First published on June 1, 2015 in observance of the COPH’s 30th anniversary celebration. It was the evening of May 2. There was a slight chill in the air as fans gathered in Traditions Hall anxiously awaiting the event of the century. No, not the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight. The […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded the USF College of Public Health (COPH) funding to develop an infection control resource center for emergency responders. The center will be based at the COPH, said its program director Dr. Christine McGuire-Wolfe. Other faculty will include the COPH’s Drs. […]
A team led by USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Dr. Christine McGuire-Wolfe, assistant professor and COPH PhD alumna, has been awarded a seed research grant from the USF Women’s Health Collaborative (WHC). The goal of the WHC is to support interdisciplinary research projects aimed at advancing women’s health. McGuire-Wolfe […]
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 […]
December is a month of endings and beginnings on college campuses. Last December, in addition to graduating 263 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, the USF College of Public Health said goodbye to three longtime faculty, Drs. Barbara Orban, Kate Wolfe-Quintero and Aurora Sanchez-Anguiano, along with staff member, Mary Johnson. “We have been fortunate […]
As an emergency responder and infection control officer with Pasco County Fire Rescue (PCFR) for the past 17 years, Dr. Christine McGuire-Wolfe said she will always keep certain calls close to her heart. “You interact with people on their worst days and also see the best of humanity in action,” […]
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month New cases of hepatitis A continue to rise across Tampa Bay, according to USF College of Public Health alumna Dr. Christine McGuire-Wolfe, with Pasco County ranking second in the state with overall number of cases. She works on the frontline of infection control at the […]
As the current infection control officer for Pasco County Fire Rescue, USF College of Public Health alumna Dr. Christine McGuire-Wolfe has seen her fair share of occupational exposure cases. “It’s hard to convince people who are running into burning buildings that catching Hepatitis C is a risk, because the risk […]