8:00 AM-1:30 PM Grand Ballroom lobby |
Registration |
9:30 AM–10:00 AM Grand Ballroom Lounge |
Welcoming Remarks Dr. Wallace D. Loh, President, University of Maryland, College Park |
10:00 AM–11:15 AM Grand Ballroom Lounge |
Keynote Lecture
Distinguished Scholar, UPMC Center for Biosecurity This lecture is part of the Public Health Grand Rounds lecture series sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Public Health Training Center. |
11:30 AM–1:15 PM Grand Ballroom |
Poster Session and Lunch Meet students and faculty and explore research on diverse public health topics. Awards will be given to the best student-presented posters (at closing reception). Buffet lunch. |
11:30 AM–1:30 PM Nanticoke Room |
Poliomyelitis: 25th Anniversary of the Decision to Eradicate A discussion forum with D. A. Henderson, MD, MPH (Pre-registration required) |
1:30–3:00 PM Grand Ballroom & GB Lounge |
Networking Panel Roundtables Meet new colleagues with complementary interests and participate in discussions on current research topics aimed at stimulating collaborations among investigators. Summaries of discussions and participant contact information from each roundtable will be available after the event. Each roundtable discussion lasts one and half hours. Addressing Disparities with Health Enterprise Zones Claudia R. Baquet, M.D., M.P.H., Center for Health Disparities Aging Research Jay S. Magaziner, Ph.D., M.S.Hyg., Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Cancer Control and Prevention William A. Blattner, M.D, Institute of Human Virology Mapping, GIS and Satellites: Innovative Technologies to Improve the Public's Health Laura L. Hungerford D.V.M., M.P.H., Ph.D., Dept of Epidemiology & Public Health Obesity Prevention Renee E. Fox, M.D., Institute for a Healthiest Maryland Health Information Technology Ritu Agarwal, Ph.D., R.H. Smith School of Business Vulnerable Populations, ACA and Health Insurance Jie Chen, Ph.D., , Department of Health Services Administration Health Literacy and Cultural Competence Linda Aldoory, Ph.D., Horowitz Center for Health Literacy STDs and HIV/AIDS Bradley Boekeloo, Ph.D., UMD Prevention Research Center Environmental Health and Environmental Justice Sania Amr, M.D., M.S., Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Re-engineering the Approach to Global Health Barbara Alving M.D., MPowering the State Mental Health and Substance Abuse Amelia Arria, Ph.D., Center for Young Adult Health and Development Family, Child and Adolescent Health Mia Smith Bynum, PhD, Department of Family Science Tobacco Control Pamela I. Clark, PhD, Department of Behavioral and Community Health Physical Activity and Public Health Outcomes Bradley Hatfield, PhD, Department of Kinesiology |
1:30 PM–3:00 PM Nanticoke Room |
Bioterrorism: Fear, Response, Complacency A special forum with D.A. Henderson, co-sponsored with the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (Pre-registration required) |
3:00 PM–3:30 PM Grand Ballroom |
Closing Reception (Sponsored by Delta Omega, the honorary society for graduate studies in public health) |