Features & Publications
Deveaux, S., Spivey, C., Slater, T., & Surpris, A.C. (2025, July 29 - 31). Disease Intervention Specialist Training Academy (DISTA): Multimodal Training for New Public Health Employees [Poster Presentation]. 2025 Florida Public Health Association Annual Educational Conference, Kissimmee, FL
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Hoare I, Somboonwit C, Khaliq M, Levine M, Jaskela M, Spivey C & Surpris AC (2025, July 14–18). From Concept to Practice: Using the ADDIE Model to Build a Scalable DIS Workforce Development Program [Poster Presentation] 2025 NACCHO360 Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA
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2026
Hoare I, Khaliq M, Spivey C, Surpris AC & Somboonwit C (2026, July 14-17). Integrating Leadership Development into Public Health Workforce Training: Evidence from a Tiered Model That Strengthens Skills, Confidence, and Retention. Submitted to NACCHO 360 2026 Conference. Louisville, Kentucky
Powell O, Supris A, Somboonwit C, Lewis S, Spivey C, Jaskela M, Slater T, Hoare I (2026, November 2). Academic - public health agency partnerships for workforce development: A case study of USF DISTA’s new Elevate training program. Submitted to 2026 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
Rocha B, Greene K, Turner D, Khaliq M, Somboonwit C, Hoare I (2026, November 3). Advancing disease intervention in Tribal Nations: Workforce perspectives and challenges. Submitted to 2026 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
Sherbuk J, Greene K, Lewis S, Dwiggins P, Fogel S., Antwi K, Saint Fleur A, Slater T, Hoare I, Somboonwit C, Turner D (2026, August 31-September 2). Escape the ordinary: An innovative training strategy for the STI prevention workforce. Submitted to 2026 STI Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA
2024
Surpris AC, Spivey C, Slater T & Freer C (2024, July 31). Disease Intervention Specialist Training Academy: Reshaping Florida’s Public Health Workforce [Poster Presentation]. 2024 Florida Public Health Association Annual Educational Conference, Kissimmee, FL
Joyce A, Zgibor Z, Somboonwit C, Levine M & Adams J (2024). Emerging practices for public health workforce development [Oral Presentation]. ASPPH Annual Meeting for Academic Public Health, Washington, DC
2023
Freer C, Hoare I, Levine M & Somboonwit C (2023, May 15-19). DIS Training Academy: A New Approach to Workforce Development [Oral Presentation]. STD Engage 2023 Conference, New Orleans, LA