Tuesday, October 1, 2024

8:00 am

Registration Open and Light Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:30 am 

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Panel – Impactful Women in Appalachian Research

Melissa Little, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences, Director of the Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control Research, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia

Mildred Maisonet, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, East Tennessee State University

Michele Morrone PhD, REHS, Department Chair and Professor College of Health Sciences and Professions, Ohio University

Debra K. Moser, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, Professor University of Kentucky College of Medicine

10:30 am - 10:45 am

Break and Visit Exhibitors

10:45 am - 12:15 pm

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Session 1 - Training, Education, and Workforce Development

Using Workforce Data to Fuel Strategy and Innovation
Frances J. Feltner, DNP, MSN, RN, FAAN, University of Kentucky
Sierra L. Williams, MPH, MS, University of Kentucky

Increasing Future Rural Healthcare Providers’ Knowledge of Clinical and Translational Science through the West Virginia Area Health Education Centers Rural Community Health Scholars Program
Heather Lysbeth Henderson, EdD, MSHCM, MA, PMP, West Virginia University

Creating an Interactive Guide to Develop Competency in Searching for Literature on Appalachian Populations
Rebecca J. Morgan, MLIS, University of Kentucky
Lauren E. Robinson, MSLS, University of Kentucky

Session 2 - Health Equity and Engaging Marginalized Communities

Perspectives of Community-based Stakeholders in Rural Southwest Virginia Regarding Substance Use Disorder Stigma
Samantha Edwards, MPH, CHES®, Virginia Tech

Extension Public Health AmeriCorps: Building Public Health Leaders
Emilee Drerup, MPH, The Ohio State University

Investigating Strategies to Reduce Asthma Severity in Environmental Justice Communities
Tina Ndoh, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Session 3 - Impact of Bidirectional Learning Between Communities and Their Academic Partners

Environmental Health Literacy and Efficacy among Appalachians Participating in a Disinfection Byproducts Study: Comparing Advisory Committee Members to Citizen Scientists
Savannah Tucker, MPH, University of Kentucky

Appalachian Kentucky Rural Research Hub: Ensuring the Success of Community-Engaged Research
David A. Gross, MPA, UK St. Claire

Development of an Academic Health Department:  Collaboration between the University of Kentucky and the Kentucky River District Health Department
Angela Carman, DrPH, University of Kentucky

Session 4 - Program Development and Evaluation

Mixed Method Evaluation of a Rural Residency Telehealth Training Curriculum
Karen L Roper, PhD, University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Fresh Produce + Community Health Workers = 71X ROI and Equitable Access to High-Quality Healthcare for Diabetic Senior Citizens in Harlan County
Danielle Harmon, Appalachian Regional Healthcare

Piloting a Model to Train Community Program Graduates as Researchers
Beata Debinski, PhD, MHS, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

12:15 pm - 12:30 pm

Break and Visit Exhibitors - Pick Up Boxed Lunch