{"id":258985,"date":"2025-10-24T17:55:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T21:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=258985"},"modified":"2025-12-11T13:53:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T18:53:40","slug":"sph-at-apha-2025","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2025\/sph-at-apha-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"SPH at APHA 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin sphnews-block-editorial-leadin is-style-text-over-image has-media has-box has-media-focus-center-middle has-text-position-x-left has-text-position-y-top has-light-theme\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"5616\" height=\"3744\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1270527136.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Lincoln memorial Capitol Building in Washington\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1270527136.jpg 5616w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1270527136-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1270527136-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1270527136-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1270527136-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1270527136-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1270527136-755x503.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1270527136-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1270527136-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1270527136-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1270527136-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1270527136-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1270527136-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5616px) 100vw, 5616px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner has-opacity-60\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">workforce development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSPH at APHA 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"deck\">The 2025 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting &amp; Expo will take place in Washington, D.C. November 2 \u2013 5. Here is a rundown of SPH\u2019s participation in the conference, including oral presentations, roundtables, and panels; a maternal health award for BU alum and adjunct assistant professor, Carol Sakala; an exhibit hall booth; and an Alumni &amp; Friends reception.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar js-block-editorial-metabar sphnews-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">October 24, 2025<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>More than 12,000 public health experts are expected to attend the Annual American Public Health Association Conference November 2 \u2013 5. Members of the School of Public Health community will reconvene with public health colleagues from around the globe. Highlights include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2018\/03\/Carol-Sakala_146e-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Carol Sakala\" class=\"wp-image-247691\" width=\"339\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/03\/Carol-Sakala_146e-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/03\/Carol-Sakala_146e-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/03\/Carol-Sakala_146e-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/03\/Carol-Sakala_146e-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/03\/Carol-Sakala_146e-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/03\/Carol-Sakala_146e-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/03\/Carol-Sakala_146e-755x755.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/03\/Carol-Sakala_146e-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/03\/Carol-Sakala_146e-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/03\/Carol-Sakala_146e-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/03\/Carol-Sakala_146e-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/03\/Carol-Sakala_146e-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/03\/Carol-Sakala_146e-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/03\/Carol-Sakala_146e-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/03\/Carol-Sakala_146e-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/03\/Carol-Sakala_146e-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/03\/Carol-Sakala_146e-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><figcaption>Carol Sakala, adjunct assistant professor of community health sciences<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-1751da53-92d2-4654-8ace-94051d308a56\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/carol-sakala\/\">Carol Sakala<\/a> (UNI&#8217;93), adjunct assistant professor of community health sciences and maternal health consultant at the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalpartnership.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Partnership for Women &amp; Families<\/a>, will receive the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apha.org\/news-and-media\/news-releases\/apha-news-releases\/apha-announces-2025-awards-for-excellence-in-public-health\" target=\"_blank\">2025 Martha May Eliot Award<\/a> for decades of service furthering the health of women in the U.S. and abroad.<\/li><li>Abstracts and presentations from SPH faculty, staff, students, and alumni (complete schedule below).<\/li><li>An engaging exhibit hall booth.<\/li><li>A reception for Alumni &amp; Friends at the National Press Club on Monday, November 3.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>Visit the BUSPH Booth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>APHA Place Exhibit Hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday, Nov. 2, 12:30 \u2013 6:00 PM<br>Monday, Nov. 3, 9 AM \u2013&nbsp;4 PM<br>Tuesday, Nov. 4, 9 AM \u2013 4 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located at&nbsp;booth #325, the SPH booth will have special giveaways for all attendees and alums. Stop by to get public health-themed stickers and pins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Are you a prospective student? Meet SPH faculty and leadership at the booth at the following times:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Adnan Hyder, Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor<\/strong><br>Sunday, Nov. 2, 2:00 PM &#8211; 2:30 PM EST<br>Monday, Nov. 3, 2:00 PM &#8211; 3:00 PM EST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, Chair of Community Health Sciences<br><\/strong>Sunday, Nov. 2, 12:45 PM \u2013 1:45 PM EST<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Associate Dean for Education, Lisa Sullivan, PhD<br><\/strong>Sunday, Nov. 2, 4:00 \u2013 6:00 PM EST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Julia Lanham, Assistant Dean for Careers and Practicum<br><\/strong>Monday, Nov. 3, 10:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM EST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Allegra Gordon, Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences<br><\/strong>Monday, Nov. 3, 1:00 PM \u2013 2:00 PM EST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kimberly Nelson, Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences<br><\/strong>Monday, Nov. 3, 2:00 PM \u2013 3:00 PM EST<\/p>\n<p><strong>PhuongThao Le, Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences<\/strong><br>Tuesday, Nov. 4, 10:30 AM \u2013 11:30 AM EST<\/p>\n\n\n<h2>Alumni and Friends Reception<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>Monday, November 3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>6:30 \u2013 8:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Press Club<br>First Amendment Room<br>529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/trusted.bu.edu\/s\/1759\/2-bu\/19\/1col.aspx?sid=1759&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=18213&amp;content_id=19621\">Register to attend<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>SPH Faculty, Staff, Students, and Alumni Abstracts and Presentations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>Sunday, Nov. 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4>1 PM<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/2025\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/576458\">Past Healthcare Experiences and Their Impact on HIV PrEP Awareness and Acceptability Among Black Women in the Southern United States<br><\/a>Session: Eliminated HIV Related Disparities<br> SPH presenter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/sylvia-shangani\/\">Sylvia Shangani<\/a>, assistant professor of community health sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><br>Monday, Nov. 3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4>10:30 AM &#8211; 10:45 AM<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/2025\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/578285\" target=\"_blank\">Severe Maternal Morbidity in the United States, 2012-2019: a Comparison of US and Canadian Algorithms for the Identification of Morbidity events among Delivery Hospitalizations<br><\/a>Session: Epidemiology Section: Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology<br>SPH presenter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/collette-ncube\/\">Collette Ncube<\/a>, assistant professor of epidemiology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>10:42 AM &#8211; 10:54 AM<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/2025\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/571232\" target=\"_blank\">Minor consent for mental health treatment in the United States: A longitudinal analysis of state law (1900-2024)<\/a><br>Session: Current Public Health Law Issues in Substance Use and Behavioral and Mental Health<br>SPH co-authors: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/jaimie-gradus\/\">Jaimie Gradus<\/a>, professor of epidemiology, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/kimberly-nelson\/\">Kimberly Nelson<\/a>, associate professor of community health sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>12:30 PM &#8211; 2:00 PM<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/2025\/meetingapp.cgi\/Session\/73908\" target=\"_blank\">Martha May Eliot Luncheon<\/a><br>To celebrate the accomplishments of the annual Martha May Eliot award winner and of the recipients of MCH Section awards.<br>SPH award recipient: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/carol-sakala\/\">Carol Sakala<\/a> (UNI&#8217;93), adjunct assistant professor of community health sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>12:30 PM<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/2025\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/572997\">Systems engagement amongst high-risk Massachusetts youth in a mental health advocacy program<\/a><br>Session: Public Health Policy on the Mind: Confronting Current Health Challenges Associated with Mental Wellbeing<br>SPH Presenter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/isabel-redman\/\">Isabel Redman<\/a>, MPH<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>2:48 PM &#8211; 3:06 PM<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/2025\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/583867\" target=\"_blank\">New Challenges to Public Health Education<\/a><br>SPH presenter: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/michael-stein\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Stein<\/a>, chair and professor of health law, policy and management <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Tuesday, Nov. 4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4>9:30 AM<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/2025\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/575211\">\u201cI can&#8217;t just go to any place\u2026 and feel the same level of protection or care\u201d: Young adults\u2019 perceptions of state LGBTQ policies\u2019 influence on their mental health and wellbeing<\/a><br>Session: LGBTQ+ adolescent and young adult health<br>SPH presenter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/allegra-gordon\/\">Allegra Gordon<\/a>, assistant professor of community health sciences <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>12:30 PM<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/2025\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/579267\">Intersectional stigma modifies risk pathways to unhealthy alcohol use among Black women at risk for HIV infection in the U.S. South<\/a><br>Session: Intersectional approaches to health equity: Empowering women and gender-diverse communities through research and advocacy<br>SPH presenter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/sylvia-shangani\/\">Sylvia Shangani<\/a>, assistant professor of community health sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>2:30 PM<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/2025\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/573587\">Family voices: client experiences from the Mental Health Advocacy Program for Kids<\/a><br>Session: Children with Special Health Care Needs Poster Session<br>SPH presenter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/isabel-redman\/\">Isabel Redman<\/a>, MPH<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/2025\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/567275\">Strengthening Global Health Research through Fairer Partnerships in Agenda Setting, Capacity Building and Dissemination<\/a><br>Session: Determinants of Health and Mental Health Poster Session<br>Presenter: Mai Hussein<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Wednesday, Nov. 5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4>8:30 AM &#8211; 10:00 AM<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/2025\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/567972\" target=\"_blank\">Can prospective ascertainment of age at initiation of sexual activities improve data accuracy?<br><\/a>Session: Innovations and Insights in Sexual and Reproductive Health<br>SPH presenter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/kimberly-nelson\/\">Kimberly Nelson<\/a>, associate professor of community health sciences<br>SPH co-author: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/julia-bond\/\">Julia Bond<\/a>, assistant professor of epidemiology (appointment pending)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>8:45 AM &#8211; 9:00 AM<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/2025\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/580851\" target=\"_blank\">Health outcomes related to indoor chemical exposures from building materials and finishes<\/a><br>Session: Healthy buildings: materials, justice, and net positive outcomes<br>SPH presenter: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/urban\/profile\/kathryn-rodgers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kathryn Rodgers<\/a>, Ph.D. student in the Department of Environmental Health<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>10:30 AM &#8211; 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