5th Annual Women’s Cardiovascular and Brain Health Symposium

Day 1: Feb. 1, 2024

7:30 – 8 a.m. – Poster Setup and Breakfast

8 – 8:15 a.m. – Welcome

8:15 – 9:15 a.m. – Guest Speaker: Dr. Jessica Faulkner, “Mechanisms of endothelial dysfunction in adverse pregnancy outcomes”

9:15 –  10:15 a.m. – Guest Speaker- Dr. Sterling Ortega, “Understanding the Role of the Adaptive Immune System in Stroke Recovery”

10:15 – 10:30 a.m. – Break

10:30 – 10:45 a.m. – Student Presentation: Savanna Smith, Graduate Student, “Elevated Renal Oxidative Stress and Na+ Transporters are Associated with Hypertension in Postpartum Preeclamptic Rats”

10:45-11 a.m. – Student Presentation: Selina Tucker, Graduate Student, “Impaired balance between coronary blood flow and myocardial metabolism in postpartum swine”

11 – 11:15 a.m. – Student Presentation: Jessica Bradshaw, Postdoctoral Research Associate, “Pregnancy-associated elevations in oxidative stress and inflammation are not associated with impaired maternal neuronal activity or memory function”

11:15 – 12:15 p.m. – Guest Speaker:  Dr. Yue Liao “A multilevel and integrative approach to understand daily health behaviors and support behavioral changes leveraging mobile and wearable technologies”

12:15 – 2 p.m. – Lunch and Networking

2 – 3:30 p.m. – Poster Judging

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. – Keynote Speaker: Dr. Florence P. Haseltine, “Recent History of Inclusion of Women In Clinical Trials – SEXX/XY as a Scientific Variable”

4:30 – 5 p.m. – Closing Remarks and Awards

Day 2 – Feb. 2, 2024

Wear Red on this Day

7:30 – 8 a.m. – Breakfast

8 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. – Welcome

8:15 – 9:15 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: Dr. Yolanda Lawson, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor Scott and White

9:15AM – 9:30 a.m. – Break

9:30 – 10:50 a.m. – Community Panel Discussion: “Women’s Mental Health Across the Lifespan”

Moderators:

Priya Bui, DO, CPPS, FAAP chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Women’s Health, TCOM

Stephanie Large, PhD, MSN, ANP-C, Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, HSC School of Biomedical Sciences.

Panelists:

Megan Boeglin

Kristi Wiley

Kate Taylor DNP, FNP-C, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine & Geriatrics, TCOM

Tracy Hicks DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, FIAAN, FAANP, Associate Professor, HSC College of Nursing

Shalice McKnight, DO, Assistant Professor, Medical Director Integrated Behavioral Health, Pediatrics and Women’s Health, TCOM

10:50-11 a.m. – Community Panel closing remarks

11:00AM-12:20PM- “Red Out, Shout Out” Showcase: Opening remarks by Corrie A. Harris, MA, MBA, Executive Director of American Heart Association

12:20 – 12:30 p.m. – Closing Remarks

12:30 p.m. Lunch and Resources Expo

P1: Implementation of the Healthy Smiles HPV Vaccination Initiative in North Texas
Alexandra Farris, Malinee Neelamegam, Jane Cotter, Charlene Dickinson, Kaeli Johnson, Nolan Kline, Erika Thompson, Stacey Griner

P2: Recruitment of historically underrepresented and racially minoritized women for disease prevention research: Results from two digital health studies
Hannah Autumn Affleck, Kyrah K. Brown, Grace Ellen Brannon, Yue Liao

P3: Inservice Topic: Stroke Wellness Education
Gabrielle Chaney, Lovelyn Okoro

P4: Geospatial intersection of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias, diabetes, and poverty among U.S. women
Edna Patricia Mendoza, Malinee Neelamegam, Rohit Baal Balasundaram, Zhengyang Zhou, Kari Northeim

P5: Addressing the Impact of Psychiatric Comorbidities with Management of ADHD in Adolescents to Improve Sexual Health
Amelia Gillespie, Amanda Brosnan, Stacey Griner

P6: Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Depression in Pediatric Populations
Allison Hendon, Stacey Griner, Amanda Brosnan

P7: Gender Perspectives in Cardiovascular Health: Investigating the Influence of Neighborhood Safety on Blood Pressure— A Systematic Review
Soeun , Shaikh Ullahansari, Kate Hyun, Paul J Fadel, Yeonwoo Kim

P8: Exploring factors associated with receipt of heart health screenings among Black reproductive-age Black women in the United States
Essi Havor, Soukeyna Gueye, Kyrah Brown

