Highlights from the 2023 Public Health Showcase!
University of Kentucky Public Health Showcase 2023 Highlights
Awards
Undergraduate
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Grace Mullikin: “Preliminary results of a randomized-controlled trial of a behavioral parent training intervention for families with deaf or hard of hearing children"
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Christopher Otieno: “Beyond the Health Care System”
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Princess Magor Agbozo: “The Race of Health Workers as A Determinant of Black Women's Childbearing”
Masters
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Hanan Yusuf: “Prevalence and Predictors of Substantial Postpartum Weight Retention Among Participants of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in Southern California”
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Megan Damico: “Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of Ford BlueOval SK Battery Plant in Glendale, Kentucky”
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Sarah Jane Robbins: “Out of the Matrix: Utilizing Data Simulation for Public Health Research”
Doctoral
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Meghan Steel: “Race- and Sex-Based Differences in the Increase of Emergency Department Visits for Stimulant-Induced Psychotic Disorder in Kentucky"
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Taylor Estepp: “Associations of potential ADRD plasma biomarkers in cognitively normal volunteers”
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Rena Wang: “Interrupted Time Series Design to Evaluate the Impact of the COVID-19 Stay- at-home Orders in Kentucky on the Statewide Trend of Emergency Department Visits for Traumatic Brain Injuries”
Other Public Health Showcase Awards
Outstanding Post-Doctoral Research
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Gyeon Oh: “Association of gabapentin initiation and neurocognitive changes between adults with normal cognition and cognitive impairment”
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Feitong Lei: “Urban-Rural Differences in Mortality among Patients Receiving Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Kentucky”
Most Productive Student
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Gaixin Du: 1) “Group-based multi-trajectory modeling for classifying hospital performance”; 2) “Exploration of multivariate group-based trajectory modeling convergence issues”; and 3) “Application of singular BIC to the group-based multi-trajectory model”
People’s Choice Award
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Hyeeun Shin: “Examining Spirituality and Other Resilience Factors Among Children Experiencing Multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences"
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Haritomane Nikolaou: “Placement Stability and Sleep in Child Welfare"
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Olivia Allran: “Communicating Opioid Overdose Warnings: Needs of Local Officials"
Most Productive Faculty Mentor
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Richard Charnigo
Department with Highest Participation
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Biostatistics
Substance Use Research Panel with Dr. April Young
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Undergraduate Awards: Christopher Otieno, Grace Mullikin, and Princess M. Agbozo
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Masters Awards: Megan Damico, Hanan Yusuf, and Sarah Jane Robbins
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Doctoral Award: Rena Wang
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Doctoral Award: Taylor Estepp
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Doctoral Award: Meghan Steel
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Most Productive Student: Gaixin Du
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Post Doctoral Recognition: Gyeon Oh
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Post Doctoral Recognition: Feitong Lei
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People Choice Awards: Olivia Allran (not pictured are Hyeen Shin and Haritomane Nikolaou)
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Faculty With Most Students Recognition: Dave Fardo (accepting on behalf of Richard Charnigo)
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Dr. April young and substance use research panel
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Poster side of the room
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Dr. Erin Haynes, Dr. Dave Fardo, Kelsey Carter with Wildcat
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Dr. Douglas Zhang with student
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Dr. Svetla Slavova speaking at podium
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Dr. Rick Ingram speaking with students with Dr. Julia Costich
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Full room at the Showcase
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