Pediatrics / Immunization Lab / Lab Members Lab Members Principal Investigator Cynthia M. Rand, M.D., M.P.H. Research Staff Robin G. Bender, L.M.S.W. – Senior Health Project Coordinator Robin_Bender@URMC.Rochester.edu Office Phone: (585) 274-1499 Ann Schrader, M.S. – Human Subject Research Coordinator I Medical Student Assistant Carley Haft – M.D. candidate – Anticipated graduation May 2024) Nov 2022 - May 2023 Projects: VAX-MOM and VAX-MOM COVID-19: Quality improvement (QI) projects designed to boost COVID-19, Tdap and influenza immunization rates in pregnant people Responsibilities: Data audits of electronic medical records; qualitative data coding/analysis; transcription of key informant interviews; clinical site visits; literature search and review Final Products or Outcomes of Research: APA Conference Presentation Poster Presentation URMC Medical Student Research Symposium April 2023 External Collaborators Peter G. Szilagyi, M.D., M.P.H. (UCLA) Sharon Humiston, M.D., M.P.H. – Associate Director for Research, Immunize.org Christina Albertin, M.P.H., B.S.N. Lab Alumni Zain Talukdar – Summer 2020 – anticipated graduation May 2023 Project: National Immunization Partnership with the APA: A quality improvement (QI) project to increase HPV vaccine uptake in primary care practices, assessing nurse-only visits. Responsibilities: Analyzing run charts made from Plan, Do, Study, Act cycles; interpreting data regarding QI intervention feedback Outcomes of Research: Poster Presentation at URMC Medical Student Research Symposium Oct 2020 Devin Clark – Summer 2020 – anticipated graduation May 2023 Project: VAX-MOM: A quality improvement (QI) project designed to boost Tdap and influenza immunization rates in pregnant people Responsibilities: Qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews of providers and nurses; creation of educational video using animation software Outcomes of Research: Co-Author of “Perspectives on Maternal Vaccination from Obstetrical Clinicians: A Qualitative Multi-site Study” in the Maternal and Child Health Journal. Article link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36315315/ Poster Presentation at URMC Medical Student Research Symposium Oct 2020 Amanda Rodriguez Orengo – Summer 2022 – anticipated graduation May 2025 Project: VAX-MOM: A quality improvement (QI) project designed to boost Tdap and influenza immunization rates in pregnant people Responsibilities: Clinical site visits to record observational data on vaccine workflow; electronic medical record review Outcomes of Research: Poster Presentation at URMC Medical Student Research Symposium Oct 2022