Oral Presentations

2025

Adesiyan, R., Cohran, G.,  Ickes, Ruekert, T., (2025). No More Boxes: Innovating Youth Substance Prevention Through Social Norms and Media. Kentucky Prevention Network, conference. Lexington, KY. [Oral session].

Cohran, G., El-Amin, A., Maust, K., Ickes, M. (2025). Storytelling and Art Advocacy: Innovative and Culturally Responsive Strategies for Community Capacity Building through the University of Kentucky’s Menthol and Other Flavored Tobacco Product Prevention and Cessation Program, EMPOWER. National Conference on Tobacco or Health. Chicago, .

MacDonald, M., Norrod, P.,  Ickes, M. (2025). Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) for Rural Suicide Prevention: Training Evaluation for Mental Health and Healthcare Professionals [Oral session]. International Society for Agriculural Safety and Health 2025 Conference. Portland, Maine. 

MacDonald, M., Pipgrass, K. Norrod, P.,  Ickes, M. (2025). Building Bridges to Farmer Mental Health – The Development of a Mental Health Navigator Network in Kentucky [Oral session]. International Society for Agriculural Safety and Health 2025 Conference. Portland, Maine. 

Hester, J., MacDonald, M., Pipgrass, K.,  Cochran, G.,  Bathlette, R., Ickes, M. (2025). PREVENT Community-Engaged Alliance: A Collaborative Approach to Educating, Advocating for, and Empowering the Next Generation [Oral session]. Kentucky Public Health Association Conference 2025. Louisville, KY. 

McDonald, M., Baker, M.,  Aspiranti, K., Norrod, P.,  Ickes, M. (2025). School-based DBT Interventions for Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis [Oral session]. 2025 National Association of School Psychologists Conference. Seattle, WA. 

McDonald, M.,  Norrod, P.,  Ickes, M. (2025). Training Agriculture Education Student Teachers to Implement an SEL Curriculum [Oral session]. 2025 National Association of School Psychologists Conference. Seattle, WA. 

2024

Adesiyan, R., Cochran, G., Ruekert, T., Ickes, M. (2024). Transforming Youth Substance Use Narratives Through the #NoMoreBoxes Campaign [Oral session]. 2024 Mid-Western Educational Research Association (MWERA)

MacDonald., M, Norrod., P, Ickes. J (2024). Supporting Rural Student Resilience Through a Mental Health and Wellbeing Curriculum in Agriculture Education Classrooms [Oral session]. 2024 International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health Conference

Brown, H.,  Nemeth, G (2024). What’s a Boomer? Staying up to date with current youth trends to encourage authentic youth engagement in advocacy [Oral session]. Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Advocacy Conference

Brown, H.,  Norton, L., Ickes, J. (2024). The Villainous Vape: Exploring How a Novel Comic Book Supports Knowledge of E-cigarette Quitting Resources [Oral session]. Kentucky Conference on Health Communication. Lexington, KY.

Brown, H.,  Smith, H,. (2024). Creating global youth leaders through health advocacy and empowerment [Oral session]. SOPHE conference. St Louis, Missouri.

Brown, H. (2024). The Villainous Vape: The e-cigarette education provided through novel comic-book  [Oral session]. SHAPE America conference. Cleveland, Ohio.

Kylee Pipgrass,  Jana Michalik, Melinda J. Ickes, Jason Crandall,  (2024). Health programming for skilled nursing residents provides preliminary evidence for improving aging attitudes in staff [Oral session]. 19th CCTS Annual Spring Conference. Lexington, KY.

Jana Michalik, Kylee Pipgrass , Melinda J. Ickes, Jason Crandall,  (2024). Comparing bingocize engagement in Kentucky’s rural and urban nursing home sites [Oral session]. 2024 CCTS Annual Spring Conference. Lexington, KY.

2023

Martin, C., Cochran, G., Ickes, M.  (2023). #iCANendthetrend: Supporting E-Cigarette Prevention with a Near Peer Approach [Oral session]. Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Advocacy Conference

Cochran, G., Martin, C., Ickes, M (2023). Evaluation and application of qualitative student feedback for #iCANendthetrend, a peer-led vaping prevention program for Kentucky youth [Roundtable session]. Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Advocacy Conference

Brown, H.,  Cochran, G., Ickes M (2023). Utilizing Social Media Platforms to Engage and Empower Young Voices for Health [Oral session]. Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Advocacy Conference

Whitman K, Mallory E.M, Cochran G. (2023). The Importance of Empowering Youth Advocates through Social Media Engagement. Kentucky Prevention Network (KPN) Annual Conference. Lexington, KY.

Nemeth, G., Estes, J., Cochran, G., Ickes, M (2023). Engaging Kentucky Youth in Tobacco Prevention and Advocacy Through a Statewide Workshop. 2023 Mid-Western Educational Research Association (MWERA) Conference

Omotilewa O, Adesiyan R.E, Ickes, J.M. (2023, Oct). Mental health symptoms as a predictor of vaping and susceptibility among middle and high school students [Conference session]. 45th Annual Mid-Western Educational Research Association conference. Cincinnati, Ohio. United States

Omotilewa O, Adesiyan R.E, Ickes, J.M. (2023, Oct). Determining the difference in the relationship between social influence, vaping behaviors, and susceptibility across grade levels [Conference session]. 45th Annual Mid-Western Educational Research Association conference. Cincinnati, Ohio. United States

Omotilewa O., Adesiyan R.E, Davis, C., Wittman K., Ickes, J.M. (2023, Apr). Examining school connected and racial differences as predictors of vaping and susceptibility among Kentucky youth [Poster session]. UNITE Research Showcase event. Lexington, Kentucky. United States.

Cochran G, Mallory G, Ickes J. (2023). Building community and statewide efforts to address health inequities in menthol and other flavored tobacco product use. Kentucky Prevention Network (KPN) Annual Conference. Lexington, KY.