2020-2021 Honors Practicum Cohort

2020-2021 Honors Practicum Director: Dr. Nancy Binkin

Through the BSPH Honors Practicum, these students learned to design and conduct stakeholder-driven community-based public health interventions, to analyze and synthesize qualitative and quantitative evaluation findings, and to disseminate results to a wide variety of audiences. They also gained valuable skills in group work and how to successfully apply for advanced training and jobs in medicine and public health.

Below lists the students in the 2020-2021 Honors Practicum Cohort who completed the intensive applied public health experience and showcases their final poster presentations.

Distinction in the Major = A minimum 3.250 Major GPA

High Distinction in the Major = A minimum 3.500 Major GPA

Highest Distinction in the Major = A minimum 3.750 Major GPA

Alkuzweny, Manar

Highest Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: Return to Learn Masking & Distancing Behaviors of UCSD Students

Project/Poster Title: BURNT Out Summer: An Evaluation of the Effects of COVID-19 on California Lifeguards

Almeria, Jasmine

Highest Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: San Diego Zoo Global Volunteer Program Evaluation

Project/Poster Title: Mental Health Care for Underrepresented Undergraduate Students at UC San Diego: Exploring Stigma and Barriers to Access (2021)

Burkic, Sabina

Highest Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: Development and Evaluation of Videos on COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors and Safe Dating Practices

Project/Poster Title: Diversity among Volunteers at a Large San Diego Non-Profit Organization

Burns, Callie

High Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: San Diego Zoo Global Volunteer Program Evaluation

Project/Poster Title: BURNT Out Summer: An Evaluation of the Effects of COVID-19 on California Lifeguards

Duong, Vincent

Highest Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: Mask-Wearing Behaviors Among San Diegans

Project/Poster Title: Back to School: Evaluation of COVID-19 Safety Policies and Vaccine Hesitancy

Goldberg, Daniella

High Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: Mask-Wearing Behaviors Among San Diegans

Project/Poster Title: Diversity among Volunteers at a Large San Diego Non-Profit Organization

Hassani, Ashkan

Highest Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: The Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA) Survey Data Analysis

Project/Poster Title: Mental Health Care for Underrepresented Undergraduate Students at UC San Diego: Exploring Stigma and Barriers to Access (2021)

Hoffer, Aaron

Highest Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: Mask-Wearing Behaviors Among San Diegans

Project/Poster Title: Impact Evaluation of UC San Diego COVID Response Team Wellness and Job Satisfaction

Hofmann, Natalie

Highest Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: Return to Learn Masking & Distancing Behaviors of UCSD Students

Project/Poster Title: Back to School: Evaluation of COVID-19 Safety Policies and Vaccine Hesitancy

Kwak, Jamie

Highest Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: Development and Evaluation of Videos on COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors and Safe Dating Practices

Project/Poster Title: Back to School: Evaluation of COVID-19 Safety Policies and Vaccine Hesitancy

Lung, Holly

Highest Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: The Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA) Survey Data Analysis

Project/Poster Title: Diversity among Volunteers at a Large San Diego Non-Profit Organization

Murillo, Brianna

High Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: San Diego Zoo Global Volunteer Program Evaluation

Project/Poster Title: Impact Evaluation of UC San Diego COVID Response Team Wellness and Job Satisfaction

Romero, Natalie

Highest Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: San Diego Zoo Global Volunteer Program Evaluation

Project/Poster Title: Mental Health Care for Underrepresented Undergraduate Students at UC San Diego: Exploring Stigma and Barriers to Access (2021)

Sanchez Neira, Blasco

High Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: Development and Evaluation of Videos on COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors and Safe Dating Practices

Project/Poster Title: Mental Health Care for Underrepresented Undergraduate Students at UC San Diego: Exploring Stigma and Barriers to Access (2021)

Shah, Dharm

Highest Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: Development and Evaluation of Videos on COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors and Safe Dating Practices

Project/Poster Title: BURNT Out Summer: An Evaluation of the Effects of COVID-19 on California Lifeguards

Shoshani, Oriyan

Highest Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: The Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA) Survey Data Analysis

Project/Poster Title: Diversity among Volunteers at a Large San Diego Non-Profit Organization

Taggart, Kevin

Highest Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: Return to Learn Masking & Distancing Behaviors of UCSD Students

Project/Poster Title: Back to School: Evaluation of COVID-19 Safety Policies and Vaccine Hesitancy

Verma, Denisha

Highest Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: Return to Learn Masking & Distancing Behaviors of UCSD Students

Project/Poster Title: BURNT Out Summer: An Evaluation of the Effects of COVID-19 on California Lifeguards

Voong, Clara

Highest Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: The Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA) Survey Data Analysis

Project/Poster Title: Impact Evaluation of UC San Diego COVID Response Team Wellness and Job Satisfaction

Wang, Eric

Highest Distinction in the Public Health Major

FA20 COVID-19 Presentation: Mask-Wearing Behaviors Among San Diegans

Project/Poster Title: Impact Evaluation of UC San Diego COVID Response Team Wellness and Job Satisfaction