Faculty and Student Research

CSUN Scholarship Projects


MPH Student Research 

Our fantastic Master of Public Health students have created these informative posters! 

In addition, they have also presented these posters with their respective faculty member. 

2023 Student Research and their Posters 

Sarah Alhassan,MPHc; Myriam Forster, PhD, MPH; Jean Spielman, MPH; LinnDahlman, MPhil; AbnousShahverdi,MPHc.; BethanyRainisch, PhD, MPH

Objective: iSTART, a five year SAHMSA funded study at CSUN, used evolving technology to develop a substance prevention web app and evaluate program effects among college
students.

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Linn Dahlman, MPhil, Myriam Forster, PhD, MPH, Jean Spielman, MPH, Sarah Alhassan, BS, Jorge Vigil, BS, Bethany Rainisch, PhD, MPH

Objective: A 30 day multi module web app intervention aimed at preventing substance use among college students. Content based on key theoretical constructs, behavior change strategies, and practical module components.

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VeliaNuñez, MPH (c), Marc J. Weigensberg, MD, Claudia Toledo-Corral, PhD, MPH

Objective: Our study aims were to investigate whether CVD predictors including systolic and diastolic BP, HDL cholesterol (HDL c), LDL cholesterol (LDL c), total cholesterol and triglycerides tg ) were associated with carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) and whether these relationships were influenced by DM Fam Hx or exposure to in utero GDM among children and adolescents with overweight and obesity.

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Zakariah Robinson,WycondaCotton-Curtis, MPH, Kalila Houston, Kacie C.A. Blackman, PhD

Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of lactation support resources on the comprehensiveness of lactation accommodation policies in 4-year public universities in California.

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Karina Barragan1, BS, Marc Weigensberg2, MD, Claudia Toledo-Corral1, PhD

Department of Health Sciences, California State University Northridge1
Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California2

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine if exposure to ambient air pollution associates with insulin and glucose homeostasis.

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Kalila Houston, Zakariah Robinson2, Christopher Rogers3, PhD, and Kacie C.A. Blackman4, PhD

Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of lactation support resources on the comprehensiveness of lactation accommodation policies in 4-year public universities in California

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