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A number of Mailman School faculty and students will present at the American Public Health Association's (APHA) Annual Meeting held November 7-11 in Philadelphia.
Below is a listing of sessions featuring Mailman School faculty and students.
02:30 PM (2030.0) PCC Hall A/B
Predicting sense of community in a population displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Tasha Stehling-Ariza, MPH, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, New York, NY; Yoon Soo Park, MS, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, New York, NY; Jonathan J. Sury, MPH, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, New York, NY; David M. Abramson, PhD MPH, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, New York, NY.
02:30 PM (2030.0) PCC Hall A/B
Examining Community Involvement among Stroke Survivors in Northern Manhattan: A Model to Predict Participation.
Bernadette Boden-Albala, MPH, DrPH, Dept. of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Heather M. Carman, MPH(c), Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Leigh W. Quarles, MPH(c), Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Margaret Doyle, MS, Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Laura Evensen, MPH, Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY; Thania Perez, MD, Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY.
02:30 PM (2033.0) PCC Hall A/B
Eldercare and caregiver burden - Has the Jewish community response met the challenge of culture and religious practice?
Reuven G. Becker, MBA, MS, ORD Rabbi, L'Orech Yomim/Center for Healthy Living, Inc., Flushing, NY; Lee Caplan, PhD, Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Ephraim Shapiro, MBA, MPA, M Phil, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Mendel Singer, PhD, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
02:30 PM (2037.0) PCC Hall A/B
Ethnic differences in adverse birth events among women with gestational diabetes mellitus.
Michelle Dembiski, MPH Candidate, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY; David Savitz, PhD, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; Regina Zimmerman, PhD, MPH, Office of Vital Statistics, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY.
02:30 PM (2046.0) PCC Hall A/B
Developing capacity for clinical care of survivors of sexual assault in Kenya: Recommendations for an HIV care and treatment program
Jody L. Myrum, MSW, International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs, Columbia University, New York, NY; Emily Koech-Keter, MD, Mailman School of Public Health, International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Program - Kenya, New York, NY.
02:30 PM (2047.0) PCC Hall A/B
Promoting maternal Pap testing during a child visit
William B. Jordan, MD, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; Ephraim Shapiro, MPA, M Phil, Bureau of Chronic Diseases / Cancer Prevention, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY; Anafidelia Tavares, MD, MPH, Bureau of Chronic Diseases / Cancer Prevention, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY; Laura Wyatt, Dept of Epidemiology, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY; Shiu M. Young, Bureau of Chronic Diseases / Cancer Prevention, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY; Elizabeth J. Garland, MD, MS, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; Diane McKee, MD, MS, Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY; Marian Krauskopf, MS, Bureau of Chronic Diseases / Cancer Prevention, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY.
04:30 PM (2056.0) PCC Hall A/B
Strategies for Training and Supporting Community Health Workers in Multi-Service Organizations
Sally E. Findley, PhD, Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Luz Adriana Matiz, MD, WIN for Asthma, Columbia University, New York, NY; Patricia Peretz, MPH, WIN for Asthma, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University, New York, NY; Mary McCord, MD, MPH, General Pediatric, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; Robyn Scherer, MPH, WIN for Asthma, WIN for Asthma, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University, New York, NY.
08:30 AM (3023.0) PCC 106A
Housing as a recovery measure: A survival analysis of time to stable housing among a post-Katrina cohort
David M. Abramson, PhD MPH, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, New York, NY; Tasha Stehling-Ariza, MPH, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, New York, NY; Yoon Soo Park, MS, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
08:50 AM (3068.0) Marriott Franklin 3
Chronic homelessness, HIV, and other sexually transmitted infections in a cohort of homeless women
Karen Andrene Johnson, PhD candidate, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Carol L. M. Caton, PhD, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Nabila El-Bassel, DSW, Social Intervention Group - School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY; Eustace Hsu, MA, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Ana Zanger, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
08:50 AM (3065.0) Marriott 310
Constructed response scoring application based on signal detection theory to improve precision of rater effect: Analysis of Life Story project for victims of Hurricane Katrina
Yoon Soo Park, MS, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Akilah Banister, MPH, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; David M. Abramson, PhD MPH, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, New York, NY.
09:10 AM (3017.0) Loews Commonwealth A2
FUSE New York City: Multiple and Varied Housing Histories of a Re-Entry Population
Angela A. Aidala, PhD, Mailman School of Public Health, Center for Homelessness Prevention Studies, Columbia University, New York, NY; Jocelyn Apicello, MPH, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; William McAllister, PhD, Institute for Social & Economic Research & Policy, Columbia University, New York, NY.
