Analyzing large databases can be time consuming and extremely complex. Most students work in the HSR lab with little to experience with this type of work. For that reason, only 2-3 undergraduate and graduate students are selected to work in this lab each semester so that dedicated time can be provided for training and research mentoring. All students are encouraged to disseminate their research findings by poster and oral presentation at local and national professional meetings.
Current Students
Not pictured: Welcome to Fall 2024 HSR New Lab Members
Tina Le, BSPH Student [Cumulative Experience], Haripriya Patel and Ifrah Shahzad, MPH Students
Shruthi Ranjithkumar, BSPH Student
Project 1: A review of studies assessing modifiable risk factors for dementia among ADRD caregivers in the United States
Presentation:
- Poster Presentation at the 2024 UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, Dallas Regional Campus Research Beyond Boundaries Conference. Dallas, TX. April 19, 2024.
Project 2: Disparities in comorbid chronic conditions among Middle Eastern and North African and non-Hispanic White Americans with cognitive impairment
Presentation:
- Poster Presentation at the University of Texas at Arlington Department of Kinesiology, Undergraduate Research Day. Arlington, TX. December 2, 2022.
Tejaswini Betapudi, MPH Student
Project: Examining racial disparities in flu vaccine uptake: a comparative analysis of Arab Americans and non-Hispanic Whites [KINE 5386 Big Data for Epidemiology Project]
Presentations:
- Poster Presentation at the University of Texas at Arlington Department of Kinesiology, Graduate Research Day. Arlington, TX. April 26, 2024.
- Poster Presentation at the UTHealth School of Public Health, Research Beyond Boundaries Conference. Dallas, TX. April 18, 2024.
Basma Tnesh, MPH Student
Project: Health equity approach to examine cognitive difficulty with and without a MENA checkbox in the US.
Presentations:
- Poster Presentation at the University of Texas at Arlington Department of Kinesiology, Graduate Research Day. Arlington, TX. April 26, 2024.
- Poster Presentation at the UTHealth School of Public Health, Research Beyond Boundaries Conference. Dallas, TX. April 18, 2024.
HSR Lab Alumni
Adebola Obembe, MPH Student; Wafa Atif, MPH Student; Shruthi Ranjithkumar, BSPH Student;
McKenzie Martinez, MPH Student [pictured from left]
Lauri Hix, MPH Student; Swathi Kumar, MPH Student;
Alexandra Smith, MS Exercise Science Student [student authors not pictured]
Project: The case for the Middle Eastern and North African checkbox on US federal forms: an updated analysis
Presentation:
- Poster Presentation at the University of Texas at Arlington Department of Kinesiology, Undergraduate Research Day. Arlington, TX. December 1, 2023.
Alexandra Smith, MS Exercise Science
Project: Health information technology use among Middle Eastern and North African immigrants in the United States
Presentations:
- Poster Presentation at the University of Texas at Arlington Department of Kinesiology, Graduate Research Day. Arlington, TX. April 28, 2023.
Publication:
- Smith, A., & Kindratt, T. (2023). Health information technology use among foreign-born adults of Middle Eastern and North African decent in the United States. Journal of immigrant and minority health, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-024-01617-2
Viviana Cruz, BSPH
Project: Expanding health disparities research: the need to include Middle Eastern and North African populations
Presentation:
- Poster Presentation at the University of Texas at Arlington Department of Kinesiology, Undergraduate Research Day. Arlington, TX. April 28, 2023.
Adebola Obembe, MPH Student
Project 1: Uncovering influenza immunization among Middle Eastern and North African children in the United States
Presentation:
- Poster Presentation at the University of Texas at Arlington Department of Kinesiology, Graduate Research Day. Arlington, TX. April 28, 2023.
Project 2: Disparities in health insurance among Middle Eastern and North African American children in the US
Publication:
- Dallo, F. J., Brown, K. K., Obembe, A., & Kindratt, T. (2024). Disparities in health insurance among Middle Eastern and North African American children in the US. Journal of primary care & community health, 15, 21501319241255542. https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319241255542
Jhoceline Moza, BSPH
Project: Racial and ethnic disparities in the prevalence of 24-hour movement guideline adherence among adults in the United States.
Presentations:
- Poster Presentation at the University of Texas at Arlington Department of Kinesiology, Undergraduate Research Day. Arlington, TX. April 29, 2022.
- Poster Presentation at the UTHealth School of Public Health, Research Beyond Boundaries Conference. Dallas, TX. May 5, 2022.
Publication:
- Kindratt, T. B., Moza, J., Rethorst, C. D., & Liao, Y. (2024). How do People Spend their Day? Sociodemographic Disparities in 24-hour Movement Guideline Adherence among US Adults Using 2017-2020 NHANES Data. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 11(4), 2346–2354. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-023-01702-6
Berford Moncriffe, PharmD, MPH
Project: Cognitive limitations and diabetes comorbidity among racial and ethnically diverse older adults by nativity status in the United States Poster [MPH Practicum]
Presentations:
- Poster Presentation at the University of Texas at Arlington Department of Kinesiology, Graduate Research Day. Arlington, April 29, 2022.
- Oral Presentation at the UTHealth School of Public Health, Research Beyond Boundaries Conference. Dallas, TX. May 5, 2022. 3rd Place, Research Abstract Competition
Publication:
- Kindratt, T. B., Moncriffe, B., Ajrouch, K. J., Zahodne, L. B., & Dallo, F. J. (2024). Diabetes Among Racial and Ethnically Diverse Older Adults in the United States with Cognitive Limitations. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 11(1), 238–247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-023-01514-8
Safwa Waheed, BSPH
Project: Evaluating cognitive health risk among Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Americans using nationally representative data sources.
Presentation:
- Poster Presentation at the University of Texas at Arlington Department of Kinesiology Undergraduate Research Day. Arlington, TX. April 29, 2022. [BSPH Culminating Experience]
Student Projects Not Pictured
| Student Name | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Payton Lark, BSPH | 2020 | Publication: Kindratt, T. B., Lark, P., Ray, M., & Brannon, G. E. (2022). Disparities in Patient- and Family-Centered Care Among Children With Health Conditions. Journal of patient experience, 9, 23743735221092494. https://doi.org/10.1177/23743735221092494 |
| Madison Ray, MA | 2020 | Publication: Brannon, G. E., Ray, M. R., Lark, P., & Kindratt, T. B. (2022). Influence of Pediatric Patients’ Developmental or Chronic Health Condition Status as a Predictor of Parents’ Perceptions of Patient- and Family-Centered Care. Health communication, 37(7), 880–888. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.1875559 |