Poster Winners
CONGRATULATIONS to our 2021 STUDENT POSTER WINNERS! We thank you and your co-authors for your commitment to enhancing the public's health through your research and projects. We also thank the faculty mentors for their guidance and the judges for their reviews.
The contributions of all student participants, from undergraduates to doctoral students, contributed to the richness of the 2021 Public Health Research at Maryland event. We appreciate and thank you for the time and effort each of you expended in the conduct of your studies, preparation of your posters and presentation of your work twice (for the Poster Viewing and Chats and the Judging).
Undergraduate Student Winners
1st Place Winner: Brennan Winer
Poster #: 53
Institutional Affiliation: UMD School of Public Health, Public Health Science and UMD College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Department of Government and Politics
Title: Shifting Tides and Federalist Patchworks in LGBT Health Policy: Applying ILGA-EU Human Rights Indices to an American Context
Co-authors: none
Mentor: Dr. Jessica Fish
Primary Category: Health Equity, Racism and Social Injustice; Population Health, Immigration and Health
1st Place Winner: Lenora Blakely
Poster #: 39
Institutional Affiliation: UMD School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Title: Facilitators and Challenges of Access to Housing in the Context of a Sexual and Reproductive Health Program for Youth Experiencing Homelessness.
Co-authors:
Maisha R. Huq, UMD School of Public Health,Department of Behavioral and Community Health, student
Danielle R. Phillips, University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Social Work, student
Christine Childers, DOD Department of Public Health, Fayetteville, North Carolina, community partner
Rebecca Chavez, Youth Outreach (YO!) Program of Waikiki Health, Honolulu, HI
Jacqueline Tellei, PATH Clinic and Youth Outreach (YO!) Program of Waikiki Health, community partner
Dr. Elizabeth M. Aparicio, UMD School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health, faculty.
Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Aparicio
Primary Category: Family, Child and Adolescent Health
Honorary Mention (2nd Place): Basilica Arockiaraj
Poster #: 46
Institutional Affiliation: UMD School of Public Health, Public Health Science
Title: Health Literacy and Self-Management Behaviors Among Individuals with Type II Diabetes
Co-authors:
Amanda Ng, UMD School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, student
Vivekanand Tatineni, Marian University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Natalie Slopen, Harvard T.H., Chan School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, faculty
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Natalie Slopen
Primary Category: Health Literacy, Health Communication, Health Education
Honorary Mention/3rd Place: Yifei Bao
Poster #: 27
Institutional Affiliation: Georgetown University, Department of Human Science
Title: Examining the Relationship Between Educational Attainment, Quality, and Investment and COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Co-authors:
Dr. Debbie S. Barrington, Georgetown University, Department of Human Science, principle investigator and faculty mentor
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Debbie S. Barrington
Primary Category: COVID-19
Masters Student Winners
1st Place Winner: Thanh Pham
Poster #: 25
Institutional Affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Title: A Statewide Analysis of Primary SARS-CoV-2 Serosurvey Data Based on the Hospital Setting in Maryland
Co-author: Dr. Wilbur H. Chen, University of Maryland School of Medicine, faculty
Mentor: Dr. Wilbur Chen
Primary Category: COVID-19
Honorary (2nd Place): Kirsten Peterman
Poster #: 5
Institutional Affiliation: UMD School of Public Health, Department of Kinesiology
Title: Will There Be a Season? The Impact of COVID-19 on Anxiety Within NCAA Student-Athletes and Non-Athlete University Students.
Co-authors:
Daniel C. Callow, UMD School of Public Health, Department of Kinesiology, student
Dr. J. Carson Smith, UMD School of Public Health, Department of Kinesiology, faculty
Faculty Mentor: Dr. J. Carson Smith
Primary Category: Behavioral Health, Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Honorary (3rd Place) Winner: Marjani Cephus
Poster #: 12
Institutional Affiliation: UMD School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management
Title: Evaluation of the Wellness Connections Program: Improving the Health of Individuals with Mental Health Diagnoses and Substance Use Disorders
Co-authors:
Freweyni Gemerew, UMD School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, student
Rae-Shelle Mortimer, UMD School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, student
Christine Nzokou, UMD School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, student
Marina Paul, UMD School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, student
Muftau Shinaba, UMD School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, student
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lori Simon-Rusinowitz
Primary Category: Behavioral Health, Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Doctoral Student Winners
1st Place Winner: Leena Daniel
Poster #: 38
Institutional Affiliation: UMD School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Title: Understanding Adolescents’ Perceptions of Leadership for Health Promotion in a School Setting
Co-authors:
Nathaniel Woodard, UMD School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health, student
Rachel Deitch, University of Maryland School of Medicine, staff
Dr. Erin Hager, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, faculty
Dr. Hannah Lane, University of Maryland School of Medicine, faculty
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hannah Lane
Primary Category: Family, Child and Adolescent Health
Honorary (2nd Place): Lauren Kauffman
Poster #: 49
Institutional Affiliation: UMD School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Title: Delivering Socioemotional and Health Content Via a Cartoon: Examining the Impact On Tanzanian Preschool Children
Co-authors:
Elizabeth A. Dura, UMD School of Public Health,Department of Behavioral and Community Health, student
Dr. Dina L. G. Borzekowski, UMD School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health, faculty
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dina Borzekowski
Primary Category: Health Literacy, Health Communication, Health Education
Honorary: 3rd Place: Nancy Hannifin
Poster #: 45
Institutional Affiliation: Doctoral Student, University of Maryland School of Nursing
Title: Implementation of a Practice Transformation to Increase the Uptake of Meningococcal B Vaccine
Co-authors: None
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Allison Davis
Primary Category: Health Disparities, Social and Racial Injustice; Population Health, Immigration and Health
Honorary (3rd Place): Michele Morgado
Poster #: 31
Institutional Affiliation: UMD School of Public Health, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health (MIAEH)
Title: Climate Change, Extreme Events, and Increased Risk of Salmonellosis: Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), 2004-2014
Co-authors:
Dr. Chengsheng Jiang, UMD School of Public Health, MIEAH, faculty
Jordan Zambrana, UMD School of Public Health, MIEAH, student
Crystal Romeo Upperman, UMD School of Public Health, MIEAH, community partner
Dr. Clifford Mitchell, Maryland Department of Health, community partner
Dr. Michelle Boyle, Maryland Department of Health, community partner
Dr. Amy R. Sapkota, UMD School of Public Health, MIEAH, faculty
Dr. Amir Sapkota, UMD School of Public Health, MIEAH, faculty
Faculty Mentors: Drs. Amy Sapkota and Amir Sapkota
Primary Category: Environmental Health, Occupational Health, Environmental Justice and Climate Change