On July 29th, 2020 the Health Disparities Research Initiative held a virtual symposium to present research activity from several disciplines and departments across campus addressing stress, discrimination and health disparities.
With over 60 attendees, presenters discussed their research ranging from vascular functioning to the institution of child abuse and neglect prevention in Alabama.
Austin Robinson, Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology
Racial differences in serum sodium and blood pressure regulation
Zachary Hutchison, Graduate Student, School of Kinesiology
The influence of race on the relation between serum sodium and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in response to a hypertonic saline infusion
Michael Brown, Professor, School of Kinesiology
Potential role of COVID-19 and aerobic exercise on endothelial function among African American hypertensives
Vaithinathan Selvaraju, Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Human Sciences
Telomere length as a biomarker for race-related health disparities
Linda Gibson Young, Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Examining social and environmental health outcomes with a school-based health education program in rural Alabama
Jaimie Roper, Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology
Racial differences in Parkinson’s disease: Identifying barriers in research participation and understanding disease characteristics and mobility
Mona El-Sheikh, Leonard Peterson & Co., Inc. Professor, College of Human Sciences
Sleep and child development: Socio-cultural and health disparities considerations
Di Samek, Associate Professor, College of Human Sciences
College Experiences Study: Overview and future directions
Thomas Fuller-Rowell, Associate Professor, College of Human Sciences
Racial disparities in the social consequences of the coronavirus pandemic: A longitudinal study of Black and White college students in the United States
Olivia Nichols, Graduate Student, College of Human Sciences
Racial disparities in blood pressure among young adults: The role of early exposure to neighborhood deprivation
C. Edward Chou, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy
Medication access among medically underserved populations
Beth McDaniel, Graduate Student, College of Human Sciences
Prevention, protection, or institutional oppression? Exploring the institution of child abuse and neglect prevention in Alabama
Gopikrishna Deshpande, Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
A neurobehavioral study on the efficacy of price interventions in promoting healthy food choices among low socioeconomic families
