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Day 1 – 4/15
Poster Sessions Held at 8am and 12pm in HPNP Lobby and Reception Hall
Artificial Intelligence
Posters 1-6
| Poster # | Presenting author name | Academic Rank | Faculty Mentor | Abstract Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cali Hinesley | Undergraduate Student | Frederick Kates | Enhancing Health Insurance Plan Selection Through Artificial Intelligence |
| 2 | Claire Weitz | Undergraduate Student | Frederick Kates | Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Enhance the Role of Physician Assistants in Patient Care |
| 3 | Coleen Peggs | Undergraduate Student | Frederick Kates | AI Weather Systems and Asthma Management |
| 4 | Haley Bohm | Undergraduate Student | Frederick Kates | Using Activity Recognition in Rehabilitation Patients’ Homes to Track ADLs |
| 5 | Nicholas Sherwin | Undergraduate Student | Yulia Streklova | Shared and Divergent Knowledge Needs Around the Use of an AI-Powered Computational Image Analysis Platform: A Cultural Consensus Analysis Approach |
| 6 | S. Porvasnik | Master’s Student (MPH) | Shantrel Canidate | The Informed Consent Process: Do Digital Tools Help? |
Hearing, Speech & Language
Posters 7-12
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ana Rodriguez | Undergraduate Student | Susan Nittrouer | Generalization of Inter-Articulator Timing Control and Coordination |
| 8 | Kylie Fernandez | Undergraduate Student | Susan Nittrouer | The Effects of Parental Language Input and Parental Knowledge of Child Development on Child Language Development |
| 9 | Macy Monsour | Undergraduate Student | Charles Ellis | Communication Issues Among Children Born During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review |
| 10 | Reagan Cutich | Undergraduate Student | Sharon DiFino | Oxygenating Voices: Hyperbaric Therapy for Speech-Language Recovery |
| 11 | Shion Simms | Undergraduate Student | Shinichi Someya | Exploring the Impact of Esr1 Deficiency on Auditory and Vestibular Function in Mice |
| 12 | Sofia Sanchez | Graduate Student | Emily Gaines | Impacts of Noise Induced Hearing Loss Educational Audiology Seminars with the University of Florida School of Music |
Children & Family Health
Posters 13-15
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Alexandra Fil | Undergraduate Student | Heather Stark | The Effectiveness of Family-Based Interventions in Preventing Early Childhood Dental Caries |
| 14 | Dayana Martinez | Undergraduate Student | Brittney Dixon | Barriers and Facilitators to Breastfeeding among African American Women: A Scoping Review |
| 15 | Jada Kamuf | Undergraduate Student | Amy Mobley | Assessing Digital Health Literacy and Best Practices for Implementation of a Digital Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Curriculum Designed for a Home Visitation Program in Florida |
Environmental & Global Health
Posters 16-18
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Emily Peterson | Undergraduate Student | Sadie Ryan | Mapping Potential Transmission Risk of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV) in Florida in a Changing Climate |
| 17 | Sarah McCartney | Undergraduate Student | Charles Ellis | “A Correlational Study Between Rural and Urban Communities in Florida and Food Insecurity and Availability” |
| 18 | Xinyue Wang | Undergraduate Student | Bryony Bonning | Bacillus thuringiensis-derived pesticidal proteins toxic to the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci |
| 54 | Requel James | Master’s Student | Jerne Shapiro | Agricultural worker housing and health risk: A case study of Polk County migrant labor camps |
Infectious Diseases
Posters 19-23
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Chris Georgas | Undergraduate Student | Drew Westmoreland | Discussion Networks in Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake |
| 20 | Emily Carter | Undergraduate Student | Eric Porges | The PATH Study: Exploring tVNS and Probiotic Use among PLWH Who Consume Alcohol |
| 21 | Katelyn Haber | Undergraduate Student | Anderson Benjamin | Characterization of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Vaccine Fatigue in Rural Florida: A Cross-sectional Study |
| 22 | Simon Coroza | Undergraduate Student | Emily Moser | How does ITCH Ubiquitin Ligase Limit the Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTORC-1) Driven Mitochondrial Function in B Cells? |
| 23 | Veronika Offor | Undergraduate Student | Benjamin Anderson | Assessing the Zoonotic Potential of Human Adenovirus Type 1 Between Humans and Cats |
