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On Oct. 21, Dr. Donna Petersen, dean of the COPH, gave her 16th State of the College Address virtually to faculty, staff and administration through Microsoft Teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


The Harrell Center is working in collaboration with the Spring of Tampa Bay and the Hillsborough County Domestic Violence Task Force to learn more about the experiences of Black and Afro-Latina women survivors of domestic violence in Hillsborough County, Fla.

Dr. Miguel Reina Ortiz has received a $299,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Center for AIDS Research (NIH CFAR) ADeLANTE Mentored Research Program. The grant, “EnRICHing Latinos living with HIV by optimizing retention in care: a culturally responsive incentive-based intervention that leverages loss aversion and fixed financial incentives,” will extend for two years.

COPH alumnus Commander Matthew Dooris was twice awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by the U.S. Coast Guard for his outstanding achievement and demonstration of service in the fields of environmental health, safety and emergency response. 
Class Notes

Sarah Callahan, BSPH, is a first-year MSPH student in health policy and management at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Md.

Tara Foti, PhD, MPH, CPH, is a delivery science research postdoctoral fellow at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, Calif.

Narayan Kulkarni, MHA, is an administrative fellow with University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.

Sara Snook, BSPH, is the government operations consultant II supervisor on the COVID-19 Vaccine Logistics Team with the FDOH-Hillsborough in Tampa, Fla.

Nov. 4 is Genetic Counseling Awareness Day

The University of South Florida is home to the first genetic counseling graduate degree program in Florida. This interdisciplinary degree blends training in medical genetics, genomics, public health, communication and counseling.

Tune in and see how students utilize their technical knowledge and clinical experience to compete in the rapidly growing fields of genetic counseling and precision medicine. Then, apply to the University of South Florida and help advance the public's health!

Click here to mentor a student, hire a graduate, host an event, make a donation and more! 
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