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This year, Community Scientists Angela Howard, Stanley Richardson, Ty Davis, and Kristie Hill served as judges for poster presentations, offering valuable feedback grounded in lived experience and community perspectives.

As the months accumulated, so did the accolades and accomplishments of our department. Take a stroll down HOBI’s memory lane as we revisit some of the moments, photos, and stories that got our attention this year.

The Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics never runs out of service initiative ideas to bring its community together, said Nicole Hammer, a co-chair of the department’s workplace and community engagement committee.

This November, HOBI is partnering with Peaceful Paths, a local organization that provides critical services for survivors of domestic violence in Alachua, Bradford, and Union counties. We invite faculty, staff, and students to take part in Peaceful Paths’ Holiday Giving Program preparations, an…

Naomi Parker, Ph.D., an assistant scientist in the University of Florida’s Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, never expected her path from rural Southeast Georgia to lead to cancer communication research.

“Our goal is to understand how we can meet the real-world needs of cancer survivors and caregivers, with a focus on quality of life,” said Kathryn Pluta, Ph.D.

“This fellowship is a great opportunity to dive deeply into the needs of patients and providers and address their barriers to lung cancer screening.” The National Cancer Institute awarded a prestigious fellowship in July to dual M.D./Ph.D. student Miranda Reid to…

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“Excessive screening opens the door for a lot of negative consequences,” said Jennifer LeLaurin, Ph.D., an assistant professor of health outcomes and biomedical informatics at the University of Florida and lead author of the new study.