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Mailman School Holds Second Annual Student Research Diversity Day
Nine students presented their research on April 11 at the second annual Student Research Diversity Day (SRDD). Following introductory remarks from Allan Rosenfield, MD, dean, an audience of faculty members, current and admitted students, and others from the Mailman School community learned about policy and historical influences on health, social and behavioral risk factors and trends in HIV/AIDS, and physical and mental health issues in diverse populations.
"I am honored to be selected to present among my peers," said Ms. Wai-Yee Jackson, a master's candidate in the Department of Epidemiology,. "SRDD was an opportunity for me to run through my research findings and think critically to answer questions from the audience, which is useful when preparing manuscripts for journal publications."
Ms. Jackson presented findings from the study, "Understanding Stigma-Related Emotions: A Step towards Culturally-Sensitive Treatments for Chinese Immigrants with Schizophrenia." The research-conducted by Ms. Jackson, Grace Lai, LCSW, and Larry Yang, PhD-has been accepted for poster presentation at the American Psychology Association (APA) National Convention this August.
"Student Research Diversity Day highlights the broad range of research and service activities in which our students are engaged," said Ana Abraido-Lanza, PhD, associate professor of Sociomedical Sciences and co-advisor to the committee. "It provides a forum for students to share their work-much of which focuses on diverse and under-served populations-with the Mailman community. It also provides admitted students with a glimpse of the exciting and significant work of our current students."
As part of this year's event, three students were presented awards for "Best Abstracts." The winners were selected for public health significance, scientific and methodologic rigor, and clarity of writing. The awards were sponsored by the Diversity Committee of the Mailman School of Public Health and the Public Health Doctoral Students Association.
The award winners are:
Valerie Wai-Yee Jackson – Department of Epidemiology
Kara Keating – Department of Health Policy and Management and Global Health Track
Aisha Siebert – Department of Environmental Health Sciences
The following four students received “Honorable Mention” for their abstracts:
Julie Flom - Department of Epidemiology
Cynthia Lendor – Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Stephanie Cook – Department of Sociomedical Sciences
Michael Marco – Department of Epidemiology
The event was sponsored by the Office of the Dean, the Diversity Committee, the Office of Student Affairs, and the Public Health Doctoral Students Association in recognition of the breadth and depth of the research being conducted by Mailman School students.
For a copy of the program, please click here.
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