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Dr. Alfred 鈥婫. 鈥婥uz谩n, distinguished university professor of political science, teaches primarily American and 鈥媍omparative 鈥媝olitics.   

Born in Havana, Cuba, Cuz谩n can trace his interest in political science to January 7, 1959: the day Fidel Castro triumphantly rode into Havana after 鈥婥uban dictator Fulgencio Batista fled the country. Two years later, when Castro鈥檚 plans to establish a Soviet-style communist regime became evident, 鈥婥uz谩n and his family immigrated to Miami. 

During his 40-year 鈥媋cademic career - all but four of those spent at UWF - 鈥婥uz谩n鈥� has been awarded numerous grants and fellowships: 鈥媡wo Fulbright scholar鈥� grants (2015 and 1983)鈥�, 鈥媠everal 鈥婲ational Endowment for the Humanities Fellow鈥媠hips鈥� (2004, 1996, 1992, 1989 and 1988), 鈥媋 鈥婻euben Askew Fellowsh鈥媔p and a Henry Salvatori Fellow鈥媠hip. He chaired the Department of Government at UWF from 1992 to 2012. He 鈥媓as published articles in American and Latin American politics. He has also co-authored several articles on the Pollyvote, a model for predicting the outcome of presidential elections, which received media attention. This work is available at www.pollyvote.com.

Cuz谩n鈥檚 鈥�2015 鈥婩ulbright schola鈥媟 grant enabled him to teach American and Latin American politics at the University of Tartu, Estonia, one of the oldest universities in northern Europe.

He received a bachelor鈥檚 degree in government and economics from the University of Miami, and a master鈥檚 and doctorate degrees in political science, with a minor in economics, from Indiana University.

Dr. Jocelyn Evans, professor of government and interim director of the UWF Kugelman Honors Program, has taught American government, legislative behavior, women and politics, religion and politics, parties and interest groups, elections, constitutional law, political theory and research methods. Currently, Evans teaches first-year students in the Kugelman Honors Program how to be leaders through service in their community. Her core seminar is an intensive interdisciplinary course that incorporates undergraduate research under the guidance of faculty mentors across campus. Students build data literacy skills, practice academic writing, and present the results of their hard work at the annual UWF Student Scholar Symposium.

She has published several books and scholarly articles that explore congressional behavior, political culture and political science education. Evans, who was an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow in Washington, D.C., during the 9/11 and anthrax attacks in 2001, wrote 鈥淥ne Nation Under Siege: Congress, Terrorism, and the Fate of American Democracy,鈥� a book that documents how terrorism impacted the culture on Capitol Hill. She is co-author of 鈥淐entral Ideas in American Government,鈥� a best-selling interactive webtext, now in its eleventh edition, that helps students learn critical introductory concepts of American government and politics. She also wrote 鈥淲omen, Partisanship, and the Congress,鈥� a book that examines the differences between Republican and Democratic political cultures and how they affect women members of Congress. Her book with Dr. Jessica Hayden, "Congressional Communication in the Digital Age," focuses on how technology has shaped communication between members of Congress and their constituents. And her most recent work published by OU Press and co-authored with Dr. Keith Gaddie, "The U.S. Supreme Court's Democratic Spaces," traces the evolution of the Court across time and space and explores the social meaning of Cass Gilbert's iconic temple design for the permanent home of the institution. 

Evans, who was the chair of the Department of Government at UWF from 2012 to 2014, is on the editorial board of the academic journal, Perspectives on Political Science, and has served on the councils of political science associations, such as the Southwest Political Science Association, the Florida Political Science Association, and the American Political Science Association鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Caucus 鈥� South.

She received a bachelor鈥檚 degree in interdisciplinary studies from Berry College, and master鈥檚 and doctorate degrees in political science from the University of Oklahoma, where she received the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center Graduate Fellowship.

Dr. Michelle Hale Williams, professor of political science and interim vice provost, teaches and does research on world elections, political parties, European politics, democracy and democratization, radicalism and extremism in politics, race and ethnicity, immigration and multicultural societies, international relations, and social science research methods. 

