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Dr. Kelli Komro invited to speak at Emory University

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 Selected to Participate in the AAMC Women’s Professional Development Seminar

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. Wagenaar’s Publication on Distracted Driving Policies is a 2011 Top AJPM Article

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…

AcademyHealth Natural Experiments webinar a success!

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…

Free webinar by Dr. Wagenaar and Dr. Komro on December 14th

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…

Dr. Mildred Maldonado-Molina featured on UF homepage

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…

2012 Leadership Development Program

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…