In this Wellness Talk episode, and as part of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we talked with Lindsey King, Ph.D., about the ins and outs of tobacco cessation treatment. 

King is a clinical assistant professor at the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions and a certified tobacco treatment specialist with over ten years of experience helping community members quit smoking and stick to it. She joins new Wellness Talk host Natalie Lezcano to discuss the process of tobacco treatment, strategies to quit smoking and her best success story as a tobacco treatment specialist.

In this Wellness Talk episode, Dr. Laurence Morel, Dr. Erika Moore and Tracyio Roach join us to discuss lupus and ongoing research efforts to address this autoimmune disorder.

Laurence Morel, Ph.D., is a professor and the Vice-Chair for Research and Academic Affairs in the Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine at UF. Her research is centered on the mechanisms of lupus pathogenesis.

Erika Moore, Ph.D., is the inaugural Rhines Rising Star Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at UF. Moore’s work broadly focuses on understanding how immune cells can be leveraged to enhance tissue regeneration.

Tracoyia Roach is a doctoral student in microbiology and cell science and a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Florida.

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In this Wellness Talk episode, Mark Segal, M.D., Ph.D., joins us to discuss the outcomes and prognosis of patients with lupus.

Segal is an associate professor and Chief of the Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation in the UF College of Medicine. As part of his research, Segal’s laboratory is interested in understanding the mechanism of increased cardiovascular risk in special populations. These populations include patients with chronic kidney disease, patients with lupus nephritis, patients receiving high doses of erythropoietin, and women who have complicated pregnancies.

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In this Wellness Talk episode, Catherine Striley, Ph.D., joins us to discuss mental health awareness and the stigma associated with mental health as it relates to depression and anxiety.

Striley is a psychiatric epidemiologist and associate professor at the UF Department of Epidemiology. She received a Master of Social Work in 1989 and a doctorate in philosophy in social work from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis in 2002. She also holds a Master of Science in Epidemiology from the Washington University School of Medicine. As part of her research, she aims to increase recognition of the need for health screening, mental health and behavioral health services, and to decrease barriers to those services. Striley has experience in community-engaged research, including recruitment and retention of diverse community members, and in drug use, abuse and misuse epidemiology.

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In this Wellness Talk episode, we talk with Jonathan Vredenburg about healthy eating in a world of flavors.

Jonathan is UF Health’s Employee Wellness Program manager, has served as the wellness program coordinator for the City of Jacksonville and was a consultant dietitian for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator, in addition to being a board-certified specialist in sports dietetics. He previously served on the Florida Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and in his spare time is a freelance writer and stand-up comedian performing in clubs throughout Florida.

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In this Wellness Talk episode, we talked with GatorCare Wellness Manager Mallory Rubek about creating and sustaining healthy habits.

Rubek has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Health Education and Behavior from the University of Florida. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist and a Certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor with over five years of experience in the worksite and community wellness fields.

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You are encouraged to take time every day to be mindful of your health and wellness. To help you on your wellness journey, we are sharing this guided meditation, done in partnership with UF Department of Psychiatry Associate Professor Carol Lewis, Ph.D., M.P.H., CPH.

You are encouraged to take time every day to be mindful of your health and wellness. To help you on your wellness journey, we are sharing this guided meditation, done in partnership with UF Department of Psychiatry Associate Professor Lisa Merlo Greene, Ph.D., M.P.E.

Explore our channel for additional meditation episodes or visit the UF-HR Wellness website for additional resources: https://wellness.hr.ufl.edu/resources/toolkits/guided-meditation-videos/.

You are encouraged to take time every day to be mindful of your health and wellness. To help you on your wellness journey, we are sharing this guided meditation, done in partnership with UF Department of Psychiatry Associate Professor Carol Lewis, Ph.D., M.P.H., CPH.

Explore our channel for additional meditation episodes or visit the UF-HR Wellness website for additional resources: https://wellness.hr.ufl.edu/resources/toolkits/guided-meditation-videos/.

You are encouraged to take time every day to be mindful of your health and wellness. To help you on your wellness journey, we are sharing this guided meditation, done in partnership with UF Division of General Internal Medicine Assistant Professor Marika Alois, M.D.

Explore our channel for additional meditation episodes or visit the UF-HR Wellness website for additional resources: https://wellness.hr.ufl.edu/resources/toolkits/guided-meditation-videos/.