SPHIS Presentations at APHA 2026 Annual Conference

This year, SPHIS students, faculty members, staff, and alumni are presenting oral, poster, and roundtable sessions during the four-day conference in San Antonio, TX.

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Roundtable 2: "Publishing your SRH research in the American Journal of Public Health: Priorities, pitfalls, and pathways to success"
Time: 2:30 - 4 p.m.
Moderator(s): Eric Walsh-Buhi & Danielle Greene

Board 2: "Increased age and male birth sex associated with nutrition-related chronic diseases in a Southeastern Kentucky county"
Time: 3 - 4 p.m.
Author(s): Joley Helton, MPH¹, Kathryn Cardarelli, PhD, MPH², Courtney Luecking, PhD, MPH, RDN¹, Stacey Slone, MS¹, Dawn Brewer, PhD, RDN¹, Ashton Potter, DrPH, MPH¹ and Makenzie Barr-Porter, PhD, RDN, LD¹
(1)University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, (2)University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
 

Board 3: "Clinical and healthcare systems-level interventions for postpartum hemorrhage prevention and management in Nigeria: A systematic review of effectiveness and implementation outcomes"
Time: 3 - 4 p.m.
Author(s):  Emmanuel Peprah, PhD¹, Melody Ucho², Princess Okelu³, Iretioluwa Adeola³, Adwoa Ansong³ and Sarim Faheem³
(1)New York University School of Global Public Health, New York, NY, (2)University of Louisville, Louisville, (3)New York University, New York, NY

Monday, November 2, 2026

3116.0: "Oral Health Vulnerability with Medicaid Dental"
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Moderator(s): Jyoti Mago, DDS, MDS, MDSc, Oral and maxillofacial radiology; Clinical Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV and Venetia Aranha, PhD(c), MPH, BDS, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Board 1: "Loneliness as a neighborhood condition: translating neighborhood-level loneliness assessment into community interventions"
Time: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Author(s): Lauren Anderson, MPA, PhD, Ted Smith, PhD, and Caison Black
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Board 9: "Assessing Perceived Safety Through Sensory Walks and Street Tagging: A Pilot Study in a Local Health Department"
Time: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Author(s): Molly Parsch

Board 10: "Time, Place, and Partnerships: Event Characteristics and COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Community Vaccination Efforts"
Time: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Author(s): Shaminul Shakib, PhD, MPH¹, Seyed Karimi, PHD², Sirajum Khan, MS², Amen Ajamu², Venetia Aranha, PhD(c), MPH, BDS³, Md Yasin Parh, PHD⁴, Hamid Zarei, PHDc², Yuting Chen, MPH, MS³, Ben Goldman³, Dana Novario³, Michael Schurfranz³, Ciara Warren³, Trey Allen, PhD³, Demetra Antimisiaris, Pharm.D., CGP, FASCP², Bert Little, PhD², William (Paul) McKinney, PHD², Taylor Ingram³ and Angela Graham, MPH, CPH³
(1)Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, (2)University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, (3)Louisville Metro Department of Health & Wellness, Louisville, KY, (4)University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

3164.0: "Community-engaged PSE interventions aimed at improving diet quality and food security in a Kentucky county"
Time: 2:50 - 2:55 p.m.
Author(s): Ashlyn Davis¹, Joley Helton, MPH¹, Kathryn Cardarelli, PhD, MPH², Courtney Luecking, PhD, MPH, RDN¹, Stacey Slone, MS¹, Dawn Brewer, PhD, RDN¹, Ashton Potter, DrPH, MPH¹ and Makenzie Barr-Porter, PhD, RDN, LD¹
(1)University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, (2)University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

4001.0: "Development of a motivation-based adolescent vaping typology to inform cessation interventions"
Time: 8:30 - 8:45 a.m.
Author(s): Alison McLeish, PhD¹, Joy Hart, Ph.D.², Kandi Walker, PhD¹ and Qi Zheng, Ph.D.¹
(1)University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, (2)Louisville, KY

Board 1: "Digital harm reduction: A review of current uses of social media, mass media, and mobile health applications for safer use and substance use prevention"
Time: 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Author(s): Maryam Musa, MPH, CHES, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

4087.0: "Epidemiology Section: Epidemiology of Overdose"
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Author(s): Venetia Aranha, PhD(c), MPH, BDS, Louisville Metro Department of Health & Wellness

