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Welcome to the World of Epidemiology
Issue 15| 2019
Department of Epidemiology
Newsletter Issue 15 | 2019
Departmental Achievements
Student Achievements
• Doctoral candidate Daniel E. Mauck received the Stempel Publication Award for the research paper entitled
“Role of gay neighborhood status and other neighborhood factors in racial/ethnic disparities in retention in care
and viral load suppression among men who have sex with men, Florida, 2015”. The authors of the paper were
Mauck DE, Sheehan DM, Fennie KP, Maddox LM, and Trepka MJ.
• Doctoral candidate Adriana Jimenez presented a
poster entitled “From the long-term care to the
acute care setting: an outbreak of carbapenemase-
producing Serratia marcescens in a long-term care
facility detected by a nearby hospital in Miami, FL”
at the 29th European Congress of Clinical
Microbiology and Infectious Disease that took place
in Amsterdam, Netherlands from 13-16 April 2019.
Adriana was also a recipient of the Stempel Travel
Scholarship Award to present the poster.
Adriana Jimenez at the presentation
• Doctoral candidate Mohammad Ebrahimi Kalan gave poster
presentations entitled "The effect of flavor manipulation in
established vs. beginner waterpipe smokers’ subjective measures, puff
topography, and exposure to toxicants" in 2018 Annual Meeting of
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco that took place in San
Fransisco, CA, February 2019 and “State specific e-cigarette
susceptibility and curiosity among U.S. Adolescents who are not
susceptible to use cigarettes" in the Annual Meeting of American
Public Health Association
that took place in
Philadelphia, PA,
November 2019.
Mohammad Ebrahimi Kalan alongside his poster
• Doctoral student Wei Li had poster presentations entitled "Is there an
Association among Sleep Duration, Nap and Stroke? A Retirement
Longitudinal Study from Chinese Aging Population" at the eighteenth
annual New England Science Symposium, held by The Joseph B. Martin
Conference Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA and “The
association between Pain and Fall among Aging-Chinese Health and
Retirement Longitudinal Study” at the 2019 American Public Health
Association conference in Philadelphia, PA.
Wei Li at New England Science Symposium
Department of Epidemiology
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Departmental Achievements
Student Achievements
• Doctoral candidate Olatokunbo Osibogun was selected to participate in the oral Three Minute Thesis (3-MT)
competition among doctoral students at the FIU Stempel College Research Day that took place in February
2019. She also presented a poster entitled “Sex differences in the association between ideal cardiovascular
health and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis” at the 2019
American Heart Association EPI Lifestyle Conference in Houston, TX. She successfully defended her doctoral
dissertation in Spring 2019 and was recognized as a Worlds Ahead Graduate by the FIU president, Mark
Rosenberg at the 2019 Spring Commencement Ceremony.
Angel Algarin with his poster Olatokunbo Osibogun during presentation
• Doctoral candidate Angel Algarin participated in the Robert Stempel College of Public Health oral 3-minute
thesis (3MT) competition presentation entitled "HIV-related stigma and its effects on HIV maintenance and
prevention". He had poster presentations entitled "Intersectionality of Experiencing Enacted HIV-related Stigma
among people living with HIV in Florida," at the Florida Community partners, Practitioners, and Researchers
Conference hosted by the University of Florida and "The Pre-exposure prophylaxis continuum of care and
correlates to initiation among HIV-negative men recruited at Miami Gay Pride 2018," both at the 2019 Eastern
Atlantic Student Research Forum hosted by the University of Miami and the 2019 American Public Health
Association conference in Philadelphia, PA.
• Doctoral student Sandra Kiplagat had poster presentations entitled
“HIV Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs among rural pregnant women
in Rural Mysore, India” at the 9th International Workshop of HIV&
Women, Seattle, WA on March 2, 2019, “Factors influencing antenatal
care among pregnant women in rural Mysore District, India” at the
New England Science Symposium, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA on April 6, 2019, “How did Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) perform in
rural Mysore District, India?” at the Unite for Sight Global Health
conference, Yale University, New Haven, CT on April 13, 2019 and
“Sexually Transmitted Infections among pregnant women in rural
Mysore, India.” at the STI&HIV 2019 World Congress Conference,
Vancouver, CA on July 14, 2019. She received the WLGH Travel
Scholarship to travel to Kigali Rwanda as a young investigator in the
Women Leaders in Global Health Conference on November 9, 2019.
Sandra Kiplagat (left) and Dr. Madhivanan (right)
Department of Epidemiology
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Departmental Achievements
Student Achievements
• Doctoral student Prem Gautam had a poster presentation entitled
"Is there an Association among Sleep Duration, Nap and Stroke? A
Retirement Longitudinal Study from Chinese Aging Population" at
the 2019 Graduate Student Appreciation Week (GSAW) Scholarly
Forum, conducted by FIU. He also presented a poster entitled
“Nepalese Adolescents Cigarette Use and Tobacco Advertising,
Promotion, and Sponsorship (TAPS): Implications for Policy
Implementation” at the Global Health Conference to be held from
May 7-10, 2019 at the InterContinental Miami Hotel in Miami,
Florida.
Prem Gautam at GSAW 2019
• Doctoral students Rahel Dawit gave a poster presentation
entitled "Patterns of Consistent Retention in HIV Care and Viral
Suppression among Cis-Gender Women Living with HIV in
Florida, 2014-2017: A latent class analysis" at the 2019 annual
meeting of the American College of Epidemiology on September
7, 2019 in Pasadena, California.
Rahel Dawit at the presentation
• Doctoral candidate Makella Coudray attended the Society for
Epidemiologic Research Dissertation Workshop 2019, Minneapolis,
MN. She presented two posters at the STI & HIV World Congress
joint meeting of the 23rd ISSTDR and 20th IUSTI, Vancouver, Canada,
titled "Partner age difference sociodemographic correlates of HSV-2
seropositivity: a community-based study in South India" and "Effect
of Metronidazole Treatment on Recurrent and Persistent Bacterial
Vaginosis: A Pilot Study." She presented another poster titled "Viral
Suppression among PLHIV in Trinidad: Implications for High-Risk
MSM in the Caribbean Region" at the FIU Global Health Conference,
Miami, FL. Her abstract titled "HPV Testing among Women in
Southern India: Self-collected versus Physician Collected Swabs" was Makella Coudray at the presentation
accepted for poster presentation at the upcoming International
Papillomavirus Society Conference to be held in Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Epidemiology
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Departmental Achievements
Student Achievements
• Doctoral student Semiu Gbadamosi received a Susser-Stein Travel Award of
$1000 to attend the 2019 Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting
in Minneapolis, Minnesota as the winner of the Department’s essay contest.
The Susser-Stein Travel Award was sponsored by Columbia University.
• Doctoral students Tanjila Taskin, Rahel Dawit , Merhawi Gebrezgi and
Sandra Kiplagat were inducted into the PhiKappaPhi Honors Society in FIU on
April 23, 2019.
• Doctoral students Olatokunbo Osibogun, Makella
Coudray, Daisy Ramirez-Ortiz and Abraham Mengist
participated in the 2019 Clemson Doctoral Pathfinder
Program at Clemson University, South Carolina and
attended academically focused workshops, networking
events and presented their research projects.
Doctoral students at Clemson Doctoral Pathfinder Program
Sandra Kiplagat, Merhawi Gebrezgi, Rahel Dawit and Tanjila
Taskin (from left to right) at the PhiKappaPhi Induction
• Doctoral students Tanjila Taskin and Sandra Kiplagat got
accepted to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 2019
Internship Program. The program was of 11-12 weeks in
Seattle, WA during the summer 2019.
Tanjila Taskin (left) and Sandra Kiplagat (right)
Department of Epidemiology
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Departmental Achievements
Student Achievements
• Doctoral candidate Craig Alexander Garmendia’s interview on the topic “Medical Research Metaanalyses Can
Contain Corrupted Data” was published on MedicalResearch.com on March 6, 2019.
• Doctoral candidate Christyl Dawson had poster presentations on the topic ” The Relationship between
Perceived Neighborhood Collective Efficacy and Mental Health Service Utilization among Adolescents” at 32nd
Annual Research and Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health, Tampa, FL,
March 3-6, 2019 and on the topic “Collective efficacy moderates association between concentrated poverty
and adolescent depression” at the 65th Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting Jacksonville, FL,
March 20-23, 2019.
• Doctoral candidate Abraham Mengist received the UGS Provost Award for Graduate Student
Outstanding Paper on the research paper entitled “Effect of the ABO blood group on susceptibility to
severe malaria: A systematic review and meta-analysis”.
Abraham Mengist (middle) holding the UGS Provost Award
• A poster presentation entitled “Cigarette Use, Susceptibility and Effects of Professional Advice on Smoking
Cessation among Youth in Bangladesh 2013” got accepted to present at the Global Health Conference to be
held from May 7-10, 2019 at the InterContinental Miami Hotel in Miami, Florida. The authors of the abstract are
Abir Rahman, Prem Gautam, Sandra Kiplagat, Wei Li, Tanjila Taskin, Rahel Dawit, and Tan Li.
• Doctoral students Prem Gautam, Abir Rahman, Merhawi Gebrezgi, Daisy Ramirez-Ortiz, Mohammad Ebrahimi
Kalan, Wei Li, Rime Jebai, Semiu Gbadamosi, Sandra Kiplagat and Rahel Dawit obtained the Society for
Epidemiologic Research membership in April 2019.
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Departmental Achievements
Faculty Achievements
• Dr. Mary Jo Trepka, a professor of the Department of Epidemiology, received the
FIU top Scholar Award on April 16, 2019. She received a R01 grant to study the
influence of patient-centered HIV care on retention and viral suppression from the
National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). This grant will
fund the study for $1.2 million distributed over 5 years.
• Dr. Nasar U Ahmed, an associate professor in the department of Epidemiology, along with Dr. Cheryl Brewster
led an educational and discussion session with Broward County community leaders on breast and cervical
cancer issues among Blacks and Caribbean Women held at Miramar Sports Complex on April 26, 2019.
Dr. Ahmed (middle) during the discussion session with Broward county
community leaders
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Departmental Achievements
Faculty Achievements
• Dr. Wasim Maziak, professor and chair of the Department, was invited to
contribute to ”Dispatches from a world in turmoil” celebrating the last issue of
Nature’s 150-year anniversary. He also published 2 invited
editorials/commentaries. The first one was published on the International
Journal of Public Health by the title “E-cigarettes: harm reduction or
rehabilitation of the tobacco industry?” and the second one was published on
the journal of Tobacco Control by the title “Building the evidence base for
waterpipe regulation and policy”.
• Gladys E. Ibañez, an assistant professor of the department of Epidemiology,
had poster presentations entitled “The Florida Cohort Study: Methodological
challenges and lessons learned in the design and implementation of a new
cohort of persons living with HIV (PLWH)” at the 2019 Miami Winter
Symposium and “Development of a Mind-Body Intervention for Older People
Living with HIV (PLHIV): An Exploratory Clinical Trial” at the National Hispanic
Science Network Conference in New Orleans, LA, October 2019.
• Diana Sheehan, an assistant professor of the department of Epidemiology,
received the National Award of Excellence for Research by a New Investigator
from the National Hispanic Science Network in 2019.
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Faculty & Students
Journal Peer-reviewed Publications
2019
1. Dawson, C., Wu, W., Fennie, K., Ibañez, G., Cano, M., Pettit, J., & Trepka, M. (2019). Perceived
neighborhood social cohesion moderates the relationship between neighborhood structural disadvantage
and adolescent depressive symptoms. Health & Place, 56, 88-98. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.01.001.
2. Sheehan, D., Gebrezgi, M., Sanchez, M., Li, T., Fennie, K., & Trepka, M. (2019). Concurrent and time-lagged
effects of social disorganization on chlamydia rate trajectories among United States counties and the District
of Columbia, 2010–2015. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 1. doi: 10.1097/olq.0000000000000982.
3. Sheehan, D., Auf, R., Cyrus, E., Fennie, K., Maddox, L., & Spencer, E. et al. (2019). Changing demographic
among Latino MSM diagnosed with HIV in Florida, 2007–2016. AIDS Care, 1-4. doi:
10.1080/09540121.2019.1612019.
4. Garmendia, C., Nassar Gorra, L., Rodriguez, A., Trepka, M., Veledar, E., & Madhivanan, P. (2019).
Evaluation of the Inclusion of Studies Identified by the FDA as Having Falsified Data in the Results of Meta-
analyses. JAMA Internal Medicine, 179(4), 582. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.7661.
5. Lorenzo-Blanco, E., Meca, A., Piña-Watson, B., Zamboanga, B., Szapocznik, J., & Cano, M. et al. (2017).
Longitudinal Trajectories of Family Functioning Among Recent Immigrant Adolescents and Parents: Links
With Adolescent and Parent Cultural Stress, Emotional Well-Being, and Behavioral Health. Child
Development, 90(2), 506-523. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12914.
6. Degarege, A., Gebrezgi, M., Ibanez, G., Wahlgren, M., & Madhivanan, P. (2019). Effect of the ABO blood
group on susceptibility to severe malaria: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Blood Reviews, 33, 53-62.
doi: 10.1016/j.blre.2018.07.002.
7. Gbadamosi, S., Itanyi, I., Menson, W., Olawepo, J., Bruno, T., & Ogidi, A. et al. (2019). Targeted HIV testing
for male partners of HIV-positive pregnant women in a high prevalence setting in Nigeria. PLOS ONE, 14(1),
e0211022. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211022.
8. Roncancio, A., Carmack, C., Ward, K., Vernon, S., Muñoz, B., Cano, M., & Cribbs, F. (2019). Toward a Model
of HPV Vaccine Series Completion in Adolescent Hispanic Males. Family & Community Health, 42(2), 161-
169. doi: 10.1097/fch.0000000000000221.
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9. Taveras, J., Trepka, M., Madhivanan, P., Gollub, E., Dévieux, J., & Ibrahimou, B. (2019). HIV risk and testing
behaviors among pregnant women tested for HIV in Florida by site type, 2012. Women & Health, 1-13. doi:
10.1080/03630242.2019.1565902.
10. Sheehan, D., Miller, R., Trepka, M., Smith, L., & Latkin, C. (2019). Role of Social Network Sexual Norms and
Behaviors on the HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors of People Who Inject Drugs in HPTN 037. AIDS And Behavior.
doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02409-8.
11. Auf, R., Trepka, M., Selim, M., Ben Taleb, Z., De La Rosa, M., Bastida, E., & Cano, M. (2018). E-cigarette use
is associated with other tobacco use among US adolescents. International Journal Of Public Health, 64(1),
125-134. doi: 10.1007/s00038-018-1166-7.
12. Ben Taleb, Z., Laestadius, L., Asfar, T., Primack, B., & Maziak, W. (2018). #Hookahlife: The Rise of Waterpipe
Promotion on Instagram. Health Education & Behavior, 46(1), 106-113. doi: 10.1177/1090198118779131.
13. Asfar, T., Ben Taleb, Z., Osibogun, O., Ruano-Herreria, E., Sierra, D., & Ward, K. et al. (2018). How Do
Waterpipe Smoking Establishments Attract Smokers? Implications for Policy. Substance Use &
Misuse, 54(4), 560-571. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2018.1524489.
14. Bhatnagar, A., Maziak, W., Eissenberg, T., Ward, K., Thurston, G., & King, B. et al. (2019). Water Pipe
(Hookah) Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart
Association. Circulation. doi: 10.1161/cir.0000000000000671.
15. Asfar, T., Schmidt, M., Ebrahimi Kalan, M., Wu, W., Ward, K., & Nakkash, R. et al. (2019). Delphi study
among international expert panel to develop waterpipe-specific health warning labels. Tobacco Control,
tobaccocontrol-2018-054718. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054718.
16. Placek, C., Nishimura, H., Hudanick, N., Stephens, D., & Madhivanan, P. (2019). Reframing HIV Stigma and
Fear. Human Nature, 30(1), 1-22. doi: 10.1007/s12110-018-09335-z.
17. Meca, A., Zamboanga, B., Lui, P., Schwartz, S., Lorenzo-Blanco, E., Gonzales-Backen, M. & Cano, M.A., et al.
(2019). Alcohol initiation among recently immigrated Hispanic adolescents: Roles of acculturation and
sociocultural stress. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry. doi: 10.1037/ort0000352.
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18. De Dios, M. A., Cano, M. Á., Vaughan, E. L., Childress, S. D., McNeel, M. M., Harvey, L. M., & Niaura, R. S.
(2019). A pilot randomized trial examining the feasibility and acceptability of a culturally tailored and
adherence-enhancing intervention for Latino smokers in the U.S. PloS one, 14(1), e0210323.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0210323.
19. Degarege, A., Krupp, K., Fennie, K., Srinivas, V., Li, T., Stephens, D., & Madhivanan, P. (2019). An integrative
behavior theory derived model to assess factors affecting HPV vaccine acceptance using structural equation
modeling. Vaccine, 37(7), 945-955. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.01.012.
20. Coudray, M., Kiplagat, S., & Madhivanan, P. (2019). Does Zika Virus lead to Microcephaly in
Organoids?. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases, 220(5):913. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz215.
21. Phillimore, P., Sibai, A., Rizk, A., Maziak, W., Unal, B., & Abu Rmeileh, N. et al. (2019). Context-led capacity
building in time of crisis: fostering non-communicable diseases (NCD) research skills in the Mediterranean
Middle East and North Africa. Global Health Action, 12(1), 1569838. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2019.1569838.
22. Degarege, A., Fennie, K., Degarege, D., Chennupati, S., & Madhivanan, P. (2019). Improving socioeconomic
status may reduce the burden of malaria in sub Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS
one, 14(1), e0211205. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0211205.
23. Maziak, W., Ben Taleb, Z., Ebrahimi Kalan, M., Eissenberg, T., Thrasher, J., Shihadeh, A., & Asfar, T. (2019).
Pictorial health warning labels on the waterpipe device are effective in reducing smoking satisfaction,
puffing behaviour and exposure to CO: first evidence from a crossover clinical laboratory study. Tobacco
Control, tobaccocontrol-2018-054682. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054682.
24. Sanchez, M., Diez, S., Fava, N., Cyrus, E., Ravelo, G., Rojas, P. Li, T., & Cano, M., et al. (2019). Immigration
Stress among Recent Latino Immigrants: The Protective Role of Social Support and Religious Social
Capital. Social Work In Public Health, 1-14. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2019.1606749.
25. Lorenzo-Blanco, E., Meca, A., Unger, J., Szapocznik, J., Cano, M., Des Rosiers, S., & Schwartz, S. (2018).
Cultural Stress, Emotional well-being, and Health Risk Behaviors among Recent Immigrant Latinx families:
The Moderating Role of Perceived Neighborhood Characteristics. Journal Of Youth And Adolescence, 48(1),
114-131. doi: 10.1007/s10964-018-0907-5.
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26. Ibañez, G., Fennie, K., & Larkey, L. (2019). Qigong as a promising mind‐body exercise for cognitive
functioning: Letter to Editor. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15953 .
27. Duncan, D. T., Park, S. H., Goedel, W. C., Sheehan, D. M., Regan, S. D., & Chaix, B. (2019). Acceptability of
smartphone applications for global positioning system (GPS) and ecological momentary assessment (EMA)
research among sexual minority men. PloS one, 14(1), e0210240. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0210240.
28. Mindthoff, A., Stephens, D., & Madhivanan, P. (2018). Using bystander programs to tackle college sexual
violence: A critical evaluation of a meta-analysis. Journal Of American College Health, 67(2), 85-87. doi:
10.1080/07448481.2018.1467423.
29. Jebai, R., Gbadamosi, S., Nassar Gorra, L., & Madhivanan, P. (2019). Comment on: Non-Cholesterol Sterol
Concentrations as Biomarkers for Cholesterol Absorption and Synthesis in Different Metabolic Disorders: A
Systematic Review. Nutrients, 11(4), 780. doi: 10.3390/nu11040780.
30. Magariño, L., & Madhivanan, P. (2019). Cognitive fatigue effects on physical performance: A systematic
review and meta-analysis - Correspondence. Physiology & Behavior, 198, 159-160. doi:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.05.025.
31. Degarege, A., Gebrezgi, M. T., Beck-Sague, C. M., Wahlgren, M., de Mattos, L. C., & Madhivanan, P. (2019).
Effect of ABO blood group on asymptomatic, uncomplicated and placental Plasmodium falciparum infection:
systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC infectious diseases, 19(1), 86. doi:10.1186/s12879-019-3730-z.
