 352-392-0099 E301 CSE Duties - Assist OM with all OPS/STAS hires - Process J1 applications - Time Reporting/Approval audit - Notary - Key distribution |
| Habora, Deborah Fiscal Assistant II | dhabora@ufl.edu 352-273-4147 E301F CSE Duties - Purchase orders - Vendor payments - Business Cards - Order supplies - Work order (PPD) service requests - Back up reception - Travel - Reconcile Travel PCard purchases - Input PCard Info for travel purchases |
| Logan, Allison Marketing & Communication Specialist | allisonlogan@ufl.edu 352-273-2608 E322 CSE Duties - All Department Marketing - Newsletter Editor/Designer - Promotional Material for Events/Conferences - Social Media - Manages Website Content - Department SWAG Purchases - Name Tag Ordering |
| Stephens, Tina Assistant to Department Chair | tstephens@cise.ufl.edu 352-392-1201 E301 CSE Duties - Chair’s travel - Chair’s expense reimbursements - Chair’s calendar - Organizer IAB - T&P - Faculty evaluations - Assist faculty interviewees - Update Dept Phone Directory - Graduate Faculty Status requests |
Research Administrators
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Coleman, Cheryl Research Administrator | ccole@eng.ufl.edu 352-294-2043 E360 CSE Duties - Oversee/Submit proposals - Approve grant expenditures - Monitor grant spending - Process/Initiate corrections to spending - Prepare financial reports - PCard approvals |
| Justice, Heather Research Administrator | hjustice@ufl.edu 352-294-0471 E358 CSE Duties - Oversee/Submit proposals - Approve grant expenditures - Monitor grant spending - Process/Initiate corrections to spending - Prepare financial reports - PCard approvals |
| TBD Research Administrator | 352-392-0054 E364 CSE Duties - Oversee/Submit proposals - Approve grant expenditures - Monitor grant spending - Process/Initiate corrections to spending - Prepare financial reports - PCard approvals |
| Slepian, Michelle Research Administrator lll | mslepian@eng.ufl.edu 352-294-2043 E360 CSE Duties - Oversee/Submit proposals - Approve grant expenditures - Monitor grant spending - Process/Initiate corrections to spending - Prepare financial reports - PCard approvals |
| Spence-Thomas, Cory Associate Director Admin Services | cspen@eng.ufl.edu 352-392-0350 E362 CSE Duties - Oversee all financial transactions - Effort Reporting - Faculty Assignment Reports - PCard approvals - Prepare financial reports - Approve travel - Faculty payroll distributions - Monitor all department accounts |
| Taylor, Aaron Research Administrator l | a.taylor13@ufl.edu 352-273-4045 E356 CSE Duties - Oversee/Submit proposals - Approve grant expenditures - Monitor grant spending - Process/Initiate corrections to spending - Prepare financial reports - PCard approvals |
Student Services
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Appling, Andrew Undergrad Advising | amappling1@ufl.edu 352-294-2076 E410 CSE Duties - Undergraduate Academic Advisor: Computer Science (EG & LS) & Digital Arts and Sciences - Undergraduate advising issues (2nd year and above) - Advising hold removal - Coordinate departmental probation - Oversee Academic Tutoring Center - Maintain undergraduate blog (non-vital news and announcements) - Set up department course schedule - Coordinate transfer admission evaluation - Reserve classrooms for academic purposes - Meet with prospective students - Department grading coordinator (along with other Academic Advisor III) - Coordinate Honors Theses for undergrads - Liaison to College of Engineering - Liaison to Innovation Academy - Liaison to Career Resource Center |
| Best, Todd Undergrad Advising | tbest@cise.ufl.edu 352-392-1090 E411 CSE Duties - Undergraduate Academic Advisor: Computer Science (EG & LS) & Digital Arts and Sciences - Undergraduate advising issues (2nd year and above) - Advising hold removal - Coordinate departmental probation - Oversee Academic Tutoring Center - Maintain undergraduate blog (non-vital news and announcements) - Set up department course schedule - Coordinate transfer admission evaluation - Reserve classrooms for academic purposes - Meet with prospective students - Department grading coordinator (along with other Academic Advisor III) - Coordinate Honors Theses for undergrads - Liaison to College of Engineering - Liaison to Innovation Academy - Liaison to Career Resource Center |
| Cook, Adrienne Graduate Advising | alcook@ufl.edu 352-392-7392 E408 CSE Duties - Graduate Student Academic Advisor - Registration, drop/add, hold, issues - Graduate Petitions - Degree Certification - Proposal/candidacy processing - Graduation verification - Minor degree requirements - Tracking at-risk students - Various petitions - Grades input for research courses - Tracking enrollment (for IWL purposes) - Maintain grad email lists - GIMS data input, updates, verification - Maintain PhD grad database - TA evals - Annual PhD student evals - Achievement Award tracking - TA data (and TAAS data input) - Taulbee - AAR - Credential holds - Advising holds - QE exam – all paperwork, scheduling, spreadsheet info - Track SPEAK score issues |
| McCarty, Jessica Undergrad Advising | jessicamccarty@ufl.edu 352-294-2075 E409 CSE Duties - Undergraduate Academic Advisor: Computer Science (EG & LS) & Digital Arts and Sciences - Undergraduate advising issues (2nd year and above) - Advising hold removal - Coordinate departmental probation - Oversee Academic Tutoring Center - Maintain undergraduate blog (non-vital news and announcements) - Set up department course schedule - Coordinate transfer admission evaluation - Reserve classrooms for academic purposes - Meet with prospective students - Department grading coordinator (along with other Academic Advisor III) - Coordinate Honors Theses for undergrads - Liaison to College of Engineering - Liaison to Innovation Academy - Liaison to Career Resource Center |
| Sapp, Kristina Admissions Assistant | klsapp@ufl.edu 352-392-1090 E407 CSE Duties - Graduate Admissions - Processing for B/M, grad transfer, non-traditional, concurrent - Post Baccalaureate applications - Senior Certificate - Cooperative Practical Training - Optional Practical Training - Recruiting (especially February Ph.D. recruiting) - Assist with Orientation - Faculty Regalia - Maintain job blog for grad students - Manage Master’s/Ph.D. mailing list |
| Williams, J. Matthew UF Online Undergrad Advising | mwilliams@eng.ufl.edu 352-294-6756 Duties - UF Online Undergraduate Academic Advisor - Undergraduate advising issues (2nd year and above) - Advising hold removal - Coordinate departmental probation - Oversee Academic Tutoring Center - Maintain undergraduate blog (non-vital news and announcements) - Set up department course schedule - Coordinate transfer admission evaluation - Reserve classrooms for academic purposes - Meet with prospective students - Department grading coordinator (along with other Academic Advisor III) - Coordinate Honors Theses for undergrads - Liaison to College of Engineering - Liaison to Innovation Academy - Liaison to Career Resource Center |
System Administrators
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Acosta, Dayron Edmundo System Admin/Programmer | dayron.acosta@ufl.edu 352-294-0416 E314B CSE Duties - Main Administration - Windows Server Desktop Administration |
| Eicher, Dan IT Manager | dhe@cise.ufl.edu 352-294-0415 E314A CSE Duties - Unix Server/Desktop Administration - Network Administration - Backup Administration - Mail Administration - Cluster (CPU/GPU) Administration - Building Services/Maintenance/Operations Coordination - Building Emergency Coordinators |
| Laurent, Addison System Admin/Programmer | alaurent@cise.ufl.edu 352-294-0419 E314E CSE Duties - Unix Server/Desktop Administration - Network Administration - Cluster (CPU/GPU) Administration |
| Windischman, Mark Computing Specialist | windisch@cise.ufl.edu 352-294-0418 E314D CSE Duties - Asset/ITAR/Travel Request Administration - Hardware Support - Building Services/Maintenance/Operations Coordination - Building Emergency Coordinator - Maintain Card Access System / Keypad Entry and Camera Systems |
Research Coordinators
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Brown, Timothy Research Coordinator | timothy.brown@ufl.edu Under direction of Kristy Boyer. |