From her roots on a Florida farm to the front lines of global disease elimination at USF’s College of Public Health, Dr. Kristi Miley has carved a path in public health. With three USF degrees — a PhD in global communicable diseases, an MSPH in global communicable diseases and a BS in biomedical sciences— Miley has transformed her lifelong connection to animals and the natural world into a career devoted to infectious disease research, medical entomology and public health education.

Every child deserves a positive start in life, and a team at USF’s College of Public Health (COPH), along with graduates from the school, want to point young people in right direction.

Findings will help inform a 25-year national study that will track young people’s digital media use and wellbeing into adulthood.