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  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    11:15 AM – 12:15 PM PST
    A6 - A6. Skill-Building Intensive: The Potential Impact of a Caregiver's Device Use on the Attachment Bond with Their Child
    Location: Mediterranean I/II, 3rd Floor
    Moderator: Joanne Chopak-Foss, PhD (she/her/hers) – Georgia Southern University
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    WED-019 - Job Stress and Fitness Levels of Army Reserve Medical Support Staff
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Hailey A. Jones – Truman State University
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    WED-032 - Assessing Youth Health in a Rural County in Ohio using MAPP 2.0
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Presenter: Alexis Coward – Defiance College
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    WED-058 - Applying Theory of Planned Behavior to Examine College Students’ Distracted Driving
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Ronald D. Williams, Jr., PhD, CHES, CPH – Texas State University
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PST
    B6 - B6. Roundtable: Dismantling Stigma: Informing Mental Health Awareness
    Location: Gallerie II/III, 1st Floor
    Moderator: Susan Muchai, MSN/MBA (she/her/hers) – Penn Medicine and Christiana Care
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM PST
    B6.01 - Roundtable: Use of Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies for Anxiety Prevention for Young Children
    Location: Gallerie II/III, 1st Floor
    Presenter: Laura Nabors, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM PST
    B6.02 - Roundtable: Dismantling Stigma: Using a Mental Illness Stigma Framework to Inform Mental Health Awareness Programs
    Location: Gallerie II/III, 1st Floor
    Presenter: Brinda Kalra, MPH (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University School of Public Health
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM PST
    C6 - C6. Deep Dive: Leveraging the Mission Model Canvas for Effective Public Health Partnerships and Project Development
    Location: Mediterranean I/II, 3rd Floor
    Moderator: Elaine R. Hicks, MS/LIS, MPH, MCHES (she/her/hers) – George Mason University
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM PST
    C6.01 - Deep Dive: Leveraging the Mission Model Canvas for Effective Public Health Partnerships and Project Development
    Location: Mediterranean I/II, 3rd Floor
    Presenter: Jeni E. Starr, MCHES – Kansas City Public Library
    Presenter: Jamie A. Placht, CHES (he/him/his) – Kansas City Public Library
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WEPR - Wednesday Evening Poster Reception
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WEPR.01 - Wednesday Evening Poster Reception
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-061 - Coloring Outside the Lines: Addressing Stress Relief Through Art Therapy
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Lindsay Reichley – University of North Carolina Wilmington
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-062 - Piloting National Public Health Week: A Program by Eta Sigma Gamma Delta Chi
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Art Perez, ESG member – Texas State University
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-073 - Theory-based Predictors of College Females’ Intentions to Use Oral Contraceptive Pills
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Hannah P. Catalano, PhD, MCHES (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina Wilmington
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-074 - Applying the Generalized Planning Model: Engaging Students in Planning & Evaluating a Professional Networking Event
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Hannah P. Catalano, PhD, MCHES (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina Wilmington
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-075 - Discourse of Healthy Gaming: Evaluation of Health Education Delivery for Esports Athletes
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Brooks Youngmark, PHD, MPH (he/him/his) – James Madison University
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-076 - Transforming Health Through Food: Identifying Barriers and Practices in a Community-Focused Food is Medicine Intervention.
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Kelsey Gardiner, PhD – University of Missouri Kansas City
    Poster Presenter: Raquel Garcia, BSN, RN (she/her/hers) – University Health
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-078 - Collaboration of Public Safety and the Epilepsy Community to Address Epilepsy Disparities and Discrimination
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Shel Lessington, MPH, CHES – Epilepsy Foundation
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-079 - Embracing a Diverse Community Health Worker Workforce Through Capacity Building: Findings from the Program Evaluation
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Jennifer S. Ramirez-Chavarria, MPH, CHWI (she/her/hers) – National Community Health Worker Training Center
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-081 - Enhancing Equity: The Impact of a University-based Skin Cancer Intervention
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Kendall Smith – The University of Alabama
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-082 - Narrowing the Opportunity Gap: Evaluating a Workforce Development Program for Underrepresented Minority Students
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Sharon Alvarado, BA (she/ella/hers) – Patrick M Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-083 - Connecting People, Data and Knowledge to Improve Maternal and Infant Care
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Presenter: Ashley Finke, MPH, MS (she/her/hers) – Premier Inc.
