Congratulations to Dr. Bowers for receiving the 2014 Paul Satz Career Mentoring Award from at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychology Society (INS) in Seattle. This award is bestowed upon an individual whose mentoring and teaching activities have made a broad and profound impact on the careers of students…
Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1, responsible for epidemic cholera, was accidentally introduced in Haiti in October, 2010. Since its introduction, more than 700,000 cases have been reported with over 8,000 deaths. V. cholerae is ubiquitous to aquatic environments, and humans acquire the infection upon consumption of food and/or water contaminated with…
Older adults who received as few as 10 sessions of mental training show long-lasting improvements in reasoning and speed of processing skills 10 years after the intervention, according to UF Health researchers [...]
Rates of dementia among people with Parkinson’s disease are higher than the general population, with 25 to 40 percent of patients expected to eventually develop dementia. [...]
The following is a review of the highlights of this year’s department bowling tournament. Given that a record 62 people put a lot of energy into great costume, creative videos and their team (varying from mere seconds of thought/prep to hours), take some time and read through the recount of…
EGH Associate Professor, Dr. Andy Kane, and EGH PhD student, Jessica Rowland, collected seafood consumption data from local seafood workers and consumers at the 2013 Florida Seafood Festival in Apalachicola Bay. Kane and his research crew set up an outreach tent and implemented seafood consumption surveys for the Healthy Gulf Healthy…
The Department of Clinical and Health Psychology’s Fall Research Symposium was held Friday, November 15, 2013 in room G-301 of the HPNP Building. Congratulations to all of the students who presented their First Year Projects, as well as the students and faculty who were recognized for their excellence as part…
The Masters in OT program would like to introduce our newly appointed Academic Fieldwork Coordinator! Ms. Linda Struckmeyer will be our new coordinator. She is a full time faculty member teaching in the classroom and working with sites and students in fieldwork education. Ms. Struckmeyer has an extensive…
Peter Lang, Ph.D., is featured in the article "A Revolution in Mental Health" published recently in The Chronicle of Higher Education. [...]
Michael Marsiske, PhD, an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, specializing in neuropsychology, was recently quoted in Time Magazine. Russell Bauer, PhD, ABPP, a Professor in the Department of Clinical and Health, specializing in neuropsychology, was recently interviewed…
