Interventions for Health-promotion in Oncology and Obesity in Pediatrics (I-HOPE)

Lab Members

Lab Staff

  • Jocelyn Jarvis, BS: Lab coordinator, doctoral student (BCS). Research interests: Health promotion, food insecurity, behavioral health, cultural factors, adolescent and young adult health outcomes
  • Rachel Sauls, MPH: doctoral student (Nutrition), Univ North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Interventionists

  • Yusnavi Martinez, BA*: Brief NOURISH-T+ Facilitator, graduate student in CRMHC
  • Steven Ureta, MS: NOURISH-T+ Bilingual NOURISH-T+ Facilitator, doctoral student (School Psychology)
  • Sandra Soca Lozano, MA*: Doctoral candidate (School Psychology), ADAPT+ Project Coordinator, Bilingual Lab Coordinator, NOURISH-T+ Facilitator, Research Interests: Pediatric Psychology, Pediatric Health, Behavioral Health, Cancer Treatment and Survivorship, Obesity, Healthy Lifestyles, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health, Psychological Wellbeing, contact: socalozano@usf.edu
  • Sahar Heydari, MA: NOURISH-T+ doctoral student (BCS). Research Interests: Food insecurity, global health, implementation science, HIV, health policy, and Health Outcomes & Behavior
  • Erica Moran, BA: Nourish-T+ Facilitator, graduate student in CRMHC
  • Amanda Perez, BA: Brief NOURISH-T+ Facilitator, Post Bac

Lead Research Assistants

  • Marco Navarette, BA*: Research assistant, MPH graduate student in the College of Public Health, USF
  • Nicholas Beskow, undergraduate student within the Department of Molecular Biosciences 

Undergraduate Research Assistants

  • Dayana Gutierrez-Sotelo*
  • Dylan Richards, Jose Pradas*
  • Edward Garcia-De Los Angeles*
  • Kiara Pena*
  • Lyndsey Hampsher
  • Aliah Beltre-Jorge

Note: * Bilingual Team

Postdoctoral Fellows

  • Ana Paula Dos Santos Rodrigues, PhD: USF postdoctoral fellow 

Recent Alumni

  • Luz Cilis Moxthe, BA, BS:enrolled in University of TN - Knoxville, Phd in clinical psychology
  • Erin M. Brennan, MA: Former NOURISH-T+ Facilitator, doctoral student School Psychology (completing dissertation)
  • Rachel Sauls, UNC Chapel Hill, doctoral student in public health (continued involvement with lab) 
  • Hannah Schlichte: Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program,  University of Miami