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-085 - From Challenges to Change: Improving Organizational Excellence in a Women’s Health Coalition
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Kelcy Wenger, MPH Candidate (she/her/hers) – Waco-McLennan County Public Health District
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-086 - Health Status and Resource Awareness of College Students at a Regional Campus
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Kelsi Becker, PhD – University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-087 - Bridging Gaps Between Organizations and Under-served Populations to Improve Access to Services and Health Programs
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Vanessa Hernandez, BS – Waco-McLennan County Public Health District
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-088 - Adversity Types, Perceived Resilience Resources, and Spiritual Life on Outcome-oriented Resilience
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Ju-Chun Chien, PhD in Education – Department of Healthcare Administration Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-091 - Assessing Cancer Care Services and Burden Across Arizona Native Nations: A Community-specific Approach
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Marissa Tutt, MPH – Northern Arizona University
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-092 - Creative Expression in Health Education: Engaging Students Through Zine-making for Advocacy and Learning
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Aimee Janssen-Robinson, PhD, CHES (she/her/hers) – Eastern Illinois University
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-093 - WeCAN Community Art Narrative Project: Photo Ethnography Reflection of Resilience in the Porters Quarters Community
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Chyna R. Miller, MPH (she/her/hers) – Florida A&M University
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-094 - Application of the 2024 CDC Program Evaluation Framework to Guiding Academic Program Evaluation
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Kevin D. Keane, PhD, MBA, MA, CHES – University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-095 - Reinventing the Wheel and Busting Healthcare Myths in Public Housing
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Rachel Osiecki, Masters of Science (she/her/hers) – Upstate Medical University
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-097 - Engage Students in Health Policy: A Pilot Evaluation of Graduate Student Health Policy Training Sessions
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Shelby Flores-Thorpe, PhD, MEd, CHES (she/her/hers) – UTHealth Houston School of Public Health - NCI Cancer Control Research Training Program
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-099 - The Massachusetts Miracle: Reducing Child Fire Deaths Through Education and Advocacy
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: MIchael R. Cassidy, MS – Town of Holliston
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-100 - Evaluating the Changing Needs of Parents and Caregivers in Washington State
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Presenter: Allegra Condiotty, MPH, CHES (she/her/hers) – Washington State Department of Health
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-101 - The Effectiveness of Community-based Mental Health Interventions Involving Lay Health Promoters: A Scoping Review
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Jacqueline Richards, M.S. (candidate) (she/her/hers) – M.S. in Community Health and Social Justice, University of Washington Bothell
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-103 - Creative Conversations: Enhancing Community Engagement with Creative Expression
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Christi Esquivel, PhD, CHES® (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University
    Poster Presenter: Felicia N. York, PhD, MA, MBA (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-105 - Activity-based Substance Use Prevention for Rural Students
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Carol Cox, PhD, MCHES – Truman State University
    Poster Presenter: Hannah Branch – Truman State University
    Poster Presenter: Libby Washburn (she/her/hers) – Truman State University
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-107 - Including Patients in the Development of Research Surveys & Interview Guides on the Diagnostic Process
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Kathleen Hanley, DrPH, CHES – UTHealth Houston - UT Physicians
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-108 - Legislator Evaluation of Health Policy Communication Tools Used to Support State Legislative Offices
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Shelby Flores-Thorpe, PhD, MEd, CHES (she/her/hers) – UTHealth Houston School of Public Health - NCI Cancer Control Research Training Program
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-110 - Introduction to Arts Participation as a Health Behavior in Public Health
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Jennifer Kuo, MPH, CHES (she/her/hers) – Self-Employed
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-111 - Evaluating Provider Perceptions for Routine HPV Vaccination at Age 9
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Kathleen Hanley, DrPH, CHES – UTHealth Houston - UT Physicians
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-112 - Marijuana Legalization and Opioid Use Disorder in Ontario, Canada, from 2015 to 2021
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: LUKE O. AGADA, B.PHARM, MSc, MPH, MD, PhD – Lambton college
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-114 - Partnering for Prevention: A Unique Way to Engage Parents in HPV Vaccination for Their Kids
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Sherry L. Carlson, MPH, MCHES (she/her/hers) – Washington State Department of Health
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-116 - Understanding Volunteer Motivations: Insights from the Volunteer Functions Inventory in Extension Get Fit
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Heather K. Wingo, MS, CPH, RYT200 (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service
    Poster Presenter: Jessica Vincent, Ed.D., CPH – University of Arkansas System Cooperative Extension Service
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-117 - Addressing Stigma and Emotional Competence to Improve Mental Health Help-seeking in Ghanaian Adolescents