Williams credits an undergraduate study abroad experience in Vienna, Austria, with providing the spark that turned her focus toward geopolitical fault lines in Europe. During this time abroad, she witnessed the emergence of small political parties 鈥� environmental Greens and the Freedom Party 鈥� taking center stage in Austria鈥檚 national elections in 1991, as well as in other countries in Europe. This experience provided the framework for her continued research on far-right parties, European politics, and nationalism and ethnic politics.

In her book, 鈥淭he Multicultural Dilemma: Migration, Ethnic Politics, and State Intermediation,鈥� Williams and other experts explore the contemporary challenge of government in multicultural societies, and examine how ethnic difference could be better understood and mediated by modern nation states. She also wrote, 鈥淭he Impact of Radical Right-wing Parties in West European Democracies,鈥� a book that assesses the influence far-right parties have in setting the tone of political debates, shaping the political party system and structuring government policy.

Williams, who is an editorial review board member for the German publication series, Explorations of the Far Right, has published numerous scholarly articles in Party Politics, Ethnic and Racial Studies, An谩lise Social, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Journal of Contemporary European Studies, German Politics, PS: Political Science and Politics, and the Journal of Political Science Education. In addition to her academic work, she is frequently invited to present at national and international conferences for the American Political Science Association, Council for European Studies and the International Studies Association.

In 2001, she was named a TIRES fellow for the University of Viadrina in Frankfurt-Oder, Germany, near Berlin, on a competitive fellowship that provided a year-long research appointment at the university. While there she worked with internationally renowned scholars of political extremism and right-wing radicalism. 

Williams received bachelor鈥檚 degrees in political science and English from Wake Forest University, a master鈥檚 degree in political science from Villanova University, and a doctorate degree in political science from the University of Colorado.

Dr. Amy Cook, professor of history, teaches maritime history, Atlantic world, early America and 19th century women.

From the moment Cook volunteered on a maritime project in Yorktown, Virginia, she was hooked on shipwrecks. She later spent 10 years as a maritime archaeologist before shifting her focus to maritime history. She has written numerous chapters, articles and book reviews on the subject. Her book, 鈥淪ea of Misadventures: Shipwreck and Survival in Early America,鈥� is based on more than 100 accounts of shipwreck narratives from 1640 to 1840, and explores the issues of gender, race, religion and power, and how it reflected on Americans in Anglo-American society. She co-wrote the chapter, 鈥淭he Maritime History of Florida,鈥� in the book, 鈥淭he New History of Florida,鈥� which is the first comprehensive history of the state to be written in a quarter of a century. She also co-wrote a chapter in an upcoming book, 鈥淢ethodology in La Belle: The Archeology of a 17th Century Ship of New World Colonization,鈥� on the methods archaeologists in Texas used to record and excavate the French ship that sank off the coast of Texas in 1685.

In 2006 and 2007, Cook and Della Scott-Ireton, associate director of the Florida Public Archaeology Network, received funding from The History Channel鈥檚, The Save Our History Grant Program to partner with a Ferry Pass Middle School to help preserve the Colonial Archaeological Trail, a series of outdoor exhibits that feature Pensacola's colonial past. 

Cook received a bachelor鈥檚 degree in anthropology from the University of Florida, a master鈥檚 degree in maritime archaeology and history from East Carolina University, and a doctorate in history from Penn State University.

Dr. Erin Stone, department chair and associate professor of Latin American history and director of Early American Studies Master鈥檚 Program, teaches Latin American and Indigenous history.

A summer trip to Lima and Cuzco, Peru, gave Stone the window of opportunity to explore indigenous architecture and artifacts, but most importantly, the experience inspired her to pursue graduate studies in Latin American history.

Her article, 鈥淢ission Impossible: Slave Raiders vs. Friars in Tierra Firme 1513-1522,鈥� which focuses on the impact of the growing Indigenous slave trade on the first religious missions along the coast of northern South America, will soon be published in The Americas: A Quarterly Review of Latin American History. She has also contributed scholarly essays to Ethnohistory and the Encyclopedia of Latin America.

