In March, a team of USF faculty, including USF College of Public Health (COPH) Salud Latina faculty members Drs. Ismael Hoare, Ricardo Izurieta, Dinorah Martinez Tyson and Jason Salemi, traveled to Panama to attend and speak at an international forum focused on health disparities and misinformation in Latin America. Also […]
After two years, the USF College of Public Health (COPH) was able to celebrate the 2022 fall graduates virtually and in person on Dec. 9-10. This semester, 456 undergraduates, 70 students seeking their master’s degree and seven doctoral students graduated and entered the public health profession. On Dec. 9, the COPH welcomed master’s and doctoral students […]
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 […]
Among these impressive discoveries and advancements, one researcher in USF Health has created a nationally acclaimed interactive dashboard to track COVID-19 and another is developing novel COVID-19 therapeutics. Another faculty member has received NASA funding to improve human spaceflight conditions, while her colleague is creating new defenses for wireless network […]
COPH honors 2022 graduating class both virtually and in person After two years, the USF College of Public Health (COPH) was able to celebrate the 2022 summer graduates virtually and in person on August 5. This semester, 234 undergraduates, 50 students seeking their master’s degree and seven doctoral students graduated […]
Economic hardship and lower socioeconomic status are known barriers to HIV testing and retention in care. But what if you could incentivize people to seek testing and remain in treatment? It’s a question Dr. Miguel Reina Ortiz, a USF College of Public Health (COPH) associate professor, and Neielle Saint-Cyr, a […]
“You leave us at the most tumultuous time in the past 100 years. Your educational journey was like no other. Almost two years ago we all pivoted almost overnight to fully remote learning. We asked you to help us, and you did. You modeled good behavior, followed all the rules […]
Since 2008, students in the USF College of Public Health (COPH) have annually recognized outstanding instruction at the Annual National Public Health Awards Ceremony. On April 6, graduate and undergraduate students joined forces to present the Excellence in Teaching Award to COPH alumna Dr. Dinorah Martinez Tyson, associate professor. “It has been said […]