The 2025 Delta Omega Honors Day Poster Session included research presented by 15 participants.

1st Place - Gabriel Gonzalez, PhD, MPH
2nd Place - Nubaira Rizvi, MS

Please note abstract text can be found in the "Description" field of each entry and abstract PDFs can be found in the Abstract Book.
Poster images are not included in this collection; please see the event webpage (under "Links") for presentation content.

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Schedule
2025
Wednesday, April 9th
11:30 AM

Addressing Climate-Related Mental Health Disparities Amongst Black Communities in New Orleans and surrounding areas like “Cancer Alley”

Megan Wardsworth, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Kyle McKinley, CIRCLE at Stanford, Stanford, Los Angeles, CA
Britt Wray, CIRCLE at Stanford, Stanford, Los Angeles, CA

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Assessing the Results of Community Outreach and Education on Resolving a Diminishing Trend in Local Rodent Related 311 Calls

William Wisen, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
McKenna Devlin, New Orleans Mosquito Termite and Rodent Control Board
Malcolm MacLean, New Orleans Mosquito Termite and Rodent Control Board
Rachel Denny, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Claudia Regal, New Orleans Mosquito Termite and Rodent Control Board

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Barriers and Facilitators for Individuals with Mobility Disabilities, Caregivers, and Service Providers

Kelsey N. Witmeier, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Gabrielle V. Gonzalez, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Michael C. Norman, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Mary H. Delahoussaye, The Split Second Foundation
P. Wilson, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Tung-Sung Tseng, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Baseline Household Food Insecurity and Longitudinal Changes in Adolescent Adiposity

Ashley Fenton, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Amanda E. Staiano, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Michael Celestin, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Tekeda Ferguson, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Candice A. Myers, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Tung-Sung Tseng, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Stephanie T. Broyles, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Behavioral Health Services for Louisiana Youth and Families: A Gaps and Needs Analysis

Gabrielle V. Gonzalez, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Alice Yeh, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Willandra Whiting-Green, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Lisa Staples, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Tommy Nguyen, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Stephen W. Phillippi Jr., LSU Health Sciences Center- New Orleans

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Cancer Presenting at a Younger Age Among People Living with HIV (PLWH)

Herriethsiah Noah, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Salum Lidenge, Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) -Tanzania
Huiyi Lin, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Charles Wood, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Data Collection Procedures of LA Cervix Care: A Community-Based Program for Cervical Cancer Prevention

Makaila Mitchell, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Bilikisu Elewonibi, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Malesa Pereira, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Amber Trauth, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Jennifer Cameron, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Donna Williams, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Jerry McLarty, LSU Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
Michael Hagensee, LSU Health Sciences Center- New Orleans

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Data Collection to Understand Hypertension Screening Hesitancy in Southwest Louisiana

Cecile Girard, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Brittni Metoyer, Louisiana Department of Health, Lake Charles, LA
Lacey Cavanaugh, Louisiana Department of Health, Lake Charles, LA

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Developing a Mixed Methods Approach to Studying Cultural Influences on PrEP Alternatives

Clayton Jacobs, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Sofia Cabrera, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
DeAnne Turner, University of South Florida Health College of Nursing
Ji-Young Lee, University of South Florida

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Impact of Ending the HIV Epidemic Grant on a Baton Rouge Clinic’s HIV Testing Rates

Muhammed Jawla, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Sarah Northrup, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Deborah A. Wendell, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Impact of Social Role Engagement on Physical Health in Prostate Cancer Survivors

Masuma Mannan, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Tung-Sung Tseng, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Hui Yi Lin, LSU Health Sciences Center- New Orleans

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Kaposi Sarcoma Care: Insights from HIV Clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Zakayo Ernesti, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Herriethsiah Noah, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Salum Lidenge, Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Julius Mwaiselage, Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Charles Wood, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Mei Chin Hsieh, LSU Health Sciences Center- New Orleans

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Lessons Learned: Implementation of a Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) Screener at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)

M. Peyton Simons, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Elmore Rigamer, Baptist Community Health Systems

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Neighborhood-Level Characteristics Effect on Adolescents and Young Adult Cancer Survival in Louisiana

Malesa Pereira, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Denise Danos, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Ed Trapido, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Pinki Prasad, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Bilikisu Elewonibi, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Stephen Phillip, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Lauren S. Maniscalco, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Ingrid Wagner, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Donna Williams, LSU Health Sciences Center - NO

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Survey of Knowledge, Exposure, and Hazard Controls for Leptospirosis in New Orleans Sanitation Workers

Rachel M. Denny, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Susanne Straif-Bourgeois, LSU Health Sciences Center- New Orleans

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM