Research

SPHHS Announces 2022 Research Day Award Winners

The School of Public Health and Health Sciences (SPHHS) held its 25th Annual Research Day on Wednesday, April 6, in the Student Union Ballroom. The event, celebrated annually during National Public Health Week, is an opportunity for the campus community to learn more about the research and practice conducted by its students.

Top row, left to right: Eric Pederson and John Chase Bottom row, left to right: Nicholas Remillard, Zoe Smith, and Sam Zeff
Top row, left to right: Eric Pederson and John Chase Bottom row, left to right: Nicholas Remillard, Zoe Smith, and Sam Zeff

Altogether, nearly 50 presentations spanning all academic levels – including undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral presenters – served to highlight the depth and breadth of SPHHS student research. Presenters participated in a faculty-juried poster session based on content and presentation, and this year the SPHHS handed out awards in five research prizes. Dean Anna Maria Siega-Riz announced the winners live at the event conclusion.

"We were so thrilled to return to an in-person format for our annual SPHHS Research Day event," says Siega-Riz. "The enthusiasm from our presenters and attendees was palpable in the Student Union Ballroom! This beautiful new venue served as an excellent surrounding that allowed us to showcase the amazing work being done in the SPHHS. Thank you to all who made this such a highly successful event – from all the talented student researchers and the faculty members who sponsored their work to the many students, faculty and staff who turned out to support our student presenters."

The 2022 Research Day award winners are:

  • 1st place Travel Award Prize (Research Category - Public Health): Eric Pederson (biostatistics and epidemiology, postdoctoral research associate – faculty sponsor Zhengqing Ouyang)
    “Isoform-specific structural characterization of RNA elements by long- and short- read sequencing.”
  • 1st place Travel Award Prize (Research Category - Health Sciences): John Chase (Kinesiology, Ph.D. – faculty sponsor John Sirard)
    “The Effects of a Single Night of Sleep Restriction on Subsequent Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Healthy Young Adults.”
  • 2nd place Award (tie): Nicholas Remillard (Kinesiology, MS – faculty sponsor John Sirard)
    “Evaluation Of Wrist-Based Accelerometer Intensity Classifications During Activities Of Daily Living In A Whole-Room Calorimeter”
  • 2nd place Award (tie): Zoe Smith (Kinesiology, MS – faculty sponsor Jane Kent)
    “Does Inosine Monophosphate Formation Facilitate the Bioenergetic Response to Incremental Contractions in Human Skeletal Muscle In Vivo?”
  • 4th place Award: Sam Zeff (Kinesiology, Ph.D. – faculty sponsor Richard van Emmerik)
    “Does Concussion History Alter Cortical Activity During Single and Dual Task Gait?”

Visit SPHHS's Facebook page for a full gallery of photos from the event.