Public health researcher Jason Salemi, MPH, is co-author on a publication entitled “Maternal hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection and neonatal neurological outcomes.” The study is in the March issue of the Journal of Viral Hepatitis. Mr. Salemi’s research interests focus on reproductive and perinatal epidemiology. From years of working […]
Biostatistician Henian Chen, MD, PhD recently published two articles. The first titled “Sex-specific effects of fetal exposure to the 1959–1961 Chinese Famine on risk of adult hypertension” is in the April issue of the Maternal and Child Health Journal. Wendy N. Nembhard, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology, and Heather G. […]
Ms. Katheryne Downes is one of 19 scholars from the United States invited to attend the 64th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany. She joins 600 of the most qualified young researchers from around the world selected to represent their countries at the meeting on June 29-July 4. Nominees are […]
Public health researcher Hamisu Salihu, MD, PhD is co-author on a publication entitled “Survival of pre-viable preterm infants in the United States: A systematic review and meta-analysis.” The study is in the December issue of Seminars in Perinatology. Dr. Salihu, a professor of epidemiology, directs the USF College of Public […]
Dr. Mulubrhan Mogos, a post-doctoral fellow in the USF College of Public Health, recently accepted an assistant scientist position at the Indiana University School of Nursing. In mid-August, he relocated to Indianapolis and is getting acclimated to his new position. Thus far, he is active in education and research, teaching […]
The Maternal and Child Health Leadership Training Program recently announced the 2013-14 scholarship recipients. They include: Jeannese Castro, MPH student in the Department of Community and Family Health Nikki Demetriou, MPH student in the Department of Global Health and doctoral student in anthropology Salem Mengistu, MPH student in the Department of Global Health Laura Merrell, doctoral student in the Department of Community and Family Health Lindsay Womack, doctoral student in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Through the traineeship, students receive a stipend, tuition waiver, and a specialized curriculum involving […]
The Maternal and Child Health Student Organization (MCHSO) held its Fourth Annual Symposium on April 11-12 at the USF Marshall Center. “Today’s Challenges, Tomorrow’s Promise: Maternal and Child Health Worldwide” was the theme of event and it focused on international MCH. Donna J. Petersen, ScD, MH, dean of the […]
USF Health faculty among authors of national study published in Obstetrics and Gynecology Multistate, hospital-based quality improvement programs can be remarkably effective at reducing early elective deliveries of babies, a study published April 8 in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology reports. The March of Dimes, which partly funded the study, calls […]