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Institute of Womens Health Research Program
IWH-CoE Research Day 2006

2nd Annual
Women's Health Research Day @ VCU

List of Poster Presentations

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LAST NAME

FIRST NAME

TITLE

DEPARTMENT

POSTER TITLE

1

Abdul

Nicole

Research Specialist

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Spinal Cord Injury in Women Resulting From Domestic Violence

2

Adler

Stuart

Professor

Pediatrics

Placental enlargement in women with a primary maternal cytomegalovirus infection predicts fetal and neonatal disease: A prospective observational study

3

Ahmed

Gasmelseed

MD, MPH

Epidemiology and Community Health

The Impact of Age at Sexual Assault on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

4

Alleyne

Renee

Counseling Psychology Doctoral Candidate

Psychology

Parental influences on female adolescents' self-efficacy and intentions to commit to health-promoting behaviors

5

Alvanzo

Anika

Assistant Professor

Internal Medicine

Factors associated with heavy alcohol use among women in residential drug treatment

6

Alvanzo

Anika

Assistant Professor

Internal Medicine

Factors associated with lifetime depression in women in residential drug treatment

7

Anderson

Lynn

Graduate Research Associate

Psychology

Tobacco Use in a Residential Sample of Drug Dependent Women

8

Arrowood

James

Assoc Prof

Internal Medicine

Effect of Progestin Administration on Endothelial Function in Postmenopausal Women on Hormone Replacement

9

Bean

Melanie

Psychology

Differences in Diet by Gender, Ethnicity, and Body Mass Index among Ninth Grade Students: Baseline Findings from the BRIDGE to a Better Health Program

10

Bean

Melanie

Psychology

SOCIAL COGNITIVE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GIRLS: FINDINGS FROM GIRLS ON THE RUN

11

Bodurtha

Joann

Professor

Human Genetics

Women's Interest in Using the Computer for Breast Cancer Risk Information The WISER Study

12

Bond

Dale

Assistant Professor

Exercise Science

ATTAINMENT OF A MINIMAL LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (PA) ENHANCES PHYSICAL AND MENTAL QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) IMPROVEMENTS AMONG FEMALE GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY (GBS) PATIENTS

13

Brill

Kimberly

Assistant Professor

Gerontology

12-HETE is Elevated in Obese Non-Diabetic Women with PCOS Compared with Weight Matched Normal Women

14

Cadden

Kristen

Graduate Student

Physiology

Comparison of Leukocyte Classes Most Likely to Cause Vascular Dysfunction in Preeclampsia

15

Carcaise-Edinboro

Patricia

Doctoral candidate (march 2006)

Health Administration

Factors associated with the provision of coronary heart disease preventive care

16

Cheang

Kai

Assistant Professor

Pharmacy

Release of the D-Chiro-Inositol-Containing Inositolphosphoglycan (DCI-IPG) Mediator Correlates with Insulin Sensitivity in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

17

Downs

Robert

Professor of Medicine

Internal Medicine/ Endocrinology

Higher Prevalence of Hypocalcemia in Men Than Women after Gastric Bypass Surgery for Obesity

18

Durrette

Monica

Graduate Student

Psychology

Prematurity Stereotyping and NICU Hospitalization: Relations to Maternal Adaptation

19

Elmore

Lynne

Assistant Professor

Pathology & Massey Cancer Center

Redistribution of TRF2 at the telomere in breast cancer cells after chemotherapeutic exposure.

