Leadership
 

• Ongoing
  Weekly virtual “office hours” for budding UX professionals; assisting PhDs transitioning from academia to the tech industry

• 2019 - Present
  Director of Accessibility, Global Board, World Information Architecture Day (WIAD) Organization

• 2019, 2020
  Co-Chair, World Information Architecture Day (WIAD), Atlanta, GA

• 2016
  Co-Organizer, Critical Juncture: Exploring the Intersections of Race, Gender, and Disability, Atlanta, GA.

Past Presentations

★=International

1. “UX Research, Design, and LGBTQIA+ Inclusion: A Panel Discussion”, Moderator, Ladies That UX Atlanta (LTUX), June 2021.
   

2. “A11Y: Where to Start?” Global Accessibility Awareness Day, IxDA Atlanta, Invited speaker, May 2021.
   

3. Ethics Design Studio. Arizona State University, Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics, April 2021.
   

4. “Designing for Accessibility: Benefits and Best Practices”, IxDA Atlanta, Invited speaker, May 2020.

5. “For fUX Sake: Finding a Fit in UX”, amUX Atlanta, Invited speaker, December 2019.
   

6. “A User-Centered Approach to Understanding Body Image”, 3MT People’s Choice Award Winner, Emory University, May 2018.
   

7. “Scatterbrained”: Researching and Teaching with Zine-Making. Sam VanHorn. Oral presentation at the 2017 SEWSA Conference, Atlanta, GA.
   

8. What is Disability Literature? Stephanie Larson, Anne Finger, Madison Elkins, Yuliya Gileva, Ami Li, Justin Shaw, and Sam VanHorn. Oral presentation at the 2015 Society for Disability Studies Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
   

9. Considering Ethical Aspects of Anorexia Websites. Sam VanHorn, MA. Paper presentation at the 2014 American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Conference, San Diego, California, USA.
   

10. Considering Lesbian Body Image. Sam VanHorn, MA. Paper presentation at the 2013 Visual Cultural Symposium at Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA and at the 2013 Critical Juncture Conference at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
    

11. ★Does "beta" exist in twin pregnancies? Comparisons of monochorionic and dichorionic twins, and correlations with placental efficiency. Mary Park, MD, Michael Yampolsky, PhD, Oleksandr Shlakhter, PhD, Sam VanHorn, MA, Beata Dygulska, MD, Nora Kiryankova, MD, Hussam Inany, MD, Pradeep Charlagorla, MD, Carolyn Salafia, MD, MS. 2013 International Federation of Placenta Associations in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
    

12. ★Intralipid Treatment in Recurrent Miscarriage and Repeated Failed IVF: A Clinical Study. Jonathan Scher, MD, Sam VanHorn, MA, and Margaret L. Clarke BSN, RN. Latin American Society for Maternal Fetal Interaction & Placenta, February 2013, Iguazu Falls, Brazil, andthe 14thInternational Symposium for Immunology and Reproduction, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
    

13. ★How to slice the placental disk- one-protocol-fits-all or a specimen-specific approach? Theresa Girardi, PhD, Carolyn Salafia, MD, MS, Alex Shalkhter, PhD, Yingying Li, PhD, Pascal Getreuer, PhD, Dawn Misra, PhD, MS, Sam VanHorn, MA, et al. The Teratology Society 52ndAnnual Meeting, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; 2012 International Federation of Placenta Associations in Hiroshima, Japan.
    

14. ★The Chorionic Surface Vascular Network in Human Placentae: What can be Measured and Does It Matter?Pascal Getreuer, PhD, Carolyn Salafia, MD, MS, Alex Shalkhter, PhD, Yingying Li, PhD, Dawn Misra, PhD, Sam VanHorn, MA, et al. The Teratology Society 52ndAnnual Meeting, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; 2012 International Federation of Placenta Associations in Hiroshima, Japan.
    

15. Maternal obesity during pregnancy and neonatal outcome regarding likelihood of admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU): Does placental inflammation play a role? Debbie Suk, MD, Taehee Kwak, MD, Sam VanHorn, MA, Carolyn Salafia, MD, MD, and Cynthia Chase, MD. New York State Perinatal Association Annual Conference, 2012. Albany, New York, USA.
    

16. ★Pregnancy outcomes after bariatric surgery. Mahmood Siddiqui, MD, Michael Lewis, MD, Carolyn Salafia, MD, MS, Sam VanHorn, MA, Peter Gorecki, MD, Jacqueline Bush, MD, and Sanford Lederman, MD. 2012 International Federation of Placenta Associations in Hiroshima, Japan.
    

