Public Health Research and Practice Day is an exciting opportunity to highlight public health research and practice activities through poster presentations and lightning round talks. University System of Maryland's undergraduate and graduate students can submit posters. UMD School of Public Health students are also invited to present lightning round talks in a 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) competition.
All University System of Maryland students, staff, faculty, and community partners are invited to attend.
Public Health Research and Practice Day Poster Winners
Inaugural Dushanka Kleinman Lightning Round Talk People’s Choice Award
UNDERGRADUATE
Talk Title: Promoting Resilience and Identity Development through Empowerment (PRIDE): Importance of Culturally Relevant Intervention
Submitting Authors:
- Lourdes Reyes Valenzuela, Family Science
- J. Kani Milongo, Family Science
Advisor:
- Dr. Rabiatu Barrie
UNDERGRADUATE
Talk Title: Examining Contributors to Maternal Health Disparities in Prince George’s County (Team Black Mamas Matter)
Submitting Author:
- Esohe Owie, Behavioral and Community Health
Advisor:
- Dr. Sylvette La Touche-Howard
Poster Session People’s Choice Award
GRADUATE
Poster Title: Comparing sexual messaging in adolescent media programming from two different cultures: A content analysis of 20 United States and South Korean Netflix series
Submitting Author:
- Angshuman Kashyap, Behavioral and Community Health
Advisor:
- Dr. Dina Borzekowski
UNDERGRADUATE
Poster Title: Understanding Osgood-Schlatter Disease in Adolescents
Submitting Author:
- Abigail Rudolph, Kinesiology
Advisors:
- Dr. Joanne Klossner
- Dr. Larry Plotkin
Mitchell Stewart Research on Health Disparities Award
DOCTORAL
Poster Title: Exploring Access to Blood and Marrow Transplant: Relationships Between County-Level Social Vulnerability, Physician Density, and Transplant Unmet Need
Submitting Author:
- Samantha Watters, Behavioral and Community Health
Advisor:
- Dr. Dina Borzekowski
UNDERGRADUATE
Poster Title: Acculturation, Religiosity, and Mental Health Help-Seeking in Muslim American College Students
Submitting Author:
- Suad Esayed, Behavioral and Community Health
Advisor:
- Dr. Kerry Green
Gold Public Health Innovation Poster Award
DOCTORAL
Poster Title: Gender Differences in Cumulative Knee Loading during Walking and Running
Submitting Author:
- Samantha Snyder, Kinesiology
Advisors:
- Dr. Ross Miller
- Dr. Jae Kun Shim
MASTERS
Poster Title: A Poster Presentation of the Manuscript Entitled Randomized Pilot of Rosie, a Health Education Question-and-Answer Chabot for New Mothers
Submitting Author:
- Shachar Gazit-Rosenthal, Behavioral and Community Health
Advisor:
- Dr. Elizabeth Aparicio
UNDERGRADUATE
Poster Title: Effectiveness of First Aid & Injury Prevention Response Workshops in Varanasi, India
Submitting Author:
- Lydia Walter, Family Science
Advisor:
- Dr. Elisabeth Maring
School of Public Health Judged Poster Award
DOCTORAL
Poster Title: Exposure to Wildfire-related Particulate Matter and Risk of Hospitalization and Mortality among Hemodialysis Patients
Submitting Author:
- Hyeonjin Song, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Advisors:
- Dr. Cher Dallal
- Dr. Jaime Trevitt
- Dr. Rachel Rosenberg Goldstein
MASTERS
Poster Title: E. coli bacteria concentrations in District of Columbia Waters: An examination of environmental water quality predictors in 2023
Submitting Author:
- Claire Barlow, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Advisors:
- Dr. Cher Dallal
- Dr. Jaime Trevitt
- Dr. Rachel Rosenberg Goldstein
UNDERGRADUATE
Poster Title: Bridging Cultures, Building Health: Public Health Beyond Border Kenya team’s endeavors in Migori County to understand the issues of Gender-based violence and Female Genital Mutilation
Submitting Author:
- Haleemat Adenuga, Behavioral and Community Health
Advisors:
- Dr. Dina Borzekowski
Mentor:
- Angshuman Kashyap
How to Register for 2024
Registration is free for all University System of Maryland students, staff, faculty, and community partners who would like to attend.
