Presentations

APHA Crew

Dr. Fathima Wakeel, Liv Hauk (CAS, 2026), Hannah Fatalko (COH, 2025), and Sophie Ritzler (COH, 2027) at the American Public Health Association Meetings in Minneapolis, October 2024

Recent Conference Presentations

  • Hauck, O., Chan, C., Boughner, M., Le Vu, MJ. Obiora, R., Wakeel, F., & Kramp, M. (November 2-5, 2025). “Workforce Satisfaction, Retention, and Healthcare Accessibility in Rural Sierra Leone: A Mixed-Methods Study from Healthcare Workers’ Perspectives.” 153rd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. Washington, D.C.
  • Murray, E., Kandie, E., Killar, J. Ritzler, J. Obiora., R., Wakeel, F., & Kramp, M. (November 2-5, 2025). “Qualitative Exploration of Community Perceptions of Paternal Involvement Between Mothers and Fathers in Rural Sierra Leone.” 153rd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. Washington, D.C.
  • Gudoor, E., Ritzler, S., Le Vu, MJ, Obiora, R., Wakeel, F., & Kramp, M. (November 2-5, 2025). “Qualitative Exploration of Barriers, Perceptions, and the Role of Community Support Relating to Maternal Mental Health in Sierra Leone.” 153rd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. Washington, D.C.
  • Kandie, C. Chan, J. Killar, M. Boughner, E. Gudoor, M. Kramp, F. Wakeel, and R. Obiora, “Iterative Development of the Mothers of Sierra Leone Cinema Kit: A Culturally-Responsive Humanitarian Engineering Approach to Improving Maternal Health” 2025 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), Golden, CO, USA. October 22-25, 2025.
  • Killar, J., Chan, C., Obiora, R., Wakeel, F., & Kramp, M. “Engaging Sierra Leonean Communities in Filmmaking to Improve Maternal Health, Interactive Workshop.” (October 8-19, 2025). Engaged Scholarship Conference. Roanoke, VA.

    At APHA, 2022.

    Dr. Wakeel with Jordyn Pykon (CAS, 2023) and Sandrine Haab (CAS, 2023), presenting at the American Public Health Association Meetings

  • Falatko, H., Murray, E., Hauck, O., Wakeel, F., & Kramp, M.  “Exploration of the Perceived Role of Fathers in Maternal Healthcare Among Mothers, Fathers, and Healthcare Workers in Sierra Leone.” 152nd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. October 27-30, 2024.
  • Villanova

    MJ Le Vu (COH 2026) at the Global Humanitarian Technology Conference at Villanova, October 2026

    Mulligan, C., Le Vu, MJ., Erickson, B., Arnfield, B., Wakeel, F., & Kramp, M. “Evaluating Film’s Efficacy in Improving Individuals’ Attitudes and Knowledge about Maternal Health in Sierra Leone.” 152nd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. October 27-30, 2024.

ESC Presentation

Liv Hauck (CAS, 2026) and Sophie Ritzler (COH, 2027) present research at the Engaged Scholarship Conference in Portland, OR in October 2024

  • Ritzler, S., Rousseau, S., Arnfield, B., Enodien, C., Erickson, B., Falatko, H., Murray, E., Mulligan, C., Le Vu, MJ, Hauck, O., Wakeel, F., Kramp, M. “Qualitative Exploration of Perceptions of Family Planning among Mothers and Fathers in Makeni, Sierra Leone using a Health Promotion Short Film.” 152nd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. October 27-30, 2024.
  • Le Vu, MJ, Murray, E., Hauck, O., Mulligan, C., Ritzler, S., Rousseau, S., Wakeel, F., Kramp, M. “Health Science, Engineering, and the Arts Address Maternal Health Disparities: Mothers of Sierra Leone.”  IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference,” Villanova University, Villanova, PA. October, 23-26.
  • Hauck, O., Murray, E., Mulligan, C., Rousseau, S., Ritzler, S., Le Vu, MJ, Wakeel, Fathima, Kramp, M. “Engineering Documentary Film for High-Level Impact in Sierra Leone: Improving Maternal Health With a Portable Cinema Kit.”  Engaged Scholarship Conference. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, October 9-10, 2024.
CAS Research Presentation

Liv Hauck (CAS, 2026) and Constance Mulligan (CAS, 2026) present at the College of Arts and Sciences Research Symposium

  • Arnfield, B, Erickson, B, Enodien, C., Lecovich, L, Falatko, H., Wakeel, F., Kramp, M. “Improving Maternal Health Through Storytelling.” Engaged Scholarship Conference, Lansing, MI, October 2-3, 2023.
  • Lencovich, L., Wakeel, F., Kramp, M., Valencia, T., Falatko, H., Arnfield, B., Erickson, B., Enodien, C., & Kwon, C. Film presented at APHA Public Health Film Festival Short Films at the 151st annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. November 12-15, 2023.
  • Valencia, T., Enodien, C., Wakeel, F., Kramp, M., “Documenting Stories of Motherhood.” Film presented at the Motherhood Society Conference. Tampa, FL. Friday, April 3, 2022.