In addition to her academic writing, she has given presentations at national and international conferences, including 鈥淎n Indigenous Diaspora?: Exploring the Viability of a Sixteenth Century Circum-Caribbean Indigenous Diaspora鈥� for the Conference of Ethnohistory in Las Vegas, 鈥淕ranjerias de Indios: The Climax of the Indigenous Slave trade in the Americas鈥� for the Latin American Studies Association in Washington, D.C., and 鈥淭he Search for Indigenous Slaves in the Circum-Caribbean: The Key to New World Exploration and Conquest鈥� at the Association of Caribbean Historians in San Ignacio, Belize.

In 2014, she was selected as the Huntington-Clark Summer Institute Seminar Fellow in Early American Studies. The highly competitive fellowship, which focused on 鈥淭he Global Early Modern Caribbean,鈥� allows participants to engage with other scholars and conduct their own research using Huntington Library鈥檚 collections. In 2011, she was also awarded the Institute of International Education, formerly the Fulbright Hayes Graduate Fellowship, for International Study in Spain and the Dominican Republic. 

Stone received bachelor鈥檚 degrees in International Studies and Spanish from the University of Miami, a master鈥檚 degree in history from the University of North Florida and a doctorate in history, with a focus on Atlantic World history, from Vanderbilt University.

Dr. Marie-Th茅r猫se Champagne, associate professor, teaches European history in the areas of the Renaissance, the Reformation, ancient Rome, the Middle Ages, the Vikings, and women in the Middle Ages.

Champagne was looking for a new direction in her professional life when she took a trip to Europe in the 鈥�90s. While she was in Rome, she was fascinated by history and art, and found her passion in life.

Over the years, her work has explored the history of interactions between Jews and Christians in the Middle Ages, including the evidence contained in 12th century handwritten texts. Her article, 鈥淏oth Text and Sub-Text: The Circulation and Preservation of Two Manuscripts of Nicolaus Maniacutius in Twelfth-Century Europe,鈥� was published in Textual Cultures: Text, Context, and Interpretation. She also co-wrote, 鈥淲alking in the Shadows of the Past: The Jewish Experience of Rome in The Twelfth Century,鈥� which was published in Medieval Encounters: Jewish, Christian and Muslim Cultures in Confluence and Dialogue.

Champagne鈥檚 current research project, 鈥淎 Christian Hebraist in Twelfth-Century Rome: The Life and Work of Nicolaus Maniacutius,鈥� is the result of 10 years of ongoing research. The eventual product, a monograph, will provide an in-depth study of the life and work of Maniacutius, a Christian monk scholar and Hebraist from medieval Rome, who was tasked with correcting mistakes in the Old Testament and consulted Jewish scholars in that endeavor.

During the past five years, she has been involved in an interdisciplinary effort between the UWF history and English departments, the anthropology and archaeology divisions, and the Pensacola Jewish Federation, to bring national and international speakers to the University. In addition to this work, she and her students have produced an interactive and authentic medieval event on campus, The Labyrinth, several times.

Champagne received her bachelor鈥檚 degree in nursing from Southeastern Louisiana University, a master鈥檚 degree in art history from Louisiana State University, and a doctorate in European history to 1650 from Louisiana State University.

Dr. John Jensen, associate professor, teaches maritime history, historic preservation, fisheries and marine archaeology.

Jensen, an applied historian and marine archaeologist, focuses on the many relationships between people and inland waterways, coastal areas and oceans. Born and raised in Homer, Alaska, he spent most of his formative years working with his father as a commercial crab and shrimp fisherman. His experiences growing up in the rapidly changing coastal community of Homer and working on Alaska鈥檚 fisheries frontier inspired his scholarship and interests in the connections between history, policy and community identity. 

Jensen brings to UWF 25 years of professional experience connected with the historic preservation and cultural heritage of coastal communities. In 2012, Jensen was appointed a member of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Protected Area System Federal Advisory Committee. From 2012-2014, he was vice-chair of NOAA鈥檚 Subcommittee on Tourism. 

