CHHB Student Recognition Newsletter - May 2016

Department of
Community Health and Health Behavior
2015—2016
Student Recognition Newsletter
CHHB award winners (from left): Melina Bowdwin, Caitlin Biddle, and Rachel Daws with
CHHB Director of Graduate Studies Dr. Heather Orom (2nd from left)
May 2016
2016 Graduates
PhD Graduates
Megan L. Saddleson
(Kozlowski, Giovino,
Homish, Goniewicz,
Mahoney)
Tobacco/nicotine use in adolescents and young adults: A focus on electronic
cigarettes and measurement of non-daily tobacco cigarette use
MPH Graduates
Melina Bowdwin
(Orom)
Treatment decision making in men diagnosed with prostate cancer
Cheri L. Cipriano
(Orom)
Barriers to and facilitators of culturally competent care for refugee patients
Mazie Feenstra-Swensen
(Temple)
Evaluation proposal of the UB-SAFER intervention
Alexandra Holland
(Gage-Bouchard)
Narcotic abuse and current trends in illegal street drugs
Kelseanna Hollis-Hansen PlanetFit Kids: Promoting lifestyle and nutrition education teaching
families (through) interactive technology
(Giovino)
Lucy Holmes
(Orom)
The effect of spirometry testing on asthma disease classification in a
pediatric primary care office
Lauren Kroening
(Homish)
Reemergence of yellow fever in West Africa: A global health concern
Angelique Lynch-Jiles
(Homish)
Qualitative evaluation of the western New York Center for Survivors of
Torture: A pilot study
Carly Nichols
(Gage-Bouchard)
Informal caregivers of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients
Paul Washburn
(Collins)
An investigation of patient satisfaction and education quality improvement
in an ambulatory care waiting room
Rachel Wilson
(Homish)
Traumatic brain injury in community dwelling older adults from groundlevel falls
Faculty advisors are listed in parenthesis
2016 Graduates
MS Graduates
Caitlin Biddle
(Orom)
Decision-making among prostate cancer patients
Susan LaValley
(Gage-Bouchard)
Information-seeking in caregivers of the terminally ill
Awards & Recognitions
Caitlin Biddle
CHHB Outstanding Doctoral Achievement Award
Outstanding Trainee Abstract in Health Decision-Making Special
Interest Group at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society of
Behavioral Medicine
Melina Bowdwin
Francis V. Hanavan Memorial Fund Award
Delta Omega inductee
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
Rachel Daws
Paul T. Wietig Community Service Award
UB School of Social Work DREAM Award
Kelly Dodd
Community Action Organization of Erie County: Non Profit Partner
of the Year Award
Adam Graczyk
United University Professions Post Baccalaureate Scholarship
Jessica Kulak
J. Warren Perry Poster Day Award Winner for CHHB
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
Susan LaValley
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
Megan Saddleson
Delta Omega inductee
Rachel Wilson
Graduate Student Employee of the Year
Faculty advisors are listed in parenthesis
Student Conference Presentations
Biddle C, Underwood W, Homish DL, Orom H. Active treatment decision making
associated with better decisional outcomes, but more decisional difficulty. Paper presented
at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine; Apr 2016, Washington DC.
Biddle C, Hay J, Kiviniemi M, Waters EA, Ellis E, Orom H. Uncertainty about perceived
disease risk may be a valuable addition to measures of risk perception. Poster presented at
the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine; Apr 2016, Washington DC.
Biddle C, Orom H, Waters EA, Kiviniemi M, Ellis E, Hay J. Illness information avoidance is
associated with lower need for cognition and intuitive risk beliefs. Poster presented at the
annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine; Apr 2016, Washington DC and at the
University at Buffalo Perry Poster Day, Apr 22, 2016, Buffalo, NY.
Crandall AK, Lindeman MIH. The impact of experimental manipulations on self-reported
BMI. Poster presented at the 28th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological
Science; May 2016, Chicago, IL.
Crandall AK, Van der Kloet E, Atkins AM, Ziegler AM, Temple JL. The relationship of
dietary restraint and relative reinforcing value of food among adolescents. Poster Presented
at the 2016 University at Buffalo Perry Poster Day; Apr 2016, Buffalo, NY.
Daws RC, Homish, DL, Heavey SC, Homish GG. Childhood maltreatment experiences
among US Army Reserve/National Guard soldiers and their partners. Paper presented at
37th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Mar 2016, Washington, DC.
Graczyk A, Ziegler AM, Atkins A, Carrasco H, Temple JL. Developmental and gender
differences in risk taking in response to caffeine. Poster presented at the Experimental
Biology Meeting Apr 2016, San Diego, CA and at the University at Buffalo Perry Poster Day,
Apr 22, 2016, Buffalo, NY.
Homish DL, Heavey SC, Devonish J, Cornelius J, Homish GG. Nonmedical and illicit drug
use: Associations with PTSD severity & symptom clusters among a sample of US Army
Reserve/National Guard soldiers. Paper presented at College on Problems of Drug
Dependence 78th Annual Meeting, Jun 2016, Palm Springs, CA.
Anderson Goodell EM, Heavey SC, Homish DL, Homish GG. Social Ties and substance use
among reserve soldiers in single- and dual-military households. Poster presented at 78th
Annual Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Jun 2016, Palm Springs,
CA.
Bolded names indicate current student
Italicized names indicate alumni
Student Conference Presentations
Heavey SC, Homish DL, Devonish JA, Anderson EA, Homish GG. Peer networks, marital
satisfaction & nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) among reserve soldiers &
partners. Poster presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence 78th Annual
Meeting, Jun 2016, Palm Springs, CA.
Heavey SC, Homish DL, Homish GG. Combat exposure’s influence on intimate partner
violence among reserve soldiers. Poster presented at Perry Poster Day, State University of
New York at Buffalo, April 2016, Buffalo, NY and at the 143rd Annual Meeting of the
American Public Health Association, Nov 2015, Chicago, IL.
Homish GG, Homish DL, Cummings KJ, Heavey SC. Military deployments, combat
exposure, and partner drinking. Poster presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Research
Society on Alcoholism, Jun 2015, San Antonio, TX.
Heavey SC, Homish GG, Das Eiden R, Derrick JL. Prenatal tobacco exposure predicts child’s
internalizing behavior. Paper presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence
77th Annual Meeting, Jun 2015, Phoenix, AZ.
Heavey SC, Co-Chair, Oral Communications VIII, Perinatal Drug Abuse. College on Problems
of Drug Dependence 77th Annual Meeting, Jun 2015, Phoenix, AZ.
Homish GG, Homish DL, Cummings KJ, Heavey SC, Read E, Daws R, Saltino D. Perceived
approval of substance use in soldiers vs. civilians. Poster presented at the College on Problems
of Drug Dependence 77th Annual Meeting, Jun 2015,Phoenix, AZ.
Holmes L, Persaud A. Age of Onset of Anemia in a low-income population. Paper presented
at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, 2016.
Holmes L, Persaud A. Prevalence and severity of anemia among children in a low-income
population. Poster presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, 2016.
Lampkin S, Holmes L, Lehman H. Comparison of caregiver confidence and knowledge in
asthma management by socioeconomic status. Poster presented at Pediatric Academic
Societies Meeting, 2016.
Holmes L, St. George K, Burg M, Berti R, Faden H, Lamson D, Lehman H. Retrospective study
on patients presenting with wheezing and enervirus D68 infection. Poster presented at the
American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, 2015. Abstract published
in Pediatrics 2016; 137 (Suppl 3): 332A.
Bolded names indicate current student
Italicized names indicate alumni
Student Conference Presentations
Holmes L, Lampkin S, Mamily L, Kalwani K, Bowser E, Lehman H. The effect of spirometry
testing on asthma disease classification in a pediatric primary care office. Poster presented at
the University at Buffalo Perry Poster Day. Apr 2016, Buffalo, NY.
Holmes L, Persaud A, Williams K, Kazmierczak J. Prevalence of anemia in children and
adolescents in a rural community in Haiti. Poster presented at the American Academy of
Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, 2015. Abstract published in Pediatrics 2016; 137
(Supplement 3): 362A.
Holmes L. Are antibiotics necessary for skin abscesses after surgical drainage? Grand Rounds
presented at the Department of Pediatrics, Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo; 2016,
Buffalo, NY.
Klasko-Foster LB, Erwin DO, Jandorf LM, Kiviniemi MT. Decision-making constructs mediate
the relation between socioeconomic status and colorectal screening uptake. Poster presented at
the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine; Apr 2016, Washington DC.
Kulak JA, Saddleson ML, Travers MJ, Mahoney MC, Giovino GA. Many college students are
introduced to nicotine products through the use of hookah. Poster presented at the University
at Buffalo Perry Poster Day. Apr 22, 2016, Buffalo, NY.
Kulak JA, Saddleson ML, Travers MJ, Mahoney MC, Giovino GA. College students are
introduced to nicotine products through the use of hookah. Paper presented at the 2016
Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco Annual Meeting. Mar 4, 2016, Chicago, IL.
Kulak JA, Carrero A, Travers MJ. Physical design characteristics of little filtered cigars and
cigarillos. Paper presented at the 2016 Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco Annual
Meeting. Mar 5, 2015, Chicago, IL.
Kulak JA, Beideman J, Watt CW. A preliminary review of legislation governing tobacco use in
Ontario, Canada retirement homes. Poster presented at the Association for Public Policy
Analysis and Management annual conference. Nov 2015, Miami, FL.
LaValley SA. Patient-centered versus caregiver-centered communication: negotiating endof-life information needs. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public
Health Association, Nov 1, 2015, Chicago, IL.
LaValley SA. Caregiver-Clinician communication: negotiating evolving information needs
in end-of-life care. Poster presented at the Western New York Networks in Aging
Conference, Nov 4, 2015, Buffalo, NY.
Bolded names indicate current student
Italicized names indicate alumni
Student Conference Presentations
LaValley SA, Gage-Bouchard EA, Mollica M, Beaupin L. Examining social media use among
parents of children with cancer. ASIS&T Annual Meeting, Nov 6-10, 2015, St. Louis, MO.
Orom H, Sharma CK, LaValley SA, Homish GG, Underwood W 3rd, Homish DL. Racial
discrimination and stigma consciousness are associated with chronic disease risk factors. The
Gerontological Society of America's 68th Annual Scientific Meeting, Nov 18-22, 2015, Orlando,
FL.
Mahoney MC, Widman CA, Masucci Twarozek A, Saad-Harfouche FG, Rodriguez EM,
Erwin DO. Building a foundation to accelerate rates of HPV vaccination in western New York
state. Poster presentation at the International Cancer Education Conference, Oct 21-24, 2015,
Tucson, AZ.
Widman CA, Mahoney MC, Masucci Twarozek, A, Saad-Harfouche FG, Rodriguez EM,
Erwin DO. Parent perspectives of HPV vaccination in western New York state. Poster
presentation at the International Cancer Education Conference, Oct 21-24, 2015, Tucson, AZ.
Colón J, Clark N, Widman CA, Erwin DO, Underwood W. Building a diverse patient action
team to facilitate institutional culture change. Poster presentation at the International Cancer
Education Conference, Oct 21-24, 2015, Tucson, AZ.
Mahoney MC, Saad-Harfouche FG, Erwin DO, Widman CA. A conversation on HPV
vaccination in western New York state: Results of an environmental scan. Poster
presentation, 2015 Increasing HPV Vaccination in the US: A Collaboration of NCI-designated
Cancer Centers Summit, Nov 5-6, 2015, Houston TX.
Susan LaValley and Jessica Kulak,
PhD candidates in CHHB
Bolded names indicate current student
Italicized names indicate alumni
Adam Graczyk, PhD student,
at Perry Poster Day 2016
Student Manuscripts Published
Orom H, Biddle C, Underwood W III, Nelson CJ, Homish DL. What is a 'good' treatment
decision? Decisional control, knowledge, treatment decision-making, and quality of life in
men with clinically localized prostate cancer. Medical Decision Making 2016 March.
Smith KZ, Smith PH, Cercone SA, McKee SA, Homish GG. Past year non-medical opioid use
and PTSD diagnosis: Interactions with sex and associations with symptom clusters. Addictive
Behaviors (In press).
Holmes L, Ma C, Qiao H, Drabik C, Hurley C, Jones D, Judkiewicz S, Faden H.
Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole therapy reduces failure and recurrence in MethicillinResistant Staphylococcus aureus skin abscesses after surgical drainage. The Journal of
Pediatrics 2016; 169: 128-34.
Kulak JA, Cornelius ME, Fong G, Giovino GA. Differences in quit attempts and cigarette
smoking abstinence between whites and African Americans in the United States: Literature
review and results from the ITC United States survey. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2016;
18(Suppl 1): S79-S87. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntv228.
Gage-Bouchard EA, LaValley SA, Panagakis C, Shelton RC. The architecture of support
networks: comparing the support roles of network contacts after a serious pediatric
illness. Social Science & Medicine 2015; 134: 59-65.
Yang J, LaValley, SA. Health Information Seeking. In Kim, D. & Dearing J. eds. Health
Communication Research Measures. New York, NY: J. Peter Lang Publishing Group; 2015: 4556.
LaValley SA, Kiviniemi MT, Gage-Bouchard EA. Where people are looking for online health
information: results from a nationally representative survey in the U.S. Health Information
and Libraries Journal. In press.
