Joan A. Marn, MS, R.D., LDN – MS ’94
Didactic Program Director and Clinical Instructor
Florida International University
Department of Dietetics & Nutrition – AHC 5 Romm 308​
Office: 305-348-2878
Direct: 305-348-7303​
​
Deborah Able, MS, R.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Florida International University
Department of Dietetics & Nutrition – AHC 5 Room 322
Email: Deabel@fiu.edu
Direct: (305) 348-7832
Tania Rivera, Ph.D., R.D., LDN
Assistant Clinical Professor
Florida International University
Department of Dietetics & Nutrition – AHC 5 Room 309
Email: Riverat@fiu.edu
Direct: (305) 348-5785
Orfa B. Garo
Food Services Operations Manager
Baptist Health South Florida
Direct: (407) 334-3998
Email: OrfaG@baptisthealth.net
Catherine Coccia Ph.D., R.D.
Assistant Professor, Dietetics and Nutrition
Florida International University
Department of Dietetics & Nutrition – AHC 5 Room 316
Email: ccoccia@fiu.edu
Direct: (305) 348-0194
Faculty Biographies
Joan A. Marn, MS, R.D., LDN – MS ’94
Florida International University
Didactic Program Director and Clinical Instructor
Nutrition Education Professor
Spring 2017
Deborah Able, MS, R.D.
Florida International University
Assistant Clinical Professor
Management & Counseling Professor
Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Tania Rivera, Ph.D., R.D., LDN
Florida International University
Assistant Clinical Professor
Medical Nutrition Therapy & Clinical Porfessor
Fall 2017, Spring 2018
​
Sabrina Martinez, MS, R.D., Ph.D.
Florida International University
Assistant Professor
Fundamentals of Food Professor
Summer 2017
