Recent Winnings for CHIRP
Congratulations to the Gender Affirming Care team, Leslie Alhakim, Celeste Gable, Martone Olsavsky, Lorina Mnela, Breanna Shifrin, Jade Ayoderemi, Saif Haq, and Sydney Gustinger, for receiving 3rd place at St. John's University 2026 Student Research Conference Undergraduate Poster Presentation. Their poster presentation was titled "Data-Driven Storytelling to Clarify Variability in Studies of Transgender Patients Undergoing Hormone Treatment." Good job!
Congratulations to the Affective Dynamics team, Ana Chkhaidze, Marcus Joyner, Gabriela Ignatowicz, Lindsay Bonn, Chelsea Lamar, Brianna Maninno, and Sophia Rivera, for receiving 2nd place at St. John's University 2026 Student Research Conference Undergraduate Poster Presentation. Their poster presentation was titled "Perceived Discrimination & Affective Coherence: Correspondence between Anger and Blood Pressure." Good job!
Congratulations to Leslie Alhakim and Jenna Langaman for achieving 3rd place in the Empirical Research category! Their poster, titled "Systematic Review of Hematologic Values Among Transgender Patients: Establishing Standardized Reference Ranges to Improve Clinical Care," highlights important research that aims to enhance clinical care for transgender patients. This work is a significant contribution to the field and underscores the importance of establishing standardized reference ranges. Well done!
We are proud to announce that our director, Dr. Elizabeth Brondolo, has achieved remarkable recognition at the recent conference. Dr. Brondolo placed 3rd in the Empirical Research category for her poster titled "Systematic Review of Hematologic Values Among Transgender Patients: Establishing Standardized Reference Ranges to Improve Clinical Care." Additionally, she secured 1st place in the Quality Improvement category her impactful work on "Advance Care Conversations in Primary Care Settings: Prevalence and Sociodemographic Factors." Congratulations to Dr. Brondolo for her outstanding contributions to the field!
CHIRP Graduates: Where are they now?
