The USF College of Public Health’s Dr. Rita DeBate won the Advancing Health Equity Award at the American College Health Association’s annual conference in June for her poster, “Examining Mental Health Among Multiply Minoritized College Students: The Need for Intersectional Approaches.” The award acknowledges her exceptional work in identifying and […]
Poor mental health among young adults is on the upswing. Data from a large national study of college students found that in the last 10 years, depression is up over 134 percent, anxiety 109 percent and suicidal ideation 64 percent. While more and more students are seeking help for mental […]
Drs. Rita DeBate and Jennifer Bleck, two USF College of Public Health professors, have received the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) Research Award of Excellence. DeBate and Bleck received the award for a poster presentation of their research, “A Pilot Evaluation of a University Health & Wellness Coaching Program.” […]
USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Dr. Rita DeBate has been appointed as the research and evaluation advisor to Active Minds for the upcoming academic year. Active Minds is the nation’s premier nonprofit organization supporting mental health awareness and education for young adults. They are dedicated to saving lives and […]
Dr. Rita DeBate, a USF College of Public Health (COPH) professor and expert in student mental health, is the 2021 recipient of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Florida (NASPA-FL) Research Award. According to the NASPA’s website, the award “recognizes the outstanding ongoing scholarly and research contributions of an […]
Pandemic-related food insecurity and its impact on college students According to data collected in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic by researchers at the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice, three in five college students experienced basic needs insecurity, with food insecurity affecting 44 percent of students at […]
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 […]
Dr. Rita DeBate, a USF College of Public Health (COPH) professor, strives to make students more aware of the importance of mental health. She recently won the Weiss Writing Prize for a mental health intervention she organized on the USF campus. The Weiss Writing Prize is an honor awarded to the […]