by: Jenny Rogers At the Department of Environmental and Global Health, our administrative and staff support are the backbone of ensuring our operations run smoothly. Gainesville-native Erin Ferguson has been with the department for the past seven months and has already made her impact. Prior to coming to the…
by: Jenny Rogers Army captain, environmental scientist and University of Florida student Andrew Satterlee is a jack of all trades. The 37-year-old has been enrolled in the Master of Public Health in Environmental Health program within the UF Department of Environmental and Global Health at the College of Public Health…
by: Jenny Rogers Even from miles away, Meredith Zahara is unwavering in her pursuit of knowledge. After earning her bachelor’s degree in animal biology from Grand State Valley University, the Michigan native has worked at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as a research associate since 2005. Now,…
by: Jenny Rogers With a heart of ambition and toolbelt of knowledge, Samantha Andristch is one step closer to her dreams at the University of Florida. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in public health from the College of Charleston, Andritsch headed south to pursue a…
The UF Environmental and Global Health Department spent an exciting Friday at Lake Wauburg participating in a series of team building activities and games! EGH staff, faculty and students came together to complete challenges that rely on team building, communication skills and words of encouragement! Thank you to RecSports…
One Health PhD Student Melissa Dulcey has been selected to attend the CEEZAD BSL-3 Training/Transboundary Animal Diseases Summer Program. This program provides high containment training at the Biosecurity Research Institute at Kansas State University, site visits to area animal health industries, and lectures from invited national and international experts on…
Natasha Weatherspoon-Griffin, an EGH postdoctoral researcher, was awarded a travel grant to attend the Wind River Conference on Prokaryotic Biology in Estes Park, CO in June 2017. A key feature of this historic conference is to maximize participation of early career scientists and facilitate interactions with established investigators. This international…
by: Jenny Rogers In celebration of International Education Week from November 13-17, the University of Florida Department of Environmental and Global Health turns the spotlight on two of its most notable international students. 33-year-old Soung Iballa Francklin Brice from Cameroon, Africa, made the decision to pursue his Ph.D. in One…
by: Jenny Rogers Dr. Eric Nelson is committed to the pursuit of accessible health care around the clock. The University of Florida Department of Environmental and Global Health and Department of Pediatrics associate professor has been with UF since 2016. Apart from his time at the UF College of Public…
Dr. Benjamin Anderson received his Master of Public Health (MPH) in 2012, and later his PhD in Public Health, One Health concentration in 2015, from the University of Florida Department of Environmental and Global Health. After graduating with his PhD from UF, Dr. Anderson joined Duke University as a Postdoctoral…
