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Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease University of Florida
Rahma S Mkuu

Rahma S Mkuu, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department: MD-HOBI-GENERAL
Business Phone: (352) 294-8419
Business Email: rmkuu@ufl.edu

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About Rahma S Mkuu

Dr. Mkuu is a health outcomes and chronic disease researcher in the Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics at the University of Florida. Dr. Mkuu’s work focuses on disentangling determinants of health outcomes and identifying evidenced-interventions and policies that improve the health of under-served populations.

Accomplishments

  1. Distinguished Honor Graduate

    College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University

  2. Honor Graduate

    Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University

  3. Highest Scoring Student Abstract

    American Public Health Association, Women’s Caucus

  4. Diversity Fellow

    Texas A&M University

  5. Health Promotion Policy Fellow

    Arkansas Department of Health

  6. Student of the Year Nominee

    Department of Health Education and Behavior, University of Florida

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. GMS6885 – Translational Health Research Design

    College of Medicine

  2. GMS6802 – Health Outcomes Research for Chronic Diseases

    College of Medicine

Research Profile

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0001-7921-1430

Areas of Interest

  • Cancer
  • Global Health
  • HIV Prevention
  • Hypertension
  • Obesity prevention and treatment
  • Program evaluation
  • quality improvement

Publications

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. Preventing Cervical Cancer through HPV Self-collection and Patient Navigation among Women Living with Chronic Conditions and Social Vulnerability

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NCI

  2. Phone Enabled Implementation of Cessation Support (PHOENICS)

    Active

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NCI

  3. Together: Transforming and Translating Discovery to Improve Health

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NCATS

Education

  1. PhD, Health Education

    Texas A&M University

  2. MPH, Master of Public Health

    Columbia University

  3. BS, Health Education and Behavior

    University of Florida

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-8419
Emails:
Business:
rmkuu@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100147
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
1889 Museum Rd, Suite 7000
 GAINESVILLE FL 32611