HOBI Graduates: After the tassel

Where are they now? See below a list of past HOBI graduates and what they’ve gone on to do.

PhD in Medical Sciences, Health Outcomes and Policy

Aditi G Patel, PhD (2018), MPH 

Post graduate position: MD candidate, class of 2020, College of Medicine, University of Florida

Dissertation: Investigating Network Adequacy Standards for Provider Networks in Medicaid Managed Care

PhD in Medical Sciences, Health Outcomes and Implementation Science

Sarah Chavez, PhD (2019), MPH 

Post graduate position: Post-Doctoral Associate, STEM Translational Communication Center, College of Journalism and Communications and UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida.

Dissertation: Evaluating the Quality of Type 2 Diabetes Mobile Apps: The Development, Testing, and Dissemination of an Evidence-Based Scoring Instrument for Mobile Health Applications

MS in Medical Sciences, Health Outcomes & Implementation Science

Russell Hawkins, MS (2020)

Post graduate position: 4th Year Resident Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida; Non-thesis

MS in Medical Sciences, Biomedical Informatics

Matthew Diller, MS (2018)

Post graduate position: PhD candidate in Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Florida

Thesis: Semantic Data Integration using the Ontology of Cancer-Related Social-Ecological Variables

Mohamed H. Shahin, B.Pharm., MS, PhD (2018)

Post-graduate position:  Pfizer, Inc.

Thesis: Using a Systems Pharmacology Approach to Identify Novel Signatures Associate with Thiazide-Induced Changes in Uric Acid Levels

Dharani Balasubramanian, MS (2018)

Post graduate position: Data Engineer, Amadeus North America Inc.

Thesis: Semantic Data Integration Using the Ontology of Cancer-Related Social-Ecological Variables

Caitrin Rowe, PhD, MS (2019)

Post graduate position: Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida

Thesis: A Computable Phenotype for Resistant Hypertension: Accurate Antihypertensive Drug Classification and Validation Through Manual Chart Review 

Justin Tauscher, MS (2019)

Post graduate position: PhD candidate in Human Development and Organizational Studies, College of Education, University of Florida

Non-thesis

Jong Taek Kim, MS (2019)

Post graduate position: Clinical Fellow, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Non-thesis

Alexander Loiacono, MS (2019)

Post graduate position: Applications Programmer, College of Medicine, University of Florida

Non-thesis