Spring 2023 Public Health Days

Please join us to celebrate Public Health Days on Friday March 31st and Monday April 3rd! 

The Presentation Schedules are included below. Please scroll right on the tables to view the room numbers and Zoom links.

A Digital Event Program is viewable as a pdf here. – Updated 3/30/23

MPH In-Person Presentation Sessions

Day Date Time Presenter Title Room #
Friday 3/31/2023 1:40 pm – 2:05 pm Abraham, Ashley Pediatric Health Care Provider Attitudes Toward Home Visiting Programs: A Survey Study G105
Friday 3/31/2023 2:20 pm – 2:45 pm Alkanderi, Anas The associations between Internalized Weight Stigma and the Self-weighing Engagement in a Self-weighing Intervention among Adults Aged 18- 70 G316
Friday 3/31/2023 2:20 pm – 2:45 pm Antoine, Jesseca Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on VTE care Among Vulnerable Patients in the State of Florida G108
Friday 3/31/2023 3:40 pm – 4:05 pm Arnoletti, Juan Martin Lessons learned from piloting a rural mobile health clinic G316
Friday 3/31/2023 9:00 am – 9:25 am Blay, Jackson Produce Prescription: A Feasibility Analysis for the Gainesville Area G301
Friday 3/31/2023 4:20 pm – 4:45 pm Burgeson, Eric What Needs Will Elder Hemophiliacs Have?: A Scoping Literature Review of Health Risk Instruments G201
Friday 3/31/2023 9:00 am – 9:25 am Calabrese, Samuel Analysis and Remediation of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Practices: Simple Cystitis among Women at the Mayo Clinic FL G201
Friday 3/31/2023 2:20 pm – 2:45 pm Courey, Elizabeth Lactation Experiences of Black Mothers of NICU Infants in North Central Florida G201
Friday 3/31/2023 3:40 pm – 4:05 pm DeSantis, Brooke The Effective Implementation and Outcome Components of Task-Shifting Interventions for Common Mental Health Disorders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries G105
Friday 3/31/2023 2:20 pm – 2:45 pm Durosomo, Oluwadara Program Evaluation of the Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness Doula Program G109

MPH Zoom Presentations

Day Date Time Presenter Title Zoom Link
Monday 4/3/2023 11:00 am – 11:25 am Acosta, Ileana Salud y Seguridad: Importance of Increasing Diversity and Inclusion in Public Health Resources and Expanding Representation in Public Health Personnel for LatinX/Hispanic Communities https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98932790671?pwd=L3hSZ01hM2czWldLaUQwTWlDYWlLZz09&from=addon
Monday 4/3/2023 10:20 am – 10:45 am Ajmani, Kaitlyn Importance of injection safety within correctional facilities: A Literature Review https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93419681810?pwd=MlgvU1cwZmtXbnBBSjVodmNaTDFLQT09
Monday 4/3/2023 9:40 am – 10:05 am Bibbs, Clairise Identifying State-Level Gaps in Access to Comprehensive Sex Education for U.S. Teens https://ufl.zoom.us/j/96438640401?pwd=ZmgwNnBkWFVMZENPd2ZBekJQSXd1Zz09
Monday 4/3/2023 3:00 pm – 3:25 pm Bitar, Gehar The Current State of Healthcare for LGBTQ+ College Students https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92833657072?pwd=UkExRFZoY3VYQ2VENCtsSFRYNVNjZz09&from=addon
Monday 4/3/2023 9:40 am – 10:05 am Czaicki, Natalie Research Gaps in Medications for Opioid Use Disorder https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97977760773?pwd=N2VqQmwxb2FKdnhxaVZjdHFlRDNlQT09&from=addon
Monday 4/3/2023 11:00 am – 11:25 am Halter, Noah Identifying Adverse Upstream Factors in Transgender & Gender Diverse Mental Health https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95464632140?pwd=bDgvUnh2WHN6OGwzdlNJZDVlckZ5QT09
Monday 4/3/2023 3:40 pm – 4:05 pm Hendrixson, Theodore A Scoping Review of Fuzzy Trace Theory and HIV-related Risky Sexual Behavior: Application to Health Communication for Men Who Have Sex With Men https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98383866309?pwd=aEszdFNjenVQUE52NTdIWFJ3b3Y4QT09
Monday 4/3/2023 9:00 am – 9:25 am Hernandez-Garcia, Michael Peer Certification and HIV/AIDS: Building an Evidence-Based Case in Florida https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97712502920?pwd=b1ArUVMyb3VzVGEwUnJqMXhBZ0g5dz09
Monday 4/3/2023 9:40 am – 10:05 am Heron, Megan A Community Needs Assessment on Student Trauma-Informed Practices at Individuals Dedicated to Excellence and Achievement (IDEA) Public Schools https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95688850004?pwd=K3ZvQk5xOTRVNVBVUXZYQ1JpNC9vdz09
Monday 4/3/2023 11:00 am – 11:25 am Hirokawa, Tomomi Detecting the Vector Potential Mosquito Species for Dirofilaria immitis in Urban Areas in St. Johns County, Florida https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98293934656?pwd=M1pGNVVqczJRNXQ4N0UybytENTZwQT09

