Jim Harper

We celebrate our extensive partnerships with the UF Health Cancer Institute. Several of the Institute's top stories feature our researchers and staff members.

As the months accumulated, so did the accolades and accomplishments of our department. Take a stroll down HOBI’s memory lane as we revisit some of the moments, photos, and stories that got our attention this year.

Three instructors from the Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics were honored by the College of Medicine with a 2025 Exemplary Teacher Award. They are: Professor Carla Fisher, Ph.D., M.S.W. Associate Professor Megan Gregory Ph.D. Assistant Professor…

While dementia and cancer caregivers need the same communication skill support, spouses also identified four communication skills that are distinctly important in dementia care to achieve emotionally centered care goals.

The Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics never runs out of service initiative ideas to bring its community together, said Nicole Hammer, a co-chair of the department’s workplace and community engagement committee.

Ramzi Salloum, Ph.D., associate director for community outreach and engagement at the UF Health Cancer Institute, has been elected vice chair of the Florida Cancer Control and Research Advisory Council.

This November, HOBI is partnering with Peaceful Paths, a local organization that provides critical services for survivors of domestic violence in Alachua, Bradford, and Union counties. We invite faculty, staff, and students to take part in Peaceful Paths’ Holiday Giving Program preparations, an…

Naomi Parker, Ph.D., an assistant scientist in the University of Florida’s Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, never expected her path from rural Southeast Georgia to lead to cancer communication research.

Students and faculty members in the Division of Implementation Science and Health Interventions will feature prominently in the 18th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health.

HOBI graduate Dr. Jeremy Balch, M.D., Ph.D., a general-surgery resident and recent doctoral graduate in biomedical informatics, received the AI Research Dissertation Award for developing AI tools that improve surgical safety and efficiency.