Program begins at 6 p.m.
INTRODUCTIONS
Nora Lowy, Ph.D., MPA, PA-C, Program Director
PANELISTS
Lily D. McNair, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Wagner College
Philip Roth, MD, Ph.D., Director of Neonatology, Chairman of Pediatrics, North Shore-LIJ Health System, Staten Island University Hospital
Martin Morales, PA, MHA, Corporate Director of PA Services, North Shore-LIJ Health System
THESES DEFENSE
“Perceptions of Birthing Practices Among Women in Central America”
Investigators: Amanda Klesny, PA-S; Rick Leung, PA-S; Kristen McCauley, PA-S; Jacqueline Simonson, PA-S; Kathryn Smith, PA-S
Advisors: Nora Lowy, Ph.D., MPA, PA-C; Jenny Sena, MS, PA-C; Robert Marchese, MS, PA-C
“Predictors, Characteristics and Outcomes in MRSA-Related Necrotizing Fasciitis”
Investigators: Diana DeLuca, PA-S; Karoline Escobedo, PA-S; Nicole Guzzardi, PA-S; Valerie LaFata, PA-S; Brianna Malvone, PA-S
Advisors: Gail Tiburzi, MPA, PA-C; Boris Khodorkovsky, MD, FACEP
“Correlating Drug Accessibility to Drug Abuse on Staten Island”
Investigators: Joseph Compitello, PA-S; Vincenzo DiMaggio, PA-S; Michael Hess, PA-S; Nereus Mogaria, PA-S
Advisors: Nora Lowy, Ph.D., MPA, PA-C; Annette Pope-Lydon, MS, PA-C