Dr. Kelli Komro will lead a seminar at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta on Jan. 26. During the seminar, entitled “Prevention Trial in the Cherokee Nation: Developing Partnerships, Designing Public Health Strategies,” Dr. Komro will share her experiences related to the start-up of this newly-funded community…
Dr. Jill Herndon participated in the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Mid-Career Women Professional Development Seminar held December 3-6 in Austin, Texas. The seminar targets physicians and PhD scientists in academic medicine who hold leadership positions within their discipline, department or institution. Participants are selected through a competitive application process. Click here to view Dr.
Dr. Alexander Wagenaar’s article “State laws restricting driver use of mobile communications devices distracted-driving provisions” has been named in the top 2011 “Baker’s Dozen” by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. This means Dr. Wagenaar’s article was one of the most requested by readers and researchers through the AJPM website…
Faculty member Dr. Alexander Wagenaar was quoted in a Reuter’s article regarding the relationship between alcohol prices and consumption of alcohol. Click here to read it! …
Dr. Alexander Wagenaar and Dr. Kelli Komro led a webinar on Wednesday, December 14th, entitled AcademyHealth Natural Experiments, in which they presented an explanation of what makes up a natural experiment and discussed how to overcome threats to the validity of such experiments. Quick Facts: 190 people participated! 100% surveyed…
December 13, 2011 Dr. Wagenaar and Dr. Komro will present a free webinar entitled “Conducting Natural Experiments: A Public Health Methods” addressing the new challenges in the public health system and proper research designs and analytic methods. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 14 from 2 to…
The Health Science Center wrote an article about Dr. Mildred Maldonado-Molina and how she began her research career. The article is featured on UF’s main website. To read it: http://www.ufl.edu/spotlights/archives/high-school-assignment-begins-path-to-pioneering-research.html…
The University of Florida’s Institute for Child Health Policy in partnership with Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health Services has received a $4.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study ways to prevent underage drinking. The study, led by Kelli Komro, will focus on American Indian and…
Dr. Jill Herndon, Dr. Kelli Komro, and Dr. Mildred Maldonado-Molina have been selected for the 2012 College of Medicine Leadership Development Program. The program increases participants’ understanding of leadership challenges and strategic initiatives within UF Health Affairs while developing their leadership skills. Click here to view Dr. Herndon’s webpage, here to…