University System of Maryland undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit posters presenting their public health-related research and practice activities.
UMD SPH students are invited to submit abstracts to present Lightning Round Talks in the 3MT (3-minute thesis) competition style.
Deadlines
To be considered for judging and competition for awards, UMD SPH student abstracts for poster and lightning round talk submissions must be submitted by March 15, 2024. In partnership with the University Libraries, a limited number of SPH students will have their posters printed for FREE on a first-come, first-served basis (see details on Student Resources below).
The final deadline for all other submissions is April 1, 2024.
Awards and Judging
Students from the University of Maryland School of Public Health may submit one poster to be presented and included for judging in the awards competition. To be eligible, students must be standing at their poster to present to judges between 1:30 - 2:30 PM. Competition for poster awards is limited to posters that include an SPH student as co-author and presenter.
The Delta Omega Gamma Zeta Chapter and UMD Libraries are sponsoring this year’s Public Health Research & Practice Day (PHR&P) student poster. Delta Omega members, faculty members, and community partners are invited to serve as poster judges from 1:30-2:30 PM. Register your interest by March 15, 2024 by completing this form.
The School of Public Health is offering PHR&P presenters the option to upload (publish) their PHR&P poster to the University Libraries Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (DRUM).
A service of the University of Maryland University Libraries, DRUM collects, preserves, and provides public access to the scholarly output of the university. Faculty and student researchers can upload research products for rapid dissemination, global visibility and impact, and long-term preservation.
Students who present their approved work will receive detailed information after the event.
Eligibility
- The first 60 SPH students (40 undergraduate, 20 graduate) to submit their public health focused abstract and receive notification of approval for PHRAP Day by the March 15 deadline will be eligible for free poster printing.
- Students must register for the event before they can submit a poster abstract.
Notification
- Students will receive an email with instructions for poster printing once their poster submission is approved.
- The approval process will take up to two weeks after the March 15 deadline.
- Eligible students will have until April 1, 2024 to have their posters printed at McKeldin Library.
To help prepare SPH students to submit abstracts and prepare their poster and lightning round presentations for the SPH Public Health Research & Practice Day (PHR&P) on April 4, 2024, the Office of Graduate Student Services will hold a series of How-to Effectively Present your Research & Practice virtual workshops. We encourage all students to attend these workshops to hone their presentation skills. These workshops are open to everyone. More information on PHR&P day will be posted on the SPH website shortly. Let me know if you have any questions or ideas for additional workshops to help prepare students for this event.
1) How-to Effectively Present your Research & Practice: Developing the Focus of your Research Presentation
Date: 2/01/24, 12-1 pm
Register: sph.umd.edu/events/how-present-your-research-developing-focus-your-research-presentation
Presenter: Debra Weinstein, PhD, Proposal Development Specialist
Workshop Recording (Passcode: *W6tQDdN)
2) How-to Effectively Present Your Research & Practice: Tips and Tricks for Developing a Poster Presentation
Date: 2/15/24, 12-1pm
Register: sph.umd.edu/events/how-present-your-research-tips-and-tricks-developing-poster-presentation
Presenter: Sharona Ginsberg, Head, Student Engagement Services (Librarian II)
Workshop Recording (Passcode: GHnhh59?)
3) How-to Effectively Present Your Research & Practice: Data Visualization with Tableau
Date: 2/23/24, 12-1pm
Registration: sph.umd.edu/events/how-present-your-research-data-visualization-tableau
Presenter: Sponsored by UMD Libraries GIS and Spatial Data Center.
Workshop Recording (Requires CAS login)
4) How-to Effectively Present Your Research & Practice: Tips and Tricks for Developing an Oral Presentation
Date: 2/29/24, 12-1pm
Register: sph.umd.edu/events/how-effectively-present-your-research-practice-tips-and-tricks-developing-oral-presentation
Presenters: Nedelina Tchangalova, Public Health Librarian (Librarian IV); Drew Barker, Performing Arts Librarian (Librarian II)
1) Intro to Data Visualization
Date: 2/5/24, 10-11am
Registration: https://umd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwtceugpj4pGtKLpFS4ymMu2MRfsJoTWl2S#/registration
Presenter: Dr. Sandra Saperstein, Lecturer, Behavioral and Community Health
Sponsor: Maryland Hub Team, Center for Health Equity