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NC A&T: 2nd Annual Health Equity Virtual Symposium

Fri. 25 Mar, 2022 9:00 am - 4:15 pm

You are invited to attend the 2nd Annual Health Equity Virtual Symposium. Below, you will find an agenda full of engaging poster presentations and panel discussions.

This event is co-hosted by North Carolina A&T State University, the Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences and the North Carolina Diabetes Research Center (NCDRC).

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8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Check-in/Coffee
9:00 - 9:10 a.m.
Call to Order and Welcome
Elimelda Moige Ongeri, PhD
Interim Dean, Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences
NCDRC Enrichment Core Director
9:10 - 10:00 a.m.
Opening Panel
Topic: Defining Health Disparities

Moderator:
Dr. Alvin Keyes, Psychology

Speakers:
Terence “TC” Muhammad has been a community activist and organizer for over two decades. His experience spans voter mobilization campaigns, issue advocacy, and coalition building in African American communities, faith communities, on college campuses, and among civil rights and progressive organizations.

Dr. AdeLola Adeyemo’s background is in Clinical Exercise Physiology, and she completed her doctoral studies at the University of Illinois-Chicago and Auburn University where she examined cellular mechanisms underlying racial disparity in endothelial dysfunction related to hypertension and diabetes. Dr. Adeyemo is currently a Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Utah School of Medicine and Salt Lake City Veterans’ Affairs Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Centers where she explores mechanisms of inflammatory mediated vascular dysfunction in aging (funding from NIH-NIA R01).

Dr. Helyne Frederick is Clinical Associate Professor at UNC Chapel Hill School of Education where she directs the undergraduate program in Human Development and Family Studies. Dr. Frederick’s program of research examines both familial and extra-familial factors associated with sexual health for adolescents and young adults, particularly Black and Caribbean youth
10:10 - 11 a.m.
Poster Presentations
Engaging a Community Taskforce to Understand the Technological Needs of Families Participating in a Family-Based Childhood Obesity Intervention
Authors: Samaria Bivens, Meeshay Williams-Wheeler, Ph.D., CFLE and Phoebe Butler-Ajibade, EdD
Faculty Mentor: Ramine Alexander, Ph.D., MPH
Affiliation: North Carolina A&T State University

Citizen-Science Community-Engaged Research to Address Systemic Barriers to Wellbeing
Authors: Anderson Bean, PhD; Stephanie Teixeira-Poit, Phd; Tobin Walton, Phd; Lee’ Anthony Calhoun; Geraldine Cundiff; Kendall Dawson; Ty’Teria Sharper
Affiliation: North Carolina A&T State University
11 - 11:15 a.m.
Break
11:15 - 12 p.m.
Poster Presentations
On Community Engaged Diabetes Prevention
Authors: Kayliah Robinson and Thais Rivas
Affiliation: North Carolina A&T State University

Utilizing Community Based Approaches to Recruit a Community Taskforce to Engage in the Reach and Development of a Childhood Obesity Treatment Program
Authors: Clovis Suttles, Phoebe Butler-Ajibade, EdD, and Meeshay Williams-Wheeler, Ph.D., CFLE
Affiliation: North Carolina A&T State University
12 - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch Break
12:30 - 1 p.m.
Presentation
Topic: African Americans with Hypertension: Effects of Butyrate on Blood Pressure
Speaker: Taylor B. Hogue PhD(c)
Affiliation: North Carolina A&T State University
1 - 1:45 p.m.
Panel Discussion
Topic: Preparing Future Health Professionals for Health Equity Through Structured Deliberation Across the Undergraduate Curriculum

Kailyn Price; Alum, North Carolina A&T State University, 2020 (Biology); PhD student at George Washington University, Neuroscience
Kennedy Reid, NC A&T Class of 2023 (Economics; Law)
Cole Riley, NC A&T Class of 2022 (Political Science)

Moderator: Dr. Davi Thornton, PhD; Speech/Health Communication @ North Carolina A&T State University
1:45 - 2:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion
Topic: Through their Cultural Lens: A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Mexican Immigrant Families’ Experiences with the Transition to School

Speakers:
Dr. Jennifer Mendoza Beasley, NC A&T State University
Dr. Nina Smith, North Carolina Central University
Dr. Catherine Scott-Little, UNC- Greensboro
2:30 - 3 p.m.
Presentation
Topic: Health Communication: Enhancing Awareness and Education of Health Disparities Across Disciplines

Speakers:
Dr. Deana Lacy McQuitty, CCC-SLP
Dr. DaKysha Moore, MS, MHS
3 - 3:45 p.m.
NCDRC Community Panel Discussion
Topic: Disparities in Diabetes

Speakers:
Alexis Powell, MPH Community Health Educator I, Guilford County Government
Magdalene S. Tukov, Adult Nurse Practitioner, Cone Health
Shewana Hairston McSwain, Try Healthy "SNAP-ED" Coordinator
3:45 - 4:15 p.m.
Closing Panel
Topic: Reflections from the Symposium

Speakers:
Dr. Jeannette Wade
Dr. Yvonne Ford
Dr. TJ Exford
Dr. Marc Cook
Dr. Ramine Alexander

CTSA Grand Rounds: Mona Mashayekhi, MD, PhD

Fri. 25 Mar, 2022 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

CTSA Grand Rounds: Mona Mashayekhi, MD, PhD - The contribution of adipose tissue and systemic inflammation to cardiovascular diseases in obesity


Please join us to hear Mona Mashayekhi, MD, PhD, a K scholar from Vanderbilt University, discuss her work to characterize the anti-inflammatory potential of newer anti-diabetic agents.

For any questions regarding the event, please email Susan Pusek at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..


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