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HOP Chair Delivers Keynote Address at UF Nursing College’s Leadership Conference
Betsy Shenkman, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Health Outcomes & Policy and director of UF’s Institute for Child Health Policy, delivered a keynote address at the College of Nursing’s 2016 Dorothy M. Smith Leadership Conference in February. Shenkman’s speech, “OneFlorida: Building a Statewide Partnership for Patient-Centered Research,” touched on…
Local Newspaper Features HOP Expert on Risks of Smoking Hookah
Ramzi Salloum, Ph.D., was featured as an expert in the article “Research shows hookah may not be the safe alternative to cigarettes after all,” in the Independent Florida Alligator.
HOP Faculty Invited to Join United States Medical Licensing Examination Committee
Matthew Gurka, Ph.D., has accepted an appointment to serve on a committee of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).
New HOP Faculty Selected as Grand Prize Winner of the American Society of Nutrition’s Young Minority Investigator Award
Michelle Cardel, Ph.D., R.D., assistant professor in the Department of Health Outcomes & Policy, was selected as the 2015 recipient of the American Society of Nutrition’s Grand Prize for Young Minority Investigators. The selection process for this award had several components. First, Cardel was given a travel award…
Picture perfect: Researchers use photos to understand how diabetes affects kids
“Diabetes is like a ‘speed bump’ — it slows you down for an instance but does not stop you from reaching your destination.”-Male, 18, Living with T1D 11 years If a picture is worth a thousand words, UF Health Type 1 diabetes researchers and their colleagues have tapped into…
HOP Faculty and ICHP Affiliate Faculty Participate in the 2015 Medical Student Research Program
In an effort to expose medical students to the research conducted in the Department of Health Outcomes & Policy early in their careers, faculty members, including William Hogan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Health Outcomes & Policy; Melissa Bright, Ph.D., assistant research scientist in the Department of Health Outcomes…
HOP Professor’s Endorsement Featured in Anthony Biglan’s The Nurture Effect
Anthony Biglan’s new book The Nurture Effect: How the Science of Human Behavior Can Improve Our Lives & Our World features an endorsement from Kelli Komro, Ph.D., MPH, professor in the Department of Health Outcomes & Policy. Biglan is a senior scientist at Oregon Research Institute and a leader in…