P9: An integrative approach to understand Black women’s cardiovascular risks – Black Women’s Life Experience on Cardiovascular Health via Ongoing Monitoring (BLOOM) Study
Devika Pavuluri, Robert Matthew Brothers, Kyrah Brown, Rebecca Lee, Yue Liao

P10: Epicardial fat is associated with adverse ventricular remodeling and diastolic dysfunction in women with ischemia but no obstructive coronary artery disease
Sauyeh K Zamani, Erica Robuck, Janet Wei, Alan C. Kwan , Carl J. Pepine, Eileen Handberg, Daisha J. Cipher, Damini Dey, C. Noe, Bairey Merz, Michael D. Nelson

P11: Effect of home-based heat therapy on 24-h blood pressure and cutaneous microvascular function in post-menopausal women with hypertension
Rauchelle Richey, Holden Hemingway, Amy Moore, Mackenzie Walsh, Albert Olivencia-Yurvati, Ryosuke Takeda, Takuro Washio, Monique Roberts-Reeves, Qi Fu, Steven Romero

P12: Reactive Hyperemia in Young and Healthy Men and Women Following Ischemia with 0.1 Hz Oscillatory Blood Flow
Austin Davis, Nasrul Bhuiyan, Benjamin McIntyre, Caroline Rickards

P13: Visium Spatial Transcriptomics Reveal Sex Differences in Multi-Level Anterior Hypothalamic Gene Expression of Adult Rats
Dianna Nguyen, Taegun Kwon, Nicole Phillips, J. Thomas Cunningham

P14: Pulsatile Perfusion Therapy at 0.1 Hz Improves Carotid Blood Flow Following Severe Hemorrhage in Female Rats
Viet Dinh, George Farmer, Caroline Rickards

P15: Sex dependent effects of chronic intermittent hypoxia on mitochondrial oxidative stress and inflammation
Steve Mabry, Jessica L. Bradshaw,  Jennifer J. Gardner, Nicole Wilson, Rebecca L. Cunningham

P16: Effect of Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia on Blood Pressure and FosB Expression in Autonomic Control Brain Regions of Intact and Ovariectomized Female Rats
Cephas Appiah, Joel Little, J. Thomas Cunningham

P17: Elevated Cerebral Proinflammatory Cytokines in Male Offspring Exposed to Limited Resources at an Early Age Contributes to Sex Differences in Hypertension Later in Life
Allison Burkes, Angie Castillo, Savanna Smith, Kylie Jones, Jonna Smith, Mark Cunningham

P18: Sex and strain differences in renal hemodynamics in mice
Yu Tao,Cassandra Young-Stubbs, Dong-Ming Su, Keisa Mathis, Rong Ma

P19: Renal Oxidative Stress May Explain Sex Differences in Blood Pressure in Adult Offspring Exposed to an Impoverished Environment
Angie Castillo, Savanna Smith, Kylie Jones, Jonna Smith, Madison Powell, Mark Cunningham

P20: Elevated Renal Oxidative Stress and Na+ Transporters are Associated with Hypertension in Postpartum Preeclamptic Rats
Savanna Smith,  Angie Castillo, Kylie Jones, Jonna Smith,  Savannah Hart, Madison Powell, Mark Cunningham Jr

P21: Early Life Sex Differences and Alterations in Mitochondrial Function in IUGR Offspring after Weaning may Contribute to Adult Sex Differences in Cerebrovascular Dysfunction and Hypertension in Rodents
Savannah Hart, Savanna Smith, Jonna Smith, Kylie Jones, Angie Castillo, Zandria Davis, Alex Springfield, Sreeram Nara, Mark Cunningham

P22: Changes in Cerebral Mitochondrial Function in Postpartum Dams Exposed to a Low-resource Environment during Weaning
Kylie Jones, Savanna Smith, Angie Castillo, Jonna Smith, Madison Powell, Mark Cunningham

P23: Impaired balance between coronary blood flow and myocardial metabolism in postpartum swine
Selina Tucker, Salmon Essajee, Cooper Warne, Michael Heard, Gregory Dick, Styliani Goulopoulou, Johnathan Tune

P24: Pregnancy-associated elevations in oxidative stress and inflammation are not associated with impaired maternal neuronal activity or memory function
Jessica L. Bradshaw, Jennifer J. Gardner Jennifer,  Steve Mabry, Selina M. Tucker ,  E. Nicole Wilson,  Nataliya Rybalchenko,  Edward Vera Jr., Styliani Goulopoulou, Rebecca L. Cunningham

Attendees can park on the HSC campus in Lot 19 on Bunting Ave. or Lot 7 on Haskell St.

• View the HSC Parking Map to locate parking locations. 
• Print and display this permit on your dashboard: WCBH Symposium Parking Permit. 
• Volunteers will be on site to direct you to available parking.