Texas Woman's University faculty and staff extend the prestige and reputation of the university through their presentations at international, national and regional conferences. Here is a sampling of their work reported October-December 2024.
Note: Information on presentations should be submitted no later than one month following the event date.
Biology
Amit Basnet, Taylor M. Hickman, Laura K. Hanson, Sushmita Sinha, and Dayna L. Averitt presented "Estrogen Modulates Inflammatory Mediator Release from Macrophages" at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 5-9.
Juliet Spencer and Diana Elrod presented "Coordinating Multiple STEM Grant-Funded Projects for Maximum Impact on Student Success" at the 2024 STEM Innovation Forum in Las Vegas, Nev., on Oct. 9-10.
Bitali Islam, Daisy J. Cantu, Omar Darwish, and Dayna L. Averitt presented "Sex Differences in the Effects of Stress on Pain Genes in the Trigeminal Ganglia in a Rat Model of Orofacial Inflammatory Pain" at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 5-9.
Emiley Swensen, Sanil Sansar, Tina Gumienny, and DiAnna L Hynds presented "Deciphering the roles of rab3, 27, and 37 in neurexin trafficking: implications for synaptic function and autism spectrum disorder" at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 5-9.
Winnie Lokuso, Elisa Na, and Christopher Brower presented "Investigating the role of cleaved fragments in TDP43-linked Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia" at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 5-9.
Catalina Pislariu, PhD gave a talk titled “Nodule-specific PLAT domain (MtNPD1) - dependent host-strain compatibility in the Medicago truncatula – Sinorhizobium sp. Symbiosis” on Oct. 3 at a joint session of the 11th International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics and the Australia Nitrogen Fixation Conference in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Computer Science
Bitali Islam, Daisy J. Cantu, Omar Darwish, and Dayna L. Averitt presented "Sex Differences in the Effects of Stress on Pain Genes in the Trigeminal Ganglia in a Rat Model of Orofacial Inflammatory Pain" at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 5-9.
English, Rhetoric & Spanish
Angela Rodriguez Mooney, PhD, presented "Bixa Travesty y la construcción de una nueva epistemología sobre cuerpos disidentes en el cine," at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA 95) conference in Jacksonville, Fla., from Nov. 11-13.
Occupational Therapy
Anne Sullivan, PhD, OTR, and Asha Vas, PhD, OT, SBIST, presented Independent Living Skills and Executive Functions in Autistic Young Adults at ACRM Research Spotlight at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine International Conference in Dallas Oct. 30-Nov. 3.
Stefanie Casey Rogers, PhD, OTR, presented Defining Functional Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Rehabilitation Care at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine International Conference in Dallas Oct. 30-Nov. 3.
Sarah Borsh, OTD, OTR, along with colleagues include PT alumnus Chad Swank, PhD, PT presented Exploring the Use of Exoskeletons in Acute Care to Provide Early Mobility for Patients with Neurological Injuries at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine International Conference in Dallas Oct. 30-Nov. 3.
Asha Vas, PhD, OT, CBIST with PhD Candidate Michelle Scheffler presented Executive Function and Daily Living Skills in Young Women with Stroke at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine International Conference in Dallas Oct. 30-Nov. 3.
Asha Vas, PhD, OT, CBIST with PhD alum Emily Rich, PhD, OTR and colleagues presented Multimodal Group Rehabilitation Improves Function in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine International Conference in Dallas Oct. 30-Nov. 3.
Pei-Fen Chang, with national and international colleagues presented Reference Values, Stability, and Declining Rates of Total Spine Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in the United States at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine International Conference in Dallas Oct. 30-Nov. 3.
Christine Haines, PhD, OTR presented Experience of Transition from the Military for Combat Veterans Who Served After 9/11 at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine International Conference in Dallas Oct. 30-Nov. 3.
Suh-Jen Lin with regional colleagues presented Effects of a Virtually-delivered Activity Promotion Program on Lung Function in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury – a Retrospective Study at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine International Conference in Dallas Oct. 30-Nov. 3.
Marilyn Massey-Stokes with PhD alum Evan McShan, and former faculty members David Nichols and Mandy Golman presented Self-efficacy and Its Impact on Weight Loss in a 12-month Weight Loss Program Modified for People with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine International Conference in Dallas Oct. 30-Nov. 3.
Linda Barnett, OTD and Alicia Lohmann, OTD delivered a presentation titled “Cultural Competence in Occupational Therapy Students During Fieldwork” at the Texas Society for Advancement of Health Professions (TSAHP) conference in San Antonio, Texas.
Physical Therapy
Dale Anderle presented a poster entitled “Physical Therapy Students’ Perceptions of Telehealth during Clinical education Experiences” at the Texas Physical Therapy Association annual conference in Las Colinas.
Psychology
Elisa S. Na, PhD, Hudson Randel, and Priscila Frayre presented "Influence of Maternal Separation Stress on Mice with Knockout of MeCP2 in POMC Neurons" at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 5-9.
Winnie Lokuso, Elisa Na, and Christopher Brower presented "Investigating the role of cleaved fragments in TDP43-linked Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia" at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 5-9.
Student Money Management Center
Chalese Connors along with Paul Goebel co-presented a webinar titled, "Guiding Growth: Strategies For Building Impactful Advisory Committees" on Oct. 15. The event, hosted by the Higher Educational Financial Wellness Alliance, offered essential steps to creating a committee that can drive success for financial education programs.