The Fall 2025 Public Health Innovations Conference

Tuesday, November 18th

This conference is hosted by the Master of Public Health Program in the School of Medicine's Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences. It is the primary forum through which MPH students present the results of their community-based practical experiences and research projects. These experiences - collectively referred to as the Culminating Experience - are the centerpiece of the CWRU MPH program. The conference gives students the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired through their academic coursework to a problem involving the health of the community.  Bringing together students, faculty, alumni, and community partners, the Public Health Innovations Conference is an opportunity for students to showcase the results of that work.

Schedule of Events


Tuesday, November 18th: In-Person at the Midtown Collaboration Center

Midtown Collaboration Center

Rise Conference Room and Innovation Hall

1974 East 66th Street,

Cleveland, Ohio, 44103

Time Session
8:00 am - 8:30 am

Breakfast, Welcome, and Opening Remarks

8:30 am - 11:45 am

Oral Presentations 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Lunch and Poster Session

1:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Keynote Panel: Alumni Reflections on Resilience in Public Health

  • Jordan Crows, MPH
  • Sam Meluch, MPH, MSSA, LSW
  • Elie Saade, MD, MPH
  • Sara A. Warner, MPH, CPH, CHES

 

2:15 pm - 4:15 pm

Oral Presentations

For a detailed presentation schedule, please click here.

For a list of presentation abstracts, please click here.

For more information about the Fall 2025 Public Health Innovations Conference, please be in contact with Andrew Morris, Assistant Director, MPH Program at andrew.morris@case.edu.

 


Practicum Posters

Presenter Title
Nandana Ahuja Advocating for and Assessing the Vulnerability of Unsheltered Individuals To Streamline Outreach Efforts
Sarah Albalawi Assessing Healthy Moms & Babies Initiative in Ohio
Rihab Ali Healthy Futures: A Case Western Research Study
Honey Bell Bey Environmental Justice  in East Cleveland: Linking Air Quality, Tree Equity, and Urban Blight to Public Health
Shudina Brown Adolescent and Parent Perspectives on Sleepiness and Fatigue
Sofia Castro Assessing the Regional Context for Technical Assistance in Community Health Programs in Central America
Jose Diz Ferre, MD Evaluation of a Standardized Psychosocial Tool after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant
Ashleigh Fletcher From Cutting Boards to Codebook: Designing and Evaluating Lesson 2- Culinary Nutrition for the Nourish Study
Ananya Goel Reducing Cycles of Childhood Poverty by Empowering Single Moms in Southeast Canton
Kunmin Kim Assessing Implementation Fidelity of Malawi’s Antimicrobial Resistance Policy: A Cross-sectional Qualitative Study
Maggie Lowden Adapting to the Future: Innovation and Standardization in Healthcare Technology
Arya Patel Using the National Cancer Database to Analyze Mohs Utilization for Extramammary Paget’s Disease in the U.S.
Kelao Neumbo Quality Improvement of HIV Care for Refugee Populations
Mashaal Qureshi Indoor & Outdoor Air Pollution Exposure on Brain Health Across Lifespan: A Literature Review
Jiya Vaidya Improving Healthcare Access Through Insurance Oversight
Austin Van de Ven Cleveland Health Survey Data Collection, Interpretation, Analysis, and Mapping
Noreen Vokic, MSN, APRN-CNP Peri-Operative Pain Perceptions in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery
Christina Yoka Analyzing Environmental Exposure Impacts on Birth Outcomes