| 48th Annual TSAHP Conference Resiliency in Health Professions: Thriving, Not Just Surviving September 17 - 18, 2026 Hosted by UT MD Anderson School of Health Professions – Houston, Texas |
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TSAHP President's Address |
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| Michael Lehker, PhD Senior Vice President, Health Affairs Dean,College of Health Professions 1201 W. University Drive Edinburg, Texas 78539 Email: michael.lehker@utrgv.edu |
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Faculty Poster Presentations |
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| Building Resiliency Through a Peer Mentorship Program
Flores, D. & House, M. |
| The Perception and Use of Artificial Intelligence in Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice in Texas
Burtch, J., Allen, B., Tiongco, C., Nicks, K., & Moore, K. |
| OT Profession: Delineating Licensure vs. Credentialing for what it is worth
Beal, K. |
| The Role of Anatomage Table® in Anatomy Education for Health Science Students: A Rapid Review
Mani, K. |
| Enhancing Empathy and Mental Health Through Social Emotional Service Learning
Martinez, J. & Ledingham, C. |
| Effective Peer Observation of Teaching in Health Profession Education: Going from Summative to Formative Evaluation
Nair, S., Chew, S., Lopez, L., & Salinas, L. |
| The Effects of an Open Artificial Intelligence Chatbot into a Psychomotor Skills Doctor of Physical Therapy Course
Garcia, L. |
| Differentiating Familial Trafficking from Human Trafficking: A Systematic Review of Terminology to Inform Continuity of Care
Shuler, M., Lee, D., Mahr, M., Jennings, S., Roundtree, S., St. John, J., Rosenblad, S., Spears, E., Costa, C., & Cain, A. |
| Mentoring strategies for the thriving professionals: Generational Specify
Crutchfield, R. & Puente, L. |
| Ode to Joy - An Evidence-Based Discussion of How to Infuse Joy into the Workplace and Why it Matters
Wiggins, M. |
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| Perceptions of AI Use for Clinical Interviewing in Physical Therapy Education
Burtch, J. & Herringer, C. |
| OT Profession: Delineating Licensure vs. Credentialing for what it is worth
Beal, K. |
| It's a balance act: Establishing wellness as health professional Beal, K. & Coronado, E. |
| Cognitive Rehabilitation Services Following Diffuse and Focal Traumatic Brain Injury: A TriNetX Analysis
Mani, K. |
| Feasibility of Moderate-Intensity Exercise in Long COVID Rehabilitation: A Pilot Case-Observation Study
Nicks, K., Weise, S., Harris, P., Oberg, J., & Schulz, H. |
| Contralateral Blood Flow Resistance Improves Scapular Muscle Activation during Forehand Racquet Swings
Garcia, L. |
| Improving Nursing Professionalism with Simulation
Lavacca, V., Wyatt, V., & Villanueva, F. |
| Food Insecurity and Health Professions Students: Current Status and Implications of Upcoming Changes to Financial Aid
Okere, S., Girouard, A., Grujic, J., Hebert, A., & Whitehead, C. |
| Sense of Belonging Increases During Health Professions Students’ Education
Okere, S., Cezon, I., Delgado, A., Hernandez-Ruiz, A., & Zarate, D. |
| Rethinking Readiness: Why Self-Regulated Learning is the Key to Resilient Healthcare Students
Shepherd, R. |
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Student Poster Presentations |
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| Willed-body Safety Initiative: Monitoring Bacterial Presence in Sepsis Cases Kirby, Ashley; Alicia Castelhano, Emory Goodman, Rhett Herman, Andrew Jones, Evan LeBlanc, Bailey Philips and Nina Walker |
| Rural Access and Social Determinants in Occupational Therapy Service Delivery: Thriving Beyond Barriers
Fisher, Ashlyn; Yeonju Jin, and Timothy Reistetter |
| Knowledge and confidence in educating patients on the benefits of a plant-based diet in cardiovascular disease Strachota, Cassandra; Rachel Basinger, Emily Eddy,Lisa Chastain |
| Helping While Healing
Valdez, Jeanna |
| Bridging the Gaps: A Scoping Review of Clinical, Ethical, and Family-Systems Challenges in Rural Long-Term Care and Implications for Medical Education Rao, Nagaharini Venkoba |
| Investigating the Influence of Polymicrobial Environments on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Outcomes
Walker, Nina; Maya Panday, Taylor Barr, Tracey Varis, Corey Swackhammer, Allie Smith |
| Minocycline-loaded Microparticles and Injectable Alginate Scaffolds Composites for the Treatment of Glioblastoma
Davila, Samantha, Dorina Madrid, Florestella Rivera, Serenade Trevino, Jorge de Leon, Sebastian Flores and Sue Anne Chew |
| Combination of miRNA-379-5p and miRNA-125a-3p for the Treatment of Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer
Trevino, Serenade; Trey Zepeda, and Sue Anne Chew |
| From Institutional Initiative to Community-wide Impact: Benchmarking Stroke Education through a Monthly Neurocritical Care Lecture Series
Ho, Thuy Tien, Suzanne Stone, Taylor Norman, Molly Dunaway, Meera Viswanathan, Essie Mathews, Mark Johnson, Baby Welch, DaiWai Olson, and Venkatest Aigyagari |
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| Effects of IL-6 and Melatonin on Adipogenesis, Mitochondria and Gene Expression in 3T3-L1 Cells Lazo, Ashley |
| Cost Barriers to Adoption: A Call for Change
Mitchell, Carley |
| Project SAM (Students Against Misuse): A Peer-Led Substance Use Prevention Initiative for Rural Texas Adolescents
Rao, Nagaharini Venkoba, Ivys Fernandez-Pastrana, Christine Cardinal, Shaminul Shakib, Shirley Uriostegul |
| A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Mental Health, Physical Activity, and Bioelectrical Impedance Body Composition Indicators amongst College Aged Students in the Rio Grande Valley Moises Cisneros, Claudia Rodriguez, Darik Briseno, Diego Torres Diaz, Shaira Zarate, Jessica Martinez, Irene Barrera, Yvette Bennet, and Ulka Karabulut |
| Association between Melatonin Use and Cardiovascular Disease conditions Across Menopausal Stages
Castaneda, Nathalie; Siyoung Choe, and Ashley Townes |
| Congenital Syphilis Indicators in Texas: County-level characteristics
Lark, Payton S. |
| The Fabrication of Electrosprayed Minocycline-loaded PLGA Naonparticles for the Treatment of Glioblastoma
Sebastian Flores, Jorge De Leon, Florestella Rivera, Manoj Chhetri, Karen |
| Comparative Analysis of Pediatric and Mental Health Level I Fieldwork: Case Studies
Bahena, Marianna |
| Removing The Stigma of PREP and PEP
Horacio Delgado |
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