Interventions for Health-promotion in Oncology and Obesity in Pediatrics (I-HOPE)
Recent Lab Members
The I-Hope lab is looking for motivated bilingual (Spanish/English) students interested in working with children and families dealing with health related problems including childhood cancer and obesity. View Flyer.
The I-HOPE lab offers students the opportunity to engage in critically important research which seeks to promote resilience and overall good health among the pediatric as well as adolescent and young adult populations. We run a bilingual lab, as much of our work entails providing interventions in both English and in Spanish.
The lab is made up of undergraduates, masters’ and doctoral students, post-Docs, and Moffitt Cancer Center T-32 and USF postdoctoral fellows. We also partner with other USF faculty members.
Current Members
Note: * Bilingual Team
- *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
- Dylan Serpas, MS: NOURISH-T+ Facilitator, doctoral student (Clinical Psychology)
- Gaelle El Helou, BA: NOURISH-T+ Facilitator, doctoral student (Clinical Psychology)
- Jocelyn Jarvis, BS: Brief NOURISH-T+ Facilitator, doctoral student (BCS)
- Laura Boyajian, BS: NOURISH-T+ Facilitator, doctoral student (Clinical Psychology)
- Mina Davari, MS: doctoral student (BCS)
- Rachel Sauls, MPH: doctoral student (Nutrition), Univ North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Sahar Heydari, MA: doctoral student (BCS)
- Hannah Schlichte, BS: Brief NOURISH-T+ Facilitator, graduate student in CRMHC
- *Yusnavi Martinez, BA: Brief NOURISH-T+ Facilitator, graduate student in CRMHC
- *Marco Navarette, BA: research assistant, MPH graduate student in the College of Public Health, USF
- Undergraduate Research Assistants: Ayisha Cardenas*, Dayana Gutierrez-Sotelo*, Dylan Richards, Jose Pradas*, Edward Garcia-De Los Angeles*, Marco Navarette*, Nicholas Beskow, *Kiara Pena
Postdoctoral Fellows
- Ana Paula Dos Santos Rodrigues, PhD: USF postdoctoral fellow
Colleagues
- Acadio Buro, PhD: Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico College of Public Health
- Sylvia Crowder, PhD: Assistant Member, Moffitt Cancer Center
- Rita Debate, PhD: Professor, USF College of Public Health
- Heewon Gray, PhD, RDN: Associate Professor, USF College of Public Health
- Farhad Khimani, MD: Moffitt Cancer Center
- Laura Redwine, PhD: Clinical Research Director, Family Medicine and Community Health, Osher Center for Integrative Health, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami.
- Nashira Brown, PhD: Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health
Recent Alumni
- Luz Cilis Moxthe, BA, BS:enrolled in University of TN - Knoxville, Phd in clinical psychology
- Kevin Roman Candelaria, MS: applying to phd programs
- Sabrina Vazquez Ruiz, BS: enrolled in Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine at Auburn University
- 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
