USF College of Public Health Monday Letter, May 22

Read USF’s latest Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates.

Features

Applications open June 6: Public Health Regenerative Leadership Synergy

Get ready! Applications for the 2023-24 cohort of Public Health Regenerative Leadership Synergy (PHEARLESS), a new grant and leadership enhancement opportunity based on the principles of regenerative leadership, will open next month.

COPH expert helps craft ASPPH gun violence prevention report

In the summer of 2022, after a rash of mass shootings, the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) convened a task force on gun violence prevention made up of experts from 13 member schools. Dr. Karen Liller was one of those experts.

COPH hosts PacBio Discoveries Roadshow introducing groundbreaking tools to shape the future of biology

In collaboration with Pacific Biosciences (PacBio), the COPH’s Genomics Program and Sequencing Core recently hosted a genomics symposium entitled “Long Read Single Molecule Sequencing: A New Era in Genomics.”

Accolades

Doctoral student appointed to LGBTQ+ public health journal advisory board

COPH doctoral student Rolando Trejos has recently been appointed to the editorial advisory board of the Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health journal, published by Springer Publishing.

Grads Made Good

The accidental public health practitioner: How travel fueled one grad’s interest in public health

COPH graduate Aditi Desai has visited all seven continents—and learned about public health along the way. As the daughter of immigrants, she caught the travel bug early.

Take Note

Grant Award Shout-out

Upcoming Events

The Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety awarded DrPH student Kelli Maddock with a $20k grant to explore “Whole genome sequence analysis of Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, and Group B Streptococcus isolated from veterinarians and veterinary technicians in the upper Midwest."

Video

Epidemiology is a fundamental science of public health, defined as the study of the distribution and determinants of disease and disability in populations. Although epidemiology is historically rooted in the study of the causes of infectious diseases (epidemics), epidemiology now encompasses the study of the full gamut of conditions that impact the health and well-being of people, families and their communities.

Tune in to learn more about the MPH, MSPH and PhD degree concentrations in epidemiology. Then, apply to the University of South Florida and help advance the public's health!

More videos

Association of Public Health Laboratories Annual Conference

May 22-25

USF Alumni Society Book Club Discussion

Wednesday, May 24

USF COPH Alumni Society Meet and Greet

Wednesday, May 24

Memorial Day Holiday; USF Closed

Monday, May 29

Hablemos Sobre Envejecimiento Saludable

Wednesday, May 31

Juneteenth Holiday; USF Closed

Monday, June 19

Summer Session B Classes Begin

Monday, June 26

2023 One Health Codeathon

June 28-30

Association of University Programs in Health Administration Annual Meeting

June 29 - July 1

Florida Public Health Association Annual Conference

July 25-46

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Media Mentions

Here’s what Floridians should expect as US winds down COVID data

Tampa Bay Times – May 10, 2023

Immigration in the ER: DeSantis touts law requiring Fla. hospitals to collect citizenship data

TCPalm. – May 17, 2023

Class Notes

Ketnie Aristide APRN, PMHNP-BC, BSPH, is a registered travel nurse at RWJBarnabas Health.

Lentz Dorcely, MPH, CPH, CIC, CPHQ, is the corporate director of infection prevention at Centra Health in Miami.

Matthew Strohhacker, MBA, MPH, CPH, is the vice president of systems at CareNu by Chapters Health System in Tampa, Fla.

Heather Williamson, DrPH, is an assistant professor and researcher in the Center for Health Equity Research and the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative at Northern Arizona University.

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