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 […]

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about one-quarter of the world’s population has a tuberculosis (TB) infection. These numbers can be even higher in TB endemic areas like Africa.  One of the primary methods used to detect tuberculosis and its resistance to one of the drugs often used to […]

USF College of Public Health (COPH) alumna Sunny Guidotti says that as a child she always dreamed of working internationally on global issues. Guidotti’s interest in public health sparked after she earned her undergraduate degree in environmental engineering from Michigan Technical University with a graduate certificate in international sustainable development. […]

Angelia Sanders, an MPH graduate of the USF College of Public Health and current DrPH student, said she wants her life legacy to be about helping others.    From her early beginnings with the U.S. Peace Corps working among rural communities in Kenya to address HIV, to her current focus […]

Until just a few months ago, the people of Masala, Kenya, had no potable water. “They would have to walk seven miles to get drinkable water,” said Oddi Diaz, a USF College of Public Health videographer in the Office of Educational Technology and Assessment. Diaz, who has been with the […]

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month USF College of Public Health alumna Aditi Desai is using a special set of skills and her public health passion to reach vulnerable populations – through yoga. Desai recently returned from Nairobi, Kenya, where she completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training with the […]

“USF gave me the tools to get a successful start in my public health career,” said USF College of Public Health alumnus Bradley Biggers. Even though he originally planned to go into a career in psychology, Biggers said he changed his mind after working at a crisis helpline in Tallahassee. […]