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HOP Faculty Serves on Editorial Boards and Department of Defense Review Panel
Mildred Maldonado-Molina, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Health Outcomes & Policy, has accepted an invitation to serve on the editorial board for Prevention Science, a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research articles on a range of health and social issues, such as substance abuse, mental health, HIV/AIDS, violence, accidents,…
HOP Faculty Member Invited to Speak at the CDC’s 2016 STD Prevention Conference
Stephanie Staras, Ph.D., has been invited to speak at a plenary session at the 2016 STD Prevention Conference about her recent journal article detailing how an increase in Maryland’s alcohol taxes impacted the state’s sexually transmitted infection rates. “I’m excited to bring our scientifically rigorous analysis to bear on…
Local Newspaper Features HOP Expert on Risks of Smoking Hookah
Ramzi Salloum, Ph.D., was featured as an expert in the article “Research shows hookah may not be the safe alternative to cigarettes after all,” in the Independent Florida Alligator.
HOP Faculty Invited to Join United States Medical Licensing Examination Committee
Matthew Gurka, Ph.D., has accepted an appointment to serve on a committee of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).
HOP Faculty Featured in Three News Segments
In December, Michelle Cardel, Ph.D., R.D., assistant professor in the Department of Health Outcomes & Policy, was featured on three separate occasions on the TV news station, Fox 35 News Orlando. In these segments, she discusses how to get kids to eat their veggies, what holiday…
Expert in Biostatistics, Metabolic Syndrome Joins HOP Faculty
When both adult and pediatric patients come to their checkups with a certain nexus of problems – obesity, high blood pressure, high glucose levels, low “good” cholesterol, and high triglycerides – most doctors know they are on the road for increased risk of cardiovascular disease. That road, though, has a…
HOP Study Shows an Increase in Alcohol Tax Appears to Have Decreased Gonorrhea Rates in Maryland by 24 Percent
Increasing state alcohol taxes could help prevent sexually transmitted infections, such as gonorrhea, according to University of Florida Health researchers, who found that gonorrhea rates decreased by 24 percent in Maryland after the state increased its sales tax on alcohol in 2011. Read the full release here.
HOP Faculty Member Presents Paper at AMIA Conference
Amanda Hicks, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Health Outcomes & Policy, presented a paper at the American Medical Informatics Association’s 2015 Annual Symposium. The conference was held from November 14-18 in San Francisco, California. Hicks is the first author of the paper “An Analysis of WordNet’s Coverage…