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Schools@Downstate

Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences ​

  • Dr. Paul Landsbergis, Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, recently published two articles on occupational risk factors for cardiovascular disease:  

  • Landsbergis P, Gilbert-Ouimet M, Trudel X, Sembajwe G, Schnall P, Dobson M, Hawkins D, Fadel M, Descatha A, Li J. Prevention of hypertension due to long working hours and other work hazards is needed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health 2024 (in press). 

  • Hawkins D, Thomas K, Landsbergis P. Occupational inequalities in mortality from cardiovascular disease, 2020-2021. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2024:1-10. https://doi:10.1002/ajim.23643   

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  • 36th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology in Santiago, Chile: Dr. Lori Hoepner, Assistant Professor of EOHS, presented a pecha kucha "Environmental Quality of Life (EQoL) Survey to Assess Climate Risk Perceptions in Urban Underserved Communities", co-authored with EOHS chair and Associate Professor Dr. Laura Geer; EOHS DrPH candidate Christopher Jimenez presented two posters on his dissertation research "Waterfowl abundance during the 2022-2023 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak in Iowa" and "Inland Water Body Surface Area is Associated with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Iowa". Drs. Hoepner and Geer co-authored a poster with members of the Downstate community "Building Community Resilience from Heat with Youth Citizen Science (BRHYCS)". 

  • Annual Meeting and Expo of the American Public Health Association 2024 in Minneapolis, MN: Dr. Lori Hoepner orally presented "Environmental Quality of Life (EQoL) Survey to Assess Climate Risk Perceptions in Urban Underserved Communities", co-authored with Dr. Laura Geer. 

 

Epidemiology and Biostatistics 

  • Dr. Elizabeth Helzner and DrPH alumna Dr. Ayanna Besson presented their study, "Pilot Evaluation of a Virtual 21-Day Whole-Food Plant-Based Dietary Intervention in New York City Residents" at the 2024 annual American College of Lifestyle Medicine meeting. Dr. Helzner gave a podium presentation focused on changes in health-related quality of life and biometrics, and Dr. Besson presented a poster on the program's feasibility, acceptability, and program-related changes in knowledge and dietary behavior. Biostatistics faculty member Dr. Rose Calixte was a coinvestigator on both presentations. 

  • Epidemiology DrPH alumna Janille Williams received the Epidemiology Section Student Abstract Award at the annual conference of the American Public Health Association for her dissertation research, “Disparities in Knowledge and Awareness of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV-Related Cancers Among Sexual Minorities in the United States, 2017-2020.” Coinvestigators on the project included Drs. Elizabeth Helzner, Rose Saint Fleur-Calixte, and Denise Bruno. 

  • Biostatistics faculty member Dr. Rose Saint Fleur-Calixte recently published her work, "Education differences in blood pressure trajectories by sex through midlife: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2018" in the journal Blood Pressure Monitoring. Coauthors included SPH alumnae Dr. Ayanna Besson and Kunika Chahal. (https://journals.lww.com/bpmonitoring/fulltext/9900/education_differences_in_blood_pressure.125.aspx)

  • Epidemiology faculty member Dr. Sharifa Nasreen had a recent publication in the British Medical Journal, "Effectiveness of modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic vaccine against mpox infection: emulation of a target trial." https://www.bmj.com/content/386/bmj-2023-078243.full 

School of Public Health

 

Applied Behavior Analysis Program 

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  • Professor Jason Vladescu's work was published in Behavior Analysis in Practice journal. Bergmann, S., Harmon, M. J., Brand, D., & Vladescu, J. C. (2024). A survey of procedural-fidelity data collection in behavior-analytic practice. Behavior Analysis in Practice. Advance online publication.  

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Diagnostic Medical Imaging Program 

 

  • Professor Veneta Callpani published an article in the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography titled "Assessing Occupational Burnout Among a Cohort of New York City Sonographers: A Pilot Study." 

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Health Informatics Program 

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  • Professor David Kaufman published two papers:

    • Senathirajah Y, Kaufman DR, Cato K, Daniel P, Arquilla B, Roblin P, Kushniruk A, Borycki EM, Feld E, Debi P. The impact of COVID-19 regulatory reporting burden: A comparative study of a small independent hospital and a large network hospital. JMIR Online Journal of Public Health Informatics. In press. 

    • Kushniruk A, Kaufman DR. Human factors and organizational issues in health informatics: review of developments and advances. IMIA Yearbook. 2024. In press. 

  • Professor Adie Jumbo and Professor/Associate Dean Shushawna DeOliveira (Dean’s Office) published in The Journal of  Healthcare, Science and Humanities (Davis, C., DeOliveira, S., and Jumbo, A. Comparative Analysis of COVID-19 Gene Target Dropout/Failure Results using Thermofisher TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit and Nextstrain CoVariants Genomic Databases. The Journal of Healthcare, Science and the Humanities (accepted 2024)).  

  • Professor Adie Jumbo and Professor/Associate Dean Shushawna DeOliveira (Dean’s Office) publisjhed a book titled Careers, Professional Organizations, and Certifications. In: Eldredge C, Feldman S, Faysel MA, Rana AM, editors. Introductory textbook in health informatics (London (UK): Springer; Expected publication in fall 2025). 

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School of Health Professions

College of Nursing

Dr. Jean McHugh, Associate Dean was selected to be an Abstract Reviewer for the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) for the  37th Annual Scientific Conference

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Received 2 grants to support our simulation program:
 

  • a $44, 000 grant from SUNY to purchase additional simulation equipment.
     

  • Professor Esmira Yusofova received a grant that provides access to BodySwaps VR simulations  for our undergraduate program. This opportunity will significantly enhance our students' learning experience, particularly in the areas of communication.    

School of Graduate Studies

  • Isaac Vingan published an article: "Spatially resolved transcriptomic signatures of hippocampal subregions and Arc-expressing ensembles in active place avoidance memory " (Article). 
     

  • Daniel Mishan placed first and Riley Morrone placed third and won People's Choice at the Trainee Research Slam.  
     

  • At the Annual Society for Neurosceince meeting this past October Riley Morrone, Scott McElroy, Molly Leitner, Tarek Khashan, and Joao Vitor all presented posters of their work.

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