20

Ericksen

Jeff

Associate Professor

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Does gynecological surgery contribute to low back problems in later life? An analysis of the Women's Health and Aging Study

21

Essah

Paulina

Assistant Professor

Internal Medicine

Differences in Dyslipidemia between American and Italian Women

22

Essah

Paulina

Assistant Professor

Internal Medicine

Effect of Macronutrient Composition on PYY Levels

23

Essah

Paulina

Assistant Professor

Internal Medicine

Effect of Dietary Weight Loss on PYY Levels

24

Fernandez

Antony

Director PTSD Program

Mental Health Service Line

Profile of PTSD severity and Body Mass Index in female military veterans: The Richmond experience

25

Fitzgerald

Angela

Psychology

Gender Differences in Risky and Protective Drug and Sex Attitudes and Behaviors among African American adolescents

27

Frances-Fischer

Jana

Ph.D. Counseling Psychology

None

28

Gadiwalla

Seema

Asst. Professor

Internal Medicine

Prevalence of Obesity in a Suburban Women's Health Center of Excellence Clinic

29

Gerk

Phillip

Assistant Professor

Pharmaceutics

EFFLUX TRANSPORT OF 2,4-DINITROPHENYL-S-GLUTATHIONE IN HUMAN TERM PLACENTAL VILLOUS TISSUE

30

Hampton

Carol

Associate Dean

Faculty and Instructional Development

Reasons for Faculty Attrition Among Respondents to a Faculty Exit Survey

31

Harris

Rachel

Undergraduate student & Office assistant

Psychology Department

Gender and genealogy health knowledge: An analysis of the BRIDGE to Better Health program

32

Heckman

Carolyn

Assistant Professor

Psychiatry

Identifying Areas for Intervention Among Young Adult Women Who Tan

33

Hettema

John

MD, PhD; Assistant Professor

Psychiatry

THE IMPACT OF GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER AND STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS ON RISK FOR MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODES

34

Hills

Robin

MS, WHNP, RNC, Clinical Instructor

Department of Maternal Child Nursing

Vaginal Lactobacilli Overgrowth

35

Hoy

Kristyn

Research Faculty

Psychology

The evaluation of BSE skills among suburban adolescent women

36

Hurst

Carol

Doctoral Candidate

School of Social Work

Constraints on the Breastfeeding Choices of Low Income Mothers: A Pilot Study

37

Karjane

Nicole

Assistant Professor

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Prevalence of psychiatric disorders and alcohol abuse risk factors in pregnant women with a history of infertility

39

Kracen

Amanda

Doctoral Student

Counseling Psychology

Role-Related Stress and Meaning Among Adult Oncology Nurses

40

Leisey

Monica

MSW, PhD-ABD

Tompkins-McCaw Library

Information Prescriptions: Real and Perceived Barriers to Fulfillment

41

Leisey

Monica

MSW, PhD-ABD

School of Social Work

Don't Say its Domestic Violence: Older Women Share How to Reach Out

42

Leisey

Monica

MSW, PhD-ABD

School of Social Work

A Description of Forensic Services provided to female victims of domestic and sexual violence in an urban emergency department.

43

Lerner

Andrea

Counseling Psychology Graduate Student

Psychology

Gender Differences in Forgiveness and Mental Health in Recently Married Couples

44

Maes

Hermine

PhD

Human Genetics

Familial resemblance in leisure exercise behavior in adult males and females

45

Magnusson

Brianna

Epidemiology and Community Health

Predictors of Early Onset of Sexual Activity in Male and Female Residents of the United States

46

May

Kennedy

Associate Professor

Behavioral Science & Health Promotion

Effects on HIV stigma of viewing an HIV-relevant storyline

47

Meade

Michelle

Associate Professor

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Gender Differences in Long-term Psychological outcomes for Individuals with Violently acquired Spinal Cord Injury

48

Meshberg-Cohen

Sarah

Graduate Research Assistant

Psychology

TRAIT ANXIETY, PANIC DISORDER, PANIC ATTACKS, AND ALCOHOL USE IN PREGNANT AND NON-PREGNANT WOMEN

49

Mitchell

Karen

Graduate Student

Psychology

Innovative Interventions for Disordered Eating: Evaluating Dissonance-Based and Yoga Interventions

50

Mitchell

Karen

Graduate Student

Psychology

Anxiety and Depression as Mediators of the Association between Childhood Abuse and Eating Disordered Behavior in African American and Caucasian Female Undergraduates: A Test of Cultural Invariance

