Before the USF College of Public Health (COPH) even had the building it calls home today, it was a young college, the first of its kind in Florida. It had a vision of creating trained public health workers dedicated to passionately solving problems and creating conditions that allow every person […]
One hundred and sixty USF College of Public Health (COPH) students—including six black doctoral candidates, the largest in the college’s history—received degrees at the fall 2019 commencement held in December. “They are pretty amazing colleagues with an incredible work ethic and goals for themselves, their families and their community. I […]
Dr. Kimberly Nguyen, who received her DrPH from the USF College of Public Health (COPH) in 2018, left her home in Vietnam for the U.S. when she was just five years old. She didn’t return again until she was a teen. “I didn’t know what public health was until I […]
It’s not enough that students graduate college with higher-level knowledge. To be employable and effective in today’s world, they also need to be creative and critical thinkers. To that end, two USF College of Public Health (COPH) professors, Drs. Alison Oberne and Anna Torrens Armstrong, both alums of the college, […]
Dr. Ryan Tokarz, who received both his MPH and PhD in global communicable diseases from the USF College of Public Health (COPH), had a childhood dream of being a marine biologist who studied sharks. As time went on, the Lutz, Fla., native went a little off course, swapping biology for […]
Nina Naas earned her MPH in global health and communicable diseases from the USF College of Public Health (COPH) in 2013. For a total of eight years, including while she was completing her degree at USF, Naas has used her talents and skills for good in our local community by […]
From the film festival to Delta Omega to a fun night out, the USF College of Public Health’s presence at the 2019 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo was a trifecta! Bulls descended on Philadelphia from Nov. 2-6. This year’s annual meeting marked the third time in the […]
It’s no secret that the USF College of Public Health (COPH) turned 35 in July. The yearlong celebration provides a plethora of opportunities for alumni to reconnect with their alma mater—in Tampa and around the US. Atlanta, St. Petersburg, Tampa and Annapolis are a few of the cities the college […]