APHA 2025

RTI Sessions

2079.0 - Empowering Communities: Public-Private Partnerships in Educating Black Women About PrEP
Sunday, November 2 | 2:30-4:00PM ET
“2079.0: Assessing the Impact of an Online PrEP Training to Increase PrEP Knowledge and Provision among Providers Serving Black Women: Implications for the Roll Out of Future PrEP Modalities”
Presenter: Courtney Bonner
Authors: Felicia Browne, Dazon Dixon Diallo, Wendee Wechsberg, Indya Hairston, Ayanna Smith, Aminah Isiaq

2148.0 - Statistical methods for analyzing social media and network data
Sunday, November 2 | 4:30-6:00PM
“2148.0: Network analysis to evaluate public health partnerships in Florida’s I-10 corridor”
Presenter: Kelli DePriest
Authors: Juliet Sheridan, Andrew Freeman, Michelle Rojas, Georgia Sheridan

2141.0 - Youth and school-based prevention and messaging for tobacco and alcohol prevention
Sunday, November 2 | 4:30-6:00PM
Moderator: Leeann Siegel
“2141.0: Examining patterns of exposure to "The Real Cost" e-cigarette prevention campaign and the relationship between campaign exposure and e-cigarette initiation among U.S. youth”
Presenter: Leeann Siegel
Authors: Anna MacMonegle, Allie Jaarsma, Yifan Wang, Emily McDonald, James Nonnemaker, Anh (Bao) Zarndt, Lindsey Pitzer, Vincenzo Malo, Nathanial Taylor, LeTonya Chapman, Jennifer Duke

3102.0 - What’s on your mind? Discussion of current public health topics in alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
Monday, November 3 | 10:30AM-12:00PM ET
Co-Host: Elvira Elek, Maureen Busalacchi
Panelist: Karran Phillips

3235.0 - Addressing Substance use Across the Continuum of Care: Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery at the Local and National Levels
Monday, November 3 | 2:30-4:00PM ET
Moderator: Elvira Elek
Panelists: Orlando Barker, Bruce Points, Karran Phillips

4032.0 - HIV-Related Policy and Community Engagement
Tuesday, November 4 | 8:30-10:00AM ET
“4032.0: Breaking Barriers with the Community: A Community-Driven Workshop Adapted to Challenge HIV and Substance Use Stigma in Cape Town, South Africa”
Presenter: Jacqueline Ndirangu
Authors: Akhona Kili, Thembisa Ngxukuma, Felicia Browne, Tara Carney, Laura Nyblade, Wendee Wechsberg

5003.0 - Substance misuse prevention - The role of family, community, medical community
Wednesday, November 5 | 8:30-10:00AM ET
“5003.0: Feasibility and acceptability of a mHealth alcohol prevention intervention for parents or rising middle school students”
Presenter: Marina Pearsall
Author: Nisha O’Shea

5078.0 - Children's Environmental Health
Wednesday, November 5 | 10:30AM-12:00PM ET
“5078.0: A healthier future: Identifying and eliminating early childhood exposure to lead and asbestos at child care facilities and schools”
Presenter: Jennifer Hoponick Redmon
Authors: Joanne Ko, AJ Kondash, Madison Lee, Andrea McWilliams, Ed Norman, Melanie Napier

RTI Roundtable Sessions

5057.0 - Innovations and Insights in Sexual and Reproductive Health
Wednesday, November 5 | 8:30-10:00AM ET
Table 1: Accelerating Innovation in Public Health – Using the Impact Venture Canvas to Build Sustainable Businesses with Purpose
Presenter: Katy Suellentrop
Authors: Shwetha Maddur, Brailey Faris, Meredith Crews
Table 4: Insights and Learnings from the First Cohort of Launch: Using Research and Business Concepts to Accelerate Innovation to Advance Adolescent Sexual Health
Presenter: Felicia Browne
Authors: Samantha Charm, Katy Suellentrop, Kineka Hull, Courtney Bonner, Meredith Crews

2142.0 - Community-Led Wellness: Empowering Indigenous Voices in Public Health
Sunday, November 2 | 4:30-6:00PM ET
Table 3: Lessons learned from the implementation of the Zero Suicide Initiative among Urban Indian Organization Grantees
Presenter: Rebecca Perry
Authors: Pamela End of Horn, Will Parish, Ivette Rodriguez Borja

RTI Poster Presentations

Board 7: The prevalence of alcohol and other drug use among young couples in Cape Town, South Africa
Sunday, November 2 | 5:00-6:00PM ET
Presenter: Felicia Browne
Authors: Tara Carney, Jacqueline Ndirangu, Tracy Kline, Courtney Bonner, Wendee Wechsberg

Board 6: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for Data Collection and the Evaluation of Substance Use Prevention Strategies in Georgia
Monday, November 3 | 12:30-1:30PM ET
Presenter: Sazid Khan
Authors: Darigg Brown, Jenna Gabrio, Laura Baum, Shirley Liu, Feker Wondimagegnehu, Emily Gowan, Yanza Collins, Lewis Ponzo, Donna Dent

Board 10: Benefits of increased implementation of brief alcohol interventions in rural and urban populations: Findings from a simulation study of universal alcohol screening and brief intervention in primary care settings
Monday, November 3 | 12:30-1:30PM ET
Presenter: Katherine Karriker-Jaffe
Authors: Ivette Rodriguez Borja, Andy Kawabata, William Dowd, Rainer Hilscher, Michael Long, Carolina Barbosa, Nina Mulia

Board 7: Key ingredients to multisectoral partnerships in a rural setting: a qualitative inquiry with local partners
Tuesday, November 4 | 10:30-11:30AM ET
Presenter: Kelli DePriest
Authors: Michelle Rojas, Ashley Brandenburg, Juliet Sheridan, Georgia Sheridan

*bold names indicate an RTI expert