Dinorah "Dina" Martinez Tyson, PhD, MPH, MA

Professor

Contact Info

• Office: LRC 211
• Academic Email: dmtyson@usf.edu
• Academic Phone: (813) 974-0723

Education

Discipline

Applied Medical Anthropology and Epidemiology

Specialization

• Psychoncology and well-being
• Research methods and study design
• Perceptions of disease and illness
• Mentorship and student support
• Chronic disease management/prevention

Biography

Dr. Martinez Tyson is academically trained in applied medical anthropology and epidemiology. She is a Professor at the College of Public Health and is a faculty member in the Health Outcomes and Behavior Program, Moffitt Cancer Center. She works to understand the psychosocial impact of cancer and lived experience of people managing disease and illness. She has extensive experience in research design, qualitative and mixed methods. She works to develop and identify the best models and methods for adapting instrumentation and proven interventions to address the health and information needs across the cancer continuum - from prevention to survivorship. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and has worked closely with various community-based organizations to address health in communities in the United States as well as Latin America. Her community experience has also provided her with invaluable insights on partnership and incorporating interdisciplinary perspectives. Dr. Martinez Tyson is also a volunteer with LUNA Inc. a non-profit organization that provides support to cancer patients and their family and Campamento Alegria, a 3-Day integrative program for cancer survivors. Dr. Martinez Tyson is leading a PCORI funded study to test the effectiveness of online couple’s intervention called Together After Cancer (Juntos Después del Cáncer). She recently received an Outstanding Research Achievement Award from the University of South Florida. She has an outstanding mentorship record and serves as the major/co-major professor of several doctoral students at COPH and across campus. She is the recipient of the 2022 USF Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award, 2020 Cliff Blair Excellence in Teaching Award from the College of Public Health, and the Public Health Student Association Excellence in Teaching Award in 2017-2018 and again in 2021-2002. She enjoys teaching and mentoring students immensely. She teaches four graduate level qualitative methods courses in the College of Public Health and has served as the qualitative lead on several funded projects and qualitative content expert on numerous dissertation committees across USF. Dr. Martinez Tyson’s work has appeared in the journals CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Journal of Cancer Education, Health Promotion Practice, Social Science and Medicine.