Cynthia Lebron – Profile

Promoting Health and Wellness in Latino Communities When she was completing her B.S. in health sciences in 2009, Cynthia Lebron, PhD, MPH fell in love with her research methods class. After graduating, she taught high school and middle school science and geometry for...

Yannine Estrada – Profile

Preventing drug use and sexual risk behaviors and promoting wellness among Latinx adolescents through eHealth interventions When Yannine Estrada, PhD, set out to develop the prototype for a mobile app to help prevent Latinx teen substance use and risky sexual...

Mariano Kanamori – Profile

Engaging Social Networks to Prevent HIV in Latinx Communities In a shantytown built perilously atop a landfill in Lima, PerĂº, a young student first confronted the harsh conditions endured by communities experiencing severe health disparities and limited resources to...

Mario De La Rosa elected to Florida Academy of Sciences

We are proud to announce that Dr. Mario De La Rosa has been elected to the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL). The induction will take place during the Annual Meeting of the Academy to be held in Orlando on Friday and Saturday, November 5...

A Mentoring Match Made in … the Pandemic?

Second-year PhD student Maria Jose Baeza Robba (Article originally published on the University of Miami, School of Nursing and Health Studies website: https://www.sonhs.miami.edu/research/featured-research/a-mentoring-match-made-in-the-pandemic/index.html) Second-year...