Two USF College of Public Health (COPH) undergraduate students walked away with awards after presenting their research at USF’s 2022 Undergraduate Research Conference. The annual event, held virtually and in person this past April, is open to all USF undergraduates on all campuses. The purpose of the conference, say its […]
“Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience up to five times more feeding problems than their neurotypical peers,” Dr. Heewon Gray, a USF College of Public Health assistant professor, said. Some of those feeding problems include problematic mealtime behaviors (for example, not staying seated and showing aggressive behaviors or tantrums […]
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Dr. Acadia Buro, a recent USF College of Public Health PhD graduate, will present research on obesity in adolescents at the upcoming American Public Health Association (APHA) annual meeting. The APHA meeting will be held Oct. 24-27 in Denver. Buro will present two posters, […]
During the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) Annual Conference in Orlando this past July, SNEB partnered with the Korean Society of Community Nutrition (KSCN) to present USF College of Public Health’s Dr. Heewon Gray with the 2019 SNEB-KSCN Professional Achievement Award. In 2011 SNEB entered into a Memorandum […]
Four USF College of Public Health researchers are recipients of seed grants from the USF Health Office of Women’s Health. They include Ellen M. Daley, PhD, Linda A. Detman, PhD, Russell Kirby, PhD, MS, and Cheryl A. Vamos, PhD, MPH. “The intent of the grant offering is to develop faculty research collaboration across USF Health and other USF colleges on a subject related to women’s health,” said Catherine M. Lynch, MD, associate vice president for Women’s Health and Faculty Development. The six awards funded for May 1-April 30 total $50,000. […]
Russell Kirby, PhD, and colleagues recently published “Frequency and pattern of documented diagnostic features and the age of autism identification.” Dr. Kirby is a professor and the Marrell Endowed Chair in the USF College of Public Health, Department of Community and Family Health. He directs the USF Birth Defects Surveillance […]