Presenters - Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS), Norfolk, Hampton Roads

A majority of the scholars presented their work in-person on Thursday, July 29. View the complete schedule of events for the 2021 Summer Scholars Poster Symposium.

Seventeen scholars who were unable to attend the event recorded PowerPoint videos of their presentations. Links to their presentations are available in the table below labeled "Virtual".

Find a complete playlist of these videos on the EVMS YouTube Channel.

Virtual

Researcher	Title	Mentor	Q&A Group
Jason Bard	Utilizing a Quality of Life (QOL) Tool to Examine the Presence of Fatigue in Subjects with Diabetes	Dr. Henri Parson	Public Health and Behavioral Health 1
Jack Capra	Extreme Heat Events and Health Outcomes: Vulnerability Mapping of the City of Norfolk	Dr. Alexandra Leader	Global Health
Kayla Disasi	Patient-Targeted Googling: A Qualitative Study of Psychologists' Perceptions and Practices	Ms. Emily Putnam and Dr. Kelli England	Public Health and Behavioral Health 1
Syed Haque	Creating Community Dialogue to Improve Oral Health in Hampton Roads	Ms. Sara Rothenberg	Public Health and Behavioral Health 3
Angel Harrison	Assessment of Social Determinants and Socioeconomic Status on Children's Academic Success and the Efficacy of a Health Education and Prevention Program: Healthy Alternatives for Little Ones (HALO)	Ms. Sara Rothenberg	Public Health and Behavioral Health 1
Mayuri Kathrotia	Changes After COVID-19 Among People Who Smoke Cigarettes	Dr. Paul T. Harrell	Public Health and Behavioral Health 1
Zakary Kolkey	Analysis of Racial Disparities in Pancreatic Cancer Survival, Diagnosis and Treatment in the greater Hampton Roads Area	Dr. Amy H. Tang	Laboratory and Educational Research
Thomas Marshall	A Characterization of Patients Receiving Multiple Biologics for Chronic Inflammatory Diseases	Dr. Joseph K. Han	Laboratory and Educational Research
Nolan Martin	The Digital Patient Project: Trends in Data Standards for Modeling Human Biological Systems	Dr. Bob Armstrong	Public Health and Behavioral Health 2
Maria Miller	Impact of COVID-19 on Families of Children with Autism	Dr. John Harrington	Clinical
Rohini Perera	Portsmouth Diabetes Prevention Project: EVMS Connect4Health+ Wellness Coaching during COVID-19	Mrs. Amy Paulson	Public Health and Behavioral Health 3
Christian Schmidt	Telehealth Utilization and No-show Rates during COVID-19 Pandemic in the EVMS HOPES Clinic and Clinica Comunitaria Esperanza	Dr. Alexandra Leader	Global Health
Rohan Sharma	A Retrospective Comparative Analysis of Patients with Diabetes and Hypertension at EVMS HOPES and Clinica Esperanza Student-Run Free Clinics	Dr. Alexandra Leader	Global Health
Sarah Smallets	Does Prioritizing Health During Packaged Product Selection Predict Nutrition Label Use: A Cross-sectional Study of Hispanic Adults in Hampton Roads, Accomack, and Northampton Counties	Dr. Alexandra Leader	Global Health
Erica Stephens	Improving health outcomes through understanding access to oral health care in Hampton Roads	Ms. Sara Rothenberg	Public Health and Behavioral Health 3
Anisha Vanka	Incorporating Vape Prevention Education in Pediatric Practices	Dr. Kelli England	Public Health and Behavioral Health 2
Hemasree Yeluru	Evaluation of the Emergency Department Usage After a Hurricane: Identifying At-Risk Populations	Dr. Gregory S. Weingart	Public Health and Behavioral Health 2

In-person

Researcher	Title	Mentor	Location
Oluwatobi Akande	Managing the gap in General Academic Pediatrics (GAP) regarding food insecurity	Dr. Heidi Flatin	Public Health and Behavioral Health 2
Sarah Alnaif	A Latinx Community-Based Educational Intervention to Address Health Disparities in Malignant Melanoma	Dr. Alexandra Leader	Global Health
Phillip Ball	Studies of Cytochrome C Oxidase Activity in Different Regions of Autopsy Confirmed Alzheimer Disease Brains	Dr. Frank Castora	Laboratory and Educational Research
Katherine Becker	Characterizing Food Security Within Hispanic Communities of Hampton Roads, Accomack and Northampton Counties	Dr. Alexandra Leader	Global Health
David Brodnik	An Inquiry Into Equity Issues Surrounding COVID-19 Among Black and African American Individuals	Dr. Patti Kiger	Public Health and Behavioral Health 3
Colbie Burley	Career Development Curriculum: Review and Enhancement	Dr. Heather Newton	Laboratory and Educational Research
Madeline Caballero	Helping Babies Breathe: Effect of Clinical Role on Knowledge Acquisition following Course Implementation in the Dominican Republic	Dr. Alexandra Leader	Global Health
Vincent Chan	Exploring the role of cannabinoid-2 receptor activation in bacterial clearance	Dr. Nagaraja Nagre	Laboratory and Educational Research
Madeleine Chasse	Comparison of Clinical Knowledge Acquisition at Pilot Sites Following Helping Babies Breathe/Essential Care for Every Baby Course Implementation in the Dominican Republic	Dr. Alexandra Leader	Global Health
Parth Contractor	COVID-19 and its Effect on BMI Year Over Year in Both Normal BMI Patients and Already Identified At-Risk Population with BMIs >85% Pre-pandemic	Dr. John Harrington	Clinical
Riccardo De Cataldo	Goals and Requirements for Mentorship in an Academic Pediatric Specialty Practice	Dr. Eric Werner	Laboratory and Educational Research
Rohan Dod	Improving the Recognition of a "No Hit Zone" in a Pediatric Practice	Dr. John Harrington	Clinical
Maymona Dulli	Can Mouse Ovarian Follicles Grow and Ovulate In Vitro?	Dr. Diane Duffy	Laboratory and Educational Research
Brandon Euker	Overall Survival and Racial Disparity for Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Patients in Hampton Roads, Virginia	Dr. Amy Tang	Laboratory and Educational Research
Virginia Evans	Impact of COVID-19 on families of children with autism spectrum disorder	Dr. John Harrington	Clinical
Nathaniel Faber	Understanding, Improving & Tracking of Diabetes Care in the Western Tidewater Region of Virginia	Dr. Henri Parson	Public Health and Behavioral Health 1
Kari Flicker	A Quality Improvement Project to Evaluate and Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of UTIs in the Pediatric Urgent Care Setting	Dr. Benjamin Klick	Clinical
Ryan Harris	Using Ground-Based Spaceflight Analogs to Understand the Impact of Inflight Stressors on Sensorimotor Function	Dr. Laurie Wellman	Laboratory and Educational Research
Sarah Hermak	Skin Beauty Attitudes and Sun-Safe Behaviors Among Latinx Communities in Hampton Roads	Dr. Alexandra Leader	Global Health
Daniel Heshmatipour	Validation of Child-Reported Quality of Life Instrument in Children With Sleep Disordered Breathing	Dr. Cristina Baldassari	Clinical
Saad Jafri	Pilot study of the efficacy of pyridostigmine for reversal of post-injection dysphonia following botulinum neurotoxin laryngeal chemo-denervation in spasmodic dysphonia	Dr. Benjamin Rubinstein	Clinical
Hannah James	Personal Inventory Asset Mapping as an Intervention to Mitigate Imposter Phenomenon in Medical School Classes: A Needs Assessment	Dr. Lauren Mazzurco	Laboratory and Educational Research