09:30 AM (3052.0) Marriott 304
Rates of HIV and STI Infection among Homeless Women
Carol L. M. Caton, PhD, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Nabila El-Bassel, DSW, Social Intervention Group - School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY; Andrew Gelman, PhD, Statistics Department, Columbia University, New York, NY; Eustace Hsu, MA, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Ana Zanger, MSW, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Karen Andrene Johnson, MSW, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Susan Barrow, PhD, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Alan Felix, MD, Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY; Daniel Herman, DSW, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
09:30 AM (3065.0) Marriott 310
Multiple imputation via chained equations of SF-12 health scores for a longitudinal study of displaced population from Hurricane Katrina
Yoon Soo Park, MS, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Tasha Stehling-Ariza, MPH, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, New York, NY; David M. Abramson, PhD MPH, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, New York, NY.
11:05 AM (3120.0) Marriott Liberty Ballroom, Salon A
Inequities among the Insured in Awareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension, Hypercholesterolemia, and Diabetes: Findings from the 2004 NYC HANES
Quynh C. Nguyen, MSPH, Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC; Elizabeth Needham Waddell, PhD, Bureau of Epidemiology Services, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY; Sara L. Huston, PhD, Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC; James C. Thomas, MPH, PhD, Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC; Andrea C. Weathers, MD, DrPH, Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC; R. Charon Gwynn, PhD, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
12:30 PM (3178.0) PCC Hall A/B
To understand the impact of screening for violent or coercive sexual “behaviors” rather than value driven terms like “sexual abuse”
Laura Wyatt, Dept of Epidemiology, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY; Leslie L. Davidson, MD, MSc, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY; Catherine Stayton, DrPH, MPH, Division of Epidemiology, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY; Vaughn I. Rickert, PsyD, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY; Vicki Breitbart, MSW, EdD, Dept of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Planned Parenthood New York City, New York, NY; Leslie Rottenberg, MSW, Planned Parenthood New York City, New York, NY.
12:45 PM (3206.0) Marriott 407
Fundamental causes of disease and cancer treatment: Examining the life-course of cancer inequality due to the introduction of treatments for Hodgkin's lymphoma
Alexandra A. Belcher, MPH Candidate, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY; Sean Clouston, MA, PhD Candidate, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, McGill University, Fulbright Scholar, Center for the Study of Inequalities and Health, New York, NY; Marcie S. Rubin, MPH, MPA, PhD Stud, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY; Cynthia G. Colen, PhD, Department of Sociology, Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Bruce G. Link, PhD, Mailman School of Public Health, Professor, Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Inequalities and Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
01:14 PM (3241.0) Marriott 304
Partners in Recovery: Report from an Ongoing Ethnographic Study of Peer-Run Mental Health Services
Sara E. Lewis, MA, LMSW, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Ellen Healion, MS, Hands Across Long Island, Central Islip, NY; Kim Hopper, PhD, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY.
02:30 PM (3274.0) PCC Hall A/B
Understanding provider barriers and facilitators to routine HIV testing
Katie Carroll, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University, New York, NY; Mari Millery, PhD, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University, New York, NY; Daria Boccher-Lattimore, DrPH, Columbia University, New York, NY, Donna Futterman, MD, Adolescent AIDS Program, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Stephen Stafford, Adolescent AIDS Program, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
02:30 PM (3274.0) PCC Hall A/B
Predictors of support of in-pharmacy HIV testing: Preliminary findings from the Pharmacies as Resources Making Links to Community Services (PHARM-Link) study
Silvia Amesty, MD, MPH, MSEd, Center for Family and Community Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; Natalie Crawford, MPH, Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, The New York Academy of Medicine, New York City, NY; Rachel J. Stern, BA, Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY; Crystal M. Fuller, PhD, Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY.
02:30 PM (3280.0) PCC Hall A/B
Pregnancy Risk Index: Using behavioral data to predict pregnancy and infertility
John S. Santelli, MD, Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Laura Lindberg, PhD, Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY, Mark Orr, PhD, Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Lawrence B. Finer, PhD, Research Division, Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY; Andrea J. Melnikas, Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
02:30 PM (3313.0) PCC 104A
Building Community Capacity for Local Level Data Collection
Susan M. Myers, MA, MPH, Health Equity Associates, LLC, Havre De Grace, MD; Nancy Mejia, BA, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health and School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY; Liza Fuentes, MPH, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, New York, NY; Diana Romero, PhD, MA, Urban Public Health Program, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY.
02:45 PM (3307.0) Marriott 413
Evaluation results and lessons learned from breast cancer education workshops for employees of the City of New York
Smiti B. Kapadia, MPH, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY; Laura Wyatt, MPH, Dept of Epidemiology, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY.
02:56 PM (3287.0) Marriott 412
Anything but standard: From national competencies and credentials to designing a curriculum for the future of public health
Ian Lapp, PhD, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Andrew Davidson, PhD, MBA, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Mary E. Piontek, PhD, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Public health education is struggling to innovate within the context of large-scale changes in health and society along with the tensions of profession-wide competencies (ASPH and Council on Linkages), credentialing that sets national standards (NBPHE), and expectations for accreditation (CEPH).
03:00 PM (3311.0) PCC 102A
An evaluation of a national online emergency preparedness course
Thomas Chandler, MA, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Stephen S. Morse, PhD, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, NY, NY; Yoon Soo Park, MS, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
03:15 PM (3307.0) Marriott 413
Fundamental Causes of Age-Adjusted Colorectal Cancer Mortality: Understanding the Importance of Socioeconomic Status and Race in Creating Inequality in Mortality
Nallely Saldana, MPH Student, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY; Sean Clouston, MA, PhD Candidate, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, McGill University, Fulbright Scholar, Center for the Study of Inequalities and Health, New York, NY; Marcie S. Rubin, MPH, MPA, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, PhD Student, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY; Cynthia G. Colen, PhD, Department of Sociology, Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Bruce G. Link, PhD, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Professor, Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Inequalities and Health, New York, NY.
03:15 PM (3311.0) PCC 102A
Risk communication: Community response to pandemic flu preparedness messaging
Jonathan J. Sury, MPH, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, New York, NY; David M. Abramson, PhD MPH, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, New York, NY; Lauren E. Walsh, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, New York, NY; Hillary Cohen, MD MPH, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; Karen L. Levin, RN, MPH, CHES, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, New York, NY.
04:30 PM (3378.0) PCC Hall A/B
Substance use as a predictor of sexual risk behavior in ethnic minority HIV positive men who have sex with men in New York City
Melissa Rene Boone, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Stephanie H. Cook, MPH, Department of Sociomedical Science, Columbia University, New York, NY; Patrick A. Wilson, PhD, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
04:30 PM (3381.0) PCC Hall A/B
Fluctuating household composition and stability in a displaced population
Tasha Stehling-Ariza, MPH, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, New York, NY; Yoon Soo Park, MS, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; David M. Abramson, PhD MPH, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, New York, NY.
04:30 PM (3390.0) PCC Hall A/B
Secondary Stroke Prevention: Tackling Risk Factor Reduction One Family at a Time
Laura Evensen, MPH, Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY; Heather M. Carman, MPH(c), Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Bernadette Boden-Albala, MPH, DrPH, Dept. of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
05:00 PM (3401.0) PCC 107A
Managing chlamydia infections in young men: Findings from a chart review of a public men's clinic serving a low income population in New York City
Emilee J. Pressman, MPH, Office of the Director, Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Heidi E. Jones, MPH, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Columbia University, New York, NY; David Bell, MD MPH, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Jennifer Kerns, MD, MPH, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Columbia University, New York, NY; Stephanie Lykes, MPH, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Janet Garth, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Carolyn L. Westhoff, MD, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
05:00 PM (3405.0) PCC 102B
Designing blended learning environments for the public health workforce
Thomas Chandler, MA, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Stephen S. Morse, PhD, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, NY, NY; Yoon Soo Park, MS, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
05:00 PM (3419.0) Loews Congress C
Global Health Governance
Benjamin Mason Meier, JD, LLM, MPhil, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
05:30 PM (3421.0) PCC 111B
HIV and H2O: Tracing the connections between gender, water and HIV
Brooke S. West, MA, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY; Jennifer S. Hirsch, PhD, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY.
06:30 PM (3418.0) Loews Commonwealth B
Critical developments in pediatric EHRs: Content design and data viability for research and clinical quality applications
Jeb Weisman, PhD, Center for Community Health Technology, The Children's Health Fund, New York, NY; Jennifer Pruitt, The Children's Health Fund, New York, NY; Sarah Overholt, MA, The Children's Health Fund, New York, NY; Roy Grant, MA, The Children's Health Fund, New York, NY; Arturo Brito, MD, MPH, The Children's Health Fund, New York, NY.
09:00 AM (4061.0) Marriott Franklin 10
Improving Childhood Asthma Self-Management through Community Partnerships: Lessons from the Asthma Basics for Children Program in New York City
Sally E. Findley, PhD, Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Gloria Thomas, MSW, Northern Manhattan Asthma Basics for Children, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Rosa Madera Reese, AAS, Northern Manhattan Asthma Basics for Children, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Flor Camarena, MD, Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Natasha McLeod, BA, Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Raquel Andres, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY.
10:50 AM (4098.0) Loews Anthony
What the history of compulsory vaccination can tell us about the ethics of HPV vaccine mandates
James Colgrove, PhD, MPH, Center for the History & Ethics of Public Health, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY.
12:30 PM (4145.0) PCC Hall A/B
Understanding spatial patterns of smoking prevalence among african american women in Harlem, New York: A story told through GIS mapping
Harmon Moats, MPH, Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY; Joyce Moon-Howard, DrPH, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
12:30 PM (4151.0) PCC Hall A/B
Let waters of justice roll: Connecting neighbors and organizations in public spaces to address health inequalities
Lourdes J. Hernández-Cordero, DrPH, Mailman School of Public Health-Community Research Group, Columbia University, New York, NY; Nancy Bruning, MPH, Friends of Fort Tryon Park, New York City, NY; Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY.
12:30 PM (4161.0) PCC Hall A/B
Health behaviors of religiously-involved Latino Immigrants: Counteracting a health paradox?
Ephraim Shapiro, MBA, MPA, M Phil, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
12:35 PM (4181.0) Marriott Franklin 13
Health promotion interventions for family caregivers: Effectiveness in serving the needs of the Jewish community
Reuven G. Becker, MBA, MS, ORD Rabbi, L'Orech Yomim/Center for Healthy Living, Inc., Flushing, NY; Lee Caplan, PhD, Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Ephraim Shapiro, MBA, MPA, M Phil, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Mendel Singer, PhD, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
12:50 PM (4188.0) Marriott Liberty Ballroom Salon B
CHW Curriculum Resources Roundtable Exchange
Romelia Rodriguez, CHW, Asthma Program, Woodhull Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; Sergio Matos, BS, CHW, Center for Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York City, NY Anne Willaert, BS, MS, LSW, Healthcare Education Industry Partnership, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Mankato, MN; E. Lee Rosenthal, PhD, MPH, College of Health Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX.
12:50 PM (4192.0) Marriott Liberty Ballroom Salon A
Mammographic Density in African American, Caribbean and Caucasian Women
Parisa Tehranifar, DrPH, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Julie Flom, MPH, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Mary Beth Terry, PhD, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
02:30 PM (4300.0) PCC 113A
Allan Rosenfield Commemorative Session in International Maternal and Child Health
This session is intended to commemorate the memory and work of the late Prof. Allan Rosenfield, Dean of Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health and a pioneer of maternal and child health. A variety of presentations from his institution will discuss the latest work in this area.
Organizer and Moderator: John S. Santelli, MD
'M' in MCH
Lynn Freedman, Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
HIV/AIDS in MCH
Wafaa El-Sadr, International AIDS Care and Treatment Programs and Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY
Reproductive rights and international MCH
Wendy Chavkin, MD MPH, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
Health Services in MCH
James F. Phillips, PhD, Columbia Population Research Center, Columbia University, New York, NY
02:30 PM (4238.0) PCC Hall A/B
Retention in the NIDA Clinical Trials Network Women and Trauma Study: Implications for post-trial implementation
Rogério M. Pinto, PhD, School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY; Aimee Campbell, PhD, School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY; Denise Hien, PhD, CUNY Department of Psychology; Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, City University of New York at CCNY; Columbia University, New York, NY; Gary Yu, MPH, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Prakash Gorroochurn, PhD, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
03:07 PM (4269.0) Marriott Franklin 7
An Examination of the Influence of Religious Institutions in HIV/AIDS
Joyce Moon Howard, DrPH, Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY; Angela A. Aidala, PhD, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Gunjeong Lee, PhD, Sociomedical Science, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Destiny Ramjohn, MPhil, Sociomedical Sciences Department, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY.
03:30 PM (4295.0) PCC 204A
Use of a rapid HIV home test to screen sexual partners: An evaluation of its possible use and relative risk among men who have sex with men
Ana M. Ventuneac, PhD, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY; Alex Carballo-Diéguez, PhD, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY; Cheng Shiun Leu, PhD, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY; Bruce Levin, PhD, Mailman School of Public Health, Biostatistics, Columbia University, New York, NY; Jose A. Bauermeister, MPH, PhD, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI; Emily Woodman-Maynard, AB, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY; Rebecca Giguere, MPH, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY.
04:30 PM (4329.0) PCC Hall A/B
Low rates of HIV testing among high risk children living in semi-rural communities with high HIV prevalence in KwaZulu-Natal, RSA
Meera Chhagan, MBchB, PhD, DCH, Department of Pediatrics & Child Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Durban, South Africa; Shuaib Kauchali, MBchB, MPhil, DC, Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa; Marelize Bosman, MBChB, DCH (SA), Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Durban, South Africa; Stephen Arpadi, MD, MS, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Jane Kvalsvig, PhD, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Durban, South Africa; Miriam Adhikari, MBchB, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Durban, South Africa; Claude Mellins, PhD, NY State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York, NY; Leslie L. Davidson, MD, MSc, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY.
04:30 PM (4331.0) PCC Hall A/B
Exploring causes of and risk factors for perinatal mortality in rural Maharastra, India
Yue Monica Li, MHS, Global Health Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; Natasha Anandaraja, MD, Global Health Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; Shobha Arole, MBBS, DCBHD, Comprehensive Rural Health Project, Jamkhed, Dist. Ahmednagar, India; Ratna Kamle, Comprehensive Rural Health Project, Maharashtra, India; Ian Holzman, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY; Roy Brown, MD, Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY.
04:30 PM (4343.0) PCC Hall A/B
Improving Methods for Better Data Collection in Community Research Settings: Developing and Testing Health Literate Materials
Heather M. Carman, MPH(c), Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Leigh W. Quarles, MPH(c), Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Bernadette Boden-Albala, MPH, DrPH, Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dept. of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
04:30 PM (4379.0) Loews Regency Ballroom C1
A case study in corporate philanthropy: The Money Value of Risk
Megan J. Wolff, MPH, Mailman School of Public Health, Center for the History & Ethics of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
05:20 PM (4379.0) Loews Regency Ballroom C1
Improvising Philanthropy in 1900s New York: Creative Models for Financing Public Health
Robert Eldon Harvey, MPH, MBA, Campaign Co-Chair, Center for History and Ethics of Public Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
05:30 PM (4381.0) Marriott Franklin 13
Racial and ethnic differences in factors that affect access to community-based mental health services among transitional-age youth
Yumiko Aratani, PhD, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Janice L. Cooper, PhD, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
06:30 PM (4397.0) Lowes Regency Ballroom C2
Evening with Walter Tsou & Presentation of the Viseltear Award to Simon Szreter
Organizers: Oliver Fein, MD and Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH.
08:30 AM (5006.0) PCC Hall A/B
Pharmaceutical residues in the drinking water supply: Modeling residue concentrations in surface waters of drugs prescribed in the United States
Rafael Guerrero-Preston, Dr PH, MPH, Otolaryngology Department, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Paul Brandt-Rauf, MD, PhD, Dr PH, School of Public Health, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL.
08:30 AM (5009.0) PCC Hall A/B
Status attainment among high schoolers in the Caribbean
Marlene A. Pantin, MPH, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
08:30 AM (5020.0) PCC Hall A/B
Exploring challenges in assessing sexual coercion and violence using quantitative approaches
Saroj Sedalia, MPH, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, NY; Leslie L. Davidson, MD, MSc, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY; Vaughn I. Rickert, PsyD, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY; Marina Catallozzi, MD, Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York City, NY; David Bell, MD MPH, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Juan David Gastolomendo, Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, NY.
08:30 AM (5079.0) Marriott Grand Ballroom Salon L
Experiences of a community-academic partnership in developing and implementing a lay health advisor perinatal tobacco cessation program
Kevin C. English, RPh, MPH, Mailman School of Public Health - Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY; Cheryl Merzel, DrPH, Masters in Public Health Program - Lehman College, The City University of New York, Bronx, NY; Joyce Moon-Howard, DrPH, Mailman School of Public Health - Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY.
08:45 AM (5065.0) Loews Tubman
Return on Investment Calculators: Development, Considerations, and Limitations
Michelle Dembiski, MPH Candidate, Healthcare Innovation and Technology Lab, New York, NY; Krysten A. Chin, BA, Healthcare Innovation and Technology Lab, New York, NY; Candice D. Presseau, MA, Healthcare Innovation and Technology Lab, New York, NY; Stan Kachnowski, MA, Healthcare Innovation and Technology Lab, New York, NY; Rudi Odeh-Ramadan, Pharm D, Executive Director, Clinical Trials Office, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; Stephen Buck, MBA, McKesson Corporation, San Francisco, CA; Mohammed H. Mahbouba, MD, MS, McKesson Corporation, San Francisco, CA; Donald Klepser, PhD, MBA, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE.
09:15 AM (5032.0) PCC 103A
Using information technology to strengthen the public health workforce
Thomas H. Reizes, MPH, Office of Public Health Practice, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY; Sylvia Pirani, MPH, MS, Director, Office of Public Health Practice, NYS Department of Health, Albany, NY; Nancy J. Blake, MPH, CPH, Office of Public Health Practice, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY; Marita Murrman, EdD, MS, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY; Guthrie S. Birkhead, MD, MPH, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Public Health, NYS Department of Health, Albany, NY .
09:20 AM (5024.0) Marriott 406
Increasing racial and ethnic MPH student diversity: An overview of the five-year strategic planning process at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Leslie L. Davidson, MD, MSc, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY; Marita Murrman, EdD, MS, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY; Lauren Porsch, MPH, Planned Parenthood of New York City, New York, NY; Crystal Fuller, PhD, MPH, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY; Urbano Garza, MA, School of International & Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, NY; Charisse Gates, MPH, Esq, Altarum Institute, Alexandria, VA; Bruce Link, PhD, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY; Kellee White, PhD, MPH, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA; Charles H. Williams II, MPH, University of Illinois - Chicago, Healthy City Collaborative, Chicago, IL; Kate Collier, MPH candidate, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY.
11:00 AM (5133.0) Marriott 406
Asthma education delivery by preschool center staff: A feasibility pilot study
Yamnia Ivelisse Cortés, BA, Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies (CUES), The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY; Sebastian Bonner, PhD, Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY; Keosha T. Bond, MPH, Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY; David Evans, PhD, Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY.
11:21 AM (5119.0) Marriott 308
Global DNA hypomethylation in cord blood serum of babies exposed to maternal smoking in-utero
Rafael Guerrero-Preston, Dr PH, MPH, Otolaryngology Department, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Cynthia LeBron, PhD, Otolaryngology Department, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Marina Roystacher, MS, Surgical Oncology Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel; Julie B. Herbstman, ScM, PhD, Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY; Rolf U. Halden, PhD, Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; Frank R. Witter, MD, Dept. of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; David Sidransky, MD, Otolaryngology Department, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Lynn Goldman, MD, MPH, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
11:30 AM (5131.0) Loews Howe (33rd Floor)
Importance of water in preventing blindness in indigenous populations: A pilot study exploring perceptions and knowledge of trachoma and facial hygiene of families in Chiapas, Mexico
Meredith M. Welsch, BS, MPH Candidate, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY.
12:30 PM (5165.0) PCC 204B
Prevalence of chronic conditions, quality of life, and medical care utilization in a cohort of persons with HIV/AIDS
Peter Messeri, PhD, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Sara Berk, MPH, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Gunjeong Lee, PhD, Sociomedical Science, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Mary Ann Chiasson, DrPH, Research and Evaluation, Public Health Solutions, New York, NY; NYC DOHMH CHAIN Scientific Committee, Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY.
12:45 PM (5164.0) PCC 204A
Models of care for HIV positive adults with co-occurring conditions: Homelessness, substance abuse, and mental illness
Angela A. Aidala, PhD, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Joyce Moon Howard, DrPH, Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY; Maria Caban, MA, Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY; Jocelyn Apicello, MPH, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY; Li Kuang, MA, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY.
12:45 PM (5170.0) PCC 111A
Factors contributing to homelessness among LGB youths: A developmental milestone perspective
Margaret Rosario, PhD, Department of Psychology, The City University of New York - City College and Graduate Center, New York, NY; Eric W. Schrimshaw, PhD, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Joyce Hunter, DSW, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY.
01:30 PM (5182.0) Marriott 304
Looking backward, moving forward: The future of sex education
John Santelli, Dept of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
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