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APHA 2026
San Antonio, TX | November 1-4, 2026

Join the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions at APHA 2026 as our faculty, students and alumni come together with public health professionals from across the country and around the world.

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Stop by Booth #2030 to connect with the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions. We can’t wait to see you in San Antonio!

2026 UB Presenters

Emily Carter
Education about PrEP use disparities and confidence in PrEP counseling among future healthcare providers: The role of LGBTQ clinical preparedness

  • Time: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - Exhibit Hall 3-4: Poster Sessions (Row 13, Board 4)
  • Authors: Emily Carter, Amy Hequembourg, Gene Morse, Sarahmona Przybyla (SPHHP faculty), Jacob Bleasdale

Comfort Olorunsaiye
It takes a village: Migration, postpartum support disruption, and maternal wellbeing among African immigrants in the US

  • Time: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - Exhibit Hall 3-4: Poster Sessions (Row 25, Board 6)
  • Authors: Comfort Olorunsaiye, Redate Kibret, Ucheoma Nwaouzuru, Madison Thai, Grace Hatridge, Joanna Okusaga, Triphine Sodjinou, Kafuli Agbemenu (SON faculty), Tanbira Zaman, Larissa Huber

Annabelle Sanders
Redlining and renal health: Spatial analysis of historic redlining and kidney-related hospitalizations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Time: 4:45 p.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - 304C (2111.0) 
  • Authors: Annabelle Sanders, Joseph Crane (SON faculty), Colleen Geib (SON faculty), Michelle Zappas (SON faculty), Xingjian Zhang (SPHHP PhD student), Lisa Thompson, and Daniel Smith

Xiaozhong Wen (JSMBS faculty)
Associations Between Maternal E-Cigarette Use During Pregnancy and Infant Mortality in the First 6 Months of Life

  • Time: 4:45 p.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Location: Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk - Bonham D (2066.0)
  • Authors: Xiaozhong Wen, Chan Li, Jennifer Chen, Alexia Pezzino, Aaron Fanti and Bhavika Garg

Bonnie Vest (JSMBS faculty)
Evaluation of opioid settlement fund spending in Erie County, New York

  • Time: 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - Exhibit Hall 3-4: Poster Sessions (Row 8, Board 1)
  • Authors: Bonnie Vest, Allison Panaro, Matthew Thomas, Olivia Tutuska, Jennifer Serniuk, Taylor Winter, Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter

Jaye Derrick (SPHHP faculty)
Loneliness and alcohol use in daily life: Identifying high-risk drinking moments

  • Time: 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - Exhibit Hall 3-4: Poster Sessions (Row 10, Board 6) 
  • Authors: Jaye Derrick, Eun-Ji Song, and Katherine MacEachern

Kim J. Arcoleo
School-Based Asthma Therapy Program: Economic Evaluation of Pragmatic Implementation

  • Time: 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - Exhibit Hall 3-4: Poster Sessions (Row 24, Board 1)
  • Authors: Kim J. Arcoleo, Elizabeth Allen, Jill Halterman, Mary Kay Irwin, Musmulyono Musmulyono, Yijun Liu, Greta Ziegler (SPHHP PhD student), Katia Noyes (SPHHP faculty)

Ziana Rescorl
Dyadic effects of mental health on relationship instability among US military couples

  • Time: 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - Exhibit Hall 3-4: Poster Sessions (Row 34, Board 8)
  • Authors: Ziana Rescorl, Jennifer Fillo, Jessica Kulak (SPHHP faculty), Monique Nakamura, Lynn Homish (SPHHP faculty), Kenneth Leonard (JSMBS faculty), and Gregory G. Homish (SPHHP faculty)

Dorcas Adom
“Thank you for asking us what we would like”: co-designing hivst and prep strategies with young women in Ghana—findings from the wise woman study

  • Time: 5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - 006C (2094.0) 
  • Authors: Dorcas Adom, Caroline Kingori, Abass Abubakar, Yaa Obeng, Maame Araba Oduro, Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong (SPHHP faculty)

 

Xiaozhong Wen (JSMBS Faculty)
Associations of maternal peanut food consumption during pregnancy

  • Time: 9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - 006B (3030.0) 
  • Authors: Xiaozhong Wen, Fatima Mohammed, Ethan Conner, Akashpreet Grewal, Heath Cottengim, Priyadharshan Manohar, Madison Pompy and Todd Rideout

Nathaniel Woodard
Leveraging prostate cancer support groups to promote physical activity and well-being among aging cancer survivors: A community-based approach

  • Time: 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - 212A (3020.0) 
  • Author: Nathaniel Woodard (SPHHP faculty), Tara-Ann Perreault (SPHHP faculty), Nathalie Lopez, Yi Xiong, Andrew Ray

Mylin Ngo (MPH Student)
Cannabidiol Aerosol Attenuates Anxiety and Modulates Motor Coordination Deficits following Blast-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats

  • Time: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - Exhibit Hall 3-4: Poster Sessions (Row 21, Board 10) 
  • Authors: Mylin Ngo, Amani Alkinani and Sabarish Hariharan Narayanan

Xiaozhong Wen (JSMBS faculty)
The role of bean consumption in childhood diet at 6 years

  • Time: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - Exhibit Hall 3-4: Poster Sessions (Row 16, Board 4) 
  • Author: Xiaozhong Wen, Awnish Shankar, Madison Pompy, Farah Malik, Sheno Ngo and Todd Rideout

Julia Budiongan
What we measure matters: Sex-related alcohol expectancies and differences in drinking and sexual behaviors among diverse college students

  • Time: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - Exhibit Hall 3-4: Poster Sessions (Row 33, Board 8) 
  • Author: Julia Budiongan, James F. Thrasher, Marta Bornstein, Kurt Dermen (JSMBS faculty), and Jennifer Fillo

Adesina Adewole
Administrative Workflow Changes and Timeliness of Kidney Transplant Evaluation: Temporal Trends, Equity, and Predictors of Delay

  • Time: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - Exhibit Hall 3-4: Poster Sessions (Row 14, Board 3)
  • Authors: Adesina Adewole, Renee Cadzow (SPHHP faculty), Kayler Liise, Ogechi Ogoke, Maria Keller and Matthew Handmacher

Anamika Yadav
Best Practices for Social Media Recruitment in the Era of Generative AI: Lessons Learned from the HEALERS Study

  • Time: 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - Exhibit Hall 3-4: Poster Sessions (Row 9, Board 1) 
  • Author: Anamika Yadav, D. Lynn Homish (SPHHP faculty), Gregory G. Homish (SPHHP faculty), Rachel A. Hoopsick

Monisha Afrooz
A call to prioritize aging adults in tobacco research and policy

  • Time: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - Exhibit Hall 3-4: Poster Sessions (Row 33, Board 3)
  • Author: Monisha Afrooz (SPHHP PhD student), Akua Gyamerah (SPHHP faculty)

Joseph Crane (SON)
Public data, hidden inequities: Lessons learned from research on the environmental drivers of kidney disease in Pennsylvania using big data.

  • Time: 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - 214D (Table 4)
  • Authors: Joseph Crane, Colleen Geib, Lori Modly, Annabelle Sanders, Michelle Zappas, Xingjian Zhang and Daniel Smith

Rebecca O. Shasanmi Ellis
Where We Live, What We Breathe: Structural Racism, Environmental Injustice, and Public Health Nursing Action — A Roundtable Symposium

  • Time: 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - 214D (Table 5) 
  • Authors: Rebecca O. Shasanmi Ellis, Claire Valderama-Wallace, Daniel Smith (SON faculty) and Katie Huffling

Eunhee Park (SON)
Development of an AI-Enhanced Smartphone-Based Intervention for Adolescent E-Cigarette Cessation

  • Time: 8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
  • Location: Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk - Bonham E (4001.0)
  • Authors: Eunhee Park, Yincheng Jin,Yu-Ping Chang, Amarjot Gill, Amey Rane, Ujval Shah, Umesh Ghaskata, and Maciej Goniewicz

Sebastian Linde (JSMBS)
The association of state paid leave policy adoption and mortality in the U.S.

  • Time: 9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - 007C (4021.0)
  • Authors: Kafuli Agbemenu, Krishnanand Krishnanand and Seraphine Sargent

Matthew Thomas (JSMBS faculty)
Integrating behavioral health into family medicine residency: a RE-AIM evaluation

  • Time: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - 206B (4111.0)
  • Authors: Matthew Thomas, Shirley Mazourek, Meghan Chambers, Frederick Elliott, Linda Kahn

Sarah Heavey (SPHHP faculty)
Sports betting industry tactics: taking a leaf out of the 'Big Tobacco' playbook

  • Time: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - Exhibit Hall 3-4: Poster Sessions (Row 5, Board 3) 
  • Authors: Sarah Heavey, Nicholas Felicione (SPHHP faculty), and Jessica Kulak (SPHHP faculty)

Yu-Ping Chang (SON)
Mindfulness for first responders: Pilot findings on stress reduction, burnout, and mental health

  • Time: 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
  • Location: Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk - Travis D (4098.0)
  • Authors: Yu-Ping Chang, Linda Steeg, Hariharan Sriram, Pranav Bellam Prasad, and Weijun Wang

Jesse Moore
Co‑Designing a Multi‑Level Elementary School Intervention to Advance Inner-city Mental Health Equity

  • Time: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - Exhibit Hall 3-4: Poster Sessions (Row 28, Board 8) 
  • Authors: Jesse Moore, Tara-Ann Perreault (SPHHP faculty), Nathalie Lopez (SPHHP MPH candidate), Julia Shavuo, Daun Nicholas, Lisa Greene and Nathaniel Woodard (SPHHP faculty)

Yu-Ping Chang (SON)
Effects of a remote mindfulness-based stress reduction program on healthcare professional mental health and well-being

  • Time: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - Exhibit Hall 3-4: Poster Sessions (Row 18, Board 1) 
  • Authors: Yu-Ping Chang, Weijun Wang, Christopher Barrick, and Linda Steeg

Colleen Geib (SON)
High heat and human health: A scoping review on occupational heat and kidney function in restaurant workers

  • Time: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - Exhibit Hall 3-4: Poster Sessions (Row 17, Board 3) 
  • Authors: Colleen Geib, Daniel Smith, and Sarah Febres-Cordero

Kafuli Agbemenu (SON Faculty)
Advancing Family Planning Communication Among African Immigrant Communities Through an AI-Enabled Voice-Based IVR Intervention

  • Time: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - Exhibit Hall 3-4: Poster Sessions (Row 34, Board 7) 
  • Authors: Kafuli Agbemenu, Krishnanand Krishnanand, Seraphine Sargent

Michelle Zappas (SON)
Left unheard: Advancing disability and environmental justice through accessible emergency communication for deaf and hard-of-hearing populations in climate-related disasters

  • Time: 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - 225C (4149.0)  
  • Authors: Michelle Zappas, Colleen Geib, Joseph Crane, Annabelle Sanders, Xingjian Zhang and Daniel Smith

Rachael Dombrowski
Can dollar stores be ‘healthy’? Assessment of internal food environments across 10 states

  • Time: 2:45 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
  • Location: Henry B. González Convention Center - 006B (4156.0) 
  • Authors: Rachael Dombrowski, Samantha Sundermeir, Theresa Andrasfay, Christina Kasprzak (SPHHP faculty), Bree Bode, Joel Gittelsohn, Hadis Dastgerdizad, Ravneet Kaur, Megan Winkler, Beth Racine, and Chelsea R Singleton

APHA Alumni & Friends Reception

Join fellow alumni, students, faculty and friends in San Antonio, TX, during the American Public Health Association 2026 Annual Meeting and Expo.

Monday, November 2 | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. CT
Buffalo Blue

Learn about the growth in UB's School of Public Health and Health Professions, meet our new DrPH Director, and explore new program offerings and career opportunities. Stop by as your schedule allows throughout the evening. This event is free and open to all UB alumni and friends; attendance at the APHA Meeting and Expo is not required.

DrPH Information Session

Join a listening session about UB’s proposed DrPH program and meet our new DrPH director, Dr. Donna Petersen, renowned public health educator nationally recognized for her expertise in public health leadership development.

Tuesday, November 10 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST
Zoom