People Group Archives: Rural Health

Nurse, researcher and educator Michael Joseph “MJ” Dino specializes in health informatics, gerotechnology, educational technologies, robotics, human-computer interaction (HCI), extended reality (XR), artificial intelligence (AI), and academic integrity. He is part of the Delphi Group, which pioneered the new definition of Nursing and Nurses at the International Council of Nurses, and past president of the […]

Janet Lopez is an assistant professor at UCF’s College of Nursing and a nurse scientist dedicated to promoting healthy aging. Her work focuses on improving outcomes for older adults, caregivers and veterans, and her research and scholarship integrates community-engaged approaches to address fall risk, frailty, mental health and caregiving outcomes, as well as digital health […]

Associate Professor Rebecca Koszalinski investigates the relationships between air, water, the environment and health outcomes, and leads the interdisciplinary Human Health Outcomes of Exposure to Environmental Toxins Lab at UCF’s College of Nursing. Her harmful algal bloom research seeks to evaluate significant health care implications of potential toxin exposures. She is currently the primary investigator […]

Heather Peralta is a lecturer for undergraduate nursing students who has been at UCF’s College of Nursing for nearly a decade. Peralta is dedicated to mentoring future nurses and serving the community. She has participated in several UCF study abroad trips with nursing students to Peru and spearheaded the creation of the interdisciplinary Apopka Farmworkers […]