2025 Rewarding Excellence in Teaching Initiative (RETI) Award Winners
The RETI Awards are intended to recognize faculty who are working to create learning-centered, inclusive classroom experiences by using evidence/information from their own classrooms to inform instructional design and practice.
| Awardee | Primary Role at FIU | College | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozan Atalan | Assistant Teaching Professor | CARTA | Art & Art History |
| Ivan Lopez | Associate Teaching Professor | CARTA | Theatre |
| Alicia Romero-Sardinas | Adjunct Faculty | CARTA | Music |
| Marcelo Bigliassi | Assistant Professor | CASE | Teaching and Learning |
| Darrel Elmore | Teaching Professor | CASE | English |
| Ciprian Gal | Professor | CASE | Math |
| Jennifer Houston | Adjunct Faculty | CASE | Marketing & Logistics |
| Megan Turner | Associate Teaching Professor | CASE | Teaching and Learning |
| Mohamed Yacoub | Assistant Teaching Professor | CASE | English |
| Kiavash Bahreini | Professor | CENGR | Computing and Information Sciences |
| Mahya Sam | Assistant Teaching Professor | CENGR | Construction Management |
| Stephanie Porter-Plummer | Assistant Teaching Professor | NWCNHS | Undergraduate Nursing |
| Pouyan Esmaeil Zadeh | Associate Professor | COB | Information Systems & Business Analytics |
| Florent Rouxelin | Assistant Professor | COB | Finance |
| Todd Makse | Professor | SIPA | Politics & International Relations |
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