Poster Session Groups
Groups were organized based on a number of considerations, including mentors involved, thematic areas and program, and are therefore group labels are only referential.
Group 1 - Maternal and Child Health - Faculty: Kim Hekimian, PhD, Students: Denice Arnold (VP&S), Samantha Marosis (VP&S), Kalvis Hornburg (VP&S)
- Assessing Prevalence of Premature Birth and Associated Determinants, Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital, Lesotho, Denice Arnold (VP&S)
- Should Women Breastfeed if They Have COVID-19? Reviewing the Changing Guidance and Evidence for Policy Recommendations for the Ministry of Health of Armenia, Denice Arnold (VP&S), Samantha Marosis (VP&S)
- WIRhE: Developing Educational Content to Help Eradicate Rh Disease Kalvis Hornburg (VP&S)
Group 2 - Armenia projects - Faculty: Kim Hekimian, PhD, Students: Ashton Alarcon (CDM), Alexander Gordon (CDM), Dhwani Babla (MSPH)
- A cross-cultural Comparison Regarding Tobacco use and Smoking Cessation Counseling: Survey Measures Among Dental Students New York City and Yerevan, Armenia, Ashton Alarcon (CDM), Alexander Gordon (CDM)
- State of Non-Communicable Disease Prevention, Treatment and Surveillance in Armenia, Dhwani Babla (MSPH)
Group 3 - Key Populations and Women's Health - Faculty: Silvia Cunto-Amesty, MD, MPH, Students: Kelsey Badger (VP&S), Pilar Bancalari (MSPH), Phoebe Greenwald (VP&S), Maxine McGredy (VP&S), Nina Roth (MSPH)
- Help-Seeking Behavior in Female Sex Worker Survivors of Violence in La Romana, Dominican Republic, Kelsey Badger (VP&S)
- Prevalence of Chlamydia Among Pregnant Adolescents in La Romana, Dominican Republic, Pilar Bancalari (MSPH)
- Reported Violence and Its Influence on Receptiveness to Mental Health Care Among MSM and Transgender Women in the Dominican Republic, Phoebe Greenwald (VP&S)
- Drug Use and Overdose Risk Among Unstably Housed Individuals in Washington Heights Receiving Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder, Maxine McGredy (VP&S)
- Violence Against Female Sex Workers Based on Birth Country, Nina Roth (MSPH)
Group 4 - Non- communicable Diseases- Faculty: Silvia Cunto-Amesty, MD, MPH, Students: Anton Gillespie (VP&S), Sonora Yun (VP&S)
Group 5 - Varmus Global Scholars (themes vary)- Faculty: Lawrence Stanberry, MD, PhD, Students: Alaní Estrella (VP&S), Catherine Lowenthal (VP&S), Catherine Myong (VP&S), Alexander Northrop (VP&S), Thomas Wagner (VP&S)
- Visualizing the Resilience of Immigrant Women in Denver, Colorado During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Alaní Estrella (VP&S)
- Experience of Food FARMacia and COVID-19-Related Food Access in Washington Heights, Catherine Lowenthal (VP&S)
- Home Personal Assistance for the Elderly and Its Effects on Health Care Utilization: Evidence From South Korea, Catherine Myong (VP&S)
- Indirect Consequences: A Literature Review of the Collateral Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Sub-Saharan Africa. Acute Care and Emergency Referral Systems (ACERS), Alexander Northrop (VP&S)
- Effects of 2019’s Social Protests on Health System Services Utilization in Santiago, Chile, Thomas Wagner (VP&S)
Group 6 - Infectious Diseases - Faculty: Michael Yin, MD, Students: Tahvi Frank (VP&S), Gabriel Gomide (VP&S), Dave Mix (MSPH)
Group 7 - Cross-Cultural Programs - Faculty: Ana Esteban, MD, MEd, Students: Alexander Harris (VP&S), Jessica Ho (VP&S), Catherine Rivas (MSPH)
Group 8 - Mental Health - Faculty: Kathleen Pike, PhD, Students: Sam Kokoska (VP&S), Julián Ponce (MSPH), Adam Rosenfeld (MSPH)
- Scoping Review of Non-Clinical, Proximal Factors Associated with Depression, Anxiety, or Mood Changes for Adolescent Women, Sam Kokoska (VP&S)
- Mediating Effect of Alcohol Use: Retirement and Mental Health in the United States, Julián Ponce (MSPH)
- Mental Health in the Workplace: Return to Work Scoping Review, Adam Rosenfeld (MSPH)
Group 9 - Migrant Health and COVID -19 - Faculty: Manuela Orjuela-Grimm, MD, ScM, Students: Arielle Levine (IHN), Luisa Nilan (VP&S)
Group 10 - COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa - Faculty: Rachel Moresky, MD, MPH, Students: Natalie Boychuk (MSPH), Laura Carson (MSPH)
Group 11 - COVID-19 in NYC - Faculty: Tsion Firew, MD, MPH Students: Ryan Carson (VP&S), Kiran Salman (MSPH)
Group 12 - Women's Health - Faculty: Jocelyn Brown, MD, MPH, John Santelli, MD, MPH, Esther Spindler, MS, Students: Emily Hoppes (MSPH), Grace Pipes (VP&S)
- The Bioethics of Adolescent Involvement in HIV Research. A Supplement to the Structural and Social Transitions among Adolescents and Young Adults in Rakai (SSTAR) Project, Emily Hoppes (MSPH)
- Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting: Knowledge and Attitudes of Pediatricians in the United States, Grace Pipes (VP&S)
Group 13 - ICE program (themes vary)- Faculty: Anette Wu, MD, MPH, PhD, Students: Adedeji Adeniyi (VP&S), Nicholas Beatty (VP&S), Averill Clapp (VP&S), Jessica Ding (VP&S)
- Assessing Cardiovascular Surgical Outcomes in Hemiarch, Total Arch, & Zone 2 Aortic Replacements: A Single-Center Experience, Adedeji Adeniyi (VP&S)
- Identifying Marker Genes to Predict Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients Receiving Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy, Nicholas Beatty (VP&S)
- Tacrolimus Metabolism and Renal Function Following Renal Transplantation Using Once-Daily Envarsus XR as Compared to Twice-Daily Prograf, Averill Clapp (VP&S)
- Machine Learning Model Developed to Aid in Patient Selection for Outpatient Total Hip Arthroplasty, Jessica Ding (VP&S)