Community-Based Research presentations

Please join us for Community-Based Research presentations given by research teams composed of faculty, students, and community partners! Bring your lunch, and we’ll provide the drinks and desserts! Two days, ten presentations!

Grants co-sponsored by Office of Leadership and Service-Learning, Office of Undergraduate Research, and The Graduate School

Wednesday, April 14 (12-2pm, Kirkland Room, EUC)

“The Combination of Buprenorphine Therapy with Motivational Interviewing and Wellness Counseling in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence – A Pilot Study”

Todd. F. Lewis, Associate Professor (Counseling & Educational Development)

Jane E. Myers, Professor (Counseling & Educational Development)

Philip Clarke, Graduate Student

Denisha Champion, Graduate Student

Jack Hileman, Exeuctive Director and Staff Clinical Therapist, Presbyterian Counseling Center

“Visitor Study of the Rio Ayampe Region, Ecuador, South America”

David Cardenas, Assistant Professor (Recreation, Tourism, & Hospitality Management)

Kyle Elekwa, Graduate Student

Salem Clarke, Undergraduate

“Health Literacy from the Perspective of African Immigrant Youth & Elderly: a Photovoice Project”

Terri Shelton, Director, Center for Youth, Family, & Community Partnerships

Jen Kimbrough, Associate Director, Center for Youth, Family, & Community Partnerships

Oluwatoyosi Adekeye, Graduate Student

Bolo Obafemi, Undergraduate

Pastor Adeyemi, Ph.D., Senior Pastor, Christ Apostolic Church

“Understanding Women Experiencing Homelessness Through Photovoice”

Kay A. Lovelace, Associate Professor (Public Health Education)

Robert E. Aronson, Associate Professor (Public Health Education)

Eugenia Brown, Undergraduate

Terry Speed, Homeless Hospitality Coordinator, Beloved Community Center

Lewis Brandon, Grassroots History Coordinator, Beloved Community Center

“Assessing Pre-Migration Expectations and Post-Migration Coping Strategies in Recently Resettled Refugee Communities”

Dan Bibeau, Professor (Public Health Education)

Holly Sienkiewicz, Graduate Student

Kelly Mauceri, Undergraduate

Jack Tyler, Volunteer Coordinator, Center for New North Carolinians

Jennifer Reed Morillo, NC Refugee Health Coordinator, NC DHHS/Division of Public Health

Monday, April 19 (12-2pm, Dogwood Room, EUC)

“Understanding Nutrition Needs and Barriers to Health Access Among Low Income, Ethnically Diverse Patients of Guilford Child Health, Inc.”

Lauren Haldeman, Associate Professor (Nutrition)

Sarah Starnes Rouse, Graduate Student

Sara Johnson, Undergraduate

Kim Koltzau, Program Co-Manager, Take Charge Weight Initiative, Guilford Child Health, Inc.

“Interprofessional Internships and their impact on Teen Moms and Staff: A Mixed Methods Study”

Jacalyn Claes, Associate Professor (Social Work)

Aryano Bush, Graduate Student

Jessica Chambliss, Undergraduate

Kenneth J. Gruber, Research & Statistical Services Coordinator, School of Human Environmental Services

Susan Cupito, Director, YWCA of Greensboro

“Gateway Plaza Pilot Project: Can Improvements to Communal Areas in Low-Income Housing Positively Impact Resident Health and Social Behavior?”

Suzanne Cabrera, Adjunct Faculty (Interior Architecture)

Patrick Lee Lucas, Associate Professor (Interior Architecture)

Suzanne Lineberry, Graduate Student

Ashley Warriner Andrews, Undergraduate

Bob Lawler, Director of Administration, Greensboro Housing Authority

“Bringing Us Bus Benches & Shelters (BUBBS):

A University-High School Civic Action Program”

Spoma Jovanovic, Associate Professor (Communication Studies)

Ashelee Livesay, Undergratuate

Ms. Stokes, Dudley High School

In cooperation and with support from:

Margaret Bourdeaux Arbuckle, Guilford Education Alliance

Regina Howard-Glaspie, Greensboro News & Record

“Working with Women: Community Munificence for Women Entrepreneurs. Collaborative Partnerships and Learning”

Channelle James, Lecturer (Business Administration)

Lavonda Daniels, Undergraduate Student

Cathy Daniels Lee, Program Coordinator, Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship