2023 College of Health Experiential Learning & Research Symposium

On September 13th, 2023, the College of Health (COH) held its annual Experiential Learning and Research Symposium in the HST building.

Students who conducted research and projects over the summer months showcased their findings to faculty, staff, and fellow classmates from across campus. 

COH professors believe that hands-on relevant research and work are important not only for graduate students and PhD candidates but also for undergraduates, which is why 25% of our undergraduate major course credits are experiential in nature. It is crucial for students to have the opportunity to be able to share their experiential learning outcomes and be able to do so with people who are unfamiliar with the subject. It's not just the learning and research; it's what you do with it and how you communicate it to the public. 

The symposium began with Dean Dolan giving opening remarks and congratulating students on their dictated work and research over the summer, which was then followed by guests walking around the community room to look at the students’ posters and get the chance to learn more about each individual's work. 

To learn more, explore our students’ posters! 

Jessica Berman: Establishing the Foundation for a Strategic Plan to Align the College of Health with the United Nations

Alyssa Blasko: Needs Assessment of Young Adults with Autism (NAYAA)

Victoria Connors & Reeza Chaulagin: Maternal Health in Sierra Leone

Yalitza Corcino-Davis: Exploring Maternal Resilience in the Southside of Bethlehem

Sankar Chandra Debnath, Hyunok Choi, Breena Holland, Min Zhong, Violetter Bonvaleet, Yasser Bendjilali: Ethylene Oxide and Cancer in Low-Income People of Color in Allentown

Max DeCaro: Institute of Health Policy & Politics, Research and Administrative Assistant

Aliya Dworkin: Student Research Intern at the Equity Research and Innovation Center (ERIC) at Yale School of Medicine 

Hannah Falatko & Tiffany Valencia: Mothers of Sierra Leone Documentary Film Project Global Social Impact Fellowship

Dakota Feldman: Population Health Summer Intern at Valley Health System 

Paulina Gonzalez: Summer Comparative Public Health Systems I + II (London + Amsterdam)

Martha Bosworth: PAVING the Path to Wellness at Boston Medical Center 

Kimberly Palaguachi-Lopez: Agent-Based Modeling of Influenza Research

Ashley Pen: Allentown Health Bureau

Juan Ramirez: Pennsylvania Asthma Syndromic Surveillance (PASS)

Emily Randolph: Undergraduate Researcher with Professor Gusmano

Ian Scott: ISS Men’s Health and Wellness Program for Institute for Indigenous Studies (IIS)