Blitz talks
Chair: Stephanie Marita Carpenter
Time-Restricted Eating in Alzheimer's Disease: Digital Tools to Enhance and Assess Adherence
Susan Racette, professor, College of Health Solutions
Classifying Cell Cycle States and a Quiescent-Like G0 State Using Single-Cell Transcriptomics
Christopher Plaisier, assistant professor, School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Personalizing Health with Digital Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions for Chronic Disease Prevention
Stephanie Marita Carpenter, assistant professor, College of Health Solutions
Wearables and Artificial Intelligence to Monitor Patients with Chronic and Infectious Diseases
Md Mobashir Hasan Shandhi, assistant professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
WorkWell: An mHealth "Eco-Labical" Study of Prolonged Sitting and Its Impact on Postprandial Glucose in Sedentary Office Workers
Dorothy Sears, executive director and professor, College of Health Solutions
AI and Automation in Clinical Trial Management
Arlene D.R. Fernandez, program manager of research, College of Health Solutions
Blurring the Lines Between Fashion, Engineering and Material Science
Galina Mihaleva, associate professor, ASU FIDM, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Using AI and Machine Learning to Understand Mobility in People with Parkinson's Disease
Daniel Peterson, associate professor, College of Health Solutions; and Hassan Ghasemzadeh, associate professor, College of Health Solutions
Chair: Nicole Roberts
Taking the Predictive Brain into the Wild: Psychophysiological Monitoring in High-Stress Populations
Nicole Roberts, associate professor, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Post-Release Behavioral Health Care Utilization and Suicide Risk Among Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Min Jang, assistant research scientist, National Safety Net Advancement Center, College of Health Solutions
RPCA with Truncated Weighted Nuclear Norm and Adaptive Histogram Equalization: Enhancing Low-Quality Retinal Images for Brain Health Diagnosis
Habte Tadesse Likassa, postdoctoral scholar, College of Health Solutions
Capturing Real-World Influences on Infants’ Brain Development: Combining In-Home Audio Recordings and Neural Measures of Caregiver-Infant Communication
Jessica Kosie, assistant professor, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Designing Health Care Robots at Home for Older Adults
Qiaoning Zhang, assistant professor, The Polytechnic School, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Championing Women's Brain Health: Precision Health and Lifestyle Modifications in the Menopausal Transition
Imen Maaroufi Clark, founder and CEO, Prickly Pear Health
An Online Contraceptive Decision Aid for Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Assigned Female at Birth
Dongwen Wang, professor, College of Health Solutions
Mindful Moves: Digital Mindfulness as a Path to Physical Activity
Masha Remskar, postdoctoral scholar, College of Health Solutions
EdgeCare: Getting the Edge on Data-Driven Self-Managed Care
Ming Zhao, associate professor, School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Chair: Roshini Moodley Naidoo
Arizona Health Care Directives: A Nine-Month Pilot of a Central, Digital Registry
Matthew Martin, associate research professor, College of Health Solutions
Clinical and Imaging Informatics — A National Curriculum for Fellows in Each Specialty
Jim Whitfill, chief transformation officer, HonorHealth
AI Enablement of Value-Based Care: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges Through a Real-World Framework
Roshini Moodley Naidoo, professor of practice, College of Health Solutions
Successes and Barriers in Clinical Accommodations: Student and Faculty Interview Outcomes
Julie Liss, senior associate dean and professor, College of Health Solutions
Connected Health in Action: Achieving Equity in Rural Communities Through Digital Innovation
Maissa Khatib, research scholar, College of Health Solutions
Managing Sepsis: Digital Transformation and Agile Workflow Integration at a Large, High-Performing Hospital System
Roshini Moodley Naidoo, professor of practice, College of Health Solutions
Bridging the Gap in Lactation Support through State Medicaid Coverage and Policy Reform
Rizwana Biviji, assistant teaching professor, College of Health Solutions
Use of Telehealth Fracture Liaison Service to Reduce Secondary Fragility Fractures
Paramvir Sidhu, medical director, HonorHealth, and faculty, School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering
Collaborating for Change: Bridging Clinical Practice and Research to advance Health Equity in Arizona
Matthew Martin, associate research professor, College of Health Solutions
Roundtable discussion
Chair: Kristen Will, associate dean, College of Health Solutions, and associate dean, School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering
The Education and Workforce Development roundtable discussion will focus on current and future strategies being utilized in digital health to train and optimize the future and current health care workforce. Experts from both education and practice will be sharing their insights and experiences in digital health implementation for the health care workforce.
Discussants:
- Corianne Rogalsky, assistant dean and associate professor, College of Health Solutions
- Jordan Coulston, assistant dean and clinical associate professor, School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering
- Amber Brooks-Gumbert, clinical assistant professor, College of Health Solutions
- Margaret Calacci, director and clinical associate professor, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Afternoon breakout sessions
Methods sessions
Chair: Stephanie Marita Carpenter, assistant professor, College of Health Solutions
Digital health interventions have the unprecedented potential to provide real-time intervention support in moments when people are most in need. The Emerging Methods session will highlight novel advances in tools to optimize digital just-in-time interventions that integrate multi-modal data from self-report and sensors (e.g., wearables, smartphones) to deliver the right intervention at the right time. We welcome you to join experts in intervention development and implementation science to discuss the current state of the science, opportunities and challenges, and cutting-edge future directions.