Gage-Bouchard EA, LaValley SA, Mollica M, Beaupin, LK. Communication and exchange of
specialized health-related support among people with experiential similarity on Facebook.
Health Communication. In press.
Gage-Bouchard EA, LaValley SA, Mollica M, Beaupin LK. Cancer communication on social
media: Examining how cancer caregivers use Facebook for cancer-related communication.
Cancer Nursing. In press.
Bolded names indicate current student
Italicized names indicate alumni
Student Manuscripts Published
Rodriguez EM, Masucci Twarozek A, Erwin DO, Widman C, Saad-Harfouche FG, Fox CH,
Underwood W 3rd, Mahoney MC. Perspectives on smoking cessation in northern
Appalachia. J Community Health 2015 Aug 29.
O'Neill J, Oluyomi Daniel T, Epstein L. Episodic future thinking reduces eating in a food
court. Eating Behaviors 2016; 20:9-13. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2015.10.002
Mahoney MC, Saad-Harfouche FG, Widman C, Masucci Twarozek A, Erwin DO,
Rodriguez EM. Clinical misperceptions about the importance of adolescent HPV
vaccination. World J Vaccines 2016 Jan 20.
Community Health & Health Behavior GSA
President: Kelseanna Hollis-Hansen
Vice President: Rachel Daws
Secretary: Alyssa Abrams
Treasurer: Lynne Klasko
Senator: Sandy Wilson
The GSA’s Screening of “Fed Up” and Expert Panel,
an activity for National Public Health Week 2016
GSA events for 2015-2016 included:
- Health assessments at UB on the Green
- Baking cookies for and working at Buffalo City Mission
- Volunteering at West Herr’s Christmas event
- Cooking and nutrition workshop for the Junior League
of Buffalo
Bolded names indicate current student
Italicized names indicate alumni
- Movie screening of “Fed Up,” with expert panel
- Participation in the Multiple Sclerosis walk
- Donations collected for Vive La Casa
- Niagara region wine tour
In Memory
At this time of year we recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of our
many students. They have grown in numerous ways, with many (but
certainly not all) of their achievements listed in this newsletter. I
congratulate them and the faculty members who have supported them.
Mr. Wietig, history teacher at
Bishop Neumann High School
(photo courtesy of Dr. Giovino’s
1970 high school yearbook)
I also acknowledge with great sadness the passing of a member of the
CHHB/SPHHP family. Dr. Paul Wietig has been an enormous supporter of
our program. All of the faculty members and many of our students have
been touched by his kindness, generosity, caring, and intellect. Paul would
always take the time to advise me on matters that were relevant to
teaching, interprofessional education, and my daughter. It was Paul’s idea
to create a community service award for the Department in order to
recognize and encourage the ways that CHHB students were contributing
to the health of the local community.
He worked with WNED
TV, our collaborator on
some community-based health promotion projects, to arrange for them to sponsor the award
when it was first given in 2011. Paul personally
contributed as well. When our community-based
efforts moved beyond those based on the WNED
collaboration, the Department supported the
Award. In Paul’s honor, it has been renamed the Paul T.
Wietig Community Service Award.
Dr. Paul Wietig, Vice-President, Office of
Interprofessional Education, University at Buffalo
(photo courtesy of UB’s School of Public Health and
Health Professions)
In addition to his caring and kindness, Paul left us with
many words of wisdom. One of his favorite quotes was from Gandhi, "Be the change you wish to
see in the world." That’s especially relevant in a Department of Community Health and Health
Behavior! Another quote that Paul shared most recently was from Pericles, “What you leave
behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others."
Along with many of our faculty, staff, and students, I feel blessed to have been part of Paul’s
tapestry. May his legacy be an inspiration to us all.
To learn more about Paul’s legacy, share a reflection, or donate to the Paul T. Wietig Memorial
Fund, please visit: http://sphhp.buffalo.edu/home/about-us/paul-wietig-dedication.html.
To the public’s health,
Gary Giovino
Professor and Chair, CHHB
CHHB Department Thanksgiving
Lynne Klasko-Foster presenting at the Behavioral
Medicine 2016 meeting
Dr. Marc Kiviniemi, Dr. Elizabeth GageBouchard, Jessica Kulak, & Dr. Sarahmona
Przybyla at Perry Poster Day
Caitlin Biddle receiving an award from the Society for
Behavioral Medicine
Congratulations students and graduates!
(above) Kelseanna Hollis-Hansen introducing
a CHHB GSA event
(left) CHHB students volunteering at UB on the Green
Fore more information, please contact: 716-829-6100
Or visit: sphhp.buffalo.edu/chhb