UMD School of Public Health at APHA 2013

The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

Over 50 faculty members and students from the University of Maryland School of Public Health will present their scientific papers and posters at the 2013 American Public Health Association Meeting Nov. 2-6 in Boston at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

Download the complete list of UMD School of Public Health presentations and posters.

Some presentation highlights include:

• Dr. Stephanie Grutzmacher, research assistant professor with the department of Family Science, will host a learning institute on text messaging in health education. Dr. Grutzmacher will be joined by Ashley Munger and BreAnna Davis, two Family Science doctoral students, and Lisa Lachenmayr, Erin Braunsheidel, and Jane Kostkeno from UMD Extension's Maryland Food Supplement Nutrition Education. The learning institute goes from 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1 in room 156B.
• Dr. Cheryl L. Holt, associate professor, along with Drs. Darlene Saunders and Min Qi Wang (all in the Department of Behavioral and Community Health), doctoral student Daisy Le, and Tony L. Whitehead (UMD Deparment of Anthropology) will present findings from: Making a m-pact: A faith-based CBPR intervention to increase African American men’s informed decision making about prostate cancer screening. Tuesday, Nov. 5 from 1:10-1:30 PM in BCEC 206A.
• Dr. Sally Koblinsky, professor, and Dr. Leigh Leslie, associate professor, in the Family Science department, will discuss findings from the Maryland Veterans Resilience Initiative related to current practices and training needs of mental and physical health providers who treat veterans and their families. They will be joined by fourth-year doctoral candidate Emily Cook. They will present on Wedneday, Nov. 6 at 1:10-1:30 p.m. in room 156B.
• Several leaders from the Center for Health Equity, including Director Dr. Stephen Thomas and Senior Associate Director Dr. Sandra Quinn, will discuss Building Trust Between Minorities and Researchers on Monday, Nov. 4 from 3:15-3:30 p.m. in room 206B. The group has been working on an educational campaign aimed at bridging the gap between minorities and researchers.
• Dr. Amir Sapkota, assistant professor in the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, will present research on relative lung cancer risk in Nepal linked to the use of local and commercial tobacco products. Dr. Sapkota will be joined by Greg Raspanti, a doctoral student in Toxicology and Environmental Health
  Monday, Nov. 4 at 10:30 -11:30 a.m. in Exhibit Hall A/B1. 
• Dr. Sunmin Lee, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and colleagues will present on cancer screening behaviors in Asian American communities. Sunday, Nov. 3 will feature several presentations by Dr. Lee, with the first at 2:30-3:30 p.m. and the others at 4:30-5:30 p.m. in Exhibit Hall A/B1

UMD SPH Reception for Alumni and Friends, Monday Nov. 4

Eat, drink and mingle with University of Maryland School of Public Health alumni, faculty, staff and friends. Alumni from the former Colleges of Health and Human Performance and Physical Education, Recreation and Health are also invited to join us. Attendance at the APHA meeting is not required to attend this reception.

Monday, November 4, 2013
6:30-8:00 PM
Westin Waterfront hotel, Douglas room
425 Summer St., Boston MA 02210

Please RSVP to Lynne Reilly at lreilly@umd.edu if you plan to attend.

Public Health Awards Reception, Tuesday, Nov. 5

On Tuesday, November 5, Dr. Marian Moser-Jones, assistant professor in the Family Science department, will be recognized with an AJPH Paper of the Year award at the Public Health Awards Reception and Ceremony at 6 p.m. in the BCEC Grand Ballroom West. The journal described Dr. Moser Jones' paper "Poison Politics: A Contentious History of Consumer Protection against Dangerous Household Chemicals in the United States" as "a deeply researched, subtly argued, and very effectively written paper that presents a penetrating case study of the American struggle to balance public health and safety considerations against the interests of business."