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Coluccio, M., Raczkowski, G., Chava, A., Et. Al “Aiding Asylum: Clinicians Documenting Human Rights Violation Through Forensic Medical Evaluations at Medical Student Asylum Clinics” Family Doctor 2019; 8(1):18-21
Gary Iacobucci, Ph.D.; Meghan Chambers; Gregory G Homish, Ph.D.; Danielle Bernas, LMSW; Maria Coluccio; Kim S Griswold, M.D., MPH "Towards health equity through cultural and ethnic diversity awareness in mental healthcare: a review of the literature" Community Mental Health Journal (Submitted)
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Aghaie, C. “Aiding Asylum: Promoting Human Rights Education through the formation of a student-run asylum Clinic” Scholarly Round Table Discussion at: 2020 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference
Coluccio, M., Alexandri, N., “Female Genital Cutting in the Asylum Seeking Population & Medical Forensic Evaluations” University at Buffalo Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds, January 2020
Coluccio, M., “Health Related Characteristics & Demographics of Asylum Seeking Clients: The Human Rights Initiative at UB” Oral Presentation at: North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Conference 2019
Coluccio, M., Griswold, K., “Prevalence of Clinical Sequelae Associated with Exposure to Violence in Asylum Seeking Clients: Human Rights Initiative at UB” Oral Presentation at: Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Summer Research Presentations 2018
Coluccio, M., Griswold K., “Enhancing Cross-Cultural Competency through Engagement with Asylum Seekers of Western New York: The Human Rights Initiative at UB” University at Buffalo Diversity & Inclusion Summit 2017
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Schlosser, K., Coluccio, M., Mohammad, Y., Griswold, K., “Awareness Meets Trauma: The Possibility for Re-traumatization of Detained Asylum-seekers.” NAPCRG—Poster Presentation 2021
Coluccio, M., Mohammad, Y., Schlosser, K.,Griswold, K., “Demographics, Clinical Characteristics, & Mental Health needs of LGBTI Asylum Seekers” Poster Presentation at: Unite for Sight Global Health & Innovation Conference 2020
Schlosser, K., Coluccio, M., Mohammad, Y., Griswold, K., “History of Trauma: Characteristics of Detained Asylum Seekers in Buffalo, NY” Poster Presentation at: Medical Student Research Forum at Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, January 2020
Coluccio, M., Mohammad, Y., Schlosser, K., Griswold, K., “Recognizing Resilience: Coping Mechanisms Utilized by Asylum Seekers at the Human Rights Initiative at UB” Poster Presentation at: North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Conference 2019
Mohammad, Y., Schlosser, K., Coluccio M. Griswold K., “Political & Social Climates of LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Aided by the Human Rights Initiative” New York State Association for Rural Health Annual Conference, 2019
Raczowski G., Coluccio, M., Griswold, K., “The Human Rights Initiative: A Medical Student Clinic Documenting Sequelae of Torture for Asylum Seekers” Poster Presentation at: 19th World Psychiatric Association Congress
of Psychiatry, August 2019
Coluccio, M., Griswold, K., “Prevalence of Clinical Sequelae Associated with Exposure to Violence in Asylum Seeking Clients: Human Rights Initiative at UB” Poster Presentation at: North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Conference 2018
Coluccio, M., Griswold, K., “Mental Health & Psychological Sequelae Associated with Exposure to Violence in Asylum Seeking Clients at the Human Rights Initiative at UB” Poster Presentation at: 13th Annual MSSNY Resident/Fellow and Medical Student Poster Symposium, March 2018
Coluccio, M., Griswold, K., “Asylum Seekers, Exposure to Violence, & Mental Health: Clinical
Characteristics of Clients at the Human Rights Initiative at UB” Poster Presentation at: Medical Student Research Forum at Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, January 2018
Mohammad, Yasmeen., “Female Genital Cutting among Asylum Seekers Aided by the Human Rights Initiative”