USF College of Public Health Monday Letter, May 29

Features

One student’s journey from a hospitality career to healthcare administration

MHA student Jacqueline Zalizniak said it was the COVID-19 pandemic that prompted her to leave her career in restaurants and product management and return to school after a 17-year hiatus.

Research

Building leadership skills one school at a time

In order to educate school-aged youth for future leadership roles, the COPH Activist Lab conducted a study examine the role of teaching advocacy and leadership skills to this population.

Genomic research may be key to understanding cancer resistance in Tasmanian devils

Over the past 30 years, Australia’s Tasmanian devil population has been afflicted with an infectious cancer. Through DNA sequencing, USF Assistant Professor of Integrative Biology Mark Margres and MSPH in genomics alumnus Dylan Gallinson have tracked the genomic interactions between the devils and the cancer.

Grads Made Good

From first-generation immigrant to EHS leader

COPH alum Nardo Muñoz was born in Lima, Peru and moved to Hollywood, Fla. as a child ready to pursue his dream of higher education.

Take Note

Featured Media

Healthcare Trailblazers: Baby Boomers' Vision from the Past to the Future

Healthcare Superteams explores how the interconnected world of patient care can be reinvented and reimagined by incorporating team-based care.

In this episode they dive into the experiences of a Baby Boomer health care professional, exploring the vast transformations she's witnessed in health care over the past 50 years.

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Upcoming Events

USF COPH Recruiting: 2024 Association of University Programs in Health Administration Annual Meeting

June 4-6

USF Bulls Disaster Camp

June 10-14

USF Single Cell Seminar

Tuesday, June 11

Juneteenth, USF Closed

Wednesday, June 19

USF COPH Recruiting: 57th Annual USPHS Scientific & Training Symposium

Monday, June 24

USF COPH Recruiting: HOSA’s International Leadership Conference

June 26-29

Independence Day, USF Closed

Thursday, July 4

USF COPH Recruiting: 2024 Florida Public Health Association Annual Educational Conference

July 30-31

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Media Mentions

Beyond the battlefield: Celebrating Contributions and Championing Change

Reboot Your Life! Riverside Recovery of Tampa - March 17, 2024

Wash your hands! Norovirus is having an extended season

KIVI-TV Idaho News 6 - April 24, 2024

What You Should Know About Erythritol, According to Experts

Men's Health - May 14, 2024

New COVID-19 FLiRT variants could cause summer spike

WFTS ABC Action News - May 20, 2024

Class Notes

Rheese McNab, MPH, CPH, is a research coordinator II in the Non-Therapeutic Research Office with the Clinical Research Operations Team at Moffitt Cancer Center.

Joseph Smith, PHD, MPH, is an associate research director for Carelon Research.

Erika Thompson, PhD, is an assistant professor for the University of Texas School of Public Health at UT Health-San Antonio.

Heather Walders, MSW, MPH, LCSW, CPH, CHES, is the assistant director of outreach services and community engagement at the USF Health-The WELL's Counseling Center.

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