Faculty & Staff
Faculty
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Nichole Snyder Fintel, MSPHAssistant in ResearchPhone: 813-974-7067 |
Research Interests:
Adolescent and young adult substance use prevention and mental health promotion; mental health service integration in schools, with a special focus on translational research and implementation science
Nichole received her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Florida. She went on to receive her master of science in public health degree from the University of South Florida, and was among the first cohort of scholars in the Institute for Translational Research in Adolescent Behavioral Health, a federally funded state-of-the-art research education program that teaches the practical skills of translational and implementation science in the field of adolescent behavioral health. Institute scholars have the opportunity to work with community partners, academic mentors and national mentors to advance the field of translational science and promote evidence-based practice.
Currently Nichole is collaborating on a national team to provide training and technical assistance to recipients of the Now is the Time - Project AWARE and - Healthy Transitions grants awarded through SAMHSA. Her research interests include adolescent and young adult substance use prevention and mental health promotion, community-based substance abuse coalitions, and mental health service integration in schools, with a special focus on translational research and implementation science.