17. ★Do placental weights and birth weights in monochorionic and dichorionic twins demonstrate allometric scaling similar to that seen in singleton births? Carolyn Salafia, MD, MS, Sam VanHorn, MAand Pramod Narula, MD. 2012 International Federation of Placenta Associations in Hiroshima, Japan.
    

18. ★Optimal gestational age of delivery of di-di twins. Nora Kiryankova, MD, Carolyn Salafia, MD, MD, Sam VanHorn, MA, Mary Park, MD, and Shevon Haywood, BA. 2012 International Federation of Placenta Associations in Hiroshima, Japan.
    

19. Association of Placental Inflammatory Changes with Maternal Fever and Elevated neonatal CRP: A Guide to Initiate Antimicrobial Therapy. Pradeep Charlagorla, MD, Danthanh Hoang, MD, Sam VanHorn, MA, Beata Dygulska, MD, Carolyn Salafia MD, MS and Pramod Narula, MD. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado, USA. September 2011. Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 7thWorld Congress. Portland, Oregon, USA; 2011 Brooklyn Pediatric Society Meeting, Brooklyn, New York, USA (winner).
    

20. Cases of maternal fever without histological chorioamnionitis have other pathologies that may account for fever. Beata Dygulska, MD, Danthanh Hoang, MD, Pradeep Charlagorla, MD, Sam VanHorn, MA, Pramod Narula, MD, and Carolyn Salafia, MD, MS. April 2011. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado, USA. September 2011. Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 7thWorld Congress. Portland, Oregon, USA.
    

21. ★Seasonal Variation in Pre-eclampsia in African Americans living in New York City: A Pilot Study. Karen Florio DO,Carolyn Salafia MD, MS, Orna Gil MD, Kathyrn Keaty MD, Sam VanHorn MA, Angela Stickline MD, Dominick Megna MD and Sanford Lederman MD. October 2010 International Federation of Placenta Associations. Santiago, Chile.
    

22. ★Indomethacin for the prevention of pre-term labor: Is there an association with placental inflammation? John Nyugen MD, Karen Florio DO, Rocco Florio DO, Carolyn Salafia MD, MS, Kathyrn Keaty MD, Sam VanHorn MA, Allison Crockett, Michael Klug, Lindsey Haga, Ashley Bartalot, Shrinidi Mani and Sanford Lederman MD. September, 2011. International Federation of Placenta Associations. Geilo, Norway.
    

23. ★Low PAPP-A levels in the first trimester of pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcome. A preliminary study. Natan Haratz, MD, Karen Florio, DO, Kajal Pruthi, DO, Billie Perlmutter, Sam VanHorn, MA, Carolyn Salafia, MD, MS. September, 2011. International Federation of Placenta Associations. Geilo, Norway.
    

24. ★A retrospective placental analysis of newborn infants referred for neurological consultation: Early roots of neurodevelopmental risk? Michael Presta, MD, Romaine Schubert, MD, Sam VanHorn, MA, Pramod Narula, MD, Sanford Lederman, MD, Carolyn Salafia, MD, MS. June 2011. New York State Perinatal Association Annual Conference. Albany, New York, USA; April 2011. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado, USA; September 2011. Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 7thWorld Congress. Portland, Oregon, USA; September, 2011. International Federation of Placenta Associations. Geilo, Norway; October, 2011. American Academy of Pediatrics 2011 National Conference and Exhibition. Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
    

25. Effect of maternal sickle cell trait on prematurity, birth weight and neonatal morbidity. Silpa Peravalli, MD, Sam VanHorn, MA, Jolanta Kulpa, MD, Carolyn Salafia, MD, MS, and Revathy Sundaram, MD. June 2011. New York State Perinatal Association Annual Conference. Albany, New York, USA. 2012 Brooklyn Pediatric Society Meeting, Brooklyn, New York, USA (winner).
    

26. Correlations between placental pathology and maternal BMI in a population birth cohort. Celeste Gagnier, BA, Sam VanHorn, MA, Bentley Strockbine, PhD, Michael Presta, Glenn Stokken, BS, Deepti Zalavadia, BA, Carolyn Salafia, MD, MS and Pramod Narula, MD. June 2011. New York State Perinatal Association Annual Conference. Albany, New York, USA.
    

27. Differences between Lesbians, Heterosexual Women, and Self-Identified Feminists in Body Image Concerns. Sam VanHorn, MA. March 2011. 2011 International Conference on Eating Disorders. Miami, Florida, USA.