Department Of Epidemiology

Eight college faculty members earned the University Term Professor distinction.

Seven faculty members were awarded tenure or promotion from the University of Florida for the 2018-19 cycle.

The consortium will be composed of public and private universities engaged in research on clinical outcomes of medical marijuana.

Dr. Sonam Lasopa and Dr. Senthil Reddi will lead a new a statewide program to understand the causes of suicide and suicide attempts among people in Sikkim.

UF is among 100 institutions who have joined the Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic.

STOMP Research Lab recruits and trains students from historically underrepresented and/or disadvantaged backgrounds to go on to research careers in public health and medicine.

Dr. Pearson has received the 2019 Epidemiology and Prevention Mentoring Award from the American Heart Association’s Council on Epidemiology and Prevention.

The researchers found that females whose parents disapproved of nonmedical use of prescription opioids were less likely to report this behavior, but this was not true for males.

She is stepping down from her position as chair of epidemiology and will continue as a professor in the department, PHHP’s associate dean for research and founding director of UF HealthStreet.

The University of Florida International Center awarded Dr. Eric Coker, an EGH professor, a competitive fellowship in the Global Fellows Program. This program promotes and supports faculty conducting research with an international reach. As a fellow, Dr. Coker will be mentored by Dr. Sarah McKune, who has significant…