His research covers a wide range of fields, including historic preservation, maritime history, history of medicine, fisheries and marine archaeology. He has been published in numerous technical studies and historic preservation documents, and popular history and academic journals, such as Sea History, The American Neptune, The Wisconsin Magazine of History, Reviews in American History and American Academy of Underwater Sciences. He has also collaborated on the development and design of museum exhibitions, such as the "Exploring the Shipwreck Century" at the NOAA Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and 鈥淪ea Dogs! Great Tails of the Sea鈥� at Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea.

Jensen has an undergraduate degree in history from Lawrence University, a master鈥檚 in maritime history and underwater archaeology from East Carolina University, and a master鈥檚 in history and policy and a doctorate in social history from Carnegie Mellon University.

Dr. Daniel E. Miller, professor of history, teaches modern Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Balkans, European, agricultural history and Europe between the World Wars.

Raised in a Slovak household, Miller was immersed in its history and culture. He was fascinated with how the former Czechoslovakia was democratic, between the two World Wars, and then became communist after World War II. Over the years, his work has explored Czechoslovak democracy and agrarian politics, including how land reform supports democracy.

Miller has published many articles and chapters, both in Czech and in English, on Slovak and Czech agricultural politics and democracy in the Czechoslovak First Republic. He is currently collaborating with other historians on a book about consociationalism, or power颅sharing, in the Habsburg Monarchy and the Czechoslovak First Republic. He is also working on a monograph detailing the creation of new agricultural settlements on land obtained from the great estates, during the land reform between the World Wars, in Czechoslovakia.

In 1999, Miller wrote, 鈥淔orging Political Compromise: Anton铆n 艩vehla and the Czechoslovak Republican Party (1918颅1933),鈥� a book that focuses on agrarian politics and democracy in Czechoslovakia between the two World Wars. Czech historians voted the Czech translation of this book on Anton铆n 艩vehla as the best historical work of 2001 (tied with one other) by a foreign author. He also co-edited 鈥淭he Significance and Meaning of the Agrarian Movement in Czech and Czechoslovak History.鈥�

Miller, who has been in the UWF history department since 1990, was a visiting scholar at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University from 1998 to 1990. He has made numerous research trips to East颅 Central Europe, particularly the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and he has traveled throughout Europe.

He received his bachelor鈥檚 degree in East European studies and political science from the University of Pittsburgh, a master鈥檚 degree in history from University of Illinois at Champaign颅 Urbana and a doctorate degree in history from the University of Pittsburgh.

Vitaly Brazhkin is an Assistant Professor with a Ph. D. in Supply Chain Management from the University of Arkansas. He teaches a variety of courses in logistics and other disciplines.

His research interests are in education, warehousing, and transportation. His peer-reviewed research has been published in Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Journal of Business Logistics, Transportation Journal, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education and others.  He has presented his research at national and international conferences held by Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, Decision Sciences Institute and other organizations.

His current research focuses on the efficient use of lift trucks in warehouses and the effectiveness of assessment tools in experiential learning.

Brazhkin has extensive industry experience, particularly in international trade, transportation, and warehousing. Prior to working in academia, he held manager鈥檚 and director鈥檚 level positions with major U.S., French and German companies in the areas of sales management and supply chain management.

Dr. Brian Hood, associate professor, teaches philosophy of science, epistemology and logic.

While teaching intellectually gifted students at Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, Hood developed an interest in intelligence research. In his doctoral dissertation, he reviewed 100 years of intelligence research to understand the various statistical methods used to measure intelligence. Currently, his scholarly interest focuses on evaluating the methods scientists employ in their research to determine if they are appropriate for their stated empirical goals. His publications include, 鈥淰alidity in Psychological Testing and Scientific Realism,鈥� an article originally published in Theory & Psychology, an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal, and later reprinted in Psychological Assessment, SAGE Benchmarks in Psychology Series, which evaluated two main approaches to validity in psychological testing. He also wrote, 鈥淧sychological Measurement and Methodological Realism,鈥� published in Erkenntnis in 2013.

He also investigates the clinical concepts that psychologists employ in diagnosing mental and behavioral disorders, like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism spectrum disorders. His co-authored publication, 鈥淩ealism and Operationism in Psychiatric Diagnosis,鈥� which was published in the journal Philosophical Psychology, argues that the disagreements over the proper diagnosis of a mental disorder may be traced to differing conceptions of psychological measurement and of the metaphysical status of psychological disorders. For example, a clinical psychologist and a social worker, examining the same data, may disagree on a diagnosis due to implicit assumptions regarding the measurement of psychological attributes. Such disagreements and differences underlying assumptions can have practical consequences for children seeking remediation, access to pharmaceuticals or special accommodations in school. Based on this research, he has been invited to present his work abroad in Georgia and the Netherlands.

As a doctoral student at Indiana University, he received the Victor E. Thoren Graduate Student Research Fellowship, S. Westfall Fellowship for Graduate Student Research Travel, and the Ruth N. Halls Fellowship. In 2008, he was also a visiting research fellow at Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science in the Netherlands. Hood is a member of several professional academic associations including the Philosophy of Science Association and American Psychological Association.

He received a bachelor鈥檚 degree in philosophy (magna cum laude) from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a master鈥檚 degree in philosophy from the University of Florida, and both a master鈥檚 degree and a doctorate degree in history and philosophy of science from Indiana University. 

Dr. Wilson Maina, professor of philosophy, teaches biomedical ethics, African philosophy, ethics, world religions and philosophy of religion.

Maina鈥檚 research is informed by his experiences growing up in Nairobi, Kenya. He has written several peer-reviewed journal articles on various aspects of philosophy of religion and African philosophy, which were published in the Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, Pacifica and African Christian Studies.

In his book, Historical and Social Dimensions in African Christian Theology: A Contemporary Approach, he analyzes issues affecting Africa today and shows the social and political role that Christianity has to play in an African context. He is also working on an upcoming manuscript, The Making of an African Christian Ethics: B茅n茅zet Bujo and the Roman Catholic Moral Tradition, that explores the foundation of African communitarian ethics, where individuality is derived through the community.

In 2012, he received the Bi-Annual Prize in the field of Religion and Human Rights from the Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies for his contribution to human rights. Maina is also a reviewer and serves on the advisory board of the Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies. 

He received a bachelor鈥檚 degree in philosophy from St. Augustine College, a bachelor鈥檚 of sacred theology from St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Nairobi, master鈥檚 degree in ethics from Boston College, and a master鈥檚 in philosophy and doctorate in theological studies from Fordham University.

Dr. Bob Kimball, a Professor, has written several books on marketing and sales.

They include The American Marketing Association Handbook for Successful Selling, The Book on Management, and The Essence of Marketing. He鈥檚 also co-author of Selling in the New World of Business.

Kimball, a UWF faculty member since 1987, received a doctorate in Marketing from the University of Georgia. Before coming to UWF, Kimball developed and conducted management and sales training programs for Coca-Cola USA, Cotton States Insurance Companies, Georgia Department of Education, Lanier Business Products and Pabst Brewing Company, among others.

His research has appeared in several refereed journals. Kimball鈥檚 articles include 鈥淎pplication of Contemporary Literature to Enhance Interpersonal Skills and Ethical Decision-Making in Professional Selling Coursework鈥� (Journal of Marketing Education); 鈥淎 Baseline Study of Male/Female Perceptions of Attractiveness and Their Viability Over Time in a Social Context鈥� (American International College Journal of Business); and 鈥淐reating an Awareness and Understanding of Business and Cultural Environments Through the Integration of Classic Literature and Film into Traditional Course Work鈥� (Southern Business Review).

Dr. John Bratten, professor of anthropology, teaches archaeology, maritime studies, shipwreck archaeology and artifact conservation.  

Bratten was always fascinated by stories of arctic explorers and shipwrecks. But reading the book, 鈥淭he Sea Remembers: Shipwrecks and Archaeology,鈥� inspired him to switch careers midstream 鈥� from teaching science to studying maritime archaeology.

As co-principal investigator of the Emanuel Point II shipwreck, Bratten combines his passion for science and archeology by overseeing the excavation and artifact conservation of the second vessel from Trist谩n de Luna鈥檚 1559 colonization fleet. He utilizes a state-of-the-art freeze-dryer provided by the Archaeology Institute to stabilize and maintain diagnostic information from artifacts that have been submerged in water for more than 400 years. 

Bratten wrote, 鈥淭he Gondola Philadelphia and the Battle of Lake Champlain,鈥� a comprehensive analysis of the oldest intact warship and the associated artifacts that were recovered from the bottom of Lake Champlain. In addition to his manuscript publication, he has written numerous journal articles, lay publications and technical reports. He was also board member of the CSS Alabama Project and the Pensacola Archaeological Society. Before joining UWF in 1996, he was a conservator for Florida鈥檚 Bureau of Archaeological Research.

Bratten received a bachelor鈥檚 degree in biology and master鈥檚 in science education, both from Northwest Missouri State University, and a doctorate in anthropology, with an emphasis on nautical archaeology, from Texas A&M University. 

Dr. Judith Bense is President Emeritus and Professor of Anthropology/Archaeology at UWF.

Bense joined UWF in 1980 and built an Anthropology/Archaeology program at UWF from scratch. This program today is one of the leading programs in Florida and the country known for its active research in Florida archaeology and outreach to the public. 

Bense has held almost every leadership position in UWF archaeology over the decades and led the program in the direction of historical archaeology and shipwreck research. In 2004, she worked to pass legislation and obtain funding for the Florida Public Archeology Network (FPAN), which is housed at UWF and operates eight regional public archeology centers throughout Florida.  

In 2008, she was appointed interim President of UWF, selected president in 2010 and served as its president through 2016.  During her presidency, enrollment grew by 30%, six new buildings were constructed, visibility dramatically increased, athletic teams won four national championships, and the football program was started. As University of West Florida鈥檚 first female president, she continues to inspire women to achieve both professionally and academically. 

Bense was inducted in the 2019 Florida Women's Hall of Fame and is the first woman from Northwest Florida to receive this honor. She has received several prestigious awards from professional organizations, the state of Florida, and Spain. These include the Evelyn Fortune Bartlett Award, a lifetime achievement award from the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, the  JC Harrington Medal, a lifetime achievement award from the Society for Historical Archaeology,  the Senator Bob Williams Award for Outstanding achievements in Public Archaeology from the Florida Department of State, and inducted into the Order of Isabella de Catholica by the King of Spain for advancing Spain's contribution to the Americas. 

Bense has held leadership positions in state, regional and national professional archaeological organizations, capped off by the presidency of the Society for Historical Archaeology in 2005.

Her new research book, 鈥淥n the Edge of the Spanish Empire: The West Florida Presidio Era 1698-1763鈥� will be available in 2021. This book synthesizes almost 40 years of research on the Spanish Presidios of West Florida 1698-1763. She has had three professional books published along with two archaeology books for the general public. 

Bense currently teaches in the Anthropology Department in the Fall semesters and is  now preparing a series of academic articles on West Florida鈥檚 Early Spanish occupation.

She currently is Vice Chair of the Florida Historical Commission, Chair of the Board of Directors for the Florida Public Archaeology Network, is a founding board member of the Center for Excellence in Local Government and is active in local civic and service organizations.  She and her brother Allan, manage the family hay farm in Bay County. 

Bense earned her Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Anthropology/Archaeology at Florida State University, and her PhD from Washington State University. 

Dr. Gregory Cook, associate professor, teaches shipwreck archaeology, maritime archaeological field methods and archaeological field survey.

Cook is a maritime archaeologist who uncovers buried clues that provide insights into historic shipwrecks. 

As co-principal investigator of the Emanuel Point II shipwreck, he leads a team of students in surveying and conducting underwater excavations on the second vessel from the Tristan de Luna鈥檚 1559 colonization fleet. Cook, who specializes in remote sensing techniques, utilizes advanced sonar equipment to map out the location of objects on the seafloor. 

During an undergraduate study abroad trip to Malawi, Africa, his interest in African studies converged with maritime research. As a doctoral student, he received a National Geographic Society Research Grant that supported the first remote sensing survey and shipwreck investigation in Elmina, Ghana. A second grant from National Geographic enabled him to continue his research on the merchant trading vessel.

