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

53 -US-RI_ Public Health Research Day Poster.pptx - Brennan Winer.pdf

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

39-Copy of Access to Housing- PHR at UMD - Maisha Huq.pdf

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

46 -Basilica Arockiaraj Health Literacy and Self-Management of Diabetes Poster - Basilica Arockiaraj.pdf

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

27-PHRM-Poster--Yifei BAO_Final - Ariel Bao.pdf

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

25-Poster (TP) - THANH PHAM.pdf

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

5 -SPH Research Day_KP_Poster - Kirsten Nicole Peterman.pdf

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

12 -Luminis Health Presentation (1) - Marjani Cephus.pdf

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

38-PHRM_3_31_21_Initial Submission - Leena Eve Daniel.pdf

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

49 -2021 PHRD Poster Kauffman Final - Lauren Emily Kauffman.pdf

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

45 -Hannafin - Poster 36x48 PH - Nancy Hannafin.pdf

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

31 -Poster_SPH ResearchDay_Morgadoetal_March2021 - Michele Ewing Morgado.pdf

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