2020 Program
The 7th Annual Conference took place at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Alumni Auditorium, William Black Medical Research Building, 650 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, and the Ballroom (Poster Sessions) at 50 Haven Avenue, New York, NY 10032.
Keynote: "Lead with Your Heart"
Dean Cheryl G. Healton, MPA, DrPH, Dean, School of Global Public Health, New York University
Dr. Cheryl Healton is responsible for building the academic, service, and research programs at the New York University School of Global Public Health (NYU GPH), which focus on domestic and international health with an emphasis on prevention, systems intervention, and innovation in public health practice.
Previously, as the founding President and CEO of Legacy (Truth Initiative), Dr. Healton worked to further the foundation’s mission to build a world where young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit. While there, she guided the national youth tobacco prevention counter-marketing campaign, truth®, which has been credited with reducing youth smoking to record lows.
Prior to Legacy, Dr. Healton held numerous roles at Columbia University, where she expanded the scope of public health programs and innovative educational initiatives to advance public health practice.
Through her research, she has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers and special reports on public health related topics including HIV/AIDS, public health education, health policy, substance abuse, and tobacco.
Program Agenda
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
Pam Factor-Litvak, Professor, Epidemiology, CUMC
Charles Branas, Gelman Endowed Professor, and Chair, Epidemiology, CUMC
Linda Fried, Dean, Mailman School of Public Health, Professor of Public Health, Practice, Epidemiology and Medicine
9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Remarks on Coronavirus Outbreak
Stephen Morse, Professor, Epidemiology, CUMC
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Keynote Address
Dean Cheryl G. Healton, MPA, DrPH, Dean, School of Global Public Health, New York University
Lead with Your Heart
10:15 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.
Coffee and refreshments
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Oral Session A: Topics on Aging and Health Equity
Moderator: Parisa Tehranifar, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Susannah Hopkins Leisher, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Maternal Stress and Infant Telomere Length
Daniel Bu, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Assessing the Health and Economic Impact of a sugar sweetened beverage tax in NYC
Stella S. Yi, New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Addressing health equity through community-partnered integration of participatory implementation science and systems science: An exemplar from community-based healthy aging collaboratives in New York City
April Aviles and Jannae Parrott, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Let’s talk about racism: the development and formative evaluation of a workplace toolkit to normalize conversations about racial equity and social justice
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Poster Session A
12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch (provided)
1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Poster Session B
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Oral Session B: Topics on Infections and Environmental Exposures
Moderator: Stephanie Shiau, Rutgers University School of Public Health
Anna Bershteyn, New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Beyond U=U: reducing AIDS mortality further accelerates declines in HIV incidence
Antonine Jean, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Assessing the Impact of Pertussis Case Definition Changes, New York City (NYC) 2014-2019
Mahathi Vojjala, New York University School of Global Public Health
Biomarker Levels among E-Cigarette Users: A Systematic Review
Vincenza Caruso, Northwell Health
FASNY – Northwell Health Study of Cancer in Volunteer Firefighters in New York State (NYS)
3:15 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Coffee and refreshments
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Flash Science Presentations
Moderator: Sheng Li, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
Kinjia Hinterland, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Hundreds of Stories, One Place to Start: A User-centered Approach to Redesigning a New York City Data Application
Wan Yang, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Survival model methods for analyses of cancer incidence trends in young adults
Indira Debchoudhury, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
E-Cigarette use among middle and high school students in New York City, 2014-2018
Yi-Ling Tan, New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Addressing Chinese American H. pylori and stomach cancer disparities through EHR-based tools in a large NYC healthcare system
Hae-Young Kim, New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Effect of seroconcordance on HIV incidence in rural South Africa: evidence from agent-based simulation modeling
Jonathan Russell, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Association between post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol-related hospitalizations among World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees, 2003-2016
Hayley Maisel, Northwell Health
The Mental Health Effects of Hurricane Sandy Exposure on Older New York Residents
Megan Marziali, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Loneliness and Self-Rated Physical Health Among Gay, Bisexual and other Men who have Sex with Men in Vancouver, Canada
Filippa Juul, New York University School of Global Public Health
The association between ultra-processed food intake and incident hard cardiovascular disease events in the Framingham Offspring Study
Rienna Russo, New York University Langone Health
Frequency of fast food consumption and associated characteristics among adults in NYC: Heart Follow Up Study (HFUS) 2010