USF College of Public Health (COPH) doctoral student and research assistant Dr. Marlene Joannie Bewa has earned the Faculty for the Future Fellowship. The fellowship is sponsored by the Schlumberger Foundation, a nonprofit aimed at supporting gender equality in STEM and generating conditions that encourage women to pursue scientific careers […]

The USF College of Public Health’s Dr. Deborah Cragun, an assistant professor and director of the college’s genetic counseling program, is one of the principal investigators of IMProving Care After Inherited Cancer Testing (IMPACT) Study.  The randomized trial will evaluate the effectiveness of two interventions. One is designed to improve […]

“What interests me most about public health is the intersection between health and place. There are many interesting geographic variables that influence health outcomes,” said USF College of Public Health alumna Sam McKeever. After earning her master of science in public health (MSPH) degree with a concentration in global communicable […]

“You have earned a degree from a top 20 ranked college of public health; your future could not be brighter nor more challenging. You leave us at the most tumultuous time in the past 100 years. Not since 1918 have we experienced a global pandemic. Your educational journey was like […]

The USF College of Public Health (COPH) made headlines in 2016 as the first university in Florida to offer a MSPH degree in genetic counseling. Now it’s getting noticed again with its newest graduate Stefania Alastre becoming the first Spanish-speaking genetic counselor for Moffitt Cancer Center. Immigrating to the United States from Caracas, Venezuela, […]

Dr. Christine McGuire-Wolfe, a USF College of Public Health (COPH) assistant professor and alum, has joined the Public Policy Committee of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).  “Being a part of this committee allows me to cultivate an awareness of developing issues in infection control and […]

Each year the USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health chooses six graduate students to become MCH Student Leadership Scholars. Despite the pandemic, the scholars pressed on, taking part in a specialized curriculum and individualized, professional-development activities, albeit all remotely. But that virtual […]

USF College of Public Health (COPH) student Narayan Kulkarni was one of four USF Health students—and the first MHA student—to represent the university at the 2021 National CLARION Case Competition. The annual competition was held virtually this year from April 9-10. “It is a wonderful opportunity to apply skills that one […]