With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorizing the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for children as young as 6 months of age, UF Health pediatrics expert Sonja A. Rasmussen, M.D., discusses what parents should know about the shots.
The Department of Epidemiology is pleased to introduce our new Academic Assistant III, Natalie Torres. Ms. Torres joins us from the college of Liberal Arts and Sciences, where she served as an Academic Assistant II in the Department of Psychology. Her background is in business administration in management information systems.
Jerne Shapiro, MPH, Lecturer, was awarded the 2022 Champions for Change, Health and Well-Being award from the University of Florida Office of Sustainability. Winners of this award have shown significant contributions to the UF community in areas of sustainability or health and wellness. Ms. Shapiro was awarded for her contributions…
Shannon Rich, Ph.D. student in Epidemiology, was selected as the 2021-2022 PHHP graduate-level Dean’s scholar. This is one of the most prestigious honors the dean’s office gives as part of its recognition of exceptional students’ accomplishments.
Lusine Yaghjyan, MD, MPH, Ph.D., was recently invited to serve as a standing member of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Cancer Biomarkers Study Section (CBSS), Center for Scientific Review (CSR). The CBSS CSR consists of 20-40 top-ranked scientists who review NIH applications on the discovery,…
NIDA T32 Postdoctoral fellow Vinita Sharma, Ph.D., MPH, CPH, was awarded the ASAM Abstract Honorable Mention: Associate Professional at the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) 53rd Annual Conference in Innovations in Addiction Medicine and Science. Award recipients received covered costs for the ASAM conference and were invited to attend…
Jerne Shapiro, MPH, Lecturer, received the 2022 Superior Accomplishment Award at the university level.
Linda Cottler, Ph.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.E., and Catherine Striley, Ph.D., M.S.W., were awarded the First Prize Winner of the Community Engagement Model that Bolsters Trust and Trustworthiness.
Natalie Chichetto, Ph.D., MSW, Assistant Professor in Epidemiology, will serve as the site investigator for the MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS), the longest US observational study of HIV. She will be an internal cohort resource and liaison for those interested in developing their own research concepts using the MWCCS data.
The Department of Epidemiology is pleased to introduce our new Clinical Associate Professor, Dr. Heather Stark. Dr. Stark joins us from the college of Public Health and Health Professions, where she served as an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Environment and Global Health and conducted global health…
