The 5 projects below received the top scores in the community engagement category. The * denotes the winning team. 

C-03 Conducting An Online Systematic Assessment Using Community Based Participatory Research Method To Recruit A Hard To Reach Population

Authors: Agyapong, Prince (Public Health/UT Houston School of Public Health); Kim, Miyong (Nursing); Hecht, Jacklyn (Nursing); Ewere, Tiffany (Public Health)

Faculty Advisor: Steve Kelder (UT Houston School of Public Health)  

C-14 Comparison of COVID and influenza vaccine hesitancy among clients presenting to the San Antonio Food Bank

Authors: Angela Augustino (Pharmacy); Queenice Sin (Pharmacy); Patrick Tate Hallman (Pharmacy); Kami Johnston (Pharmacy); Eric Lin (Pharmacy); Derek Tran (Pharmacy); Jose Patterson (San Antonio Food Bank); Susana Villarreal (San Antonio Food Bank); Laura Patterson (Pharmacy); Chris Frei (Pharmacy)

Faculty Advisor: Justin Pedigo (Pharmacy/UTHSCSA)  

C-22 Bridging the Diaper Gap 2021-2022

Authors: Mary Ann England (Medicine/UTHSCSA); Ashley Chakales (Medicine/UTHSCSA)

Faculty Advisor: Beth Johnson (Nursing, UTHSCSA)  

C-23 Religion & Mental Health: A Co-teaching Collaboration with Psychiatry Residents and Community Religious Leaders

Authors: Rebekah Scott (Medicine); Shanta Batra (Medicine); Ayisha Mahama (Medicine); Jessica Killingley (Medicine); Valerie Rosen (Medicine); Ashley Trust (Medicine)

Faculty Advisor: Ashley Trust (Medicine)

*C-24 Addressing COVID Vaccine Hesitancy: A Scalable Program for Empowering Adolescents to Serve as COVID Vaccine Advocates in their Communities

Authors: Girija Hariprasad (Medicine); Safiyya Zaidi (Medicine); Allison Teng (Medicine); Emily Yan (Medicine); Arjun Srivastava (Medicine)

Faculty Advisor: Steve Steffensen (Medicine); Matthew McGlone (Medicine)