New Department Chairs for Biology, Anthropology and Sociology Announced
As three esteemed faculty members chose to leave their positions as department chairs, Dean Michael Johnson had to choose which professors would be their successors. The College of Sciences is pleased to announce and congratulate the new department chairs who willingly stepped up to help their departments such an important way.
Dr. Graham Worthy, Department Chair, Biology
Dr. Graham Worthy, Department Chair of Biology
Dr. Worthy came to UCF in 2001 as Provost’s Distinguished Research Professor of Biology and Hubbs-SeaWorld Professor of Marine Mammalogy. His research seeks to help understand marine ecosystem function, and ultimately ocean health, by studying the interrelationships between species and how species respond to environmental perturbations. He received degrees in Zoology and Environmental Physiology from the University of Guelph, and before coming to UCF was professor and department head in the Department of Marine Biology at Texas A&M University.
Dr. Tosha Dupras, Department Chair, Anthropology
Dr. Tosha Dupras, Department Chair of Anthropology
Dr. Dupras is a biological anthropologist with research areas including human osteology and skeletal analysis, stable isotope and dietary analysis, juvenile growth and development, paleopathology, bioarchaeology, and forensic archaeology. Field research has included sites in Egypt, Sudan, Lithuania, and the island of Flores in Indonesia. She received her Ph.D. from McMaster University in 1999. She is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and has served as assistant chair for the past six years.
Dr. Eliabeth Mustaine, Department Chair, Sociology
Dr. Elizabeth Mustaine, Department Chair of Sociology
Dr. Mustaine is a criminologist studying victimization, sexual offenders and registries, domestic violence, and extensions and applications of Routine Activities Theory. She has served as associate editor for Justice Quarterly and has held positions in the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the American Society of Criminology, and the Southern Criminal Justice Association. She received the 2011 Educator of the Year Award from the Southern Criminal Justice Association. Service to the department includes five years directing the undergraduate programs. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from The Ohio State University. She is a Professor of Sociology.
To see our companion story on the four outgoing chairs honored by the dean, click here.