Innovative Faculty
Learn from some of our most forward-thinking faculty, who collaborated to design the program. These innovators represent a diversity of disciplines, from departments including Engineering, Communications, Arts and Sciences, Business, Teaching and Learning, Marine and Atmospheric Science, and Law.

Khaled Yahia Zakaria Abdel Rahman

Lecturer

kzakaria@miami.edu

(305) 284-8184
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Samiul Amin

Professor Prof. Practice

sxa2026@miami.edu

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Samiul Amin,is currently Professor of Practice at the University of Miami, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering Department.  He is also the Director of the Engineering Corporate Affiliates Program (E-CAP) for the College of Engineering. Prior to this he was Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Manhattan College....
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Ines Basalo

Associate Professor of Professional Practice

i.basalo@miami.edu

(305) 284-3332
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Dr. Ines Basalo is an assistant professor in practice in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Dr. Basalo received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University on 2006. Following a brief career on Wall Street, she returned to Columbia in 2008 as an adjunct professor in Mechanical Engineering, a...
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Pratim Biswas

Dean, College of Engineering

pbiswas@miami.edu

(305) 284-5986
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Professor Biswas is the Dean of the University of Miami College of Engineering. He is a faculty member in the Dept of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, with an affiliated appointment in the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. Dean Biswas is a pioneer in his field recognized for applying aerosol science...
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Sarah E Cash

Senior Lecturer

s.cash1@umiami.edu

(305) 284-1205
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Sarah Cash received her Ph.D. in Literature from the University of Miami in 2018. Her research interests include Multimodal Writing, Non-traditional Grading and Assessment, Anti-racist Pedagogy, Environmental Writing, Gender Studies, and analysis at the intersection of music and temporality. She teaches WRS 105 and 106 and has recently designed...
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Michele DeStefano

Professor of Law
Larry Hoffman Greenberg Traurig Business of Law Chair
Affiliated Faculty, Harvard Law School Executive Education and IE Law School
Founder & Director, LawWithoutWalls and MOVEL∆W
Co-creator & Chief Faculty Advisor, Digital Legal Exchange

m.destefano@miami.edu

(305) 284-2411
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Professor, author, speaker, consultant, and facilitator on innovation and technology, culture creation, teaming, and cross-practice, cross-border initiatives. Recognized by the ABA as a Legal Rebel and by the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers (North America) as one of the top 20 most innovative lawyers, Michele is a professor of law at the...
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Nathaniel Deyo

Lecturer

nxd488@miami.edu

(305) 284-2956
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Nathaniel Deyo holds a B.A. in English from Michigan State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Florida, where he specialized in film and media studies. At UM, he teaches courses in the First Year Writing sequence, coordinates the Dissertation Writing Group, and is currently Assistant Director of the Writing Center. He has also taught...
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Kim Grinfeder

Professor

grinfeder@miami.edu

(305) 284-6253
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Kim Grinfeder is a multidisciplinary media producer and designer who uses emergent technologies to practice new ways to communicate social and environmental issues. Kim completed his undergraduate degree in history and with a background in photography, design, and business. After graduating, he spent seven years in NYC working at media startups...
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Marianna Makri

Assoc. Professor

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Fabrice Manns

Professor and Chair
Department of Biomedical Engineering

fmanns@miami.edu

(305) 284-2335
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Dr. Fabrice Manns serves as chair and professor of the University of Miami College of Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Manns holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Ophthalmology where his research laboratory is located. He is the Co-Director of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute’s Ophthalmic Biophysics Center....
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Sanne Martens

Asst. Professor Prof. Practice

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Sanne’s curiosity to understand people's behavior, her passion for design, and her interest in technology has taken her on a journey around the globe and inspired her career in UX design.
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Karen R Mathews

Associate Professor

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(305) 284-2542
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Karen Rose Mathews is Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Miami where she teaches classes on ancient art, medieval art, Spanish art, and Islamic art. Her research interests address the material culture of the medieval and early modern Mediterranean as well as the use of digital technologies in art historical pedagogy and...
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Barbara Millet

Asst. Professor

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(305) 284-1074
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Barbara Millet is director of the University of Miami User Experience (UX) Lab and Assistant Professor of Interactive Media at the School of Communication. She received her PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Miami in 2009. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on media content and technology, including the impact of design...
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Suhrud M Rajguru

Professor

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(305) 243-7946
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Suhrud Rajguru, Ph.D., is a Professor at the University of Miami, Research Health Scientist at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and founder and Chief Scientific Officer of RestorEar Devices, LLC. The NeuroTherapeutics group led by Dr. Rajguru carries out research with translational focus on characterization, diagnosis and treatment of hearing...
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Lokesh Saravanan Ramamoorthi

Lecturer

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(305) 284-3708
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Lokesh Ramamoorthi, received his MBA in Computer Information Systems and Management Science, graduating from the University of Miami - School of Business. Prior to his MBA, Lokesh earned his Masters in Science degree in Software Engineering from Coimbatore Institute of Technology India. He has 13 years of professional experience and worked in...
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Derin Ural

Professor Prof. Practice

dnu3@miami.edu

(305) 284-6385
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Dr. Derin Ural joined the University of Miami, College of Engineering, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering as a Professor in Practice, in 2017. She is the Associate Dean for Student Affairs for the College of Engineering. Dr. Ural is a Professor of Civil Engineering with specialization in Engineering Education,...
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Marcia Narine Weldon

Director of Transactional Skills Program, Lecturer
Director, Transactional Skills Program; Faculty Coordinator, Business Compliance & Sustainability Concentration

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(305) 333-9352
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Professor Narine Weldon is the director of the Transactional Skills Program, Faculty Coordinator of the Business Compliance & Sustainability Concentration, Transactional Law Concentration, and a Lecturer in Law. She earned her law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School, and her undergraduate degree,...
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