32. Ramírez-Ortiz, D., Rojas, P., Sánchez, M., Cano, M., & De La Rosa, M. (2018). Associations of Self-Silencing
and Egalitarian Attitudes with HIV Prevention Behaviors Among Latina Immigrant Farmworkers. Journal Of
Immigrant And Minority Health, 21(2), 430-433. doi: 10.1007/s10903-018-0773-y.
33. Owosho, A., Velez, M., Tyburski, A., Hofheins, J., Wiley, R., & Stansbury, T. et al. (2019). Epidemiological
trends of oropharyngeal and oral cavity squamous cell carcinomas in Northern New England, 2000–
2013. Cancer Causes & Control, 30(3), 291-299. doi: 10.1007/s10552-019-1136-2.
34. Llau, A., Tejada, C., & Ahmed, N. (2019). Chagas Disease Prevalence in Colombia: A Meta-Analysis and
Systematic Review. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases, 19(2), 81-89. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2018.2308.
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35. Kanamori, M., Rosa, M., Shrader, C.H., Munayco, C., Doblecki-Lewis, S., Prado, G., Safren, S., Trepka, M.J., &
Fujimoto, K. (2019). Progreso en Salud: findings from two adapted social network HIV risk reduction
interventions for Latina seasonal workers. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 6(22), 4530. doi:
10.3390/ijerph16224530.
36. Mauck, D.E., Gebrezgi, M.T., Sheehan, D.M., Fennie, K.P., Ibañez, G.E., Fenkl, E.A., & Trepka, M.J. (2019).
Population-based methods for estimating the number of men who have sex with men: a systematic
review. Sex Health, 16(6), 527-538. doi: 10.1071/SH18172.
37. Gebrezgi, M.T., Mauck, D.E., Sheehan, D.M., Fennie, K.P., Cyrus, E., Degarege, A., & Trepka, M.J. (2019).
Acceptance of opt-out HIV screening in outpatient settings in the United States: A systematic review and
meta-analysis. Public Health Rep, 134(5), 484-492. doi: 10.1177/0033354919860510.
38. Gebrezgi, M.T., Sheehan, D.M., Mauck, D.E., Fennie, K.P., Ibanez, G.E., Spencer, E.C., Maddox, L.M., &
Trepka, M.J. (2019). Individual and neighborhood predictors of retention in care and viral suppression
among Florida youth (aged 13-24) living with HIV in 2015. Int J STD AIDS, 30(11), 1095-1104. doi:
10.1177/0956462419857302.
39. Dawson, C.T., Wu, W., Fennie, K.P., Ibañez, G., Cano, M.Á., Pettit, J.W., & Trepka, M.J. (2019). Parental-
perceived neighborhood characteristics and adolescent depressive symptoms: A multilevel moderation
analysis. J Community Psychol, 47(7), 1568-1590. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22205.
40. Fawaz, M., Scharifker, B.R., Moraes, R.M., Ibrahim, M.E., Moradi, S., Medina, E., & Maziak, W., et al. (2019).
Dispatches from a world in turmoil. Nature, 576(7787), 382-384. doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03872-y.
41. Maziak, W. (2019). E-cigarettes: harm reduction or rehabilitation of the tobacco industry? Int J Public
Health. Epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s00038-019-01316-y.
42. Maziak, W., & Sharma, E. (2019). Building the evidence base for waterpipe regulation and policy. Tob
Control. Epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055391.
43. Maziak, W., Osibogun, O., Asfar, T. (2019). Waterpipe smoking: The pressing need for risk communication.
Expert Rev Respir Med. 13(11), 1109-1119. doi: 10.1080/17476348.2019.1668271.
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44. Algarin, A.B., Zhou, Z., Cook, C.L., Cook, R.L., & Ibañez, G.E. (2019). Age, Sex, Race, Ethnicity, Sexual
Orientation: Intersectionality of Marginalized-Group Identities and Enacted HIV-Related Stigma Among
People Living with HIV in Florida. AIDS and Behavior, 23(11), 2992-3001. doi:10.1007/s10461-019-02629-y.
