UF researchers to use brain imaging to look at dementia profiles in Parkinson’s patients
Rates of dementia among people with Parkinson’s disease are higher than the general population, with 25 to 40 percent of patients expected to eventually…
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
University of Florida receives new grant to address zoonotic diseases in Mongolia
In Mongolia, where animals greatly outnumber people, outbreaks of disease that spread between animals and humans are on the rise. Now, with the help of a new…
UF researchers receive $3.7 million to evaluate weight management programs for rural residents
The University of Florida has received a $3.7 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to test the effectiveness of long-term weight…
UF study: Majority of teens think prescription stimulant use is a problem among peers
Two-thirds of young people surveyed said the use of prescription stimulants is a moderate-to-large problem among youth, according to a new University of…
UF to develop model program to support students with learning disabilities majoring in sciences, math
The University of Florida has received an $846,000 National Science Foundation grant to develop a model program to help students with learning disabilities…
African-Americans express keen interest in medical research participation, UF study finds
In interviews with nearly 6,000 residents of five U.S. cities, African-Americans were more likely than other racial and ethnic groups to express an interest in…
UF develops online screening tool to help caregivers identify at-risk older drivers
The University of Florida has launched a free, online tool to help caregivers and family members identify drivers age 65 and older who may be at risk for…
UF launches healthy lifestyle program for kids in rural North Florida
This spring, researchers at the University of Florida will begin a study examining the effectiveness of a new healthy lifestyle program for children and…
Hearing loss prevention drugs closer to reality thanks to new testing method from the University of Florida
A new way to test anti-hearing-loss drugs in people could help land those medicines on pharmacy shelves sooner. University of Florida researchers have figured…
Leading statistician appointed founding chair of biostatistics at UF
The University of Florida has named leading statistics researcher Peihua Qiu, Ph.D., the founding chair of its department of biostatistics. “The position was…
Memory loss, thinking problems after surgery the subject of new UF research
Older adults may be at risk for memory and thinking problems after surgery, and a new $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of ÍøºìºÚÁÏ’s National…
UF receives $2.5 million to support ongoing studies of HIV and alcohol use
The University of Florida has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to support studies on HIV infection and…
