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Richard Cowan, a psychology student at MMI, explains his project to judge David Beukelman, Ph.D. |
Connie Schnoes, Ph.D., a one-year post-doctoral psychology fellow at Munroe-Meyer Institute, was judged the winner of MMI’s Fourth Annual Poster Session, which took place May 14. Dr. Schnoes completed her Ph.D. in school psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln last August.
Dr. Schnoes’ study examined Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) medication management in a rural, primary care setting. A protocol was developed in cooperation with pediatricians, nurses and office staff. Pre- and post-implementation data were gathered to examine pharmacologic treatment rates, type and dose of medications prescribed; patient satisfaction; and satisfaction with the protocol. Judges commented that her poster project was “highly relevant” and was “difficult work done well, integrating into a busy practice.”
In all, 14 posters from graduate students were presented at the poster session. Thirteen faculty and staff posters also were presented, but those were not judged for the contest.
Pat Gromak, education coordinator at MMI, said that the poster session represents a “capstone” activity for students and advisors who participate in the MMI leadership and interdisciplinary training program for six months to a year. The posters offer dissemination of the research that the long-term trainees and postdoctoral students have undertaken with a faculty member. MMI is one of 36 programs in 29 states that have been awarded Maternal and Child Health federal training monies to support students in Interdisciplinary Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND).
Eighteen disciplines are involved in the interdisciplinary training, including developmental medicine, genetics, nutrition, occupational therapy, psychology, speech therapy, social work, physical therapy and orthotics/prosthetics, among others.
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Sheryl Rozema, a psychology student at MMI, explains her project during the poster session. |
The poster session’s three judges included Brad Schaefer, M.D., a geneticist at MMI and director of the LEND grant; David Beukelman, Ph.D., director of the Barkley Memorial Center at UNL; and Wayne Stuberg, Ph.D., director of the MMI physical therapy department and The Brace Place. All are university graduate faculty fellows.
The other posters that were presented include:
Student posters (students in bold):
The Early Childhood Outcomes of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Graduates. Branecki, Kelly, Zumpfe, H.
Enhancing Language Performance Through Verbal and Written Prompts: An Exploratory Analysis. Cowan, Richard J., Wilczynski, S.M., Stading, K.
Recent Innovations in Nocturnal Enuresis: A Comparison of DDAVP and Moisture Alarms. Cruce, Michael K.
The Use of Choice-Based Distraction to Decrease Anxious and Disruptive Behavior with Pediatric Dental Patients. Filcheck, Holly A., Darby, J. Brant., & Hohenstein, J. Bryan.
Informing Interdisciplinary Decision Making Through an Integrative Approach to Neuropsychological Assessment: Using Multiple Behavioral Probes to Monitor Patient Functioning and Intervention Effects. Galloway, Ann, & Gunderson,Theresa.
Physicians Guide to the Appropriate Orthosis. Herold, Jill.
Long-Distance Evaluation of Stimulant Medication Effectiveness: A Colloborative Model for Rural Health Care. Jones-Hazeldine, Catherine, & Polaha, J.
Behavioral Concerns in Primary Care: Frequency, Duration, and Physician Responses. Mack, Jessica, & Beckman, Tammi.
Effectiveness of a Cochlear Implant of a Deaf Hispanic American Toddler with Autism. Meadows, Tawnya.
The Effects of Phrase Error Correction on a Vocal Habit While Reading. Rozema, Sheryl.
ADHD Medication Management in Rural Primary Care: The Protocol, Utilization and Outcomes. Schnoes, Connie.
Behavioral Characteristics of Children Referred by Pediatrician for Behavioral Health Services. Wessling, Erin, & Polaha, J.
Steps to Assess the Needs of Diabetes Education Within the South Asian Community in Omaha, Nebraska. Mukherjee, Sumit.
The Relationship Between Parents’ Needs and the Consistency of Their Children’s Augmentative Alternative Communications(AAC) Use Outside an AAC Preschool Classroom. Richter, Melanie, Yetter, Georgette, Thober, Paul, & Hill, Dawnna.
Faculty and staff posters (MMI faculty in bold)
Supernumerary Ring Chromosomes in Pleomorphic Hyalinizing Angiectatic Tumor: A Feature of Potential Diagnostic Utility. Bridge, J.A., Gentry, J.D., Swarts, S.J., Billings, S.D., Bridge, Jr., R.S., Althof, P., Pickering, D., Neff, J.R. & Weiss, S.W.
Neocentromere Marker with Tetrasomy 6p: Inverted Duplication of 6p25_PTER. Nipper, M. K., Pickering, D. L., Pint, J. C., Dave, B. J., & Sanger, W.
Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) Analysis of Subjects with Connexin 30 (GJB6)-Associated Deletions and Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss. Nelson, M., Taggart, R. T., Kelley, P. M., Cohn, E. S., Kimberling, W. J., Smith , S. D., & Sanger, W. G.
Is Peripheral Blood an Acceptable Tissue for Molecular Cytogenetic Monitoring of CMS? Hausman, M., Higgins, C., Wiggins, M., Dave, B., & Sanger, W.
Pediatric DLBCL: A Cytogenetic Analysis of Nebraska Cases. Higgins, C. M., Dave, B. J., Weisenburger, D. D., Chan, W. C., Hess, M. M., & Sanger, W. G.
Larger Stalks and Satellites of Chromosome 21 in Patients with Down Syndrome. Kanev, I., Zaleski, D., Dave, B., & Sanger, W.
Combined Tissue Array and Interphase FISH Analyses of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphomas. Pickering, D. L., Dave, B. J., Chan, W. C., Weisenburger, D. D., & Sanger, W. G.
Incidence of C-MYC and BCL2 Rearrangements in Pediatric SNCL. Wiggins, M. L., Pickering, D. L., Fu, K., Weisenburger, D. D., Sanger, W. G., & Dave, B. J.
The t(2;5) And Secondary Chromosome Anomalies In Pediatric And Young Adult Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. Dave, B. J., Jain, S., Hess, M. M., Weisenburger, D. D., & Sanger, W. G.
Cytogenetic and M-FISH Studies in Pediatric and Adult Hodgkin’s Disease. Dave, B. J., Hess, M. M., Pickering, D. L., Weisenburger, D. D., Chan, W. C., & Sanger, W. G.
Mantle cell lymphoma, the presence of t(11;14)(q13;q32) and secondary chromosomal changes: a combined cytogenetic and FISH analysis. Dave, B. J., Hess, M. M., Pickering, D. L., Weisenburger, D. D., Chan, W. C., & Sanger, W. G.
Fusion of ALK to the Ran-Binding Protein 2 (RanBP2) Gene in Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor. Ma, Z., Hill, D.A., Collins, M. H., Morris, W. W., Sumegi, J., Zhou, M., Zuppan, C., & Bridge, J. A.
Regulation of the Punc Gene During Mouse Development. Rokhar, K,, Wiggins, T., & Bynote, K.