Associate Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Luisel Ricks-Santi, Ph.D
Dr. Luisel Ricks-Santi is a cancer genomics researcher and population scientist possessing over 15 years of academic research experience. She is committed to diversity & inclusion through research education and training and is particularly adept in the areas of grantsmanship, organizational leadership, clinical-translational methods and transdisciplinary team science approaches.
Diversity Committee
John M. Allen, PharmD
Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity,
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapy & Translational Research,
College of Pharmacy
Eric Cooks, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate, STEM Translational Communication Center
College of Journalism and Communications
Lakeshia Cousin, PhD, APRN, AGPCNP-BC
Assistant Professor, Department of Family, Community and Health Systems Science,
College of Nursing
Leighton A. Elliott, MD
Fellow, Division of Hematology & Oncology
Department of Medicine,
College of Medicine
Jesus C. Fabregas, MD, MPH, FACP
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Division of Hematology & Oncology
College of Medicine
Catherine Flores, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
College of Medicine
Kristianna M. Fredenburg, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine
College of Medicine
Thomas J. George, MD, FACP
Associate Director for Clinical Research,
UF Health Cancer Center
Director, GI Oncology Program
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Oncology,
College of Medicine
Malik Grady
Study Data Coordinator,
UF Health Cancer Center
Kathryn E. Hitchcock, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
College of Medicine
Anna Kukukla, RN, BSN, MEd, CCRC
Unit Manager, Early Therapeutics Group,
UF Health Cancer Center
Raymond B. Mailhot, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
College of Medicine
Erin M. Mobley, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
College of Medicine – Jacksonville
Oluwadamilola T. Oladeru, MD, MBA, MA
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
College of Medicine
Tiffany Pineda
Research Navigator,
UF Clinical & Translational Science Institute
Maryam Rahman, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
College of Medicine
Rolf Renne, PhD
Associate Director for Basic Sciences,
UF Health Cancer Center
Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
College of Medicine
Carlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos, PhD
Dean’s Leadership Professor and Chair of Chemical Engineering
Professor, J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering
Sherise Rogers, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Division of Hematology & Oncology,
College of Medicine
Dietmar Siemann, PhD
Associate Director for Education & Training,
UF Health Cancer Center
John P. Cofrin Professorship in Radiation Therapy
Associate Chair for Research,
Department of Radiation Oncology
Co-Leader, Cancer Biology Concentration, Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences,
College of Medicine
Melissa Vilaro, PhD, MPH, CPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences