“USF COPH rocked the house!” Dean Donna Petersen proclaimed. She was referencing how the USF College of Public Health showed up and showed out at events related to the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo in San Diego, held Nov. 10-14. “Our fabulous faculty organized and led a […]
May is a month of endings and beginnings on college campuses. This May, in addition to graduating 242 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, the USF COPH said goodbye to two longtime, distinguished professors: Drs. Martha Coulter and Kathleen O’Rourke. Coulter, a professor of community and family health, has dedicated her […]
They may no longer be considered “endangered,” but Florida’s growing manatee population continues to face various challenges out in the wild. However, the USF College of Public Health is coming to the rescue of these beloved sea creatures, still listed as a “threatened” species. The USF Health college is training […]
On April 5, the USF College of Public Health recognized two graduates who improve the public’s health and do it exceedingly well. This year’s recipients of the 2017 Outstanding Alumni Award are Drs. Zuber D. Mulla and Jason Salemi. The presentation was part of the college’s National Public Health Week […]
The USF College of Public Health and Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo have teamed up to create the new Veterinary Public Health Postdoctoral Fellowship, an innovative teaching, research and training opportunity dedicated to the health of the animal and human populations, with an initial focus on the endangered Florida manatee. “We’re […]
Encouraging. Positive. Involved. These are just a handful of the words used to describe Chicago native Jane Lundh, recipient of this year’s Outstanding Staff Award. “It is really nice to be recognized for what I do, I am humbled for getting this award,” Lundh said. Lundh was one of 19 […]
Public health researcher Hamisu Salihu, MD, PhD, is co-author on a publication entitled “Impact of Maternal Thyroperoxidase Status on Fetal Body and Brain Size.” The study is in the January issue of the Journal of Thyroid Research. Dr. Salihu, a professor of epidemiology, directs the USF College of Public […]
Her top food choice is spaghetti and meatballs, she lives in Temple Terrace, and wishes that no parent experiences the death of a child … She’s Kathleen O’Rourke, PhD, a professor of epidemiology and the new chair of the USF College of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. “I […]