People Group Archives: Global Health

Monica Lino is an associate professor at the University of Central Florida College of Nursing. Lino has more than 20 years of experience with a strong background in nursing education, research methodology and innovative teaching strategies. Lino has focused her scholarly work and research on simulation-based education, immersive technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), and the integration […]

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 […]

Lecturer Caroline M. Griffin’s nursing career began in the rural Andes of Ecuador where she volunteered for two years with the Peace Corps. Afterward, she worked as bedside nurse in a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient settings in the U.S. As a family nurse practitioner, she has provided care in Florida and Haiti, volunteering […]

Kimberly Navarro is a certified nurse midwife and board certified women’s health nurse practitioner who is passionate about providing high quality care, combating maternal mortality and promoting the normalcy of pregnancy. She has more than 15 years of experience in women’s health and has been involved in serving her community and providing education and healthcare […]

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 […]

Lecturer and two-time alumnus Sotos G. Djiovanis has been in continuous clinical practice in Central Florida for more than a decade. He has routinely served as a clinical preceptor, education resource nurse, and member of hospital shared governance councils. His clinical expertise spans adult and geriatric populations in both acute care and home health settings. […]

Associate Professor 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. Davis channels that passion into implementation science research using coaching, wearable technology and artificial intelligence (AI) for physical activity support, promotion and habit formation […]

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