Mental Health
Poster 24-26
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Katelyn Uzila | Undergraduate Student | Yulia Levites-Strekalova | Addressing the Pediatric Mental Health Crisis in Alachua County |
| 25 | Mia Bieringer | Undergraduate Student | Santanu Datta | Mental Health Stigma and Help-Seeking Behaviors of College Students: Literature Review |
| 26 | Taylor Price | Undergraduate Student | Rick Kates | Stress Track: Evaluating Wearable Devices for Nurse Well-being in Hospitals |
Public Health/Policy
Posters 27-30 & 53
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Aribah Ali | Undergraduate Student | Ajay Mittal | Analyzing How the Implementation of Medical Interpreters, Compared to their Absence, can Enhance Patient Health Outcomes for Spanish-Speaking Immigrants Seeking Prenatal Care |
| 28 | Gretel Garcia | Undergraduate Student | Eric Porges | Bilingual Spanish Healthcare Providers vs. Interpreters: Do bilingual healthcare providers offer patients better quality of care? |
| 29 | Sara Escobar | Undergraduate Student | Catalina Lopez-Quintero | Perceiving Frequent Discrimination in Health Care Settings: The Role of Race-Ethnicity and Sexual Orientation |
| 30 | Trish-Ann Parkinson | Undergraduate Student | Emily Moser | Project B.L.A.C.K. Inclusiveness and Engagement with Cultural Diversity Among Black UF Students: Part I |
| 53 | Lina Modjarrad | Doctoral Student | Yulia Strekalova | Evaluating Health Policy Leadership Pathways Among Young Public Health Professionals Using Nominal Group Technique |
Social Determinants of Health
Posters 31-32
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Hannah McCartney | Undergraduate Student | Charles Ellis | Reported Frequency Rates of Physical Distress and Mental Distress by Median Incomes of Florida Counties during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 32 | Ikenna Ezenwa | Undergraduate Student | Catherine Striley | Self-Reported Health Status and Related Disparities among HealthStreet members in Florida |
Substance Abuse
Posters 33-35
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Anita Beijer | Undergraduate Student | Ben Lewis | Elucidating the Relationship between Mindfulness and Readiness to Change among Individuals in Treatment for Substance Use Disorders |
| 34 | Emily St. Pierre | Undergraduate Student | Barry Setlow | Effects of concurrent cannabis on cocaine use and relapse in Sprague Dawley rats |
| 35 | Jinelle Vazquez | Undergraduate Student | Michael Moorhouse | Identifying Hazardous Drinking Behaviors in College Students to Develop an Assessment |
Women’s/Reproductive Health
Posters 36-40
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Megan Luechauer | Master’s Student (MPH) | Ara Jo | Direct-to-Consumer Methods of Early Breast Cancer Diagnoses on BRCA Gene Mutation: A Narrative Review |
| 37 | Anika Heuberger | Undergraduate Student | Adetola Louis-Jacques | Doula Intervention on Breastfeeding Outcomes: A Systematic Review |
| 38 | Darshna Bhatt | Undergraduate Student | Ajay Mittal | Understanding the Impact of Maternal Health Education Programs through Infant Health Outcomes |
| 39 | Drishti More | Undergraduate Student | Rachana Kandru | Understanding effectiveness of NSAID Pain Interventions for Women Experiencing IUD Insertion Pain |
| 40 | Gabriela Sepulveda | Undergraduate Student | Sarah McKune | Uncovering Pregnancy Awareness: Qualitative Analysis of Methods and Barriers in Prenatal Care Among Women in Rwanda |
Human Health
Posters 41-53
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Alanna Gmuer | Undergraduate Student | Charles Ellis | Prevalence of Stroke among Individuals with Communication and Swallowing Disorders by Income |
| 42 | Alissa Serrano | Undergraduate Student | Candice Adams-Mitchell | Examining Dysphagia Awareness Amongst Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease |
| 43 | Amy Hunt | Undergraduate Student | Candice Adams-Mitchell | Assessing the Feasibility of Implementing the Electronic Adolescent Pediatric Pain Tool (eAPPT) for Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease |
| 44 | Mahek Chandna | Undergraduate Student | Hongwu Wang | Longitudinal relationship between sleep and balance – a case study |
| 45 | Catherine Pacini | Undergraduate Student | Zhe Ma | Evaluating STING Agonist Impact on Kaposi’s Sarcoma‐ Associated Virus‐related Cancers |
| 46 | Daniel Ralston | Master’s Student (MPH) | Jonathan Fischer | Analyzing Trends and Patterns in Human Trafficking: A Biostatistical Examination of FBI UCR Data from 2013-2022 |
| 47 | Lily Frank & Olivia Frisone | Undergraduate Student | Edward Scott | Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow Extends to Peripheral Nerves Further Unifying the Nervous System Using Diagnostic Imaging |
| 48 | Luke Chase | Undergraduate Student | Sean Forbes | Effect of Tadalafil on Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Microvasculature in Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
| 49 | Madisen Domayer | Undergraduate Student | Gregory Hudalla | Co-assembled Peptide-Protein Granules for Intracellular Delivery |
| 50 | Natalia Jaramillo | Undergraduate Student | Rachana Kandru | Exploring Pharmacogenomic Measures in Breast Cancer Research Among Minority Populations |
| 51 | Olusegun Sobanjo | Undergraduate Student | Loic Deleyrolle | Novel Adoptive Cellular Therapy Platform for Resistant Glioblastoma Cells |
| 52 | Victoria Novotny | Undergraduate Student | Joel Bialosky | Dry Needling Effects on Pain Between Perceived Versus Received Treatment in a Healthy Population |
Day 2 – 4/16
Sort By Theme
Poster Sessions Held at 8am and 12pm in HPNP Lobby
Artificial Intelligence
Posters 1-4
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Le | Undergraduate Student | Frederick Kates | Geospatial Disparities in Florida’s Healthcare: AI-Driven Analysis of PCP Supply and Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalization |
| 2 | Javlon Nizomov | Undergraduate Student | Li Chen | A Web Server for Integrating and Predicting Functional Variants by Massively Parallel Reporter Assay |
| 3 | Joshua Juhasz | Undergraduate Student | Eric Porges | Accuracy of Brain Age Estimates produced by Machine Learning Algorithms |
| 4 | Livia Ly | Undergraduate Student | Frederick Kates | Revolutionizing Precision Care: Healthcare’s Digital Twin and Virtual Simulation Technology |
Children & Family Health
Posters 5-9
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Anna Sierra | Undergraduate Student | Jessica Kramer | Clinical Benefits and Barriers Associated with the Implementation of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory Computer Adaptive Test (PEDI-CAT) in a Clinical Rehabilitative Setting |
| 6 | Annie Wang | Master’s Student (MPH) | Jamie Pomeranz | The Effects of WIC Participation on the Health of the Mother and Child |
| 7 | Delaney Brooks | Undergraduate Student | Yulia Levites Strekalova | Visualizing Social Factors in Pediatric Cardiac Transplant Care Coordination: A Process Mapping Approach |
| 8 | Kelsie Young | Undergraduate Student | Frederick Kates | Empowering Youth: A Restorative Approach to Combat Vaping Trends |
| 9 | Caitlin White | Undergraduate Student | Joy Gabrielli | TECH Parenting Engagement and Changes in Youth Risk Behavior in a Longitudinal Study of Parent-Child Dyads |
Hearing, Speech & Language
Posters 10-11
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bailey Fawcett | Undergraduate Student | Laurie Gauger | Phonological Memory: Does it Predict Sight Word Reading and Decoding Skills? |
| 11 | Charlotte Maloney | Undergraduate Student | Sharon DiFino | Can Bilingual Intervention Bridge the Language Gap for Children with PLI? |
Environmental & Global Health
Posters 12-13
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Manouchca Saintilus | Undergraduate Student | Karen Awura-Adjoa Ronke Coker | Climate Change-Induced Extreme Weather Events and Health Systems in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study from Kaffrine, Senegal |
| 13 | Mikhail Mikhaylov | Undergraduate Student | Heather Stark | Strengthening Public Health Surveillance in a South Sudan Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp |
Infectious Diseases
Posters 14-17
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Kaitlyn Cabana | Undergraduate Student | Robert Mckenna | Investigating the Potential of a Single Adenovirus Helper Gene for Adeno-associated Virus (AAV) Production |
| 15 | Lily Hadaegh | Master’s Student (MPH) | Jerne Shapiro | Analyzing Risk Factors Associated with Emerging Pathogen Candida auris in a Large, Tertiary Care Hospital: A Case-Control Study |
| 16 | Rachana Kandru | Undergraduate Student | Ajay Mittal | Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Perceptions Among Parents of Differing Socioeconomic Backgrounds through Health Literacy |
| 17 | Sierra Mulholland | Undergraduate Student | Anna Peterson | The 1980’s AIDS Epidemic: The Role of African American Evangelical Churches in Organizing a Public Health Response |
Mental Health
Posters 18-19
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Agustina Longoni | Undergraduate Student | Catalina Lopez-Quintero | Sex and Mental Health Intersectionalities in Perceiving Frequent Discrimination in Health Care Settings |
| 19 | Ramila Odzakovic | Undergraduate Student | Sharon Difino | Exploring the impacts of language and cultural barriers on the underdiagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among Bosnian Immigrants in the United States |
Public Health/Policy
Poster 20-23
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Andrew Langer | Master’s Student (MPH) | Nicole Marlow | Identifying Gaps in Florida Medicaid’s Oral Health Benefits: A Health Policy Assessment |
| 21 | Kate Sheng | Master’s Student (MPH) | Eric Porges | Community Health Enhancement: Gainesville Fire Rescue Initiatives |
| 22 | Laurynn McGee | Undergraduate Student | Charles Ellis | Project B.L.A.C.K. Civic Engagement Among Black UF Students: Part II |
| 23 | Vanessa Rodriguez | Master’s Student (MPH) | Young-Rock Hong | Regulation of E-Cigarettes: A Qualitative Survey Analysis |
Social Determinants of Health
Posters 24-25
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Devin Valdes | Master’s Student (MPH) | Drew Westmoreland | A Community-Based Study Examining Social Support Disparities and Cardiovascular Outcomes Across Demographic Groups in Alachua County, Florida |
| 25 | Valentina Gómez | Undergraduate Student | Catherine Striley | Community Engaged Research: Are Community Members with Adverse Community Conditions Less Likely to Receive Health-Related Care at Follow-Up than Those with No Adverse Community Conditions? |
Substance Abuse
Posters 26-28
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Alexia Obrochta | Undergraduate Student | Meredith Berry | Ketamine Treatment for Depression and Anxiety: Between-Group Comparisons of Patients who are, vs. not, Prescribed Complementary At-home Ketamine Troches |
| 27 | Justine Tryon | Master’s Student (MPH) | Jamie Pomeranz | Alcohol Abuse Trends Amongst College Males in the South Eastern Conference |
| 28 | Lauren Cox | Master’s Student (MPH) | Rebecca Pearl | Expanding UF Tobacco Control: A Collaborative Approach |
Women’s/Reproductive Health
Posters 29-32
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Lenna Menocal | Undergraduate Student | Norman Beatty | Florida Female Farmworkers and Occupational Risks on Reproductive Health |
| 30 | Linnea Sleigh | Master’s Student (MPH) | Catherine Striley | Analyzing Differences in Rates of Mammograms Based on Ovarian Cancer Diagnoses |
| 31 | Parvathy Prasanna Surendran | Master’s Student (MPH) | Heather Stark | Meta-analysis of the Association between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Breast Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review |
| 32 | Tuyen Tran | Undergraduate Student | Heather Stark | Assessing the Dietary Diversity of Women who Chew Khat During Pregnancy Using the Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women Tool (MDD-W) |
Human Health
Posters 33-40
| POSTER # | PRESENTING AUTHOR NAME | ACADEMIC RANK | FACULTY MENTOR | ABSTRACT TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Carly Bohlman | Undergraduate Student | Stephen Anton | The Effects of Time-Restricted Eating on Sleep in Adults: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials |
| 34 | Danielle Stem | Master’s Student (MPH) | Ashby Walker | Program Evaluation of GatorWell Health Promotion Services’ Health Hut Outreach Program |
| 35 | Jessica Friedman | Master’s Student (MPH) | Julia Varnes | Program Evaluation Development for GatorWell’s Finish the Semester Strong |
| 36 | Ashton Adkins | Undergraduate Student | Stacey Mobley | The Benefits and Risks of the Ketogenic Diet in Type 2 Diabetics |
| 37 | Olivia Galler | Master’s Student (MPH) | Deepthi Varma | Evaluating Two-Step Clostridioides difficile Testing and Infectious Disease Consultation on Treatment Protocol |
| 38 | Paige Zolecki | Master’s Student (MPH) | Rebecca Willcocks | Assessing Vertebral Fractures and Bone Marrow Fat Fraction in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy with Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| 39 | Pritham Pinni | Undergraduate Student | Aaron Costin | Comparison of Heart Rate Monitors Based on Anatomical Position for Use in Construction |
| 40 | Victoria Alvarez | Undergraduate Student | Elisa Gonazlez-Rothi | Impact of Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia on Ventilatory Parameters in Awake, Spontaneously Breathing Animals |