American Public Health Association Meeting

UI College of Public Health Alumni and Friends Reception in Washington, DC on Monday, November, 3, 2025.

Join us at APHA!

The American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition is the premier public health educational forum in the United States. This year, the meeting will take place November 2-5, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

CPH Alumni & Friends Reception

College of Public Health alumni and friends planning to attend the APHA Annual Meeting, or those in the Washington, D.C. area, are invited to catch up with fellow alumni and faculty, staff, and students at a reception hosted by the college.

Monday, November 3, 2025
6:30 to 8 p.m.
Busboys and Poets
450 K St NW, Washington, DC 20001

The reception venue is located about a 9-minute walk from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Public transportation: https://www.wmata.com/.

Public Health Expo

Find the UI College of Public Health in the exhibit hall — booth 1032 (Map).

CPH Presentations

A list of College of Public Health faculty, staff, and students and other University of Iowa colleagues presenting at APHA.

TimeDayTitlePresenters
1:00 – 2:00 PM Sun, 11/22023.0 – Global regulations and PFAS exposure: A comparative analysis of plasma and follicular fluid burdens in infertility patients Prapti Singh, Karen Summers, Amy Sparks
1:00 – 2:00 PM Sun, 11/2Board 10 – Workplace-supported recovery amidst the Substance Use Disorder epidemic: A scoping review Adam Moskowitz
3:00 – 4:00 PM Sun, 11/22118.0 – The role of socio-economic and religious factors in early sexual debut among women living with HIV in Cross River, Nigeria: A cross-sectional studyOluwaseun Badru, Rima Afifi, Oluwafemi Adeagbo
4:30 – 4:45 PM Sun, 11/22188.0 – Beyond the headlines: The war in Sudan and the public health consequences of a forgotten conflict Tasneem Ali, Roba Alwasila, Razan Babikir, Fatima Fadl
4:30 – 6:00 PM Sun, 11/2Table 6 – Association between family history of cancer and Long COVID: A cross-sectional analysis Hannah Wilkey
5:00 – 6:00 PM Sun, 11/2Board 9 – Factors Influencing Shingles Vaccination in the United States: A Scoping Review (2007-2024) Shaoshuai Chen, Zeinab Kia, Jennifer Deberg and Barbara St. Marie
5:30 – 5:45 PM Sun, 11/22153.0 – How many chiropractic visits are better for veterans with chronic low back pain? Results from the Veteran Response to Dosage in Chiropractic Therapy (VERDICT) pragmatic randomized trial Thad Abrams
10:30 – 11:30 AM Mon, 11/3Board 5 – Prenatal Methamphetamine Use and Associated Maternal-Child Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review Jocelyn Demiglio, Alison Lynch, Nichole Nidey
10:45 – 11:00 AM Mon, 11/33155.0 – Documenting the current state of rehabilitation needs and services in the Gaza Strip, Palestine Rima Afifi, Deema Totah
12:30 – 1:30 PM Mon, 11/3Board 4 – Whose Decision Is It Anyway? Unveiling Men’s Perceptions of Women’s Decision-making Autonomy in Maternal and Child Health in Western Kenya Robsan Halkeno Tura, William Story
3:00 – 3:05 PM Mon, 11/33233.0 – Using the 4M’s to connect older adults to community resources in rural public health in Iowa.” Betty Mallen
8:30 – 10:00 AM Tues 11/4Table 2 – Transactional sex among women living with HIV: Prevalence, associated factors, and implications for sexual and reproductive health in Nigeria Oluwafemi Adeagbo, Oluwaseun Badru, Rima Afifi
10:30 – 11:30 AM Tues 11/44082.0 – Revolutionizing participant-based research in public health: Leveraging compliance-first GenAI and NLP to accelerate breakthroughs Cara J. Hamann
10:30 – 11:30 AM Tues 11/44089.0 – Zoonotic spillover and disease emergence: A mini review of treatment and toxicity Benita Amos
10:30 – 11:30 AM Tues 11/4Board 8 – Seasonal impact on bacterial contamination in infant food supplements in Kisumu, Kenya: A one health perspective to infant food safety Mojirade Adetoba, Kelly Baker
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Tues 11/4Table 4 – Diagnosing Drivers of Child Marriage: Development and Validation of the Social Norm Diagnostic Tool for Child Marriage (SNDT-CM) in Bangladesh Robsan Halkeno Tura, William Story, Rima Afifi
11:02 – 11:10 AM Tues 11/44096.0 – The Impact of Psilocybin Use on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Parenting: A Maternal Perspective Nichole Nidey
12:30 – 1:30 PM Tues 11/4Board 9 – Effect of a trauma-focused intervention on HIV treatment and psychosocial outcomes among older adults living with HIV: A pilot trial Oluwafemi Adeagbo
12:30 – 1:30 PM Tues 11/4Board 10 – Access versus Quality: Addressing Barriers to Preventive Health Services in the United States Healthcare System Hendri Marinda Sari
2:30 – 3:30 PM Tues 11/4Board 2 – Uptake, barriers, and benefits of multi-month dispensing among people living with HIV and healthcare workers: A qualitative systematic review Chioma Okezie, Joy Edeh, Faith Ibitoye, Oluwaseun Badru, Oluwafemi Adeagbo
2:30 – 3:30 PM Tues 11/4Board 4 – Gambling disorder and associated factors among people living with HIV: A scoping review Faith Ibitoye, Chioma Okezie, Joy Edeh, Oluwaseun Badru, Oluwafemi Adeagbo
2:45 – 3:00 PM Tues 11/44230.0 – Obstetric mistreatment among women with disabilities: A global systematic review Joy Edeh, Faith Ibitoye, Chioma Okezie, Oluwaseun Badru, Oluwafemi Adeagbo
2:45 – 3:00 PM Tues 11/44261.0 – The association between antiretroviral therapy medication dispensing types and viral suppression among people living with HIV: A meta-analysis Oluwaseun Badru, Joy Edeh, Chioma Okezie, Oluwafemi Adeagbo
4:45 – 5:00 PMTues 11/44287.0 – Placing Public Health onto the Alzheimer’s Disease Public Policy Platform Brian Kaskie
4:45 – 5:00 PM Tues 11/44308.0 – Temporal changes in microbial composition of private well water during times of drought and flood in Iowa Ellie Madson
8:45 – 9:00 AM Wed 11/55013.0 – Private, Public, and State Entities Partner with Communities to Prioritize Rural Vitality using a New Model of the Comprehensive Rural Wealth Framework Vickie Miene, Sofie Dollison
10:30 – 12:00 PM Wed 11/55097.0 – The Social and Health Care Needs of Perinatal WomenJoy Edeh

For questions, contact Tara McKee.