45. Auf, R., Cano, M.Á., Selim, M. O’Connell, D., Martin, S., & Ibañez, G.E. (2019). Hepatitis C Virus and Hispanic
Criminal Justice Clients: A Missed Opportunity. J Immigrant Minority Health. Epub ahead of
print. doi:10.1007/s10903-019-00931-4.
46. Ibañez, G.E., Algarin, A., Jaber, R., Ayala, D.V., Martin, S.S., & O’Connell, D.J. (2019). Gender, age, and ethnic
differences in offending behavior among Latino criminal justice clients. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal
Justice., 17(4), 339-360. doi: 10.1080/15377938.2019.1661058.
47. Gbadamosi, S.O., Dawit, R., Jebai, R., Kiplagat, S., Taskin, T., & Madhivanan, P. (2019). Review on knee
and hip arthroplasty outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa. Tropical Doctor. Epub ahead of print. doi:
10.1177/0049475519875366.
48. Jebai, R., Gbadamosi, S.O., Nassar Gora, L., & Madhivanan, P. (2019). Letter to the editor: Weight loss
interventions in older persons. Obesity Reviews, 20(8), 1184. doi: 10.1111/obr.12876.
49. Onyeakusi, N.E., Gbadamosi, S.O., Mukhtar, F., Orji, C., Ugwuowo, U., Igbeta, O., Adejumo, A., Akanbi, O., &
Olufajo, O.A. (2019). Association between long-term NSAID use and opioid abuse among patients with
breast cancer. Cancer Treatment and Research Communications, 21, 100156. doi:
10.1016/j.ctarc.2019.100156.
50. Onyeakusi, N.E., Mukhtar, F., Gbadamosi, S.O., Oshunbade, A., Adejumo, A.C., & Owoh, J. (2019). Cancer-
related pain is an independent predictor of in-hospital opioid overdose: a propensity-matched analysis. Pain
Medicine, 20(12), 2552–2561. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnz130.
51. Taskin, T., Gbadamosi, S.O., Kiplagat, S., Dawit, R., & Madhivanan, P. (2019). Methodological assessment
in a systematic review for anal human papillomavirus among men. The Journal of Infectious Diseases,
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52. Ibañez, G.E., Algarin, A., & Taskin, T. (2019). Letter response: Yoga, tai chi, qigong, and health disparities.
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH), 109(9), p. e5. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305238.
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53. Coudray, M., Kiplagat, S., Saumell, F., & Madhivanan, P. (2019). Sexually transmitted infections among
high-risk populations that use treatment as prevention or pre-exposure prophylaxis: a protocol for a
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61. Salloum, R.G., Lee, J., … Maziak, W & Nakkash, R. (2019). Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among University
Students in Three Eastern Mediterranean Countries: Patterns, Place, and Price. Substance Use & Misuse, 54
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The effect of flavoured and non-
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Faculties, students and their families during the Spring Potluck on February 9, 2019 at the Alice
Wainwright Park organized by Epidemiology Department
Department of Epidemiology
Newsletter Issue 15 | 2019Departmental Activities
Epidemiology Departmental Research Seminars FIU-RCMI & Department of Epidemiology Research
In these monthly meetings, PhD students and faculty in Progress Seminars
discuss and critically evaluate original research in This monthly seminar is sponsored in partnership
epidemiology. The purpose is to encourage students with FIU-RCMI and spotlights health disparities
to think more about the applied aspect of research researchers throughout FIU. Presenters discuss their
methods and how they can be adapted to deal with work with faculty and students to help develop and
different research questions or contexts. refine their research. Lunch is provided.
Epidemiology Innovative Methodology Seminar FIU-RCMI Professional Development Seminars
This seminar series aims to bring specialists in This series, sponsored by FIU-RCMI, features
epidemiology to share their knowledge and skills in speakers presenting on topics relevant to
modern and innovative research methods with our professional development for researchers, including
students and faculty. best practices for grant writing and strategies for
career advancement. Lunch is provided.
Dr. Daniel Westreich Visited Florida International University!
On April 12, 2019, Dr. Daniel Westreich, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health, visited the Epidemiology Department as a part
of the SER (Society for Epidemiologic Research) Visits series. He talked on the topic, “Beyond Internal Validity:
Field Notes from the Methodological Borderlands.” In this talk, he described the causal impact framework as a
way of considering how to translate epidemiologic and scientific findings to decisions about public health
policy. He described both conceptual issues – how we can frame questions better, so they are more relevant
to public health policy – and statistical issues, driven primarily by examples from the HIV literature.
