VCOM 2016 Annual Report

A D V A N C I N G R E S E A R C H

Outreach and Community Focused Research Faculty Name Project Title

VCOM Students

Rebecca Davis, PhD

Building health networks for rural and small healthcare providers

Brian Dickens, DO

VCOM passport to health project

Jazzmine Hernandez, Jessica Napuri, Jeffery Holoman, Chelsea Bradley, Quraish Fazleabas, Dezarae Leto, Kali Theis Kristy Atkinson, Katie Kennedy, Tom Taber, Aidan Wang, Kevin Lavender, Kate Shoemaker, Chris Grogg, Reuel Edson

Susan Meacham, PhD

Health status of populations in coal mining communities in the Appalachian region of Virginia and West Virginia

Susan Meacham, PhD

Rates of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and obesity in coal production communities in economically distressed areas of Virginia and West Virginia in central Appalachia Determination of weaning foods used in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Honduras and the impact they have upon gastrointestinal parasitic infections in children The prevalence of dermatological infections found in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras and rural Appalachia Application of low cost prosthetic devices in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and surrounding areas Assessment of hygiene, water accessibility and sanitation in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras Infectious disease assessment in the Caribbean and Central America Retrospective study of amputee patient demographic assessment in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and surrounding areas Survey of nutrition program support and community development in Honduras VCOM community environment assessment in community centers and an orphanage in Tegucigalpa, Honduras

James Palmieri, PhD

Magdalena Bax, Dezarae Leto, Janie Lozovski, Janie Ogle, Sarah Stokes, Jenna Warehime, Anca Daur, Chirva Suta

James Palmieri, PhD

Jared Brackenrich, Tessa Burton

Dean Sutphin, PhD

Michael Mabry

Dean Sutphin, PhD

Dean Sutphin, PhD

Dean Sutphin, PhD

Michael Mabry

Dean Sutphin, PhD

Dean Sutphin, PhD

Eben Alexander, Jessica Allen, Adam Barragan, Corinna Bayuk, Daman Bowman, Lindsay Collins, Gregory Coots, Miranda Cox, Chris Eckman, Mallary Flatley, Nick Gentry, Kiranpreet Gosal, Leah Grady, Anum Hasan, Nikki Hladik, Eric Kim, Kevin Lavender, Clayton Lester, Nick Masciello, Cara McCurry, Carlos Motta, Chris Olsen, Aaron Price, Evan Rey, Travis Rinderle, William Rockwell, Nick Scioscia, Joshua Trull

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