51

Patterson

Jennifer

Graduate Student

Microbiology and Immunology

Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide and Lactic Acid on Planktonic versus Adherent Biofilm Cultures of Gardnerella vaginalis

52

Poynter

Kennon

Graduate Student

Human Genetics

Targeting Telomerase Using RNAi and Dominant Negative hTERT as a Means of Inducing Breast Tumor Cell Sensitivity

53

Quillin

John

Instructor

Human Genetics

Reported Family History of Breast Cancer among High School Girls and Boys

54

Reiss

Jeanese

Putative Insulin Mediators in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: MYO-IPG Bioactivity Assay Validation

School of Pharmacy

Putative Insulin Mediators in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: MYO-IPG Bioactivity Assay Validation

55

Robinson

Susan

Professor

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Perinatal Nicotine Exposure Modifies Nicotinic Cholinergic Receptor (nAChR) Response across Development in the Rat

56

Sanchez

Emilse S.

Ph.D. Student

Biochemistry

IS THE MANAGEMENT OF PREGNANT OPIOID ADDICTS WITH BUPRENORPHINE SAFE? - STUDIES ON AN ANIMAL MODEL SUGGESTING POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON PERINATAL CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MYELINATION -

57

Shah

Tanvi

M.S.

OB/GYN and Physiology

OBESE WOMEN HAVE SIGNIFICANT VASCULAR INFILTRATION OF NEUTROPHILS WHICH MAY PUT THEM AT RISK FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

58

Shah

Tanvi

M.S.

OB/GYN and Physiology

ACTIVATION OF NF-kB AND EXPRESSION OF COX-2 IS ASSOCIATED WITH NEUTROPHIL INFILTRATION IN SYSTEMIC VASCULAR TISSUE OF WOMEN WITH PREECLAMPSIA

59

Sharma

Susmeeta

Research Resident

Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism

Misleading Effects of a Low-Carbohydrate Diet on Glucose Tolerance Testing in Women with PCOS: A Case Report

60

Sharma

Susmeeta

Research Resident

Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism

Changes in Glucose Tolerance with Metformin Treatment in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Retrospective Analysis

61

Trace

Sara

Graduate Student

Psychology

Characteristics of Monozygotic Male and Female Twins Discordant for Overweight: A Descriptive Study

62

Vaidya

Soniya

Graduate Student

Department of Pharmaceutics

Detection of 2,4-Dinitrophenyl-S-glutathione (DNP-SG) Efflux from Human Placental Villous Tissue Fragments

63

Wagley

Nile

Graduate Student

Psychology

Gender Differences in the Responsiveness of Youth to Bridge: A School-Based Behavior Modification Program for Health

64

Walker

Rachel

Graduate Student

Psychology

Associations among Postpartum Depression, Eating Disorders and Perfectionism in a Population-Based Sample of Adult Women

65

Wallace

Ian

Psychology

The Intentions and Self-Efficacy of High School Girls and Boys to Perform Breast and Testicular Self-Exams: Findings from the Building a BRIDGE to Better Health Program

66

Wilder Schaaf

Katy

graduate student

Psychology

Parents' Influence on Adolescents' Self Efficacy to Engage in Health Behaviors

67

Wilson

Diane B.

Associate Professor

Internal Medicine, Quality Health Care and Massey Cancer Center

Examining Age and Race Disparities in Primary and Secondary Breast Cancer Prevention Among Patients in a Women's Health Clinic

68

Witten

Tarynn

Associate Professor

Social Work and Gerontology

Gendering Health Across the Lifespan - Contragender Issues in Women's Health

69

Zhang

Yan

Assistant Professor

Medicinal Chemistry

Chemokine Receptor CCR5 Antagonist as Novel Anti Breast Cancer Agent

70

Zhang

Zheng

Postdoc Associate

Nephrology

Pregnancy upregulates the alpha subunit of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) in rat kidney

71

Ziobro

Julie

Development of a student organization for the promotion of women's health education

 


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