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2015 MPH INTERNSHIP POSTER DAY
PARTICIPANTS & PROJECT TITLES
Congratulations to our 2015 interns, and thanks to our preceptors and partner agencies!
1. Bertran, Jorge L.
The Nevada Health Care Landscape
Moonridge Group
Anna Pikovsky Auerbach, Preceptor
Spring 2015
2. Cronkhite, Karalin
Initial Outbreak Response Guidance
Southern Nevada Health District
Brian Labus, MPH, Preceptor
Spring 2015
3. Diprete, Lauren K.
Evaluating the efficiency of social media monitoring software to identify foodborne
illness in real time
Southern Nevada Health District
Tamara Giannini, REHS, Preceptor
Fall 2014
4. Fuller, Virginia
Implementation of Evidence-Based Girls on the Run Curriculum and Analysis of Physical
Activity, Screen Time, and Healthy Food Intake Pre- and Post-Intervention
Girls on the Run Las Vegas
Nicole Bungum, MS, CHES, and Brigette Kirvin, Co-Preceptors
Spring 2015
5. Gore, Jonathan
Evaluating the Use of Audience Research to Analyze Differences in Health Attitudes and
Behaviors and Use of Media as a Source of Health Information Among Latinos in the
United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global Migration and
Quarantine, U.S. Mexico Unit in San Diego, CA
Alfonso Rodriguez-Lainz, PhD, DVM, MPVM, Preceptor
Spring 2015
6. Hernandez, Adriana
Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue: A Consideration for Domestic Violence in the
State of Nevada
Battle Born Progress
Annette Magnus-Marquart, Preceptor
Spring 2015
7. Keane, Justin
When Do Parents of Children with Sickle Cell Become Aware of Their Genotype and an
Analysis of Sickle Cell Screening Between 2005 and 2012 from Nevada’s Universal
Screening Program
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Echezona Ezeanolue, MD, MPH, FAAP, FIDSA, Preceptor
Fall 2014
8. Malik, Sabina
Green Our Planet Chef to School Program
Green Our Planet
Ciara Byrne, Preceptor
Spring 2015
9. Mavegam Tango, Bertille O.
Relationship between HIV Knowledge, Self-esteem and Health Locus of Control and
Sexual Risk Behavior among Adolescents in Nigeria
School of Community Health Sciences, UNLV
Jennifer Pharr, Ph.D., Preceptor
Spring 2015
10. Murakami, Tomomi
A Garden Pre Project: Measurement of Children’s Nutrition Knowledge, and Fruit and
Vegetable Consumption
Green Our Planet
Ciara Byrne, Preceptor
Fall 2014
11. Murua, Christian
Improving Obesity Outcomes in School Children By Making Recommendations to an
Existing Teaching Gardens Program
American Heart Association
Victor Arredondo, Preceptor
Spring 2015
12. Ortiz, Vanessa
Green Our Planet Outdoor Garden Classroom: Chef to School Program
Green Our Planet
Ciara Byrne, Preceptor
Fall 2014
13. Radke, Brittany
Wastewater Nutrient Removal and Public Health
MWH Americas, Inc.
Steven Weber, Ph.D., Preceptor
Fall 2014
14. Rodriguez, Raymond J.
Assisting the Medicaid Incentives for the Prevention of Chronic Disease (MPCD) Grant
on Diabetes with The Lied Clinic Diabetes Education Office
University Medical Center and Nevada Division of Health and Human Services
Lori Winchell, DrPH, APRN-BC and Katie Baumruck, Ed.M, Co-Preceptors
Summer 2014
15. Rufin, Khaye Gerazel A.
Social Media Disease Surveillance
Southern Nevada Health District
Brian Labus, MPH, Preceptor
Summer 2014
16. Tahir, Asma
The Affordable Care Act and its effect on Patient Influx at Free Clinics
Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada
Amy Schmidt, Preceptor
Spring 2014
17. Whaley, Regis
Health Literacy Content Ratings for Child Abuse & Neglect Materials in Nevada
Nevada Institute for Children’s Research and Policy, UNLV
Amanda Haboush-Deloye, Ph.D., Preceptor
Fall 2014
18. Zhou, Wenlian
Comparison of Clinical Dentistry Teaching and Community Services in Higher Dental
Education between the Department of Stomatology of Nankai University and the UNLV
School of Dental Medicine
Stomatological Hospital of Nankai University, China
Hong Ni, DMD and Xin Lin, Ph.D., Co-Preceptors
Summer 2014