Public Health well represented at conference

The UM Graduate Student Research Conference was held Saturday April 18, 2015. 

The goal of the conference is to bring together graduate students, community members, and faculty from a variety of disciplines and offer graduate students the opportunity to gain valuable professional experience by presenting their work in a formal and intellectually supportive environment.

Student abstracts, posters and oral presentations were rated by faculty judges. Awards for the top-rated students were announced the week following the conference.

The conference program included oral and poster presentations, a complimentary lunch with a panel discussion, and a post-session reception. This one-day conference took place on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the University Center.

Representing the School of Public Health were: 

Megan Broekemeier (with Kristie Scheel) Public Health “Identifying evidence-based strategies for reducing suicide in Missoula County: Findings from the Literature”  Scholarworks

Erika Strehl (with Kari Jo Harris, Blakely Brown, Gebre Meskel Mirtuse, Linnea Stanhope) Public Health “Strategies for Mitigating Vitamin A Deficiency in Mekelle, Ethiopia” http://scholarworks.umt.edu/gsrc/2015/oralpres2b/4/

Lindsey Shankle (with, Michael Tryon, Kari Jo Harris, Gyda Swaney, Brenda Bodnar, et al ) Public Health “Utilizing community-based participatory research strategies to determine intervention strategies for childhood obesity prevention in a community on a Native American Reservation” Scholarworks

Winifred Horne Youngblood Public Health “The Faces of Helena Food Share: Beyond Stereotype” Scholarworks

GFRC Scholarworks