Recent honoree of the Society of Public Health Educators’ “30 under 30,” which shines the spotlight on 30 health educators under the age of 30, Paige Hammond is certainly an up-and-comer in public health education. Hammond has a long list of dream jobs, from diabetes educator to wedding or event […]
In May 2015, Dr. Marie Bourgeois will begin her official term as president of the Southeastern Society of Toxicology. Currently vice president, Bourgeois seems to be trying to hold every position SESOT has to offer. Since joining as a doctoral student in 2007, she also has served as student representative, […]
“A 4.0 GPA does not define a successful student,” said Annette Strzelecki (pronounced “Strez-leckie”), winner of the 2013-14 USF Outstanding Undergraduate Advising Award. “I would define successful students as ones who have gotten involved, explored their identity, taken on leadership rolls, found out what they are passionate about, done research, […]
Through Title VII, Hillsborough County Public Schools provides support for Native American and Alaskan Native students. The group recently named Julie Baldwin an “Everyday Hero.” Dr. Julie Baldwin earned her doctorate in Behavioral Sciences and Health Education in 1991 from the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public […]
Dr. Jacqueline Wiltshire, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management in the USF College of Public Health, has been appointed to the state Alzheimer’s Disease Research Grant Advisory Board, a new entity created by the Florida Legislature during this year’s session to complement the new Ed and […]
A professor and alumna from the USF College of Public Health were among a handful of physicians chosen for an elite course at the Gorgas Memorial Institute this summer in Lima, Peru. Dr. Ricardo Izurieta, associate professor in the Department of Global Health, and Dr. Rosanna Ianiro, a Global Health […]
“The USF COPH program definitely opened my eyes to the importance of the ‘public’ in public health,” said Dr. Gregory Danyluk, MPH grad, while describing himself as “someone trained as a bench scientist and overall data analyst.” A native of Boston who also holds a BS in microbiology and an […]
Dr. Russell Kirby, USF Distinguished Professor and Marrell Endowed Chair in the Department of Community and Family Health at the USF College of Public Health, has been elected to a three-year term on the Board of Counselors for the American College of Epidemiology, a professional organization that is different from […]