4086.0: "An evaluation of heart disease and diabetes prevalence, social capital, and zoning regulations on the fate of three proposed hyperscale data centers in Kentucky: A tale of three counties"
Time: 11:15 - 11:30 a.m.
Author(s): Natasha DeJarnett, PhD, MPH, Ted Smith, PhD, J. Christopher States, PhD and David Hein, PhD, FAAPE, FRSC
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Board 5: "Healing pathways: Integrating nature-based solutions to buffer the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)"
Time: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Author(s): Jennifer Tinman, PhD, MPH¹, Semra Aytur, PhD, MPH², Eugenia Opuda, PhD³, Hallie Decker, PhD, MSSW⁴, Kristen Ravi, Ph.D, LMSW⁵, Rosemary Caron, PhD, MPH⁶, Ajaykarthik Ananthakrishnan⁷, Na Choih, MS, PhD Student⁸, Amber Butler, Masters Student⁹, Rachel Filippone, MS³, Katherine Harris³, Herbert Jenya¹⁰, Weiwei Mo, PhD³, Glenn Rose, cMSW, cMS¹¹, Evelyn Rubin¹², Van Schintzius³, Anita Tucker, PhD³, Emi Uchida¹⁰ and Luyue Zheng, PhD, RND³
(1)University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, (2)Kittery Point, ME, (3)University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, (4)Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, (5)Knoxville, TN, (6)Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH, (7)Tufts University, Medford, MA, (8)Apple Valley, MN, (9)Antioch New England, Keene, NH, (10)University of Rhode Island, North Kingston, RI, (11)Durham, NH, (12)University of New Hamsphire, Durham, NH

Board 10: "Demographic Disparities in HPV Vaccine Completion and Adherence Among Kentucky Medicaid Beneficiaries"
Time: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Author(s): Mana Moghadami, Seyed Karimi, PhD, and Hamid Zarei, PhD(c)
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Board 1: "Behavioral and demographic correlates of depression and suicidal ideation: A NHANES multivariable analysis"
Time: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Author(s): Saif Khan¹, Laith Khan², Mike Gasson, MS¹ and Bert Little, PhD¹
(1)University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, (2)Carroll High School, Southlake, TX

Table 3: "Building community resilience through nature-based solutions using a cumulative impacts approach"
Time: 2:30 - 4 p.m.
Author(s): Natasha DeJarnett, PhD, MPH¹ and Raquel Silva, Ph.D.²
(1)University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, (2)ICF, Durham, NC

"Mapping vulnerability to self-reported postpartum depression: A national analysis of PRAMS data"
Time: 2:45 - 2:55 p.m.
Author(s): Chandrima Chatterjee
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

4233.0: "When the Pharmacy Leaves Can the Pharmacist Stay?"
Time: 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Author(s): Katie Leslie, PhD, MS, Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Louisville, KY 40241-2628 and Sai Veeramachaneni, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

4226.0: “I was never told I could try VBAC”: women’s experiences with birth after cesarean in Kentucky"
Time: 5:15 - 5:30 p.m.
Author(s): Melissa Eggen, PhD, MPH and Chandrima Chatterjee
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

4213.0: "Mpox incidence and public health response among Jefferson County, Kentucky residents in 2022: A case study analysis"
5:30 - 5:45 p.m.
Author(s): Venetia Aranha, PhD(c), MPH, BDS¹, Terrel Young, MPH² and Molly Parsch³
(1)Louisville Metro Department of Health & Wellness, Louisville, KY, (2)Louisville Metro Department of Public Health & Wellness, Louisville, KY, (3)Prospect, KY

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

5046.0: "Connecting one health and community resilience through nature-based solutions: Perspectives from the ENACTS study"
Time: 8:30 - 8:45 a.m.
Author(s): Semra Aytur, PhD, MPH¹, Helen Arnold², Na Choih, Masters Student³, Amber Butler, Masters Student⁴, Jason Parent, PhD², Jo Field, PhD Student⁵, Glenn Rose, cMSW, cMS⁶, Cuihong Song, PhD⁷, Jennifer Tinman, PhD, MPH⁸ and Abigail Abrash, PhD⁴
(1)Kittery Point, ME, (2)University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, (3)Antioch University, Keene, NH, (4)Antioch New England, Keene, NH, (5)Rochester, NH, (6)Durham, NH, (7)University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, (8)University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Table 6: “Knowing you’re not alone is critical: A qualitative exploration of survivor-centered “peerness” interventions to promote resilience, health, and wellbeing after sexual violence"
Time: 8:30 - 10 a.m.
Author(s): Hallie Decker, PhD, MSSW¹, Ryan Combs, PhD², Katherine Lorenz, PhD³ and Lesley Harris, PhD⁴
(1)Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, (2)Louisville, KY, (3)California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, (4)University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

5046.0: "Practitioners’ readiness to engage in equitable design and implementation of nature-based climate solutions"
Time: 9:05 - 9:10 a.m.
Author(s): Amber Butler, Masters Student¹, Glenn Rose, cMSW, cMS², Na Choih, Masters Student³, Abigail Abrash, PhD¹, Jo Field, PhD Student⁴, Semra Aytur, PhD, MPH⁵, Helen Arnold⁶, Jennifer Tinman, PhD, MPH⁷ and Jason Parent, PhD⁶
(1)Antioch New England, Keene, NH, (2)Durham, NH, (3)Antioch University, Keene, NH, (4)Rochester, NH, (5)Kittery Point, ME, (6)University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, (7)University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

5109.0: "A Community of Practice and AI-Supported Model for Public Health Curriculum Design in Pharmacy Education"
Time: 10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Author(s): Katie Leslie, PhD, MS¹, Stephanie Lukas, PharmD, MPH² and Olajumoke Amuwo, PharmD, MPH³
(1)Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Louisville, KY, (2)University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy, Saint Louis, MO, (3)Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL