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Shenkman Receives UF Research Foundation Professorship Award

Betsy Shenkman, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Health Outcomes & Policy, was selected to receive a University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) Professorship, which recognizes faculty who have established a distinguished record of research and scholarship. Shenkman was specifically commended for her key role in the university’s research enterprise…

Cochrane Review Co-Authored by HOP Professor Ranks as Top Download for 2014

A recent Cochrane Review examining the most effective policies for promoting health in schools, which was co-authored by Kelli A. Komro, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Health Outcomes & Policy, has been ranked as the third most downloaded Cochrane Review for 2014. The review, published online in April 2014,…

Biomedical Informatics Graduate Certificate Approved

The biomedical informatics certificate, a 15-credit, on-campus program, was approved by the University of Florida Graduate School on Nov. 20. The interdisciplinary program brings in courses from across the University of Florida campus to familiarize students with the foundational concepts they need for the growing field of biomedical informatics. The…

Three Pediatric Workgroup Projects Funded

The University of Florida’s Department of Pediatrics, Department of Health Outcomes and Policy, Institute for Child Health Policy, and Family Data Center recently reviewed applications for the creation of three workgroups focused on intervention studies and health outcomes in pediatric research. Research proposals receive funding of up to $10,000 to…

UF Scientists Collaborate on Web Tool That Calculates Impacts of Alcohol Taxes

Research shows that increasing alcohol taxes decreases excessive alcohol consumption and related harms. Now, that decrease can be modeled with an interactive tool developed by a team of researchers across the country, including Alexander C. Wagenaar, Ph.D., professor of health outcomes and policy; Stephanie Staras, Ph.D., MSPH, assistant professor of health…

Biomedical Informatics Expert Publishes Editorial on the Future of Big Data

Bill Hogan, M.D., M.S., professor of health outcomes and policy and director of biomedical informatics at the UF CTSI, had an editorial published in the November issue of For the Record, a national print magazine dedicated to the medical coding, HIT, and eHealth industries. In the editorial, Hogan examines the…