HHD 2022-23 Research Conference

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2022-23 HHD Conference Schedule

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Posters Sessions (listed below in the Schedule of Events.  See Thursday, 3:30 - 4:45 timeslot)

Schedule of Events

Schedule of Events, Thursday, November 17

Below, you will find the Schedule of Events for Thursday, November 17, followed by the Schedule of Events for Friday, November 18.

9 A.M – 10:30 A.M., General Session, Northridge Center

9:00 – 9:15 A.M., Interim Dean Mechelle Best: Welcome

9:15 A.M. - 9:30 A.M., Dance Performance, The Beating of the Drum

  • Choreography: Sangita Dube
  • Music: "Nagada Sang Dhol" by Siddhart-Garima & Sanjay Leela Bhansali
  • Dancers: Edie Annan-Yartey, Saryh Deadmon, Sangita Dube, Alexandra Feudi, Eloisa Hernandez, Rosie Martinez, Kayla Mason

9:30 A.M. - 10:15 A.M., Keynote speaker: Dr. Vanessa Sanders

10:15 A.M. – 10:30 A.M., CSUN President Erika D. Beck: Remarks

10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M., Virtual Qualtrics Workshop I: Intro to Basics, Lake Balboa Room

10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M., Virtual Qualtrics Workshop I: Intro to basics, Hui Bian, Office for Faculty Excellence, East Carolina University Join the Virtual Qualtrics Workshop Zoom SessionLake Balboa Room is available for you to sit and join the virtual group session, bring your own computer.

 

10:45 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Podium Session 1, Reseda Room

Moderator: Patty Kwan

10:45 A.M. - 11:00 A.M., Andrew Bartlett, Effectiveness  and feasibility of a multimodal exercise program with weighted walking poles for older adults with Parkinson’s disease

11:00 A.M. - 11:15 A.M., Kacie Blackman; Wenonah Valentine; Meridith A. Merchant, The impact of a pilot to support black maternal health professionals

11:15 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.,  Rosalia Garcia-Torres, Valorization of vegetable byproducts for new product development

11:30 A.M. - 11:45 A.M.,  Hieu Pham; Nathan Kayanirad; Sean Flanagan. actual and simulated shoulder and elbow kinematics during reaching tasks

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12:00 P.M. – 12:30 P.M., Lunch (on your own)

If you would like to have lunch on campus, check out CSUN Dining.

12:30 P.M. – 1:45 P.M., HHD Centers & Institutes, Granada Hills Room

Moderator: Dean Mechelle Best

  • Aquatic Center at Castaic, Dr. Nathan Martin, Executive Director
  • Consumer Resource Center, Dr. Tom Cai, Director
  • HERE Center, Dr. Patty Kwan, Director
  • CSUN Institute for Community Health and Wellbeing, Dr. David Boyns, Director
  • Marilyn Magaram Center, Dr. Annette Besnilian, Executive Director

12:30 P.M. - 1:45 P.M., Transforming Higher Ed. Student Support, Lake Balboa Room

12:30 P.M. - 1:45 P.M., Renee M. Martinez, How it started... How it's going: Transforming Higher ed student support from gatekeeping into applied critical equity. Learn more about the process for developing and implementing holistic student-centered asset-based approaches. Lake Balboa Room

 

1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M., Podium Session 2, Reseda Room

Moderator: Ovande Furtado Jr.

1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M., Douglas W. MacLaughlin, On conceding defeat

1:00 P.M. - 1:15 P.M., (TBD)

1:15 P.M. - 1:30 P.M., Zarmine Naccashian, Education to nurses in Armenia: a pilot study

1:30 P.M. - 1:45 P.M., Virginia Huynh (Research Fellow)

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2:00 P.M. - 3:15 P.M., Research Fellows, Granada Hills Room

Moderator: Kristin King

2:00 P.M. - 2:15 P.M., Jimmy Xie (Recreation and Tourism Management)

2:15 P.M. - 2:30 P.M., Sean Flanagan (Kinesiology)

2:30 P.M. - 2:45 P.M., Vicky Jaque (Kinesiology)

2:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M., Hessam Ghamari (Family and Consumer Sciences)

3:00 P.M. - 3:15 P.M., Q & A with All Presenters

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3:15 P.M. - 3:30 P.M., Coffee Break, Northridge Center

Visit a designated reception area to enjoy a coffee break on our sponsors!

3:30 P.M. – 4:45 P.M., Posters Session, Northridge Center

Posters

POSTURAL ADJUSTMENTS DUE TO INCREASED LOAD DURING THE BARBELL BACK SQUAT EXERCISE - Jose Diaz & Riley Stanford.

IMPACT CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING AND FACE TO FACE DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM AMONG UNDERSERVED TYPE 2 DM ADULT HISPANIC PATIENTS - Karen Carig; Yun Hong; Shristi Shrestha.

THE EFFECT OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES PROVIDING A REFRIGERATOR TO STORE EXPRESSED BREAST MILK ON THE COMPREHENSIVENESS SCORE OF LACTATION ACCOMMODATION POLICIES - Kalila Houston; Wyconda Cotton-Curtis; Zakariah Robinson; Christopher Rogers; Kacie C.A. Blackman.

IMPACT HYBRID PRE-DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM AMONG UNDERSERVED ADULT HISPANIC PATIENTS - Cynthia Hartounian; Monique Plummer; Eve Bettman.

LA FAMILY HOUSING - Jasmine Mendez

TRAIL BLAZING AUGMENTED REALITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE AT CSUN:  SIZZLING PROCESSES, PROMISES, AND CHALLENGES - Ana Patino; Jeremy Argueta; Gerard Samson; Elizabeth Matz; Jazlyn Armendariz; Jared Carillo; Kacie Blackman; Thomas Chan.

FORCE-VELOCITY PROFILES DURING LOWER EXTREMITY EXTENSIONS - Nathan Kayanirad; Lindsey Waguespack; Kayla Hori; Ghazal Sazegar; Sean Flanagan 

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A NUTRITION AND GARDENING CURRICULUM IN CREATING HEALTHIER HABITS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS - Alondra Valdez; Estefania Ramos; Ana Garcia.

SERVICE PROVIDER PERSPECTIVES ON COVID-19 IMPACTS ON SOUTHEAST ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES - Cynthia Robles; Danielle Co; Shane Esmundo; Melina Rodriguez; Brenda Romero; Katrina Silos; Talya Tessler; Mayra Zamora; Melanie Sabado-Liwag; Patchareeya Kwan.

THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCIENCE SELF-EFFICACY, GROWTH MINDSET AND ETHNIC IDENTITY AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM 2- AND 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONS - Fatima Shirazi & Shu-Sha Angie Guan.

COMMUNITY-BASED FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION FOR COVID-19 EFFECTS ON SOUTHEAST ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES - Katrina Silos; Brenda Romero; Danielle Co; Shane Esmundo; Cynthia Robles; Melina Rodriguez; Talya Tessler; Mayra Zamora; Melanie Sabado-Liwag; Patchareeya Kwan.

BREAKING BREAD AND PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLBEING VIA DISTRESS TOLERANCE SKILLS - Jenzie Tamayo & Ashlyn Southerland.

SOUTHEAST ASIAN (SEA) HEALTH STUDY: MENTAL HEALTH LOCUS OF CONTROL AMONG YOUNG ADULTS - Talya Tessler.

DEVELOPING A KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND BEHAVIORS OF BASIC STUDENT NEEDS SCALE - Imelda Vianzon; Myriam Forster; Rosalia Garcia-Torres; Mirna Sawyer.

USING AN INNOVATIVE MULTI-MODULE WEB-APP TO DELIVER A SUBSTANCE-USE PREVENTION INTERVENTION AMONG STUDENTS AT A HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION: DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION DESIGN - Jorge Vigil; Linn Dahlman; Bethany Rainisch; Myriam Forster; Jean Spielman; Sarah Alhassan.

SunbrellaPOWER SOLAR UMBRELLA - Rodica Kohn; Abhijit Mukherjee; Jahazial Bonfil; David Martinez.

PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM AN EVALUATION OF NOVEL SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION WEB-APP DELIVERED TO DIVERSE COLLEGE STUDENTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - Abnous Shahverdi; Sarah Alhassan; Myriam Forster; Jean Spielman; Jorge Vigil; Linn Dahlman; Bethany Rainisch

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3:30 pm – 4:45 P.M., Podium Session 3, Reseda Room

Moderator: Laurie Gelardi

3:30 P.M. - 3:45 P.M. Jennifer Newman & Frankie Augustin, The role of environmental health in the health administration college curriculum

3:45 P.M. - 4:00 P.M., Beth Phillips; Earl Lopez; Ashley-Mae Puckett; Morgan Francis, Investigation of research supports gut microbiome wellness in physical therapy (PT) 

4:00 P.M. - 4:15 P.M., Carmen Saunders-Russell & Steven Stumpf, Impact of COVID variations in skilled nursing facilities in California and Los Angeles county

4:15 P.M., - 4:30 P.M., Mirna Sawyer; Ashlyn Southerland; Liana Gutierrez, Review of mindfulness-based stress reduction interventions to reduce stress and body mass index, in particular among college students

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5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M., Alumni Roundtable

Moderator: Dr. Mechelle Best

  • Eduardo Teran, Kinesiology
  • Felicia Conlan, Communication Disorders and Sciences
  • Kimberly Antezana, Health Sciences
  • Mike Theune, Recreation and Tourism Management
  • Ty Avendano, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Victoria Ayala, Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Xiomara Carranza, Recreation and Tourism Management
  • Doris Abrishami, Health Scienices/Radiological Sciences
  • Diana Voskayan, Health Sciences/Health Administration

Schedule of Events, Friday, November 18

The following is the schedule of events for Friday November 18.

9:00 A.M. – 9:40 A.M., General Session, Northridge Center

9:00 A.M. – 9:10 A.M., Welcome Back - Dimitri Tamalis, Associate Dean

9:10 A.M. - 9:25 A.M.,  Opening Remarks - Mary Beth Walker, CSUN Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

9:25 A.M. – 9:40 A.M., Coffee Break

Enjoy a coffee break at one of our designated coffee break areas thanks to our sponsors.

9:40 A.M. – 10:30 A.M., Student Clubs Session, Granada Hills Room

Moderator: Nelida Duran

Reports from HHD's Student Clubs.

9:40 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. Podium Session 4, Reseda Room

Moderator: Tracie Tung

9:40 A.M. - 9:55 A.M., Sean Jefferson, Relation between restricted and repetitive behaviors and anxiety in autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis

9:55 A.M. - 10:10 A.M., Abnous Shahverdi; Linn Dahlman; Sarah Alhassan; Jorge Vigil; Myriam Forster; Bethany Rainisch, Ethnic differences in the association between individual and cumulative role transitions and past 30-day substance use; findings from a diverse California college sample.

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10:30 A.M. – 11:45 A.M., Podium Session 5, Reseda Room

Moderator: Rosalia Garcia-Torres

10:30 A.M. - 10:45 A.M., Suzanne E. Spear; Wouter Vermeer; Kimberly Johnson; Lauren Canton; Mark McGovern; C. Hendricks Brown, Applying systems science to addiction health services research: A study of service provider networks and access to care

10:45 A.M. - 11:00 A.M., Paula Thomson; Danielle Jarvis; S. Victoria Jaque, Anxiety in dancers: A multifaceted psychological, physiologic and biomechanical investigation

11:00 A.M. - 11:15 A.M., Paula Thomson & Sarah Victoria Jaque, Adversity, creative process, and creative identity in a college and community sample

11:15 A.M. - 11:30 A.M., Katherine McNamara; Matthew Kostelney; Grace Kim; David M. Keating; Jocelyn Estiandan; Jean Armbruster, A novel resident outreach program improves street tree planting outcomes in Los Angeles

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10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M., Virtual Qualtrics Workshop II: Lake Balboa Room

Hui Bian, Office for Faculty Excellence, East Carolina University Join the Virtual Qualtrics Join the Workshop Zoom Session  Lake Balboa Room is available for you to sit and join the virtual group session, bring your own computer.

12:00 P.M. – 12:30 P.M., General Session, Northridge Center

Thanks and Closing Remarks - Dean Best and Conference Co-Chairs

1:30 P.M. - 2:30 P.M., Small Group Conversation with Dr. Sanders, Ventura Room

The Ventura Room is in the Sol Center, 2nd floor.  Learn more about Dr. Sanders' research and interests, collaboration, and other opportunities. Because this is a small group session, we request an RSVP for this session.