The 2026 LSUHSC School of Public Health Delta Omega Honors Day Poster Session was held April 7 in the Lion's Eye Center and virtually.
Research was presented by 15 participants.

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Schedule
2026
Tuesday, April 7th
11:30 AM

A Machine Learning Approach to Identify Key Tumor miRNA Expression Biomarkers Associated with Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Masuma Mannan MS, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Assessing the Distribution of Indoor Air Quality Cases in Louisiana, 2021-2024

Paula Dinh, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Association Between Unit Type and Risk of Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Patients

Hifza Hussain, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Association of Environmental Toxic Chemical Releases with NHL and Breast Cancer

Herriethsia Noah MD, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Body Image Shame, Perceived Behavioral Control, Social Support, and Eating Behaviors Among U.S. Adults

Gabrielle Gonzalez MPH, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Bridging the Gaps to Care: Medical Students as Patient Navigators

Shealan Cruise MS, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Coping Mechanisms Employed by Young Cancer Survivors and Their Caregivers.

Males Pereira MPH, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Dose-dependent Relationship between Income and Frailty in All of Us Research Program

Jacques duPassage, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Evaluating Somatic Mutation-Based Scores for Predicting Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness

Juhnar Esmeralda MS, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Examining the Impact of the LSUHSC-NO Science Youth Initiative on Learning Outcomes and Career Pathways among Louisiana High School Students

Aria Dody, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Fragility Fracture Risk in U.S. Post-Menapausal Women: A Comprehensive NHANES Study.

Herriethsia Noah MD, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Genetic Variants and Polygenic Risk Score for Predicting Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness

Oluwafunmibi Fasanya MPH, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Geographic Analysis of Smoking Burden, Late-Stage Lung Cancer Diagnosis, and LDCT Screening Access

Ty-Runet Bryant MPH, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Identifying Heterogeneous Treatment Effects in Aggregated N-of-1 Trials Using Bayesian Analysis with Real Data Application

Abdullah Al-Mamun MS, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Improving Communication to Increase Uptake of the Geaux Get Healthy Clinical Program

Nhung Ngo, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Individual-Level Factors Associated with Current  PrEP Use among GBMSM

Jad Shehabelddin MPH, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Insurance Trends among Populations at Risk for HIV in New Orleans, LA

Alayna Gillespie MPH, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Integrating Environmental Risk Factors and mRNA Expression Profiles as Prognostic Biomarkers in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Amjila Bam MS, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Mental Health and Substance Abuse in the Aftermath of Oil Spill Disasters

Will Wisen, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Navigating Substance Use Services among Sexually Minoritized Women Who Inject Drugs in Baltimore, Maryland

Dorcas Adom MPH, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

No Wrong Door: A Snapshot of Adolescent Substance Use Service Access Points Across New Orleans

Perim Isim, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Optimizing Binary Regression: A Comparative Analysis of Gradient Descent vs. Newton-Raphson and IRLS Across Link Functions,

Achraf Cherkaoui MS, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Protecting Behavioral Health Crisis Utlization across Louisiana

Peace Nnaji MSc, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Racial Disparities in Stage at Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Overall Survival in Louisiana

Zakayo Ernesti MD, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Rising Injection-Related Infections amid Declining Overdose Deaths in the Southeast

Patrick Dicken, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Robust Estimation in Autoregressive Models with Skewed Innovations

Mohammed Mohamed MS, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

11:30 AM

Structural Drivers of  Cancer: miRNA Expression as a Link Between Transportation Burden and TNBC Progression

Nubaira Rizvi MS, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Lion's Eye Center

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM