A new herd of Bulls is entering the USF College of Public Health (COPH) on Monday, Aug. 23. Whether you’re a student, faculty or employee on campus, we are ready to be together—in person again—with safety precautions and measures in place. Safety comes first Though some of the mitigation guidance has changed […]
The act of lynching played a pivotal role in creating the social and physical environment affecting health outcomes in the U.S. South, according to new findings by USF College of Public Health researchers. Dr. Laura Kihlström, a cultural and medical anthropologist and USF College of Public Health alumna, and Dr. Russell […]
“This group of students have persevered under unprecedented circumstances. Their worlds were flipped upside down and they have hung in there, learning in new ways since March of 2020. This group has learned in real-time what it means to confront the failings of our system.” said USF College of Public […]
Choosing the path of public health USF College of Public Health (COPH) alumna Dr. Ximena Garzon-Villalba, who earned her PhD from the college in 2016, has been appointed the public health minister of Ecuador. Garzon-Villalba, who is also originally from Ecuador, joined the USF COPH as a doctoral student in […]
Dr. Jeremy Corrigan, who received his DrPH degree from the USF College of Public Health in public health and clinical laboratory science and practice in January, recently passed the American Board of Bioanalysis (ABB) exam and received High-complexity Clinical Laboratory Director (HCLD) certification. Earning HCLD certification ensures Corrigan has expertise […]
USF College of Public Health (COPH) doctoral student Stephanie Trammell was recently named director of the Contra Costa County Public Health Laboratory Services in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Contra Costa County lab is one of 33 local public health laboratories in California. Their specific laboratory specializes in the […]
It was a toxicology class at the Inter American University in Puerto Rico that spurred USF College of Public Health (COPH) graduate Dr. Luis F. Pieretti’s interest in industrial hygiene. “At that time, I was thinking about pursuing a graduate degree, but I wasn’t sure in which field,” said Pieretti, […]
“Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare service utilization surges were mainly brief and localized, but spring 2020 in Italy demonstrated how quickly a system can be overburdened by a surge in symptomatic cases and the resulting demand on resources. A similar surge of COVID-19 in the U.S. would result in […]