Second Annual Stempel College Research Day - Spring 2020
FIU’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work is pleased to host the college’s second annual Research Day on Friday, February 14, 2020. The Stempel College Research Day is a half-day event that will showcase our students’ efforts and engagement in research. The first part of the morning will include oral presentations by doctoral students in dietetics, public health, and social welfare. The second part will include a poster session during which students and post-docs will have an opportunity to present their research to the college and campus community. This event is open to the public.Attend Research Day! RSVP here.
- Research Day Agenda
Date: Friday, February 14, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: MMC Campus, College of Business Complex (CBC), room 232
RSVP:http://go.fiu.edu/stempelresearchday2020Agenda 8:30 a.m.
Check-in/Registration and Breakfast, CBC 232
9:00 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
9:15 a.m.
Oral Presentation Session I
10:30 a.m.
Oral Presentation Session II
11:45 a.m.
Poster Presentations Begin
Noon
Announcement of Winners & Lunch
1:00 p.m.
End of Program
- Oral Session Presentations
Session I
Title: Individualized Treatments for Children with Relapsed/Refractory Cancers by Ex Vivo Drug Screening and Mutation Profiling
Presenter: Cristina M. Andrade-Feraud, Ph.D. student in Public Health –Environmental Toxicology
Additional Authors: Arlet Acanda De La Rocha, Vanessa Berrios, Daria Salyakina, Cima Saghira, Maggie Fader, Ileana Soto, Michelin Janvier, Ziad Khatib, Haneen Abdela, Tomas R. Guilarte and Diana J. Azzam
Title: Identifying Predictors of Parents and Children’s Participation and Barriers in Randomized Clinical Trials.
Presenter: Priscilla Clayton, Ph.D. student in Dietetics and Nutrition
Additional Authors: Dr. Cristina Palacios
Title: Distribution and temporal trend in time from HIV infection to diagnosis among MSM: evidence from a systematic review
Presenter: Semiu Gbadamosi, Ph.D. student in Public Health- Epidemiology
Additional Authors: Diana M. Sheehan, Rahel Dawit, Rime Jebai, Mary Jo Trepka
Title: Assessment of remediation of arsenic from water through measuring environmental stressor transcriptomic gene signatures.
Presenter: Juan Morales, Ph.D. student in Public Health – Environmental Toxicology
Additional Authors: Leonel Lagos Ph. D., Alok Deoraj Ph. D., Quentin Felty Ph. D., Deodutta Roy Ph. D.
Title: Effect of 4000 IU vitamin D3 supplements on Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) among adults with Type 2 Diabetes and hypovitaminosis D
Presenter: Justina S. Owusu, Ph.D. student in Dietetics and Nutrition
Additional Authors: Huffman, Fatma, Liuzzi, Juan, Li, Tan, and Narayanan, Vijaya
Session II
Title: Evaluating a postsecondary education program for students with intellectual disabilities: Leveraging the parent perspective
Presenter: Rumi Agarwal, Ph.D. student in Public Health – Health Promotion & Disease Prevention (HPDP)
Additional Authors: Laura Heron & Dr. Shanna L. Burke
Title: Natural Course of Nicotine Dependence Among Adolescent Waterpipe And Cigarette Smokers
Presenter: Mohammad Ebrahimi Kalan, Ph.D. student in Public Health- Epidemiology
Additional Authors: Mohammad Ebrahimi Kalan, M.S., Raed Behaleh, Ph.D., Joseph R. DiFranza, M.D., Zoran Bursac, Ph.D., Ziyad Ben Taleb, Ph.D., Malak Tleis, Ph.D., Taghrid Asfar, M.D., Rima Akashi, Ph.D., Kenneth D Ward, Ph.D., Thomas Eissenberg, Ph.D., Wasim Maziak, M.D., Ph.D.
Title: “Women, whores, and witches:” An Archival Research Study on Sex Work, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Public Health in the Late 20th Century
Presenter: Shaina Johnson, Ph.D. student in Public Health- Health Disparities
Additional Authors: William W. Darrow
Title: Internal bodily signals and eating behaviors in college students
Presenter: Padideh Lovan, Ph.D. student in Dietetics and Nutrition
Additional Authors: Dr. Catherine Coccia
Title: The Effectiveness of Group Interventions for Trauma among Refugee and Immigrant Children: A Systematic Review
Presenter: Maryam Rafieifar, Ph.D. student in Social Welfare
Additional Authors: Mark Macgowan, Miriam Potocky
- Poster Session Presentations
Title: Mentoring Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Evaluation of Role-Specific Workshops for Mentors and Mentees
Presenter: Rumi Agarwal, Ph.D. student in Public Health- Health Promotion & Disease Prevention (HPDP)
Additional Authors: Laura Heron, Mitra Naseh & Dr. Shanna L. Burke
Title: Enacted HIV-related stigma’s association with antiretroviral therapy adherence & viral suppression among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Florida
Presenter: Angel Algarin, Ph.D. student in Public Health- Epidemiology
Additional Authors: Angel B Algarin, Diana M. Sheehan, Nelson Varas-Diaz, Kristopher P Fennie, Zhi Zhou, Emma C Spencer, Robert L Cook, Jamie P Morano, Gladys E Ibanez
Title: Bioinformatics Approaches Implicate POP Exposures with Common Transcription Pathways in Prostate & Breast Carcinogenesis
Presenter: Diaaidden Alwadi, Ph.D. student in Public Health-Environmental Toxicology
Additional Authors: Dr. Alok Deoraj
Title: A Pediatric Nutrition Web Application for Health Professionals to Prevent Early Childhood Obesity
Presenter: Jennifer A. Bolton,, Ph.D. student in Dietetics and Nutrition
Additional Authors: Cristina Palacios, PhD, MS
Title: Factors associated with opioid use disorder and comorbid HIV infection at hospitalizations of pregnant women in the United States
Presenter: Sikeade Caleb-Adepoju, Ph.D. student in Public Health- Epidemiology
Additional Authors: Semiu O. Gbadamosi, Nnaemeka E. Onyeakusi, Boubakari Ibrahimou
Title: Patterns of Consistent Retention in HIV Care and Viral Suppression among Cis-Gender Women Living with HIV in Florida, 2014-2017: A latent class analysis
Presenter: Rahel Dawit, Ph.D. student in Public Health-Epidemiology
Additional Authors: D.M. Sheehan; S.O. Gbadamosi; K.P. Fennie; D. Curtolo; L. Maddox; E.C. Spencer; M.J. Trepka
Title: The Family Meal Project: Assessing the Relationship between Family Priorities and Routines to their Child’s Eating Preferences
Presenter: Shante Earle-Jeune, Ph.D. student in Dietetics and Nutrition
Additional Authors: Hamil C, Frazier S, Coccia C.
Title: Predictors of Asian Indian Fathers’ Perceived Role during Child Mealtimes
Presenter: Priya Krishnakumar, Ph.D. student in Dietetics and Nutrition
Additional Authors: Catherine Coccia, PhD, RD
Title: An Audit of Vending Machines at a Large Hispanic Serving University in South Florida; evaluating content and efficacy of contract stipulations to improve healthy options
Presenter: Christie Leanne Kirchoff, Ph.D. student in Public Health- Health Promotion & Disease Prevention (HPP)
Additional Authors: Cristina Palacios
Title: Effects of a nutrition education program on food insecure college students
Presenter: Alison Matthysse-Macchi, Ph.D. student in Dietetics and Nutrition
Title: Novel ID3 Regulatory Gene Networks Contributing to Brain Vascular Disease
Presenter: Christian Perez, Ph.D. student in Public Health- Environmental Toxicology
Additional Authors: Quentin Felty, Changwon Yoo
Title: Women empowerment and its impact on maternal healthcare utilization in Pakistan
Presenter: Aamna Qamar, Ph.D. student in Public Health- Health System Research
Title: SLC39A14 knock-out mice – a genetic model to understand manganese induced Parkinsonism.
Presenter: Alexander Rodichkin, Ph.D. student in Public Health- Brain, Behavior & the Environment
Additional Authors: Jennifer L. McGlothan, Deborah R. Brooks, Ana G. Sanchez, Tomas R. Guilarte.
Title: Lead and DDT additively increase the levels of amyloid precursor protein in hippocampal HT22 cells
Presenter: Ferass M Sammoura, Ph.D. student in Public Health- Brain, Behavior & the Environment
Additional Authors: Aseel Eid, Jason R Richardson
Title: Two separate populations of medial prefrontal cortex cells project to nucleus reuniens and perirhinal cortex in support of different memory retrieval strategies
Presenter: Maximilian Schlecht, Ph.D. student in Psychology
Additional Authors: Maanasa Jayachandran, Stephanie B. Linley, Stephen V. Mahler, Robert P. Vertes, Timothy A. Allen
Title: Food Insecurity Is Associated with Cognitive Impairment in the Miami Adult Studies on HIV (MASH) Cohort
Presenter: Javier A. Tamargo, Ph.D. student in Dietetics and Nutrition
Additional Authors: Sabrina Sales Martinez, Adriana Campa, Marianna K. Baum
Title: Inequity in HPV Vaccine Initiation and Completion in Latino Adolescents: Examining Usual Source of Care and Age Group
Presenter: Tanjila Taskin, Ph.D. Student in Public Health- Epidemiology
Additional Authors: Angelica M. Roncancio, PhD.
Title: The Association of Changes in Local Health Department Expenditures in the United States with Changes in State-Level Population Health Outcomes, 2005-2016
Presenter: Nancy S. Vazquez, Ph.D. Student in Public Health- Health System Research
Additional Authors: Nancy S. Vazquez, MPA; Timothy F. Page, Ph.D.
Title: Addressing Health Disparities among Recent Latino Immigrants Using a Syndemic Approach
Presenter: Vicky. Vazquez, Ph.D. Student in Public Health- Health Disparities
Title: Drp1 inhibition attenuates autophagy impairment induced by alpha-synuclein and neurotoxicants
Presenter: Rebecca Zhangqiuzi Fan.
Additional Authors: Carolina Sportelli, Min Guo, Jennifer Pinnell, Kim Tieu
Stempel College Research Day - Spring 2019
FIU’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work is pleased to host the college’s first-ever Research Day on Friday, February 15, 2019. The Stempel College Research Day is a half-day event that will showcase our students’ efforts and engagement in research. The first part of the morning will include a 3MT – Three Minute Thesis – competition among doctoral students who have been nominated by their units. The second part will include a poster session during which students will have an opportunity to present their research to the college and campus community. This event is open to the public.
- Stempel College Research Day 2019 Agenda
Stempel College Research Day Agenda
Date: Friday, February 15, 2019
Time: 9:00 a.m. to Noon
Location: MMC Campus, College of Business Complex (CBC), room 232
RSVP: https://go.fiu.edu/stempelresearchday2019
Stempel College Research Day Agenda
Agenda 9:00 a.m.
Check-in/Registration
9:30 a.m.
Dean’s Welcome Remarks
10:00 a.m.
3MT Competition Begins
10:45 a.m.
15-minute break
11:00 a.m.
Poster Presentations
11:45 p.m.
Announcement of 3MT Winners
Noon
End of Program and Lunch
3MT – Three -Minute Thesis Competition Presentations
Angel Algarin
Program: Ph.D. in Public Health – Epidemiology
Title: The effect of stigma on HIV health outcomes and prevention
Wissam Al Khoury
Program: Ph.D. in Public Health – Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Title: Generation Net: Exploring Internet Usage and Its Association with Academic Performance, Mental Health, and Sleep Habits Amongst College Students
Alhanoof Alohaly
Program: PhD in Dietetics and Nutrition
Title: The Effect of Nutritional Supplementation on Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation Among PLWH
Janet Diaz-Martinez
Program: Ph.D. in Dietetics and Nutrition
Title: Novel Marker of Inflammation and its Association with Dietary Intake and Nutritional Status in Hemodialysis Patients
Mitra Naseh
Program: Ph.D. in Social Welfare
Title: Assessing Refugee Poverty Using Capabilities Versus Commodities
Olatokunbo Osibogun
Program: Ph.D. in Public Health – Epidemiology
Title: Poly-tobacco use among youth and adults in the United States
Daisy Ramirez-Ortiz
Program: Ph.D. in Public Health – Epidemiology
Title: Predictors of HIV Testing Among Latino Young Adults
Alexander Rodichikin
Program: Ph.D. in Public Health – Environmental Health Sciences
Title: SLC39A14 Knockout Mice: A Genetic Model to Understand Manganese-Induced Neurotoxicology
Alicia Sneij
Program: Ph.D. in Dietetics and Nutrition
Title: The Effectiveness of a 6-Month Nutrition Intervention Targeting Prediabetes in Prediabetic People Living with HIV (PLWH)
Javier Tamargo
Program: Ph.D. in Dietetics and Nutrition
Title: Cocaethylene and Obesity in the Miami Adult Studies in HIV (MASH) Cohort
Michelle Thompson
Program: Ph.D. in Social Welfare
Title: Microaggressions and mosquitoes!They’re everywhere! And they impact psychological well-being
- Poster Session 2019 Presentations
Title: Validated tools measuring stress and anxiety in parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A systematic review
Presenter: Rumi Agarwal, Ph.D. student in Public Health – Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Additional Authors: M. Sanchez, P. Madhivanan, S. Burke and E. Bastida
Title: Use of Restaurant Nutrition Information and Hyperlipidemia Among U.S. Adults Based on NHANES 2013-2014 Data
Presenter: Katherine Alonso, MS student in Dietetics and Nutrition
Additional Authors: Vanessa Martin, Cristina Palacios
Title: Interactions of Historical Trauma on Chronic Disease and Reproductive Cancers
Presenter: Cassandra Coriolan, Master of Public Health (MPH) student in Epidemiology
Additional Authors:
Title: HIV Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs among rural pregnant women in Rural Mysore, India
Presenter: Sandra Kiplagat, Ph.D. student in Public Health – Epidemiology
Additional Authors: Makella Coudray, Karl Krupp, Vijaya Srinivas, Poornima Jayakrishna, Kavitha Ravi, Purnima Madhivanan
Title: Will providing patients with hand sanitizing wipes have a greater effect on hand hygiene practices than educating staff?
Presenter: Yanet Manresa, Master of Public Health (MPH) student in Epidemiology
Additional Authors:
Title: Heavy metal and radionuclide surface water modeling combining hydrodynamic and agent-based analysis using DHI-MIKE SHE, MIKE 11, and ECOLab
Presenter: Juan Morales, Ph.D. student in Public Health – Environmental Toxicology
Additional Authors: A. Deoraj, D. Roy, L. Lagos, A. Lawrence
Title: Cultural Adaptations in Psychosocial Interventions for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Refugees: A Systematic Review
Presenter: Mitra Naseh, Ph.D. student in Social Welfare
Additional Authors: Miriam Potocky, Paul H. Stuart, Sara Pezeshk
Title: CSF1R is induced in Parkinson’s disease and pharmacological inhibition with GW2580 protects in an MPTP model of PD
Presenter: Matthew Neal, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
Additional Authors: Alexa Boyle, Gelareh Alam, Eric Beier, Sheila Fleming, Long-jun Wu, Jason R. Richardson
Title: Intentional firearm mortality in children and adolescents, United States, 1999-2016: Impact of state legislation, and access to mental health and specialized pediatric trauma care
Presenter: Etinosa Oghogho, Ph.D. student in Public Health – Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Additional Authors: Consuelo M. Beck-Sague
Title: Urinary Paraben Concentrations and Its Association with Serum TriglycerideConcentrations in 2013-2014 NHANES Participants
Presenter: Rebecca Pazos, MS student in Dietetics and Nutrition
Additional Authors: Cristina Palacios; Adriana Campa
Title: Development and Pilot Testing of the Snackability Smartphone Application to Identify Healthy and Unhealthy Snacks
Presenter: Lukkamol Prapkee, Ph.D. student in Dietetics and Nutrition
Additional Authors: Cristina Palacios, Masoud Sadjadi, Fatma Huffman.
Title: Community Reintegration and Health Outcomes of Youth Offenders: Research, Policy & Service Programs
Presenter: Michelle Ann Rhoden, Ph.D. student in Social Welfare
Additional Authors: Hui Huang, Mark Macgowan
Title: Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) as a Predictor of Fatty Liver in HIV infected adults from the Miami Adult Studies on HIV (MASH) cohort
Presenter: Colby Teeman, Ph.D. student in Dietetics and Nutrition
Additional Authors: Yongjun Huang, Qingyun Liu, Jacqueline S. Hernandez, Javier A. Tamargo, Jupshy Jasmin, Leslie Seminario, Priscilla Clayton, Gustavo Zarini, Sabrina S. Martinez, Adriana Campa, Joseph Piperato, Marianna K. Baum
2019 Research Day Photo Gallery
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