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2021 ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 3-4 ABSTRACTS BY CATEGORIES 5-379 BASIC BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES ..................................................................................................... 5-8 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ....................................................................................................... 9-25 BUSINESS ....................................................................................................................................26-34 CANCER/ONCOLOGY ................................................................................................................35-40 CARDIOLOGY/CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH ........................................................................41-48 CLINICAL SPECIALTIES ..............................................................................................................49-70 CREATIVE ARTS ..........................................................................................................................71-74 DRUG ABUSE ................................................................................................................................... 75 EDUCATION ...............................................................................................................................76-89 EDUCATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES ...........................................................................................90-91 ENGINEERING ..........................................................................................................................92-106 ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ..............................................................107-132 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS ...................................................................................133-141 EXERCISE AND NUTRITION SCIENCES ....................................................................................... 142 GLOBAL HEALTH ....................................................................................................................143-147 HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................148-150 HEALTH SCIENCES .................................................................................................................151-189 HIV/AIDS .................................................................................................................................190-195 HUMANITIES ...........................................................................................................................196-217 IMMUNOLOGY/INFECTIOUS DISEASES ...............................................................................218-227 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS .....................................................................................................228-249 NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS ...........................................................................250-274 NEUROSCIENCE .....................................................................................................................275-281 OBESITY ......................................................................................................................................... 282 PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ............................................................................283-292 PSYCHIATRY/MENTAL HEALTH..............................................................................................293-295 PUBLIC HEALTH ......................................................................................................................296-303 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT .......................................................................................................304-322 REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY ........................................................................................323-324 SOCIAL SCIENCES .................................................................................................................325-375 WOMEN/CHILD HEALTH ........................................................................................................376-379 SPECIAL PRIZES 380 THANK YOU TO SPECIAL PRIZE SPONSORS .................................................................. 380 THANK YOU MENTORS 381 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS DATE TIME ABOUT (All links to programs can be found on the website) APRIL CBPR is an approach to research that involves community members as equal 11AM-12PM ET partners in the research process. It values their knowledge, perspective, COMMUNITY BASED PARTICIPATORY recognizes their assets and contributions, and connects research to 12 RESEARCH AT GW community action and social change. This panel, moderated by the Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service, invites several GW researchers to share examples of their work in CBPR in order to illustrate the values and principles of this work across several disciplines. Undergraduate and graduate students in the Milken School of Public 12-4PM ET Health will present their research posters to judges and compete for prizes. POSTER PRESENTATIONS These presentations are not open to the public so if you would like to (BY INVITATION ONLY) register to attend, please contact the student presenter. APRIL Undergraduate and graduate students in the arts, business, education, 12-4PM ET engineering, humanities, law, mathematics, sciences and other topics POSTER PRESENTATIONS will present their research posters to judges and compete for prizes. These 13 (BY INVITATION ONLY) presentations are not open to the public so if you would like to register to attend, please contact the student presenter. The Knapp Fellowship, coordinated by the Honey W. Nashman Center for 4-5PM ET Civic Engagement and Public Service, provides up to $10,000 annually to THE 20/21 KNAPP FELLOWS: STUDENT support undergraduate or graduate student projects that intersect scholarly COMMUNITY ENGAGED SCHOLARSHIP activity with community engagement. In this session, this year’s Knapp Fellows will present the process and outcomes of their respective research projects, and discuss their learning experiences along the way. David McCarthy from the GW Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship will 5-5:30PM ET conduct a short Info Session about the National Science Foundation I-Corp NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Programs available to GW faculty, students, and staff. The I-Corps programs I-CORPS PROGRAMS INFO SESSION provide grants of $3,000 and $50,000 to researchers who want to explore the possible uses and applications of their work. APRIL This session will provide an overview of the approaches and findings from 11AM-12PM ET GW’s Rethinking DC Youth and Policing course. This research-based course RETHINKING DC YOUTH AND POLICING: is designed to provide a space for students to engage juvenile justice and 14 STUDENT RESEARCH DISCUSSION youth diversion programs research and recommend policy and actions that will be anti-racist and aim to lead to more youth diversions from arrest in the DC area. Students and residents in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences as 12-4PM ET well as the School of Nursing will present their research posters to judges POSTER PRESENTATIONS and compete for prizes. These presentations are not open to the public so if (BY INVITATION ONLY) you would like to register to attend, please contact the student presenter. GW Research Showcase is pleased to host a campus-wide virtual screening 5-6PM ET of Picture a Scientist, which chronicles the groundswell of researchers who GW WOMEN IN RESEARCH: PICTURE A are writing a new chapter for women scientists. After watching the film, GW SCIENTIST FILM DISCUSSION community members are invited to join GW professors from CCAS, SEAS, and SPH to discuss their thoughts on issues raised in the film as well as their experiences as women in their respective fields. A GW School of Public Health team is participating in the national-level study 6-6:45PM ET to enhance surveillance of masking and distancing behaviors that directly CITIZEN SCIENTISTS: PUBLIC contribute to control of viral spread. Information collected from this study HEALTH STUDENT ENGAGEMENT will be shared with our university community, local health departments, IN THE EXAMINATION OF COVID-19 and other stakeholders to better inform pandemic control efforts. Join this session to find out more about the national project and the students’ field PREVENTIVE BEHAVIORS experiences collecting data and synthesizing findings. DATE TIME ABOUT (All links to programs can be found on the website) APRIL The professional field of public interest technology is working to shape the 4-4:30PM ET way we think about technology to solve public problems in an inclusive and impactful manner. This cross-cutting field of research brings together PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGY PANEL 15 disciplines such as engineering, data science, humanities, public policy and law. Join this panel discussion to find out more about the quickly-growing field. Representatives from the GW Undergraduate Review and GW COMPASS 5-6PM ET will reflect on their student research experience at GW as well as what HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN STUDENT opportunities both groups provide to student researchers on campus. We’ll RESEARCH AT GW: DISCUSSION WITH discuss how to get involved in research, how to get a mentor, how to locate CURRENT STUDENTS campus resources, how to get published, and much more. Twelve finalist teams have emerged from the more than 200 teams who 6:30-8PM entered. Join the Award Show to see