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More than 14,000 alumni chose the USF College of Public Health as their academic home. They live throughout the United States and in remote areas around the world. Outside of Florida, the largest concentrations of alumni work in metro-Atlanta and in metro-Washington, DC.
COPH alumni are surveyed one year after graduation. The most recent survey of MPH respondents indicated 95% are employed, in continuing education, or a training program one year after graduation. The majority work with a government agency (31%) and health care organizations (25%). Some of the employers where alumni practice their passion include Amazon, USAID, NIH, CDC, Humana, The Carter Center, NASA, Johnson & Johnson, US FDA, Bausch & Lomb, Inc. and more!
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Piecing together a passion in public health
Jacqueline Perez, a graduate of USF’s College of Public Health (COPH), was born and raised in Palmetto, Fla, where she attended high school before leaving the state for college in North Carolina.
Piecing together a passion in public health
Beyond the band-aid
About an hour’s ferry ride from Seattle, USF’s College of Public Health alumna Sarah Henley grew up in Silverdale, Wash. She first set out to obtain her certification as a health education specialist and a registered respiratory therapist as a neonatal/pediatric specialist. But Henley said she couldn’t help but notice a pattern while she was on the job.
Beyond the band-aid
COPH’s Dr. Angela Makris elected to lead international social marketing association
Dr. Angela Makris, an adjunct instructor and 2025 alumna of the USF College of Public Health (COPH), has been unanimously elected president of the International Social Marketing Association (iSMA). She will serve a three-year term leading the global organization that connects social marketing associations, practitioners and scholars.
COPH’s Dr. Angela Makris elected to lead international social marketing association
"It’s an honor to stay involved and help the next generation of public health professionals find their path. USF will always be a part of me. I love the university and promote it every chance I get." — Jason S. Garcia, PhD ’18, COPH Alumni Society Board Member