{"id":11720,"date":"2025-04-24T11:32:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T15:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/?p=11720"},"modified":"2025-04-24T11:48:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T15:48:31","slug":"health-sciences-students-present-novel-studies-during-colleges-annual-research-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/2025\/04\/24\/health-sciences-students-present-novel-studies-during-colleges-annual-research-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Sciences students present novel studies during college\u2019s annual Research Night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate and undergraduate students display research into impactful topics across the health spectrum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dozens of students from multiple departments in the University of Rhode Island <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/\">College of Health Sciences<\/a> showed off their dynamic research projects on various health topics during the college\u2019s second annual student Research Night on April 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Undergraduate and master\u2019s degree students, as well as Ph.D. candidates from all of the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/academics\/\">college\u2019s academic programs<\/a> displayed their research posters in the Memorial Union ballroom and discussed their studies with passers-by and with health sciences faculty members who judged their presentations. Students studied such diverse topics as malnutrition, stroke and heart disease, intimate partner violence, cognitive function, premature birth, post-traumatic stress disorder, and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/IMG_1425-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"URI President Marc Parlange browses through several dozen research projects during the annual College of Health Sciences' annual student research forum on April 22.\" class=\"wp-image-11734\" style=\"width:360px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/IMG_1425-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/IMG_1425-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/IMG_1425-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/IMG_1425-1-364x243.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/IMG_1425-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/IMG_1425-1-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/IMG_1425-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur second annual CHS Research Night was an outstanding success. We had more than 80 abstract submissions from doctoral, master\u2019s and undergraduate students across the college,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/meet\/christie-ritacco\/\">Christie Ward Ritacco<\/a>, associate professor of kinesiology and graduate program director, who chaired the research forum organizing committee. \u201cThis event reflects the dedication of our faculty to mentoring the next generation of health sciences researchers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winners for Best Poster Presentation were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Doctoral Category: Tyler Foster, Ph.D. candidate in physical therapy, with a health sciences specialization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Master\u2019s Category: Tiffany Ung, Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Undergraduate Category: Sarah Naughton, psychology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The College of Health Sciences is an interdisciplinary leader in education, research, and outreach in the promotion of optimal health and wellness across the lifespan. 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