The Department of Epidemiology is pleased to introduce our new Human Resources Generalist, Joni Nattiel. Miss Nattiel joins us from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, where she served as a Business Administration Specialist II in the Human Resources Shared Services Center. Her background is in business administration and human resources.
Epidemiology faculty, staff and NIDA T32 predoctoral fellows from the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions traveled to Thailand to participate in the 22nd World Psychiatric Association’s World Congress of Psychiatry, held in Bangkok August 3-6, and meet with partners at Chulalongkorn University.
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.
Three Department of Epidemiology employees, Amy Gandy, Zoe Martusewicz, and Jerne Shapiro, won the 2022 UF Superior Accomplishment Award in the Health Science Center division.
Nominators said Martusewicz is skilled at connecting people and bringing humor into the workplace, including organizing a weekly Zoom happy hour and posting a weekly pun or funny quip on the billboard outside her cubicle. “Zoe is a tremendously positive person to work with,” a colleague wrote. “She comes in…
This tells the personal stories of some of our faculty, staff and students and their experiences during the pandemic.
COVID-19 has altered the way we do things, making it a challenge to remain connected. The Cottler lab has taken to Zoom to engage with their team during weekly “Happy Half Hour” meetings. What started as a way to check in with everyone in the midst of everything virtual has…
Mary carries out her busy, multifaceted work with high efficacy, great enthusiasm, calm demeanor and utmost professionalism. She often deals with large volumes of diverse, highly technical material to organize and disseminate. In this time of COVID-19, she has created and coordinated multiple calendars to set up numerous meetings of…
Dr. Linda Cotter, PHHP associate dean for research and dean’s professor in Epidemiology; Dr. Catherine Striley, research associate professor in Epidemiology; and their multi-institutional team received a five-year National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS) grant. NDEWS is a surveillance program that will detect novel psychoactive substances nationwide with the…
Beatrice Dorestil, MPH, has served as HealthStreet’s Lead Community Health Worker (CHW) and Volunteer Coordinator since June 2018. She has assisted in the training of dozens of volunteers and interns and has helped in enrolling hundreds of community members for health education, community services, and participation in research. Her experience…
