Capstone Presentations 2025 – Day 1

Date: July 21, 2025
Time: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PT

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.

If joining by Zoom, registration is required:

Presentation Schedule

Time Slot Student Capstone Title
9 to 9:15 a.m. Madeline Pechilis Comparing AI-generated and human-synthesized analyses of qualitative interview data of Ugandan women’s experiences of obstetric fistula and fistula repair surgery
9:15 to 9:30 a.m. Trisha Sengupta Understanding the Post-Hospital Biopsychosocial Needs of Injury Survivors at a Public Hospital in San Francisco: A Qualitative Study
9:30 to 9:45 a.m. Günter Lugo Bridging the Gap: Understanding Barriers & Facilitators to Surgical Care Completion Among People Experiencing Homelessness at ZSFG
9:45 to 10 a.m. Eric Kraybill The Impact of Drone Versus Standard of Care Delivery of COVID-19 Tests in the West Nile Sub-region of Uganda
10 to 10:15 a.m. Eric Wong Landing Inhibition and Secondary Outcomes of Mosquito Bite Prevention Tools: Semi-Field Evaluations with Aedes aegypti in Thailand
10:15 to 10:45 a.m. BREAK
10:45 to 11 a.m. Meghana Mazumdar Exploring the Impact of the TARANG Intervention on In-Law Relationship Dynamics and Newly Married Women’s Empowerment in Rural Rajasthan
11 to 11:15 a.m. Sydney Howell A Workforce on the Edge: Projecting Workforce Capacity for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in the United States
11:15 to 11:30 a.m. Katherine Horvath Investigating Conservation of T Cell Epitopes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
11:30 to 11:45 a.m. Mehrdad Yadegari Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Middle Eastern and North African Populations in the Bay Area: A Retrospective Cohort Study (2010–2024)
11:45 a.m. to noon Alyanna Isabel Fenol Barriers and facilitators to seeking medical care for couples experiencing infertility in Tanzania: A Qualitative Study
noon to 1 p.m. LUNCH
1 to 1:15 p.m. Maryam Abed Barriers and Facilitators to Diabetes Care for Young Haitians Amid Ongoing Political Instability
1:15 to 1:30 p.m. Anthony Li Barriers and Facilitators to Data Use for Quality Improvement in HIV Care: A Qualitative Study in Quezon City, Philippines
1:30 to 1:45 p.m. Ellen Nguyen Mitigating Stress and Burnout: A Qualitative Assessment of Coping Strategies during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Black and Latinx Nurses in California
1:45 to 2 p.m. James Roake Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of Community-Led Monitoring in the Philippines
2:15 to 2:30 p.m. BREAK
2:30 to 2:45 p.m. Gisselle Covarrubias Llamas Efficacy of Emergency Department Referrals for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
2:45 to 3 p.m. Meera Khaira Rural Mobile Medical Unit’s Role in Preventing Emergency Department Visits for Key Rural Populations in Oregon and Washington, USA: A Qualitative Study
3 to 3:15 p.m. Emily Whalen Exploring the Association Between Maternal Mental Health and Breastfeeding in the United States: A Quantitative Study
3:15 to 3:30 p.m. Tammy Le Van Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Longitudinal Follow-Up in Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Research: Insights from the Child Development Observation (ChiDO) Study in Zimbabwe