Saturday, June 2, 2007
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin * Orlando

Student Scholarship Recipients

• Betty Bekemeier, R.N., M.P.H., M.S.N.
Credentialing in Public Health—Factors Among Public Health Nurses that Influence Who Obtains a Credential
Working toward Ph.D. at University of Washington Seattle, School of Nursing

• Oliver J. Droppers, M.S., M.P.H.
Organizational Challenges of New Technology: Implementation of Electronic Health Record Systems in Safety Net Clinics
Working toward Ph.D. (Public Administration and Policy) at Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University

• Ashley M. Fox, M.A.
Explaining HIV/AIDS Policy Aggressiveness in sub-Saharan Africa
Working toward Ph.D. (Sociomedical Sciences) at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

• Yordanka N. Koleva, M.A., M.P.H.
Integration of Louisiana Health Care Facilities within Community Emergency Preparedness
Working toward Ph.D. (Health Care & Social Services Management) at Tulane University School of Public Health and Topical Medicine & School of Social Work

• Pamela J. Clouser McCann, M.S.
Newborn Screening State Policy Implementation
Working toward Ph.D. (Public Health & Political Science) at University of Michigan

• Amol Navathe
Are Teaching Hospitals Even Better Than We Think?
Working toward M.D./Ph.D. at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and The Wharton School

• Kathryn A. Paez, R.N., M.S.N., M.B.A.
Provider and Clinic Cultural Competence in a Primary Care Setting
Working toward Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University

The PHSR Interest Group Meeting & Reception are sponsored by the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.