Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
College of Public Health

  • Awards Ceremony April 2011

    The Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department Chair and a number of Masters' and Doctoral students were recognized during the University of South Florida, College of Public Health, National Public Health Week Awards Ceremony, held Wednesday April 6th. Dr. Heather Stockwell was the recipient of this year's COPH Outstanding Professor Award. This award is determined through a process of nominations submitted by students in the College. As an instructor in the Epidemiology core course, Dr. Stockwell is a part of every Masters student's education. This award is a reflection of Dr. Stockwell's commitment to teaching, advising and mentoring students in the College of Public Health...
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  • Summer Field Experience Debriefing

    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics students enrolled in the summer Field Experience presented posters of their work at the summer semester debriefing held in the college on July 23rd. Participating in the poster presentations were (left to right); Ya Wang, Alison Chee, Djilan Yao, Brett Kaminski, Lei Luo, Courtney Smith, and Zhengming Chen. Students in this summer's group did their work at the Polk County Health Department, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute...
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  • Drs Stockwell, O’Rourke and Sanchez-Anguiano attend conference

    Drs. Stockwell, O’Rourke, and Sanchez-Anguiano attended and gave presentations at the International Technology, Education and Development Conference held...
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  • 2011 Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics

    The 2011 Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics (SIBS), a 6-week program to stimulate undergraduate students’ and recent graduates’ interest in the field of Biostatistics began on May 16th. This year’s...
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  • Graduates honored at the USF COPH Fall Graduation Ceremony

    Fall semester graduates were honored at the USF COPH Fall Graduation Ceremony held in the Samuel P. Bell III Auditorium on December 8, 2011. Representing the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics were Dr. Heather Stockwell, Chair of the department with attending fall graduates Carol Oladele, Ph.D.; Kelly Sullivan, Ph.D. and ...
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  • New Faculty members in Biostatistics

    Two new Biostatistics faculty members were hired in the department September 2012. Dr. Henian Chen, M.D., Ph.D. came to the department from New York where he held positions at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, the Epidemiology department at Mailman School of Public Health and the Department of Psychiatry in the College of Physicians and Surgeons....
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Welcome to the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Welcome to the website of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the College of Public Health at USF. We invite you to explore our website and learn more about the disciplines of epidemiology and biostatistics and the courses and programs we offer. Our faculty are strongly committed to teaching and student mentoring and are successfully engaged in nationally recognized research programs. You can learn more about our faculty by visiting their web pages through the Faculty and Staff link to the left. The Department offers MPH, MSPH and PhD programs in epidemiology and in biostatistics. We also have very popular MPH programs with dual concentrations. We currently offer MPH dual concentrations in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Global Health Practice, Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases and Epidemiology and Maternal and Child Health. Certificate programs in Epidemiology and also in Biostatistics are available and an on line certificate in Infectious Disease Epidemiology will soon be available. There are competitive scholarships and awards programs available through the College - please check their website for more details. Doctoral students and advanced masters’ students may also apply to be Graduate Teaching Assistants. Please take a few minutes to explore our website and discover the many rewards of a career in Epidemiology or Biostatistics. We think you will find the Department and the College offer excellent opportunities for you to pursue your career in public health.

Heather G. Stockwell Sc.D.
Professor of Epidemiology Department Chair

Department News

New Faculty members in Biostatistics
                                                  Dr. Nanhua Zhang Assistant Professor                             Dr. Henian Chen Associate Professor Two new Biostatistics faculty members were hired in the department September 2012.  Dr. Henian Chen, M.D., Ph.D. came to the department from New York where he held positions at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, the Epidemiology department at Mailman School of Public Health [...]
Graduates honored at the USF COPH Fall Graduation Ceremony
Fall semester graduates were honored at the USF COPH Fall Graduation Ceremony held in the Samuel P. Bell III Auditorium on December 8, 2011. Representing the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics were Dr. Heather Stockwell, Chair of the department with attending fall graduates Carol Oladele, Ph.D.; Kelly Sullivan, Ph.D. and Maria Veronica Vonzuben, M.P.H (l. [...]
Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics is Accepting Applications
The Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics (SIBS) is accepting applications for 2012. A training grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the National Center for Research Resources funds the SIBS, which is hosted by the University of South Florida College of Public Health.   The SIBS is a unique, six-week living-learning experience on [...]
Maternal obesity and stillbirth.
Semin Perinatol. 2011 Dec;35(6):340-4. Maternal obesity and stillbirth. Salihu HM. Source Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. hamisu.salihu@gmail.com Abstract The current obesity epidemic appears to contribute significantly to adverse fetal outcomes, and in this work we compile up-to-date evidence for the link between maternal obesity and risk of stillbirth. [...]
Impact of prior bariatric surgery on maternal and fetal outcomes among obese and non-obese mothers.
Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2011 Nov 6. [Epub ahead of print] Impact of prior bariatric surgery on maternal and fetal outcomes among obese and non-obese mothers. Belogolovkin V, Salihu HM, Weldeselasse H, Biroscak BJ, August EM, Mbah AK, Alio AP. Source Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of [...]

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