Martin Wegman, M.D./Ph.D. student and ICHP fellow, has been awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NIH F30) from the National Institute of Mental Health. The fellowship, which totals more than $40,000 per year for the next four years, will support Wegman as the lead investigator on…
In an effort to spur interdisciplinary research across the University of Florida’s College of Medicine, Lindsay Thompson, M.S., M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, has been selected as the first assistant director of clinical research for the Institute for Child Health Policy. “Our goal is to enhance…
Brady Garrett, Ph.D, a counseling psychologist intern with Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health in Tahlequah, Okla., has received the first NIH-funded post-doctoral position with the Department of Health Outcomes and Policy and Institute for Child Health Policy. “I’m very excited, and extremely fortunate to have received this wonderful opportunity,” said Garrett,…
UF’s Department of Pediatrics, Department of Health Outcomes and Policy, Institute for Child Health Policy and Family Data Center invite applications for…
ICHP affiliate faculty member Chris Gibson, Ph.D., in the department of sociology and criminology & law was listed among 30 young professionals under the age of 40 with substantial career achievements in the May issue of Florida Trend magazine. The magazine highlighted Gibson’s publishing record, citing the fact that he…
Chris Delcher, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Epidemiology and fellow of the Institute for Child Health Policy, successfully defended his dissertation, entitled “Monitoring Prescription Opioid Abuse and ‘Doctor Shopping’: An Epidemiologic Perspective in Person, Place, and Time” on Thursday, June 12. In order to help…
Mildred Maldonado-Molina, Ph.D., associate professor in the department of health outcomes and policy and a faculty member of the Institute for Child Health Policy, was elected to serve on the board of directors of the Society for Prevention Research on Thursday, May 29 at an awards presentation during the society’s…
Nine professors, representing six departments across UF’s campus, have been named affiliate faculty members of the College of Medicine’s Institute for Child Health Policy (ICHP). The institute focuses on disparities in health and health care outcomes for minority and underserved children and develops strategies and interventions to address these issues.
HOP Fellow and MD-PhD student Martin Wegman has been selected as the Outstanding Graduate or Professional Student at this year’s Impact Awards. Martin received the award for his service as Director for the Equal Access Clinics, Board Member for Southwest Advocacy Group, and President of the American College of Medical…
Dr. Kelli Komro is a co-author of an important Cochrane systematic review that researched the effectiveness of interventions using the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Health Promoting School (HPS) approach. The HPS approach includes health education in the curriculum; changing the school’s social or physical environment, or both; and involving families…
