Conference Presentation & Accepted Abstracts

Presentations at international conferences include:

  • Prevention of Mother-To-Child HIV/AIDS Transmission (August 2004). Kennedy SB. Oral Presentation at the First National Workshop on Reducing Maternal Mortality In Post Conflict Liberia, August 26-27, 2004, Cuttington University College Monrovia Campus, Monrovia, Liberia.
  • Institutional Review Board (IRB) 101: Goals, Policies & Procedures of an IRB (July 2005). Oral Presentation at the Workshop titled: Developing Capacity for an Institutional Review Board (IRB) in Post Conflict Liberia, July 11-15, 2005. Carina Hotel Conference Center, Monrovia, Liberia.
  • Procedures to Establish an Institutional Review Board (IRB) in Post-Conflict Liberia (July 2005). Oudemans E, Kennedy SB. Oral Presentation at the Workshop titled, Developing Capacity for an Institutional Review Board (IRB) in Post Conflict Liberia, July 11-15, 2005. Carina Hotel Conference Center, Monrovia, Liberia.
  • Human Subject Protection in Post-Conflict Liberia. Poster Presentation (November 2008). Tegli J, Morris C, Harris AO, Kennedy SB, George-Williams E, Kollie J. Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R) Conference, Advancing Ethical Research: Balancing the Needs of Human Subjects & Science, November 16-19, 2008, Orlando, Florida, USA.
  • Operating an IRB in Post-Conflict Sub-Saharan Africa: Liberia as a Case Study – Constraints and Prospects. Poster Presentation (November 2008). Morris C, Tegli J, Harris AO, Kennedy SB, George-Williams E, Kollie J. Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R) Conference, Advancing Ethical Research: Balancing the Needs of Human Subjects & Science, November 16-19, 2008, Orlando, Florida, USA.
  • Risky Sexual Behaviors among Urban Youth in Post-Conflict Liberia (May 2009). Oral Presentation, Session # 179: Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health in Sub-Saharan Africa. Harris AO, Kennedy SB, Fahnbulleh PW, Massaquoi MT, Barbu MB, Garber S, Perry O, Korvah PM, Kolubah M, Gobeh M, Tegli J. Population Association of America (PAA) Annual Conference, April 30-May 2, 2009, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
  • A Community-Based Condom Social Marketing Initiative In Post-Conflict Liberia (May 2009). Oral Presentation, Session # 168: Condom Use & HIV Risk. Taylor CH, Kennedy SB, Nagbe W, Sosu F, Woods D, Martin RB, Bee, EM, Sirleaf P, Quaqua M, Seekey W, Dennis B. Population Association of America (PAA) Annual Conference, April 30-May 2, 2009, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
  • Nagbe WM, Barbu EM, Kennedy SB, Shannon F, Quaqua M, Gobeh, M, Perry O, Garber S, Fahnbulleh PW, Bee EM. SISTA: An HIV/AIDS Prevention Program for Women. Accepted for Workshop Presentation (Abstract # A-13). 1st International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics, July 17-18, 2009, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Taylor CH, Kennedy SB, Nagbe WM, Sosu F, Woods DV, Martin RB, Bee EM, Sirleaf P, Quaqua M, Seekey W. A Community-Based Condom Social Marketing Initiative in Post-Conflict Liberia. Accepted for a Workshop Presentation (Abstract # A-23). 1st International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics, July 17-18, 2009, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Martin RB, Taylor CH, Nagbe WM, Dennis B, Massaquoi MT, Garber S, Kolubah M, Sosu F, Sirleaf P, Kennedy SB, Tegli J. HIV Risk Behaviors of Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Post-Conflict Liberia. Accepted for Poster Presentation (Abstract #: P-38). 4th International Workshop on HIV Transmission. July 17-18, 2009, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Barbu EM, Nagbe WM, Perry O, Seekey W, Quaqua M, Gobeh M, Woods DV, Shannon F, Bee EM, Kennedy SB, Fahnbulleh PW. Development of an HIV Prevention Program for Young Women in Post-Conflict Liberia. Accepted for Poster Presentation (Abstract #: P-39). 4th International Workshop on HIV Transmission. July 17-18, 2009, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Martin RB, Taylor CH, Nagbe WM, Dennis B, Massaquoi MT, Garber S, Kolubah MK, Sosu F, Sirleaf P, Kennedy SB, Tegli J. HIV Risk Behaviors of Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Post-Conflict Liberia. Accepted for Poster Presentation, Fifth International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on Pathogenesis, Treatment & Prevention, July 19-22, 2009, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Kolubah M, Kennedy SB, Gobeh M, Quaqua M, Woods D, Warlonfa M, Massaquoi M (August 2009). Recruitment & Retention Strategies of High Risk Urban Youth in An HIV/STD Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in Post-Conflict Liberia. Third Ditan International Conference on Infectious Diseases, Beijing International Convention Center (BICC), July 30-August 2, 2009, Beijing, China.
