For the first time since 2019, the USF College of Public Health (COPH) attended the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) annual meeting in person. COPH students, alumni, faculty, staff and others associated with the college were there to present research, attend symposiums, network with colleagues and develop professional skills. The […]

When Xonjenese Jacobs, a USF College of Public Health DrPH student, got her BSW degree, she knew she wanted to make at-promise adolescent girls her “population of choice.” She now serves as the executive director of the Pace Center for Girls, Hernando, a position she was appointed to in July. […]

It was a passion for nutrition that first drove Norma Lisenko, who received her DrPH degree in Advanced Practice Leadership from the USF College of Public Health (COPH) in 2021, to investigate a career in public health.  “I’m passionate about nutrition, physical activity, holistic wellness, mental health, children and women,” […]

First-generation doctoral student Erik Ruiz was looking for a way to create a space at the USF College of Public Health (COPH) where he could provide the same mentorship he received while working with the American Public Health Association’s Latino Caucus for Public Health (LCPH). Alongside the support of COPH […]

USF College of Public Health’s Dr. Heewon Gray, associate professor specializing in nutrition, and COPH PhD alumnae Drs. Acadia Buro and Whitney Fung Uy attended the Society of Nutrition Education and Behavior’s (SNEB) annual conference in Atlanta in July to share their research with a global group of attendees who […]

September is National Child Passenger Safety Month Every 33 seconds, the National Safety Council (NSC) reports that a child in this country is involved in a car crash. Every nine days, another child dies from heat stroke in a car. And 66 children are killed annually in backup crashes. Motor […]

COPH honors 2022 graduating class both virtually and in person After two years, the USF College of Public Health (COPH) was able to celebrate the 2022 summer graduates virtually and in person on August 5. This semester, 234 undergraduates, 50 students seeking their master’s degree and seven doctoral students graduated […]

August is National Breastfeeding Month The infant feeding experience can be rife with problems. There are barriers to breastfeeding, formula shortages and pervasive formula marketing that leads to brand loyalty, only exacerbating shortage problems, says Mirine Richey, a USF College of Public Health doctoral student who is seeking a DrPH […]