Summer Students
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.
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