UF launches weight-management study for children with asthma who are overweight
Asthma can be particularly problematic for children who are overweight, leading to increased medication use, more emergency room visits and lower quality of…
Jill Pease
Communications Director, College of Public ÍøºìºÚÁÏ and ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Professions
Jill Pease is the public relations director for the UF College of Public ÍøºìºÚÁÏ and ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Professions. She is responsible for developing public relations and communications strategies to promote the college’s education, research and service activities. Before joining the college in 2001, she held public relations and marketing positions at an academic medical center in Ohio and a tertiary care hospital in Phoenix, Ariz. She received a bachelor’s degree in English from Central College in Iowa.
Stories by Jill
UF mourns passing of leading child psychologist
Stephen R. Boggs, Ph.D., a national leader in the study of treatment programs for children with behavioral problems and their families, died suddenly…
Many at-risk heart disease patients lack guidance on beneficial aspirin treatment
A daily low dose of aspirin can offer important protection against cardiovascular disease, but University of Florida researchers say that the people who could…
UF study: One-third of English adults have prediabetes
Rates of prediabetes have risen sharply in England, and without intervention, the nation may experience a steep increase in diabetes in the coming years,…
UF and The Village launch program to help older adults improve brain health
The University of Florida and The Village retirement community in Gainesville have partnered to offer ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Vitality Mind, a research program dedicated to…
Simple technique may help older adults better remember written information, UF researchers say
University of Florida researchers have advice for older adults who need to remember detailed written information: Don’t just read it, tell someone about it.…
UF launches healthy lifestyle program for kids in Columbia County
This spring, researchers at the University of Florida will begin a study examining a healthy lifestyle program for young children and their parents in Columbia…
Vitamin supplements may prevent drug-induced hearing loss, UF researchers say
The drug gentamicin can provide effective treatment for people with bacterial infections that are resistant to other antibiotics, but this medication can cause…
UF researcher appointed lead statistician for international childhood cancer research consortium
University of Florida biostatistician Meenakshi Devidas, Ph.D., has been named group statistician of the Children’s Oncology Group, the world’s largest…
Florida’s Medicaid reform pilot is saving money, UF study finds
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ care plans in the Florida Medicaid Reform Pilot project have done a better job of controlling costs than Florida’s traditional Medicaid program,…
Benefits of mental exercises for seniors persist 10 years after training
Downloadable broadcast news video available here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gluane5gdv3ny1w/Cognitive%20Decline.zip Older adults who received as few as 10…
UF study: One quarter of female drug offenders report experiencing police sexual misconduct
A new University of Florida survey suggests that police misconduct against female drug offenders may be more pervasive than previously thought. The survey of…