Diamond King	Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Induction in Endothelial Cell Function and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction	Dr. Khalid Matrougui	Laboratory and Educational Research
Rayghan Larick	POCUS: An opportunity to improve High Value Care Education in the Clinical Learning Environment	Dr. Lauren Mazzurco	Laboratory and Educational Research
Evan Leung	Expression of CD163 and CD206 CNS macrophage markers in a SIV-macaque model following CSF1R-targeting BLZ945 treatment	Dr. Woong-ki Kim	Laboratory and Educational Research
Lydia Lukomski	Portsmouth Diabetes Prevention Project: EVMS Connect4Health+ Wellness Coaching during COVID-19	Mrs. Amy Paulson	Public Health and Behavioral Health 3
Emmanuel Marfo	Analysis of Treatments of anaphylaxis cases in the Emergency department at CHKD from 2010-2020	Dr. Kelly Maples and Dr. Jeremy Owens	Laboratory and Educational Research
Baillie McGowan	Portsmouth Diabetes Prevention Project: EVMS Connect4Health+ Wellness Coaching during COVID-19	Mrs. Amy Paulson	Public Health and Behavioral Health 2
Wais Mojadedi	A Preliminary Assessment on the Utility of Universal Lipid Screening Guidelines at CHKD Pediatrics	Dr. John Harrington	Clinical
Michele Nsianya	Improving Health Outcomes Through Understanding Access to Oral Health Care in Hampton Roads	Ms. Sara Rothenberg	Clinical
Serena Pu	Video-Based Tracheostomy Care Education for Medical Students	Dr. Jonathan Mark	Laboratory and Educational Research
Kennedy Rains	The Effectiveness of Procalcitonin in Detecting Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients on Immunosuppression Therapy	Dr. Patrick Haggerty	Clinical
Kirstin Reed	The Effects of Sleep Disorders and Cocaine on Microglial Activation and Autophagy in the Brain	Dr. Ming-Lei Guo	Laboratory and Educational Research
Dustin Runzo	COVID-19 and its Effect on BMI Year Over Year in Both Normal BMI Patients and Already Identified At-Risk Population with BMIs >85% Pre-pandemic	Dr. John Harrington	Clinical
Shreeyas Satish Kumar	Evaluation of Value-Based Care of Lipid Screening Guidelines at CHKD Pediatrics	Dr. John Harrington	Clinical
Levi Schiefer	The Incidence and Etiology of Anaphylaxis in Children Ages 0-21 Seen in a Tertiary Pediatric ED at CHKD from 2010-2019	Dr. Kelly Maples and Dr. Jeremy Owens	Laboratory and Educational Research
Morgan Shelton	Early indicators of potential behavioral health concerns in toddlers	Dr. Mary Margaret Gleason	Clinical
Edward Si	Investigation of how a gap junction factor may modulate exosomal characteristics	Dr. David Mu	Laboratory and Educational Research
Miranda Teixeira	Inconsistencies in ASQ measurements of infant social and behavioral health	Dr. Mary Margaret Gleason	Clinical
Shambhawi Thakur	Program Evaluation and Assessment of Vital Sign Measurement at EVMS HOPES Ophthalmology Clinic	Dr. Alexandra Leader	Global Health
Jacob Whitley	Relative Proportion of T9861C Mutation in Alzheimer's Disease Brain Regions Using a New Allele-Specific PCR Assay	Dr. Frank Castora	Laboratory and Educational Research
Troy Williams	The Effectiveness of Procalcitonin in Detecting Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients	Dr. Patrick Haggerty	Clinical
Zachary Yorke	Improving Recognition of a "No Hit Zone" in Parents of Children 6 Months to 5 Years of Age in an Urban General Academic Pediatrics Clinic	Dr. John Harrington	Clinical
Shakira Young	Analyzing the Initial Resident Recruitment Season After an Expedited Interdepartmental Program Merger	Dr. John Snellings	Laboratory and Educational Research
Aleksandr Zyskin	Role of BCR in Atherosclerosis	Dr. Elena Galkina	Laboratory and Educational Research