School of Public Health

Honors Day

Welcome to the 2026 LSUHSC School of Public Health
Delta Omega Honors Day Poster Session

Dorcas Adom, MPH
PhD in Community Health Sciences

Navigating Substance Use Services among Sexually Minoritized Women Who Inject Drugs in Baltimore, Maryland

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Dorcas Adom

Md Abdullah Al-Mamun, MS
PhD in Biostatistics

Identifying Heterogeneous Treatment Effects in Aggregated N-of-1 Trials Using Bayesian Analysis with Real Data Application

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Adbdullah Al-Mamun

Amjila Bam, MS
PhD in Biostatistics

Integrating Environmental Risk Factors and mRNA Expression Profiles as Prognostic Biomarkers in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

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Amjila Bam

Ty-Runet Bryant, MPH
PhD in Community Health Sciences

Geographic Analysis of Smoking Burden, Late-Stage Lung Cancer Diagnosis, and LDCT Screening Access

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Ty Bryant

Achraf Cherkaoui, MS
PhD in Biostatistics

Optimizing Binary Regression: A Comparative Analysis of Gradient Descent vs. Newton-Raphson and IRLS Across Link Functions,

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Shealan Cruise, MS
MD/MPH [Environmental Health, Climate and Sustainability]

Bridging the Gaps to Care: Medical Students as Patient Navigators

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Sheelan Cruise

Patrick Dicken
MD/MPH [Epidemiology and Population Science]

Rising Injection-Related Infections amid Declining Overdose Deaths in the Southeast

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Patrick Dicken

Paula Dinh
MPH [Environmental Health, Climate and Sustainability]

Assessing the Distribution of Indoor Air Quality Cases in Louisiana, 2021-2024

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Paula Dinh

Aria Dody
MPH [Community Health Science and Policy]

Examining the Impact of the LSUHSC-NO Science Youth Initiative on Learning Outcomes and Career Pathways among Louisiana High School Students

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Aria Dody

Jacques du Passage
MD/MPH [Community Health Science and Policy]

Dose-dependent Relationship between Income and Frailty in All of Us Research Program

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Jacques duPassage

Zakayo Ernesti, MD
MPH [Epidemiology and Population Health]

Racial Disparities in Stage at Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Overall Survival in Louisiana

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Zakayo Ernesti

Juhnar Esmeralda, MS
 PhD in Biostatistics

Evaluating Somatic Mutation-Based Scores for Predicting Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness

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Juhnar Esmeralda

 Oluwafunmibi  Fasanya, MPH
 PhD in Biostatistics

Genetic Variants and Polygenic Risk Score for Predicting Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness

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Oluwafunmibi Fasanya

Alayna Gillespie, MPH
PhD in Community Health Sciences

Insurance Trends among Populations at Risk for HIV in New Orleans, LA

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Alayna Gillespie

Gabrielle Gonzalez, MPH
PhD in Community Health Sciences

Body Image Shame, Perceived Behavioral Control, Social Support, and Eating Behaviors Among U.S. Adults

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Hifza Hussain
MPH [Epidemiology and Population Health]

Association Between Unit Type and Risk of Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Patients 

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Hifza Hussain

Perim Isim
MD/MPH [Community Health Science and Policy]

No Wrong Door: A Snapshot of Adolescent Substance Use Service Access Points Across New Orleans

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Isim Perim

Masuma Mannan, MS
PhD in Biostatistics

A Machine Learning Approach to Identify Key Tumor miRNA Expression Biomarkers Associated with Aggressive Prostate Cancer

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Masuma Mannan

Mohamed Mohamed, MS
PhD in Biostatistics 

Robust Estimation in Autoregressive Models with Skewed Innovations

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Mohamed Mohamed

Nhung Ngo
MD/MPH [ Epidemiology and Population Health]

Improving Communication to Increase Uptake of the Geaux Get Healthy Clinical Program

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Nhung Ngo

Peace Nnaji, MSc
PhD in Community Health Sciences

Protecting Behavioral Health Crisis Utlization across Louisiana

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Peace Nnaji

Herriethsiah Noah, MD
MPH [Biostatistics and Data Science]

Association of Environmental Toxic Chemical Releases with NHL and Breast Cancer

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Herrietthsia Noah

Herriethsiah Noah, MD
MPH [Biostatistics and Data Science]

Fragility Fracture Risk in U.S. Post-Menapausal Women: A Comprehensive NHANES Study.

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Herriethsia Noah

Malesa Peirera, MPH
PhD in Community Health Sciences

Coping Mechanisms Employed by Young Cancer Survivors and Their Caregivers.

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Malesa Pereirsa

Nubaira Rizvi, MS
PhD in Biostatistics

Structural Drivers of  Cancer: miRNA Expression as a Link Between Transportation Burden and TNBC Progression

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Nubaira Rizvi

Jad Shehabelddin, MPH
PhD in Community Health Sciences

Individual-Level Factors Associated with Current  PrEP Use among GBMSM

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William Wisen
MD/MPH [Environmental Health, Climate and Sustainability]

Mental Health and Substance Abuse in the Aftermath of Oil Spill Disasters

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Will Wisen