Morgan Shields, MS, PhD, WashU Public Health assistant professor, (left) listens Monday, November 3, as WashU MPH student Lucy Regales explains her poster on mental health research that she worked on with Shields. Regales presented the research — “A crisis of betrayal: Understanding people’s lived experiences of crisis mental healthcare services” — at the APHA annual meeting. Shields also gave a talk at the meeting, “Characteristics of Trustworthy Crisis Behavioral Health Services: Perspectives from People with Lived Experience.” (PHOTO: E. Holland Durando/WashU
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Among some 11,000 public health leaders, researchers and students at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association last week were several from WashU School of Public Health, sharing research findings via talks, poster sessions and group meetings. The annual gathering was November 2-5 in Washington, D.C.
Included in those from SPH was Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, the Margaret C. Ryan Dean, Eugene S. and Constance Kahn Distinguished Professor in Public Health, and vice provost for interdisciplinary initiatives. Galea joined a panel Monday, November 3, titled, “Breaking the Mold: Bold Leaders Shaping the Future of Public Health.” The ballroom event featured public health leaders discussing how to lead in this era of complexity and polarization.
The dean also participated that evening in the release of a JAMA Summit Report shaped by more than 40 co-authors and national experts chosen for their various expertise in firearm injury prevention, trauma and mental health. Galea — one of the co-authors and the editor-in-chief of JAMA Health Forum — offered closing comments on the report.
Other SPH faculty and students presented research in a range of forums at the meeting. Below are photos of many of them at the four-day event.
Dean Sandro Galea offers thoughts on navigating differences Monday, November 3, during a panel discussion at the APHA meeting titled, “Breaking the Mold: Bold Leaders Shaping the Future of Public Health.” Shown are (from left) Daniel Dawes, dean of the School of Global Health at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn.; moderator Celine Gounder, a physician and journalist with CBS News; Galea; and Sarah Story, executive director of Jefferson County (Colorado) Public Health. Also on the panel was Meenakshi Brewster, St. Mary’s County (Maryland) health officer. (PHOTO: E. Holland Durando/WashU Public Health) WashU Public Health Dean Sandro Galea, shown on a large screen at the APHA panel discussion Monday, November 3, makes a point alongside fellow panelist Sarah Story. (PHOTO: E. Holland Durando/WashU Public Health)Karen Skinner, MPH, a doctoral student in public health sciences at WashU Public Health, shows a person visiting her poster session Sunday, November 2, a digital device aimed at helping older adults who live in their homes. Skinner presented two posters at the event: “Assessing the association between social needs and loneliness in older adults who are homebound: A virtual senior center is a promising solution“; and “Virtual social connection: lessons learned from a virtual senior center pilot.” (PHOTO: E. Holland Durando/WashU Public Health)Lena Schulhofer, MHS, a doctoral student in public health sciences at WashU Public Health, explains her research — “Examining the relationship between perceived inclusion, social connection, and refugee health and well-being in the United States: findings from the 2020-2021 annual survey of refugees” — to visitors during an APHA poster session Monday, November 3. (PHOTO: E. Holland Durando/WashU Public Health)WashU Public Health Professor Derek Brown, MA, PhD, presents research — “Understanding preferences for health services for survivors of sexual violence in Uganda: a discrete choice experiment” — Monday, November 3, during a roundtable session at the APHA meeting. (PHOTO: E. Holland Durando/WashU Public Health) WashU Public Health Professor Lindsay Stark (in black) answers questions Monday, November 3, about research she and WashU Public Health Professor Derek Brown (at right) conducted. The group querying the two during the APHA roundtable session were from the University of Alabama. (PHOTO: E. Holland Durando/WashU Public Health)Hannah Kinzer, MPH, a doctoral student in public health sciences at WashU Public Health, offers a visitor to her APHA poster session Monday, November 3, details on how her team conducts research. The project was titled, “Identifying vaccine knowledge and questions in local communities: a mix-methods analysis.” (PHOTO: E. Holland Durando/WashU Public Health)WashU Public Health Dean Sandro Galea makes closing remarks at the release Monday, November 3, of a JAMA Summit Report focused on firearm injury prevention. The report was released during the APHA meeting in Washington, D.C. Galea is one of the report’s co-authors. (PHOTO: E. Holland Durando/WashU Public Health)Olivia Weng, MSPH, a doctoral student in public health sciences at WashU Public Health, describes during an APHA poster session Sunday, November 2, her research project titled, “Public reactions to six ‘core health knowledge’ items – a novel approach to conveying actionable health information.” (PHOTO: E. Holland Durando/WashU Public Health)Ilana Seff, MPH, DrPH, a research associate professor of public health at WashU Public Health, gives a talk during an APHA session Tuesday, November 4, focused on health and immigrants, refugees, and forcibly displaced populations. Her talk was titled, “Reimagining humanitarian aid: integrating self-reliance and mental health support for displaced households.” (PHOTO: E. Holland Durando/WashU Public Health)
