2018 Helen I. Moorehead-Laurencin, MD Sex and Gender Research Forum
February 20, 2018
ABOUT THE FORUM
The Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership invites all members of the Drexel community to a university-wide Sex and Gender Research Forum on Thursday, March 8, 2018, from 9 a.m.– 4 p.m. in Gerri C. LeBow Hall Room 220. This interactive program, held on International Women’s Day, will highlight Drexel’s interdisciplinary research focused on sex and gender in a local, national and global context. The event will also include three prominent keynote speakers who will address current sex and gender issues.
Registration is free and will include a light breakfast and lunch.
Keynote speakers
- Janine Austin Clayton, MD, associate director for research on women’s health, director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH
- Kathrin Zippel, PhD, associate professor of sociology, Northeastern University
- Doris Willig, MD Endowment Speaker: Mary Anne Delany, MD, professor of psychiatry; associate dean for faculty affairs; associate director, ELAM, Drexel University College of Medicine
CNHP presenters
Research Talk
Modifying a Family-Based Suicide Therapy for LGBTQ+ Agencies: Qualitative Findings from Youth and Caregivers
Presenter: Jody Russon, PhD; Center for Family Intervention Science, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Flash Talks
More Than Just Bus Fare: Critical Theory and GIS to Deconstruct Prenatal Care Travel among Stressed Urban Mothers
- Presenter: Joan Bloch, PhD; Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Professions
- Co-authors: Sarah Cordivano, MS; GIS Analyst, Azevea, Marcia Gardner, PhD; Seton Hall University
Breastfeeding as a Public Health Imperative: It’s Not Just for Mommies and Babies
- Presenters: Lauren Davidheiser; Department of Nutrition Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions; Kira Sy; Department of Nutrition Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions
- Co-author:Elizabeth Brooks, JD, IBCLC, FILCA; Department of Nutrition Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Sex-specific clinical practice guidelines and effective healthcare for the patient who is transgender
- Presenter: Jennifer Nasser, PhD, RD; Department of Nutrition Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions
- Co-authors: Anna Schlupp, BS; Department of Nutrition Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions; Swati Jain, PhD; Lady Irwin College, New Delhi, India; Sobhana Ranjan, PhD, RD; Department of Nutrition Sciences, College of Nursing and Health
Persistent hyperglycemia among urban pregnant women referred to perinatal home nursing because of their diabetes
- Presenter:Yosefa Birati, MA; Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Professions
- Co-authors:Allie Raevsky, BS; Department of Community Health and Prevention, Dornsife School of Public Health; Susan Zupan, MSN; Storkwatch Home Visiting Agency; Joan Bloch, PhD; Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Mother Baby Connections: 4-week Treatment Outcomes for an Interdisciplinary Intensive Outpatient Perinatal Mental Health Program
- Presenter: Bobbie Posmontier, PhD, CNM, PMHNP-BC; Department of Doctoral Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Professions
- Co-authors: Pamela A. Geller, PhD; Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences; June Horowitz, PhD, RN PMHCNS-BC, FAAN; University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth; Lisa Chiarello, PT, PhD, FAPTA; Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions; Alexa Bonacquisti, PhD; Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Virtual Posters
African born women seeking HIV care in Philadelphia: Qualitative Exploration of a Community of Practice
- Kimberly McClellan, EdD(c), MSN; School of Education; College of Nursing and Health Professions; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Medicine
- Kristy Kelly, PhD; School of Education
Improving Screening and Mental Health Care Access for Pregnant Women: Preliminary Results of a Pilot Study
- Pamela A. Geller, PhD; Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
- Alexa Bonacquisti, PhD; Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
- Sandra M. Wolf, MD; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Medicine
- Bobbie Posmontier, PhD, CNM, PMHNP-BC; College of Nursing and Health Professions
- Damien J. Croft, MD; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Medicine
- Owen Montgomery, MD: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Medicine
International Women: Cultural Beliefs of Ethiopian Immigrant Women Living in Philadelphia
- Beth Chiatti, PhD; College of Nursing and Health Professions
Event sponsors
- Laurencin Family Foundation
- Doris Willig, MD Endowment
Registration Required for this free event.