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Dr. I-Chan Huang and Dr. Jill Herndon Receive Exemplary Teacher Award!

Congratulations to Dr. I-Chan Huang and Dr. Jill Herndon! Both Dr. Huang and Dr. Herndon have been awarded the Exemplary Teacher Award by the College of Medicine at the University of Florida. Click here to view Dr. Huang’s webpage, and here to view Dr. Herndon’s webpage.

Dr. Keith Muller Launches New Website to Help Researchers Design Better Studies

In conjunction with Dr. Deborah Glueck of the Colorado School of Public Health, Dr. Keith Muller has launched a new website, www.SampleSizeShop.org, to help researchers with study design.  The website contains free tutorials, papers, and talks related to calculating power and sample size for study design.  SampleSizeShop.org also…

Dr. Jill Herndon Appointed to Editorial Board of Medicare and Medicaid Research Review

Dr. Jill Herndon has been appointed to the editorial board of Medicare & Medicaid Research Review (MMRR), a peer-reviewed, online journal published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to disseminate high-quality and relevant research to a wide audience of Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance stakeholders.  The journal…

Dr. I-Chan Huang Appointed as an Associate Editor for Quality of Life Research

Dr. I-Chan Huang has been appointed an Associate Editor for Quality of Life Research.  This journal is an official journal of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) and a leading journal in the area of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) research.  The 5-year…

Faculty Member Jevetta Stanford Receives Doctorate in Education!

Congratulations to Dr. Jevetta Stanford for completing her doctorate in education.  Her dissertation is entitled “Ecological Influences on Weight Status in Urban African-American Adolescent Females: A Structural Equation Analysis.”  Click here to see Dr. Stanford’s faculty profile.

Dr. I-Chan Huang Receives Meritorious Award for Cancer Study

Dr. I-Chan Huang received a Meritorious Award for his study presented at the 6th Biennial Cancer Survivorship Research Conference hosted jointly by the National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, LIVESTRONG, and CDC.  This conference was held on June 14-16, 2012, in Arlington, Virginia.  Dr. Huang is among 8 scientists, selected…

Dr. Jill Herndon Invited to Present for NIH/NIDCR Survey Research Methods Series

The NIH/NIDCR has invited Dr. Jill Herndon to participate in its web-based Survey Research Methods Series, a collection of presentations by nationally-recognized experts on survey research design and analysis.  Dr. Herndon’s presentation, Comparing and Linking Survey Data: Considerations for Working with Multiple Data Sources, can be viewed at…

Dr. Caprice Knapp Invited to Join Editorial Advisory Board of Palliative Medicine

Dr. Caprice Knapp has been invited to join the editorial advisory board of the Palliative Medicine journal. Palliative Medicine is a highly ranked, peer reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to improving knowledge and clinical practice in the palliative care of patients with far advanced disease. Click here to learn more…

Dr. Betsy Shenkman receives $9.9 million for WIN grant!

Click here to listen to Dr. Shenkman talk about the WIN grant on WUFT-FM/NPR. Click here to read this story on the College of Medicine website. Joining a gym to log in hours on the elliptical or hiring a nutritionist…

Dr. Komro receives University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship Award

Dr. Kelli Komro has been selected to receive a University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship Award. The three-year professorship recognizes faculty who have established a distinguished record of research, who play a key role in the University’s growing emphasis on graduate education, and whose scholarship is expected to lead to…