  • Perry O, Kennedy SB, Bee EM, Fahnbulleh P, Garver S, Barbu EM, Nagbe W (August 2009). Risky Sexual Behaviors among Young Urban Females in Post-Conflict Liberia. Third Ditan International Conference on Infectious Diseases, Beijing International Convention Center (BICC), July 30-August 2, 2009, Beijing, China.
  • Draper R, Smith EG, George-Williams E, Morris C, Tegli JK, Kollie JN, Kennedy SB (November 2009). Monitoring Adherence to Human Subject Protections in Research Protocols Is A Major Challenge in Post-Conflict Liberia. 5th MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference. Kenyatta International Conference Center, November 2-6, 2009, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Kollie JN, Tegli JK, Morris C, Harris AO, Kennedy SB, George-Williams E (November 2009). Impact of Cultural & Educational Differences on the Informed Consent Process In Liberia. Poster Presentation, PRIM&R 2009, Advancing Ethical Research Conference: Navigating the Future Using the Belmont Compass, November 14-16, 2009, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
  • Sosu F, Tegli JK, Kennedy SB, Gobeh M, Taylor CH, Morris C, Warlonfa M (November 2009). Challenges Associated with Privacy & Confidentiality in Behavioral Research in Post-Conflict Liberia. Poster Presentation, PRIM&R 2009, Advancing Ethical Research Conference: Navigating the Future Using the Belmont Compass, November 14-16, 2009, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
  •  Moses K. Kolubah, Stephen B. Kennedy, Mawen E. Gobeh, Monica Quaqua, Daisajou Woods, Matthew Warlonfa, Momolu T. Massaquoi (December 2009). Recruitment & Retention Strategies of High Risk Urban Youth in An HIV/STD Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in Post-Conflict Liberia. Accepted as Poster Presentation, The Fifth Forum of the African AIDS Vaccine Program (AAVP), December 13-15, 2009, Kampala, Uganda
  • Wede M. Nagbe, Albert O. Harris, Stephen B. Kennedy, Curtis H. Taylor, Jemee K. Tegli, (January 2010). HIV/STDs Knowledge Among In-School Youth In Post Conflict Liberia. Poster Presentation, Poster # 347. Keystone Symposium Conference Series. Conference Title: HIV Biology & Pathogenesis Conference, January 12-17, 2010, Santa Fe Community Convention Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • Allison N. Martin, C.W. Wester, M. Davidson, Sten H. Vermund, Stephen B. Kennedy (April 2010). Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Risk Behavior Among Youth in Post-Conflict Liberia. Annual Dr. Wilbert C. Jordan Research Forum, Student National Medical Association (SNMA) Conference, April 2010, Chicago, Illinois
  • Albert O. Harris, Fred Sosu, E. Muku Bee, Roland B. Martin, Stephen B. Kennedy, Comfort Mulbah-Kamara, Prince T.K. Sirleaf, Moses K. Kolubah, Katherine A. Atwood (May 2010). Challenges to the Implementation of a School-Based Curriculum in Post-Conflict Setting. Poster Presentation, University of Michigan’s 14th Annual Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education Scholars Program, May 6-8, 2010. Ann Arbors, Michigan.
  • Jemee Tegli, BBA; Mawen Gobeh, BBA; Monica Quaqua, BSc., MPH; Albert Harris, M.Sc. (July 2010). Informed Consent in Resource-Constrained Settings. An Oral Abstract Presentation, 4th General Assembly, Initiative for Strengthening Health Research Ethics in Africa (ISHReCA), Organized by ISHReCA & WHO-TDR, Ouagadougou,  Burkina Faso, July 2010.
  • E. Mukee Barbu, Fulton Q. Shannon, Monica Quaqua, Matthew Warlonfa M (July 2010). Alcohol & Risky Sexual Behaviors Among In-School Adolescents in Post-Conflict Liberia. Abstract Accepted for Poster Presentation, July 21, 2010. Abstract # 2561. International AIDS Conference, July 18-23, 2010. Vienna, Austria
  • Salome Garber, Curtis H. Taylor, Prince M. Korvah, Wede M. Nagbe, Oretha S. Perry (July 2010). Cultural Adaptation of Making Proud Choices, HIV Prevention Curriculum in Post-Conflict Liberia. Abstract Accepted for Poster Presentation, July 19, 2010. Abstract # 3748. International AIDS Conference, July 18-23, 2010. Vienna, Austria
  • Roland B. Martin, Curtis H. Taylor, Wede M. Nagbe, Barclay Dennis, Momolu T. Massaquoi, Salome Garber, Moses K. Kolubah, Fred Sosu, Prince T.K. Sirleaf, Prince M. Korvah, Stephen B. Kennedy, Jemee K. Tegli (September 30, 2021). HIV Risk Behaviors of Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Post-Conflict Liberia. Abstract Accepted as Poster Presentation (#187870), AIDS Vaccine 2010, September 28-October 1, 2010, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  • Comfort Mulbah-Kamara, Stephen B. Kennedy, Fulton Q. Shannon, Curtis H. Taylor, Pearl W. Fahnbulleh, Mawen E. Gobeh, Ernlee M. Barbu, Wede M. Nagbe, Matthew Warlonfa (October 10, 2021). Prevention of Risky Sexual Behaviors among Urban Females enrolled in a Randomized Community Trial in Post-Conflict Liberia. Abstract Accepted for Poster Presentation, 3rd African Network for Drugs & Diagnostics Innovation (ANDI) Stakeholders Meeting and High Level Forum, October 11-13, 2010, United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON), Nairobi, Kenya
  • Roland B. Martin, Curtis H. Taylor, Wede M. Nagbe, Fred Sosu, Stephen B. Kennedy (October 10, 2021). HIV Risk Behaviors of Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Post-Conflict Liberia. Abstract Accepted for Poster Presentation, 3rd African Network for Drugs & Diagnostics Innovation (ANDI) Stakeholders Meeting and High Level Forum, October 11-13, 2010, United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON), Nairobi , Kenya
  • Mawen E. Gobeh, E. Mukee Barbu, Wede M. Nagbe, Monica Quaqua, Stephen B. Kennedy (October 10, 2021). Strategies to Develop a Culturally Appropriate HIV/AIDS Prevention Program for Women. Abstract Accepted for Poster Presentation, 3rd African Network for Drugs & Diagnostics Innovation (ANDI) Stakeholders Meeting and High Level Forum, October 11-13, 2010, United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON), Nairobi , Kenya
  • Monica Quaqua, Ernlee M. Barbu, Wede M. Nagbe, Stephen B. Kennedy, Pearl W. Fahnbulleh (November 2010). Mitigation of HIV/AIDS for Young Urban Women in Post-Conflict Liberia. Accepted as a Poster Presentation (Abstract # 89415), First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, November 16-19, 2010, Montreux, Switzerland
  • Prince T.K. Sirleaf, Stephen B. Kennedy, Moses K. Kolubah, Matthew Warlonfa (November 2010). Longitudinal Retention of High Risk Youth in HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials in Post-Conflict Liberia. Accepted as a Poster Presentation (Abstract # 89414), First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, November 16-19, 2010, Montreux, Switzerland