A new University of Florida survey suggests that police misconduct against female drug offenders may be more pervasive than previously thought. The survey of more than 300 St. Louis-area women who had been charged with substance-abuse violations found that 25 percent of the respondents reported experiencing police sexual misconduct…
Shaun Ajinkya is our 2013 Outstanding Young Alum for the Department of Epidemiology. He was born and raised in Gainesville, FL. He is a two-time Gator having received his B.Sc in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Florida in 2009 and his MPH with a concentration in…
Fighting slavery UF health science student travels to Thailand to discuss human trafficking Forty slaves currently work for Soya Davis. The UF health science senior said she is working to set them free. “We incite this demand, and sadly they are the…
Dr. Yaghjyan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology. Dr. Yaghjyan completed her Doctoral Degree in Epidemiology at the University of Cincinnati in 2009. She has recently joined the Department after completing her postdoctoral training in Cancer Prevention and Control at Washington University in St. Louis and Siteman Cancer Center in 2013.
Welcome Dr. Thomas A. Pearson, he will be serving as the Executive Vice President for Research and Education at the University of Florida Health Sciences Center, with a faculty appointment with the Department of Epidemiology. He will report to Dr. David S. Guzick, senior vice president…
Shaun Ajinkya, Master’s in Public Health (Epidemiology) ’11 The College of Public Health and Health Professions is pleased to announce the PHHP Outstanding Alumni for 2013. They will be honored at a ceremony during the college’s alumni reunion on November 9.
Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D., M.P.H., a NIDA-funded investigator and chair of the department of epidemiology in the UF colleges of Public Health and Health Professions and Medicine, has been involved with the summer program for nine years.
A study conducted in 10 U.S. cities led by Department of Epidemiology chair Dr. Linda Cottler shows that two-thirds of adolescents believe that prescription stimulant use is a moderate-to-large problem among their peers.
Epidemiology Associate Professor Dr. Robert Cook was one of 34 faculty members across the University of Florida to receive this recognition for their distinguished record of research.
