Decker College highlights faculty and student research during University Research Days

Binghamton University Research Days is an annual week-long series of events showcasing research across the University. From April 29 to May 2, faculty and students from Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences participated in the celebration. Additionally, the college hosted extra programs that week to highlight the accomplishments of its researchers.

Decker College Research Days Opening Keynote Presentation

Decker College’s Research Week events kicked off April 29 in Room 102 of the Health Sciences Building with a keynote presentation by Vipul Lugade, associate professor of physical therapy and director of the Motion Analysis Research Laboratory (MARL), who presented “Community Engaged Research with Older Adults and Athletes.”

Faculty and Student Poster Presentations

Poster presentations and research discussions were held from noon to 2 p.m., April 29 through May 2, in Room 102 of the Health Sciences Building. Decker faculty and students involved in these projects are listed below (collaborators outside the University aren’t listed):

• A Narrative Review of Nurse Residency Programs Using the Roy Adaptation Model —Nicholas Terela
• An Early Career Scientist Example: The Initial Steps of a Quantitative Study — Jolene Kittle, Jodi Sutherland and Samantha Lewis
• Assessing Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Nutrition and Chronic Disease Outcomes Across Broome County — Alice Gurevich, MPH student
• Assessing Mental Health Support for Jewish Students at Binghamton University Post-October 7 Israel Attack: A Survey Study — Jennifer Mahram, MPH student
• Building a Better Framework: Policy Analysis on Youth Mental Health in NYS K-12 Schools — Meredith Smith, MPH student
• Educators’ Tools for Teaching: Linking Concept Mapping to Metacognition — Cristina Dumitrescu
• Effects of Rock Steady Boxing Delivered Through Tele-rehabilitation on the Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease — Gurpreet Singh and Nannette Cowen
• Feeling Content: A Parsesciencing Proposal — Christopher Norman, PhD in nursing student
• Helping Others Navigate Scholarly Writing — Cristina Dumitrescu
• Investigating the Qualitative Significance of the Effects of Concept Mapping in the Development of Clinical Reasoning Skills with Undergraduate Nursing Students When Used in the Clinical Practice Setting — Andin Kovarik Roeber and Aline Stabler
• Is Aging Punishment for Sin?: Relationships Between Faith and Caregiving — Heidi Ewen and Anne Fish
• Perception of Support Services for Sexual Violence Survivors Among Providers at Binghamton University —Godwin Cyril Agbesi, MPH student
• Perceptions on Vaping Among Frequent Gym Users on a University Campus: An Exploratory Study Based on Semi-Structured Interviews — Cassandra Puglisi, MPH student
• “Primed to Carry Prejudice”: The Etiology of University Student Stigma Toward Substance Use and “Townies” — Cole Margarites, MPH student
• Promoting Tick Bite Prevention and Lyme Disease Awareness Among Broome County Residents: An Educational Intervention — Jiahao Wang, MPH student
• Protecting the Next Generation: A Pilot Program to Enhance Youth Knowledge on Vaping in a Rural Area of Broome County — Jessica McCarthy, MPH student
• Supporting Academic Writing Among a Team of Nursing Faculty: Presenting an Example — Jodi Sutherland, Jolene Kittle, Samantha Lewis
• The Effects of Concept Mapping in the Development of Clinical Reasoning Skills with Undergraduate Nursing Students When Used in the Clinical Practice Setting — Karen Browne, Alma Rood, Barbara Hogan, Dellazon Gilbert and Rosemary Collier

Faculty Research Streams Visual Display

Decker faculty researchers were highlighted April 29–May 2 in the atrium of the Health Sciences Building through a visual display. Faculty members selected three research streams or projects reflecting their passions and interests. That work was highlighted on slides mounted on easels.

Faculty participating in the visual display and the division and/or office they represent were:

• Reethee Antony
• Jane Bear-Lehman
• Karen Browne
• Sharon Bryant
• Michael Buck
• Jason Cherry
• Rosemary Collier
• Nannette Cowen
• Rosa Darling
• Cody Dew
• Mi Jin Doe
• Anne Fish
• Rodney Gabel
• Joshua Garrett
• Dellazon Gilbert
• Susan Glodstein
• Barbara Hogan
• Yvonne Johnston
• Jolene Kittle
• Vipul Lugade
• Miesha Marzell
• Suzanne O’Brien
• Mario Ortiz
• Judith Quaranta
• Joyce Rhodes-Keefe
• Alma Rood
• Patima Silsupadol
• Gurpreet Singh
• Lori Sprague
• Jodi Sutherland
• Nicholas Terela
• Timothea Vo

Decker College Research Days Closing Keynote Presentation

Deena Thomas, assistant professor of public health, closed Decker’s college-specific events May 2 with the presentation, “Addressing Multilevel Determinants of Health Through Inclusive Research and Student Engagement.”

Community-Engaged Learning and Research Showcase

Research projects resulting from strong partnerships between faculty, students and the community were highlighted during the Community Engaged Learning and Research Showcase, hosted by Binghamton University’s Center for Civic Engagement, held from 4–6 p.m. April 29 in Old Union Hall on the University’s Vestal campus.

Decker College faculty, staff and students participating in this event are listed below with their division or office. Additional collaborators are not listed:

• A Community Health Nursing Collaboration with the Cancer Services Program of the Southern Tier — Yvonne Johnston and Jodi Sutherland
• A Web-Based Dashboard to Disseminate Fall Risk Information to Older Adults in Broome County — Vipul Lugade, Patima Silsupadol and Sara Isabel Bautista
• Addiction Management for Rural and Vulnerable Populations: A Graduate Elective in the Decker College of Nursing Nurse Practitioner Program — Susan Glodstein
• Asthma Case Finding in Head Start — Judith Quaranta and Rosa Darling
• Before It’s Too Late: Screening Older Adults for Fall Risk — Patima Silsupadol, Woei-Nan Bair, Vipul Lugade and Sue O’Brien
• Building Language and Literacy Together: A Shared Adaptive Storybook Collaborative Rooted in Community Learning — Cassandra Natali and Tina Caswell
• Campus Community Partnerships to Reduce Asthma Burden in a Local Community — Judith Quaranta and Rosa Darling
• Campus-Community Engagement to Address Asthma Needs in the Local Community — Judith Quaranta and Rosa Darling
• Harmony in Motion: The Benefits of Tai Chi as an Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Program in Broome County — Patima Silsupadol and Woei-Nan Bair
• Healthcare transition for high school students — Jodi Sutherland
• Hepatitis C (HCV) Care in the Southern Tier — Yvonne Johnston and Mitchell Brooks
• Kindness in an Envelope: The Power of a Handwritten Card — Woei-Nan Bair and Patima Silsupadol
• Saccadic Differences in High and Low-Contact Sports — Vipul Lugade
• The Impact of Asylum-Seeking and Refugee Process on Female Refugees and Asylum Seekers’ Mental Health — Miesha Marzell
• The Impact of Master’s SLP Students Providing Early Intervention Services: A Positive Change for Children and Families — Marisa Mooney and Tina Caswell