Ismael Hoare, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor, Department of Global, Environmental, and Genomic Health Sciences

Concentration Lead, Global Health Practice

Contact Info

• Office: CPH 1104
• Academic Email: ihoare@usf.edu
• Academic Phone: (813) 974-7162
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Education

Discipline

Health Education

Specialization

• Injury Prevention
• Caribbean and Central American Health Systems
• Community Health Assessment

Biography

Dr. Ismael Hoare is an Associate Professor in the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida, where he serves as Lead faculty of the Global Health Practice concentration. He is also the Academic Director and Co-Principal Investigator of the Driving Impact through Strategic Training in Applied Public Health (DISTA), an initiative focused on strengthening the public health workforce through competency-based training.Dr. Hoare has extensive experience in designing, developing, and implementing online and in-person training programs for academic, governmental, and international public health organizations, including the Florida Department of Health and the Caribbean Public Health. His teaching spans undergraduate, graduate, and professional continuing education programs, with a strong emphasis on applied public health practice, global health program development, and emergency response. His research focuses on global health challenges at the intersection of communicable and non-communicable diseases, particularly in indigenous populations in Latin America and the Caribbean. His work has addressed issues such as HIV/AIDS and diabetes comorbidity, vector-borne diseases, vaccine-preventable diseases, and the impact of social and environmental factors on health outcomes. He has also contributed to research on indigenous health, domestic violence, and disaster-related public health threats.