Student Showcase

All majors within the Bachelor of Science in Public Health culminate in a Capstone experience. Students may apply for the intensive Honors Practicum (PH 196AH/PH 196BH) in lieu of the Capstone (FMPH 193/FMPH 194). All students are required to participate in the final Public Health Poster Showcase following their Capstone or Honors Practicum experience.  Student work is exhibited for the year they participated in their Capstone or Honors Practicum experience.

Awards

HWSPH Distinguished Service to Education Programs

2023

  • Dr. Andrea LaCroix

2022

  • Dr. Kimberly Brouwer
  • Dr. Loki Natarajan
  • Dr. Dennis Trinidad

HWSPH Distinguished Teaching Award

2024

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2023

  • Dr. Sheri Hartman

2022

  • Dr. Cinnamon Bloss

2021

  • Dr. Nancy Binkin 

2019

  • Dr. Margaret Ryan
  • Dr. Florin Vaida

BSPH Golden Apple Excellence in Teaching Award

2024

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2023

  • Dr. Sheri Hartman

2022

  • Dr. Margaret Ryan
  • Dr. Christine Zoumas

2021

  • Dr. Rebecca Fielding-Miller
  • Dr. Brinda Rana

2020

  • Dr. Leslie Lewis

2019

  • Dr. Sarah Linke

2018

  • Dr. Tarik Benmarhnia
  • Dr. Becky Marquez

2017

  • Dr. Samantha Hurst
  • Dr. Margaret Ryan

BSPH Excellence in Teaching in the BSPH TA Award

2024

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2023

  • Jackie Andrzejewski
  • Florence Wu

2022

  • Eduardo Gonzalez
  • Rudy Patrick

2021

  • Ricardo Enrique Flores
  • Yuwei Cheng

2020

  • Haley Ciborowski

2018

  • Jessica Hawks

2017

  • Jennifer Sanchez‐Flack

2016

  • Alyson Cavanaugh

BSPH Public Health Instructional Apprentice Award

2024

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BSPH Independent Study in Public Health Experiential and Research Award

2024

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2023

  • Elissa Gomez

2022

  • Sundos Alani
  • Angel Andres Lomeli

2021

  • Manar Alkuzweny
  • Daniah Hazim Kareem

2020

  • Erica Chan
  • Suha Godil

2019

  • Nathaniel Zall Badii

2018

  • Hunter Green

2017

  • Alexia M. Anavim

2016

  • Erin Deiotte
  • Karyn Speidel

BSPH Public Health Community Service Award

2024

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2023

  • Merna Fahmy

2022

  • Carol Hafey

2021

  • Isabel Celeste Nguyen
  • Donna Diem Pham 

2020

  • Vincent Nam-Kha Duong
  • Jamie J. Kwak 

2019

  • Chelsey Lin

2018

  • John Nelson
  • Tong Qi

2017

  • Hasan Rehan Makda
  • Nhat Quang Hai Nguyen 

2016

  • Nia Acevedo
  • Sabrina Evans
  • Marisol Garcia

BSPH Poster Showcase Awards

2024

  • 1st Place:
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  • 2nd Place:
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  • 3rd Place:
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2023

  • 1st Place: Anthony Cirilo, Lizbeth Gonzalez, Sophia Pham, Adam Maaroof
    • "Insurance and healthcare utilization: An analysis of the likelihood of STI/HIV diagnosis among female sex workers (FSW) in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico"
  • 2nd Place: Hannah Choi, Kathryn Madison Jarrell, Alexia Lopez, Yuri Ayala, Grace Nakashima
    • "Hungry For Change: A Survey on Food Insecurity at UC San Diego, 2023"
  • 3rd Place: Jamie Foo, Cassidy Liu, Cindy Weng, Vanessa Wu
    • "The Impact of Different Media Screen Time on Sleep"

2022

  • 1st Place: Alexandra Babakanian, Tiffany Huynh, David Lei, Seva Patel
    • "Current Drowning Surveillance Systems: A case study of Riverside and Orange County"
  • 2nd Place: Leslie Zepeda, Karlyn Malit, Anna Claire Rogness, Chhaya Khera, Victoria Evans
    • "What Matters to Student Success: A Study On Campus Resource Utilization For Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Undergraduate Students Attending UC San Diego"
  • 3rd Place: Brooke Tran, Donna Pham, Emerly Machado-Villavicencio
    • "Caffeine Beverage Consumption and Perceived Quality of Life among UCSD Undergraduate Students"

2021

  • 1st Place: Vincent Duong, Natalie Hofmann, Jamie Kwak, Kevin Taggart
    • "Back to School: Evaluation of COVID-19 Safety Policies and Vaccine Hesitancy"
  • 2nd Place: Paisley Araujo, Diep Nguyen, Elle Quach
    • "The Influence of Socio-Ecological Factors on Teen Tobacco Use in the United States"
  • 3rd Place: Claudia Aguirre, Carissa Hwu
    • "Building Equity: Growing the Reach, Accessibility, and Appeal of Campus Resources"

2020

  • 1st Place: Erica Chan, Andrew Nguyen, Michele Phung, Hanna Sahagon
    • “Let There Be Light: Evaluation of UCSD Night-Safety Services”
  • 2nd Place (Tie): Noah Hoang, Annie Lei, Jodi Santos
    • “Give a Care, Clean Up the Air! A Study of Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease”
  • 2nd Place (Tie): Melissa Chao, Reginamae Daquigan
    • “Quality of Life and Perception of Cultural Inclusion Among UCSD College Students”

2019

  • 1st Place: Kayla Carrillo, Jason Chua
    • "Correlation Study: The Relationship Between Diabetes-related Death and Health Insurance Coverage in San Diego County"
  • 2nd Place: Mitzy Ornelas, Jacklyn Sanchez Alvarez, Vianey Twyford
    • "Impact of Sexual Health Discussions on Safe Sex Behavior"
  • 3rd Place: Theresa Brimson, Olena Tiulkina
    • "Perceived Prevalence and Attitudes of Non-prescription Use of Adderall Among UCSD Undergraduate Students, 2019"