Public Health Research Day 2018

Public Health Research Day, an annual conference hosted by Brown University’s School of Public Health, highlights the research accomplishments of our students and partners across campus.

One of several events held to commemorate National Public HealthWeek, April 2-8, 2018, the poster session encourages interaction among members of the greater Brown community and external partners. After the Conference, an awards ceremony acknowleged winners in three categories:

Best Undergraduate Poster

WINNER: Philip LambPre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), Acute Alcohol Intoxication, and Condomless Anal Intentions in Men Who Have Sex with Men in a Laboratory Setting
RUNNER-UP: Drew HawkinsonAwareness, Knowledge, and Behavioral Intentions of PrEP among Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men

Best Master's Poster

WINNER: Bo Wang, Simulation-based Comparison of Methods for Meta-analysis of Single Proportions and Rates
RUNNER-UP: Swati Rajprohat, Barriers and Facilitators Influencing Recommended Maternal and Child Nutrition Practices in Rural India

Best Doctoral or Post-Doctoral Trainee Poster

WINNER: Kevin Nguyen, Insurance Coverage, Access to Care, and Health Outcomes Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Nonelderly Americans, 2014-2017
RUNNER-UP: Geetika Kalloo, Patterns and Predictors of Environmental Chemical Mixture Exposure among Pregnant Women: The HOME Study

Dean Marcus also announced the winners of the 2018 Dean's Awards in Public Health.

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching in Public Health: Greg Wellenius, ScD

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring in Public Health (two winners): Caroline Kuo, DPhil, MPhil; and Kali Thomas, PhD

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research Collaboration in Public Health: Carolina Haass-Koffler, Pharm.D.

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