UCLA FSPH at the 2022 APHA Meeting
Presentations by UCLA Fielding School faculty, students, staff, and graduates at the 2022 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty, students, staff, and graduates will attend and present at the 2022 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting in Boston and online: "APHA 2022 — 150 Years of Creating the Healthiest Nation: Leading the Path Toward Equity"
For a complete list of sessions at the 2022 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, click here.
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Meeting Location
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC): 415 Summer St. Boston, MA 02210
The majority of events will take place at the BCEC: Registration, Public Health Expo, 150th Anniversary Party, general sessions, featured sessions, scientific and poster sessions. The Speaker Ready Room for presenters will be in Room 203.
Westin Boston Seaport District: 425 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210
Some scientific sessions and business meetings will take place at the Westin which is connected to the convention center by a sky bridge. The Speaker Ready Room for presenters will be in Adams Room, Mezzanine Level.
The Online Program
Entry to sessions is on a first-come, first-served basis. The Online Program is the guide to the sessions and events at the Annual Meeting. All scientific sessions are assigned a four-digit session number corresponding to the session's day.
• Saturday - 1000
• Sunday - 2000
• Monday - 3000
• Tuesday - 4000
• Wednesday - 5000
Search for Sessions
The navigation menu will is a guide to everything scheduled at the meeting, and can be searched for sessions, presentations and authors by keyword, using the filters to find specific session types by day, time, program and more.
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Faculty and Staff Sessions:
2014 State and Local Policies on Cigarette Smoking Behaviors and Disparities, Sunday, November 6, 2022, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Dr. Ying-Ying Meng, Dr. Yu Yu, Dr. Ninez Ponce, Peggy Toy, Dr. James Macinko, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
2044 Understanding Factors Associated with Poor Sleep Quality among Filipino Immigrants, Sunday, November 6, 2022, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM - Dr. Gilbert Gee, professor of community health sciences
2066 Knowledge sharing to improving racial/ethnic data disaggregation in public health data, Sunday, November 6, 2022, 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM - Dr. AJ Scheitler, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
2134 Protocol of P3: A randomized controlled trial of an online, couples-based HIV/STI prevention intervention for sexual minority male couples in Lima, Peru, Sunday, November 6, 2022, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Dr. Kelika Konda, assistant professor of epidemiology
2191 HIV Prevention and Care in International Settings, Sunday, November 6, 2022, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM - Dr. Matthew Mimiaga, professor of epidemiology
2218 Racism and Trust in Healthcare Institutions: Asian and Latinx Undocumented Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Experiences, Sunday, November 6, 2022, 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM - Dr. May Sudhinaraset, associate professor of community health sciences
3001 Associations between Reported Rates of Anti-Asian Crime and Well-Being among Korean Americans with Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB), Monday, November 7, 2022, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - Dr. Gilbert Gee, professor of community health sciences
3011 A Systematic Literature Review of Hispanics’ Experiences with Emergency Medical Services in the United States Between 2000-2021, Monday, November 7, 2022, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, professor of health policy and management; Dr. Hiram Beltran-Sanchez, professor of community health sciences
3078 The Public Health Extreme Events Research (PHEER) network: A Collaborative, Multi-Institutional Approach to Conducting Time-Sensitive Public Health Disaster Research, Monday, November 7, 2022, 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM - Dr. David Eisenman, professor of community health sciences
3124 The potential role of HRSA-funded health centers and other providers in health care utilization of complex Medicaid managed care beneficiaries, Monday, November 7, 2022, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Dr. Nadereh Pourat, professor of health policy and management
3155 Addressing Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Data Needs for Community Health, Monday, November 7, 2022, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management
Note this session includes multiple presentations by UCLA FSPH faculty, staff, and students
3205 Racial and Ethnic Differences in Crisis Pregnancy Centers’ Phone Consultations, Monday, November 7, 2022, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Dr. Paula Tavrow, professor of community health sciences
3220 Assessing population-level need for and use of long-term services and supports in California, Monday, November 7, 2022, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Dr. Kathryn Kietzman, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
3244 Utilizing Virtual Town Halls to Provide Timely Programmatic Support to Local Health Jurisdictions throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, Monday, November 7, 2022, 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM - Miranda Westfall, Department of Community Health Sciences
3253 Measuring Asian Hate: Discordant Reporting of Race-Based Hate Incidents and Unfair Treatment and Association with Measures of Well-Being, Monday, November 7, 2022, 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM - Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management
Note this session includes multiple presentations by UCLA FSPH faculty, staff, and students
3302 Abortion Messaging, Monday, November 7, 2022, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM - Dr. Paula Tavrow, professor of community health sciences
Note this session includes multiple presentations by UCLA FSPH faculty, staff, and students
4078 Negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black and Latinx youth well-being: Community-based multistakeholder recommendations for education reform and mental health initiatives, Tuesday, November 8, 2022, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - Dr. Chandra Ford, professor of community health sciences
4152 Oral: Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP), Tuesday, November 8, 2022, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Sarah Jacobs, UCLA-LOSH & AOEC
4168 Building a chatbot to provide follow-up support to adults engaging in or at risk of engaging in harmful substance use, Tuesday, November 8, 2022, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Dr. Dallas Swendeman, associate professor of epidemiology; Dr. Lillian Gelberg, professor of health policy and management
4182 Financial Strain for Adults with Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) needs in California, Tuesday, November 8, 2022, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Dr. Kathryn Kietzman, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
4194 Promoting Health Equity among Aging Adults: New research from NIA resources centers for minority aging research (RCMAR) scientists, Tuesday, November 8, 2022, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Dr. Nadereh Pourat, professor of health policy and management
Note this session includes multiple presentations by UCLA FSPH faculty, staff, and students
4265 The California Public Health Corps Mentorship Program: Supporting a diverse public health workforce, Tuesday, November 8, 2022, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Dr. Michael Prelip, professor of community health sciences; Dr. Shira Shafir, associate professor of community health sciences and epidemiology; Monday, November 7, 2022
4296 The Unique Role of Academic Institutions in Fostering Equity in the Nation's Public Health Data System, Tuesday, November 8, 2022, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM - Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management
5099 Avoiding public programs due to immigration concerns associated with worse access to care, Wednesday, November 9, 2022, 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM - Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management
5113 Assessing the post-COVID-19 return to campus to prevent sexual violence within student Greek-lettered organizations at UCLA by engaging fraternity and sorority members in the solution, Wednesday, November 9, 2022, 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM - Dr. Jennifer Wagman, professor of community health sciences
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-affiliated Events:
APHA 2022: UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Alumni & Friends Reception - Monday, November 7, 2022 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm; Trillium Brewing Company, 50 Thompson Place, Boston, MA
APHA 2022 Awards for Excellence in Public Health - Dr. Jessica Williams (PhD, ‘13) will be recognized for work as public health mentor. Tuesday, November 8, 2022, 12 pm. Williams, an associate professor in Pennsylvania State University’s Department of Health Policy and Administration, will receive the Lyndon Haviland Public Health Mentoring Award for her work with the development of students and young professionals in APHA’s Medical Care Section.
For more information, see: APHA's 2022 Annual Meeting and Expo
EMPH Academic Program Director with expertise in healthcare marketing, finance, and reproductive health policy, teaching in the EMPH, MPH, MHA program
Robert J. Kim-Farley, MD, MPH, is a Professor-in-Residence with joint appointments in the Departments of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences
Nationally recognized health services researcher and sociomedical scientist with 25+ years' experience in effectiveness and implementation research.
Dr. Michelle S. Keller is a health services researcher whose research focuses on the use and prescribing of high-risk medications.
Dr. Hankinson is a Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and of EHS, and Chair of the Molecular Toxicology IDP
Dr. Ron Andersen is the Wasserman Professor Emeritus in the UCLA Departments of Health Policy and Management.
Associate Professor for Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences
Professor of Community Health Sciences & Health Policy and Management, and Associate Dean for Research
Automated and accessible artificial intelligence methods and software for biomedical data science.
Dr. Joseph Davey is an infectious disease epidemiologist with over 20 years' experience leading research on HIV/STI services for women and children.
Industrial Hygiene & Analytical Chemistry
EMPH Academic Program Director with expertise in healthcare marketing, finance, and reproductive health policy, teaching in the EMPH, MPH, MHA program
Professor of Community Health Sciences & Health Policy and Management, and Associate Dean for Research
Industrial Hygiene & Analytical Chemistry
Dr. Ron Andersen is the Wasserman Professor Emeritus in the UCLA Departments of Health Policy and Management.
Dr. Joseph Davey is an infectious disease epidemiologist with over 20 years' experience leading research on HIV/STI services for women and children.
Automated and accessible artificial intelligence methods and software for biomedical data science.
Dr. Michelle S. Keller is a health services researcher whose research focuses on the use and prescribing of high-risk medications.
Nationally recognized health services researcher and sociomedical scientist with 25+ years' experience in effectiveness and implementation research.
Robert J. Kim-Farley, MD, MPH, is a Professor-in-Residence with joint appointments in the Departments of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences
Associate Professor for Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences
Dr. Hankinson is a Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and of EHS, and Chair of the Molecular Toxicology IDP
Industrial Hygiene & Analytical Chemistry
Dr. Hankinson is a Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and of EHS, and Chair of the Molecular Toxicology IDP
Dr. Michelle S. Keller is a health services researcher whose research focuses on the use and prescribing of high-risk medications.
EMPH Academic Program Director with expertise in healthcare marketing, finance, and reproductive health policy, teaching in the EMPH, MPH, MHA program
Dr. Joseph Davey is an infectious disease epidemiologist with over 20 years' experience leading research on HIV/STI services for women and children.
Nationally recognized health services researcher and sociomedical scientist with 25+ years' experience in effectiveness and implementation research.
Dr. Ron Andersen is the Wasserman Professor Emeritus in the UCLA Departments of Health Policy and Management.
Automated and accessible artificial intelligence methods and software for biomedical data science.
Robert J. Kim-Farley, MD, MPH, is a Professor-in-Residence with joint appointments in the Departments of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences
Professor of Community Health Sciences & Health Policy and Management, and Associate Dean for Research
Associate Professor for Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences
Professor of Community Health Sciences & Health Policy and Management, and Associate Dean for Research
Associate Professor for Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences
Nationally recognized health services researcher and sociomedical scientist with 25+ years' experience in effectiveness and implementation research.
Dr. Ron Andersen is the Wasserman Professor Emeritus in the UCLA Departments of Health Policy and Management.
Dr. Hankinson is a Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and of EHS, and Chair of the Molecular Toxicology IDP
Dr. Joseph Davey is an infectious disease epidemiologist with over 20 years' experience leading research on HIV/STI services for women and children.
EMPH Academic Program Director with expertise in healthcare marketing, finance, and reproductive health policy, teaching in the EMPH, MPH, MHA program
Robert J. Kim-Farley, MD, MPH, is a Professor-in-Residence with joint appointments in the Departments of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences
Dr. Michelle S. Keller is a health services researcher whose research focuses on the use and prescribing of high-risk medications.
Automated and accessible artificial intelligence methods and software for biomedical data science.
Industrial Hygiene & Analytical Chemistry
Robert J. Kim-Farley, MD, MPH, is a Professor-in-Residence with joint appointments in the Departments of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences
Dr. Hankinson is a Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and of EHS, and Chair of the Molecular Toxicology IDP
Nationally recognized health services researcher and sociomedical scientist with 25+ years' experience in effectiveness and implementation research.
