2026 Perry Poster Day Abstracts

Biostatistics

TITLE PRESENTER(S)
Maternal Age and Parity Associations with Postpartum Depression: An Analysis of US PRAMS Data Ethan Conner
Exploring the Relationship Between Childhood Lead Exposure and Crime Rates in Buffalo, NY: A Public Health Perspective Lea Kyle, Dr. Changxing Ma
Tumor Long-Noncoding RNA Expression Patterns and Breast Cancer Prognosis Among Black and White Women Shuliang Yu, Jianming Wang, Liya Ding, Jianhong Chen, Chi-Chen Hong, Elisa V. Bandera, Song Yao, Lawrence H. Kushi, Christine B. Amrosone, Li Yan, Zhihong Gong

Community Health and Health Behavior

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"When I smoke and get high, I forget a little of my problems": Minority Stress, Substance Use and Health Impacts Among Transgender Individuals in Ghana Monisha Afrooz, Nasiba Bawa, Ama B. Tawiah, Phinehas K. Ayeh, Paul Sowah, Naa A. Vandepuye, Akua O. Gyamerah
Food Insecurity and Emotional Eating: Distinguishing Behavioral and Psychosocial Pathways in First Generation College Students Letícia Andrade, Jennifer L. Temple
Nicotine-Cannabis Co-Use Practices and Impacts on Subjective Drug Effects: A Pilot EMA Study Vincent S Anokye, Diana Teng, Danielle M. Smith, Nicholas Felicione
Exploring Gender-Based Differences in Hazardous Alcohol Use Outcomes Among Drug Treatment Court Participants: The Role of Health and Well-Being Across Multiple Dimensions Malaiikha N. McCormick-Cisse, D. Lynn Homish, Alison M. Haney, Jessica A. Kulak, Linda S. Kahn, Gregory G. Homish
Understanding the Rise of E-Cigarette Use and Evaluating Prevention Strategies Among Adolescents in New York State Ashma Pokharel, Dr. Sarah Heavey, Dr. Jessica Knapp, Dr. Matthew Perry
Congenital Syphilis in the U.S.: Evaluating Determinants, Disparities, and Prevention Failures Francesca A. Scanlon
Development of a Regional Mobile Health Alliance: A Practice-Based Coordination Model Michelle L. Scinta, Jonathan Shaw, Jessica Kruger
Meta-Analysis of Puff Topography Patterns With Nicotine Vaping Products: Implications for Regulatory Science Diana Y. Teng, Vincent Anokye, Richard J. O'Connor, Nicholas J., Felicione
Pathways to Stability: The High Needs of Patrons at the Buffalo Central Library Julia Watson, D. Michael Applegarth, Jessica Kruger, Linda Kahn

Epidemiology and Environmental Health

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"The Price of Inauthenticity": Assessing the Association Between Camouflaging and Depression in Autistic Individuals Jason Brady, Robyn Cree
Associations of Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences with Preterm Birth Courtney Calunod, Kimberly Campos Ortiz, Carmel Matewos, Tina Li, Xiaozhong Wen
Unmasking PCOS: An Educational Awareness and Diagnostic Testing Intervention Serenity Capella
An Analysis of the Current Guidelines for Emergency Care of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Frank Chen, Julianna Morris, Ekaterina Noyes, Denise Lillvis
Association of Health Insurance with Maternal Marijuana Use Before and During Pregnancy Suha Chowdhury, Sadiah Dina, Bushra Nuruddin, Nitya Vij, Xiaozhong Wen
Evaluating New York State's Proposed Interagency Task Force on Health Literacy Policy Analysis Melanie Demera, Karen Craik, Dennis Daniels, Ekaterina Noyes
Does Lifestyle Modify the Association Between Biological Aging and All-Cause Mortality? Alexa Dorobiala, Michael J. LaMonte, Zhongzheng Niu
Serum Proteins Albumin and Globulin: Associations with All-Cause Motrality, and Interactions with Health Variables of Inflammation: The Western New York Exposures and Breast (WEB) Cancer Study John R. Eggleston, Jo.L. Freudenheim, Katharine Amato, Samantha Rees, Jing Nie
Long-Term Ambient Temperature and Temperature Variability in Relation to Incident Hypertension Among Postmenopausal Women Junming Gong, Kexin Zhu, Eric Whitsel, Shelby Yamamoto, Lili Tian, Jean Wactawski-Wende, Lina Mu
Improving Quality of Care for African Patients with Chronic Diseas Albert N. Hamilton
The Association of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances with Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in US Adolsescents and the Potential Role of Vitamin C Chan Li, Diana S. Aga, Zhongzheng Niu, Lina Mu
Improving Behavioral Health Referral Completion Among Medicard-Insured Pregnant Women in Buffalo, New York, Using AI-Supported Care Navigation Alison Lovelace
Reducing Obesity Risk Through Nutrition Education AmongLow-Income Young Adults in the Bronx Khareem Majid
Heavy Metals in Baby Foods – Harnessing Mandated Reports by Food Companies to Inform Public Health Charis Marvel, Katarzyna Kordas, Marina O. Feiler, Gauri Desai
Endocrine Disrupting Chemical Exposure and Human Milk Composition—A Systematic Review Carmel Matewos, Eva Odiko, Todd A. Jusko, Bridget E. Young, Elena Colicino, Diana Aga, Jenisa Paddayuman, Robyn Cree, Marina Oktapodas Feiler
Blood Lead Levels and Sibling Relationship Quality in Uruguayan Children Pavani Mohan, Marina Feiler, Gauri Desai, Gabriel Barg, Elena I. Queirolo, Nelly Mañay, Katarzyna Korda
Cannabidiol Aerosol Attenuates Anxiety and Modulates Motor Coordination Deficits Following Blast-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats Mylin Ngo, Amana Alkinani, Sabarish Hariharan Narayanan, Guang Di Cheng, Vijaya Prakash Krishnan Muthaiah
"Ask Us What We Need, That's How It Will Work": Co-Designing Women-Centered HIB Prevention Strategies in Ghana—The WISE WOMAN Study Allison Raymond, Robyn Cree, Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong
Light Alcohol Consumption and All-Cause, Cardiovascular-, and Cancer-Specific Mortality Abigail Shafer, Samantha Rees, Maurizio Trevisan, Jo Freudenheim
The Estrobolome: Estrone – Gut Microbiome Interactions in Postmenopausal Women Michaela Stockwell, Amy E. Millen, Katherine L. Cook, Kathleen M. Hovey, Jean Wactawski-Wende, Health M. Ochs-Balcom
Physical Activity, Sleep and Substance Use Effect on the Gene-Environment Interactions of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Risk Genes Nitya Vij, Ben P. Chapman, Robyn A. Cree
Short-Term Exposure to Source-Specific Find Particle Concentrations and Cause-Specific Hospital Admissions and Emergency Department Visits: A Time-Stratified Case-Crossover Study in Buffalo, NY Xuewen Pei, Lina Mu, Muwu Xu, Harshita Sharma, Philip Hopke, Meng Wang

Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

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Nourish to Flourish: A Positive Food Parenting Intervention Natalie A. Cassalia, Hannah E. Kolpack, Katherine N. Balantekin
Effects of Rest Interval Duration on Recovery Between Bouts of Simulated Shipboard Firefighting Kelly Hines, Daniel K. Sweet, Elizabeth M. Lavoie, Brian A. Monaco, David Hostler
Associations Between Child Bean Consumption and Growth Outcomes at 6 Years Srivaishnavi Ijjapureddy, Awnish Shankar, Farah Malik, Sheno Ngo, Nathan Nardin, Todd Rideout, Xiaozhong Wen
The Effects of Catechins and Caffeine on Dexterity, Physiological Responses, and EMS Skill Performance in the Cold Sophia B. Kaczynski, Elizabeth Lavoie, Jennifer L. Temple, Hayden W. Hess, Brian M. Clemency, David Hostler
Food Parenting as a Predictor of Child Energy Intake After an Experimentally Manipulated Restrictive Period Muhammad Jamal Khan, Hannah E. Kolpack, Lori A. Hatzinger, Jennifer L. Temple, Katherine N. Balantekin
From Environment to Appetite: Built Environment Risk is Associated with Reinforcing Value of Food and Sensitization in Youth Laura B. Mueller, Liyue Zhang, Jiyeon Kim, Yingjie Hu, Jennifer L. Temple
Matched Hypoxic Dose, Divergent Physiological Response in Normobaric vs. Hypobaris Hypoxia Joshua T. Murphey, Morgan L. Worley, Jacqueline Schwob, Brian Monaco, Emily Landsittel, David Hostler
A Case Study from Nourish to Flourish: A Positive Food Parenting Intervention Sofia E. Ruffo, Hannah E. Kolpack, Katherine N. Balantekin

Rehabilitation Science

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A Mapping Framework for Motor and Balance Changes in Welders Compared With Parkinson's Disease Staging Amani Alkinani, Sabarish Hariharan Narayanan, Santhakumar Ramesh, Murugaraj Thygagarajan, Vijaya Prakash Krishman Muthaiah
Cortical Thickness Determines, Predicts, and Responds to Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: A Structural Framework for Development of a Compensatory Window Index Stacey Li, Michelle C. Eliason, Ghazala T. Saleem
Integration of the ICF Framework in Occupational Hazards Predicts Fall Risk in Welders Sabarish Hariharan Narayanan, Koushik Ramachandran, Murugaraj Thiyagarajan, Vijaya Prakash Krishnan Muthaiah
Posture and Task Modulation of Vestivular Evoked Myogenic Reflexes While Standing Ignacio Novoa-Cornejo, Cristian Cuadra
Perry Poster Day 2026

Thurs., April 23 | 1-3 p.m.
Harriman Ballroom, South Campus