Oral Presentations

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.