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Nurturing Beginnings, Madison K. Hanson May 2026

Nurturing Beginnings, Madison K. Hanson

Occupational Therapy Capstone Presentations

Early intervention for postpartum mothers and their infants plays a critical role in supporting long-term health outcomes for both members of the dyad. Maternal well-being is closely linked to a child’s development, and challenges such as stress, physical changes, and undiagnosed postpartum depression can disrupt bonding, parenting, and early skill development. Because the transition to motherhood is complex, consistent support and interventions are essential for both mom and baby. Strengthening public education and improving developmental screening practices can help ensure mothers and infants are receiving needed support early in life. Nurturing Beginnings worked to bridge the service gaps between healthcare …


Demographic Disparities In Contraceptive Use: Insights From Female Nsfg Respondents, 2015–2023, Adira Brenner May 2026

Demographic Disparities In Contraceptive Use: Insights From Female Nsfg Respondents, 2015–2023, Adira Brenner

Rowan-Virtua Research Day

Disparities in contraceptive use persist in the United States despite expanded access to family planning services. Historical policies and ongoing social determinants of health (SDOH) are significant drivers of the continued inequality in reproductive healthcare access and utilization. This study examines demographic trends in contraceptive use using data from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) between 2015 and 2023.

Data were obtained from the NSFG and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) datasets. A cross-comparison was conducted, focusing on variables such as age, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment.

The consensus was that contraceptive use increased to approximately 65% in …


Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Quality Housing, Education And Healthy Environment In 48219 Reflection, Dina Charara, Edward Hill, Michelle El-Sayah, Zaid Jani, Joseph Gjonaj, Zaynab Lughmani, Maxwell Braker, Melanie Cohn May 2026

Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Quality Housing, Education And Healthy Environment In 48219 Reflection, Dina Charara, Edward Hill, Michelle El-Sayah, Zaid Jani, Joseph Gjonaj, Zaynab Lughmani, Maxwell Braker, Melanie Cohn

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Healthcare Access, Food Desert, And Transportation, Charmaine White, Nicholas Cominos, Hassan Yassine, Nicholas Saeedi, Maria Pacheco Martinez, Miranda Baumbick, Turner Tomatti, Ariel Wallace May 2026

Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Healthcare Access, Food Desert, And Transportation, Charmaine White, Nicholas Cominos, Hassan Yassine, Nicholas Saeedi, Maria Pacheco Martinez, Miranda Baumbick, Turner Tomatti, Ariel Wallace

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Sdohs: Environment, Food Scarcity, Community, Leigha Diegel, Ryan Smith, Haidy Aziz, Timothy Zhu, Lauren Timmer, Christian Smolen, Tavan Zadeh, Danielle Foster May 2026

Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Sdohs: Environment, Food Scarcity, Community, Leigha Diegel, Ryan Smith, Haidy Aziz, Timothy Zhu, Lauren Timmer, Christian Smolen, Tavan Zadeh, Danielle Foster

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Education, Built Environment, And Access To Primary Care, Parita Patel, Sarah Haidar, Laura Flores, Dane Hubers, Faris Mahjoub, Daniel Serpas-Medina, Sahana Oglesby, Kris Shah May 2026

Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Education, Built Environment, And Access To Primary Care, Parita Patel, Sarah Haidar, Laura Flores, Dane Hubers, Faris Mahjoub, Daniel Serpas-Medina, Sahana Oglesby, Kris Shah

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Education, Employment And Nutrition Needs And Reflection, Ninotchka Valdez, Tyler Forbes, John Pirau, Rachel Perez-Cruet, Nicholas Durand, James Ha, Annie Liang, Willa Roberts May 2026

Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Education, Employment And Nutrition Needs And Reflection, Ninotchka Valdez, Tyler Forbes, John Pirau, Rachel Perez-Cruet, Nicholas Durand, James Ha, Annie Liang, Willa Roberts

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Financial Insecurity, Alexandria Merrill, Chichi Amanze, Mohammad Muntakim, Jawad Saad, Kenneth Skoug, Kristina Avakumov, Sion Na, Joshua Kidd May 2026

Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Financial Insecurity, Alexandria Merrill, Chichi Amanze, Mohammad Muntakim, Jawad Saad, Kenneth Skoug, Kristina Avakumov, Sion Na, Joshua Kidd

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Employment, Education, Fitness, Healthy Food, Pharmacies, And Reflection, Annika Tekumulla, Vamsi Gollapalli, Sebastian Reczek, Alston Prabhu, Matthew Haerens, Ashna Mehra, Susan Dong, Madison Martin May 2026

Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Employment, Education, Fitness, Healthy Food, Pharmacies, And Reflection, Annika Tekumulla, Vamsi Gollapalli, Sebastian Reczek, Alston Prabhu, Matthew Haerens, Ashna Mehra, Susan Dong, Madison Martin

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Food Insecurity, Transportation, And Educational Scarcity, Cindy Shkembi, Adithi Voleti, Sumayah Ahmed, Amogh Govind, Rafid Farjo, Ravel Ray, Jerick Kim, Chidera Orabueze May 2026

Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Food Insecurity, Transportation, And Educational Scarcity, Cindy Shkembi, Adithi Voleti, Sumayah Ahmed, Amogh Govind, Rafid Farjo, Ravel Ray, Jerick Kim, Chidera Orabueze

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Social Determinants In Action: A Field Reflection On Community Health, Jamaica Jordan, Razanne Zaghloul, Raj Khuperkar, Lissette Valdez, Nathan Morren, Cole Duvall, Alexis King May 2026

Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Social Determinants In Action: A Field Reflection On Community Health, Jamaica Jordan, Razanne Zaghloul, Raj Khuperkar, Lissette Valdez, Nathan Morren, Cole Duvall, Alexis King

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Neighborhood And Built Environment: Facilitating Safety, Community, And Preventative Health, Zachary Hart, Batoul Dabajeh, Maaz Munawar, Josie Mclearen, Theodore Belecciu, Laura Zvinys, Tarek Harhash, Emily Critchfield May 2026

Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Neighborhood And Built Environment: Facilitating Safety, Community, And Preventative Health, Zachary Hart, Batoul Dabajeh, Maaz Munawar, Josie Mclearen, Theodore Belecciu, Laura Zvinys, Tarek Harhash, Emily Critchfield

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: 48219 Beyond The Zip Code, Justin Darragh, Adhithi Keerthana Athikumar, Muaaz Akhtar, Dania Zeidan, Nathaniel Edwards, Trina Alimi, Jonah Brand, Beatrice White May 2026

Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: 48219 Beyond The Zip Code, Justin Darragh, Adhithi Keerthana Athikumar, Muaaz Akhtar, Dania Zeidan, Nathaniel Edwards, Trina Alimi, Jonah Brand, Beatrice White

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Access To Education And Nutritious Foods, Maurgan Lee, Kailey Carner, Tarek Atasi, Michael Mclellan, Alec Brook, Ashley Schehr, Namitha Bhat, Syed Kaushik May 2026

Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Access To Education And Nutritious Foods, Maurgan Lee, Kailey Carner, Tarek Atasi, Michael Mclellan, Alec Brook, Ashley Schehr, Namitha Bhat, Syed Kaushik

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Observation And Reflection Of Education, Transportation, And Food Insecurity At Detroit, Sindi Roko, Kaylee Chan, Sarah Noonan, Alfonso Vaziriyan-Sani, Jelani Shadd, Ritika Tiwary, Samir Khan May 2026

Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Observation And Reflection Of Education, Transportation, And Food Insecurity At Detroit, Sindi Roko, Kaylee Chan, Sarah Noonan, Alfonso Vaziriyan-Sani, Jelani Shadd, Ritika Tiwary, Samir Khan

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Barriers To Health In Detroit’S New Center: Addressing Food, Housing, And Accessibility, Yasmeen Jazaerly, Ivan Kyagaba, Jahnavi Rajagopal, Frances-Denise Fajardo, Ahmed Makled, Ahmed Hassanin, Jayson Bakshi, Victoria Potter May 2026

Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Barriers To Health In Detroit’S New Center: Addressing Food, Housing, And Accessibility, Yasmeen Jazaerly, Ivan Kyagaba, Jahnavi Rajagopal, Frances-Denise Fajardo, Ahmed Makled, Ahmed Hassanin, Jayson Bakshi, Victoria Potter

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Observation And Reflection Of Disparities In Access To Healthy Foods, Education, And Stable Healthcare, Kerolos Aziz, Uma Sriram, Sarah Yee, Hassan Saad, Jessica Delgado, Shiyuan Gong, Seyrona Mclean May 2026

Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Observation And Reflection Of Disparities In Access To Healthy Foods, Education, And Stable Healthcare, Kerolos Aziz, Uma Sriram, Sarah Yee, Hassan Saad, Jessica Delgado, Shiyuan Gong, Seyrona Mclean

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Reflection On Neighborhood Environment And Economic Instability As Barriers To Health, Charity Godbold, Sarah Syeda, Zachary Houslander, Sydney Kelly, Jason Fahmy, Eliezer Ponce De Leon, Jessica Wang, Omar Tayeb May 2026

Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Reflection On Neighborhood Environment And Economic Instability As Barriers To Health, Charity Godbold, Sarah Syeda, Zachary Houslander, Sydney Kelly, Jason Fahmy, Eliezer Ponce De Leon, Jessica Wang, Omar Tayeb

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Systemic Barriers In 48203—Poverty, Food Deserts, And Inadequate Infrastructure—Directly Impact The Health And Futures Of Its Residents., Kerestin Aziz, Sanjana Aiella, Brady Bak, Maanas Sharma, Catherine Hofley, Silas Stewart, Ahmed Marabeh, Samantha Hoey May 2026

Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Systemic Barriers In 48203—Poverty, Food Deserts, And Inadequate Infrastructure—Directly Impact The Health And Futures Of Its Residents., Kerestin Aziz, Sanjana Aiella, Brady Bak, Maanas Sharma, Catherine Hofley, Silas Stewart, Ahmed Marabeh, Samantha Hoey

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Housing, Transportation, & Education And Reflection, Seareen Maaita, Alexis Kmak, Balraj Dhanoa, Sergio Guerra, Shrikar Modukuri, Gwenyth Sirrine, Ciara Hancock, Mohamed Ramadan May 2026

Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Housing, Transportation, & Education And Reflection, Seareen Maaita, Alexis Kmak, Balraj Dhanoa, Sergio Guerra, Shrikar Modukuri, Gwenyth Sirrine, Ciara Hancock, Mohamed Ramadan

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Something In The Air? Uncovering The Air Quality Of St. Mary's University, Isaiah Charles, Keagan Farrell, Antonio Martinez, Andrea Realyvasquez, Kelly Swyers Apr 2026

Something In The Air? Uncovering The Air Quality Of St. Mary's University, Isaiah Charles, Keagan Farrell, Antonio Martinez, Andrea Realyvasquez, Kelly Swyers

Presentations - 2026

What is air quality?

Measurement of how clean or polluted the air is in a certain area. The Environmental Protection Agency uses Air Quality Index (AQI), a scale that describes the quality of air. The six major pollutants measured are: •ground- level ozone •particulate matter •carbon monoxide •sulfur dioxide •nitrogen dioxide •lead   Impacts of air pollution
•Acid rain •Climate change •Damage to plants and crops •Loss of biodiversity
•Respiratory illnesses •Cardiovascular damage •Premature death •Coughing and asthma


The Acute Effects Of Heat Exposure On Cognitive Function, René Barbier Apr 2026

The Acute Effects Of Heat Exposure On Cognitive Function, René Barbier

Presentations - 2026

Passive heat exposure negatively impacts: •Executive function & response inhibition •Attention & processing speed •Workplace productivity

Older adults face heightened vulnerability to cognitive decline under heat stress (Schlader et al., 2015).

Who is most affected?

•Outdoor & industrial workers •Athletes training in summer heat •First responders (firefighters, EMTs) •Older adults with thermoregulatory decline

San Antonio context: persistent summers, growing population, occupational health implications.


Decision-Making At The Edges Of Capacity: Brain Science And Caregiving, Dr. Julie Yonker Mar 2026

Decision-Making At The Edges Of Capacity: Brain Science And Caregiving, Dr. Julie Yonker

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

Keynote address at the Disabilities Resources Symposium at City Hope Church in Grand Rapids on 3/14/2026. Attached is her powerpoint.

  • Describe why our brains don’t like decisions
  • Understand the impact of different types of decisions
  • Value suggestions for more sustained decision making
  • Consider a faith perspective


From Listening To Action: Building Effective Community-Academic Partnerships In Environmental Health [Lightning Talk], Dani Mcbride Oct 2025

From Listening To Action: Building Effective Community-Academic Partnerships In Environmental Health [Lightning Talk], Dani Mcbride

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

The slides from a lightning talk given at the Michigan Premier Public Health Conference in Muskegon, MI on October 28, 2025.


Chronic Illness Education 2025: Hypertension And The Case Of Mrs.Dash, Brandon Brown, Charlotte Turner, Connor Mcginnis, Jacob Airas, Maria Awad, Pranav Nair, Shruthi Sunilkumar, Yusra Sannah Jul 2025

Chronic Illness Education 2025: Hypertension And The Case Of Mrs.Dash, Brandon Brown, Charlotte Turner, Connor Mcginnis, Jacob Airas, Maria Awad, Pranav Nair, Shruthi Sunilkumar, Yusra Sannah

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Chronic Illness Education 2025: Risk Factors And Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease, Christopher Matti, Clayton Kramm, Ghala Alhasan, Hadi Elmenini, Julia Miller, Maxine Kugelmas, Moshood Osinusi, Nievalinda Strong Jul 2025

Chronic Illness Education 2025: Risk Factors And Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease, Christopher Matti, Clayton Kramm, Ghala Alhasan, Hadi Elmenini, Julia Miller, Maxine Kugelmas, Moshood Osinusi, Nievalinda Strong

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Chronic Illness Education 2025: Building Healthy Habits: Preventative Strategies For Childhood Obesity, Alissa Ward, Cameron Craig, Chloe Sutlick, Gabrielle Henry, Isabelle Adams, Jerimiah Gumma, Omer Abdullah, Sami Zaidi Jul 2025

Chronic Illness Education 2025: Building Healthy Habits: Preventative Strategies For Childhood Obesity, Alissa Ward, Cameron Craig, Chloe Sutlick, Gabrielle Henry, Isabelle Adams, Jerimiah Gumma, Omer Abdullah, Sami Zaidi

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Chronic Illness Education 2025: Resources For Addressing Copd In The Veteran Population, Daniel Molnar, Tochi Mbagwu, Kiana Sechler, Lillian Centlivre, Noah Kos, Tomilola Oyasiji, Safia Haniya Yusuf Jul 2025

Chronic Illness Education 2025: Resources For Addressing Copd In The Veteran Population, Daniel Molnar, Tochi Mbagwu, Kiana Sechler, Lillian Centlivre, Noah Kos, Tomilola Oyasiji, Safia Haniya Yusuf

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Chronic Illness Education 2025: Resources To Improve Incidence Of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Anthony Kavanagh, Arianna Mcclellan, Asa Smith-Villegas, Djelika Kabore, Lina Shalaby, Tara Rahmani, Vyom Grover, Zackariah Farah Jul 2025

Chronic Illness Education 2025: Resources To Improve Incidence Of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Anthony Kavanagh, Arianna Mcclellan, Asa Smith-Villegas, Djelika Kabore, Lina Shalaby, Tara Rahmani, Vyom Grover, Zackariah Farah

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Chronic Illness Education 2025: Managing Hiv In Youth: A Case-Based Application Of The Expanded Chronic Care Model, Adam Kabbani, Ali Nasser, Emi Ueda-Martinez, Kristina Rizo, Mason Gardiner, Matthew Manson, Rachel Chee, Sydni Rosenfeld Jul 2025

Chronic Illness Education 2025: Managing Hiv In Youth: A Case-Based Application Of The Expanded Chronic Care Model, Adam Kabbani, Ali Nasser, Emi Ueda-Martinez, Kristina Rizo, Mason Gardiner, Matthew Manson, Rachel Chee, Sydni Rosenfeld

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.