GWSPH Participation in 2026 APHA Conference

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DATE

TIME

LOCATION

NAME

TYPE

NAME OF PRESENTATION

11/1/2026

1:00 PM –

2:00 PM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Carla Berg

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

A longitudinal examination of state

retailer licensing regulations, taxation,

preemption, and local laws in relation to

cigarette purchases in the U.S., 2006–

2021

11/1/2026

1:00 PM –

2:00 PM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Debra Bernat

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

A longitudinal examination of state

retailer licensing regulations, taxation,

preemption, and local laws in relation to

cigarette purchases in the U.S., 2006–

2021

11/1/2026

1:00 PM –

2:00 PM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Y. Tony Yang

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

A longitudinal examination of state

retailer licensing regulations, taxation,

preemption, and local laws in relation to

cigarette purchases in the U.S., 2006–

2021

11/1/2026

1:00 PM –

2:00 PM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Yan Wang

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

A longitudinal examination of state

retailer licensing regulations, taxation,

preemption, and local laws in relation to

cigarette purchases in the U.S., 2006–

2021

11/1/2026

2:30 PM –

4:00 PM

Seguin A, Grand

Hyatt San Antonio

River Walk

Timothy Holtz

Moderator

Climate Change and Global Health

11/1/2026

3:00 PM –

4:00 PM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Ariqa Everett

Poster

Presenter

Falling Through the Gaps:System

Fragmentation and the Health of

Justice-Involved Youth in Washington,

D.C.

11/1/2026

3:00 PM –

4:00 PM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Tamara Henry

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

Falling Through the Gaps:System

Fragmentation and the Health of

Justice-Involved Youth in Washington,

D.C.

11/1/2026

3:00 PM –

4:00 PM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Jonathon

Rendina

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

Measuring Intersectional Acculturative

Stress Among Hispanic Immigrant

Sexual Minority Men: Development and

Initial Evaluation of the HISMMASS

11/1/2026

3:00 PM –

3:15 PM

Seguin B, Grand

Hyatt San Antonio

River Walk

Bridget Kelly

Presenter /

Talk

The missing period: How gendered

health issues gained global priority and

how menstrual health and hygiene can

follow

11/1/2026

3:00 PM –

3:15 PM

Seguin B, Grand

Hyatt San Antonio

River Walk

Amita Vyas

Author /

Coauthor

(Talk)

The missing period: How gendered

health issues gained global priority and

how menstrual health and hygiene can

follow

11/1/2026

3:00 PM –

3:15 PM

Seguin B, Grand

Hyatt San Antonio

River Walk

Karen

McDonnell

Author /

Coauthor

(Talk)

The missing period: How gendered

health issues gained global priority and

how menstrual health and hygiene can

follow

11/1/2026

4:30 PM –

6:00 PM

Bowie C, Grand

Hyatt San Antonio

River Walk

Armin Aflaki

Moderator

Future directions for fatherhood

initiatives

11/1/2026

5:00 PM –

6:00 PM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Carla Berg

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

State preemption of local smoke-free

air laws and tobacco retailer density in

the U.S.

11/1/2026

5:00 PM –

6:00 PM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Debra Bernat

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

State preemption of local smoke-free

air laws and tobacco retailer density in

the U.S.

11/1/2026

5:00 PM –

6:00 PM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Y. Tony Yang

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

State preemption of local smoke-free

air laws and tobacco retailer density in

the U.S.

11/1/2026

5:00 PM –

6:00 PM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Yan Wang

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

State preemption of local smoke-free

air laws and tobacco retailer density in

the U.S.

11/2/2026

9:10 AM –

9:25 AM

303A, Henry B.

González

Convention Center

Michael Long

Presenter /

Talk

A decision analytic framework for the

cost-effectiveness analysis of The Run

It Up Project: Changing youth

narratives on firearm violence

11/2/2026

10:30 AM –

11:30 AM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Bridget Kelly

Poster

Presenter

A Maternal Health as a Key Linkage in

Forming a Global Health Agenda

11/2/2026

10:30 AM –

11:30 AM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Karen

McDonnell

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

A Maternal Health as a Key Linkage in

Forming a Global Health Agenda

11/2/2026

10:30 AM –

11:30 AM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Mikayla Mason

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

A Maternal Health as a Key Linkage in

Forming a Global Health Agenda

11/2/2026

10:30 AM –

11:30 AM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Fairuz

Mohammed

Poster

Presenter

Injury prevalence and neighborhood

opportunity among children in and out

of foster care

11/2/2026

10:30 AM –

11:30 AM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Karen

McDonnell

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

Injury prevalence and neighborhood

opportunity among children in and out

of foster care

11/2/2026

10:30 AM –

11:30 AM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Keith Crandall

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

Injury prevalence and neighborhood

opportunity among children in and out

of foster care

11/2/2026

11:15 AM –

11:30 AM

006D, Henry B.

