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CoHRR 2026 Research Showcase Poster Presentations

Poster Presentation Schedule

April 24, 2026

Morning Session, 11:15-12:00 pm

"Incretin Therapies in Older Adults: Gaps in the Evidence" – Jiayi Chen, Ziquan Zhou, Pin–Yu Chen, Kady Goldlist, Sarah B. Lieber, Kamal Wagle, Julianna Marwell, John A. Batsis, Elizabeth Eckstrom, Emily A. Johnston

"The Impact of Modality and Cognitive Aging in Bilingual Lexical Access" – Bethany Clements, Esther Lee, Mi Trinh, Saloni Upadhyay, Kristi Hendrickson, Si On Yoon 

"Functional connectivity correlates of persistent post–concussive symptoms and post–traumatic stress symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury" – Amelia Bermudez, Glenn Wylie, Hooman Azmi, Chinwe Ogedegbe, and Gerald Voelbel

"Dietary Protein Intake (Total, Animal, Vegetable) and Muscle Mass and Function among Pre–Frail Older Adults" – Samantha Hess, Stephanie Zhang, Emma Try, Claire Crossman, Maria Trivino Samper, Kathleen Woolf, and Sonja Molfenter

"Characterizing plant protein consumption in residents of New York City: Findings from the FAMiLi cohort" – Ellie Hsu, Soyoung Kwok, Zelle Halloran, Jiyoung Ahn, and Andrea J. Glenn

"The Effect of Virtual Reality on Narrative Production in Older Adults" – Ishika Mroke and Si On Yoon

"Higher Education Has a Duty to be at the Forefront: Curricular Implementation of Rehabilitation Technologies" – Tej (Neha) Mehta, Daphna Harel, and Anat V. Lubetzky

"Depression, Anxiety, and Subjective Cognitive Function Following Cognitive Training" – Heather Bransfield, B.S., Ingrid Anna Yu, B.S., and Gerald T. Voelbel, PhD.

"Comparing tDCS montages and their effects on speech motor learning" – Maria Cuervo Cano, Hung–Shao Cheng, Errin Checkley, Poppy Fane De Salis, Andrea Leone-Thide, and Adam Buchwald

"Use of a Modified Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (mPASAT) to Assess the Effects of Processing Speed and Working Memory on Cognitive Abilities" – Heather Bransfield, B.S., and Gerald T. Voelbel, PhD

Afternoon Session, 1:00-1:45 pm

"Arts for Young People's Mental Health: Findings from a WHO Policy Brief" – Elisabeth Bahr, Nisha Sajnani, Pui Sze Cheng, Sarah Rhodes, and Vicky Karkou 

"Subjective and Objective Measures of Cognition: Examining Their Association on Quality of Life" – Sarah Weissman and Anna Babahanova

"Linking Music Reward, Groove, and Rhythm Perception with a Personalized Tapping Paradigm for Parkinson’s Disease" – Eva Luna Munoz-Vidal, Tomas E. Matthews, Giulietta M. Riboldi, Elizabeth Hoffman, Adeen Flinker, and Pablo Ripolles

"Impact of LifeSteps® Weight Management Program on Adiposity, Self-Efficacy, and Lifestyle Behaviors: A Follow–Up Study Using Validated Instruments" – Stephanie Zhang, BS; Vicki Bourneuf, MS, RDN; Tracy Pfaffenberger, RDN, LDN; Terri Verason, MS, RDN, FAND; and Kathleen Woolf, PhD, RD, FACSM

"Food Insecurity in Shelter Settings: Evidence from Migrants Living in New York City" – Franze de la Calle, Rasheed Perry, Michael Burbella Irene Walcott, and Jeannette M. Beasley

"Two–word Combinations in Autistic Preschoolers" – Polina Derkach, Sabrina Lim, Ellen Ailun Guo, Muna Abd El–Raziq, Kelly Steen, Rhiannon Luyster, and Sudha Arunachalam

"Comparing the diagnosis of self-reported diabetes, its sequelae, and management behaviors: Analyses from the Global Studies of Aging Data in the United States, Mexico, China, and India" – Ashwini Achutharaman, Eriko Shibutami, Yuanyuan (Angie) Chen, Elias Zhao, Chenxi Zhao, Hai Shu, and Jeannette M. Beasley

"Social Communication Across Neurotypes: A Lexical Alignment Study" – Abigail Siconolfi and Si On Yoon