Hot Topics in Research & Scholarship
Learn about the important research and teaching innovations in the School of Health Professions by attending our Virtual Seminar Series below.
The Office of Research will send a Zoom link out to the SHP community a week before the presentation.
January 14, 2025 @ 1:00PM
Characterizing Provider Biases in Physical Therapy
Presenter: Mark Vorensky
Department: Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences
January 28, 2025 @ 1:00PM
Aging in Place and Community: Developing and Implementing a Sustainable Home and Community-Based Service (HCBS) with Suburban-Dwelling Older Adults through an Interdisciplinary and Community Stakeholder Collaboration
Presenter: Emily Balog, Ph.D., OTR/L, Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Program
Department: Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences
February 11, 2025 @ 1:00PM
Developing Digital Interventions for Hispanic Populations: Addressing Health Disparities in Skin Cancer
Presenter: Zhaomeng Niu
Department: Health Informatics
February 25, 2025 @ 1:00PM
Overall Survival and Potential Adverse Outcomes of CAR T-Cell Therapy in Hematological Malignancies and Solid Tumors
Presenter: Elizabeth M. Stepp, BS, MLS (ASCP)
Advisor: Nadine A. Fydryszewski, Ph.D., DCLS
Department: Clinical Laboratory and Medical Imaging Sciences
March 4, 2025 @ 1:00PM
Omics-informed pathways for lung function provide opportunities for precision therapy
Presenter: Priya Kachroo
Department: Health Informatics
March 18, 2025 @ 1:00PM
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Two-Step Algorithmic Testing Utilizing Enzyme Immunoassay Tests Compared to Molecular/PCR Test Alone for Diagnosis of Clostridioides Difficile Infection in Hospitalized Patients
Presenter: Bosky Upadhyay, MLS(ASCP)
Advisor: Nadine A. Fydryszewski, Ph.D., DCLS
Department: Clinical Laboratory and Medical Imaging Sciences
March 25, 2025 @ 1:00PM
Challenging the Binary Gender Paradigm in Clinical Practice – Evaluations of Laboratory Reference Intervals for Transgender and Nonbinary Adults
Presenter: Christen Diel, M.S., MLS (ASCP)
Advisors: Deborah Josko, Ph.D., MLT (ASCP) M, SM; Brandy Gunsolus, DCLS, MLS (ASCP)
Department: Clinical Laboratory and Medical Imaging Sciences
April 1, 2025 @ 1:00PM
Optimization of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Diagnostic Protocol in the Emergency Department Using a 0/2-hour Algorithm
Presenter: Soha Mahmoud MS, MLS(ASCP)
Advisor: Nadine A. Fydryszewski, Ph.D., DCLS
Department: Clinical Laboratory and Medical Imaging Sciences
April 8, 2025 @ 1:00PM
Clinical Research Master’s Degrees
Presenter: Lisa Palladino Kim
Department: Health Informatics
April 22, 2025 @ 1:00PM
Evaluation of the Respiratory Pathogen Panel (RPP) Utilization in the Emergency Departments Within the Northwestern Medicine Hospital System
Presenter: Karla M. Lorenzo
Advisor: Nadine A. Fydryszewski, Ph.D., DCLS
Department: Clinical Laboratory and Medical Imaging Sciences
April 29, 2025 @ 1:00PM
Cervical Cancer Screening Among Garifuna Women Residing in New York City
Presenter: Lois E. Rockson
Department: Clinical Lab and Medical Imaging Sciences
May 13, 2025 @ 1:00PM
TBD
Presenter: Nima Toosizadeh
Department: Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences