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• Social Determinants of Eye Health.

• Effect of aspirin as an alternative or adjunct to low molecular weigh heparin or subcutaneous unfractionated heparin on the incidence of VTE in trauma patients: A retrospective analysis

• Alignment of patient dietary patterns and USDA nutritional recommendations and its relevance to cardiovascular health and treatment outcomes: a retrospective analysis.

• Tracking Aedes aegypti mosquitoes with novel DNA barcode technology.

• Enhancing quality of life in pediatric idioscoliosis: criteria for vertebral body tethering.

• Implementation of integrative education programs to improve community health

• Stress and heart health: investigating the role of stress risk factors in pediatric cardiovascular disease.

• Rib Plating

 

• Perinatal Experiences, Relationships, and Infancy Study
  
  
• Evaluating the utility of routine urine drug screens in medication assisted treatment
  
  
• The Effects of Therapy Cats on Patient Well-being in a Healthcare Setting
  

• Understanding the Acute Care and Trauma Provider experience using guidelines to improve care outcomes – A mixed-method study.
  

• Assessment of healthcare provider diagnosis of patient flu-like illnesses throughout the calendar year
  
  
• Shedding and Environmental Surveillance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  

• Sustaining Physical Activity After Cancer Exercise Sessions
  

• Histological and Biomechanical Evaluation of Cryopreserved Human Osteochondral Implants

• Observing patients' perceptions of physicians' cultural competency

 

• Designing and distributing a brochure centered around female-appearing external genitalia

• Emergency medical and trauma systems in Cape Town, South Africa 

• Use of psychedelic substance/psilocybin

• Health and environmental effects of contamination in some of the water sources of Navajo nation

• Effects of equine gait on markers of social engagement in youth with autism spectrum disorders

• Effectiveness of pelvic binders to reduce hemorrhage in patients with unstable pelvic fractures

• Understand the landscape of One Health education in professional schools around the US

• Understand the experience of our patients receiving gender affirming care

• Outcomes and cost effectiveness for several types of arthrodesis for lesser toe abnormalities 

• Administration of bispecific antibody treatment in a community cancer center setting
  
• Study of physician interest in utilizing virtual and augmented reality in surgical practices

Class of 2025 Projects

• Predicting postop outcomes in CT surgery using clinical data
  

• Multiple sclerosis and quality of life
  

• Skin color affecting dermatologic conditions
  

• Medicinal plants in various cultures
  

• Concussion impact on player performance/injury propensity (NHL hockey league)
  

• Pathogen impact on specific populations via local branch of CDC
  

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea in CSU athletes using data from WatchPat devices
  

• Leprosy and Leishmaniasis
  

• Mental health and its interdependence on pets in people experiencing homelessness

 

Publications

Akaraphanth M, Nordgren TM, Gries CM. CXCR2 perturbation promotes Staphylococcus aureus implant-associated infection. J Med Microbiol. 2024 Apr;73(4). doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001821. PMID: 38567642.

J. Felker, L. Vidal, J. Skoda, M. Schaub, K. Keefer, A. Miravalle. EP0861 Improving health literacy in MS through a multidisciplinary brain health program. ECTRIMS 2022 – ePoster. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 2022;28(3_suppl): 729-730. doi:10.1177/13524585221123682.

Poster Presentations

Adler M. Analyzing the Predictive Value of an Early 1-hour Glucose Tolerance Test in High-Risk Pregnancies.  Poster presentation. 2024 Student Research Forum. December, 2024. Denver, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.

Akaraphanth M, Gries C. CXCR2 perturbation promotes Staphylococcus aureus implant-associated infection. Poster presented at College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Research Day. January 2024. Fort Collins, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.

Alexander, D. Incidence and Risk Factors of Transient Global Amnesia in Northern Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå. Western Medical Research Conference. January, 2025. Carmel, California.

Bean C, Hamilton LD, Dunn JA. A survey of augmented reality/virtual reality interest in medical settings. Poster presentation. 38th Annual Virtual Student Research Forum. December, 2023. Denver, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.

Bowling L, Throckmorton, Z., Ernewein, J. Utilization of Open Access, 3D-printed Osteology Models in Skeletal Anatomy and Skeletal Pathology Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå. Poster presentation. Rocky Mountain Biological Anthropology Association annual meeting. October, 2023. Estes Park, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.

Felan N. A Survey of Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality Interest in Medical Settings.  Poster presentation. 2024 Student Research Forum. December, 2024. Denver, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.

Felan N. Medicaid Insurance and Access to Hip, Knee, and Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgeons.  Poster presentation. 38th Annual Virtual Student Research Forum. December, 2023. Denver, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.

Felker J, Miravalle A. Improving health care literacy among patients with multiple sclerosis through a flipped classroom model. Poster presented at College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Research Day. January 2024. Fort Collins, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.

Felker J., Vidal A., Skoda J., Schaub M., Keefer K., Miravalle A. (2022, October). Improving health literacy in MS through a multidisciplinary brain health program. European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands. October, 2022. ePoster Presentation.

Garcia Creighton E, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Nicholas Felan, Andrés Henao-Martínez, Diane L. Kallgren, Rashmi Banjade, Jon A. Dyer, Taylor Nelson, Araya Zaesim, Michael J. Peluso, Vivek Jain, Dong Heun Lee, Lucio R. Minces, Mary Wirshup, Miguel Sierra Hoffman, Jenn Katsolis, Karen Brust, Jose Giron, Lauren Smiarowski, Pauline A. Hoosepian-Mer, and Barbara Stryjewska. Novel Approaches in the Treatment of Hansen’s Disease: A Case Series Using Monthly Triple-Drug Therapy of RMM in the United States. Poster presentation. 38th Annual Virtual Student Research Forum. December, 2023. Denver, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.

Girardi N. The Windshield Wiper Sign: A Radiographic Finding of Hip Instability. Poster presentation. 38th Annual Virtual Student Research Forum. December, 2023. Denver, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.

Henderson R., S. N. Rich, B. Sprague, C. Grano, D. W. McCormick, E. Mosites, T. Bostic, S. E. Rowan, G. E. Marx. What Front-line Service Providers for People Experiencing Homelessness Know About Body Lice and Associated Diseases — Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå, 2022. Poster presentation. 38th Annual Virtual Student Research Forum. December, 2023. Denver, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.

Kalani, A. Ascending and Descending Colon Tissue Metabolite Differences of Healthy Adults Across BMI Classes. Poster Presentation. 2024 Student Research Forum. December, 2024. Denver, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.

Kalani, A. Ascending and Descending Colon Tissue Metabolite Differences of Healthy Adults Across BMI Classes. Poster Presentation. Western Medical Research Conference. January, 2025. Carmel, California.

Mazzotta M, Rowh M. Building a one health differential diagnosis: a comprehensive framework for healthcare providers. Poster presented at College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Research Day. January 2024. Fort Collins, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.

Mazzotta M., J. Felker, A. Mendez Colmenares, J. Skoda, K. Keefer, A. Miravalle. Improving Health Care Literacy Among Patients with MS through a Flipped Classroom Model. Poster presentation. 38th Annual Virtual Student Research Forum. December, 2023. Denver, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.

Ton, W. Zn Differently Regulates Microtubule Interactions and Motor Protein Behavior on Microtubules. 2024 Student Research Forum. December, 2024. Denver, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.

Ton, W. Zn Differently Regulates Microtubule Interactions and Motor Protein Behavior on Microtubules. Western Medical Research Conference. January, 2025. Carmel, California.

Trikha SRJ, Raab R, Ayala M, et al. Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Collegiate Football Players at Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå State University. Poster presented at: University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Anschutz Medical Campus 36th Annual - Student Research Forum. Denver, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå. December 8, 2021.

Wehbe M, Steven R. Schuster, MD. Bispecific Antibody Treatment in the Community Cancer Center Setting. Poster presentation. 38th Annual Virtual Student Research Forum. December, 2023. Denver, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.