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I advise Melbourne Campus Undergraduate students who enter the university starting this Fall 2023 in the following majors with last names from L-Z:

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electrical Engineering
• Environmental Science
• General Biology
• Marine Biology
• Marine Conservation
• Meteorology
• Ocean Engineering
• Oceanography
• Software Engineering
• Sustainability Studies
  
  

Contact Info
Email: rcobb@fit.edu 

Phone: (321) 674 - 8732

Office: Evans Library Pavilion, Room 141

Schedule a meeting with me

Education
M.F.A. Creative Writing - University of Central Florida
B.A. English - University of Central Florida

Fun Fact
I will never have enough books.

I assist Melbourne Campus Undergraduate Students who enter the university starting fall 2023 in the following college:

• College of Aeronautics

Contact Info
Email: bmathashi2015@fit.edu
Phone: (321) 309 - 3034
Office Location: Skurla 210i
Schedule a meeting with me

Education
M.S. STEM Education- Florida Institute of Technology

Fun Fact
I have lived near a beach my whole life, yet I still don't know how to swim.

I advise Melbourne Campus Undergraduate students who enter the university starting this Fall 2023 from the College of Engineering and Science with last names from L-Z:

• Biochemistry
• Biomedical Engineering
• Biomedical Science
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry - all concentrations
• Civil Engineering
• Construction Management
• General Engineering
• General Science
• Genomics and Molecular Genetics
• Mechanical Engineering

Contact Info
Email: smeeler@fit.edu 

Phone: (321) 674 - 8733

Office Location: Olin Engineering Complex, Room 253

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Education
Graduate Certificate in Academic Advising - University of South Florida
M.A. English Literature - University of South Florida
B.A. English, Minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies - Florida Atlantic University

Fun Fact
All of my pets are named after fandoms (Game of Thrones & Black Panther).

I advise Melbourne Campus Undergraduate students who enter the university starting this Fall 2023 from the College of Engineering and Science with last names from A-K:

• Biochemistry
• Biomedical Engineering
• Biomedical Science
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry - all concentrations
• Civil Engineering
• Construction Management
• General Engineering
• General Science
• Genomics and Molecular Genetics
• Mechanical Engineering

Contact Info
Email: kmorgan@fit.edu  

Phone: (321) 309 - 3096

Office Location: Olin Engineering Complex, Room 257

Schedule a meeting with me

Education
M.A. Teaching - Florida Institute of Technology
B.A. English - George Mason University

Fun Fact
I'm talented with throwing axes. 

I advise Melbourne Campus Undergraduate students who enter the university starting this Fall 2023 in the following majors with last names from A-K:

• Biochemistry
• Biomedical Engineering
• Biomedical Science
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry - all concentrations
• Civil Engineering
• Construction Management
• General Engineering
• General Science
• Genomics and Molecular Genetics
• Mechanical Engineering

Contact Info
Email: kmorgan@fit.edu  

Phone: (321) 309 - 3096

Office Location: Olin Engineering, Room 257

Schedule a meeting with me

Education
M.A. Teaching - Florida Institute of Technology
B.A. English - Geroge Mason University

Fun Fact
I am surprisingly good at axe throwing.

I advise Melbourne Campus Undergraduate students who enter the university starting this Fall 2023 in the following majors with last names from A-K:

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electrical Engineering
• Environmental Science
• General Biology
• Marine Biology
• Marine Conservation
• Meteorology
• Ocean Engineering
• Oceanography
• Software Engineering
• Sustainability Studies
  
  

Contact Info
Email: knelson@fit.edu  

Phone: (321) 309 - 3086

Office Location: Evans Library Pavilion, Room 140

Schedule a meeting with me

Education
M.A. Education/Adult Education - University of Phoenix
B.A. Liberal Studies - Flagler College

Fun Fact
I have walked on the ocean floor without being underwater.

1. I advise Melbourne Campus Undergraduate students who enter the university starting this Fall 2023 in the following majors from the College of Engineering and Science with last names from A-K:

   • Aerospace Engineering
   • Astrobiology
   • Astronomy and Astrophysics
   • Biomathematics
   • Interdisciplinary Science
   • Mathematical Sciences- Applied Mathematics
   • Mathematical Sciences
   • Physics
   • Physics- Premedical Physics
   • Planetary Science

   Contact Info
   Email: speykamian@fit.edu

   Phone: (321) 309-3109

   Office Location: Olin Engineering Complex, Room 259

   Schedule a meeting with me 

   Education
   M.B.A.- Healthcare Management- Florida Institute of Technology
   B.A. Geography- Azad University of Isfahan

   Fun Fact
   My favorite thing to do is play Mario Kart with my sons.

I advise Melbourne Campus Undergraduate students who enter the university starting this Fall 2023 in the following majors from the College of Engineering and Science with last names from L-Z:

• Aerospace Engineering
• Astrobiology
• Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Biomathematics
• Interdisciplinary Science
• Mathematical Sciences - Applied Mathematics
• Mathematical Sciences
• Physics
• Physics- Premedical Physics
• Planetary Science

Contact Info
Email: athomas@fit.edu 

Phone: (321) 674 - 8643

Office Location: Olin Engineering Complex, Room 244

Schedule a meeting with me

Education
M.S. in Sustainability Leadership - Arizona State University
M.S. in Higher Education Administration - Barry University
B.S. in Communication with Minor in Sustainability - Florida Institute of Technology

Fun Fact
I’m a classically & jazz trained trombonist who also marched in high school with a trombone.

I serve as the Director for the Office of Student Advising.

Contact Info
Email: cfinn@fit.edu
Phone: (321) 674 - 8641
Schedule a meeting with me

Education
M.B.A. Aviation - Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
B.A. International Relations - Florida International University

Fun Fact
I studied on exchange in France & the Netherlands.

I advise Melbourne Campus Undergraduate Students who enter the university starting fall 2023 in the following college: College of Business

Contact Info
Email: spopelka@fit.edu
Phone: (321) 674-7347
Office Location: College of Business (BBO), Room 245
Schedule a meeting with me

Education
M.S. Administration - Central Michigan University
B.S. Human Resources Administration - Bellevue University

Fun Fact
Previously worked for Delta Airlines in Seattle.