NIMHD at APHA 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo
Sunday – Wednesday, Oct. 27 – 30, 2024
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Connect with NIMHD at this year’s American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Expo in Minneapolis. Plan to attend NIMHD staff-presented sessions and visit us in the exhibit hall to learn about our scientific research work to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. During the conference, connect with NIMHD by:
NIMHD Staff Sessions
2:30 p.m. CT
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Critical Issues in Public Health Session
The Weathering Hypothesis and Public Health Research
Presenter: Allana T. Forde, Ph.D., M.P.H., Staff Investigator, Race-Related Stressors and Health Disparities Lab
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8:30 a.m. CT
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Extending Our Understanding of the Factors Driving Heavy and Hazardous Drinking Session
Racial Discrimination, Subjective Social Status, and Heaving Drinking Among Black Adults: A Prospective Analysis
Presenter: Kristen Hamilton-Moseley, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Tobacco Related Disparities and Control Lab
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8:30 a.m. CT
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Spatial Epidemiology Session
Geographic, Racial, and Ethic Disparities in the Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease Mortality in the U.S., 2000-2019
Presenter: Kosuke Tamura, Ph.D., Staff Investigator, Socio-Spatial Determinants of Health Lab
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2:30 p.m. CT
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Built Environment and Active Transportation to Enhance Physical Activity Session
Associations Between Neighborhood Walkability and Sedentary Behavior in a Nationality Representative Sample of U.S. Adults
Presenter: Yangyang Deng, Ph.D., M.S., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Socio-Spatial Determinants of Health Lab
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2:30 p.m. CT
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Genomics Forum Poster Session
Inverse Probability Weighting of the All of Us Cohort Increases Genomic Discovery for Type II Diabetes in Minority Populations
Presenter: Manoj Kambara, B.S., Postbaccalaureate Research Fellow, Genomics for Health Equity Lab
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4:30 p.m. CT
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Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health Roundtable Session
Effects of Discrimination on Loneliness Mediated by Mental Health Among Immigrants and Non-immigrants
Presenter: Faustine Williams, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S., Staff Investigator, Immigrant Health & Health Disparities Research Lab
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5:00 p.m. CT
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Psychosocial Epidemiology Session
Intersection of Immigration, Physical Activity, and Serious Psychological Distress on Mortality Among U.S. Adults: A Survival Analysis, 1998-2019
Presenter: David Adzrago, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.Phil., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Immigrant Health & Health Disparities Research Lab
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Meet the Experts
Visit the NIMHD Booth (#1612) to meet our scientific staff for one-on-one conversations and learn more about NIMHD research resources and opportunities.
Stop by at the below times to meet NIMHD staff members.
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. CT
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Vanessa Marshall, Ph.D., Social and Behavioral Scientist Administrator Program Officer, Division of Community Health and Population Science
Talk to me about:
PhenX Toolkit SDOH Collection
Extramural grant funding opportunities
Career development and training
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1:00 – 2:30 p.m. CT
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David Adzrago, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Division of Intramural Research
Talk to me about:
Intramural Research
Immigrant Health and Health Disparities Lab
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2:30 – 3:00 p.m. CT
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Faustine Williams, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S., Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator, NIH Distinguished Scholar, Division of Intramural Research
Talk to me about:
Intramural Research Immigrant Health and Health Disparities Lab
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3:00 – 4:00 p.m. CT
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Allana T. Forde, Ph.D., M.P.H., Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator, NIH Distinguished Scholar, Division of Intramural Research
Talk to me about:
Intramural Research Race-Related Stressors & Health Disparities Lab
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4:00 – 5:00 p.m. CT
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Kosuke Tamura, Ph.D., Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator, Division of Intramural Research
Talk to me about:
Intramural Research
Socio-Spatial Determinants of Health Lab
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5:00 – 6:00 p.m. CT
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Aruna Gogineni, Ph.D., LCSW- C, Social and Behavioral Sciences Administrator, Division of Integrative Biological and Behavioral Sciences
NIH Distinguished Scholar Immigrant Health & Health Disparities Research Lab
Talk to me about:
Division of Integrative Biological and Behavioral Sciences
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10:00 – 11:30 a.m. CT
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Manoj Kambara, Postbaccalaureate Research Fellow, Division of Intramural Research
Talk to me about:
Postbaccalaureate Fellowship Program
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12:00 – 2:30 p.m. CT
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Yangyang Deng, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Division of Intramural Research
Talk to me about:
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Socio-Spatial Determinants of Health
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2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CT
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Kristen Hamilton-Moseley, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Division of Intramural Research
Talk to me about:
Intramural Research Tobacco Related Disparities and Control Lab
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Engage With NIH CEAL
The NIH Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) and local CEAL teams will showcase their work at APHA 2024 with over 30 presentations and events focused on CEAL's success, lessons learned, and promising practices.
NIMHD and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute co-lead CEAL.
Please check the APHA Annual Meeting & Expo website or conference app for session locations, additional speaker details, and the exhibit hall layout.
Page updated Oct. 28, 2024 | published Oct. 27, 2024