González

Convention Center

Sarah Dumas

Presenter /

Talk

Planning for extreme heat in the U.S.:

Building a comprehensive database of

state and local heat governance actions

11/2/2026

12:30 PM –

1:30 PM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Carla Berg

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

State preemption and local laws related

to youth tobacco access and impacts

on cigarette purchases and

expenditures in US counties (2004–

2021)

11/2/2026

12:30 PM –

1:30 PM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Debra Bernat

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

State preemption and local laws related

to youth tobacco access and impacts

on cigarette purchases and

expenditures in US counties (2004–

2021)

11/2/2026

12:30 PM –

1:30 PM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Y. Tony Yang

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

State preemption and local laws related

to youth tobacco access and impacts

on cigarette purchases and

expenditures in US counties (2004–

2021)

11/2/2026

12:30 PM –

1:30 PM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Yan Wang

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

State preemption and local laws related

to youth tobacco access and impacts

on cigarette purchases and

expenditures in US counties (2004–

2021)

11/2/2026

2:30 PM –

3:30 PM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Bridget Kelly

Poster

Presenter

Making the Case for Girls: Framing

Strategies that Influenced the Global

Education Agenda

11/2/2026

2:30 PM –

3:30 PM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Abigail

Quashie

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

Making the Case for Girls: Framing

Strategies that Influenced the Global

Education Agenda

11/2/2026

2:30 PM –

3:30 PM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Karen

McDonnell

Author /

Coauthor

(Poster)

Making the Case for Girls: Framing

Strategies that Influenced the Global

Education Agenda

11/2/2026

3:30 PM –

3:45 PM

212B, Henry B.

González

Convention Center

Ana María del

Río-González

Presenter /

Talk

“Scholars in HIV/AIDS Research

Education” (SHARE) Program:

Preliminary Effectiveness of an

Undergraduate Summer Internship for

HIV/AIDS and Substance Use-Related

Research in Latino Communities.

11/2/2026

3:30 PM –

3:45 PM

212B, Henry B.

González

Convention Center

Jenny

Hernandez

Author /

Coauthor

(Talk)

“Scholars in HIV/AIDS Research

Education” (SHARE) Program:

Preliminary Effectiveness of an

Undergraduate Summer Internship for

HIV/AIDS and Substance Use-Related

Research in Latino Communities.

11/3/2026

8:45 AM –

9:00 AM

006B, Henry B.

González

Convention Center

Uriyoan Colon-

Ramos

Author /

Coauthor

(Talk)

Beyond paper and pencil: Validating a

multilingual digital toolkit to assess

home food environments and health

inequities

11/3/2026

10:30 AM –

11:30 AM

Exhibit Hall 3-4:

Poster Sessions,

Henry B. González

Convention Center

Amelia Kermis

Poster

Presenter

Generative AI and health

misinformation: A narrative review with

an applied evaluation of ChatGPT

Health in rural orthopedic decision-

making

11/3/2026

2:45 PM –

3:00 PM

008A, Henry B.

González

Convention Center

Shriya Thakkar

Presenter /

Talk

Objective and Perceived Neighborhood

Conditions as Correlates of Mental

Health in a Sample of US Young Adults

11/3/2026

2:45 PM –

3:00 PM

008A, Henry B.

González

Convention Center

Carla Berg

Author /

Coauthor

(Talk)

Objective and Perceived Neighborhood

Conditions as Correlates of Mental

Health in a Sample of US Young Adults

11/3/2026

2:45 PM –

3:00 PM

008A, Henry B.

González

Convention Center

Y. Tony Yang

Author /

Coauthor

(Talk)

Objective and Perceived Neighborhood

Conditions as Correlates of Mental

Health in a Sample of US Young Adults

11/3/2026

2:45 PM –

3:00 PM

008A, Henry B.

González

Convention Center

Yan Wang

Author /

Coauthor

(Talk)

Objective and Perceived Neighborhood

Conditions as Correlates of Mental

Health in a Sample of US Young Adults

11/3/2026

5:30 PM –

5:45 PM

210A, Henry B.

González

Convention Center

Monica Ruiz

Author /

Coauthor

(Talk)

Qualitative Assessment of Substance

Use Related Perinatal Health Needs in

Reddit Discourse Using Multiple Large

Language Models (LLM): A Proof-of-

Concept Study

11/4/2026

8:30 AM –

10:00 AM

221A, Henry B.

González

Convention Center

Armin Aflaki

Roundtable

Presenter

A proposed suicide prevention program

and evaluation framework for AI/AN

males ages 15-24 in Polson, MT

11/4/2026

9:00 AM –

9:15 AM

Bonham D, Grand

Hyatt San Antonio

River Walk

Lorien Abroms

Author /

Coauthor

(Talk)

Acculturation Style and Tobacco Use

Frequency in Hispanic Youth and

Young Adults

11/4/2026

10:30 AM –

10:45 AM

207B, Henry B.

González

Convention Center

Y. Tony Yang

Author /

Coauthor

(Talk)

County-Level Nonmedical Vaccine

Exemptions and Measles Outbreak

Vulnerability During the 2025 U.S.

Resurgence

11/4/2026

10:40 AM –

10:50 AM

210A, Henry B.

González

Convention Center

Aline Maybank

Author /

Coauthor

(Lightning

Session)

Leveraging digital media for public

health communications: A case study of

Gen Z public health content creators