A record number of EOH students and staff presented at GW’s 2017 Health and Medicine Research Day. Altogether, the work of 34 students, staff and faculty members were represented in 25 posters displayed at the event, which is dedicated to highlighting the breadth of research on issues of major disciplinary, multidisciplinary, and global significance being done at the George Washington University.
“I was impressed by how many students presented posters this year. We had an outstanding level of participation and the students I visited did an excellent job of describing their research,” says Professor and Interim Chair George Gray, who also commends staff members for presenting their work.
The posters presented by Environmental and Occupational Health students, faculty and staff showcase the wide range of the work done in our field, says Professor and Interim Associate Dean for Research Melissa Perry. The posters describe work related to air and water pollution, climate change, the impacts of exposure to contaminants including nanoparticles and endocrine disrupters, antibiotic resistant microbes, occupational exposures, and the positive effects of being in nature in both the developed and developing worlds.
The students and staff who presented and their topics include:
- El’gin Avila (Environmental Health Science & Policy (EHS&P) MPH Student): “Systematic Review of Associations Between Particulate Matter (PM2.5 PM10) and Cancer Risk”
- Ashley Bieniek-Tobasco (DrPH Student) and Laura Wagstaff (Prevention and Community Health MPH Student): "The Role of Health in the Perception of Climate Change Risk: An In-depth Qualitative Approach"
- Julianna Betbeze (Global Environmental Health (GEH) MPH Student): “Household Air Pollution from Unimproved Cookstoves and the Risk of Elevated Blood Pressure in Adults: A Systematic Review”
- Paul Cannon (EHS&P MPH Student): “Climate Change, Children, and Trauma- and Stressor-related Disorders: A Systematic Review”
- Nicole Chavis (GEH MPH Student): “Phytoestrogen Exposure and Uterine Fibroids”
- Lisa Chuong (EHS&P MPH Student): “Evaluating Strain Variations in Routes of Clostridium difficile Infections (CDI)”
- Kristen Elmore (GEH MPH Student): “AI/AN Children with Asthma or Respiratory-Related Illness and Exposure to Household Air Pollution in North America: A Systematic Review”
- Zaida Figueroa (who received her DrPH through the EOH Department and is now a Professorial Lecturer): “Pesticide Mixtures and Risks of Human Sperm Aberrations”
- Melinda Hoang (EHS&P MPH Student): “The Effect of Anatase Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles via Intranasal Instillation on Oxidative Stress in Mice Brain: A Systematic Review”
- Ans Irfan (EHS&P MPH Student): “Climate Change, Natural Disasters, and Suicide: A Systematic Review”
- Parisa Karimi (DrPH Student): “Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure and Diabetes Mellitus Among U.S. Adults: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey”
- Olivia Koeppel (GEH MPH Student): “A Systematic Review of the Impact Access to Green Space has on Rates of Depression in Urban Dwelling Adults”
- Leeann Kuehn (GEH MPH Student): “Extreme Heat Exposure and Adverse Birth Outcomes: A Systematic Review”
- Nathan McCray (EHS&P MPH Alumnus): “Association of Obesity, Race and Semen Parameters among Washington, DC-Area Men”
- Laura Newman (Research Associate): “FISHing with Rat Sperm: the Effect of Glyphosate Toxicity on Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy in Rats”
- Justin Pals (Post-Doctoral Scientist): “Reactive Toxicity of Three Haloacetamide Drinking Water Disinfection Byproducts”
- Thao (Tina) Pham (EHS&P MPH Student): “Occupational Exposure to Cleaning Products and Asthma Risk in Healthcare Workers and Professional Cleaners: A Systematic Review”
- Laura Romano (EHS&P MPH Student): “Prenatal endocrine disrupting chemical exposures and biomarkers of the chronic stress response”
- Laura Seal (GEH MPH Student): “The efficacy of household water treatment in complex emergencies”
- Deepika Shrestha (Post-Doctoral Scientist): “Toxic Metals in Private Drinking Well Water and Urinary Tract Outcomes in North Carolina”
- Josiane Tossa (GEH MPH Student): “The Effects of Solar Disinfection on Childhood Diarrhea Rates in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review”
- Brenda Trejo (GEH MPH Student): “Agricultural Pesticide Exposure and Congenital Abnormalities in Mexico: A Systematic Review”
- Joel Wenger (GEH MPH Student): “Uric Acid in Sugar Cane Workers in Nicaragua”
- Lindsay Weyand (GEH MPH Student): “Compounded Trauma: Gender-Based Violence in the Wake of Natural Disaster”
- Matthew Wright (EHS&P MPH Student): “Evaluation of Exposure Assessment Methods Used to Quantify Occupational Exposure to Carbon Nanomaterials: A Systematic Review”
The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health always has a good showing at GW’s Health and Medicine Research Day. Read about the topics presented and awards received in 2016, 2015 and 2014.