2020 Virtual Academic Symposium

Video of Community Connections poster presentations

Moderator
Jann Murray-García
Associate Clinical Professor

Welcome
Stephen J. Cavanagh
Dignity Health Dean’s Chair for Nursing Leadership, Dean and Professor

M.S. Leadership student posters: Community Connections

• Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Services
  Nicole Lira, Shayal Prasad and Michelle Yang
  Mentor: Shannon Read, Executive Director, Her Health First

• Creating Corps Leaders: Implementing Mentor and Leadership Curriculum at Sacramento Regional Conservation Corps
  Nhadine Fabro-Brown, Aron King, Wendy Scott
  Mentor: David De Mers, Executive Director, Sacramento Regional Conservation Corps

• A Legacy of Wellness
  Nicole Vance and Gina Finical
  Mentor: Sharon Chandler, Yes2Kollege — African American Women’s Health Legacy

Moderator: Gennifer Holt
Teaching Fellow and Doctoral Candidate

• Photovoice Kit for Wellspring Women’s Center
  Bianca Alcauter, Anna Dupree, Linda Vuong
  Mentor: Genelle Smith, Social Worker and Women’s Wellness Coordinator, Wellspring Women’s Center

• Development of a Training Manual for Refugee Resettlement Volunteers
  Dana E. Brombos and Michael K. Jones
  Mentor: Genevieve Levy, Director of Family Services, Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services Parent Education Program

• Community Conversations with Mutual Housing
  Mary Pfaff, Felix Piamonte and Maria Wheeler
  Mentor: Anne-Marie Flynn, Community Development Officer, Mutual Housing California

Moderator: Loralyn Taylor
Teaching Fellow and Doctoral Candidate

• Friends Until the End: End of Life Doula Project
  Reyna Portillo, Craig Duckworth and Jennifer Suhd-Brondstatter
  Mentor: Marlene von Friederichs-Fitzwater, Founder, President and Executive Director, Joshua’s House Hospice — Health Communication Research Institute

• Developing a Social Media Outreach Plan #4H
  Ali Berumen, Laura Juarez
  Mentor: Jen Henkens, 4-H Program Representative

• Let’s Get Physical with The Arc
  Riza Magat and Sarah Stallins
  Mentor: Nina Machado, Executive Director, First 5 Amador

Video of doctoral dissertation presentations

Moderator
Janice F. Bell
Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Program Director

Welcome
Stephen J. Cavanagh
Dignity Health Dean’s Chair for Nursing Leadership, Dean and Professor

Doctor of Philosophy dissertation presentations

• Adebola Olarewaju Adewumi
  The role of Armed Conflict in Malaria Chemoprevention among Pregnant Women in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2005-2015
  Dissertation chair: Jill G. Joseph

• Brenda Chagolla
  Sociodemographic Factors, Health-Related Characteristics and Health Behaviors among Women with Emergency Department Use During Pregnancy
  Dissertation chair: Jill G. Joseph

• Karla Hodges
  Nu Fit for Life: A Study of Health, Physical Activity and Perceived Discrimination among African American Women
  Dissertation chair: Elizabeth Rice

• Regina Orozco
  Perceived Influential Factors among Female Black and Latina Nursing Students for Entering the Nursing Profession through the Vocational Nursing Entry Point
  Dissertation chair:  Kupiri W. Ackerman-Barger

Video of master’s-degree leadership presentations and evidenced-based poster presentations

Moderator
Debra Bakerjian
Professor

Welcome
Stephen J. Cavanagh
Dignity Health Dean’s Chair for Nursing Leadership, Dean and Professor

M.S. Leadership thesis presentations

• Cherrie Demayo
  The Burden of Care across Generations: A Secondary Analysis of the 2015 AARP Caregiving in the U.S. Survey
  Thesis chair: Janice F. Bell

• Eric Ernst
  Implementing Safety Culture at the Frontline of Health Care
  Thesis chair: Jill G. Joseph

• Jana Glines-Harvey
  Unexplained Healings: A Concept Analysis
  Thesis chair: Debra Bakerjian

• Tia Kadiu
  Lifting the Caregiving Burden through eHealth Interventions: An Integrated Review
  Thesis chair: Tae Youn Kim

• Sal Mislang
  The INEED Handoff: Empowering Inpatient RNs During Patient Handoffs from Emergency Department RNs
  Thesis chair: Jann Murray-Garcia

• Matthew Vega
  Improving Care for Transgender Patients: An Education for Nurses
  Thesis chair: Elena O. Siegel

M.S. family nurse practitioner, MHS physician assistant and MSN entry-level nursing student posters: Interprofessional evidence-based practice

• Carrie Garland, Jaynee Pudewell, Kathryn Pashalides, Michelle Kimbell, Saie Yoin Choi, Selu Vargas, Taylor Harmening
  The Effect of Payment Method on Suboxone Therapy
  Presented by Carrie Garland

• Audrey LaFraugh, Dylan Scalzo, Haylee Degrood, Melissa Kumnoonsate, Paulina Vyhmeister, Satpreet Naidu, Thanh Pham
  Evaluating Treatments of Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder
  Presented by Melissa Kumnoonsate

• Bryanne Salmonsen, Colleen Esposito, David Wilson, Mary Cooper, Soo Young Lee, Sydney Sohl, Wendy Luc
  The Efficacy of Mindfulness in Reducing Anxiety
  Presented by Wendy Luc

The following students completed various scholarly projects but were unable to present during the 2020 Virtual Academic Symposium.

M.S. family nurse practitioner, MHS physician assistant and MSN entry-level nursing student posters: Interprofessional evidence-based practice

• Christine Ella Batten, Lauren Kim, Pha Tran, Samina Dean, Paulina Gil Landeros Johnson, Maria Perez, Rozina Omidi
  Comparing Buprenorphine and Methadone to Morphine in the Treatment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

• Shelbie Allen, Karina Avalos, Frank Crespo, Smah Khateeb, Deeba Kohi, Gemekia Morales, Araceli Sanchez
  Does Medical Cannabis Reduce Opioid Dependency?

• Mafe Barlaan, Hannah Barlow, Marie Gage, Desi Johnson, Harlan Monahan, Tiffany Ngo, Marisa Speer
  A1c Levels: A Comparison of Plant-Based vs. Ketogenic Diets in Type 2 Diabetes

• Savannah Abel-Smith, Christine Fernandez, Diego Lescano, Tony Sandoval, Austin Van Bruggen, Brooke Damron, Ahmad Mashal
  Does Aerobic Exercise Improve Mental Health Status of Adults with Clinical Depression?

• Shannon Watson, Sarah Peffer, Jillian Johnson, Garret Kingston, Emily Sever, Michele Puente, Amanda Jernstrom
  ED initiated buprenorphine as a bridge to opioid recovery

• Andrea Ball, Emily Fleming, David Guthrie Gonzalez, Javier Molina-Duran, Chia Moua Heather Sipes, Ashley Villalon
  Efficacy of Ketamine Compared to that of ECT in Patients with Treatment Resistant Depression

• Keoki Leong, Cat Feeley, Tiffany Cyras, Leonardo Sánchez Espinoza, Zeyerusalem Woldesilasse, Jon Madarang, Jason Tran
  Multiple Health Disparities in the Male Transgender Population Leads to Lower Reproductive Health Screenings and Health Care Utilization

• Juliet Chu, Eric Emmett, Vanessa Leal, Crystal Lua, Andrea RodarteOrnelas, Gulnazbanu Siddiqui, and Volodymyr Volosenko
  Pharmacological Medications and Non-Pharmacological Alternatives to Opioids

• Kevin Barnwell, Christopher Burleson, Alexis Garcia, Sanam Karamouz, Jocelyn Nguyen, Bayan Odeh, Danielle Stewart
  The Effect of Treatment of GAD During the Perinatal Window on Postpartum Depression

• Shuyi Lao, Danielle Carbonaro, Laura Schaffer, Kathlyn Larco, Colin Elie, Danielle Reynolds
  The Efficacy of Ibogaine Use in Opioid Use Disorder Compared to Buprenorphine

M.S. leadership thesis presentations

• Lisa Craney
  Social Media, Depression, and Suicidal Behaviors in Adolescents: A Need for Education