Stempel College Research Day

• 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  Oral Presentations
  Complimentary breakfast served

• 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  Poster Presentations
  Complimentary lunch served

• 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  Oral Presentations

You may submit up to one abstract per category (oral/poster) for this event. All abstract submissions for the sessions are due by Monday, February 3, 2025.

Submit your abstract

Prizes will be made available for first, second, and third place in the oral presentation sessions. Presenters whose posters are accepted for Research Day will be provided poster printing funds.

Coming soon. Feel free to explore last year's oral presentations below. 

Presenter: Ning Sun, Ph.D. student in Biostatistics

Title: Assessing the Multi-dimensional Effects of Air Pollution on Maternal Complications and Birth Outcomes: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
 

Presenter: Sultana Mubarika Rahman Chowdhury, Ph.D. student in Biostatistics

Title: Association between continuity of primary care with chronic conditions among patients in Guangdong Province, China
 

Presenter: Sergio Perez Melo, Ph.D. student in Biostatistics

Title: Testing Coefficients in the Ridge Logistic Regression Model : A simulation study and applications

Presenter: Kazi Tanvir Hasan, Ph.D. student in Biostatistics

Title: The Sensitivity of Bayesian Kernel Machine Regression (BKMR) to Data Distribution: A Comprehensive Simulation Analysis
 

Presenter: Francisco Diaz, Ph.D. student in Biostatistics

Title: Causal Bayesian Networks
 

Presenter: Meredith L. Wilcox, Ph.D. student in Biostatistics

Title: Exploring the use of Y-structures for causal discovery using simulated observational data

Presenter: Cristina Andrade-Feraud, Ph.D. student in Environmental Health Science

Title: Arsenic-Induced Giant Cell Formation is Mediated by an Inflammatory Pathway

 
Presenter: Daniel A. Martinez-Perez, Ph.D. student in Environmental Health Science

Title: Translocator Protein 18 kDa (TSPO) expression in microglia is associated with Aβ pathology in the 5XFAD animal model of Alzheimer's disease

Presenter: Ruth Marquez, Ph.D. student in Environmental Health Science

Title: Unveiling Health Disparities: A Comprehensive Study of 9/11 First Responders in Florida

Presenter: Freeman Lewis, Ph.D. student in Environmental Health Science

Title: Assessing the Effect of Disease and Exposure on the Metabolome in Mn-Induced Parkinsonism: A Case-Control Study

Presenter: Tarana Ferdous, Ph.D. student in Epidemiology

Title: Effect of partial nicotine reduction on young e-cigarette users in the US: a cross-over clinical trial

Presenter: Ekpereka Nawfal, Ph.D. student in Epidemiology

Title: Modeling the mediating effects of multidimensional HIV-related stigma on antiretroviral therapy adherence and viral suppression among diverse racial/ethnic minority women with HIV in the Miami-Dade County Ryan-White Program, Florida

Presenter: Sreshtha Chowdhury, Ph.D. student in Epidemiology

Title: Effect of Menthol-Flavored Ends on Users' Puffing Behaviour and Nicotine Exposure: A Cross-Over Trial Among US Young Adults

Presenter: Simanta Roy, Ph.D. student in Epidemiology

Title: The Effect of ENDS Smoking Session on Pulmonary Parameters: A Pilot Study

Presenter: Natasha Shaukat, Ph.D. student in Epidemiology

Title: The Effects of Pictorial Health Warning Labels on the Waterpipe Device on Smokers' Puffing Behavior: A Crossover Study

Presenter: Srijana Acharya Gautam, Ph.D student in Social Welfare

Title: Prevalence and factors associated with high self-esteem among border Mexican Americans

Presenter: Nicole Vitale, Ph.D. student in Nutrition

Title: Evaluation of The T.E.A.C.H. Study - A Cluster Randomized Waitlist Control Trial

Presenter: María Eugenia Contreras Pérez, Ph.D student in Social Welfare

Title: Outcomes of a Brief Motivational Intervention for Heavy Alcohol Use in Racial or Ethnic Minority Compared to White Emerging Adults

Presenter: Farah Mahmoud, Ph.D student in Social Welfare

Title: Lessons Learned When Recruiting BIPOC Individuals in Qualitative Research on Experiences of Sexual Violence

Presenter: Amber Cole, Ph.D student in Social Welfare

Title: Increasing Contraception Use among Black Women: A Systematic Review of Interventions

Coming soon. Feel free to explore last year's poster presentations below. 

Presenter: Shelly Sinclair

Title: The association between participant characteristics and awareness of reproductive policy among young adult Black women in the United States

Additional Authors: Aaliyah Gray, Mary Jo Trepka, Kimberly M. Nelson

Presenter: Rabeya Illyas Noon

Title: The Impact of Ensemble-Based Music Education on Emotional Dysregulation

Additional Authors: Michelle M. Hospital, Ph.D.

Presenter: Sharika Marjan

Title: Pyrethroid Exposure Enhances Hippocampal ER Stress, Impairs Neurogenesis, and Worsens Cognitive Function in APOE4 Mice

Additional Authors: Maria Molina, Laura Gamba, Abigail Toltin, Muhammad Hossain

Presenter: Jennifer Chavez

Title: Inside Out: Inflammation in Acute HIV Predicts Persistent Depressive Symptoms Despite Antiretroviral Therapy

Additional Authors: Kyu Cho, MS, Jacob Bolzenius, PhD, Julie Mannarino, MS, Carlo Sacdalan, MD, Phillip Chan, MBChB, PhD, Shelli Farhadian, MD, PhD, Lydie Trautmann, PhD, Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu, MD, PhD, Somporn Tipsuk, RN, Trevor A. Crowell, MD, PhD, Duanghathai Suttichom, RN, Donn J. Colby,  MD, MPH, Nittaya Phanuphak, MD, PhD, Eugene Kroon, MD, Sandhya Vasan, MD, Somachai Sriplienchan, MD, MPH, Serena Spudich, MD, Robert Paul, PhD, & Adam W. Carrico, PhD for the RV254/SEARCH 010 Study Team

Presenter: Nicole Blum

Title: Enhanced NLRP3 Mediated Inflammasome Activation in Primary Microglia Isolated from Humanized APOE-3 and -4 Mice

Additional Authors: Isha Mhatre-Winters, Chunki Kim, and Jason R. Richardson

Presenter: Sarah Hardin

Title: Effects of early life lead exposure on the cardiovascular system in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

Additional Authors: v. Dargam, J. Hutcheson, T.R. Guilarte

Presenter: Somaiyeh Azmoun

Title: Investigation of Alzheimer's disease (AD)-related blood biomarkers among Manganese Exposed Ferroalloy Workers in Brescia, Italy.

Additional Authors: Daniel Shoieb, Freeman Lewis, Yan Jin, Elena Colicino, Nicolo Foppapedretti, Haiwei Gu, Donatella Placidi and Roberto Lucchini

Presenter: Said Salehe

Title: Bioactive Lipid Lysophosphatidylethanolamine Attenuates Toxin-Induced Inflammation and Autophagic Impairment

Additional Authors: Rebecca Z. Fan, Yanhao Lai, Haiwei Gu, and Kim Tieu

Presenter: Rebecca Fan, Ph.D.

Title: A partial Drp1 knockout improves autophagy flux independent of mitochondrial function

Additional Authors: Carolina Sportelli, Yanhao Lai, Said S. Salehe, Jennifer R. Pinnell, Jason R. Richardson, Shouqing Luo, Kim Tieu.

Presenter: Alexander Rodichkin, Ph.D.

Title: Pathophysiological changes in the cerebellum of Slc39a14-knockout mouse model of childhood-onset manganese-induced dystonia-parkinsonism

Additional Authors: Jennifer L. McGlothan, Ritishka Kapoor, Tomas R. Guilarte

Presenter: Seyedeh Yasaman Alemohammad

Title: Factors related to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among people living with HIV: A systematic review.

Additional Authors: Aaliyah Gray, Daisy Ramirez Ortiz, Mary Jo Trepka

Presenter: Patrice Lewis

Title: Among the older adult population (65+ years and older) in the United States, is inadequate sleep (<7 hours) associated with increased odds of anxiety?

Additional Authors: Beatriz Milian, Pura Rodriguez, MPH, Noël C Barengo, MD, PhD, MPH

Presenter: Ximeng Zhao

Title: Nicotine Dependence and Its Impact on Poly Tobacco Use

Additional Authors: Olatokunbo Osibogun

Presenter: Giselle Alexandra Barreto

Title: Evaluating three different ways of defining rurality at the zip code level in Florida and interpretation of the CDC/ASTDR Social Vulnerability Index

Additional Authors: Joseph Muller, MPH; Diana Sheehan Delgado, PhD, MPH; Mary Jo Trepka, MD.

Presenter: Michaela E. Larson

Title: Elevated High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Among Sexual Minority Men with HIV who use Stimulants

Additional Authors: Yue Pan, PhD, Emily M. Cherenack, PhD, Sabina Hirshfield, PhD, Keith J. Horvath, PhD, Elise D. Riley, PhD, Savita Pahwa, MD, Suresh Pallikkuth, PhD, Claudia Martinez, MD, Adam W. Carrico, PhD,

Presenter: Anny Rodriguez

Title: Developing a Culturally Appropriate Awareness and Resource Access Web-Based Tool to Improve Breast and Cervical Screening Rates Among Black Caribbean Women

Additional Authors: Emir Veledar Ph.D., Patria Rojas, Ph.D., MSW, MPH, Vukosava Pekovic, MD, Ph.D , Richard Tardanico, Ph.D. , Nasar U. Ahmed, Ph.D. 

Presenter: Tendai Gwanzura

Title: Changes in COVID-19 mortality disparities among people with HIV in Florida after introduction of COVID-19 vaccine

Additional Authors: Mary Jo Trepka, Tan Li, Levente Juhasz, Diana M. Sheehan, Giselle Barreto and Shelbie Burchfield

Presenter: Gemma Galvez

Title: Sex Differences In Sociocultural Factors Associated With Health Literacy Among Latino/a Immigrants

Additional Authors: P. Rojas, M. De La Rosa, M. Sanchez

Presenter: Osmari Novoa

Title: Association Between Immigration Stress and Anxiety Symptoms Among Recent Latino/a Immigrants: The Moderating Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences

Additional Authors: Wang, Weize; De La Rosa, M.; Rojas, P.; M. Sanchez

Presenter: Ian Lee

Title: The impact of sociocultural factors and job insecurity on depressive symptoms among Latino/a immigrants to South Florida

Additional Authors: Dr. Mariana Sanchez

Presenter: Nikita Borisenko

Title: Assessing the Health and Welfare of 9/11 First Responders: A Focus on the Florida Cohort

Additional Authors: Roberto G Lucchini, Catalina Canizares Escobar, Mark Macgowan, Rabeya I Noon, Nan Hu, Paulo Chaves, Rafael E. de la Hoz, Shakara R. Brown, Andrew C. Todd

 
Presenter: Elvira Alvarez Stehle

Title: Infants feeding practices and its impact on early life weight status:  baseline findings from the Baby-Act Trial

Additional Authors: Maria Gabriela Kallis, Center for Community Outreach for Health Across the Lifespan, Endocrinology Section School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico. mgkallis@gmail.com Maribel Campos, MD, Professor, Dental and Craniofacial Genomics Core, Endocrinology Section School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico. PO Box 365067, San Juan, PR 00936-5067, 787-758-2525 Ext 1136, maribel.campos@upr.edu.  Jeremy Pomeroy, PhD, Clinical Research Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Marshfield, WI; pomeroyj@marshfieldclinic.org Cristina Palacios, PhD, Professor, Dietetics and Nutrition Department, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University. cristina.palacios@fiu.edu.

 
Presenter: Niliarys Sifre

Title: Disordered eating attitudes are associated with stress, BMI, and diet quality in college students

Additional Authors: Rianna Deringer, Lukkamol Prapkree, and Cristina Palacios

Presenter: Ariana Onelia Bolivar

Title: Formative Evaluation of The Family Meal Project: A website designed to provide families with nutrition education and healthy eating behavior strategies.

Additional Authors: Dr. Coccia Ph.D. RDN

Presenter: Jose Bastida

Title: High HDL is Associated with Increased Toll-Like Receptor 4 gene expression in a Sample of People Living with HIV from The Miami Adult Studies on HIV (MASH) Cohort

Additional Authors: Jose A. Bastida Rodriguez, Yongjun Huang, Jacqueline Hernandez, Jupshy Jasmin, Leslie Seminario, Javier Tamargo, Haley Martin, Angelique Johnson, Sabrina Sales Martinez, Kenneth Sherman, Marianna Baum

Presenter: Stephanie Gieseken

Title: Association between Glutathione Levels and Psychotropic Medication Use in ART-Treated Individuals: Insights from the MASH Cohort Study

Additional Authors: Gladys E. Ibañez, Haley R. Martin, Jose A. Bastida Rodrigue, Qingyun Liu, Jupshy Jasmin, Leslie Seminario, Marianna K. Baum

Presenter: Rebecca Vidal

Title: Dysregulation of Zinc Metabolism in Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

Additional Authors: Juan P. Liuzzi, Ph.D. and Changwon Yoo, Ph.D.

Presenter: Margaret Gutierrez

Title: Associations between dietary quality and depressive symptoms in emerging Hispanic adults

Additional Authors: Narayanan V, Palacios C, George F, Martinez SS

Presenter: Catalina Canizares

Title: Predicting PTSD Symptoms in First Responders to the 9/11 Attacks: A Supervised Machine Learning Study

Additional Authors: Roberto Lucchini and Mark Macgowan

Presenter: Isis Panellas

Title: Shaping COVID-19 Interventions that Address Social Barriers among Older Latinos in Assisted Living Facilities

Additional Authors: Dr. Richard Beaulaurier

Presenter: Kayla Jolly

Title: The Role of Ethnic Identity in the Association between Emotional Abuse and Behavioral Health Outcomes by Race: A Longitudinal Moderated Moderation Study

Additional Authors: Nicole M. Fava, PhD, MSW