PhD Program Director
Lindsey M King PhD, MPH, CHES, CCRP, CTTS
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Lindsey King, PhD, MPH, CHES®, CCRP, CTTS (she/her) is a clinical associate professor of public health in the Department of Health Services Research, Management & Policy and the Dean’s Office at the University of Florida (UF) College of Public Health and Health Professions. She serves as program director of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) program and program director of the PhD in public health (SBS concentration). She also serves as the immediate past caucus chair and former program chair of the American Public Health Association Family Violence Prevention Caucus (APHA FVPC). She previously served as the Master of Public Health (MPH) concentration coordinator for the SBS (campus and online) and public health practice (online) concentrations. Dr. King received her PhD in public health (SBS) from UF, her MPH from the University of South Florida (USF), and her Bachelor of Arts from UF. Dr. King has also served as a tobacco cessation facilitator through the Northeast Florida Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and Gulfcoast North AHEC. Dr. King’s background includes research in behavioral oncology, clinical, epidemiology, and community-based participatory research (CBPR) to address disparities in maternal and child health (MCH), adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma-informed public health community initiatives, violence prevention, and sexual health. Dr. King’s primary interests include community-engaged research to identify strengths of communities and eliminate health disparities in underserved populations including racial and ethnic minority populations and sexual and gender minority populations.
MPH Concentration Coordinator
Gaia L Zori
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Gaia Zori, PhD, MPH, CHES® is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Services Research, Management, and Policy and in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) concentration in the College of Public Health and Health Professions (PHHP) at the University of Florida (UF). She serves as Master of Public Health (MPH) concentration coordinator for the SBS (campus and online) and Public Health Practice (online) concentrations. Dr. Zori received her PhD in Public Health with a concentration in SBS from UF, her Master of Public Health (MPH) from the State University of New York at Albany with a dual concentration in Social, Behavioral and Community Health and Epidemiology, and her Bachelor of Health Science (BHS) from UF. Dr. Zori is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES®) with over 10 years of experience in public health and health education, and she has previously held a variety of professional roles in public health practice including as a CDC/CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellow in Maternal & Child Health and the Director of Education for Planned Parenthood of North Florida. Dr. Zori’s primary research interests center on health promotion in sexual and reproductive health.
Academic Coordinator
April O'Neal MPA
SBS Faculty
Shantrel S Canidate PhD, MPH
Jose F Colon-Burgos
Brittney N Dixon-Daniel PhD, MPH, CPH, TTS
Anna B Galloway P-OTD, MOT, OTR/L, MT-BC
George Hack PhD, MEd
Michael D Moorhouse PhD
Jamie L Pomeranz PhD, CRC, CLCP
Heather A Stark
Julia R Varnes
Social and Behavioral Sciences Courtesy Faculty
| Melissa Vilaro, MPH, PhD, CPH | Assistant Professor, Family, Youth and Community Science, University of Florida | mgraveley@ufl.edu |
Social and Behavioral Sciences Adjunct Faculty
| Acquel Allen-Mitchell | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Vanderbilt University Medical Center | a.allen@phhp.ufl.edu |
| Taryn Buckley | Project Manager, North Florida AIDS Education & Training Center | Taryn.Buckley@medicine.ufl.edu |
| Sarah Catalanotto | Executive Director, Suwanee River Area Health Education Center | scatalanotto@phhp.ufl.edu |
| KD Jacobs | Senior Outcomes Research Associate, QualityMetric | kd.lynnae.jacobs@gmail.com |
| Cary Carr | Director of Health and Wellbeing Education, Haverford College | carycarr@phhp.ufl.edu |
| Karah Mechlowitz | Evaluation Specialist, University of Minnesota Extension | mechl012@umn.edu |
| Lindsey Redding | Director of Community Initiatives, WellFlorida | LRedding@wellflorida.org |
| Julie Moderie | CEO & Program Director of Healthy Start, WellFlorida Council | jmoderie@wellflorida.org |