Meet SPH’s 2023 APHA Presenters and Awardees

Posted on November 13, 2023

Sunday, November 12

Policy development and health equity: call to action for health administrators and policy makers

Session and weblink: 2071
Time: 2:30-4 p.m.
Location: GWCC B403

Michele McCay, DrPH '11, MPH '00 | Clinical assistant professor, health policy and administration and DrPH program

Workforce health and well-being for all as an equitable and sustainable business strategy in healthcare

Session and weblink: 2072 (Section 1, Table 6)
Time: 2:30-4 p.m.
Location: GWCC B407

Preethi Pratap, PhD | Research assistant professor of environmental and occupational health sciences

Understanding student mental health supports and gaps in pre-K-12 schools in Chicago Public Schools

Session and weblink: 2096
Time: 2:30-4 p.m.
Location: Omni Atlanta Hotel – M2 – Cypress

Julia Liu | PhD student, maternal and child health epidemiology

The effects of hyper-surveillance on the health and wellbeing of justice-involved families

Session and weblink: 2166
Time: 4:30-6 p.m.
Location: GWCC B317

Sage Kim, PhD | Professor of health policy and administration

A community health assessment profile of pregnant women and children under age 5 living in Yemen amid conflict

Session and weblink: 2179
Time: 4:30-6 p.m.
Location: GWCC A307

Naseem Parsa, MPH ‘22 in community health sciences | Research specialist, Collaboratory for Health Justice

Formative research to adapt a responsive parenting intervention for low-income Latino/a/x families in Chicago

Session and weblink: Poster Session 2209 (Board 3)
Time: 5-6 p.m.
Location: GWCC Hall B2-B3

Danielle Westnedge | MPH student, environmental and occupational health sciences

Monday, November 13

Structural violence: hiding in plain sight

Session and weblink: 3004
Time: 8:30-10 a.m.
Location: GWCC B212

Linda Rae Murray, MD, MPH '80 | Interim undergraduate programs director

Federal direction and local implementation as a strategy for improving infant health: the founding and evolution of the Infant Welfare Society of Evanston

Session and weblink: 3042
Time: 8:30-10 a.m.
Location: GWCC B310

Arden Handler, DrPH | Professor and director, UIC Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health

The impact of district-wide professional development on the implementation of comprehensive sexuality education: lessons learned and next steps

Session and weblink: 3056
Time: 8:30-10 a.m.
Location: Omni Atlanta Hotel – M3 – Chestnut

Kristen A. Belcher | PhD student, community health sciences

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components among south Indian chenchu tribal adults

Session and weblink: Poster Session 3082 (Board 6)
Time: 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Location: GWCC Hall B2-B3

Casey Morgan Luc | PhD student, epidemiology

An assessment of people’s awareness regarding antibiotic use and resistance in Peshawar, Pakistan: a survey-based research study

Session and weblink: Poster Session 3087 (Board 6)
Time: 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Location: GWCC Hall B2-B3

Bibi Zainab | MPH student, community health sciences

Shifting from community-engaged teaching to community-partnered teaching: co-creating a program evaluation course

Session and weblink: 3160-62 (Delta Omega Poster Sessions)
Time: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Location: GWCC Hall B2-B3

Alisa Velonis, PhD | Associate professor of community health sciences

Role of NIOSH-funded centers in the COVID-19 pandemic response: lessons learned and future direction

Session and weblink: Poster Session 3214 (Board 2)
Time: 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Location: GWCC Hall B2-B3

Preethi Pratap, PhD | Research assistant professor of environmental and occupational health sciences

Non-traumatic dental conditions and emergency department utilization in California

Session and weblink: 3281
Time: 2:30-4 p.m.
Location: Omni Atlanta Hotel – M2 – Juniper

Tooka Zokaie | DrPH student

Delta Omega Innovative Curricula Award

Session and weblink: 330 (Delta Omega Reception)
Time: 4:45-5:15 p.m.
Location: GWCC B213

Alisa Velonis, PhD | Associate professor of community health sciences

Tuesday, November 14

Does social support modify the effect of depression on ART adherence among young black men who have sex with men living with HIV?

Session and weblink: 4038
Time: 8:30-10 a.m.
Location: Omni Atlanta Hotel – M2 – Magnolia

Casey Morgan Luc | PhD student, epidemiology

The Healthy Brain Initiative road map – elevating and expanding public health capacity to overcome dementia challenges

Session and weblink: 4000
Time: 8:30-10 a.m.
Location: GWCC A403

Marti Macchi | DrPH student

Occupational health internship program presentation

Session and weblink: 4316
Time: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: GWCC A309

Natalie Burda, BA '22 | MPH student, environmental and occupational health sciences

Housing affordability and pedestrian-oriented zoning code reforms: analysis of a new housing affordability index

Session and weblink: 4140
Time: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Omni Atlanta Hotel – M2 – Juniper

Lindsey Realmuto | UIC PhD student, urban planning and policy

Housing affordability and pedestrian-oriented zoning code reforms: analysis of a new housing affordability index

Session and weblink: 4140
Time: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Omni Atlanta Hotel – M2 – Juniper

Jamie Chriqui, PhD | Senior associate dean and professor, health policy and administration

James P. Keogh Memorial Scholarship awardee

Session and weblink: 417
Time: 12-2 p.m.
Location: GWCC A312

Natalie Burda, BA '22 | MPH student, environmental and occupational health sciences

James P. Keogh Memorial Scholarship awardee

Session and weblink: 417
Time: 12-2 p.m.
Location: GWCC A312

AbdulKareem AlKahtani | PhD student, environmental and occupational health sciences

How parents, school staff and students define child health: implications for the WSCC model and its components

Session and weblink: Poster Session 4182 (Board 4)
Time: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Location: GWCC Hall B2-B3

Elizabeth Jarpe-Ratner, PhD '18 | Clinical assistant professor, health policy and administration and DrPH program

Human Rights Forum oral abstract award recipient

Session and weblink: 423
Time: 12:30-2 p.m.
Location: GGWCC B213 (Ticketed Event)

Sage Kim, PhD | Professor of health policy and administration

Special session moderator – use of hyperlocal data to address public health challenges: lessons learned from the Chicago and Cook County Health Atlases

Session and weblink: 4235
Time: 2:30-4 p.m.
Location: GWCC A304

Wayne H. Giles, MD, MS | Dean of the UIC School of Public Health

Special session presenter – use of hyperlocal data to address public health challenges: lessons learned from the Chicago and Cook County Health Atlases

Session and weblink: 4235
Time: 2:30-4 p.m.
Location: GWCC A304

Sage Kim, PhD | Professor of health policy and administration

Evaluating COVID-19 vaccine confidence and hesitancy: comparing survey results over time and geography across three institutions

Session and weblink: 4228
Time: 2:30-4 p.m.
Location: GWCC B319

Emily Stiehl, PhD | Clinical assistant professor of health policy and administration

Activity-oriented zoning works through community walkability to reduce rates of leisure-time inactivity and increase rates of active travel to work in the United States

Session and weblink: 4258
Time: 2:30-4 p.m.
Location: Omni Atlanta Hotel – M2 – Magnolia

Jamie Chriqui, PhD | Senior associate dean and professor, health policy and administration

Lessons learned from a community health citizen scientists certificate program for community members from high hardship neighborhoods

Session and weblink: 4328
Time: 4:30-6 p.m.
Location: GWCC A408

Naseem Parsa, MPH ‘22 in community health sciences | Research specialist, Collaboratory for Health Justice

John D. Slade Memorial Advocacy Award

Session and weblink: ATOD Section Social Hour
Time: 6:30-8 p.m.
Location: Omni Atlanta Hotel – M2 – International Ballroom B

Tooka Zokaie | DrPH student

Wednesday, November 15

Leveraging a regional approach to public health workforce training needs assessment: partnership opportunities and lessons learned

Session and weblink: 5018
Time: 8:30-10 a.m.
Location: GWCC B308

Caitlin Meyer Krause | PhD student, maternal and child health epidemiology

Exploring the mental health and healthcare seeking of Arab sexual minority women migrants to the United States: a qualitative descriptive study

Session and weblink: 5038
Time: 8:30-10 a.m.
Location: GWCC B207

Aeysha Chaudhry | PhD student, community health sciences

Impact and cost-effectiveness of a network specialist on school health, wellness and WSCC-related policy implementation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chicago Public Schools

Session and weblink: 5112
Time: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Omni Atlanta Hotel – M3 – Chestnut

Jamie Chriqui, PhD | Senior associate dean and professor, health policy and administration

Peer education intervention increases safer injection norms and reduces HIV risk behavior among Tajik labor migrants who inject drugs while in Moscow

Session and weblink: 5147 (Table 2)
Time: 12:30-2 p.m.
Location: GWCC A311

Mary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti, PhD | Research associate professor of community health sciences

Modified on November 13, 2023