2025 Population and Public Health Colloquium Abstracts

Anne-gordon Smart
Anne-gordon Smart

Nov 4, 2025, 6:26 PM

The Population and Public Health Colloquium is an annual event hosted by the Vanderbilt Institute for Population and Public Health and the Vanderbilt MPH Program. The 2025 event will take place on Friday, November 14 at 3 p.m. at Carmichael Conference Center on Vanderbilt’s campus.

Students will present their population and public health work, and a small number of students will be selected to give an oral presentation.

 

2025 Oral Presenters (3 p.m.)

Advocacy and Interpreter Services: A Video-Based Curriculum for Trainees
Sylvie Muhimpundu, M.P.H. (co-author Roma Kankaria was unable to attend)

Hospital-to-Hospice Transitions in Tennessee’s Older Population (2016–2023)
Rashmikaa Ranganathan

Research to Advocacy and Policy: Hospital Implementation and Practice of the No Surprises Act, Price Transparency Act, and Financial Aid Policies in Tennessee
An Yee Tan

Bridging Data and Community: A Multimodal Experience in Cancer Disparities Research and Outreach
Alondra Serrano

 

2025 Poster Presenters (4 p.m.)

LocationPresenter NameAbstract Title
Poster 1Bizaba, SergeImproving HPV Surveillance Data Quality Through Continuous Quality Assurance (QA) Audits
Poster 2Brabeck, SamanthaStigma Surrounding Failure to Adhere to Expectations of Intensive Motherhood
Poster 3Breininger, Zoë The Efficacy of Gonorrhea Sentinel Surveillance Interview (PDPH Philly Forward Internship Program)
Poster 4Bunce, BillyExploring the intersection of Policy and Vaccine and Implementation
Poster 5Burns, PenelopeEliminating HPV Cancers Beginning with Cervical Cancer as a Public Health Concern in the Southeastern United States
Poster 6Cantway, SidneyRemote Area Medical at Vanderbilt: Mobilizing Students at Pop-Up Clinics
Poster 7Challa, LaasyaUnraveling the Hidden Burden: The Interplay of Anxiety and Financial Stress Among Rural Breast Cancer Survivors in Mysore
Poster 8Chiu, IanPrecipitated Withdrawal Following Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine: A Retrospective Study
Poster 9Deffendall, CatherineImproving Continuity of Care in the Nashville General Hospital Rheumatology Clinic
Poster 10DuVal, BrianSupporting Rare Patient Communities and Incorporating Patient Perspectives into Biopharma
Poster 11Frenia, MakennaExploring Sustainable Agriculture, Women’s Empowerment, Nutrition, and Innovation in Zambia: A Practicum with The Harvest Fund
Poster 12Gailani, AdamVaccine Advocacy in Tennessee
Poster 13James, CateMeasuring Pharmacy Access with Travel Time: Redefining Desert Definitions in Tennessee
Poster 14Joseph, VivekEvaluation of a Health Coaching Curriculum for First-year Medical Students: Laying the Foundation for Patient-Centered Communication and Behavior Change Support
Poster 15Kiesow, AbbyImplementation of the SOAR Referral Process in the VUMC Emergency Department
Poster 16Kim, LisaExploring the Relationship Between Public Library Use and Preventive Health Engagement Among Black Adolescents with Adverse Childhood Experiences
Poster 17Kong, JenniferNoise Exposure and Hearing Protection Behaviors in Nashville’s Live-Music District
Poster 18Kumar, NileshAligning the System: An Organizational Congruence Model Synthesis of Interventions to Reduce Clinician Burnout
Poster 19Kuo, MarissaImplementing a Distress Screening Pathway for Veterans with Cancer
Poster 20Mack, KendallAddressing Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Contamination in Tennessee
Poster 21Moore, EmilyQuantifying the Impact of the Syndemic in Tennessee
Poster 22Nagge, LiaEnhancing State Capacity for Substance Use Prevention: Epidemiological Profiles and Interactive Dashboard Development
Poster 23Ogunlari, BomiStrengthening Access to Care and Infrastructure Across Tennessee’s Division of Family Health & Wellness
Poster 24Okafor-Mbaso, KimberlyA Case-Based Review of Breakthrough Congenital Syphilis Cases in Tennessee from 2022-2023
Poster 25Oliveira Antunes, BeatrizDissecting the Evolutionary Pathway of a Shared Antibody Response Targeting the H1N1 Subtype of Influenza A Virus
Poster 26O'Sullivan, HavenManchester-by-the-Sea Community Engagement through Continuous Public Health Communication
Poster 27Paxton, AnnaClarkeStrengthening the Ethics Curriculum for the 2025 Implementation of the Vanderbilt Institute for Research Development and Ethics
Poster 28Rahbin, SamStigma, Accessibility, and Other Barriers to Healthcare in Uganda
Poster 29Raj, PhilipInfluence of Digital Versus Verbal Screening on Patient-Reported Social Barriers in a Virtual Musculoskeletal Integrated Practice Unit
Poster 30Ramirez, LarissaStudent Researcher Reflections on Co-Leading a Community-Academic Partnership to Advance Community and Intergenerational Well-Being in North Nashville
Poster 31Song, DianeImmune Cell Composition Linked to Age, Sex, and Urbanicity in the Orang Asli
Poster 32Sowell Van Dyk, SarahA novel method for utilizing sex seller advertisements to identify HIV care needs at a community level
Poster 33Thompson, SarahCommunity-Engaged Public Health in Resource-Limited Settings: An MPH Practicum with YWAM Ships Kona (Medical Ship Outreach)
Poster 34Tian, DerekEnvironmental Monitoring at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Patient Outcome
Poster 35Tipps, GraceDevelopment of a Hospital Delirium Reduction Initiative
Poster 36Ugwuanyi, ChimdiEvaluating the Effectiveness of the Online Child Body Safety Course in Enhancing Knowledge of Teachers and Caregivers in the Child Body Safety Academy
Poster 37Urias, ChloePiloting a New Era of PCOS Research: Cohort Development at the Intersection of Public Health and Tech at Comma, a Female-Founded Integrated Period Care Company
Poster 38Varnado, SydneyEthical Perceptions of Semi-Autonomous Robot Assisted Surgery
Poster 39Wu, Hsin-Ju (Lucy)Confounding by Tobacco Smoking in Determining Reduced Lung Cancer Risk Among World Trade Center Responders
Poster 40Zeng, SarahIdentifying Risk of Sepsis Hospitalization and Mortality for Tennessee Adults 65 and Older
Poster 41Zhang, YuzhouReconceptualizing Pain: Integrating TCM and Challenging Biomedical Objectivity

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