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:
- Visiting us at exhibit hall Booth #1612
- Joining the conversation on X @NIMHD
- Attending our sessions and panel presentations
NIMHD Staff Sessions
Sunday, October 27
5:00 p.m. CT
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Epidemiology, Epidemiology of Health-related Behaviors Poster Session Psychological Distress and Its Association With Socioeconomic and Behavioral Risk Factors Among Black/African American Adults
Presenter: Maryam Elhabashy, B.A., Postbaccalaureate Research Fellow, Immigrant Health & Health Disparities Research Lab
5:00 p.m. CT
Tobacco Cessation Considerations Poster Session Comorbidities and Tobacco Product Quit Attempts During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Presenter: Bambi Jewett, M.S., FNP-BC, Research Nurse Practitioner, Tobacco Related Disparities and Control Lab
Monday, October 28
2:30 p.m. CT
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
Tuesday, October 29
8:30 a.m. CT
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
8:30 a.m. CT
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
2:30 p.m. CT
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
2:30 p.m. CT
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
4:30 p.m. CT
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
5:00 p.m. CT
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
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.
Sunday, October 27
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. CT
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
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. CT
David Adzrago, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Division of Intramural Research
Talk to me about:
Intramural Research
Immigrant Health and Health Disparities Lab
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. CT
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
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. CT
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
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. CT
Kosuke Tamura, Ph.D., Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator, Division of Intramural Research
Talk to me about:
Intramural Research
Socio-Spatial Determinants of Health Lab
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. CT
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
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Division of Integrative Biological and Behavioral Sciences
Monday, October 28
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. CT
Manoj Kambara, Postbaccalaureate Research Fellow, Division of Intramural Research
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Postbaccalaureate Fellowship Program
12:00 – 2:30 p.m. CT
Yangyang Deng, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Division of Intramural Research
Talk to me about:
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Socio-Spatial Determinants of Health
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CT
Kristen Hamilton-Moseley, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Division of Intramural Research
Talk to me about:
Intramural Research
Tobacco Related Disparities and Control Lab
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.