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“What I’m doing is personal,” says newly graduated Stempel Ph.D. whose dissertation on the wellbeing of refugees has just garnered national attention
Mitra Naseh this month won a national award for a dissertation that presents “a multidimensional model for understanding poverty among refugees.” But the 2020 graduate of the Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work has had little time to celebrate the good...
Professor makes the case for culturally sensitive nutrition services
In an increasingly multicultural society, helping individuals navigate the food landscape with an eye toward better health can be challenging. Associate Professor Marcia Magnus of the Stempel College’s Department of Dietetics and Nutrition at FIU knows that better...
Through the lens of COVID-19: Researchers offer a holistic look at health as the collateral damage of social inequality
A professor and a doctoral student in the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work have pulled together statistics that lay bare the devastation of COVID-19 on the United States’ most economically vulnerable populations. In a paper recently published...
Message from the Dean: January 6, 2021
Today marks the fifth anniversary of having the honor and privilege of leading our wonderful Stempel College at Florida International University. The past five years have been remarkable in so many ways. As I reflect back to the beginning of my tenure, I was...
Dietetics students at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work eat up the valuable learning offered by internships
Two students in the accredited didactic program in dietetics at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social are looking back on 2020 thankful for the hands-on learning opportunities that came compliments of the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition. The...
Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work professor tapped for Miami-Dade County mayor’s COVID-19 advisory panel
Dr. Mary Jo Trepka is an infectious disease epidemiologist and professor and chair of the epidemiology department at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work. She was recently invited to participate in advising Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella...