University of Massachusetts Amherst

School of Public Health and Health Sciences

Research Day 2006

9th Annual School of Public Health & Health Sciences
Research Day Award Recipients
March 30, 2006

From left, Shankha Mukhopadhyay, Timothy Wright, Allison Crawford

From left, Shankha Mukhopadhyay, Timothy Wright, Allison Crawford

Timothy Wright, Public Health, First Place
Shaken Baby Syndrome in Massachusetts: 2001-2004

Shankha Mukhopadhyay, Public Health, Second Place
A Prospective Study of Maternal Cigarette Smoking and Preterm Birth Among Latina Women

Allison Crawford, Public Health, Third Place
Quality of Care for Patients Hospitalized for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Other Participants:

Debalina Das, Public Health
Estimating Potential Exposures to Microbial Contaminants in Recreational Water

Andrea Curley, Communication Disorders
The Effect of Relaxation Response and Electromyographic Biofeedback on Disfluency Levels

Monica Hubal, Exercise Science
Inflammatory Gene Expression: Exercise-induced Muscle Damage and Rapid Adaptation

Cathleen Fracasse, Public Health
Efficacy of an Exercise Intervention in Pregnant Women

Linda Chung, Exercise Science
Role of Blood Flow in Age-related Resistance to Skeletal Muscle Fatigue

Jianyong Wu, Public Health
Sources of Escherichia coli During Wet-Weather Events

Elissa Small, Public Health
My Body, My Health

Maria Urso, Exercise Science
Alterations in mRNA and Protein Following Spinal Cord Injury in Humans

Allison Crawford, Public Health
Examining the Relationship between Childhood Sexual Abuse, Adolescent Dating Violence and Gender: How are Male and Female Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Different?

Kimberly Sewright, Exercise Science
AKT2-G318A Genotype is Associated With Muscle Size in Men

Sofija Zagarins, Public Health
Lifestyle Factors and Prenatal Micronutrient Intake Among Hispanic Women

Jennifer Baird, Exercise Science
Performance Differences During a Standing Turning Task in Young and Older Adults

Zhongzhen Li & Julie Flahive, Public Health
Risk Factors for Children Being Overweight

Laura Hutchinson, Nutrition
Using Cognitive Interviews to Validate a Nutrition Knowledge and Behavior Survey Designed to Evaluate a Nutrition Education Program for Low-Income Families

Karen Riska, Exercise Science
AKT1 Association With Body Composition

William Parsons, Public Health
A Prospective Study of Alcohol Consumption and Preterm Delivery Among Latina Women

Amy Kearns, Exercise Science
Effects of Acute Exercise on Vascular Function

Audra Gollenberg, Public Health
Use of Flea and Tick Products and Epilepsy/Seizures in Canines

Alexander Knee, Public Health
The Association between Physical and Psychosocial Stress among Latina Women

Anita Christie, Exercise Science
Doublet Discharges in Motoneurons of Young and Older Adults

Nancy Allen, School of Nursing
Effect of Counseling with Continuous Glucose Monitoring on Physical Activity Behaviors

Jeffrey Sautter, Exercise Science
Effects of Meal Timing Surrounding a Bout of Exercised on the Adipoinsular Axis

 

John Mullin Joseph Hamill Nigar Khan
John Mullin Joseph Hamill Nigar Khan

 

M. Idali Torres Timothy Wright
M. Idali Torres Timothy Wright

 

2006 Judges
2006 Judges

 

Patty Freedson
Patty Freedson

 

Karen Riska Graham Caldwell
Karen Riska Graham Caldwell

 

Dean Eileen Breslin
Dean Eileen Breslin

 

Dr. David Katz
Dr. David Katz
“The Basic Care & Feeding of Homo sapiens: Are We Truly Clueless?

 

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