American Public Health Association (APHA)

Saylor Mealing 

Abstract ID: 579622
Title: The forced and coerced sterilization of African American & Native American women in the 20th & 21st centuries: A narrative review
Format: Roundtable 
Session: Sexual Agency, Consent, and Violence: Global Perspectives on Power, Health, and Justice
Date: 11/3/25
Time: 8:30 am 

Cason Schmit

Panel 3041.0 
Title: Why we need a formal reporting standard for legal data in public health research: towards an EQUATOR Network standard.
Format: Oral
Session: Crisis and opportunity in health policy evaluation research: Legal measurement methods and practices 
Date: 11/3/25
Time: 8:30–10:00 am

Matthew Boyce

Meg Patterson

Abstract ID: 573796
Title: Exploring Perception of Social Support for Black/African American Men with Type 2 Diabetes: Insights from a Social Network Analysis
Format: Poster
Session:  Programs and Strategies that Address Boys and Men's Health
Date: 11/3/25
Time:  10:30-11:30 am

Simlin Zarin

Abstract ID: 581313
Title: Assessing Environmental Factors
Influencing Birth Defects in the U.S. (2016-2023)
Format: Poster
Session: 3073.0: Delta Omega Poster Session 3
Date: 11/3/25
Time: 10:30 -11:30 am

Richa Chinchakhandi

Abstract ID: 581337
Title: Can telehealth use impact self-efficacy in managing health and self-reported health among older adults? A structural equation modeling study
Format: Poster
Session: Delta Omega Poster Session 1 
Date: 11/3/25
Time:  10:30-11:30 am

Alfiya Shaikh Mohd Rafiq

Abstract ID:  582611
Title: Building Rural Mental Health Capacity: A Scalable Model for Direct Interventions Through Faith and Community Partnerships
Format: Poster
Session: 3077.0:  Transforming Community Health: Spotlight on Public-Private Partnerships
Date: 11/3/25
Time: 10:30-11:30 am

Wah Wah Myint

Abstract ID: 568734
Abstract: Translation, Cultural adaptation and Validation of the Thinking Healthy Program for perinatal depression among pregnant mothers in Sri Lanka
Format: Poster
Session:  Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health
Date: 11/3/25
Time: 10:30-11:30 am

Okeoghene Marcel Edafetanure Ibeh 

Abstract ID: 583819
Title:  The Student Prescription Gap: A Qualitative Study on Antibiotic Adherence at a Texas University
Format: Poster
Session:  Advanced Topics in Community Health Planning and Policy Development II 
Date: 11/3/25
Time:   10:30-11:30 am

Xiao Meng

Abstract ID: 579958
Title: General pediatricians’ perceived reasons for delays in infantile epileptic spasms syndrome referrals
Format: Poster
Session: 3190.0: Impacts of Quality Improvement Initiatives (under Medical Care Section)
Date: 11/3/25
Time:  12:30-1:30 pm

Zhenning Kang

Abstract ID: 574148
Title: Understanding the social connectedness and life satisfaction of older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in the United States: A longitudinal study
Format: Poster
Session: Community Based Interventions
Date: 11/3/25
Time:  2:30 pm

Yunlin Zhou

Abstract ID: 569160
Session Number: 3225.0
Title: Barriers to physical activity participation in a Texas-Mexico border community: Associations with motivational, physical, and environmental factors
Format: Poster
Date: 11/3/25
Time:  2:30–3:30 pm

Caitlin Holden

Abstract ID: 579199
Title: Empowering healthy futures: Preliminary findings from an innovative middle school sexual and reproductive health program
Format: Poster
Session: Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health: Education, Prevention, and Policy in Practice
Date: 11/4/25
Time:  8:30-9:30 am

Christopher Owens

Abstract ID: 4038.0
Title: Multi-Domain Factors of Help Seeking among Alcohol-Using LGBTQ College Students: A National Panel Survey Study
Format: Oral
Session: LGBTQ+ adolescent and young adult health
Date: 11/4/2025
Time:   9:15-9:30 am

Huishan Wang, Ping Ma, Shawn Chiang

Abstract ID: 579419
Title: Perceived Social Isolation and Health Information Seeking via Social Media Among Cancer Survivors
Format: Poster
Session: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Date: 11/4/25
Time:  10:30 – 11:30 am

Christopher Owens

Abstract ID: 4065.0
Title: Cannabis Frequency, Motivations, and Protective Behavioral Strategies of Cannabis-Using Rural Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Men
Format: Oral
Session: Rural epidemiological studies of stimulants and other substances
Date: 11/4/2025
Time:   10:30-11:30 am
Location: Marriott Marquis Tulip Room

Ashley Forsman

Abstract ID: 4080.0
Title: Examining Texas providers’ perspectives towards alternative payment models in Medicaid
Format: Poster
Session: (Poster Session E) Health Administration
Date: 11/4/25
Time:  10:30-11:00 am

Jeong-Hui Park
Abstract ID: 569103
Title: Overcoming Barriers to Self-Monitored Blood Glucose: The Mediating Role of Social Cognitive Theory Components Among Black/African
Format: Poster
Session: Current Topics in Boys and Men's Health
Date: 11/04/25
Time: 10:30-11:30 am

Jeong-Hui Park
Abstract ID: 571505
Title: Non-adherence to blood glucose testing among non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic men with a history of pre-diabetes
Format: Poster
Session: 4088.0; Current Topics in Boys and Men's Health
Date: 11/04/25
Time: 10:30-11:30 am

Yunlin Zhou, Heather Clark, Sara Mendez, Carly Gafford

Abstract ID: 571856
Session Number: 4069.0
Title: Assessing student confidence in core competencies prior to practicum
Format: Poster
Session: Student Training and Public Health Workforce Development
Date: 11/4/25
Time:  10:30–11:30 am

Morgan Grant

Abstract ID: 4138.0
Title: Deviant place theory and adolescent victimization: Latent class profiles and mental health disparities in schools
Format: Roundtable
Session: Community Support Roundtable
Date: 11/4/2025
Time:  10:30 -12:00 pm
Location: 151B

Gabrielle Torres-Coley, Oware, KD, Wah Wah Myint , Selina Stasi

Abstract ID: 583830
Title: Potential Mediators for Loneliness in Adulthood: A Structural Equation Model
Format: Poster
Session: Assorted Epidemiology-Related Topics - II
Date: 11/4/25
Time: 10:30-11:30 pm 

Wah Wah Myint

Abstract ID: 576928 
Title: Variation in Help-Seeking Behavior among Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Format: Poster
Session:  Family Violence Prevention Caucus Poster Session #1
Date: 11/4/25
Time:  10:30 -11:30 am

Brinda Kalra

Abstract ID: 578675
Title: Bridging Gaps: Enhancing Mental Health Outcomes for Males with Intellectual Disabilities
Format: Oral
Session:  4139 Bridging Barriers in Mental Health: Student-Led Research on Disparities, Access, and Recovery
Date: 11/4/25
Time: 10:30-12:00 pm 
Location: 204C

Sherry (Ting-Jung) Sheu, Sunghyun Chung, Lawrence Watkins

Abstract ID: 577922
Title: Predictors of thyroid disease during pregnancy: A population-based analysis using PRAMS data (2016-2022)
Format: Poster
Session: Epidemiology
Date: 11/04/2025
Time:  12:30-1:30 pm

Christopher Owens

Abstract ID: 4174.0
Title: Preferences of HIV/STI mHealth Features among Rural Sexual Minority Men in the South
Format: Poster
Session: Ending the HIV Epidemic 101
Date: 11/4/2025
Time:   12:30-1:30 pm

Qian Ji

Abstract ID: 580482 
Title: Teaching effect sizes to undergraduates: A practical approach for health education research
Format: Poster
Session: General topics in applied public health statistics 
Date: 11/4/25
Time: 12:30 pm

Okeoghene Marcel Edafetanure Ibeh 

Abstract ID 582083
Title: Best Practices in Acute Inpatient Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents
Format: Poster
Date: 11/4/25
Time:   12:30 - 1:30 pm

Josh Yudkin

Abstract ID: 579027
Title: Validating the Family Nutritional and Physical Activity (FNPA) in Palestinian Populations: Equitably addressing the growing burden of overweight and obesity in the world's most vulnerable populations
Format: Oral
Session: Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
Date: 11/4/25
Time:  2:30 pm

Aurora Le, Shawn Chiang

Abstract ID: 564794 
Title: The role of social media as a tool for unionization mobilization among the workforce: A YouTube Shorts content analysis
Format: Roundtable
Session: Occupational Health and Safety Policy, Training, and Advocacy
Date: 11/4/25
Time:  2:30-3:30 pm

Samikshya Badal

Abstract ID: 580574
 Innovative Technological Approaches to Teaching Biostatistics in Undergraduate and Graduate Programs: Scoping Review
Format: Poster
Session: Applied Public Health Statistics
Date: 11/4/2025
Time: 2:30-3:30

