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 Lamb, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), Acute Alcohol Intoxication, and Condomless Anal Intentions in Men Who Have Sex with Men in a Laboratory Setting
RUNNER-UP: Drew Hawkinson, Awareness, 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.