Panelists:
- Matthew Buman, director and professor, College of Health Solutions
- Rodney Joseph, associate professor, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Chair: Hassan Ghasemzadeh, associate professor, College of Health Solutions
The AI panel will delve into the latest advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning, exploring how emerging technologies are transforming health care delivery, patient outcomes and clinical practices through automated and objective health monitoring, disease diagnosis, health assessment and intervention delivery. Experts will address the technical challenges involved in designing AI-driven solutions for health care, such as data interoperability, model accuracy and integration with existing systems. The conversation will also cover the barriers to AI adoption in health care, including regulatory hurdles, privacy concerns and the need for robust ethical frameworks. Additionally, the panel will examine the role of foundational models, such as large language models, in revolutionizing health care applications, from diagnostics to personalized treatment plans, while also considering the implications for scalability and trust in AI systems within the health care ecosystem.
Panelists:
- Pavan Turaga, director and professor, School of Arts Media and Engineering, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
- Julie Liss, senior associate dean and professor, College of Health Solutions
- Li Liu, associate professor, College of Health Solutions
- Asif Salekin, assistant professor, School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
- Chitta Baral, professor, School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Roundtable discussion
Chair: Sonia Vega-López, assistant dean and professor, College of Health Solutions
Some of the most significant advancements in health in recent decades have been possible through the incorporation of digital technologies in health promotion and health care. However, as digital health becomes more prevalent, ensuring access among the most vulnerable members of our communities is critical. This session will be an opportunity for a panel of experts to discuss considerations to ensure that the use of health technology contributes to reducing health disparities rather than exacerbating the digital divide and health inequities.
Discussants:
- Maissa Khatib, research scholar, College of Health Solutions
- Beza Merid, assistant professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, College of Global Futures
- Krystal Tsotsie, assistant professor, School of Life Sciences, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Poster presentations
GlyMan: Glycemic Management Using Patient-Centric Counterfactuals Asiful Arefeen, graduate student, College of Health Solutions and Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering |
Exploring the Efficacy of Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation on Reducing Markers of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) During Physical Work in the Heat Brooke Butterick, graduate student and graduate teaching associate, College of Health Solutions |
Telehealth-Based Personalized Intervention for Autistic Adults: The Strengthening Skills Program Stephen Gallegos, graduate student and graduate research associate, College of Health Solutions |
Neurodegeneration Risks in Autistic Adults Samantha Harker, PhD student, College of Health Solutions |
Children’s Movement and Readiness to Learn at School During Extreme Heat Umar Hassan, graduate student and graduate research associate, College of Health Solutions |
Technology Attitudes and Health: Insights from Older U.S. Military Veterans Clayton Helm, graduate student and graduate service assistant, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences |
Understanding Information Management and Technology Use Among Older Veterans in Arizona: A Focus Group Study Navya Jagirdhar, graduate student, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering; and research advancement specialist, School of Life Sciences, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
Glysigma: Personalized Glucose Forecasting Enhanced by Bayesian Optimization on CGM Data Saman Khamesian, graduate student, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering; and graduate research associate, College of Health Solutions |
HydraSense: Personalized Hydration Monitoring With Wearables and Machine Learning Pegah Khorasani, graduate student and graduate teaching associate, College of Health Solutions |
Cleft Care Application: Enhancing Speech Evaluation and Treatment in Cleft Lip/Palate Through AI Krupaben Kothadia, graduate student, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering; and graduate research associate, College of Health Solutions |
Domain-Informed Label Fusion Surpasses LLMs in Free-Living Activity Classification Abdullah Mamun, graduate student, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering; and graduate research associate, College of Health Solutions |
Creation of a Digital Health Platform for Patient Health and Wellness Shambhavi Mishra, academic project coordinator, Honor Health; and program coordinator, College of Health Solutions |
Heart Rate Variability and Police Stress: Challenges in Real-World Data Collection and Analysis Yasaman Mohammadpour, graduate student, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences; and graduate research assistant, School of Arts, Media and Engineering, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts |
Machine Learning and Heat Stress: Can We Better Prepare for Pediatric Heat-Related Emergency Department Visits? Chau (Reina) Nguyen, graduate student, College of Health Solutions; and instructional aide, School of Applied Sciences and Arts, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts; and Alicia Montalvo, clinical associate professor, College of Health Solutions |
Design Studios for Health Antony Pereira, visiting scholar, College of Health Solutions |
Health Care Disparities in Gallbladder Cancer Treatment in Arizona Brittany Phelps, graduate student, College of Health Solutions |
Self-Supervised Learning and Opportunistic Inference for Continuous Monitoring of Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease Shovito Barua Soumma, graduate student and graduate research associate, College of Health Solutions |
Food as Medicine: Engaging Patients with Metabolic Syndrome Matthew Speer, program manager, College of Health Solutions |
Identifying Counterfeit Pills in a Fentanyl-Saturated Drug Market: Integrating Qualitative Interview and Toxicology Data Kaylin Sweeney, graduate student and graduate research associate, College of Health Solutions |
Brief Neurofeedback Training Increases Midline Alpha Activity in Default Mode Network YiYuan Tang, professor, College of Health Solutions |
Human Rights and Extreme Heat: Addressing Heat-Related Mortality in Arizona Bryan Yavari, academic associate, Biodesign Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society, Biodesign Institute |