Last year three women from the University of South Florida College of Public of Health received awards at the Florida Public Health Association annual conference. This year two all-female student teams received research awards. The event was held in July 24-25 in Orlando, FL.

When Dr. Jaime Corvin planned her Global Health Assessment Strategies course syllabus, she could not have imagined that two student projects would evolve into award-winning research. But, that is exactly what happened resulting in two teams earning “best all-around” awards for their poster presentations.

On Tuesday, Ms. Noor Zaman, Ms. Waleska Santiago-Datil and Ms. Marissa Rickloff presented “Infertility Experiences Among College Students.”

[Photo: COPHers Ms. Noor Zaman, Ms. Waleska Santiago-Datil and Ms. Marissa Rickloff are one of two winning student research teams at the 2018 Florida Public Health Association Annual Conference (Photo by Ellen Kent)]

The following day, Ms. Carson Bell, Ms. Ashleigh Blersch and Ms. Reatta Ram presented “Bullying Among Refugee Student Populations in Hillsborough County.”

[Photo: Ms. Carson Bell, Ms. Ashleigh Blersch and Ms. Reatta Ram received a “best all-around” award for their poster presentation on “Bullying Among Refugee Student Populations in Hillsborough County.” (Photo by Ellen Kent)]