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FIU Ph.D. student on becoming a registered dietitian in the state of Florida

Posted on April 28, 2023 at 9:18 am.

Nicole Vitale, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition at FIU’s Stempel College, shares her story of how she became a registered dietitian. What inspired you to become a registered dietitian? As food and nutrition play a major role in health and overall well-being, I wanted to become well-versed in the field […]

Q&A with Dr. Ibanez, Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director, Epidemiology

Posted on April 4, 2023 at 11:34 am.

Written by alaltami

Tell us a little bit about yourself. What’s your background and what type of research do you focus on? I received my doctoral degree in psychology in 2002 from Georgia State University and obtained a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At the CDC, I worked in the Division […]

Ph.D. student aims to prevent overspending on heart healthcare

Posted on January 20, 2023 at 8:30 am.

Written by alaltami

While working as a cardiology fellow in Germany, Cameroon native Abraham Enyeji ’23 observed how his previously treated patients were returning to the hospital. “People were coming back again…for things that could be preventable. For example, people who were smokers were coming back with cardiovascular issues even though they had procedures done to prevent heart […]