He has written book chapters, publications and technical reports on his archaeological investigations. He wrote a chapter for an upcoming book on the final excavation of the vessel La Belle, which will be published by the Texas Historical Commission. He also wrote, 鈥淭he Maritime Archaeology of West Africa in the Atlantic World: Investigations at Elmina, Ghana,鈥� his doctoral dissertation that chronicles the discovery of the 17th century vessel in west Africa.

In 2011, he received the U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary's Partners in Conservation Award for assisting in an offshore diving project that assessed six submerged cultural resources sites for National Historic Register Eligibility in the Gulf of Mexico.

Key words: maritime archaeology, shipwreck archaeology, remote sensing techniques, maritime archaeological field methods, archaeological field survey, Emanuel Point II shipwreck, Tristan de Luna colonization fleet.

He received a bachelor鈥檚 degree from Indiana University, master鈥檚 degree from Texas A&M University, and doctorate from Syracuse University, all in anthropology. 

Dr. Ramie Gougeon, department chair and professor, teaches courses in archaeological and anthropological theory; historic preservation, policies and practice in archaeology; and area courses in North American prehistory.

Gougeon cultivated an interest in household anthropology as a graduate student. His dissertation research on household activities and gender provided a jumping-off point for him to explore power and authority in middle-range societies in the Southeast, and architectural pattern languages in prehistory. 

He has published on various aspects of household archaeology, power, gender, and pattern language. A recent publication, 鈥淐onsidering Gender Analogies in Southeastern Prehistoric Archaeology,鈥� is an examination of how archaeologists鈥� approaches to gender analogies are influenced by underlying and unresolved epistemological issues.

One of Gougeon鈥檚 long-term projects is an investigation of the lifeways of native groups who inhabited the Pensacola area before and immediately after Spanish contact. He and his students are collaborating with Dr. John Worth, professor of anthropology, who is investigating the Spanish contact and early colonial periods. Their combined research efforts address issues of ethnic identity and the material record, and the short and long-term impacts of cultural contact, among others. 

Before coming to UWF in 2010, he worked in academe and contract archaeology. He held teaching positions at the University of Georgia, Kennesaw State University, and Brenau University, and was a visiting assistant professor at Western Carolina University. His experience as an archaeologist with several cultural resource management companies gave him the opportunity to learn the business of archaeology through a wide variety of archaeological projects in the Southeast. 

Gougeon is Past President of the Florida Archaeological Council and is Secretary Elect of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference. 

He received a bachelor鈥檚 degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a doctorate from the University of Georgia, both in anthropology.

Dr. Sherry Hartnett is a highly respected marketing and leadership professor, consultant, mentor, and author. She entered the world of academia after a successful business career as a senior-level marketing executive. At the University of West Florida, she founded the pioneering, high-impact experiential learning Executive Mentor Program and an acclaimed annual Women in Leadership Conference to educate the next generation of business leaders who will shape the destiny of our world.

Sherry is coauthor of High Impact Mentoring: A Practical Guide to Creating Value in Other People's Lives. The book includes keen insights on how to be a great mentor and shares a step-by-step framework that instructs organization leaders on installing and scaling up a successfully structured mentoring program in a small, medium or large organization. 

Sherry founded Hartnett Marketing Solutions and Hartnett Learning Academy, a consultancy specializing in marketing, mentoring, and leadership development.  Before launching her consulting company, she was vice president, chief marketing & development officer at a regional healthcare system recognized as a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winner and one of Fortune鈥檚 100 Best Places to Work. Earlier in her career, Sherry was a marketing executive for one of the Top 10 largest news media companies globally; and led marketing and research for a national advertising agency. 

Sherry has a unique perspective on leadership that shines through in her writing on the importance of mentorship. Sherry has received numerous national awards and honors for excellence in marketing, leadership, and mentoring and prestigious faculty excellence in teaching awards. She is delighted to see her students and clients prosper and flourish. Sherry is always looking to inspire and encourage others and has served as a mentor to many.

An active leader in business, civic, and charitable communities, Sherry has served on numerous national and local boards of directors over the years, including the American Marketing Association and the Pace Center for Girls Escambia-Santa Rosa, as board chair for Junior Achievement of Northwest Florida, and as president of the Rotary Club of Pensacola. She is also a proud member of the Leadership Florida Cornerstone Class 38.

A lifelong learner, Sherry received a bachelor鈥檚 in marketing from Towson University, a master鈥檚 from Johns Hopkins University in management, and a doctorate in business from Georgia State University, and is always on the lookout for fascinating and relevant things to learn.

Sherry is well known for her energetic and interactive teaching style and for providing advice and guidance that is down-to-earth and relevant, and that takes into account the real-world complexities of business. She has a passion for making a difference in the careers and lives of the next generation, locally and worldwide.

Sherry and her husband are the proud parents of two grown sons and reside in Pensacola, Florida.

Meredith Marten, assistant professor of anthropology, teaches cultural anthropology, medical anthropology and African studies.

Marten is a cultural and medical anthropologist whose work on HIV prevention programs in East Africa led to her current research on reproductive health and maternal mortality. Her primary research interests include equity in access to HIV and maternal health services in Tanzania and northwest Florida, focusing on how volatility in donor aid and health policy affects the health and well-being of women living in poverty.

Medical anthropology incorporates both cultural and biological anthropology by examining the effects of social and cultural factors on health and health care. For her dissertation, she spent 20 months in rural and urban health-care settings in Tanzania to document the impact reduced funding can have on a health system鈥檚 ability to respond to health emergencies. She focused on US-funded programs designed to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV, and the coping strategies HIV-positive women use to manage their health in unpredictable donor aid and health care contexts. She is a recipient of a Fulbright-Hays dissertation fellowship, and has written peer-reviewed journal articles related to this work and to global health, including 鈥淔rom Emergency to Sustainability: Shifting Objectives in the US Government鈥檚 HIV Response in Tanzania,鈥� published in Global Public Health, 鈥淟iving with HIV as Donor Aid Declines,鈥� published in Medical Anthropology, and 鈥淗ospital Side-Hustles: Funding Conundrums and Perverse Incentives in Tanzania鈥檚 Publicly-Funded Health Sector鈥� in Social Science and Medicine.

Marten received a bachelor鈥檚 degree in anthropology from Michigan State University, a master鈥檚 in anthropology from Florida State University, a master鈥檚 in public health (international health and development) from Tulane University, and a doctorate in medical anthropology from the University of Florida.

Dr. Kevin Krieger teaches courses in Financial Management, Investments, and Quantitative Methods. He was a 2015 recipient of UWF鈥檚 (university-wide) Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award. In 2020 he was named one of UWF鈥檚 Student Government Association鈥檚 Distinguished Teaching Award winners.

A Professor of Finance, Dr. Krieger received his Ph.D. in Finance from Florida State University in 2009 and joined the UWF faculty in 2011.

His research examines ways in which financial markets are efficient and inefficient at incorporating information. Some areas of interest include sports betting; investment pricing anomalies; derivative pricing and volatility; the relationship of stock and option markets; dividend policy; household investing; and finance pedagogy.

His work has been published in leading publications such as Financial Analysts Journal, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Futures Markets, Applied Economics, Finance Research Letters, and Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance.

Dr. Krieger was a recipient of UWF鈥檚 (university-wide) Distinction in Faculty Research and Scholarly Activities Award for 鈥榚arly career鈥� faculty in 2015. He was honored with the award again for 鈥榮enior faculty鈥� in 2020. On five occasions he has been a recipient of a UWF, College of Business Dyson Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarly Activity.

He has three times been a recipient of a UWF, College of Business Dyson Award for Excellence in Service.

Dr. Jill Plumer has taught courses on hospitality financial analysis, revenue operation, food and beverage management, and financial accounting. She has received the Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching from the University of Florida, Rosen College of Hospitality Management.

Plumer also has extensive experience in the field, owning food service properties and catering service companies.