Capstone Presentations – Day 1

Date: July 22, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Byers Auditorium, Genentech Hall

Please join the Master of Science in Global Health students for presentations of their capstone research projects as the culmination of the 11-month MS program. Guests are invited to attend either on Zoom or in person, and participation in the Q&A is especially welcome.

Pre-registration is required if joining by Zoom:

Presentation Schedule

Time Student Capstone Title Mentor(s)
9 to 9:15 a.m. Kristina Jiang Cost Analysis of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and CAR T-cell Therapy for Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients in Vietnam Dr. Michelle Hermiston
9:15 to 9:30 a.m. Shradha Ranganath A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Detection and Treatment of Low-Density Malaria Infection among Children in Bagamoyo, Tanzania Dr. Ingrid Chen
9:30 to 9:45 a.m. Dongxue Wang Estimating the Lifetime Medical Cost of Trichomonas Vaginalis in Australia Dr. David Boettiger
9:45 to 10 a.m. Emily Hamerton Assessing the characteristics of Essential Medicine Lists (EML) for priority disease(s) in two resource limited countries: strategies for optimizing health outcome Dr. Michelle Hermiston
10 to 10:15 a.m. Atousa Bonyani Economic Assessment of Potential Changes to Uganda’s Essential Medicines for Diabetes Dr. Jim Kahn & Dr. Tracy Lin
10:15 to 10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:30 to 10:45 a.m. Janesca Seif Pediatric emergency triage tools and hospital-level characteristics that affect tool availability in resource-limited hospitals Dr. Teresa Kortz
10:45 to 11 a.m. Sara Malakzay UCSF Pediatric Emergency Department Community Outreach and Needs Assessment: A Qualitative Assessment of Community Emergency Department Needs in Northern and Central California Dr. Rajesh Daftry
11 to 11:15 a.m. Ethan Chen Social Support in Educational Settings and Cardiometabolic Health Among Undergraduate Emerging Adult Students at Two Public California Universities Dr. Alison Cohen
11:15 to 11:30 a.m. Kaitlin Linne Electrical Cell Impedance Sensing (ECIS): A Novel Approach to the Characterization and Modernization of Pharmacological Interventions for the Treatment of Snakebite Envenoming, a Newly Designated WHO Neglected Tropical Disease Dr. Matt Lewin
11:30 to 11:45 a.m. Olivia Mendoza The Role of Protracted Violence in Healthcare Seeking and Utilization in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Dr. Tracy Lin
11:45 to 1 p.m. LUNCH
1 to 1:15 p.m. Cristina Soto Alvarez Achieving The 2nd 95 Target in the Philippines: Provider Perspectives on Medical Case Management Barriers and Facilitators to HIV Treatment Adherence Dr. Bruce Agins
1:15 to 1:30 p.m. Charlotte Celikyol Depression, Anxiety, and HIV – Provider Perceptions of the Facilitators and Barriers to Integrating Routine Mental Health Screening into HIV Primary Care Clinics in the Philippines Dr. Bruce Agins
1:30 to 1:45 p.m. Tanmayi Jadhav Identifying barriers and facilitators of evidence-based mental health interventions during natural disasters in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): A Systematic review Dr. Mohsen Malekinejad
1:45 to 2 p.m. Qianya (Thea) Zhang Attention in Youth Depression: A Systematic Review Dr. Courtney Gallen
2 to 2:15 p.m. Nicole Skehan Performance of Exposure Notification Applications Implemented During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review Dr. Mohsen Malekinejad