On June 8, Dean Donna Petersen, ScD, MHS announced the appointment of Boo Kwa, PhD as the new Associate Dean for International Programs in the College of Public Health. Dr. Kwa joined the college in its earliest years and has been an active participant in all phases of its growth. Most […]
Elizabeth L. Helfert, MPH (GH,’11), CPH works for Village Partners International, a Tampa-based non-profit focused on relief efforts in Haiti and Uganda. As program director, she is responsible for a little bit of everything—grant writing, program development, fundraising, research, and serves as a liaison with collaborators. Since graduating from the college, Helfert traveled to Haiti and plans to visit Uganda and Haiti this summer. She resides in Maitland, Florida.
USF’s Experts on Hurricanes and Weather Professors knowledgeable in hurricane science, research and impact available for potentially busy season By Barbara Melendez USF News TAMPA, Fla. (May 30, 2012) – Another year without a major hurricane making landfall would suit everyone. Nonetheless, AccuWeather’s 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season forecast predicts 12 […]
Dorothy D. Zeviar, EdD, LAc, MPH (GH,’12), CPH recently presented a poster entitled “Apathy or Engagement? Applying health behavior theories to disaster preparedness” at the Pacific Northwest Border Health Alliance Conference in Tacoma, WA. The poster is currently displayed in the Department of Global Health.
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Dr. Matt Tucker & Dr. Dennis Kyle Dr. Matthew Tucker (Global Health PhD, 2010) returned to campus last week to receive the USF Outstanding Dissertation Award. Professor Karen Liller, Dean of the Graduate School, presided over the “Scholars of Excellence” celebration and she introduced Matt with comments about his […]
Ms. Bridget Leivan (Department of Global Health, University of South Florida) and Leonardo Martinez (Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Tulane University) have been granted the Hispanic Serving Health Professions Schools Scholarship (HSHPS) to carry out the 2012 Internship in Tropical Diseases and Global Health in Ecuador. Public […]
Please join us in congratulating Christine McGuire-Wolfe, doctoral candidate in the Global Communicable Disease Track. We nominated her for the 2012 Provost’s Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate teaching Assistant. There are currently over 1300 TA’s at USF. 48 were nominated for this award. Of the 48, 31 received […]