People Group Archives: College Leadership

Brett McCollum serves as the College of Science’s new Associate Dean of Student Success in STEM. In this role, he will be supporting overall student success across the college, working with faculty and staff to identify and deploy effective strategies. McCollum received his doctorate from Simon Fraser University where he studied novel organosilicon materials using […]

Dr. Nichole Lighthall serves as the Interim Associate Dean for Research and Facilities for the College of Sciences and is an Associate Professor of Psychology in the Human Factors and Cognitive program. She is also a Faculty Fellow in the Office of Research at UCF. She holds a B.A. in psychology from the University of […]

Ana Hidalgo is a communications specialist with over six years of experience in the private and nonprofit sectors, with a particular focus on conservation initiatives. She is skilled in storytelling, content creation, stakeholder engagement, and project management, bringing a strategic and impactful approach to her work. In her role at the College of Sciences, she […]

Stephanie Heron holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Florida, is certified by the Society of Human Resource Management as a Senior Certified Professional and is Six Sigma Greenbelt certified. She has over twenty-five years of staffing and human resources experience. During the last 14 years, she served in the […]

Dr. Sandra Wheeler is a Senior Lecturer in Anthropology specializing in bioarchaeology. Dr. Wheeler received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Western Ontario in 2009. A UCF alumna (BA ’98, MA ’02), she returned to UCF as a faculty member in the Anthropology Department in 2010. Dr. Wheeler has served as the Anthropology […]

Dr. Joshua Colwell is the interim dean of the College of Sciences (COS) at the University of Central Florida. Colwell received his B.S. in Physics with a minor in Mathematics from Stetson University and a Ph.D. in Astrophysical, Planetary and Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has been on the faculty […]