SPH at APHA

The School of Public Health is pleased to announce that several faculty, staff, and students will be attending and presenting their research projects at this year’s 140th American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Francisco, CA.  The table below represents the time and place of the presentations.

Along with two presentations, current DrPH student, Michelle Cravetz, MS, RN-BC, APHN-BC will also be participating in the Governing Council which meets all day Saturday, October 27th, Sunday, October 28th, and Tuesday October 30th.  Additionally, the APHA Public Health Nursing Session will be presenting Michelle Cravetz with their creative achievement award during the Public Health Nursing Luncheon on Tuesday, October 30th (Session 4245.0).

 Note to UAlbany SPH presenters: If information is missing here, please send corrections to sph11@albany.edu.

 

Sunday, October 28th, 2012

Session Time

Presentation Time 

Name

Title of Presentation 

Section/Session Name 

2:30-3:30 PM

Board 4 

 Akiko Hosler, PhD; David Pratt, MD, MPH; Ephraim Back, MD, MPH, FAAFP; Erin Buckenmeyer, MPH; Alexander Simao; Kathy Sen, RN, BSN  Highly elevated diabetes prevalence in the Indian diaspora: Implications at the community level, Schenectady, New York  2038.0, Diabetes Epidemiology Poster Session

2:30-3:30 PM 

Board 5 

 David Strogatz, MSPH, PhD  Lifecourse Socioeconomic Position, Race, and Prevalence of Diabetes among US women and Men  2038.0, Diabetes Epidemiology Poster Session 

2:30-3:30 PM

Board 4 

 Rachel Hart-Malloy, PhD, MPH; Colleen Flanigan, RN, MS; Alvaro F. Carrascal, MD, MPH; Gregory DiRienzo, PhD; Lou Smith, MD, MPH; Kristi McClamroch, PhD  Hepatitis C virus associated morbidity and mortality in New York State: The current and future burden   2036.0, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Poster Session 

Monday, October 29th, 2012

Session Time

Presentation Time 

Name

Title of Presentation 

Section/Session Name 

8:30-9:30 AM 

8:50-9:10 

 Jennifer A. Manganello, PhD, MPH; Marla L. Clayman, PhD, MPH; Amy Jordan, PhD  Health Information Seeking by Parents in the Age of New Media  3061.0, Health Information Seeking Across the Lifespan 

10:30-11:30 AM 

Board 6 

 Daniel Malashock, MS  Short-term associations between PM2.5, black carbon, Delta-C, and cardiovascular disease in a developing megacity  3073.0, Delta Omega Poster Session 

10:30-12:00 PM 

Moderator 

 Jennifer A. Manganello, PhD, MPH    3165.0, Lifespan Communication: Health Behavior in Children, Adolescents, and Teens 

 12:30-2:00 PM

Oral Presentaion 

 David Reyes, MN, MPH, RN; Susan M. Swider, PhD, APHN-BC; Joyce Splann Krothe, PhD, RN; Michelle Cravetz, MS, RN-BC, APHN-BC    3265.0, Advancing Public Health Nursing Practice: Achieving Competency & Certification 

2:30-3:30 PM 

Board 10 

 Jennifer A. Manganello, PhD, MPH  Health literacy and college students  3296.0, College Health 101 

4:30-5:30 PM 

Board 2 

Janine M. Jurkowski, PhD, MPH; Lisa GreenPope, BSN; Paul Wilner II, PhD candidate; Ronald Quartimon, MPA; Kaigang Li, PhD; Hal Lawson, PhD; Kirsten Davison, PhD

 Empowerment as a Proximal Outcome of an Obesity Prevention Intervention Designed by Families for Families  3392.0, Engaging & Empowering Underserved Populations to Improve their Communities 

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012

Session Time

Presentation Time     

Name 

Title of Presentation 

Section/Session Name 

8:30-9:30 AM 

8:50-9:10 

 Molly Finnerty, MD; Ana Tochterman, MS; Liza Watkins, LMSW; Emily Leckman-Westin, PhD; Qingxian Chen, MS  ACT Transition Model: Development, Implementation and Outcomes in New York State  4054.0, Recovery-Oriented Assertive Community Treatment: Implementation and Outcomes 

10:30-12:00 PM 

11:10-11:30 

 Julia F. Hastings, MSW, PhD  African Americans. Caribbeam Blacks, Depressions, and Neighborhood  4149.0, Behavioral Health Issues Across the Lifespan 

 2:30-4:00 PM

Oral Presentation 

 Lisa Campbell, DNP, RN, APHN-BC, GNP-BC; Michelle Cravetz, MS, RN-BC, APHN-BC    4346.0, PHN Certification: Strategies for Preparations and Overcoming the Challenges 

4:30-6:00 PM 

Moderator 

 Barry R. Sherman, PhD    4379.0, Doctoral Public Health Education 

Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

 Session Time

Presentation Time 

Name 

Title of Presentation 

Section/Session Name 

12:30-2:00 PM 

1:10-1:30 

 Lani Jones, MSW, PhD; Dorcey Applyrs, MPH  Group Work Interventions Aimed at Reducing Depressive Symptoms and Enhancing Psychosocial Competence Among Black Women  5212.0, Best Practice Strategies for Prevention and Wellness