APHA 2019 - George Mason College of Health and Human Services

Constance Owens

Constance Owens, HAP PhD student, to receive national student award at the November 2019 American Public Health Association (APHA) meeting in Philadelphia

College of Health and Human Services Sessions

Debora Goetz Goldberg

Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions and their Experiences with Care in an Insurer-Sponsored Patient-Centered Medical HomeDebora Goetz Goldberg, PhD, MBA, MHA1, Gilbert Gimm, Ph.D.2, Sriteja Burla2 and Len Nichols, PhD2, (1)George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, (2)George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Date: Wednesday, November 6
Time: 10:50-11:10 am


Kelly Beckwith

5110.0 - Policies for sustainable, coordinated, comprehensive school health programs and services

Date: Wednesday, November 6
Time: 10:30 am-12:00 pm


Sriteja Burla, PhD Student

Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions and their Experiences with Care in an Insurer-Sponsored Patient-Centered Medical Home

Debora Goetz Goldberg, PhD, MBA, MHA1, Gilbert Gimm, Ph.D.2, Sriteja Burla2 and Len Nichols, PhD2, (1)George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, (2)George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Date: Wednesday, November 6
Time: 10:50-11:10 am


Lawrence Cheskin

Gestational diabetes among Native American women: Lifetime prevalence and risk factors based on the OPREVENT2 study

Brittany Jock, PhD, MHS1, Caroline Wensel2, Lawrence Cheskin, MD3, Wendy Bennett, MD4 and Joel Gittelsohn, PhD2, (1)Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, (2)Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, (3)George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, (4)Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Date: Tuesday, November 5
Time: 10:30 – 11:30 am


Alison Cuellar

Identifying Constructs Describing Quality Improvement Strategies in Primary Care Practices

Ann Chou, PhD, MPH1, Xi Chen, MD, MS1, Julie A. Stoner, PhD2, Ji Li, MS1 and Alison Cuellar, PhD3, (1)University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, (2)College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, (3)George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Date: Tuesday, November 5
Time: 10:30 – 11:30 am


Cara Frankenfeld

Racial disparities in colorectal cancer time-to-treatment in relation to residential segregation of the diagnostic hospital

Cara Frankenfeld, PhD, Timothy Leslie, PhD and Nirup Menon, PhD, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Date: Tuesday, November 5
Time: 1-2pm

Racial disparities in colorectal cancer time-to-surgery and survival time associated with diagnosing hospital cancer-related diagnostic and treatment capabilities in Georgia

Cara Frankenfeld, PhD, Nirup Menon, PhD and Timothy Leslie, PhD, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Date: Wednesday, November 6
Time: 8:50 – 9:10 am


Gilbert Gimm

Assessing the Prevalence and Predictors of E-Cigarette Use among Working-Age Adults with and without Disabilities in 2017

Gilbert Gimm, Ph.D. and Constance Owens, MPH, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Date: Monday, November 4
Time: 1:40 – 2:00 pm

Addressing Disparities in Health Care Access for Adults with Disabilities: Early versus Late Medicaid Expansion States

Constance Owens, MPH and Gilbert Gimm, Ph.D., George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Date: Tuesday, November 5
Time: 1-2pm

Out of Pocket Spending on Prescription Drugs in Working-Age Adults with Disabilities, 2008-2016

Gilbert Gimm, Ph.D., George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, Elizabeth Wood, PhD, Washington State University, Spokane, WA and Rory VanGarde, PhD, Washington State University – Spokane

Date: Tuesday, November 5
Time: 1-2pm

Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions and their Experiences with Care in an Insurer-Sponsored Patient-Centered Medical Home

Debora Goetz Goldberg, PhD, MBA, MHA1, Gilbert Gimm, Ph.D.2, Sriteja Burla2 and Len Nichols, PhD2, (1)George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, (2)George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Date: Wednesday, November 6
Time: 10:50 – 11:10 am


Len Nichols

Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions and their Experiences with Care in an Insurer-Sponsored Patient-Centered Medical Home

Debora Goetz Goldberg, PhD, MBA, MHA1, Gilbert Gimm, Ph.D.2, Sriteja Burla2 and Len Nichols, PhD2, (1)George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, (2)George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Date: Wednesday, November 6
Time: 10:50 – 11:10 am


Constance Owens, MPH Graduate Research Assistant

Assessing the Prevalence and Predictors of E-Cigarette Use among Working-Age Adults with and without Disabilities in 2017

Gilbert Gimm, Ph.D. and Constance Owens, MPH, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Date: Monday, November 4
Time: 1:40 – 2:00 pm

Addressing Disparities in Health Care Access for Adults with Disabilities: Early versus Late Medicaid Expansion States

Constance Owens, MPH and Gilbert Gimm, Ph.D., George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Date: Tuesday, November 5
Time: 1-2pm


Matthew Rossheim

Association between Off-Premise Spirit Sales and Violent Crime: Do Alcohol Control Systems Mitigate Harm?

Pamela J. Trangenstein, PhD MPH, Alcohol Research Group, Emeryville, CA, Rachel Coe, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, Cassandra Greisen, MPA, National Alcohol Beverage Control Association, Alexandria, VA and Matthew Rossheim, PhD, MPH, CPH, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Date: Wednesday, November 6
Time: 11:10--11:30 am

Innovative Methods in Supersized Alcopop Research: An Overview of Findings and Implications

Matthew Rossheim, PhD, MPH, CPH1, Dennis Thombs, PhD, FAAHB2, Ryan Treffers, JD3, David Jernigan, PhD4, Kaylin Greene, PhD5, Allison Yurasek, PhD6, Kwynn Gonzalez-Pons, MPH7, Adam Barry, PhD8, Pamela Trangenstein, PhD9 and Matthew Peterson, PhD1, (1)George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, (2)University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, (3)PIRE, Berkeley, CA, (4)Boston University, Boston, MA, (5)Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, (6)University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, (7)University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, (8)Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, (9)Public Health Institute, Emeryville, CA

Date: Wednesday, November 6
Time: 10:30-10:50 am


Anna Scolese, Graduate Research Assistant
Intimate partner violence against low-income women in Mexico City and associations with child school attendance: A latent class analysis using cross-sectional data. Anna Scolese, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Date: Wednesday, November 6
Time: 10:50--11:10 am


Evelyn Tomaszewski

Mental health as an equal partner in the global commitment to UHC- Reflections from the UN High Level Meeting

Evelyn Tomaszewski, MSW1, Gita Jaffe, PhD2, Cynthia Handrup, DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC3, Rebecca Singer, DNP, RN3, Deborah Klein Walker, EdD4, Edilma Yearwood, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN5 and Robin Kimbrough-Melton, JD6, (1)George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, (2)Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice, Toronto, ON, Canada, (3)University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, (4)ABT Associates, Cambridge, MA, (5)Georgetown University, Washington, DC, DC, (6)Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, CROZET, VA

Date: Tuesday, November 5
Time: 10:30 am--12:00 pm


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