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Tiffany Panko

Executive Director

NTID Deaf Health Care and Biomedical Science Hub
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
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Tiffany Panko

Executive Director

NTID Deaf Health Care and Biomedical Science Hub
National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Bio

Tiffany L. Panko, MD, MBA is the Executive Director of the Deaf Health Care and Biomedical Science Hub (Deaf Hub). She is also Co-Program Director of teh Mentor Supported Shadowing Program, Co-Program Director of the Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (U-RISE) program, and the Lab Director for the Deaf Health Laboratory. More information about the Deaf Hub can be found at rit.edu/ntid/deafhub

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Journal Paper
McKee, Michael M., et al. "Predictors of health literacy among Deaf American Sign Language users." Patient Education and Counseling 142. (2025): 0. Web.
Ratakonda, Sanjana, et al. "Wait, What? What's Going On?—Pregnancy Experiences of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Mothers Who Do Not Sign." Birth. (2024): 0. Web.
Chandanabhumma, Paul P., et al. "Examining the Differences of Perceptions and Experience with Online Health Information Accessibility Between Deaf and Hearing Individuals: A Qualitative Study." Patient Education and Counseling 122. (2024): 108169. Print.
Ratakonda, Sanjana, et al. "Wait, What? What's Going On?—Pregnancy Experiences of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Mothers Who Do Not Sign." Birth 52. 2 (2025): 261-268. Print.
Helm, Kaila V.T., et al. "Maternal health experiences of Black deaf and hard of hearing women in the United States." Women's Health Issues 33. 6 (2023): 610-617. Print.
Mussallem, Ashley, et al. "Making virtual health care accessible to the deaf community: Findings from the telehealth survey." Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. (2022): 0. Print.
Panko, Tiffany L, et al. "Deaf women’s experiences of pregnancy and perinatal healthcare access: A qualitative study." BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. (2022): 0. Web.
Panko, Tiffany L., et al. "The Deaf Community's Experiences Navigating COVID-19 Pandemic Information." Health Literacy Research and Practice 5. 2 (2021): e162-e170. Web.
Rotoli, Jason M., et al. "Emergency Medical Services Communication Barriers and the Deaf American Sign Language User." Prehospital Emergency Care. (2021): 1-13. Web.
Dye, Timothy D., et al. "Risk of COVID-19-related bullying, harassment and stigma among healthcare workers: an analytical cross-sectional global study." BMJ open 10. 12 (2020): 0. Web.
Uninvited Presentations
Stewardson, Jenna, et al. "Perspectives of deaf and hard of hearing people with uterus seeking abortion care: A thematic analysis of their experiences with getting an abortion." 152nd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. American Public Health Association. Minneapolis, MN. 28 Oct. 2024. Conference Presentation.
Panko, Tiffany L, Elizabeth Ayers, and Mariam Paracha. "Supporting Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Healthcare Professionals." TogetherRIT: Day of Dialogue. RIT. Rochester, NY. 25 Oct. 2024. Conference Presentation.
Helm, Kaila, et al. "Maternal health experiences of black deaf and hard of hearing women in the United States." American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. American Public Health Association. Denver, CO. 24 Oct. 2021. Conference Presentation.
Schecter, Arielle, et al. "Facilitators and barriers to safe sex and effective contraception in deaf women: A mixed methods study." Family Medicine Education Consortium. Family Medicine Education Consortium. Philadelphia, PA. 9 Oct. 2021. Poster Session.
Postl, Daphine, et al. "Deaf women’s contraceptive practices." National Sexual Health Conference. United States National Sexual Health Conference. Washington, DC. 6 Oct. 2021. Poster Session.
Doane, Rachel, et al. "Language deprivation impact on deaf women’s access to reproductive health." National Sexual Health Conference. United States National Sexual Health Conference. Washington, DC. 6 Oct. 2021. Poster Session.
Panko, Tiffany L. "Reproductive Injustice in the Deaf Community." JusticeNOW2020. SPARK. Atlanta, GA. 21 Nov. 2020. Conference Presentation.
Book Chapter
Mazique, Rachel, Tiffany L. Panko, and Jess A. Cuculick. "Reproductive and Disability Justice: Deaf Peoples’ Right to be Born." The Palgrave Handbook of Reproductive Justice and Literature. Ed. Beth Widmaier Capo and Laura Lazzari. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2022. 221-246. Print.
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Panko, Tiffany, Jeanne Alhusen, and Kristi Kirschner. "Disability and Pregnancy: Health Care Providers." The Accessibility of Motherhood: A Virtual Workshop on Disability and Pregnancy. NIDILRR Administration for Community Living. Washington, DC. 2 Nov. 2021. Guest Lecture.
Invited Paper
Panko, Tiffany L., Shazia Siddiqi, and Jason Rotoli. "Supporting the deaf community: Do they have access to breastfeeding resources?" Breastfeeding Resiliency, Engagement, and Empowerment Newsletter. (2021). Web.
Shows/Exhibits/Installations
Panko, Tiffany. Faces of Science: Ambassadors for Equity. 2021. Museum of Science, Boston, MA. Exhibit.
Panko, Tiffany. #IfThenSheCan The Exhibit. 2021. NorthPark Center, Dallas, TX. Exhibit.
Panko, Tiffany. Contemporary Women in STEM. 2020. International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago, IL. Exhibit.
Published Conference Proceedings
Mussallem, Ashley, et al. "Double Disparity in Deaf and Hard of Hearing College Students’ Health Literacy." Proceedings of the Health Literacy in Action and Health Literacy Annual Research Conference. Virtual Meeting. 20 October 2020. Ed. Michael K. Paasche-Orlow. Thorofare, NJ: n.p., Print.
Postl, Daphine, et al. "Deaf Community’s Experience of COVID-19." Proceedings of the Health Literacy in Action and Health Literacy Annual Research Conference. Virtual Meeting. 20 October 2020. Ed. Michael K. Paasche-Orlow. Thorofare, NJ: n.p., Print.
Dye, Timothy D., et al. "Adherence to COVID-19 Prevention Strategies among Pregnant People and their Partners." Proceedings of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, January 2021, Las Vegas, NV. Ed. Catherine Bradley and Roberto Romero. New York, NY: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2021. Print.
Dye, Timothy D., et al. "Worldwide COVID-19-related Knowledge, Impact, and Worry in Pregnant People and their Partners." Proceedings of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, January 2021, Las Vegas, NV. Ed. Catherine Bradley and Roberto Romero. New York, NY: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2021. Print.

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