Dr. Daniel Westreich during presentation (left) and with the Epi students (right)
Department of Epidemiology
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MPH PhD
Carolina Cardenas Yoselin Garcia Prem Gautam Makella Coudray
Ana Fernandez De Castro Daniel McKenzie Wei Li Stephen White
Yandhira Figueroa Victory Bryant Rahel Dawit Merhawi Gebrezgi
Alejandro Nunez Victoria Alonso Sandra Kiplagat Daisy Ramirez Ortiz
Sebastian Arenas Cynthia Ibarra Abir Rahman Angel Algarin
Maria Celeste Sanchez Chaveli Concepcion Tanjila Taskin Rime Jebai
Mora Eduardo Villoch Semiu Gbadamosi Shyfuddin Ahmed
Karen Pineda Liliana Nassar Gorra Alnecia Nisbett Mohammad Ebrahimi Kalan
Sydney Herring Annette Flores Adriana Jimenez Sikeade Caleb Adepoju
Natalie Zaher Valerie Aldana
Daniel Flores Adriana Bevilacqua
Franklin Saumell Medhani Polpitiya
Deborah Pulido Cassandra Coriolan
Fatima Arifi Sabrina Ahmed
Artemis Makris Kyle Nowotny
Vineetha Vijayakumar Hsu Thadar
Asmith Joseph Vanise Jean-Baptiste
Homere Joseph Evelyn Garcia Pineiro
Rebecca Fernandez Joseph Rodriguez
Yordys Toledo Alida Acosta
Andrea Contreras Maria Rivera
Frank Blanco Rebecca Ubeda
Arturo Barahona Kamelah Jones
Salman Raja Jordan Dragon
Janise Hernandez William Phillips IX
Taidiana Gonzalez India Dunning
Santader Thomas Nguyen
Emil Varas-Rodriguez
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Faculty Recent MPH Graduates
Yoselin Garcia
Nasar Ahmed, PhD
Shabaz Mallick
Miguel Cano, PhD, MPH
Maithri Prabhakar
Vukosava Pekovic, MD, PhD
Blas Prieto
Gladys Ibañez, PhD
Jessica Saintibert
Mary Jo Trepka, MD, MSPH
Yanet Manresa
Wasim Maziak, MD, PhD
Francis Chu
Diana M. Sheehan, PhD, MPH
Jessica Seitchick
Recent PhD Graduates Sheri Shillingford
Yazmine De La Cruz
Abraham Mengist Anny Rodriguez
Olatokunbo Osibogun Ricardo Trochez
Christyl Dawson Marcos Vargas
Kristopher Myers Saily Sardinas
Daniel Mauck Stephanie Martinez
Isabel Griffin Tamisha Guzman
Arba Khan
Pooran Sewhharack
Maria Salamanca
Crystal Sheffield
Amena Arshad
Syed Ali
Vanessa Vixamar
Sana Adalsha
Amanda Bahamonde
Philande La Bisseng Ntock
Rime Jebai
Department of Epidemiology
Newsletter Issue 15 | 2019Accelerated 1-year MPH specializing in Epidemiology
Complete your Master of Public Health in one year with our new accelerated track. This track is well suited for pre-med
students and professionals looking to obtain a degree in less time.
Applicants to the MPH program (EPI, HPDP, EOH, HPM) at or above the 75 percentile of GRE (in both verbal and
quantitative) will be given an option to apply for the 1-year accelerated track at admission.
Applicants eligible for an exemption of GRE (e.g. U.S. Medical graduates) will be given the 1-year accelerated track
option as well. Such requests will be evaluated by the admission committees for the
final decision.
Office Specialist for Epidemiology Practical Field coordinator
Caridad Mesa, MSc Florence Greer, MPH, MPA
Office: AHC5 490 Office: AHC5 420
Email: cmesa@fiu.edu Email: fgreer@fiu.edu
Phone: 305-348-0118 Phone: 305-348-4544
Website: stempel.fiu.edu/academics/epidemiology/
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For more information, contact Areas of Study
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