Brown School Presentations at APHA 2021

Join Brown School presenters at this year’s hybrid American Public Health Association annual meeting and expo from October 24-27, 2021 in Denver, CO. This year’s theme is “Strengthening Social Connectedness.”

Online meetings and poster sessions began on October 18. Find sessions and presenters at apha.org/annualmeeting. Brown School presenters are listed below; please note that all presentations are listed in Mountain Time (MT).

Thursday, October 21

​11:00 AM- 12:30 PM	Matthew Ellis Zachary Kasper	Low Recency and Gaps in HIV Testing Among Treatment-Seeking Opioid Users: Associated Behaviors and Implications for HIV Prevention
​​12:30-2:00 PM	​Ross C. Brownson	An Assessment of Administrative Evidence-Based Practices at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
​12:30-2:00 PM	​Tess Thompson Ebuwa Evbuoma Rachel Garg Amy McQueen Charlene Caburnay Matthew Kreuter	​Psychosocial Correlates of Total Home Smoking Ban Among Low-Income Smokers
​3:30-5:00 PM	​Jeremy Goldbach	​Sexual Identity Change, Identity Management Stress and Depression Among a National Sample of Sexual Minority Adolescents
3:30-5:00 PM	​Louise Farah Saliba Sarah Moreland-Russell Eliot Jost Jessica Gannon	​Perceived Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tobacco Control Programs and the Need for Technical Assistance to Navigate These Times

Friday, October 22

​8:30-10:00 AM	​Rodrigo Reis	​Exploration of the Multidimensionality of Livability: A Formative Analysis of Newly Created Statewide Composite Measure in Connecticut
​10:00-11:30 AM	​Rachel Garg Balaji Golla Matthew Kreuter	​Community 2-1-1 Helplines Reach Populations Vulnerable to COVID-19
11:30-1:00 PM	​Louise Farah Saliba Sarah Moreland-Russell Emily Weno Romario Smith Margaret Padek Ross Brownson	​Leading the Way: Qualities of Public Health Leaders That May Prevent Mis-Implementation
​11:30-1:00 PM	​Daniela Tuda Mark Hawes Xiaoyan Wang Shenyang Guo Leopoldo J. Cabassa	​Predictors of Attendance in Peer-Led Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for People with Serious Mental Illness Living in Supportive Housing
​11:30-1:00 PM	​Matthew Ellis Zachary Kasper Theodore Cicero	​Perceptions of Opioid Overdose Risk Among Unique Populations: Results from the Naloxone Awareness and Perceptions in Opioid Populations (NAPOP) Study
​1:00-2:30 PM	​Tyler Frank Jason Jabbari Dan Ferris Michael Grinstein-Weiss	​Mental Health and Academic Difficulties During COVID-19: A Structural Equation Model
1:00-2:30 PM	Kevin Xu Ned Presnall Carrie Mintz Laura Bierut Richard Grucza	Comparative Analysis of Buprenorphine and Non-Fatal Overdose Outcomes by Provider Specialty Type

Sunday, October 24

​9:00-9:15 AM	​Kimberly Johnson	Introduction to R Statistical Software for Public Health Part 1
​9:15-9:30 AM	Jenine Harris	Introduction to R Statistical Software for Public Health Part 2

Monday, October 25

​2:00-2:15 PM	​Tess Thompson Amy McQueen Enguday Teshome Matthew Kreuter	COVID-19 Related Life Changes and Health Service Use Among Parents/Guardians of Child Medicaid Beneficiaries
​4:00-4:15 PM	Phionah Namatovu Joshua Kiyingi Josephine Nabayinda Ozge Sensoy Bahar Mary McKay Fred Ssewamala	A Multiple Family Group-Based Intervention (SMART-Africa( to Promote Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Uganda: A Costing Study
​4:15-4:30 PM	Matthew Ellis Zachary Kasper Theodore Cicero	Increases in Kratom Use Among Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder

Tuesday, October 26

​11:15-11:30 AM	​Deborah Salvo	​Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Economic-, Food Security- and Health-Related Concerns During COVID-19 Among Adults From Low-Income, Majority-Minority Urban Areas
​12:30-1:45 PM	​Anne Trolard Kimberly Johnson	​Employer Policies to Prevent Transmission of COVID-19 Differed by Industry, Income, and Race: A County-Level General Population Survey
​2:15-2:30 PM	​Kim Johnson Anne Trolard	​Challenges of Conducting a Population-Based Survey with Subsequent COVID-19 Testing During a Pandemic
​3:00-3:15 PM	​Avery Fredman	​Intent to Vaccinate Children Against COVID-19: The Intersection of Trust and Geography
​4:15-4:30 PM	​Sean Joe Amy McQueen Kathleen Bucholz	​Exposure to Perceived Racism-Based Police Violence, Race-Based Trauma, and Substance Use Among Black Emerging Adult Men and Women

Wednesday, October 27

​12:30-1:45 PM	​Emily Page	Family-Supportive Supervisor Behaviors and Exposure to COVID-19 Predicted Mental Health and Well-Being Among Both Clinical and Non-Clinical Workers
2:00-3:30 PM	Alan Beck	Physical Activity and Disability – Virtual

Thursday, October 28

​8:30-8:45 AM	​Mary McKay	​Changes in Perceived Priorities and Influences on State Mental Health Agendas for Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic
​8:45-9:00 AM	​Kimberly Johnson Anne Trolard	​Assessment of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Services Use
​9:00-9:15 AM	​Eric Wiedenman	​The Role of Sport Participation on Exercise Self-Efficacy, Psychological Need Satisfaction, and Resilience
​12:30-12:45 PM	​Tyler Frank Stephen Roll Jason Jabbari Kourtney Gilbert Sydney Rothman Laura McDermott Dan Ferris Sarah Moreland-Russell  Ashley Byrd Sam Hsu	​Fresh RX: An innovative, Evidence-Based Nutritional Intervention in Underserved Communities
​12:30-12:45 PM	​JaNiene Peoples	​Addressing Comorbid Mental Health Symptoms and Opioid Misuse Patterns Among Opioid Use Disorder Patients in Recovery
​1:00-1:15 PM	​Alan Beck Natalicio Serrano Audrey Toler Ross Brownson	​Individual and Environmental Correlates of Domain-Specific Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity Levels in Rural Residents