October 23, 2024 - 8:00 am - 12:30 pm
Third Annual Research Day
UB Community Health Equity Research Institute
Time: | Title: | Presenter: |
| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast available Aunt Connie's Ed-U-Kitchen | |
8:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions
| Timothy F. Murphy, MD Director, UB Community Health Equity Research Institute SUNY Distinguished Professor Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB
Allison Brashear, MD, MBA Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
| 8:15 a.m. | Research Talks and Community Presentations Four 10 minute talks followed by 5 minutes of questions | Moderator: Sam Abramovich, PhD, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, UB Graduate School of Education
1. A University-Community Partnership to Mitigate a Root Cause of Health Inequities: Early Childhood Lead Poisoning Leah Bartlo, Doctoral Candidate and Presidential Fellow, Graduate School of Education and Community Health Equity Research Fellow, University at Buffalo
2. Dental Health Inequities in Western New York: The Need for a Community-Based Approach Jessica Kruger, PhD, MCHES, Clinical Associate Professor School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo
3. Structural Racism Impedes Prostate Cancer Screening Among Men in the U.S Nathaniel Woodard, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health and Health Professions, Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo
4. Addressing Environmental Justice & Health Inequities in Buffalo’s East Side Tendaji Ya’Ukuu, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University at Buffalo |
| 9:15 a.m. | “Developing and Testing Behavioral Interventions for Diabetes in Ethnic Minority Populations: Two Decades of Lessions Learned" | Leonard Egede, MD MS Chair, Department of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
| 10:00 a.m. | Questions and discussion | |
| 10:15 a.m. | Poster Session with refreshments | |
| 11:15 a.m. | Short Research Talks and Community Presentations | Moderator: Doris Carbonell-Medina, JD, Senior Community Development Officer LISC New York | Local Initiatives Support Corporation
1. Bridging the Gap: Health Information Exchange for Perinatal Populations Receiving Care in Multiple Service Areas Stephanie Durfee, MSNed, RNC, C-EFM, School of Nursing, University at Buffalo
2. Exploring the Co-occurrence of Historic Redlining and Present-Day Breast Cancer Risk Factors Sarah Lima, MPH, PhD Candidate School of Public Health and Health Professions
3. Peer-Delivered Remote Intervention to Improve Knowledge, Comfort Discussing Breast Cancer Family History, and Screening Intentions for Women in Predominantly Black Communities Amanda Ziegler, PhD, MPH, RN, Primary Care Research Institute, Department of Family Medicine, University at Buffalo
4. MATTERS: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Addressing Opioid Use Disorder and Treatment Inequities Brigid Keane, MPH, MATTERS Outreach Coordinator-WNY/FL |
| 11:40 a.m. | Panel discussion and audience interaction: Food Security & Healthy Eating | Moderator: Rita Hubbard Robinson, JD, CEO NeuWater & Associates LLC
Panelists: Connie Ervin, MBA, CEO Aunt Connie’s Ed-U-Kitchen, LLC
Allison DeHonney, MBA, CEO Urban Fruits & Veggies; CEO/Executive Director Buffalo Go Green Inc
Rebekah Walker, PhD Associate Professor and Chief, Division of Population Health Department of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
| 12: 30 p.m. | Adjourn |