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USF COPH faculty awarded for excellence and dedication

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The USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) faculty has been recognized for their dedication in two recent USF award ceremonies. Dr. Dinorah Martinez Tyson, associate professor, was named the recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award and honored at the Scholars of Excellence luncheon, held Nov. 9. The […]

Graduate students Caroline Arias and Victoria Salinas named TIPH ambassadors

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This past July, the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) named Caroline Arias and Victoria Salinas, two USF College of Public Health (COPH) MPH in epidemiology  students, ambassadors for their This Is Public Health (TIPH) initiative 2022-2023 cohort. ASPPH launched the TIPH Ambassador program in 2017. Nominated […]

Doctoral student Kelli Agrawal appointed FPHA student chair

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This September, USF College of Public Health PhD student Kelli Agrawal was seated as the Florida Public Health Association (FPHA) student chair of engagement. Just one of her many accomplishments, Agrawal’s appointment comes as the most recent development in her academic and 14-year professional career. After presenting at the most […]

Three COPHers earn 2022 USF Hispanic Heritage Awards

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USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Dr. Ismael Hoare, Anna Mayor and Tailyn Osorio are recipients of the 2022 USF Hispanic Heritage Awards. The USF Status of Latinos (SOL) Committee presents the awards each year to “outstanding Latinx members of the USF community making a profound difference” and who are contributing to the Latinx […]

COPH celebrates recipients of the Outstanding Staff Award

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This year, multiple USF College of Public Health staff members were awarded the 2022 Outstanding Staff Awards for representing the core values of USF and demonstrating their commitment to the pursuit of excellence. Nominated by fellow colleagues, these individuals showed commitment to inquiry, innovation, integrity and inclusion through their projects […]

COPH students go global to make a world of difference

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From Asia to Australia to Africa and places in between, USF College of Public Health students practiced their passion last summer across all areas of the globe. Some traveled as part of research grants. Others took part in international field experiences. International Field Experience (IFE) is a practicum open to […]

Redefining the concept of professionalism

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The USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Bull Professional Engagement Network (BullPEN) and Academic and Student Affairs hosted “Igniting Passion for Professionalism” on October 14 to give students the chance to define what professionalism in public health means to them.   The in-person networking event targeting graduate students provided an […]

Examining intimate partner violence in Guatemala

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October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Guatemala has the third-highest rate of femicide (the homicide of women based on gender) in the world. And according to UN Women, 21.2 percent of Guatemalan women have experienced physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime. […]