Leandra Olson got her first real introduction to public health when she was a junior in college at the University of Minnesota, taking part in an internship with the Minnesota Vikings Children’s Fund that focused on childhood obesity. “A mentor at the time noticed that I seemed to have more […]
Drs. Rita DeBate and Jennifer Bleck, two USF College of Public Health professors, have received the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) Research Award of Excellence. DeBate and Bleck received the award for a poster presentation of their research, “A Pilot Evaluation of a University Health & Wellness Coaching Program.” […]
Growing up, Dr. Dauda Fadeyi’s first love was basketball. He went to college on a full athletic scholarship and dreamed of joining the NBA or playing overseas. Even though his parents—his father was an epidemiologist and his mother a social worker—supported his basketball aspirations, Fadeyi, who grew up in Tampa […]
USF College of Public Health’s associate professor Dr. Cheryl Vamos, along with Dr. Jill McCracken, a gender and sexuality expert in USF’s College of Arts and Sciences, are co-principal investigators of the Choosing Myself grant exploring teen pregnancy prevention among justice-involved and marginalized youth. The two-year, nearly $800,000 grant from […]
Amanda DeWeese was pregnant with her oldest child when she began her graduate studies toward an MPH in maternal and child health at the University of South Florida’s College of Public Health (USF COPH). She had just earned two undergraduate degrees in 2008 from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in health […]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Looking for a career that would provide job growth and allow her to help people in need, Pam Kelsky decided to pursue an MHA after receiving her bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Florida. And she decided to pursue that degree at […]
The University of South Florida is partnering with Hillsborough County and the Florida Department of Health to help with community emergency preparations ahead of Hurricane Ian. The Hillsborough County Office of Emergency Management deployed USF’s Community Emergency Response Team to prepare emergency shelters throughout the county. On Sunday, the […]
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,” […]