SDSU HealthLINK Center for Transdisciplinary Health Disparities Research
SDSU HealthLINK Center for Transdisciplinary Health Disparities Research
Date & Location
April 9th, 2025
8:00am – 1:00pm
Tula Community Center
5110 East Campus Drive
San Diego, CA 92115
Preliminary Agenda
Agenda
Time
Description
Location
8:00am – 8:30am
Lobby/Courtyard
Welcome and Symposium Opening
Center Directors
Dr. Kristen Wells and Dr. Guadalupe X. Suchi Ayala.
Room 1
Opening Research Presentation
8:45am – 9:30am
Dr. Katrina Monroe and Dr. Sara Gombatto, Professors of Physical Therapy will share their latest findings on a research collaboration with Family Health Centers of San Diego to address chronic spine pain: Efficacy of a culturally adapted physical therapy intervention for Latino persons with chronic spine pain.
Room 1
Opening Research Presentation
9:30am – 10:00am
Dr. Nicole Magnuson. From Concept to Creation: Advancing San Diego County’s Academic Health & Human Services Department.
Room 1
Poster Session
10:00am – 10:30am
Make time to learn more about the latest science from SDSU HealthLINK Center investigators and affiliated trainees.
Learn more about the research and community engagement
services offered by the Center.
Lobby
Research Presentations
Select which of the three sessions you would like to attend
Session 1: Research Project Findings – Research Project: Excessive Body Weight and Ovarian Cancer
10:30am – 11:30am
Dr. Carrie House: Preadipocytes support tumorigenesis and metastasis in ovarian cancer.
Dr. Mikella Robinson: Pro-inflammatory cytokine, TWEAK, activates NF-kB signaling important for ovarian cancer relapse.
Dr. Sofia Howe: The impact of obesity-induced changes in adipose tissue on ovarian cancer progression.
Room 1
Session 2: Research or Pilot Project Findings
10:30am – 11:30am
Patricia Dionisio: Use of Network Mapping to Explore Person-Specific Factors Associated with Momentary Physical Activity in Latino Persons with Chronic Spine Pain.
Dr. Kelsey Dickson: Supporting Behavioral Health Implementation in a Care Coordination Program.
Dr. Humberto Parada: Characterizing the Burden of Cancer among Adults from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
Room 2
Session 3: Research Project Findings – Imperial County Clinical Research Network
10:30am – 11:30am
Dr. Guadalupe ‘Suchi’ Ayala: Introduction to the Imperial County Clinical Research Network and the Clinical Research Network for Health Equity.
Dr. Conrado Barzaga and Dr. Sara Sanders: Partnering on Research and Training with Innercare.
Dr. Shiloh Williams and Dr. Emily Schmied: Systems intervention to promote continuous glucose monitoring.
Dr. Benjamin Aceves and Dr. Shih-fan Lin: Collecting and sharing social needs and social determinants of health data.
Room 3
Networking Lunch
11:30am – 1:00pm
Join us for a hosted lunch and get to know like-minded individuals from SDSU, SDSU IV and SDSU Research Foundation, and the Center’s community partners.
Courtyard
SDSU HealthLINK Center
Community Partner Organizations
Photo gallery from previous edition
About SDSU HealthLINK Center
SDSU HealthLINK Center for Transdisciplinary Health Disparities Research (SDSU HealthLINK Center) is a research center that promotes a transdisciplinary approach to minority health and health disparities research.