Nusrat Fahmida Trisha

Abstract ID: 580584
Title: A machine learning approach to identify predictors of youth vaping in Texas: Insights from YRBSS data
Format: Poster
Date: 11/4/25
Time: 2:30-3:30 pm

Caleb Ochimana

Abstract ID:  4270.0
Title: Changes in Mental Health Emergency Department Visits by Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from New York
Format: Oral
Session: Mental Health Across Generations: Addressing Transitions, Perinatal Care, and Pediatric Needs in Families and Children
Date: 11/4/25
Time:  3:30-3:45 pm

Gabrielle Torres-Coley, Oware, KD, Wah Wah Myint, Selina Stasi, Stephen Yeboah, Shruthika Senthilkumar

Abstract ID: 576419
Title: Social Determinants of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Who Reported Intimate Partner Violence
Format: Oral
Session: Determinants of Health
Date: 11/4/25
Time: 4:30-6:30 pm 
Location: Le Droit Park 

Gogoal Falia

Abstract: 579928 
Title: Sociodemographic, Ideological, and Structural Influences on Public Attitudes Toward Climate Change: Insights from the 2023 National Survey of Health Attitudes
Format: Oral 
Session: Addressing Climate Risk
Date: 11/4/25
Time: 4:30 pm

Parinika Tusharbhai Joshi

Abstract ID: 571180 
Title: Drinking to Cope with Discrimination: A Barrier to Help-Seeking Among College Students
Format: Oral Presentation 
Session: Multi-disciplinary Aspects of Integrated Behavioral Health: Critical Populations, Service Delivery and Social Determinants of Health
Date: 11/4/25
Time:  4:30 pm

Kobi Ajayi

Abstract: 568696

Title: “Well, I don't keep track of my family health history:” Exploring Black Family Communication about Overall Health and Maternal Health Risks.
Format: Oral
Session: Perinatal & Women's Health #3
Date: 11/5/25
Time:  8:30 am
Location: 155

Tyler Prochnow 

Abstract ID: 568968
Title: Physical Activity and Self-Management Among Black/African American Men with Type 2 Diabetes: Social Network Characteristics and Health Communication Patterns
Format: Oral
Session: 5048.0:  Physical Activity Epidemiology
Date: 11/5/25
Time: 8:30 -10:00 am 
Location: Marquis Salon 15

Denise Martinez, Rachana Talekar, and Blanca Macareno

Abstract ID: 5035.0 
Title: Fractured Pathways: The Silent Impact of Operational Shifts on Critical Behavioral Health Training Pipeline for Limited English Proficiency Communities
Format: Roundtable
Session: Late Breaker: Terminated Public Health Grants—Research, Programs, and Initiatives Focused on Latino Health, Well-Being, Training, and Advancement
Date: 11/05/25
Time:  8:30-10:00 am

Aashna Vajramani, Ramya Bathala, and Rhonda Rahn

Abstract: 571789
Title: Developing a learning module on menstrual health for college freshmen orientation programs
Format: Oral
Session: Innovations in school-based practice and research
Date: 11/05/25
Time:  8:30 am

Zihan Zhang 

Abstract ID: 580009
Title: Promoting health equity for individuals with developmental disabilities in rural Texas through a bilingual online training program
Format: Oral
Session: Promoting Health and Well-being: Community-Based Programs for People with Disabilities
Date: 11/5/25
Time: 9:00 - 9:15 am
Location: Washington Convention Center - 102B

Gogoal Falia

Abstract: 579947 
Title: National Trends in Mental and Behavioral Health Hospitalization in the United States Between 2017–2022 
Format: Roundtable
Session: Social Determinants of Mental Health
Date: 11/05/25
Time: 10:30 am

Tamika Gilreath

Abstract ID: 5103.0
Title: Characterization of emergency department utilization for suicidal ideation in Texas
Format: Roundtable
Session: Social Determinants of Mental Health Roundtable
Date: 11/5/2025
Time:  10:30 -12:00 pm
Location: Independence Ballroom E

Whitney Garney

Abstract ID: 574785
Title: Leveraging game-based simulations to strengthen stakeholder engagement in adolescent equity and teen pregnancy prevention programming
Format: Roundtable
Session: 5115.0:  Emerging Approaches and Insights into Contraceptive and Sexual Health
Date:11/5/25
Time: 10:30 12:00 pm 
Location: Independence Ballroom D