People Group Archives: Biomarkers

Sergi Garcia-Retortillo is an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Nursing. He holds a BS in Exercise Science, a BS in Physical Therapy, an MSc in Physical Activity and Health, and a Ph.D. in Exercise Science. His expertise includes exercise physiology, electrophysiology, exercise testing, and physiological network analysis. His research centers […]

Kworweinski Lafontant is an NSCA-certified strength coach and an ACSM-certified exercise physiologist and personal trainer from Orlando, Florida. As a master’s student at the University of South Florida, he served as research coordinator for the Physique & Performance Enhancement Lab under the mentorship of Dr. Bill Campbell. Lafontant is currently completing his PhD in Kinesiology […]

Dr. Rebecca Koszalinski is the primary investigator for a Florida Department of Health funded study with a large team of investigators, including epidemiology, oceanographers, bench and nurse scientists, and nursing students in the investigation of health outcomes of harmful algal blooms, which is a significant problem to address for our Florida population. She is an […]

As a critical care- and case management-trained registered nurse, military veteran and dependent, and food pantry volunteer, Dr. Crook had the opportunity to work in multiple states in the U.S., where she identified not only the existence of widespread food and nutritional insecurity but a connection between nutrition, chronic inflammation and chronic disease. Her research […]

Hyojung Kim is a lecturer teaching nutrition at the UCF College of Nursing. Her research interests lie in nutritional epidemiology, primarily focusing on the relationship between polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamin B6, and inflammation-related diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and liver diseases, using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). She also conducts research on […]

Ayse Malatyali is a Jonas Scholar with a priority research area of cognitive aging. She focuses her research primarily on biological, behavioral and social risk factors of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) and falls among underserved older adults. Her additional areas of research include healthcare utilization, palliative care and advanced care planning for individuals […]

Carmen Giurgescu is the Chatlos Foundation Endowed Chair and associate dean of research at UCF’s College of Nursing, which is named among the nation’s top nursing schools for NIH funding. Giurgescu is a world-renowned maternal health researcher who focuses her efforts on reducing preterm births to improve outcomes for new mothers and their babies. Her […]

Dr. Jean Davis’ passion for community health promotion grew from listening to her aunt and her mother, both nurses, discuss and solve community health challenges when she was a child. Today the Fellow of the National Academies of Practice, Jonas Veterans Healthcare Scholar, and associate professor at the UCF College of Nursing channels her passion […]

Healthy aging; fall prevention in older adults; and aging education.

Critical care; Verification of feeding tube placement; CORTRAK electromagnetic placement device; Evidence-based practice; Tradition-based practices/low-value care; De-implementation