
2024 Iowa LEND Research Poster Symposium
The 2024 Research Poster Symposium took place Tuesday, April 30. Scroll down to learn about the trainees and their research projects. Click on the images of the posters to download an accessible pdf of each.

Front row, above, left to right: Nathan Albano, Janessa Klein, Carolyn Burchfield, Amelia DeRynck, Marisa Ascencio, Jorg Westermann, Amira Khalafalla, Pammie Quintero Rodriguez, Ethan Jones, Jonathan Milligan, Allie Bonagura, Mary Howk, Ashley Augustine, Benjamin Smith
Second row, above, left to right: Lauren Lavin, Kelly Thomas, Karianna Holte, Kaitlynn Harvey, Ted Rico, Uzair Ahmad, Michaela Mathews, Nick Hofmaier, Rohit Nair, Ryan Spence, Emily Puetz, Teresa Whiteaker
Research Posters
Origin & Development of Neurodiversity
Nathan Albano, Community/Self-Advocacy

Mental Health Disparities in Rural Communities
Marisa Ascencio, Medicine/Psychiatry; Ashley Augustine, Social Work; Mary Howk, Audiology

Evidence-Based Factors for Effective Reunification of Children and Dependent Adults
Emilia Bendler, Social Work; Kari Holte and Kelly Thomas, Health Administration; and Lauren Lavin, Public Health

Maternal Disability, Health Outcomes & Interventions: A review of the literature
Allie Bonagura, Public Health; Emily Puetz, Nursing; Jorg Westermann, PhD, Family; Teresa Whiteaker, Nursing

Training in Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Professionals in Educational Settings: A Review of the Literature, Family Perspectives & Ideas to Bridge the Knowledge Gap
Carolyn Burchfield and Janessa Klein, Speech-Language Pathology; and Amira Khalafalla, Family

Survey Measures on Experiences of Students with Disabilities
Amelia DeRynck, Education/Self-Advocacy; Jonathan Milligan, Education; Pammie Rodriguez, Self-Advocacy

ADHD & Bipolar Disorder
Ethan Jones, Self-Advocacy: Frequency, Treatments & Impact

A Systematic Review of Cultural Differences in the Implementation of Manualized Evidence-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Regarding Social-emotional Development
Iris Rivera, MSW, Clinical Psychology Intern; Zuleyka Rodríguez, Counseling Psychology; Benjamin Smith, School Psychology

Pediatric and General Dentist Attitudes toward Transitioning Care for Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs
Rohit Nair, BDS, MDS

Auditory and Visual Feedback Differentially Modulate Feedforward and Feedback Learning During a Novel Upper Extremity Task
Ryan Spence, Physical Therapy

Pediatric Dentistry
Trainees' Experience with a Poverty Simulation
Sarah Beck, DDS

Reasons for Failed General Anesthesia Pediatric Dental Procedure
Anna Price, DDS

Mouthguard Use by School-Aged Children: A Survey
Elizabeth Skotowski, DDS

Check out previous research presented by ILEND Trainees:
- 2023 LEND Research Poster Session
- 2022 LEND Research Poster Session
- 2021 LEND Research Poster Session
- 2020 LEND Research Poster Session