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Maria F. Rizzieri, MPH (she/her/hers) – Universita' della Svizzera italiana
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-119 - Distal, Developmental, and Proximal Risk Factors for Suicide Attempts in Youth
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Presenter: Marianne Chirica, MS (she/her/hers) – Indiana University Bloomington
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Wednesday, Apr 16th
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    WED-120 - Returns on investment for leading pedestrian intervals for pedestrian safety in New York City
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Presenter: Siddhesh Zadey, MS, MSc (he/him/his) – Columbia University
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Thursday, Apr 17th
    11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST
    THURS-013 - Insights for Cultural Adaptation of Evidence-based Interventions from a Scoping Review
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Cam C. Escoffery, PhD, MPH, CHES – Rollins School of Public Health
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Thursday, Apr 17th
    11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST
    THURS-023 - Bridging the Gap: Community Insights on Diabetes Self-management and Prevention Program Engagement
    Location: Pacific I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Yasmin Barrera, MPH – City of Houston, Houston Health Department
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Thursday, Apr 17th
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    E2.01 - Oral: Pivots to Productivity: Lessons Learned from an Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health Program
    Location: Atlantic I/II, 2nd Floor
    Poster Presenter: Caitlin Holden, PhD, CHES (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Thursday, Apr 17th
    3:00 PM – 3:07 PM PST
    F4.01 - IGNITE: Factors Influencing Parental Vaccine Choices
    Location: Mediterranean I/II, 3rd Floor
    Presenter: Mark Kelley, PhD – Western Michigan University
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Friday, Apr 18th
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM PST
    G6 - G6. Oral: Engaging Children in Health: Creative Education, Family Engagement, and Prevention Strategies
    Location: Mediterranean I/II, 3rd Floor
    Moderator: Mauricia Tricia Lewis, Med – Port-of-Spain Corporation
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Friday, Apr 18th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PST
    G6.02 - Oral: Building a Healthier Future: Engaging Children Through Interactive Health Education
    Location: Mediterranean I/II, 3rd Floor
    Presenter: Fatimah Khan (she/her/hers) – Central Michigan University
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Friday, Apr 18th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM PST
    G6.01 - Oral: School Health Hub: Increasing Family Engagement & Healthy Behaviors
    Location: Mediterranean I/II, 3rd Floor
    Presenter: Tanis J. Walch, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of North Dakota
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Friday, Apr 18th
    9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PST
    H5 - H5. Learning Lab: Transforming Health Equity and Wellness in Children and Communities
    Location: Mediterranean I/II, 3rd Floor
    Moderator: Adriana Jovanov, MPH (she/her/hers) – OneLegacy
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Friday, Apr 18th
    10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST
    H5.02 - Learning Lab: Equitably Engaging Washington's Children in Wellness
    Location: Mediterranean I/II, 3rd Floor
    Presenter: Angelica Esquivel-Lopez, BA (she/her/hers) – Washington State Department of Health
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Friday, Apr 18th
    10:45 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    PL05 - Closing Plenary
    Location: Main Stage (International Ballroom), 2nd Floor
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Friday, Apr 18th
    10:45 AM – 10:50 AM PST
    PL05.01 - Welcome
    Location: Main Stage (International Ballroom), 2nd Floor
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Friday, Apr 18th
    10:50 AM – 10:52 AM PST
    PL05.02 - SOPHE Trophy
    Location: International Ballroom I/IV, 2nd Floor
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Friday, Apr 18th
    10:52 AM – 11:00 AM PST
    PL05.03 - Announce National Case Study Competition in Health Education winners
    Location: Main Stage (International Ballroom), 2nd Floor
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Friday, Apr 18th
    11:00 AM – 11:02 AM PST
    PL05.04 - FAHE Awards
    Location: Main Stage (International Ballroom), 2nd Floor
    Announcer: Sara L. Cole, PhD, MCHES® (she/her/hers) – University of Central Oklahoma
    Mary K. Beyrer Awardee: Chinenye Onyeanwu, MSC (she/her/hers) – New Mexico State University
    Dr. Delbert Oberteuffer Awardee: Yuxian Cui, MSPH, MA, CHES – George Washington University
    Marion B. Pollock Awardee: Jordan L. Ford, MLIS (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    Becky J. Smith Awardee: Caitlin Olafsson
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Friday, Apr 18th
    11:02 AM – 11:05 AM PST
    PL05.05 - Honorary Fellow Award
    Location: Main Stage (International Ballroom), 2nd Floor
    Moderator: Amy Thompson, PhD, CHES® – Oakland University
    Awardee: Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH – Washington University in St Louis
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Friday, Apr 18th
    11:05 AM – 11:45 AM PST
    PL05.06 - Public Health at the Crossroads: SOPHE 2025 Honorary Fellow Address
    Location: Main Stage (International Ballroom), 2nd Floor
    Moderator: Amy Thompson, PhD, CHES® – Oakland University
    Speaker: Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH – Washington University in St Louis
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Friday, Apr 18th
    11:45 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    PL05.07 - Incoming President’s Remarks and Conference Recap
    Location: Main Stage (International Ballroom), 2nd Floor
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Friday, Apr 18th
    11:55 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    PL05.08 - See You Next Year!
    Location: Main Stage (International Ballroom), 2nd Floor
    Program Planning and Evaluation