Lindsay Thompson, M.D., M.S., associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics and assistant director of clinical research in the Institute for Child Health Policy, spoke at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting in San Diego, Calif., on April 26. Her presentation was on the creation…
Anita Zucker, an alumna from the UF College of Education, recently donated $5 million to endow the Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies for the purpose of enhancing its programs focused on optimizing early childhood development and learning. Moving forward, the renamed Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in…
Simone French (left), Ph.D., professor in the Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota and director of the University of Minnesota Obesity Prevention Center, and Nancy E. Sherwood (right), Ph.D., director of scientific development and senior research investigator at HealthPartners…
The University of Florida’s Department of Pediatrics, Department of Health Outcomes and Policy, Institute for Child Health Policy, and Family Data Center recently reviewed applications for the creation of three workgroups focused on intervention studies and health outcomes in pediatric research. Research proposals receive funding of up to $10,000 to…
The Institute for Child Health Policy’s 2014 Highlighting Children’s Health Research Event brought together more than 100 faculty members, staff and students to discuss research findings, network, and gather new ideas as they all strive to improve children’s health.
Chris Gibson, Ph.D., professor of criminology and ICHP affiliate, was listed among the top 10 most productive criminologists due to the number of publications he placed in his field’s journals from 2010 to 2011. The rankings, which were published in an article in the Journal of…
Abigail A. Fagan, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Sociology, Criminology & Law and an Institute for Child Health Policy affiliate, will present a talk at the Global Violence Reduction Conference, which is sponsored by the World Health Organization and the University of Cambridge. The conference,…
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…
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…
