2018 News
College of Education Welcomes New Faculty
TAMPA, Fla. (August 16, 2018) — The College of Education is proud to welcome new faculty for the 2018-19 academic year. These individuals bring with them a diverse set of research interests and experiences that demonstrate their commitment to high-impact research, student success, and innovation in the field of education.
New Faculty
Samuel Buckner, PhD — Department of Educational & Psychological Studies
Samuel Buckner, PhD, joins the College of Education as an assistant professor of exercise science. A Florida native, Dr. Buckner earned his PhD in Health and Kinesiology from the University of Mississippi, Oxford in 2018. His research focuses on skeletal muscle adaptation, and his current work places an emphasis in enhancing the understanding of the effects of blood flow restriction on muscle size. Dr. Buckner has 60 papers published in peer-reviewed journals, and in 2012 was the the Guinness World Record holder for the most consecutive 90 degree pushups.
Maureen Chiodini — Department of Educational & Psychological Studies
Maureen Chiodini joins the College of Education as an Instructor in the Exercise
Science program. She previously served in the program as a visiting instructor. Chiodini
has a master’s degree in Public Health and a master’s degree in Exercise Science from
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worked and volunteered in the Tampa Bay area for more than 30 years, and enjoys working
on getting the world to understand the value of movement.
J. Michael Denton, PhD, – Department of Leadership, Counseling Adult, Career, and Higher Education
Michael Denton, PhD, has served in the College of Education since 2015 as a visiting instructor and has joined the College as an assistant professor of higher education and student affairs. He served previously as a student affairs educator for 15 years in the southeastern United States. Dr. Denton researches college students living with HIV/AIDS. His first research project looked specifically at how gay college men construct their identities and navigate post-secondary institutions g