ENGINEERING LABORATORY - Key Persons


Afshin Nabili

Job Titles:
  • Director, Laboratories & Technology Resources

Alison Lichy

Alison Lichy, PT, DPT, NCS is the owner of the Neurological Physical Therapy PLLC and a practicing physical therapist at NeuroPT and board certified specialist in neurological physical therapy. Dr. Lichy is a research investigator for the National Capital Spinal Cord Injury Model System, the Rehabilitation Research Training Center, and the Assistive Technology Research Center at the National Rehabilitation Hospital. She is also the current chapter president of the District of Columbia American Physical Therapy Association.

Arash Massoudieh - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Professor

Bruno Sarli

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer
  • Member of the Lecturers and Adjunct Faculty Team

Charles C. Nguyen

Job Titles:
  • Dean Emeritus

Christopher Raub - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Chairman

Dan Gunther

Job Titles:
  • Administration and Staff
  • Assistant Dean for Advancement

David Brown

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Leadership Annual Giving

Diane Damiano

Job Titles:
  • Chief of the Functional
Dr. Damiano is Chief of the Functional and Applied Biomechanics Section, Rehabilitation Medicine Department in the NIH Clinical Center. She is a physical therapist by training, Dr. Damiano holds a PhD in research methods/biomechanics from the University of Virginia, a Master of Science in physical therapy from Duke University, and an undergraduate degree in biological sciences from Catholic University. Dr. Damiano's area of expertise is in the investigation of both existing and novel rehabilitation approaches in children with cerebral palsy.

Diane Miranda

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean

Dr. Arash Rezavandi


Dr. Babak Hamidzadeh

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
Dr. Babak Hamidzadeh received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from The University of Minnesota in 1989 and 1993, respectively. In that period, he also worked as a research associate at The Systems and Research Center of Honeywell Inc., and as a research scientist at The Research and Technology Center of Alliant Techsystems Inc. for over 3 years. From 1993 to 1996 he was an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He was an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of British Columbia (UBC) from 1996 to 2000, and an Associate Professor at the same university from 2000 to 2002. While at UBC, he was also a Fellow of The BC Advanced Systems Institute and the holder of a Canada Research Chair in Information Technology. From 2002 to 2004 he was The Senior Manager of the Information Management and Collaborative Technologies Research at The Boeing Company. From 2004 to 2011 he was the Director of the Repository Development Center at the Library of Congress. Currently, he is at the University of Maryland (UMD), College Park, as the Interim Dean of Libraries, as Associate Dean of Libraries for Digital Systems and Stewardship, as affiliate Associate Professor of Computer Science, and as affiliate faculty of the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies.

Dr. Chang-Tien Lu

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Dr. Dennis F. McCahill

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Construction Consultant
  • Professor Emeritus

Dr. Gene VanDyck

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Partner / Underground Technology Group

Dr. Giovanni Bonita


Dr. Hamid Karimi

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Deputy Director, Natural Resources Administration / Department of Energy

Dr. Hsien Ping (Frank) Pao

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Dr. Iian Black

Expertise: Rehabilitation Engineering and Biomechanics

Dr. John J. McCoy

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Dr. Jose Latimer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Dr. Joseph Hidler

Job Titles:
  • Scientist
Dr. Joseph Hidler, a scientist with expertise in rehabilitation robotics and, himself, an individual living with mobility impairment, has agreed to Chair the Advisory Board. Dr. Hidler has a unique perspective on all aspects of rehabilitation engineering, having been the founder and previous director of CABRR at NRH, previous faculty at CUA focused on biomechanics and rehabilitation engineering, inventor of the ZeroG and now CEO of Aretech LLC.

Dr. Kiavash Parvan


Dr. Lawrence C. Schuette

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Dr. Nina Rodriguez

Job Titles:
  • Production Operations / Division Director

Dr. Nina Rodriquez

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Dr. Ossama Salem Ali Ahmed


Dr. Ramesh Bharadwaj

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Dr. Sassan Aflaki

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Project Manager

Dr. Shahin Hajilar


Dr. Tarek El-Ghazawi

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Dr. Timothy Kao

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Dr. Xiuzhen Cheng

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

E. Scott Stickels

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Gerard Carroll

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer
  • Member of the Lecturers and Adjunct Faculty Team

Gil Crouse

Job Titles:
  • Chief Engineer, Advanced Aircraft Development, Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation

Hang Liu

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Faculty

Henry Hoffman

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder / Owner of Saebo Inc
Henry Hoffman, Co-Founder/Owner of Saebo Inc., an industry leader in home-based technologies for rehab of motor disorders, is on our Advisory Board and will provide input on commercial potential.

Jaclyn Schade

Job Titles:
  • Registered Patent Agent, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Jenna Gietl

Job Titles:
  • Mechanical Engineer / Project Manager at NSWC Carderock / Department of Mechanical

John Judge

Job Titles:
  • Dean / Associate Professor of Mechanical

Joseph Flanagan

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant II

Joseph T. (Tim) Arcano

Job Titles:
  • Chief Technology Officer, Rite - Solutions, Inc

Joseph Vignola - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Chairman

Kevin Riley

Job Titles:
  • Operations Coordinator

Maria Sorensen

Job Titles:
  • Assistant to the Associate Dean for Professional Programs
Maria Sorensen Assistant to the Associate Dean for Professional Programs sorensen@cua.edu

Martha Rivas

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Grants Management

Matthew Guild

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer
  • Member of the Lecturers and Adjunct Faculty Team

Michelle Bailey

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer
  • Member of the Lecturers and Adjunct Faculty Team

Mr. Adam Wolfe

Job Titles:
  • Adjunct Associate Professor

Mr. Ali Shakeri

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Project Manager, Infrastructure Project Management Division

Mr. Arash Parham

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Vice President / Clark Construction Group, LLC

Mr. Bill Whiting

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Vice President / the Whiting - Turner Contracting Co.

Mr. Daniel A. Herrema - VP

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Regional Manager
  • Vice President

Mr. Daniel Murphy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Assistant Superintendent / Architect of the Capitol ( AOC )

Mr. Gregory McHugh


Mr. Jon Ellen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Vice President / Davis Construction

Mr. Jude R. Nitsche

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Mr. Kevin H. Goudarzi

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Structural

Mr. Scott Stewart

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Mrs. Renay O. Serrano

Job Titles:
  • Assistant to the Chair

Ms. Heather Shinn

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Vice President, FAA T4 National Business Manager

Ms. Melissa Prelewicz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Manager Professional & Technical Activities

Nader Namazi - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Professor

Nzingha Kokayi

Job Titles:
  • Advancement Coordinator

Peter Herdic

Job Titles:
  • Board Chair, Naval Research Lab, Code 7130

Richard "Rick" Thompson

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Professional Programs Director of Engineering Management Program

Rocco Mennella

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer
  • Member of the Lecturers and Adjunct Faculty Team

Santiago Correa

Job Titles:
  • Director of Fabrication Facilities

Sepideh Akbharifar

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer
  • Member of the Lecturers and Adjunct Faculty Team

Shane Guan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Lecturers and Adjunct Faculty Team
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor

Srinidhi Nagaraja

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer
  • Member of the Lecturers and Adjunct Faculty Team

Stephen Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Director, Ship Signatures Department, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock

Suraya Adam

Job Titles:
  • Assistant to the Chair

Tareq Alosh

Job Titles:
  • Associate, Intellectual Property Litigation, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Tariq Rahman

Job Titles:
  • Center Director for Nemours Children 's Health System, His Areas of Research Include

Terry DuBois

Job Titles:
  • Research Engineer Command, Power, and Integration Director, Power Division, Army Research Laboratory

Theresa Nixon

Job Titles:
  • Assistant to the Chair

Uyen Nguyen

Job Titles:
  • Director, International Programs in Asia