{"id":3863,"date":"2019-10-18T10:31:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T14:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/faculty-affairs\/?page_id=3863"},"modified":"2025-09-24T12:06:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T16:06:58","slug":"faculty-affairs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/faculty-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-faded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Welcome<\/h2>\n<p>Welcome to\u00a0<strong>COS Faculty Services<\/strong>! Faculty are at the core of the mission of the College of Sciences (COS) as they drive student success, engage in research, scholarship, and creative activities, and conduct impactful service activities. The college is committed to support faculty of all ranks in their academic endeavors. COS Faculty Services strives to provide resources and services that help faculty navigate numerous processes, including awards and leaves; evaluations, promotion, and tenure; and committee service at the college level, among others.<\/p>\n<p>We appreciate and are proud of the numerous contributions of COS faculty and we\u2019re honored to assist you in your endeavors.<\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to contact us with any questions, concerns, or to let us know about your accomplishments! You can reach us at <a href=\"mailto:COSFacultyServices@ucf.edu\">COSFacultyServices@ucf.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"img-fluid rounded-circle mr-3 alignleft wp-image-4846 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/faculty-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/09\/Kerstin-Hamann-Square-SM-v2.jpg\" alt=\"Woman with blonde hair wearing a black blazer and necklace, posing against a plain gray background.\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kerstin Hamann, Ph.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Senior Associate Dean &amp; Pegasus Professor<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"padding-left:15px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"news-heading-wrap\">\n<h2><i class=\"fa fa-rss text-primary\"><\/i> In the News<\/h2>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/category\/news\/faculty-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"muted\">Check out more stories <i class=\"fa fa-external-link \" ><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-md-12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news modern\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/Antscan-1.jpg-150x150.avif\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"A person wearing outdoor gear smiles while holding something in the forest; nearby, another person is crouched inside a deep, narrow hole in the ground.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">Biology<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">UCF Researcher Contributes to Antscan, a Global 3D Ant Biodiversity Database<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">Since the rise of genome sequencing, the field of biology has gained an exponential amount of data and understanding of the building blocks of living&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/inaugural-gilson-lecture-series-features-oxford-professor-on-how-the-senses-shape-perception\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/1-150x150.png\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"A speaker presents slides to an audience seated in a conference room, with images of astronauts on the screens at the front.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">COS News<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">Inaugural\u00a0Gilson\u00a0Lecture Series Features Oxford\u00a0Professor\u00a0on\u00a0How the Senses Shape Perception<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">The&nbsp;UCF Department of Psychology hosted its first&nbsp;Richard Gilson&nbsp;distinguished lecture series,&nbsp;featuring University of Oxford professor Charles Spence, who explored how the human brain integrates sensory information&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-study-suggests-some-alzheimers-symptoms-may-begin-outside-the-brain\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_846370492-2-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"A caregiver places a reassuring hand on an elderly man\u2019s hands as he holds a wooden cane, offering support and comfort.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">Chemistry<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">UCF Study Suggests Some Alzheimer\u2019s Symptoms May Begin Outside the Brain<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">UCF researchers&nbsp;have&nbsp;uncovered&nbsp;evidence&nbsp;that some movement-related symptoms&nbsp;of&nbsp;Alzheimer\u2019s disease&nbsp;may originate outside the brain, which could change how&nbsp;the disease&nbsp;is diagnosed and treated in the future. 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