Department Of Epidemiology

Martin Wegman, an M.D. student and doctoral candidate in the department of epidemiology, is one of 20 students to receive the national 2013 Medical Student Leadership Award.

Dr. Norman Sartorius will present “Public health efforts to fight the stigma of mental disorders” on Monday, Jan. 28 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the HPNP Complex, room G101.

A new study led by Dr. Ron Shorr finds that equipping hospital beds with alarms does not decrease patient falls and related injuries.

Dr. Linda Cottler, chair of the department of epidemiology, has been named the College of Public Health and Health Professions' associate dean for research and planning.

The new funding will allow the Southern HIV Alcohol Research Consortium, led by Dr. Robert Cook, to establish an administrative and research support arm to facilitate new studies and create new partnerships.

In a Gainesville Guardian opinion piece, Dr. Linda Cottler, chair of epidemiology, describes the importance of mammograms and early detection.

Two interdisciplinary teams of PHHP graduate students have received funding for community-based research projects from “Bridging Public Health and Health Professions,” a grant award program administered by the college’s Collaboration Committee.

Catherine Striley, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.S.E., is investigating ways to remove barriers to care and provide people with resources to empower themselves and improve their health and quality of life. In a recent project funded by the Tourette Syndrome Association, Striley and a colleague at Washington University created a video…

Dr. Catherine Striley is investigating ways to remove barriers to care and provide people with resources to empower themselves and improve their health and quality of life.

Ph.D. student Margo Klar received a $100,000 Gates Foundation grant to develop a new umbilical cord cutting device that may save the lives of thousands of newborns in developing countries.