Celebration of Student Scholarship
Congratulations to the 2021 Winners
Individual and Institutional Factors That May Influence Knowledge, Attitudes, and Reporting Behaviors Related to Concussions in US High School Athletes: A Systematic Review
Krista Beran MS RN, ANP-BC
School of Nursing
Contact: Dr. Kat Scafide
Magnesium Intake and Odds of Migraine Occurrence in Pre/Peri Menopausal Women Participating in the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN)
Manisha Khatri Djohi, BPS (1), Cara Frankenfeld, PhD (2), Margaret Slavin, PhD, RD
(1)Department of Nutrition and Food Studies (1), Department of Global and Community Health (2)
Contact: Dr. Margaret Slavin
Medical and Recreational Marijuana Use among Adults with Disabilities in 2019
Tarang Parekh, MBBS, MSc, Gilbert Gimm, PhD
Department of Health Administration and Policy
Contact: Dr. Gilbert Gimm
Fatigability and Cardiorespiratory Fitness During Sustained Walking Following Overground Locomotor Training in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
Andrew E. Pechstein, Andrew A. Guccione, Jared M. Gollie, Randall E. Keyser, Kerry B. Rosen, R. Jamil Pugh, Lobna S. Elsarafy, Emily M. Leonard.
Department of Rehabilitation Science
Contact: Dr. Andrew Guccione
Implementation and Practice Barriers to Family-Centered Care (Fcc) Encountered by Neonatal Nurses (Video, Poster also available)
Nesibe Kutahyalioglu, MSN, RN, Doctoral Candidate
School of Nursing
Contact: Dr. Kat Scafide
Thank You to All 2021 Celebration of Student Scholarship Participants
Congratulations to all the students who submitted their research posters for review. We celebrate your perseverance and commitment to research excellence. May you continue pursuing your research interests for the benefit of society and your discipline.
Students, you may share photos of yourself with your poster by sending to CHHSComm@gmu.edu and posting to social media (#MasonCHHS and #MasonResearch). By submitting your photos, you are granting permission to publicly share information regarding your coursework at Mason on social media.
Dashboard for Machine Learning Models in Health Care
Wejdan H. Bagais, BS, Janusz Wojtusiak, PhD
Department of Health Administration and Policy
Contact: Dr. Janusz Wojtusiak
Decreasing Out-of-Pocket Costs to Encourage Influenze Vaccine Uptake (Video)
Sarah J. Bhatt, BSN, RN
School of Nursing
Contact: Dr. Tanya Haas
Enhancing Provider Knowledge Through the “Perspectives in Transgender Care” Webinar and Provider Toolkit
Jennifer Breseman BSN, FNP-BC, Cheryl Oetjen DNP, FNP-BC
School of Nursing
Contact: Dr. Cheryl Oetjen
Creating a Sustainable System of Support for Families Affected by Opioid Use Disorder (Video, Poster also available)
Nora Elnahas, FNP-BC, APRN
School of Nursing
Contact: Dr. Caroline Sutter
Utilizing Community Health Worker Learning Modules to Increase Preventive Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alexa Gallagher BSN, RN
School of Nursing
Contact: Dr. Rebecca Sutter
How COVID-19 Affects the Quality of Care Sheltered Clients Receive (Video, Poster also available)
Elizabeth Gansallo, Emerson Birrell, Evelyn Sorto, Miriam Ruiz, Nathan Weslow
Department of Social Work
Contact: TBA
Anaphylaxis Management: A targeted approach to improve Epinephrine autoinjector (EAI) use and accessibility (Video, Poster also available)
Anu J. George, MBA, RN
School of Nursing
Contact: Dr. Shanti Chang
Improving Postpartum Depression Screening and Treatment Referral By Pediatric Providers
Kerniba Ghoneim
School of Nursing
Contact: Dr. Pierre Eklou
Exploration of Social Support Systems of Individuals with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Grant Holmes, Joyce Bang, Shari McCallum, Vibha Thukral, Grace Thomas, Samantha Tshuma
Department of Social Work
Contact: TBA
BECAUSE OF YOU: Reshaping Providers’ Attitude and Responses to Intimate Partner Violence Survivors
Lorin Hoover, MSN, FNP-BC
School of Nursing
Contact: Dr. Pierre Eklou
The Relationship Between Loneliness, Dietary Behaviors, and Bodyweight in College Students (Video, Poster also available)
Li Jiang, Lilian de Jonge
Department of Nutrition and Food Studies
Contact: Dr. Lilian de Jonge
Substance Use and Firearm Access among College Freshmen (Video, Poster also available)
Bita Khoshhal(1), Samantha Karon(2), Matthew E. Rossheim(1), Pamela Trangenstein(2), Cara Frankenfeld(1), Niloofar Ramezani(3), Lawrence J. Cheskin(4), Alison E. Cuellar(5)
(1) Department of Global and Community Health, (2) Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, (3) Department of Statistics, Volgenau School of Engineering, (4) Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, (5) Department of Health Administration and Policy
Contact: Dr. Matthew Rossheim
Improving Awareness of Palliative and Hospice Care among Korean Americans with Dementia
Janice J. Kim, BSN, RN, DNP-FNP Student
School of Nursing
Contact: Dr. Cheryl Oetjen
Implementing a Virtual Community of Practice for Virginia School Nurses
Catherine Lancaster BSN, FNP-BC
School of Nursing
Contact: Dr. Caroline Sutter
Expanding Provider Knowledge to Prevent Mortality in Patients with Eating Disorders (Video, Poster also available)
Lindsay Najjoum BSN, FNP-BC
School of Nursing
Contact: Dr. Shanti Chang
PrEP Your Patient to Prevent HIV: Provider Education to Increase Uptake of PrEP Among High-Risk Populations
Ashley Nguyen, BSN, RN, C-EFM
School of Nursing
Contact: Dr. Shanti Chang
An Exploratory Examination: College Students’ Implications of Social Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Thi Nguyen, Catherine Pettit, Arazhane Bennett, Amr Bashir, and Chinaiya Owen
Department of Social Work
Contact: Dr. Megumi Inoue
In silico Gene Set Enrichment Analysis Models Cholinergic Pathways in Autism: Rationale for Nutritional Intervention
Audrey Olson, MS (1,2), Fuquan Zhang, PhD (3), Hongbao Cao, PhD (2,4),
Ancha Baranova, PhD (2,5), Margaret Slavin, PhD, RD (1)
(1) Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, (2) School of Systems Biology, College of Science, (3) Department of Psychiatry, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China, (4) Department of Pyschiatry, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China, (5) Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russia
Contact: Dr. Margaret Slavin
HB 1896 Greater Equitable Access to Reproductive Healthcare
Huy Phan, Kayla Martin, Sufyan Mian, De’Stanye Swittenberg
Department of Social Work
Contact: Evelyn Tomaszewski
Addressing Cardiac Risk Factors Among the Hispanic Community by Promoting Health Literacy (Video, Poster also available)
Carla Reynoso, BSN, FNP-BC
School of Nursing
Contact: Dr. Shanti Chang
Impact Risks of Metformin Use Among Prostate Cancer Patients With and Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Huan-ju (Coco) Shih, PhD in Progress, Hua Min, PhD
Department of Health Administration and Policy
Contact: Dr. Hua Min
Improving Diabetes Knowledge and Care in the Hispanic/Latino Population via a Culturally Tailored Educational Intervention (Video, Poster also available)
Soledad Soto, FNP-BC
School of Nursing
Contact: Dr. Cheryl Oetjen
Efficiency and Accessibility of Section 8 Housing Assistance (Video, Poster also available)
Sarah Styer, Kristina Franke, Laudina Gwira
Department of Social Work
Contact: Dr. Megumi Inoue
Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Male Victims of Intimate Partner Violence (Video, Poster also available)
Julia Taylor and Emily Burleson
Department of Social Work
Contact: Dr. Denise Hines
The Effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on Social Support Systems
Grant Holmes, Joyce Bang, Shari McCallum, Vibha Thukral, Grace Thomas, Samantha Tshuma
Department of Social Work
Contact: TBA
Explore Causes of Homelessness and their Perceived Usefulness of Support (Video, Poster also available)
Noah Zachariah, Alex Lopez, Jarad Barrow, Azka Chaudhary
Department of Social Work
Contact: TBA