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Staff/Faculty
Michael J. Scicchitano, Ph.D.
is the director
of the Florida Survey Research Center (FSRC) at the University of Florida.
As Director of the FSRC he has implemented hundreds of survey research and
program evaluation projects in the past ten years. He has extensive knowledge
of the implementation of telephone, mail, and in-person surveys. He brings
expertise in survey design, sampling, and data analysis to this project. Dr. Scicchitano earned a B.A. in political science and
masters in public administration from Pennsylvania State
University. He received
his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Georgia
in 1984. Since 1984 he has been on the faculty at West
Virginia University,
the University of Connecticut and the University of Florida.
In addition to his work with the FSRC, he is director of the masters program
in public administration. He is also associate editor of State and Local
Government Review, which is the official journal for American Society for
Public Administration’s section on intergovernmental management. His
research on issues related to public policy and public affairs has been
published in Journal of Politics, Publius,
Legislative Studies Quarterly, Policy Studies Journal, Administration and
Society and many others. He has taught courses on public budgeting, computer
applications, as well as public policy and administration to graduate and
undergraduate students at the University
of Florida.
Tracy L. Johns, Ph.D.
is the Research
Director at the Florida Survey Research Center (FSRC) at the University of Florida. As Research Director of the
FSRC, she has designed and overseen the implementation of hundreds of
surveys. Dr. Johns is responsible for the creation and design of survey
instruments, population sampling, managing survey implementation, supervising
data analysis, and writing summary reports of research conducted by the FSRC.
She has an extensive background in conducting mail, telephone, and in-person
surveys, as well as secondary data analysis and program evaluations. Dr.
Johns earned a B.A. and M.A. in sociology from the University
of Florida, and completed her Ph.D.
in sociology at the University
of Florida in 2001. In
addition to her work at the FSRC, Dr. Johns is also an Adjunct Instructor for
the Departments of Sociology and Political Science. She has published and
presented papers on a variety of topics, including: crime and deviance on college
campus, disaggregated homicide results, racism in America, and survey methodology.
Louise Grimm
Richard Schaeffer
Terry McCoy
Kenneth Walh
Keneth Lowman
Ralph Scicchitano
Miles Cooper
Barbara Janowitz
Debbie Wallen
Jennifer Passudetti
graduated in
1998 from the University
of Florida with a
bachelor's degree in Public Relations. Originally from Stamford, Connecticut,
she began working for the Gainesville Health & Fitness Centers as
Assistant Director of Public Relations upon graduation. GHFC currently has
22,000 members in the Gainesville
area and has consistently been ranked one of best health clubs in the world
in terms of customer service, management, marketing and retention. In 2001
Jennifer was promoted to Director of Public Relations. In 2002 she won two
Image Awards and one Golden Image Award from the Florida Public Relations
Association for her public relations work for the health clubs. She has done
freelance work for FSRC and Suite USA,
a property management company located in Gainesville.
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