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Located just south of Fort Myers and north of Naples on the Southwest Florida coast, Florida Gulf Coast University encompasses 800 acres on which academic buildings, residence halls and athletics facilities share space with wetlands, pinewoods and boardwalks in a natural setting. FGCU serves 16,000 students and offers more than 95 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It emphasizes a university-wide commitment to sustainability and service learning, with students having completed more than 4 million hours of service since the university opened in 1997. With six colleges, FGCU is committed to serving Southwest Florida with academic programs designed to meet the workforce demands of the five-county region. Growing interdisciplinary programs include The Water School and the Daveler & Kauanui School of Entrepreneurship.
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Pamella A. Seay, J.D.
Expert in criminal, constitutional, aviation and international law
Pamella Seay specializes in international law and the courts.
Aviation Law Courts Criminal Justice Criminal Law International Law Law
Abbe Finn, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
Expert in school shooting prevention and crisis response
Abbe Finn specializes in school violence and workplace violence prevention.
school shooting prevention and intervention Clinical Mental Health Counseling Suicide Prevention Addictions Crisis Response Workplace Violence Prevention
Christopher Westley, Ph.D.
Expert in regional economic trends
Dr. Westley studies and researches the economics of the free society.
Finance Economics Public Economics Austrian Economics Political Economy
Puspa Adhikari, Ph.D.
Expert in marine and environmental chemistry
Puspa Adhikari uses the ocean floor and water column to investigate the impact of Florida's red tide, organic pollutants and nutrients.
Gulf of Mexico Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Nutrients Organic Pollutants Marine and Environmental Chemistry Analytical Chemistry Petroleum Geochemistry and Oil Fingerprinting Radiochemistry Sediment Biogeochemistry Red Tide Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill Microplastics
Ashraf Badir, Ph.D., P.E.
Expert in concrete and steel structures
Ashraf Badir's research focuses on structural engineering as well as engineering education.
Engineering Education Structural Analysis Steel Structures Concrete Structures Bridges Design of Structures
Alise Bartley, Ph.D., LMHC, LMFT
Expert in families and couples counseling
Alise Bartley is an experienced counselor with expertise in shared parenting, divorce, affair recovery and anxiety.
Infertility General Mental Health Concerns Personality Disorders Grief and Bereavement Mentoring & Careers Eating Disorders Emotional Disregulation Children and Adolescent Mental Health Issues Trauma Compassion fatigue Lifespan Development Shared Parenting Divorce & Blended Family Issues Families and Couple Communication
Peter J. Bergerson, Ph.D.
Expert in national and Florida politics and public policy
Peter Bergerson focuses on U.S. campaigns and elections, the presidency and congress.
U.S. Census Florida Politics Florida Elections Florida's role in national elections U.S. Politics Legislation Voting Rights Policy Voting Presidency Politics Water Policy Voting Behavior Voting Rights Voting behaviors of U.S. Senators
Derek Buzasi, Ph.D.
Expert in astrophysics, spaceflight and optics
Derek Buzasi's research involves almost anything to do with stars or the sun.
Stars Asteroseismology Nonlinear Dynamics Satellites and Spaceflight Exoplanets Astrophysics Stellar Astronomy Optics Space
Victor V. Claar, Ph.D.
Expert in economics and ethics
Victor Claar is a serious economist who thinks about the individual human beings behind market transactions.
Financial Literacy Tariffs Free Enterprise Business Cycles Inflation Economy Economics Economics and Ethics Fairtrade Coffee Trade Policy Macroeconomics Employment Economic Policy Minimum Wage Trade Wars
Craig D. Capano, Ph.D., CPC
Expert in construction management
Craig Capano specializes in construction issues, specifically management, education and technology.
Project Management Construction Controls Construction Equipment Modularization Economics of Construction Construction Issues Construction Education Construction Technologies Prefabrication Construction Management Virtual Design Construction (VDC) Estimating