Of the 85 abstracts that were accepted for presentation at the showcase, these projects were scored the highest by an interprofessional committee of abstract reviewers. Congratulations to all of the finalists and winners on submitting excellent projects in these competitive categories. The * indicates an award winner. View all of the winners on this page. 

FINALISTS

Best in Research finalists presented their work on 4/14/23 from 10am - 11am via Zoom. An interprofessional committee of judges scored their work to determine the winner. 

R-02 Patients’ Perspectives on Effective Communication in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Settings at Dell Seton Medical Center. Authors: Cissy Cheng (Speech Language Pathology), Lana Schommer (Medicine), Nina Lemieux (Medicine), Mimi LaValley (Speech Language Pathology). Faculty advisors: Marrisa Mery and Raj Koul  

R-09 Associations between Binge Eating Severity and Social Media Usage. Authors: Bo Ra Kim (Nursing) and (Gayle M. Timmerman (Nursing). Faculty advisor: Gayle Timmerman

*R-11 Barriers in Completion of Breast Cancer Screening. Authors: Joo Lee (Medicine) and Leigh Romero (Medicine) Faculty advisor: Leigh Romero

R-12 The Fear of Recovery: The Opioid Withdrawal Experience. Authors: Victoria Pacifico (Nursing) and Cara Young (Nursing). Faculty advisor: Cara Young 

R-14 S.H.A.P.E. in Healthcare (Supporting Helpful Accessible Person-centered Environments in Healthcare), a Pilot Study of Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults. Author: Larissa Minner (Social Work). Faculty advisors: Sandra Vanegas and Jessica Franco

R-16 Prehospital Buprenorphine Administration for Opioid Use Disorder: Bridging the Gap. Authors: Kevin Smith (Medicine), Blake Hardy (EMS), Travis Baker (EMS), Lawrence Brown (Medicine), Sharon Long (Medicine), Jason Pickett (Medicine), Mike Sasser (EMS), and Mark Escott (Medicine) Faculty advisors: Mark Escott and Jason Pickett

R-22 The Influence of Psycho-Emotional Health on Type of Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Surgery and Quality of Life in GERD Patients. Authors: Katherine Walsh (Medicine), Charles Hill (Medicine), C. Joseph Stautner (Medicine), Wanqiao Wang (Medicine), Stephanie Doggett (PA-C), Elisa Furay (Medicine), and FP Buckley (Medicine). Faculty advisor: FP Buckley  

*R-23 Evaluation of Online Education Materials for Bowel Preparation. Authors: Nirupama Ancha (Medicine), Faraz Jafri (Medicine), Peter Raman (Medicine), Sami Ahmad (Natural Sciences), Sara Gottesman (Medicine), Charles Hyman (Medicine), and Deepak Agrawal (Medicine). Faculty advisor: John Luk 

FINALISTS:

C-08 Exploring the Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Adolescent Vaping: An Interprofessional Virtual Simulation. Authors: Emily Lowery (Pharmacy), Hannah Everett (Pharmacy), Godson Onyediri (Pharmacy), Derek Garza (Pharmacy), Kevin Nguyen (Phramacy), Zhu Park (Pharmacy), Yiqiu Yan (Education), Alexandra Miller (Pharmacy), and Veronica Young (Pharmacy). Faculty advisor: Veronica Young. 

*C-11: Food & Supplement Interactions with Medications. Authors: Vidal Mendoza (Pharmacy), Ryan Bloesser (Pharmacy), Mikey Bloomfield (Pharmacy), Alexis Whang (Pharmacy), Nathalie Nguyen (Pharmacy), Tim Phan (Pharmacy), Chelsea Carriker (Public Health) , and Julia Garza (Pharmacy). Faculty advisors: Grace Lee and Kelly Reveles

H-08 Creating a Continuation of Care Clinic in Rural Myanmar: Developing Treatment Programs for Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes. Authors: Serra Holthaus (Pharmacy), Princess Onyeugo (Pharmacy), Zaynab Omisade (Pharmacy), Yasmine El-Sharif (Pharmacy), Julia Garza (Pharmacy), Joseph Brewster (Pharmacy), and Holli Temple (Pharmacy). Faculty advisor: