APHA - Pitt Public Health Schedule

Sunday, November 2, 2025

EXPO hours: 12:30-6 p.m.

1-2 p.m.

Unintended Consequences and Nicotine and Tobacco Policies in the US: Protocol for a Scoping Review (2011.0)
Washington Convention Center - Exhibit Hall B: Poster Sessions – Board 10
Arpita Tripathi and Kar-Hai Chu

2:30-2:45 p.m.

An Epidemiological Legislative Review: Advancing Access to Genetic Testing in New England (2075.0)
Marriott Marquis - M4: Supreme Court
Victoria Wyant, MPH, MA, CPH and Haley R. Director, MPH, Health Equity (Cert.)

3-4 p.m.

A National Multisite Study of Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties Among Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children in Egypt: A Comparative Assessment from Children’s Perspectives (2130.0) 
Washington Convention Center - Exhibit Hall B: Poster Sessions – Board 3
Rabab Ahmed, MD, MPH, Manal Abd El-Naeem, PhD, Zainab Attia Abdallah, PhD, Ashraf Shalaby, PhD, Asmaa Almoazen, PhD, Yusuf Aboelazm, MD, Hazem Reyad Mansour, MD, Abdallah El-khouly, MD, Naira Khaled, MD, Rawan Metawea, PhD, Hala Ali Abd El Hie, PhD, Safa Amin, PhD, Faten Said Abdelhady, PhD and Steven Albert, PhD

The impact of underrepresentation in Huntington’s Disease research: Examining health disparities for African American populations (2110.0)
Washington Convention Center - Exhibit Hall B: Poster Sessions – Board 7
Kaylah Fleming

4:30-6 PM

Ensuring the Next Generation of public health leaders: A National Collaborative Model to Advance Health for all through the CDC John R. Lewis Undergraduate Public Health Scholars Program (2145.0)
Washington Convention Center – 202A
Maureen Lichtveld, MD, MPH

5-6 PM

The CARES Project: A community-engaged project to explore and improve abortion-related self-care resources in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2232.0)
Washington Convention Center - Exhibit Hall B: Poster Sessions – Board 5
Zoe Hendrickson, PhD, Alexa Pierce, BS, Taylor Mathis, MPH, Sheila Ramgopal, MD, Amy Collins, MD, Neha Devineni, BS, Natalie Sweet, BA, Olivia Stransky, MPH, Sarah Sanders, PhD, MPH, Elizabeth Mosley, PhD, MPH and Cynthia Salter, PhD, MPH


Monday, November 3

EXPO hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

 

8:30-8:45 AM

Bumpy roads, monsoon rains, and distance: Reflections on seeking skilled care during the perinatal period in Sindhupalchowk, Nepal (3043.0) 
Washington Convention Center - 153
Claire Lama, MPH, IBCLC

2:30-3:30 PM

The Pitt Vaccination and Health Connection Hub: an interprofessional model for pharmacy and public health student experiential learning (3224.0)
Washington Convention Center - Exhibit Hall B: Poster Sessions – Board 4
Jaden Weiss, Simon Fisher*, Sophia Herbert, PharmD, Kate Brownlee, MPM and Adrianna Gradisek, MPH
*Best Student Abstract Award

Our Story, Our Song: Assessing and Addressing Black Women's Healthcare Experiences (3208.0) 
Washington Convention Center - Exhibit Hall B: Poster Sessions – Board 6 
Jason Deakings, PhD, MSPH

2:30-2:45 PM

Epidemiology Section Awards 
Washington Convention Center - 143A
Tiffany Gary-Webb PhD, MHS, receiving the Public Health Practice Award

2:30-4 PM

Public Health and the Response to Disasters: Lessons Learned from Hurricanes and Other Severe Weather Events (3280.0)
Washington Convention Center - 204C
Maureen Lichtveld, MD, MPH, session moderator

6:30-8 PM

Pitt Public Health Reception and Alumni Mixer
Marriot Marquis DC, Judiciary Square (M3)


Tuesday, November 4

EXPO hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

 

2:30-2:45 PM

The Role of Tailored Interventions in Improving Quality of Life Among Men Living with HIV (4261.0)
Washington Convention Center - 144B
Toan Ha, MD, DrPH, Qiong Wu, PhD, Thien Pham, MPH and Stephen Schensul, PhD

5:15-5:30 PM

Determinants of Psychosocial Well-Being in Female Migrant Workers (4324.0)
Marriott Marquis - M3: Le Droit Park
Toan Ha, MD, DrPH, Thien Pham, MPH, Bang Pham, MD, PhD and Stephen Schensul, PhD

Wednesday, November 5

8:30-10 AM

Reaching the Unreachable: Informatics and Telehealth Strategies for Engaging Patients with Chronic Pain and Opioid Misuse
Marriott Marquis - M3: Chinatown – Roundtable Table 3
Melessa Salay, MPH, Edna Evington, PhD, Megan Hamm, PhD, Jessica Merlin, MD, PhD, MBA and Erin Winstanley, PhD

The role of geocoded neighborhood walkability in physical activity changes among lifestyle modification intervention participants
Marriott Marquis - M3: Chinatown – Roundtable Table 1
Mohammed BuSaad, DrPH, MD, MPH, Andrea Kriska, PhD, Jacob K. Kariuki, PhD, Rachel G. Miller, PhD, Vincent C. Arena, PhD, Christina Mair, PhD, MPH and Bonny Rockette-Wagner, PhD

9:15-9:30 AM

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence of Surinamese children and factors associated with seropositivity (5034.0)
Marriott Marquis - M3: Le Droit Park
Delmaliz Barreto-Vazquez, MS, Ernesto Marques, MD, PhD, Maureen Lichtveld, MD, MPH, Jeanine Buchanich, PhD, Firoz Abdoel Wahid, MD, MPH, PhD and Aaron Barchowsky, PhD

10:30-10:45 AM 

First National Multisite Assessment of Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties Among DHH Children in Egypt: Teachers’ Perspectives (5102.0)
Washington Convention Center - 204C
Rabab Ahmed, Manal Abd El-Naeem, PhD, Zainab Attia Abdallah, PhD, Ashraf Shalaby, PhD3, Asmaa Almoazen, PhD, Hazem Reyad Mansour, MD, Yusuf Aboelazm, MD, Abdallah El-khouly, MD, Naira Khaled, MD, Rawan Metawea, PhD, Hala Ali Abd El Hie, PhD and Steven Albert, PhD

10:30-10:45 AM

Advancing Public Health Data Science: A Competency-Based Training Agenda for Workforce Development
Mariott Marquis - M3: Union Station
Maureen Lichtveld, MD, MPH, Jordan Fox, MPH, Emily Burke, EdD, MPH, CPH, Kaitlin Tager, MPH, CHES, Sarah Gusman, MPH, CHES, Gulzar Shah, PhD, MStat, MS and Rebecca Wurtz, MD, MPH

10:30 a.m.-Noon

Addressing Law and Policy Gaps to Prevent Disease and Injury and Protect the Public's Health
Marriott Marquis - Mezzanine: Scarlet Oak
Victoria Wyant, MPH, MA, CPH, moderator