Skip to main content
SOPHE 2025 Annual Conference Main banner
Icon Legend
This session is not in your schedule.
This session is in your schedule. Click again to remove it.
Presentation Icons
Entry Level CECH Credit
Entry Level CECH Credit
Advanced Level CECH Credit
Advanced Level CECH Credit
SOPHE Award
SOPHE Award
Fellow
Fellow
NCHEC Award
NCHEC Award
Fries Award
Fries Award
FAHE Award
FAHE Award
National Student Case Study Winners
National Student Case Study Winners
ESG
ESG

Full Schedule

  1. Home
  2. Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, April 16, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST
    Exhibit Hall Set-Up
    N/A
  • 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM PST
    Registration Open
  • 7:45 AM – 8:45 AM PST
    SOPHE New Member and First-Timer Breakfast (Invitation Only)

    Chair: Brandon Horton, MS, CHES – The Ohio State University

    Committee Member: Ethan Greenblatt, MCHES, CPH – Saint Louis county Department of Public Health

    Committee Member: Larrell L. Wilkinson, PhD, MSPH, CHES – University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Education

    Committee Member: Antonio J. Gardner, PhD, MCHES – The University of Alabama

    Committee Member: David Veloz – California State University Stanislaus

  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST
    Wednesday Poster Set-Up for Poster Power Hour
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST
    Opening Plenary
    Social Justice and Health Equity
  • 9:00 AM – 7:30 PM PST
    Visit Time Capsule
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 11:00 AM – 7:30 PM PST
    Wednesday Exhibits and Posters Open
  • 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM PST
    A1. Student Workshop: Advancing Public Health: From Cultural Competence to Career Resilience
    Moderator: Kendall Smith – The University of Alabama
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM PST
    A2. Oral Session: Shaping the Future: Training and Upskilling the Public Health Workforce
    Moderator: Susan Muchai, MSN/MBA (she/her/hers) – Penn Medicine and Christiana Care
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM PST
    A3. Oral Session: Bridging Gaps: Racial Equity, Antiracist Pedagogy, and Health Communication in Public Health Education
    Moderator: Kathy Finley, MS (she/her/hers) – Indiana University, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Applied Health Science
    Social Justice and Health Equity
  • 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM PST
    A4. Deep Dive: Innovating Public Health: Using Groundwater Workshops and Wastewater Data to Drive Racial Equity
    Moderator: Maranda C. Ward, EdD, MPH (she/her/hers) – The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
    Social Justice and Health Equity
  • 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM PST
    A5. Oral Session: Communication Tools: Using Social Media for Vaping Prevention and Vaccine Awareness
    Moderator: Erin Sweeney
    Technology and Communications
  • 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM PST
    A6. Skill-Building Intensive: The Potential Impact of a Caregiver's Device Use on the Attachment Bond with Their Child
    Moderator: Joanne Chopak-Foss, PhD (she/her/hers) – Georgia Southern University
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM PST
    SOPHE Past Presidents' Lunch (Invitation Only)
  • 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Visit Exhibits
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Wednesday Lunch on Your Own
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Wednesday Poster Power Hour
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM PST
    Thursday Poster Power Hour presenters remove posters
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    Wednesday Afternoon Poster Presenters remove their Posters
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PST
    B1. Oral Session: Enhancing Health Literacy Competencies: Empowering Public Health Professionals for Better Community Outcomes
    Moderator: Ethan Greenblatt, MCHES, CPH (he/him/his) – Saint Louis county Department of Public Health
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PST
    B2. Oral Session: Leveraging Structural Equation Modeling and Neighborhood Insights to Address Adolescent Depression, Suicidality, and ACEs
    Moderator: Adriana Jovanov, MPH (she/her/hers) – OneLegacy
    Social Justice and Health Equity
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PST
    B3. Roundtable: Building a Stronger Workforce: Equitable Approaches to Maternal and Child Health Development
    Moderator: La Verne D. Partlow, M.Ed. (she/her/hers) – Gaston County Public Health
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PST
    B4. Oral Session: Tobacco Products and E-Cigarettes: Smoking Cessation Among Specific Populations in NYC and California

    Moderator: Tung-Sung Tseng, PhD – LSUHSC

  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PST
    B4. Oral: Tobacco Products and E-cigarettes: Smoking Cessation Among Specific Populations in NYC and California
    Moderator: Tung-Sung Tseng, DrPH – LSUHSC
    Social Justice and Health Equity
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PST
    B5. Skill-Building Intensive: Digital Health and Wellness Coaching: Designing a Culturally Tailored Health Intervention for Minority Communities
    Moderator: Michelle S. Williams, PhD, MSPH, MPH, MCHES (she/her/hers) – George Mason University
    Technology and Communications
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PST
    B6. Roundtable: Dismantling Stigma: Informing Mental Health Awareness
    Moderator: Susan Muchai, MSN/MBA (she/her/hers) – Penn Medicine and Christiana Care
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM PST
    C1. Oral Session: Amplifying Underrepresented Voices in Health Research and Tailoring Mentorship Programs
    Moderator: Adriana Jovanov, MPH (she/her/hers) – OneLegacy
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM PST
    C2. Oral Session: Research for Health Equity: Exploring Refugee Health through Photovoice, Social Support, and Diversity-Sensitive Care
    Moderator: Ethan Greenblatt, MCHES, CPH (he/him/his) – Saint Louis county Department of Public Health
    Social Justice and Health Equity
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM PST
    C3. Oral Session: Promoting Nutrition and Health Equity: Research, Education, and Solutions for Rural Communities and Food Insecurity
    Moderator: Jodi Brookins-Fisher, PhD, MCHES® (she/her/hers) – Central Michigan University
    Social Justice and Health Equity
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM PST
    C4. Deep Dive: Exploring Social Privilege, Leadership and Advocacy Using a Peer Education Program Model to Cultivate Mentorship
    Moderator: Rhonda Rahn, PhD, CHES – Texas A&M University
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM PST
    C5. Skill-Building Intensive: Combating Health Misinformation in Today’s World
    Moderator: David Brown, Ed.D, MLIS, MCHES – Network of the National Library of Medicine
    Technology and Communications
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM PST
    C6. Skill-Building Intensive: Leveraging the Mission Model Canvas for Effective Public Health Partnerships and Project Development
    Moderator: Elaine R. Hicks, MS/LIS, MPH, MCHES (she/her/hers) – George Mason University
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST
    Wednesday Evening Poster Set-Up for Evening Poster Reception
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PST
    Plenary 2: Leadership and the Health Education Workforce
    Chair: Joanne Chopak-Foss, PhD (she/her/hers) – Georgia Southern University
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PST
    Opening Reception
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    Wednesday Evening Poster Reception
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM PST
    Wednesday Evening Poster Presenters remove their Posters