University of Maryland Aging Research and
Women's Health Research Poster Day

Sponsored by: UM Center for Research on Aging, Women's Health Research Group (WHRG), Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and Research Program (GGEAR), Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), and Erickson School of Aging Studies at UMBC.

Thursday, April 6, 2006
Westminster Hall
529 W. Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

The winners of the 2006 University of Maryland Aging Research and Women's Health Research Poster Day are:

Pre-Doctoral/Post-Doctoral Bio-Medical/Basic Science Category

First Place: Rupesh Gupta
Program in Toxicology
School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Poster Title: "Methoxychlor and its Metabolites Inhibit Growth and Induce Atresia of Baboon Antral Follicles"

Honorable Mention: Raimi Quiton
Program in Neuroscience
Dental School, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Poster Title: "Age-Related Changes in Nociceptive Processing in the Human Brain"

Pre-Doctoral Social Science/Clinical/Behavioral Category

First Place: Susan Kopunek
Division of Gerontology
School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Poster Title: "What Research Screening Reveals about Cardiovascular Risk in Survivors of Stroke"

Honorable Mention: Shayna Rich
Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine
School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Poster Title: "Differences in Services Provided to Hospice Patients in Home Health Agencies and Independent Hospice Agencies"

Post-Doctoral Social Science/Clinical/Behavioral Category

First Place: Shawnna Patterson, M.D., Ph.D.
Departments of Neurology and Medicine, Baltimore VA Medical Center
School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Poster Title: "Importance of Cardiovascular Fitness, Strength, Balance and Body Composition to Ambulatory Function in Hemiparetic Stroke"

Honorable Mention: Antoine El Khoury, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Poster Title: "Predictors of Persistence on Antihypertensive Therapy"

Junior Faculty Social Science/Clinical/Behavioral Category

First Place: Gregory Hicks, Ph.D., P.T.
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Poster Title: "Low 23(OH)D Concentrations are Associated with Significant Pain in Older Women, but not Men: Findings from the In CHIANTI Study"

Honorable Mention: Eun-Shim Nahm, Ph.D., R.N.
Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health
School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Poster Title: "Testing the Reliability and Validity of the Health-Related Quality of Life Measures for Stroke Survivors"