EMPH Academic Program Director with expertise in healthcare marketing, finance, and reproductive health policy, teaching in the EMPH, MPH, MHA program
Industrial Hygiene & Analytical Chemistry
Dr. Joseph Davey is an infectious disease epidemiologist with over 20 years' experience leading research on HIV/STI services for women and children.
Dr. Ron Andersen is the Wasserman Professor Emeritus in the UCLA Departments of Health Policy and Management.
Associate Professor for Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences
Professor of Community Health Sciences & Health Policy and Management, and Associate Dean for Research
Dr. Michelle S. Keller is a health services researcher whose research focuses on the use and prescribing of high-risk medications.
Automated and accessible artificial intelligence methods and software for biomedical data science.
Nationally recognized health services researcher and sociomedical scientist with 25+ years' experience in effectiveness and implementation research.
Dr. Joseph Davey is an infectious disease epidemiologist with over 20 years' experience leading research on HIV/STI services for women and children.
Associate Professor for Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences
Industrial Hygiene & Analytical Chemistry
Dr. Michelle S. Keller is a health services researcher whose research focuses on the use and prescribing of high-risk medications.
Dr. Hankinson is a Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and of EHS, and Chair of the Molecular Toxicology IDP
Dr. Ron Andersen is the Wasserman Professor Emeritus in the UCLA Departments of Health Policy and Management.
Automated and accessible artificial intelligence methods and software for biomedical data science.
EMPH Academic Program Director with expertise in healthcare marketing, finance, and reproductive health policy, teaching in the EMPH, MPH, MHA program
Robert J. Kim-Farley, MD, MPH, is a Professor-in-Residence with joint appointments in the Departments of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences
Professor of Community Health Sciences & Health Policy and Management, and Associate Dean for Research
Associate Professor for Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences
Nationally recognized health services researcher and sociomedical scientist with 25+ years' experience in effectiveness and implementation research.
Dr. Michelle S. Keller is a health services researcher whose research focuses on the use and prescribing of high-risk medications.
Automated and accessible artificial intelligence methods and software for biomedical data science.
Robert J. Kim-Farley, MD, MPH, is a Professor-in-Residence with joint appointments in the Departments of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences
Industrial Hygiene & Analytical Chemistry
Dr. Ron Andersen is the Wasserman Professor Emeritus in the UCLA Departments of Health Policy and Management.
EMPH Academic Program Director with expertise in healthcare marketing, finance, and reproductive health policy, teaching in the EMPH, MPH, MHA program
Dr. Joseph Davey is an infectious disease epidemiologist with over 20 years' experience leading research on HIV/STI services for women and children.
Professor of Community Health Sciences & Health Policy and Management, and Associate Dean for Research
Dr. Hankinson is a Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and of EHS, and Chair of the Molecular Toxicology IDP
Dr. Michelle S. Keller is a health services researcher whose research focuses on the use and prescribing of high-risk medications.
Dr. Ron Andersen is the Wasserman Professor Emeritus in the UCLA Departments of Health Policy and Management.
EMPH Academic Program Director with expertise in healthcare marketing, finance, and reproductive health policy, teaching in the EMPH, MPH, MHA program
Associate Professor for Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences
Nationally recognized health services researcher and sociomedical scientist with 25+ years' experience in effectiveness and implementation research.
Professor of Community Health Sciences & Health Policy and Management, and Associate Dean for Research
Robert J. Kim-Farley, MD, MPH, is a Professor-in-Residence with joint appointments in the Departments of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences
Dr. Joseph Davey is an infectious disease epidemiologist with over 20 years' experience leading research on HIV/STI services for women and children.
Industrial Hygiene & Analytical Chemistry
Automated and accessible artificial intelligence methods and software for biomedical data science.
Dr. Hankinson is a Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and of EHS, and Chair of the Molecular Toxicology IDP