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

Recent Lab Members

I-Hope Student Recruitment

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 postdoctoral fellows. We also partner with other USF faculty members.

Current Members

  • Flandra Ismajli, BSW: Project Coordinator
  • Sabrina Vazquez Ruiz: Bilingual Project Coordinator Assistant
  • Aleyssa Acevedo Collado, BA: Bilingual Data Collection Research Assistant (Orientation & ASA24)
  • Emily Ferro: Bilingual Data Collection Research Assistant (Orientation & ASA24)
  • Kassandra Parrales: Data Collection Research Assistant (Orientation & ASA24)
  • Rachel Sauls: Data Collection Research Assistant (Orientation & ASA24), Honors Thesis Undergrad
  • Hannah Schlichte, BS: Brief NOURISH-T+ Facilitator, Thesis Grad
  • Luz Cilis Moxthe, BA, BS: Bilingual Brief NOURISH-T+ Facilitator
  • Stephanie Rodriguez: Bilingual Brief NOURISH-T+ Facilitator
  • Erin M. Brennan, MA: NOURISH-T+ Facilitator
  • Haya Fatimah, MA: NOURISH-T+ Facilitator
  • Maria Gutierrez Lopez, BA: Bilingual NOURISH-T+ Facilitator
  • Sandra Soca Lozano, MS: Bilingual NOURISH-T+ Facilitator, ADAPT Project Coordinator
  • Karen Gonzalez-Videla, BA: Bilingual NOURISH-T+ Backup Intervention Facilitator, ADAPT Facilitator
  • Acadio Buro, PhD: Postdoc, Fidelity Assessment
  • Chase Strelec: Fidelity Assessment
  • Monise Harris, BA: Fidelity Assessment
  • Sylvia Crowder, PhD: Postdoc, Backup Dietitian
  • Aaron Collier, BA: Thesis Grad
  • Kevin Roman Candelaria, MS: Bilingual Project coordinator, NOSI project

Alumni

  • Mikaela Strange: Drexel University – grad program in Nutrition Sciences and Nutrition Technician fellowship in the Intensive Care Nursery at Pennsylvania Hospital.
  • Juliana Stevenson: Touro College & University System – medical school
  • Sandra Bula: Emory University – doctoral program in clinical psychology
  • Erica Ahlich: Brown University – clinical psychology internship (doctoral candidate in the Dept of Psychology)

 

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