Undergraduate Honors Program Poster Sessions – HPNP Ground Floor Hall

Day Date Time Presenter Poster Title
Friday 3/31/2023 10:00 am – 11:00 am Anrecio, Sofia Screening for Social Determinants of Health in Pediatrics using the Patient Portal
Friday 3/31/2023 10:00 am – 11:00 am Chavda, Shamika Content analysis of social media to assess public discourse on doulas among women
Friday 3/31/2023 10:00 am – 11:00 am Clerveau, Damica Impacts of Gentrification Among African Americans in East Gainesville
Friday 3/31/2023 10:00 am – 11:00 am Haseeb, Saima Secondary Data Analysis of the Drivers of Infant Mortality Rate among Black Infants in Alachua County
Friday 3/31/2023 10:00 am – 11:00 am Poteat, Jessica Effects of Climate Change on Malaria Incidence in Juba, South Sudan since 2021
Friday 3/31/2023 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Del Valle, Sabrina Pre-Clinical Studies Evaluating the Efficiency of BetaGalactosidase Probes Used to Detect Senescence From 2019-2022: A Literature Review
Friday 3/31/2023 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Kulkarni, Nikita Predicting Subsequent Organ Failure Through Admission Values: A Retrospective Chart Review
Friday 3/31/2023 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Otero, Carolina Establishing Cellular Models for Monitoring CRTC Activation and Function in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Friday 3/31/2023 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Parikh, Sarina Healthcare Utilization of Comorbidity Patients with Cancer and T2D using NHANES 2015-2020 prior to the pandemic
Friday 3/31/2023 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Tirrell, Megan Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Following Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplants Characteristics and Risk Factors- a Pilot Study
Friday 3/31/2023 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Khan, Saba Analyzing Methods of Prevention in Decreasing Rates of Opioid Overdose
Friday 3/31/2023 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Kothari, Aishva Impact of Town Hall Meetings in Community Leader Awareness and Capacity for Tobacco Control
Friday 3/31/2023 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Lebesch, Erin Assessing the Changes in Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors Pre/Post Occupational Therapy Intervention in Children 6-8 Years Old with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Friday 3/31/2023 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Reeves, Maddy Experiences of Weight Stigma: The Relationship between Age and Emotional Distress
Friday 3/31/2023 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Sarmiento Vailoces, Victoria Marie How May Socioeconomic Factors Affect the Adoption of mHealth Applications Amongst Cardiovascular Patients?
Friday 3/31/2023 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Valdes, Devin Feasibility of Measuring Changes in Executive Functioning Pre/Post-Occupational Therapy Intervention in Children 6?8 Years Old with Autism Spectrum Disorder