Since childhood, USF College of Public Health grad Shahrzad Zamani was interested in what makes people sick and how to prevent it, but it wasn’t until her second year of undergraduate school at USF taking biology classes that her path narrowed to public health. “I was interested in people,” Zamani […]
When Stephanie Carraway relocated to Tampa from Florida’s East Coast 12 years ago, she took a job as a secretary in the infection prevention department at Moffitt Cancer Center. “My time there proved to be highly influential,” said Carraway, a native of Islamorada, Fla., and a 2006 graduate of Florida […]
On October 28, 1987, the U.S. Congress passed a proclamation of the first national Immigrants Day (Proclamation 5737, 1987). To commemorate this day, we are focusing this piece on a group of immigrants that are often stigmatized and condemned through stereotypes and fallacies, the undocumented and DACAmented immigrant community. As undocumented members […]
Salud Latina USF invites you to join them for the workshop: “Communications, Health Literacy, and Social Determinants of Health- It All Matters!” Join with guest speaker Dr. Cathy Meade of Moffitt Cancer Center on Thursday, March 3 at 4-6 p.m. The event is approved for Passport to Professionalism (P2P) for […]
USF College of Public Health (COPH) alumna Stephanie Volpe was recently named associate director of global epidemiology for real world evidence at the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca (AZ) in Cambridge, England. In this newly created role, Volpe is responsible for developing and leading global epidemiological studies and strategy across various products […]
USF College of Public Health’s Dr. Dina Martinez Tyson, associate professor, has been approved for $2.7 million in research funding for a study on adapting a couples-based intervention for Latina breast cancer survivors. The three-year funding from Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will focus on using a patient centered approach […]
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Dr. Acadia Buro, a recent USF College of Public Health PhD graduate, will present research on obesity in adolescents at the upcoming American Public Health Association (APHA) annual meeting. The APHA meeting will be held Oct. 24-27 in Denver. Buro will present two posters, […]
The USF College of Public Health (COPH) made headlines in 2016 as the first university in Florida to offer a MSPH degree in genetic counseling. Now it’s getting noticed again with its newest graduate Stefania Alastre becoming the first Spanish-speaking genetic counselor for Moffitt Cancer Center. Immigrating to the United States from Caracas, Venezuela, […]