USF Health - College of Public Health

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The Treasurer is a member of the PHSA Executive Board, will serve as a financial officer for PHSA, and will be responsible for conducting all monetary matters with the College of Public Health administration. This includes managing the budget and purchase orders of the association.

Undergraduate Liaison:

Allison Nelson (apnelson@mail.usf.edu)

2007 - 2008 Executive Board Members

Co-Presidents:

Rosa Avila (ravila@health.usf.edu)
Courtney Delmar (cdelmar@health.usf.edu)

Vice President:

Malveeka Sharma (msharma@health.usf.edu)

Secretary:

Diana Lima (dlima@health.usf.edu)

Treasurer:

The Treasurer is a member of the PHSA Executive Board, will serve as a financial officer for PHSA, and will be responsible for conducting all monetary matters with the College of Public Health administration. This includes managing the budget and purchase orders of the association.

2005 - 2006 Executive Board Members

President: Alan Card (acard@hsc.usf.edu)

Vice-Pres: Sona Kundalkar (skundalk@hsc.usf.edu)

Background: born in Los Angeles, CA and raised in South Florida

Education: currently pursuing a Masters of Health Administration. Received her BE in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt University.

Research Interests and/or Future Endeavors:Interested in being a manager of a biomedical engineering department of a health services organization.

Secretary: Kavitha Gudapati (kgudapat@hsc.usf.edu)

BIOGRAPHY:
FULL NAME: KAVITHA GUDAPATI
Background: India. Lived in US for more than 5 years
Education: BACHELORS IN BIOLOGICAL COMPUTATION, St.Francis Degree College, India.
MASTERS IN HEALTH ADMINSTRATION, COPH, USF.
Hobbies/Talents: Computers, Cooking, Painting and music.
Favorite Quote: Live and Let Live

Treasurer: Lindsey Childs (lchilds@hsc.usf.edu)

Background: born and raised in Gulf Breeze/Pensacola, Florida; works at the VA Hospital in the Medical Education Office.
Education: currently pursuing a MPH in Global Health with a Clinical
Epidemiology certificate. Received her BS in Chemisty and BA in Spanish with a Math minor from Tulane University.
Research Interests and/or Future Endeavors: Interested in Sexually Transmitted Infections and in infectious diseases generally.
Hobbies and/or Talent: High School State Champion Basketball player, loves dancing, traveling, watching sports, and spending time with family and friends.
Favorite Quote or Quirk: "Everyone has the power to change the lives of others. It's just a question of whether or not they use it." -Dawson's Creek

2004 - 2005 Executive Board Members

Joyonna Gamble-George, President jgambleg@hsc.usf.edu

Background : a native Floridian; raised in Alabama ; works as a research assistant in the Department of Health Policy and Management on quality management case studies
Education : currently pursuing a MHA in Health Administration; graduated from Xavier University of Louisiana in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Biology/Pre-Medicine
Research Interests and/or Future Endeavors : interested in virology, particularly HIV and the herpes virus; hoping to pursue a career as a manager of a hospital or a clinician in the area of cardiology or neurology
Hobbies and/or Talents : drawing and painting, playing the piano and alto saxophone, writing poetry, and occasionally going to the beach or on road trips in spare time
Favorite Quote or Quirk : “The difference between the impossible and possible is one's determination.” - Anonymous

Ping Xu, Vice President pxu@hsc.usf.edu

Background : born and brought up in China ; works as a graduate assistant in the College of Medicine for Tampa Bay Youth Education Service
Education : currently pursuing a MPH from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics with a concentration in Biostatistics; previously pursued a Masters degree in Instructional Technology Education at USF and completed vital courses in Information Technology and Computer Programming; graduated in1992 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Language from China
Research Interests and/or Future Endeavors : interested in HIV and health risk assessment, survival analysis, and population-based study design in health services research; aspire to become a statistician in the public health field or a statistics consultant
Hobbies and/or Talents : loves dancing, listening to classical music, swimming, and athletics
Favorite Quote or Quirk : “Youth is not a time of life. It is a state of mind. You are as old as your doubt, your fear, your despair. The way to keep young is to keep your faith young. Keep your self confidence young. Keep your hope young.” - Luella F. Phean

Lianne Fuino, Secretary lfuino@hsc.usf.edu

Background : a native New Yorker who is enjoying the more relaxed Florida lifestyle; works as a research assistant at the Harrell Center for the Study of Family Health on a project that helps families stabilize their lives after they leave domestic violence situations
Education : currently pursuing a MPH in the Department of Community and Family Health with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health; graduated from George Washington University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts in History of Medicine
Research Interests and/or Future Endeavors : in the future would like to design and implement prevention and early intervention programs for children in special populations, such as abused children or those with special health care needs
Hobbies and/or Talents : to relax, love going to the beach, cooking, watching movies, dancing, reading, and hanging out with my finance and friends
Favorite Quote or Quirk : “No day but today” - Anonymous

Emily Jolles, Treasurer ejolles@hsc.usf.edu

Background : raised in Richmond , Virginia ; her parents moved to Florida six years ago
Education : currently pursing a MPH in the Department of Community and Family Health with a concentration in Health Education; graduated from College of Charleston with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and minor in Health
Research Interests and/or Future Endeavors : interested in HIV and women's reproductive health.
Hobbies and/or Talents : cooking, reading, traveling, and hanging out with family and friends
Favorite Quote or Quirk : loves wearing flip flops

2003 - 2004 Executive Board Members

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John Maldonado, President jmaldona@hsc.usf.edu

Background : a native Floridian
Education : currently pursuing a MSPH in Epidemiology; graduated from USF last December with a baccalaureate degree in interdisciplinary natural sciences
Research Interests and/or Future Endeavors : interested in exposure measurement; hope to direct career endeavors heavily towards research and focus on chronic human disorders in the state or private sector
Hobbies and/or Talents : playing racquetball and tennis, or occasionally painting
Favorite Quote or Quirk :

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Mohini Persaud, Vice President mpersaud@hsc.usf.edu

Background : a New Yorker who moved to Florida more than two years ago; works as a data manager for Youth Education Services (Y.E.S.), an HIV/AIDS program within the College of Medicine , Department of Pediatrics Infectious Disease
Education : MPH in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department; graduated from Hunter College with a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences
Research Interests and/or Future Endeavors :
Hobbies and/or Talents : visiting family in Plantation , reading, dancing, playing racquetball and soccer, and spending time with friends
Favorite Quote or Quirk:

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Kerry-Anne Lee, Secretary klee1@hsc.usf.edu

Background : born and raised in Jamaica for 10 years; resided in Miami , Florida for the past 12 years; works as a research assistant in the Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging at USF, dealing primarily with hospice and palliative care
Education : MPH in Epidemiology from USF College of Public Health; graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Cell Science
Research Interests and/or Future Endeavors :
Hobbies and/or Talents : playing soccer with fellow graduate students, dancing, reading, or occasionally going on road trips
Favorite Quote or Quirk:

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Amy Gray, Treasurer agray@hsc.usf.edu

Background : serves as the USF Campus Liaison for the Public Health Student Caucus of APHA; works as a REACH Peer Educator in the Health Education office at USF Student Health Services and with CFH faculty on a HPV research study
Education : MPH in Health Education in the Department of Community and Family Health; graduated from the University of Arkansas in May 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in Health Science
Research Interests and/or Future Endeavors : interested in sexual and women's health
Hobbies and/or Talents : hanging out with friends, cooking, traveling, and listening to some great live music
Favorite Quote or Quirk: