Public health students recognized at Van Liere and WV IDeA Research Conference

Three students from the West Virginia University School of Public Health, undergraduate student Maya Carter and graduate students Devon Collins and Brianne Nichols, showcased their research during the 2024 Van Liere and WV IDeA Research Conference presented by WVU Health Sciences Office of Research and Graduate Education.

During the conference, students, staff and faculty in all five Health Sciences schools--including medical, professional programs, undergraduate, graduate and residents--participated in poster and oral presentations. In addition to Health Sciences individuals, this year’s event was transformed to engage IDeA-supported researchers and students from across the state of West Virginia.

Ph.D. student Brianne Nichols was recognized in the Basic Science category with the Outstanding Poster Award for her presentation titled “Assessing the Accuracy of OpenStreetMap Sidewalk Data: A Comparative Study with Google Street View.” Nichols’s research was conducted under the mentorship of assistant professor Tyler Quinn, WVU School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

In addition, Maya Carter received the Outstanding Poster Award in the Undergraduate category for her presentation titled “Optimizing Trauma Prognostication via Machine Learning: Anatomical Biomarkers as Correlates of Central Sarcopenia.” Her research mentor was Tyler McGaughey, West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute research imaging specialist.

See the full list of Van Liere and WV IDeA Research Conference winning submissions.

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