Poster Abstracts

Poster Title Abstract

The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network StoryBank

My research is a digital ethnography being completed with the national nonprofit GLSEN, whose mission is to achieve racial justice, gender justice, and disability justice for all K-12 students, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) students. I am developing an organizational oral history archive that consists of personal narratives told by individuals connected to GLSEN’s work. The archive is a digital repository for my own analysis and new communications projects for the organization.

Building a Restorative School/Family Community

The authors are working collaboratively as part of a larger Research-Practice Partnership initiative (Shifting Power) to investigate the relationships between families and school staff at a Pittsburgh-area high school. Using a restorative lens, the project is intended to build a strong foundation for preventing and repairing future harms.

Bridging the Digital Divide on Health Information in Public Housing Communities

Giving a Boost: A Pitt Med Volunteer Student Organization Supporting Pre- Medical Students from the University of Pittsburgh and Surrounding Region

TPS 3Rs: Reading, Racial Equity, Relationships

With the support of NNLM Middle Atlantic Region, All of Us funding and a partnership with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh supported their residents at the intersection of digital literacy and health literacy. This project, “Connecting and Improving Digital Literacy & Health Literacy Outcomes in Public Housing,” was a collaborative effort that integrated National Library of Medicine and NIH health information resources into the housing authority’s existing programming.

Some students use paid consulting services in navigating the medical school admissions process, but this further limits those applicants who are already disadvantaged by society. To promote greater equity among applicants, “Giving a Boost” volunteers mentor underprivileged students from Pitt and other nearby schools during their medical school applications process.

The Pittsburgh Study Early-School-Age Cohort (TPS 3Rs: Reading, Racial Equity, Relationships) is developing an ecosystem intervention to enhance K-3rd grade literacy that centers on Black children. This poster describes the principles/processes followed to develop authentic community-university partnerships and reflects local history, voice, anti-racism and previous research.

Speakers

Sean Nonnenmacher

Eleanor Anderson, Judith Williams-Wright

Tess Wilson

Robert Dembinksi, Jonathan Ho, Daniel Pan

Sharon Geibel, Shallegra Moye, Meghan Orman, Shannon Wanless

Poster Title Abstract

Service-learning opportunities at the Medication Education and Wellness Center at the Homewood Community Engagement Center

This poster showcases the role of student pharmacists within community engagement, while also describing current and future health and wellness programming in collaboration with Community Engagement Centers (CECs). The commitment to community engagement at the University of Pittsburgh results in mutual benefit: improving the health of local neighborhoods while offering valuable learning experiences for health discipline students.

Virtual Adolescent Oral Health Education Program for the Homewood Community

A two-session, virtual oral health education program has been developed with assistance from the Pitt Community Engagement Center in Homewood and the Pitt Center for Teaching and Learning. Oral health education on diet, hygiene, smoking and vaping was tailored to address the specific barriers to oral health experienced by Black adolescents.

Developing the SHRS Wellness Pavilion: Strengthening Communities through Health & Wellness Promotion

The SHRS Wellness Pavilion is a student-led space at the University of Pittsburgh, Homewood Community Engagement Center. The Wellness Pavilion aims to provide free services/programs to improve, promote and maintain our guests’ health and wellness through the use of evidence-based practices, interprofessional collaborations, person-centered approaches to care and community partnerships.

Speakers

Alan Guo, Sharon Jayamohan, Winnona Meyer, Catherine Rebitch, Arianna Sprando

Kendra Rowey

Umeka Ganjoo, Lauren Gutterman, Channing Moreland