It was a summer reading project that first spurred Guinevere Ellison-Giles’ interest in public health. “To encourage me to read, my mom would pay me to read books over the summer when I was a kid. One of the books that I had chosen to read because it had piqued […]
In October’s State of the College address, two USF College of Public Health (COPH) teachers were recognized for their expertise, passion and love of teaching with the Cliff Blair Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award honors the memory of the late Dr. Clifford Blair, a teacher at USF who […]
On Oct. 21, Dr. Donna Petersen, dean of the USF College of Public Health (COPH), gave her 16th State of the College Address virtually to faculty, staff and administration through Microsoft Teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I am delighted to welcome you virtually to our State of the College Address,” Petersen […]
A COPH poster explores the question, wins FPHA award USF College of Public Health (COPH) alumnus Michael Wiese, an epidemiology program manager at the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) in Hillsborough County, presented the poster Hindsight Is 2020: Lessons Learned for Health Departments Hiring Epidemic Response Contact Tracers at the […]
The endowed WLP/Alena Eftihia Frey Memorial Scholarship has been established in her memory through the generosity of friends and family USF College of Public Health alumna Alena Frey’s passion for public health was evident during her tenure as an undergraduate student. While working toward earning her bachelor’s degree in public […]
Laura Rusnak, a USF College of Public Health (COPH) faculty member, along with some of her fellow COPH colleagues, recently published a paper entitled, “Integrating diverse study abroad opportunities into public health curricula: Three distinct strategies to address common barriers.” The article was published in the March 2019 edition of […]
On June 28, the University of South Florida was named “Preeminent State Research University” by the Florida Board of Governors. USF joins two other high-achieving Florida universities who have earned this designation. In keeping with theme, USF College of Public Health Dean Donna Petersen and team designated a few titles […]
BSPH becomes one of just 10 USF majors certified in the program In April, the USF Global Citizens Project, part of USF’s Quality Enhancement Plan, approved the COPH’s bachelor of science in public health (BSPH) degree program as a Global Pathway major. Global Pathways are majors or degree programs that […]