Conferences & Presentations

2021

• AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference - Federal and State Policies for Routine Vaccination Services During COVID-19. Virtual - February

  • Co-author: Ava Skolnik MPH

• Public Health Law Conference - The role of public policy in supporting the development and operation of immunization information systems as well as maximizing their utility to improve public health. Virtual - September

  • Co-authors: Isha Sharma, MSc; Lara Herseema PhD, MSc; Jaya Mishra, BSc Candidate; Alex Ervin, JD candidate

• American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Conference - Overview of the first full anthology of childcare vaccination laws. Virtual - October

  • Co-authors: Cristina Da Silva Carias,  PhD, MSc; Fabiana Corsi-Mendez, BSc; Yoonyoung Choi, PhD, MS, RPh; Ava Skolnik, MPH

• 15th Vaccine Congress -Expanding pharmacy personnel scope of practice to increase adult pneumococcal vaccination coverage rates at a state-level. Virtual - October

  • Co-authors: Ava Skolnik, MPH; Amanda Eiden, PhD, MPH, MBA; Mawuli Kwame Nyaku, DrPH, MBA, MPH

2020

• IDWeek 2020 - Impact of State Childcare and School Hepatitis A Vaccination Requirements on Coverage of Hepatitis A Vaccines in the United States. Virtual - October

  • Co-authors: Yoonyoung Choi, PhD, MS, RPh; Zhiwen Liu, PhD; Michelle Goveia, MD, MPH; Jakub Simon, MD, MS

• IDWeek 2020 - Current status of the legal landscape regarding Rotavirus Vaccination in the United States. Virtual - October

  • Co-authors: Cristina Da Silva Carias,  PhD, MSc; Ya-Ting Chen, PhD

• APHA 2020 - The Evolving Policy Landscape for HepA school and childcare vaccination: A childhood vaccination with consistently the lowest coverage rates. Virtual - October

• APHA 2020 - Policy and programmatic practices for immunization services during COVID-19. Virtual - October

  • Co-authors: Ava Skolnik MPH, Lauren Serano

2018

• American Bar Association- Health Law Section Webinar. January 16, 2018. Presentation Title: "Adults Need Immunizations Too! Medicaid Coverage, Cost Sharing & Provider Reimbursement for ACIP-Recommended Adult Vaccinations". Recording | Slides

• AcademyHealth 2018 National Health Policy Conference. February 5-6, 2018, Washington D.C.

• 25th Annual Arizona Immunization Conference . Two Workshops. April 18-19, 2018, Phoenix, AZ.

• AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting (ARM). June 24-26, 2018, Seattle, WA.

• The Public Health Improvement Training (PHIT) hosted by National Network of Public Health Institutes and CDC. Presentation Title: "What’s Law Got to Do with It? Developing the Public Health Law Competency of the Workforce Thru Use of Legal Epidemiology". June 26, 2018 - June 27, 2018, Atlanta, GA.

• IDWeek 2018

• American Public Health Association Annual Meeting 2018.

2017

• American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Presentation title: “A National Assessment of Medicaid Coverage, Cost Sharing, and Provider Reimbursement for ACIP Recommended Adult Vaccinations”. November 8, 2017, Atlanta, GA.

• IDWeek 2017 (Infectious Disease Week). Presentation title: “Current Landscape of State Healthcare Worker and Patient Vaccination Laws and Challenges to Mandating Vaccines”. October 5, 2017, San Diego, CA.

  • Selected as a mentor for the fourth annual IDWeek Mentorship Program which offers opportunities for mentorship and networking through one-on-one interactions between leaders in the field and fellows, residents and medical students during IDWeek.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Inaugural- State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Attorney Training Institute. Presentation title: “Vaccination Law at the State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Level”. August 29, 2017, Atlanta, GA.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Adult Immunization Awardee Webinar. “A National Assessment of Medicaid Coverage, Cost Sharing, and Provider Reimbursement for ACIP Recommended Adult Vaccinations”. August 28, 2017, Atlanta, GA.

• National Association of County and City Health Officials Annual Meeting. Poster presentation title: “A National Assessment of Healthcare Worker and Patient Vaccination Laws”. July, 13, 2017, Pittsburgh, PA

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Biweekly Immunization Services Division Seminar. Presentation title: “Legal Epidemiology and A National Assessment of Healthcare Worker and Patient Vaccination Requirements”. June 15, 2017, Atlanta, GA.

• National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit. Poster presentation title: “A National Assessment of Medicaid Coverage, Cost Sharing, and Provider Reimbursement for ACIP Recommended Adult Vaccinations”. May 10, 2017, Atlanta, GA

2015

• Strong Families Arizona Home Visiting Conference 2015. Presentation title: “Building Community Immunity: Learning how to incorporate Immunizations into Home Visiting”. September 9, 2015. Phoenix, AZ.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Annual Immunization All Awardee Meeting. Presentation title: “Dr. Daniel T. Cloud Outstanding Practice Award: Increasing Vaccination Coverage Through Use of Provider Incentives”. August 20, 2015, Atlanta GA.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Annual Immunization All Awardee Meeting. Presentation title: “You Are the Key to Cancer Prevention – 1, 2, 3”. August 20, 2015, Atlanta GA.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Annual Immunization All Awardee Meeting. Presentation title: “Using Your Immunization Information System for Assessment, Feedback, Incentive, Exchange (AFIX) Program Assessments – Lessons Learned and Successes”. August 19, 2015, Atlanta GA.

• Maricopa County Health Department Training. Presentation title: “Understanding How to Use The Arizona Immunization Information System for Childcare Vaccination records and the Immunization Data Report”. August 15, 2015. Phoenix, AZ. (training #2)

• Maricopa County Health Department Training. Presentation title: “Understanding How to Use The Arizona Immunization Information System for Childcare Vaccination records and the Immunization Data Report”. August 4, 2015. Phoenix, AZ. (training #2)

• 2015 Pima County Childcare and School Vaccination Meeting. Presentation title: “The 3 R’s of School Immunizations: Resources, Records, and Requirements” and “Understanding How to Effectively Use the Immunization Information System for Childcare Immunization Data Reports”. July 30, 2015. Tucson, AZ.

• Yavapai County School Nurse and Administration Immunization Meeting. Presentation title: “Navigating through School Immunizations”. July 18, 2015, Flagstaff, AZ.

• The Arizona Partnership for Immunization- Steering Committee Meeting. Presentation title: “A Deep Dive into Arizona Immunization Coverage Levels”. July 15, 2015, Phoenix. AZ

• Arizona Department of Health Services Annual Immunization Conference Plenary Presentation. Presentation title: “School Vaccination Coverage Data And What You Need to Know”. April 22, 2015, Phoenix, AZ.

2014

• Strong Families Arizona Home Visiting Conference 2014. Presentation title: “Immunization: Strong Communities-Strong Families”. September 10, 2014, Phoenix, AZ.

• 2014 Public Health in Schools Conference. Presentation title: “The 3 R’s of School Immunizations: Resources, Records, and Requirements”. July 22, 2014. Tucson, AZ.

• ASU Global Health Student Association. Presentation title: “My Journey in Public Health- Tips, Tricks, and Advice”. November 14, 2014, Atlanta, GA

2011

• University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health - Public Thesis Defense. Presentation title: “Optimization of TDMH With RT-PCR As A Rapid And Sensitive Diagnostic Tool For Mycobacterium Tuberculosis” December 1, 2011, Pittsburgh, PA.

2010

• Boys & Girls Clubs of America Teen Conference- Keynote Speaker. Presentation title: “Promoting S.T.E.M. Education: My Journey- Be Curious, Be Fearless, and Above All Else- Follow Your Gut” March 14, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA.