Friday, March 25, 2022
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).
| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. |
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| 9:00 - 9:10 a.m. |
Interim Dean, Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences NCDRC Enrichment Core Director |
| 9:10 - 10:00 a.m. |
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. |
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. |
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| 11:15 - 12 p.m. |
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. |
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| 12:30 - 1 p.m. |
Speaker: Taylor B. Hogue PhD(c) Affiliation: North Carolina A&T State University |
| 1 - 1:45 p.m. |
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. |
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. |
Speakers: Dr. Deana Lacy McQuitty, CCC-SLP Dr. DaKysha Moore, MS, MHS |
| 3 - 3:45 p.m. |
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. |
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..
Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds: A Telehealth-Delivered Pragmatic Trial of Mindfulness for Persons with Chronic Low Back Pain
Fri. 25 Mar, 2022 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
A Telehealth-Delivered Pragmatic Trial of Mindfulness for Persons with Chronic Low Back Pain (Natalia Morone, MD, MS)
This NIH Collaboratory Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds features:
Natalia E. Morone, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Boston University/Boston Medical Center