Summer Students
Abby Rosenberg
Summer 2025
Immunization Lab Project: VAX-MOM: A quality improvement (QI) project designed to increase Tdap and influenza immunization rates in pregnant people
Responsibilities: Using EHR data from VAX-MOM, analyze gestational age at the time of influenza vaccination, days from the start of the influenza season to maternal influenza vaccination, and differences in vaccine timing by demographic groups. Additional responsibilities included note taking and transcription of study interviews, qualitative analysis of interview content, and literature reviews.
Final Research Product: Poster Presentation at URMC Medical Student Research Symposium Oct 2025
Karina Ohri
Summer 2024
Immunization Lab Project: VAX-MOM COVID-19: A quality improvement project designed to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates in pregnant people
Responsibilities: Review of subject electronic medical records and data entry; review and interpretation of post-intervention survey data
Final Research Product: Poster presentation at the 34th Annual Strong Children’s Research Center (SCRC) Summer Program Poster Session
Carley Haft
Nov 2022 - May 2023
Immunization Lab Projects: VAX-MOM and VAX-MOM COVID-19: Quality improvement (QI) projects designed to boost COVID-19, Tdap and influenza immunization rates in pregnant people
Responsibilities: Data audits of electronic medical records; qualitative data coding/analysis; transcription of key informant interviews; clinical site visits; literature search and review
Final Research Products:
- APA Conference Presentation
- Poster Presentation URMC Medical Student Research Symposium April 2023
Amanda Rodriguez Orengo
Summer 2022
Immunization Lab Project: VAX-MOM: A quality improvement (QI) project designed to boost Tdap and influenza immunization rates in pregnant people
Responsibilities: Clinical site visits to record observational data on vaccine workflow; electronic medical record review
Final Research Product: Poster Presentation at URMC Medical Student Research Symposium Oct 2022
Anastasia Gibson
Summer 2021
Immunization Lab Project: Independent work regarding maternal COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
Responsibilities: Drafting of study protocol, creation of interview tool, conducted patient interviews during in person Ob/Gyn clinic visits, data analysis, manuscript drafting
Final Research Products:
- Publication of project “Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccination Among Pregnant Women: Exploring Themes in Vaccine Hesitancy” in the URMC 2021 Annual Medical Student Abstract Journal
- Poster Presentation at URMC Medical Student Research Symposium Oct 2021
Zain Talukdar
Summer 2020
Immunization Lab Project: National Immunization Partnership with the APA: A quality improvement (QI) project to increase HPV vaccine uptake in primary care practices, assessing nurse-only visits.
Responsibilities: Analyzing run charts made from Plan, Do, Study, Act cycles; interpreting data regarding QI intervention feedback
Final Research Product: Poster Presentation at URMC Medical Student Research Symposium Oct 2020
Devin Clark
Summer 2020
Immunization Lab Project: VAX-MOM: A quality improvement (QI) project designed to boost Tdap and influenza immunization rates in pregnant people
Responsibilities: Qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews of providers and nurses; creation of educational video using animation software
Final Research Products:
- Publication, Co-Author of “Perspectives on Maternal Vaccination from Obstetrical Clinicians: A Qualitative Multi-site Study” in the Maternal and Child Health Journal.
- Poster Presentation at URMC Medical Student Research Symposium Oct 2020.