2025 Student Research Symposium
Student Research Symposium 2025
As part of UIC’s 2025 Research Week, SPH will host its fourth year of Lightning Talks. Explore the groundbreaking research SPH students of all levels are working on at the Student Research Symposium.
Interested in attending? RSVP here.
Undergraduate Presentations

Winning Presentation
Assessment of Barriers to Menstrual Health: A Review at the University Level
BS/MD Student|

Public Health Major, Theatre and Black Studies Minor|
Masters Presentations

Measuring the Impact of Taxation and Regulatory Policy on E-Cigarette Use Across U.S. States
MD/MPH in Health Policy Administration Student|

Winning Presentation
Birth Preparedness and Dietary Diversity Outcomes from an Effectiveness Trial of Group Antenatal Care in Malawi
MS in Biostatistics Student|

Runner-up Presentation
Occupational Pesticide Related Illness (PRIs) Findings from Illinois Poison Center Data Reports (2020-2023)
MS in Epidemiology Student|

PASC at UI Health – Long COVID in an Underserved Community
MS in Epidemiology Student|

Harm Reduction Interventions and HIV Behavioral Surveillance
View Presentation
MD/MPH in Population Health|
Doctoral Presentations

Child Opportunity and Youth Suicide Risk in the U.S.: A County-Level Analysis
PhD in Community Health Sciences Candidate|

Runner-up Presentation
Implementation Science Research to Understand the Readiness of a Mobile Clinic Intervention to Screen for High-Risk HPV Infections and Associated Morbidity in Mali and Nigeria
DrPH Candidate|

Winning Presentation
Escaping the TRAP? Abortion Restrictions and the OB/GYN Workforce in the Pre-Dobbs Era
PhD in Health Policy Administration Candidate|

Predicting NIH Toolbox Cognition Scores in Older Adults with MCI Using Wearable Sensors: A Machine Learning Approach
PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering Candidate|

Causal Mediation – A Key to Understanding Public Health Dynamics
PhD in Biostatistics Candidate|

Who Gets Represented? Addressing Gaps When Applying Research to the Broader Population
PhD in Biostatistics Candidate|

Sexual Orientation Differences in Current Tobacco Use By Age, 2021-2023
PhD in Health Policy Administration Candidate|