April 25, 2019

Students from various degree levels at Dornsife were chosen to present their research among peers from nine different schools in the Philadelphia region.

On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, several Dornsife School of Public Health (DSPH) students presented their work at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia's Public Health and Preventive Medicine’s Student Poster Session for 2019. They were selected to showcase their research, along with that of other students from nine different schools in the Philadelphia region. Undergraduate, masters, doctoral, medical, and dental program student research was included.

Congratulations to the following DSPH presenters: Sharon Dei-Tumi, MPH candidate; Gabrielle DiFiore, MPH candidate; Nishita Dsouza, MPH, PhD student; Mariah Mennano, BS ’20; Elizabeth Mintz, BS ’19; Maho Okumura, MPH candidate; Udara Perera, MPH, DrPH candidate; Jamile Tellez Lieberman, MPH, DrPH candidate. Collectively, their research covered a diverse range of public health issues (see full list below) from investigating the Zika virus in Philadelphia, to improving menstrual hygiene for women in Africa.

James Buehler, MD, clinical professor in the department of Health Management and Policy at DSPH and chair of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia's Public Health and Preventive Medicine section, was on-hand to support students at the event.

STUDENT POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Doctoral Students and Candidates:

“Analysis of Network Characteristics of Latino-Serving Organizations in Philadelphia”
Primary Author: Nishita Dsouza, MPH, PhD student, Dornsife School of Public Health
Co-Authors: Elizabeth Hassrick, PhD, Drexel University; Kristin Giordano, MPH, Drexel University; Chris Friedman, Drexel University; Ana Martinez-Donate, PhD, Drexel University

“Clinicians’ Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators to Perinatal Hepatitis B Care as a Pathway to Preventing Liver Cancer Disparities in Philadelphia”
Primary Author: Udara Perera, MPH, DrPH candidate, Dornsife School of Public Health
Co-Authors: Chari Cohen, DrPH, MPH, Hepatitis B Foundation; Alison Evans, ScD, Drexel University; HeeSoon Juon, PhD, Thomas Jefferson University; Renee Turchi, MD, MPH, Drexel University; Ann Klassen, PhD, Drexel University

“Factors Associated with Health Care Access Among Latino Immigrant Men in the United States”
Primary Author: Jamile Tellez Lieberman, MPH, DrPH candidate, Dornsife School of Public Health
Co-Authors: Emmanuel Koku, PhD, Drexel University; Ana Martinez-Donate, PhD, Drexel University

Master of Public Health Students and Candidates:

“Menstrual Hygiene Maintenance: A Path to Gender Equality in Rural Lesotho”
Primary Author: Sharon Dei-Tumi, MPH candidate, Dornsife School of Public Health
Co-Authors: Selebalo “Sbi” Molefe, The Hub Morija; Meri Hyöky, The Hub Morija; Idris Robinson, MPH, Drexel University

“Understanding Reproductive Health Education Needs Among Young Women in a Health Coaching Program to Improve Contraceptive Continuation”
Primary Author: Gabrielle DiFiore, MPH candidate, Dornsife School of Public Health 
Co-Authors: Margo Kelly, BA, Widener University; Ava Skolnik, MPH, CHOP; Alanna Butler, MPH, CHOP; Kara Martin, BS, CHOP; C. Alix Timko, PhD, CHOP; Jennifer Harding, MPA, CHOP; Carolyn Sabini, BS, CHOP; Stephanie Richardson, MPH, CHOP; Aletha Y. Akers, MD, MPH, CHOP

“Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the Popular Opinion Leader (POL) Intervention Addressing HIV Disparities in Philadelphia, PA”
Primary Author: Maho Okumura, MPH candidate, Dornsife School of Public Health
Co-Authors: Jamile Tellez Lieberman, MPH, DrPH(c), Drexel University; Zujeil Flores, MPH; Kristin Giordano, MPH, Drexel University; Yoshiaki Yamasaki, MSEd, The Philadelphia AIDS Consortium; Anita Joshi, MPH, The Philadelphia AIDS Consortium; Ana Martinez-Donate, PhD, Drexel University

Undergraduate Public Health Students:

“Surveillance of Birth Defects and Congenital Zika Virus Infections in Philadelphia, 2016-2018”
Primary Author: Mariah Mennano, BS ’20, Dornsife School of Public Health
Co-Authors: Rachel Blumenfeld, MPH, Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH); Sharon Starr, RN, MSN, PDPH; Sara Kinsman, MD, PhD, PDPH

“Quality of Life in Chronic Venous Leg Ulcer Patients”
Primary Author: Elizabeth Mintz, BS ’19, Dornsife School of Public Health
Co-Authors: Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, PhD, RN, Drexel University; Michael S. Weingarten, MD, MBA, Drexel University; Michael Neidrauer, PhD, Drexel University; Leonid Zubkov, PhD, Drexel University; Peter A. Lewin, PhD, Drexel University

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