{"id":12236,"date":"2019-01-28T11:53:38","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T19:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/gwach\/?p=12236"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:59:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:59:57","slug":"global-healthies-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalwach\/2019\/01\/28\/global-healthies-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Global WACh Student Researchers Feature Posters at the 2019 Global Healthies"},"content":{"rendered":"

On January 23rd, the University of Washington Department of Global Health held its annual Global Healthies Opportunities Fair and Poster Competition, <\/strong>which seeks to strengthen connections and start new collaborations for better global health impacts.\u00a0 It was an exciting evening with a large presence of Global WACh faculty, staff, students and colleagues engaging around our Center\u2019s research and training opportunities.<\/p>\n

This year, 12 Global WACh research assistants and Certificate students<\/strong> competed in the poster competition across four distinct categories\u00a0(Discovery and Development, Education and Training, Implementation and Application, and Public Health Service and Direct Care).\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Discovery and Development<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Hannah Atlas, 1st<\/sup> Year MPH in Global Health Student<\/strong>
\nCertificate Student and Research Assistant<\/strong>
\n\u201cPotential Modulation of the Intestinal Microbiome by HIV and Antibiotics and Implications for EPEC Susceptibility and Severity: A Pilot Study\u201d<\/p>\n

Dorothy Mangale, 2nd<\/span>\u00a0Year PhD in Implementation Science Student
\nResearch Assistant<\/strong>
\n\u201cHigh Prevalence of HIV Exposure Among Acutely Ill, Malnourished Children in Western Kenya\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

EDUCATION AND TRAINING<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Shelley Brandstetter, 3rd<\/sup> Year DNP-Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Student
\n<\/strong>Certificate Student<\/strong>
\n\u201cHuman Milk Bank Training in Kenya\u201d<\/p>\n

Marissa Masihdas, 3rd<\/sup> Year DNP-Family Nurse Practitioner Student<\/strong>
\nCertificate Student<\/strong>
\n\u201cAcademic Familiar Del Amazonas: A Family-Centered Approach to Community Health and Well-Being\u201d<\/p>\n

Lauren Rotkis, 3rd<\/sup> Year DNP-Midwifery Practitioner Student<\/strong>
\nCertificate Student<\/strong>
\n\u201cUltrasound Midwifery Training Program in Ghana\u201d Will it Increase Antenatal Detection of Congenital Anomalies?\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

IMPLEMENTATION AND APPLICATION<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dana Atkins, 2nd Year MPH in Global Health Student
\nIndependent Research Assistant<\/strong>
\n“Financial Incentives to Increase Pediatric HIV Testing in Kenya – Qualitative Study”<\/p>\n

Jaclyn Escudero, 2nd<\/sup> Year MPH in Global Health Student
\nCertificate Student and Research Assistant<\/strong>
\n\u201cHigh PrEP Awareness Among Kenyan Young People in High HIV Burden Countries\u201d<\/p>\n

Brenda Kharono, 2nd<\/sup> Year MPH in Global Health Student
\nCertificate Student<\/strong>
\n\u201cSystematic Review: HIV Demographic and Risk Strata Heterogeneity Across the 90-90-90 Cascade in Sub-Saharan Africa<\/p>\n

<\/h3>\n


\nPUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE AND DIRECT CARE<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Danae Black, PhD in Epidemiology Candidate
\nResearch Assistant\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\u201cIntensified Case Finding and Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment Among HIV-Infected Adolescents in Kenya\u201d\u00a0–\u00a0WINNER OF THIS CATEGORY<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Rebecca Brander, PhD in Epidemiology Candidate
\nResearch Assistant<\/strong>
\n\u201cEffects of Antibiotic Exposure During Moderate-To-Severe Diarrhea on Linear Growth Faltering in Children: A Secondary Analysis of GEMS Cases\u201d<\/p>\n

Miriana Duran, 2nd Year MPH in Global Health Student
\nCertificate Student<\/strong>
\n\u201cStrengthening Human Milk Banking: A Guide for Developing a Communications Strategy\u201d<\/p>\n

Julia Guerette, 2nd Year MPH in Global Health Student
\nCertificate Student<\/strong>
\n\u201cFamily Planning and Maternal Health Commodity Access for Women in Nigeria\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Research assistant, Danae Black (PhD Candidate in Epidemiology),<\/strong> had the winning poster in the Public Service and Direct Care<\/em> category!\u00a0 Her research unveiled new data in an area not well studied\u2014the burden of tuberculosis (TB) and utilization of TB preventative therapies for HIV-infected adolescents in Kenya.\u00a0 These therapies entail daily oral medication taken for up to six months without interruption to effectively prevent TB.<\/p>\n

Danae\u2019s findings identified frequent medication shortages across 101 HIV care facilities, meaning that a large number of patients exposed to TB have started therapy, but few have completed it.\u00a0 The gaps leave patients, whose immune systems are weakened by HIV, at higher risk of developing potentially severe forms of TB.\u00a0 The impact of Danae\u2019s findings can help researchers better understand the current TB prevention efforts in Kenya and find ways to systematically improve health outcomes in this vulnerable population.<\/p>\n

We are so proud of all our student researchers and their achievements.\u00a0 Well done!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On January 23rd, the University of Washington Department of Global Health held its annual Global Healthies Opportunities Fair and Poster Competition, which seeks to strengthen connections and start new collaborations for better global health impacts.\u00a0 It was an exciting evening with a large presence of Global WACh faculty, staff, students and colleagues engaging around our…<\/p>\n

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