{"id":685,"date":"2026-02-23T16:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ctmh\/?p=685"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:54:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:54:01","slug":"ctmh-at-2025-american-public-health-association-annual-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ctmh\/2026\/02\/23\/ctmh-at-2025-american-public-health-association-annual-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"CTMH at 2025 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW9755701 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW9755701 BCX0\">Center for Trauma and Mental Health Affiliates joined public health experts from around the world to present at the<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW9755701 BCX0\">2025 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting &amp; Expo:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CTMH\u00a0Affiliates\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/carlos-rodriguez-diaz\/\">Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz<\/a>, Chair of Community Health Sciences, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/allegra-gordon\/\">Allegra Gordon,<\/a> Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/kimberly-nelson\/\">\u00a0Kimberly Nelson<\/a>, Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/phuongthao-le\/\">PhuongThao\u00a0Le<\/a>, Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences represented BUSPH at the exhibit booth.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Abstracts and presentations: <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/2025\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/571232\">Minor consent for mental health treatment in the United States: A longitudinal analysis of state law (1900-2024)<\/a><br \/>\nSPH co-authors:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/jaimie-gradus\/\">Jaimie Gradus<\/a>, professor of epidemiology, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/kimberly-nelson\/\">Kimberly Nelson<\/a>, associate professor of community health sciences<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/2025\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/575211\">\u201cI can\u2019t just go to any place\u2026 and feel the same level of protection or care\u201d: Young adults\u2019 perceptions of state LGBTQ policies\u2019 influence on their mental health and wellbeing<\/a><br \/>\nSPH presenter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/allegra-gordon\/\">Allegra Gordon<\/a>, assistant professor of community health sciences<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/2025\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/567275\">Strengthening Global Health Research through Fairer Partnerships in Agenda Setting, Capacity Building and Dissemination<\/a><br \/>\nSPH presenter: Mai Hussein, CTMH Fellow<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/2025\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/567972\">Can prospective ascertainment of age at initiation of sexual activities improve data accuracy?<\/a><br \/>\nSPH presenter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/kimberly-nelson\/\">Kimberly Nelson<\/a>, associate professor of community health sciences<br \/>\nSPH co-author:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/julia-bond\/\">Julia Bond<\/a>, assistant professor of epidemiology<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/2025\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/571263\">Minor consent law knowledge and STI\/HIV testing among adolescents across the United States<\/a><br \/>\nSPH presenter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/kimberly-nelson\/\">Kimberly Nelson<\/a>, associate professor of community health sciences<br \/>\nSPH co-authors:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/samantha-haiken\/\">Samantha Haiken<\/a>, research fellow in community health sciences<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/2025\/meetingapp.cgi\/Session\/72710\">Barriers to Timely Prenatal Care Among AI\/AN Women: Insights From PRAMS<\/a><br \/>\nSPH presenter: Rowena Lindsay, CTMH Fellow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2025\/sph-at-apha-2025\/\">Read more from BU SPH\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Center for Trauma and Mental Health Affiliates joined public health experts from around the world to present at the\u00a02025 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting &amp; 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