Presentations
Dr. Julie Valentine and colleagues presented podium presentations at the American Society of Criminology, 78th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
- Dr. Julie Valentine, Brooke Stacey, and Leslie Miles presented Non-fatal Strangulation and Sexual Assault.
- Dr. Julie Valentine and Leslie Miles presented Sexual Assault of Victims Born with Male Genitalia.
- Dr. Julie Valentine, Leslie Miles, and Sam Payne presented Sexual Assault Kits and Development of Uploaded CODIS STR DNA Profiles.
Shelby-Jade Murdock, Jennifer Lloyd, Natalya Alekhina, Ramkiran Gouripeddi, Dr. Mollie Cummins, and Dr. Julio Facelli presented a poster titled A Domain Analysis of eIRB Applications to Identify Data Extraction Requests for Clinical Research at the American Medical Informatics Association 2023 Annual Symposium in New Orleans, LA.
The Day of Disability & Neurodiversity, hosted in partnership with the Center for Disability and Access, Disability Studies, and the Universal Design and Access Committee, recognizes the year-round importance of promoting understanding and inclusivity on campus and facilitating discussions on ways to improve access for all. Audra Carlisle, Michael Bard, Jane Price, Jackie Warner, and Sherrá Watkins were panelists for a session titled Celebrating & Navigating Neurodiversity @ the U. Panelists described best practices and learner-focused strategies for creating classroom and campus spaces where neurodiversity is welcome and included.
Professional Service
Dr. Deanna Kepka has been invited to serve a three-year term on the American Cancer Society’s Peer Review Committee for Etiology, Screening, and Early Detection.
Erica Fischer-Cartlidge, Chief Clinical Officer of the Oncology Nursing Society, praised Dr. Lauri Linder, writing, “On behalf of the Oncology Nursing Society, I would like to thank you for sharing the talents of Lauri Linder with us as a member of the 2024-2027 Research Priority Setting Task Force. As an ONS volunteer, Lauri is helping us to further the mission and vision of our organization. Volunteers are incredibly important to our success. They are helping to shape the future of oncology nursing and its impact on professional practice and patient care. We rely on their insight and experience to help make everything we do the best it can be for nurses. We greatly appreciate their efforts and hope that you join us in commending her service.”
Publications
Cajavilca MF, Dassel K, Portugal-Bouza G, Utz R, Supiano K. Establishing a Spanish-focused advance care planning educational session for Latina breast cancer survivors. J Canc Educ. 2023.
Cummins MR, Burr J, Young L, Yeatts SD, Ecklund DJ, Bunnell BE, Dwyer JP, VanBuren JM. Decentralized technology use in multicenter clinical research studies based at U.S. academic research centers. J Clin Transl Sci. In press. DOI:
Nava M, Christini K, Kepka D, Kent-Marvick J, Digre KB, Stark LA, Davis FA, Lee D, Mukundente V, Napia E, Sanchez-Birkhead A, Tavake-Pasi OF, Villalta J, Brown H, Simonsen S. Do interventions targeting women impact children’s health behaviors? UWH Review. 2023.
Razzaghi H, Forrest C, Hirabayashi K, Allen A, Wu Q, Rao S, Chen Y, Bunnell HT, Chrischilles EA, Cowell LG, Cummins MR, Hanauer DA, Higginbotham MJ, Horne BD, Horowitz CR, Jhaveri R, Kim S, Mishkin A, Muszynski JA, Naggie S, Pajor NM, Paranjape A, Schwenk HT, Sills MR, Tedla YG, Williams DA, Bailey C. (In press, 2023). Vaccine effectiveness against long COVID in children: A report from the RECOVER EHR cohort. Pediatrics. 2023. In press.
Wallace AS, Raaum SE, Johnson EP, Presson AP, Allen CM, Elliott M, Bristol AA, Elmore CE. Impact of COVID-19 visitation policies and hospital capacity on discharge readiness in medicine patients. Discov Health Systems. 2023; 2:45.
In the Media
Dr. Lee Ellington wrote an article titled Family Caregiver Month in Utah Spotlights Unsung Heroes for GOOD NOTES Voices of U of U Health. The article discusses Utah's recognition of family caregivers during Family Caregiver Month in November 2023. Governor Spencer Cox declared November 2023 as Family Caregiver Month in Utah, acknowledging the significant contributions of more than 400,000 family caregivers in the state. The Family Caregiving Collaborative at the University of Utah actively supports caregivers by addressing their challenges and advocating for their needs. The collaborative is part of a nationwide effort to support family caregivers, and recently participated in the Caregiver Nation Summit in Washington, D.C. Dr. Lee Ellington challenges Utah to become a national leader in supporting family caregivers.
Dr. Kara Dassel published Opinion: Aging should be top of mind for everyone – especially our policymakers in the Salt Lake Tribune on November 25, 2023.The article urges policymakers to renew critical pieces of bipartisan legislation that continue the government’s focus on Alzheimer’s disease, healthy aging, dementia risk, and health disparities in underrepresented populations.
In Other News
Dr. Ally Spolsdoff had a baby girl, Audrey Lou, on November 28. Audrey was born at 1:36 AM, weighed 7 lbs., 13 oz, and was 20 inches long. Mom, dad, and baby are doing great.