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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

Needs Assessment for a Web-Based Support Resource for Patients with a Pathogenic Variant in LMNA , Dylan M. Allen

Evaluation of a Story-telling Approach to Educate Minority Populations About Inherited Cancer , Celestyn B. Angot

Using the Genetic Counseling Skills Checklist to Characterize Prenatal Genetic Counseling , David A. Cline

Reframing Resistance, Resilience, and Racial Equity in Maternal Health: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Paternal Involvement and the Racial Disparity in Severe Maternal Morbidity , Marshara G. Fross

Student Perceptions of the Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants and Preferences for Health Education , Ana Gutierrez

Relationships between Leading and Trailing Indicators at Construction Sites in Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi Arabia , Anas H. Halloul

Variability of Air Sampling Results Using Air-O-Cell Cassettes , Christina M. Haworth

Use of Silica Dust and Lunar Simulants for Assessing Lunar Regolith Exposure , Layzamarie Irizarry-Colon

The Aging Workforce: How it Relates to Incident Rates within a Distribution Warehouse and a Chemical Manufacturing Building , Elisabeth V. Jones

Fuzzy KC Clustering Imputation for Missing Not At Random Data , Markku A. Malmi Jr.

Piloting a Spanish-language Web-based Tool for Hereditary Cancer Genetic Testing , Gretter Manso

Development of a ddPCR Multiplex to Measure the Immune Response to Borrelia burgdorferi. , Kailey Marie McCain

A Healthcare Claims Investigation of Parasomnia Epidemiology, Associations with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Correlates , Anh Thy Ha Nguyen

Diet and Salivary Microbiome on Cardiovascular Risk and Glycemic Control in Participants with and without Type 1 Diabetes: The CACTI Study , Tiantian Pang

Evaluation of Two Methods to Estimate Wet Bulb Globe Temperature from Heat Index , Stephi Pofanl

Intimate Conversations: A Mixed-Methods Study of African American Father-Adolescent Sexual Risk Communication , Shanda A. Vereen

Assessment of ISO Heart Rate Method to Estimate Metabolic Rate , Karl Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Outcomes of a Periodic Exposure Assessment of Workers at a University Campus , Logan M. Armagast

Evaluating the Effect of Public Health Governance Structure and Public Opinion on COVID-19 Disease Control Interventions , Daniel Chacreton

Alpha Synuclein: A therapeutic target and biomarker for Parkinson’s Disease , Max Chase

A Study of Noise Exposures for Amusement Park Employees by Positions and Ride Categories , Danielle M. Dao

Bayesian Network-based Diagnostic Support Tool with Limited Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Work-related Elbow Injuries , Cristina Maria Franceschini Sánchez

Host-Pathogen Coevolution Between Tasmanian Devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) and Devil Facial Tumor Disease , Dylan Garret Gallinson

Measurements of Generalizability and Adjustment for Bias in Clinical Trials , Yuanyuan Lu

Examining the Relationship between Racial Respect among Black Early Childhood Professionals and their Perceptions of Black Children , Kayla Nembhard

Etiology of sterile intra-amniotic inflammation: An exploratory study , Zoe M. Taylor

Evaluating and Improving a Novel Toolkit for Implementation and Optimization of Lynch Syndrome Universal Tumor Screening , Tara M. Wolfinger

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Exploring Adult Attachment in Intimate Relationships among Women who Were Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence in Childhood: A Convergent Mixed Methods Approach , Ngozichukwuka C. Agu

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Disinfectant-Impregnated Wipes Versus Detergent Wipes for Surface Decontamination , Jacob Amadin

Limited Point of Care Ultrasound Clinical Decision Support Model for Work-related Injuries of the Shoulder Utilizing Bayesian Network , Gwen Marie Ayers

Synthesis of a Multimodal Ecological Model for Scalable, High-Resolution Arboviral Risk Prediction in Florida , Sean P. Beeman

Feasibility of a Virtual Group Nutrition Intervention for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder , Acadia W. Buro

Defining Codes Based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research in the Context of the Implementing Universal Lynch Syndrome Screening , Jasmine A. Burton-Akright

Americans’ Familiarity, Interest, and Actions with Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing , Riley L. Carroll

Does Better A1C Control Worsen Osteoarthritis? An Electronic Health Record Cross-Sectional Study , Sarah C. Cattaneo

Analysis of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Gene Expression Profiles in a Prospective, Community-based Cohort , Jan Dahrendorff

Differential Privacy for Regression Modeling in Health: An Evaluation of Algorithms , Joseph Ficek

Does Time-Weighted Averaging for WBGT and Metabolic Rate Work for Work-Recovery Cycles? , John W. Flach

Screening of Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder: Identifying Factors Impacting Implementation of Screening Recommendations Using the Theoretical Domains Framework , Tara R. Foti

Epigenetic Potential in an Introduced Passerine , Haley E. Hanson

Face Mask Use to Protect Against COVID-19; Importance of Substrate, Fit, and User Tendencies , Evelyn Kassel

Novel Educational Material for Patients with a Variant of Uncertain Significance (VUS) in a Cancer Risk Gene , Meghan E. Kelley

Mechanisms and Mitigation: Effects of Light Pollution on West Nile Virus Dynamics , Meredith E. Kernbach

Seasonality in Competence to Transmit West Nile Virus for a Widespread Reservoir , Kyle L. Koller

Mealtimes in Early Childhood Education Centers During COVID-19: A Mixed-Methods Assessment of Responsibilities, Interactions, and Best Practices , Joanna Mackie

Development and Validation of an Isothermal Amplification Assay for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus , Mikayla D. Maddison

Evaluating the Development and Implementation of Campus-based Sexual and Interpersonal Violence Prevention Programming , Robyn Manning-Samuels

Bait-and-Kill: Targeting a Novel Heme Biochemical Pathway in Hundreds of Cancers , Christopher G. Marinescu

Acclimatization Protocols and Their Outcomes , Ayub M. Odera

Promoting HPV vaccination with vaccine-hesitant parents using social media: a formative research mixed-method study , Silvia Sommariva

Sleep Diagnoses and Low Back Pain in U.S. Military Veterans , Kenneth A. Taylor

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Journey Mapping the Minority Student’s Path Toward Genetic Counseling: A Holistic Picture , Tatiana E. Alvarado-Wing

Using Observations from the UAW-Ford Ergonomic Assessment Tool to Predict Distal Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders , Zachariah T. Brandes-Powell

Do Similar Exposure Groups (SEG) differ from Air Force base to Air Force base? A Combat Arms Training and Maintenance (CATM) noise exposure comparison of Moody AFB and MacDill AFB. , Miriam F. Escobar

Predictors of Premature Discontinuation from Behavioral Health Services: A Mixed Methods Study Guided by the Andersen & Newman Model of Health Care Utilization , Shawna M. Green

Non-invasive Sex Determination and Genotyping of Transgenic Brugia malayi Larvae , Santiago E. Hernandez Bojorge

Does Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Increases the Risk of Preeclampsia Among Primigravid Women? , Astha Kakkad

Evaluating Effects of Cancer Genetic Counseling on Several Brief Patient Impact Measures , Alyson Kneusel

Impact of Heat-Related Illness and Natural Environments on Behavioral Health Related Emergency and Hospital Utilization in Florida , Natasha Kurji

The Quantification of Heavy Metals in Infant Formulas Offered by the Florida WIC Program , Naya Martin

Differences in Knowledge Acquisition, Perceived Engagement and Self-Efficacy in Latino Promotores Delivering the Heart Disease Prevention Program Su Corazόn, Su Vida , Samuel Matos-Bastidas

Spatial and Temporal Determinants Associated with Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Activity in Florida , Kristi M. Miley

Using Observations from the UAW-Ford Ergonomic Assessment Tool to Predict Low Back Musculoskeletal Disorders , Colins Nwafor

On the Importance of Context: Examining the Applicability of Infertility Insurance Mandates in the United States Using a Mixed-Methods Study Design , Nathanael B. Stanley

Exploration of Factors Associated with Perceptions of Community Safety among Youth in Hillsborough County, Florida: A Convergent Parallel Mixed-Methods Approach , Yingwei Yang

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

The Ability of the U.S. Military’s WBGT-based Flag System to Recommend Safe Heat Stress Exposures , David R. Almario

The Relationship between Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) Derived Metrics and Indices of Glycemic Control , Ryan Bailey

“Man plans but ultimately, God decides”: A Phenomenological Investigation of the Contextual Family Planning Beliefs of Recently Resettled Congolese Refugee Women in West Central Florida. , Linda Bomboka Wilson

‘If He Hits Me, Is That Love? I Don’t Think So’: An Ethnographic Investigation of the Multi-Level Influences Shaping Indigenous Women’s Decision-Making Around Intimate Partner Violence in the Rural Peruvian Andes , Isabella Li Chan

An Assessment of the Role of Florida Pharmacists in the Administration of Inactivated Influenza Vaccine to Pregnant Women , Oluyemisi O. Falope

Epidemiological Analysis of Malaria Decrease in El Salvador from 1955 until 2017 , Tatiana I. Gardellini Guevara

Self-Collected Sampling Methods for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Screening Among College Women: Exploring Patient-Centered Intervention Characteristics , Stacey B. Griner

The Relationship Between Hand and Wrist Musculoskeletal Disorders and Hand Activity and Posture , Warren M. Henry

Speeding Diagnosis and Saving Money Using Point of Care Ultrasound Rather Than MRI for Work-related MSK Injuries , Jared A. Jeffries

Mitigating Barriers to Chronic Disease Risk Factor Prevention and Management in Disadvantaged Communities , Krys M. Johnson

Comparing Family Sharing Behaviors in BRCA Carriers with PALB2 Carriers , Joy E. Kechik

Investigating Air Pollution and Equity Impacts of a Proposed Transportation Improvement Program for Tampa , Talha Kemal Kocak

Exploring Young Women’s Choice to Initiate Use of Long-acting Reversible Contraception: A Mixed Methods Approach , Helen Mahony

Evaluation of Clinical Practices and Needs about Variants of Uncertain Significance Results in Inherited Cardiac Arrhythmia and Inherited Cardiomyopathy Genes , Reka D. Muller

Effects of Medications with Anticholinergic Properties and Opioids on Cognitive Function and Neural Volumetric Changes in Elderly Australians , Malinee Neelamegam

Sundaas Story: A Mixed-Methods Study of Household Sanitation Provisioning in Urban Informal Housing in India , Sarita Vijay Panchang

A Retrospective Study of the Opioid Epidemic and Fentanyl Related Overdose Fatality Cases in a Florida West Coast Medical Examiner District Population , Anne Terese Powell

Using Predicted Heat Strain to Evaluate Sustainable Exposures , Samantha L. Thacker

Isokinetic Sampling Efficiency Differences for Blunt Edge vs Sharp Edge Sampling Probes , Cory A. Treloar

Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to Investigate Daily Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (emtricitabine/tenofovir DF) Implementation via Community-based HIV Testing Sites in Florida , Deanne E. Turner

“We can learn some things from them, but they can learn some things from us too”: Intergenerational Perceptions of Shared Infant Feeding Information , Alexis L. Woods Barr

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Comparison of Modeled and Measured Pesticide Concentrations in Air , Trenell Davis Boggans

Effectiveness of Biocide Substitution and Management Plan Implementation for the Control of , Adelmarie Bones

Design, Construction, and Characterization of the University of South Florida Wind Tunnel , Jason S. Garcia

Characterization of Scanning Mobility Particle Sizers For Use With Nanoaerosols , Michael R. Henderson

Validation of the Thermal Work Limit (TWL) Against Known Heat Stress Exposures , Danielle L. Kapanowski

Validation of a New Concept for Measuring Respirable Dusts , Xiao Liu

Occupational Noise Exposure Evaluation of Airline Ramp Workers , Adekunle Ogunyemi

Reduction in Needlestick Injuries Using a Novel Package of Interventions , Kamal Thakor Patel

Ability of the ISO Predicted Heat Strain Method to Predict a Limiting Heat Stress Exposure , Edgar Prieto

Developing the Evidence Base for Mental Health Policy and Services: Inquiries into Epidemiology, Cost-Benefits, and Utilization , Joseph L. Smith

Occupational Sharps Injuries in Medical Trainees at the University of South Florida: A Follow-up Study , Kourtni L. Starkey

Particles in Welding Fumes , Rebecca T. Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

The Effects of Maternal Folate on Fetal Brain and Body Size among Smoking Mothers , Korede K. Adegoke

The Influence of Tropical Forests and Climate Change on the Fates of Select Organic Pollutants in a Jamaican Watershed , Kayon Barrett

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Dissertations from 2024 2024.

Distinguishing Collaboration From Other Forms of Group Work to Build and Pilot a New Collaboration Assessment Tool For More Informed and Effective Collaboration , Leigh Alderman

Improving Understanding of Overdose Trends in the United States Using Multiple Surveillance Data Sources , Shannon Casillas

One in Two: Lived Experiences of HIV Seroconversions among Black Sexual Minority Men in the HIV Workforce , Daniel Driffin

Understanding the Role of Mindfulness for Physical Activity Among Black/African American Women with Arthritis , Elizabeth Fallon

Participatory Community-Academic Research Partnerships for Health Equity , Michelle Marcus

A Comprehensive Policy Analysis to Address the Public Health Dilemma of Systemic Ableism and Patient Distress Following Prenatal Screening for Disabilities , Stephanie Meredith

Risk and Protective Factors in the Caregiving Context for Violence Exposure Outside of the Home, HIV Risk, and HIV Infection Among Youth Ages 13 to 24 in Lesotho , Elizabeth Perry

Arrested Mobility™: Policy Grounded Health Equity Solutions and Actions for Georgia , Tony Price

Mathematical Modeling to Support Public Health Officials with Evaluating Immunization and Non-pharmaceutical Intervention Strategies During and Outside Periods of Outbreak Response , Gabriel Rainisch

The Place-Based Impacts of Social Determinants of Health: An Examination of Social and Structural Influences , Nikita Rao

COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy Among Women with a Live Birth: Findings from The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 25 US Jurisdictions, 2021. , Beatriz Salvesen von Essen

Nicotine, Tobacco, Marijuana Use Typologies among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth and Young Adults in the United States , Michael Brandon Talley

Novel Tools to Measure Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among Populations at Higher Risk in the United States , Laura A. Vonnahme

Dissertations from 2023 2023

Relationships between Body Mass Index, Adiposity Distribution and Treatment Outcomes among Patients with Tuberculosis from the Country of Georgia , Tsira Chakhaia

Application of epidemiologic methods to investigate the heterogenous impact of COVID-19 , Sushma Dahal

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Tobacco Use, Tobacco Advertising Exposure and Its Effects on Subsequent Tobacco Use Among U.S. Youth , Vuong Van Do

Pandemics, Epidemics, and Public Health Crises– Oh My! An Examination of Tobacco Use During Public Health Emergencies , Robert T. Fairman

Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: An Examination of Benefits and Barriers. , Olivia K. Golan

Food Insecurity and Chronic Disease Among Working-Age US Adults , Kiara Maddox

Community Engagement in the International Emergency Response to Ebola, 2014-2016 , Daniel W. Martin

Examing how Nurses' Personal Experiences with Mental Illness Relate to Stigma and Discrimination against People with Mental Illness in Rural Northern Uganda. , Connie Olwit

Patterns of Tobacco Product Use in the US Population using the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study , Wellington C. Onyenwe

Unintended Pregnancies Among Adult Mothers Who Have Not Graduated High School: Family Planning Intentions, Birth Control Practices, and Optimal Interpregnancy Intervals , Alexandria L. Parham

Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Assess the Service Needs of Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Atlanta , Jasmine Rockwell Heard

Virtual Delivery in Home Visiting: A Qualitative Exploration of SafeCare® Provider Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic , Ashley E N Watson

Dissertations from 2022 2022

Understanding the Role of Preemption in the United States and the Relationship between State-level Preemption Policies and Vulnerability and Mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic , Maeh Al-Shawaf

Exploring Issues of Substance Use Among Special Populations , Victoria Churchill

Postpartum Social Support Experiences of Black Mothers with Depression during COVID , Brooke DiPetrillo

Factors Affecting Healthcare Access Among Diverse Populations: Implications for the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond , Michelle Mavreles Ogrodnick

Measuring Progress Toward Epidemic Control in a High-Prevalence District: Comparison of Alternate Methods of Incidence Estimation, Trends in HIV Incidence, and Impact of Misclassification on Outcome Estimates in the Chókwè Health and Demographic Surveillance System , Robert Nelson

Analyzing and Contextualizing Experiences of Sexual Violence Among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations , Zainab G. Nizam

A Longitudinal Examination of the Sociality of Cardiovascular Disease and its Most Common Risk Factor, Hypertension , Brenda Parker

Assessing for Social and Economic Inequities in Vocational Rehabilitation Services among Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities , Bridgette M. Schram

Comparative Assessment of Methodology to Forecast and Assess the Transmission Potential of Epidemics/Pandemics , Amna Tariq

Role of Anti-tobacco Campaign and Tobacco Marketing in Tobacco Use Behaviors among the US Population , Yu Wang

Public Health and Economic Implications of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions in the State of Georgia , Renee White

Dissertations from 2021 2021

Water Quality in the Chattahoochee River Watershed, 2010-2019: An Analysis of Spatiotemporal Variations of Total Coliforms, Escherichia Coli, Turbidity, and Optical Brighteners along Surface Waters , Sarah N. Anderson

Examining the Relationship between Perceived Neighborhood Context on Sexual Risk Behaviors among Black Men who Have Sex with Men in the South , Terrika Barham

Leveraging Federal Policies to Prevent and Respond to Communicable Disease Outbreaks , Samuel Clasp

Use of Cigarette and Non-cigarette Combustible Tobacco Products Among African Americans: An Examination of Risk Factors and Protective Factors , Cherell Cottrell-Daniels

Longitudinal Analyses Of Frailty Trajectories Among European Older Adults , Linh Dinh

Differences in the Association between Use of Electronic Vaping Products and Subsequent Tobacco and Marijuana Use among US Youth , Zongshuan Duan

Optimizing Personal Protective Equipment Use and Infection Prevention Behaviors to Protect Healthcare Workers , Kimberly Erukunuakpor

HIV and HCV Outcomes Among People Who Inject Drugs: Identifying those at most risk for transmission and opportunities for prevention , Kimberly N. Evans

Making The Case to Improve the Availability and Reliability of Public Health Spending Data: An Examination of Preventive Care Expenditures among High-Income Countries from 2000 to 2019 , Kristy Hayes

Violence against Children and Youth, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Their Associated Health Outcomes: Global Perspectives from Nigeria, Zambia, and a Systematic Scoping Review , NaeHyung Lee

A Longitudinal Analysis of Trajectories and Predictors of Fidelity Using the SafeCare Parenting Model , Matthew J. Lyons

Epidemiology of Malaria and Other Diseases of Public Health Importance and Implications for Interventions in High Transmission Settings in Sub-Saharan Africa , Leah Moriarty

Expanding U.S. Unintentional Drug Overdose Surveillance Using Novel Data Sources and Analyses , Desiree Mustaquim

Correlates and Contexts of High-Risk Sexual Behaviors Among Youth in the Slums of Kampala: Implications for HIV Prevention and Program Development , Jane B. Palmier

Post-Tuberculosis Metabolic Disease and Mortality Among Patients Treated for Tuberculosis , Argita Salindri

Characterizing Household Preparedness and Emergency Supply Kit Possession in the United States -- 2020-2021 , Amy Helene Schnall

Local Health Department activities to address health disparities: What do public health practitioners view as impactful? , Shaunda Scruggs DrPH

Hypoglycemia in the Hospital and in the U.S. Population , Payal Suresh Shah

Population-level Characterization of Nocardiosis in the United States , Rita M. Traxler

Understanding and Enhancing the Beliefs and Practices of Parent Educators and the Use of Corporal Punishment by Caregivers , Jyll Walsh

Dissertations from 2020 2020

Characterization of Men with Hemophilia B and Factors Associated with Treatment Practices, Participating in the Community Counts Registry from 2014 to 2018. , Fiona M. Bethea

Justice Involvement and Stress in U.S. Adult Women , Joy Burns

Associations of Chronic Infectious and Non-infectious Disease Comorbidities with HIV Clinical Outcomes , Nang Kyaw

Comparative Assessment of Epidemiological Models for Analyzing and Forecasting Infectious Disease Outbreaks , Kimberlyn Roosa

Predictors of Late Stage Cervical Cancer Diagnoses and Disparities in the U.S. (A Closer Look at the Interactions Between Characteristics of Access, Women & Place) , Yamisha Rutherford

Dissertations from 2019 2019

An Epidemiology of Adolescent Obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean , Lynnette A. Ametewee

An Examination of Family and Provider Factors Predicting Behavior Change in Real-World Implementations of a Behavioral Parenting Model , Jessica Brown

The Impact of Child Maltreatment on Suicidal Ideation, Polysubstance Use, and Sexual Risk Behaviors , Rachel Culbreth

Examining the Relationships between Early Sexual Debut and Social Norms, Sexual Behaviors, and Sexual Violence in Nigerian Girls and Young Women , Natasha Deveauuse-Brown

Encouraging Action During Overdose Events – the Good, the Bad, and the Barriers , Thomas Griner

Race, Discrimination, and Substance Use , Dina Jones

Transgender Women's Health: HIV/AIDS and Beyond... , Krishna Kiran Kota

Dissertations from 2018 2018

Social Media Marketing to Encourage HIV Testing among Young Black College Men , Jamal Jones

Factors Associated with Adults’ Perceptions of Nicotine and Nicotine e-Liquid Harm to Young Children and Associations with Nicotine Handling Behaviors in the Home , Catherine Blanchard Kemp

Measuring Parent Engagement in a Group-based Parent-focused Prevention Program (Legacy for Children TM) to Improve Child Development Outcomes , Akilah Heggs Lee

Differences in Exposure to Perfluorocarbons and Renal and Liver Function among Foreign-Born U.S. Residents , Reynolds A. Morrison

Child Maltreatment Victimization and Adolescent Weapon Carrying: Exploring the Role of In-Home Firearm Access and Parent-Child Relationships , Melissa Osborne

Evaluating Racial and Geospatial Disparities and Contextual Factors in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer among Women with Breast Cancer , Lia Scott

Beyond an Epidemic: Examining the Syndemic Relationship between Alcohol, Violence and HIV among Youth Living in the Slums of Kampala , Malikah Waajid

The Impact of Medical Home on Outcomes for Children with Special Health Care Needs , Rebecca Wells

Child Maltreatment-Related Homicides: Examining Characteristics and Circumstances in the Context of Victim-Perpetrator Relationship , Rebecca Wilson

Opioid Misuse Among Students Pursuing Higher Education , Heather A. Zesiger PhD

Dissertations from 2017 2017

Bicycling for Transportation: Health and Destination, Results of a survey of students and employees from a southern urban university , Joseph M. Bryan

An Examination of the Gender Disparities in Receiving Diabetes-specific Healthcare Services , Matthew Jackson

The Concurrent and Longitudinal Associations of Bullying Perpetration, Acceptance of Partner Violence, and Adolescent Dating Violence Perpetration , Alana M. Vivolo-Kantor

The Connection between Marijuana, Cigarette Smoking and Metabolic Syndrome among Adults in the United States , Barbara Yankey

Dissertations from 2016 2016

Machine Learning Approaches for Assessing Moderate-To-Severe Diarrhea in Children , Tracy L. Ayers

Health Literacy in High-Risk Populations , Iris Feinberg

Evidence-based Child Maltreatment Prevention: An Examination of Risk and Novel Approaches , Katelyn Guastaferro

Quality Improvement in Stroke Care and Its Impact: the Georgia Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry Experience , Moges Ido

Combined Environmental and Social Stressors in Northwest Atlanta's Proctor Creek Watershed: An Exploration of Expert Data and Local Knowledge , Na'Taki Osborne Jelks

Syndromic Surveillance using Poison Center Data: An Examination of Novel Approaches , Kai Yee Law

The Influence of Caregiver Mental Health On Parenting Focused Intervention Service Utilization and Parenting Behavior Change , Tia McGill Rogers

Effects of an Evidence-Based Parenting Program on Physiological Markers of Stress among at-risk Parents for Child Maltreatment , Ashwini Tiwari

Examination of Latin American Community-Based Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in Public Spaces: Analyzing Effectiveness, Applicability and Transferability Across National Contexts , Andrea D. Torres

Access To Care and Social/Community Characteristics and for People Diagnosed and Living with HIV in California, 2014 , William H. Wheeler

Dissertations from 2015 2015

Psychosocial and Oxidative Stress and Health of Adults , Francis Annor

Electronic Cigarettes: Associated Beliefs and Reasons for Use among US Adults , Ban A. Majeed

Exploring Leading Causes of Childhood Morbidity using the Global Enterics Multicenter Study (GEMS), Rural Western Kenya, 2008-2012 , Katharine A. Schilling

Chronic Disease and County Economic Status: Does It Matter Where You Live? , Kate M. Shaw

Arthritis Impact on Employment Participation among U.S. Adults: A Population-based Perspective , Kristina A. Theis

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Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Factors Associated With Patient Portal Utilization, Preventive Services Utilization, and Health Promoting Behaviors Among Adults in the United States , Elizabeth Ayangunna

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

ASSOCIATION OF VITAMINS, CAFFEINE, AND DEPRESSION USING A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE SURVEY , Neil S. Mistry

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Passing the Baton: An Integrated Approach to Succession Planning for Local Health Departments , Isabella M. Hardwick

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

The Effect of Patient and Hospital-level Factors on 30-Day Readmission After Initial Hospitalization Due to Stroke , Emmanuel Akowuah

Standardized Knowledge and Behavior of Food-Protection Staff to Help Reduce the Potential for Incidences of Foodborne Illness , Joshua A. Dufresne

Application of the Andersen Health System Utilization Framework in the Investigation of the use of Traditional Medicine in Kumasi, Ghana , Pascal Felix

Life Table Analyses of the Impact of Eliminating Particular Causes of Death Using the United States 2016 Population , Deborah A. Kanda

A New Measure of Diagnostic Accuracy With Cut-Points Criterion for k-Stage Classification Disease Based on Concordance and Discordance , Jing X. Kersey

Nonparametric Misclassification Simulation and Extrapolation Method and Its Application , Congjian Liu

Exploring The Relationship between Social Determinantes of Health and Oral Health-related Quality of life (OHRQOL) Among Adults: A Case Study in a Public Health Dental Clinic in Georgia , Rakhi Trivedi

A Content Analysis of Institutions of Higher Education's Sexual Assault Policies: Assessing Response to Sexual Assault in Georgia , Brianna Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Community Perceptions on Access to and Communication Gaps Regarding Dementia-Specific Health Resources and Services , Randi G. Bastian

Emissions of Pollutants from Tire Burning for Meat Processing, Associated Biomarker of Exposure, and Respiratory Function: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ghana , Alicia A. Brown

Exploring The Factors Associated With Social Media Use In Local Health Departments , Suzanne Lamarca Madden

Variable Selection in Accelerated Failure Time (AFT) Frailty Models: An Application of Penalized Quasi-Likelihood , Sarbesh R. Pandeya

Public Health Workforce Perceived Impact of Emerging Issues in Public Health , Kristie C. Waterfield

Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Offspring Obesity: An Association Effect-Modified by Gestational Age , Felicia Yeboah

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Factors Associated with Continuous Improvement by Local Boards of Health , Tran Nguyen

Examining the Issue of Compliance With Personal Protective Equipment Among Wastewater Workers Across the Southeast Region of the United States , Tamara L. Wright

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Exploring Job Satisfaction and Preceptorship Capacity Among Applied Epidemiologists , Jessica C. Arrazola

An Analysis of Factors Impacting Adherence to Follow-up Care for Cervical Cancer among Women in Georgia Using Andersen’s Healthcare Utilization Model , LaTisha Oliver

Universal Coverage in Developing Countries: A Summative Evaluation of Maternal Policies in Ghana and Burkina Faso , Kiswendsida Aida Sawadogo

Application of the Misclassification Simulation Extrapolation (Mc-Simex) Procedure to Log-Logistic Accelerated Failure Time (Aft) Models In Survival Analysis , Varadan Sevilimedu

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

A Simpler Approach for Mediation Analysis for Dichotomous Mediators in Logistic Regression: An Application to Children’s Health Conditions Associated with Obesity , Jingxian Cai

Missing Data in Clinical Trial: A Critical Look at the Proportionality of MNAR and MAR Assumptions for Multiple Imputation , Theophile B. Dipita

Choosing the Function of Baseline Run-in Data for use as a Covariate in the Analysis of Treatment Data from Phase III Clinical Trials in Hypertension , Yi Hao

Evaluating the Efficiency of Treatment Comparison in Crossover Design by Allocating Subjects Based On Ranked Auxiliary Variable , Yisong Huang

Bayesian Multivariate Regression for High-dimensional Longitudinal Data with Heavy-tailed Errors , Viral Panchal

Evaluation of Tattoo Artists' Perceptions of Tattoo Regulations in the United States , Jessica L.C. Sapp

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Public Health Professionals’ Prepardness and Challenges In Implementing Certified Electronic Health Records Technology , Vibha Kumar

Explicit Estimates for Cell Counts and Modeling The Missing Data Indicators in Three-Way Contingency Table by Log-Linear Models , Haresh D. Rochani

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

A Study of Suicide: A Latent Class-Evidence Based Model for Screening of Suicidal Behaviors among Adolescents Living in the United States from 1991-2011 , Ryan Christopher Butterfield

Robustness of Multiple Imputation under Missing at Random (MAR) Mechanism: A Simulation Study , Priyanka Garg

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Size and Power of Tests of Hypotheses on Parameters When Modeling Time-to-Event Data with the Lindley Distribution , Macaulay Okwuokenye

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Health Services Research Dissertations

Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Program of Health Services Research, College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, since Fall 2016 are available in this collection. Backfiles of all dissertations (and some theses) have also been added.

In late Fall 2023 or Spring 2024, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Dissertation: Tobacco Smoking Among Saudi College Students: Validation of an Arabic Health Belief Model Instrument , Saad Abdullah S. Alotaibi

Dissertation: Dental Care Utilization Among U.S. Children Participating in Early Head Start Programs , Ahlam Ibraheem Joufi

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Dissertation: Examining the Roles of Acculturative Stressors and Cultural Factors in Major Health and Safety Issues Among Hispanic/Latino Farmworkers , Brenda Berumen-Flucker

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Dissertation: The Assessment of Clinical Reasoning in Preceptors Across the Athletic Training Profession , Gary Wayne Cohen Jr.

Dissertation: Examining the Use of Immersive Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training Education , Bailey Christine Jones

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Dissertation: Predictors of Dental Students’ Behavioral Intention Use of Teledentistry: An Application of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) Model , Jafar Hassan Alabdullah

Dissertation: The Determinants of Physical Activity, Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose, and Poor Glycemic Control Among Individuals Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on the Saudi Health Interview Survey (SHIS) , Mohammed Abdulrahman S. Alsuliman

Dissertation: Aging, Gait Variability, and Adaptability , Collin Douglas Bowersock

Dissertation: Nursing Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes About Pain Management and Opioids , Hedieh Hatami Sirjani

Dissertation: A Three Article Study Examining Sexual and Gender Minority Competency of Health Service Providers , Corrine N. Wilsey

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Dissertation: Examine Predictors of BMI Classification and Perception of Overweght Status of Caregivers of Preschool Children , Beth H. Chopp

Dissertation: Depression Among Expectant and New Mothers: A Multi-Study Investigation of Rates, Correlates, and Training for Healthcare Providers , Molly M. Long

Dissertation: Understanding Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancers’ Participation in Late Effects Screening: A Mixed Methods Approach , Kristen Trost Mantlo

Dissertation: Asthma-Related Health Outcomes in New Jersey After a Natural Disaster Event , My Ngoc Thuy Nguyen

Dissertation: Usefulness of an Expanded Health Belief Model With Added Constructs (Self-Efficacy And Ecological System Measures) in Modeling Compliance With Healthy Lifestyle Recommendations in Women With a Recent History of Gestational Diabetes , Phyllis M. Woodson

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Dissertation: An Examination of Athletic Directors' Perceptions of the Utilization of Athletic Trainers in the Secondary School Setting , Stephanie H. Clines

Dissertation: Behavioral Determinants of Exercise-Related Injury Prevention Program Participation , Emily M. Hartley

Dissertation: Examining the Association of Environmental Degradation and Poor Cardiovascular and/or Respiratory Health Outcomes in a Disadvantaged Community , Khyati Niranjan Kantaria

Dissertation: Sexual Violence Victimization, Mental Health, and University-Based Health Service Use Among College Females , Julie E. Stoner

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Dissertation: Alcohol and Substance Use Knowledge, Attitudes, Subjective Norms, Self-Efficacy, Perceived Behavioral Control, and Behavioral Intentions Among Omani College Students , Muna S. Bait Ajzoon

Dissertation: Healthcare Outcomes and Resource Utilization Associated with Neonatal Hypoglycemia: Analysis of Data from the HCUP Kid’s Inpatient Database , Brook T. Alemu

Dissertation: Effects of a Collaborative Care for Depression Intervention on Health Service Utilization and Depression Severity , Girlyn Arganza Cachaper

Dissertation: Measuring Outcomes in Competence and Confidence in Clinical Skills Through the Use of Standardized Patients , Jennifer W. Cuchna

Dissertation: Unmet Needs And Service Utilization by Informal Caregivers , Ryan Marie Diduk-Smith

Dissertation: Sleep Disorders and Kidney Transplant Outcomes: Findings From an 18-Year (1997-2015) Historical Cohort Study , Margaret M. Lubas

Dissertation: A Web-Based Interprofessional Education Program for School Nurses and Athletic Trainers: A Pilot Study , Lauren Ashley Welsch

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Dissertation: The Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model: An Examination of Obesity Prevention Behavioral Change in Children Who Participated In The Afterschool Program Virginia Beach Let’s Move , Marilyn Miroshlava Bartholmae

Dissertation: Application of a Theory-Based Educational Intervention to Increase the Frequency of Performing Oral Health Assessments on Children Among Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Nurses , Denise Michelle Claiborne

Dissertation: A Model to Predict Pre-Hospital Endotracheal Intubation Success , Leigh Ann Diggs

Dissertation: School Policy, Food and Physical Activity Environment, and Childhood Obesity , Ruicui Liu

Dissertation: A Test of the Behavioral Model of Health Services Use on Non-Emergent Emergency Department Use , Moira Crosby McManus

Dissertation: Response Shift and Functional Outcomes in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability , Cameron J. Powden

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Dissertation: Diabetes Status, Predisposing, Enabling, and Oral Health Illness Level Variables as Predictors of Preventive and Emergency Dental Service Use , Sabha Alshatrat

Dissertation: A Study of a Simulated Infectious Disease on Healthcare Workers' Reaction, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Performance Towards Hand Hygiene , Lydia Wigglesworth-Ballard

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Dissertation: Utilizing the Technology Acceptance Model to Predict System Use of an Interactive Behavior Change Technology to Deliver Virtual Diabetes Health Education , Koren Sher'Keyer Goodman

Dissertation: Assessing the Fit Between Child Welfare Information Systems and Frontline Workers: Development of a Task-Technology Fit Instrument , Kurt William Heisler

Dissertation: Factors Associated with Quality of Life Among Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder , Marian Marconyak

Dissertation: Modeling Solutions for Prevention of Medicare Insolvency for the Baby Boomer Generation (Born 1946 - 1964) , Gregory Thomas Scott

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Dissertation: Factors That Influence Nonadherence Outpatient Medical Follow-Up by African Americans with HIV/AIDS at an Outpatient Infectious Disease Clinic , Cynthia Burrell Banks

Dissertation: Intimate Partner Physical Violence Against Women in Saudi Arabian Primary Healthcare Clinics , Halah M. Eldoseri

Dissertation: An Examination of Factors Affecting Non-Urgent Use of Emergency Department Services by Patients with "Universal" Healthcare , Gregory Smith Feltenberger

Dissertation: Multilevel Analysis of Physical Activity Among US Adults Across US Census Regions: The Role of Environmental Contexts , Sariyamon Tiraphat

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Dissertation: Using Modeling and Simulation to Improve Oral Health Services Delivery in Hampton Roads, Virginia , Mohammad J. Alzahrani

Dissertation: Adoption of Electronic Health Records by Admitting Physicians: A Heuristic Model , John Sharon Hudson

Dissertation: The Relationship of Financial Performance, Quality Indicators, and the Role of Nurse Executives in Virginia Nursing Homes , Jeany V. Murphy

Dissertation: Early Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism: Review and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis , Efstathios Polychronopoulos

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Dissertation: Using the Andersen Behavioral Model of Health Services Use to Examine Adult Uninsured Patient Health Services Use at a Community Health Center , Jewel Shonette Goodman

Dissertation: A GIS Analysis of the Environmental Variables Related to Rift Valley Fever Outbreaks , Jacqueline Florette Jackson

Dissertation: Patient Centered Care Approach to Adherence with Cardiovascular Medications: Self-Determination Theory Integration , David S. Li

Dissertation: Predictors of Developmental Screenings for Young Children , Janice Chandler Ranne

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Dissertation: Test of a Multidisciplinary Health Behavior Model of Medicare Elders' Antihypertensive Acquisitions , Ann Marie Kopitzke

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

Dissertation: Modeling Physical Activity in Working Adults: How Suitable Is the Expanded Parallel Process Model? , Adwoa B-H-Sam

Dissertation: Application of the Interactional Model of Cultural Diversity to Identify Diversity Climate Factors Associated with Organizational Effectiveness in Accredited U.S. Physical Therapist Education Programs , Elizabeth Francis Giles

Dissertation: Identifying Determinants of Physical Activity in Maritime Union Members Using the Theory of Planned Behavior , Susan Atkinson Tweed

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

Dissertation: Changes in Formal-Informal Caregiving in Elderly Stroke Survivors , Holly Anne Beard

Dissertation: Psychometric Evaluation of an instrument for Assessing Policy Outcomes for Families with Children Who Have Severe Developmental Disabilities: The Beach Center Family Quality of Life Scale , Joni Taylor McFelea

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

Dissertation: The Use of the Tripartite Model of Attitudes to Explain EMS Providers' Attitudes About the EMS Agenda for the Future , Carolyn Angela Rinaca

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

Dissertation: Factors That Influence Mammography Use of Community Health Workers , Cynthia M. Kratzke

Dissertation: The Great Pestilence: Yellow Fever in Portsmouth, Virginia, 1855 , Burden Susan Lundgren

Dissertation: Using Social Cognitive Theory to Model Health Behaviors Among Chinese Children , Yan Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2003 2003

Dissertation: Predictors of Oral Health Behaviors: Examining the Effect of Patient Perceived Humanistic Attitude in the Context of the Health Belief Model , Linda Leigh Hawkins Carroll

Dissertation: Application of the Traditional Epidemiological Model to Predict Occupational Injury Rates in Manufacturing Industries , Gary A. Morris

Theses/Dissertations from 2001 2001

Dissertation: A Longitudinal Study Examining the Stability of Occupational Stressors Identified by Nursing Home Administrators , Gay Lynne Andrucci-Armstrong

Dissertation: A Study of the Factors That Impact Female Military Beneficiaries Obtaining Preventive Health Services , Cynthia Andrea Chargois

Dissertation: A Health System Analysis Approach to Health Outcomes in Medicare Clients With Chronic Illnesses , Christine A. Elnitsky

Dissertation: An Examinaton of the Enhanced Primary Care Model for the Organization of Team Care in Managing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Elderly Population , Carolyn Morcom Rutledge

Dissertation: Barrier to Utilization of Primary Healthcare Resources in Children Two Years of Age and Under , Ruth A. Waibel

Theses/Dissertations from 2000 2000

Dissertation: The Pediatric Breathing Survey , Linda J. Galloway

Dissertation: Factors Associated with Asthma Readmissions in Children's Hospitals , Maria Acedo Kronenburg

Dissertation: Explanatory Power of the Behavior Model of Utilization for Pediatric Asthma Health Care in an Urban Managed Care Setting , Kathie Marie Sawyer Zimbro

Theses/Dissertations from 1999 1999

Dissertation: Classification of Participants Into Two Health Resource Utilization Groups By the Health Enrollment Assessment Review (HEAR) Survey , Jody W. Donehoo

Dissertation: A Study of the Knowledge and Attitudes of Physicians Toward Victims of Spouse Abuse , Ramani N. Garimella

Dissertation: Factors Which Affect Post-Hospital Resource Use and Patient Health Outcomes Among Taiwanese Older Adults , Chouh-Jiaun Lin

Theses/Dissertations from 1998 1998

Dissertation: Measurement of Hospital Performance: Environmental and Organizational Factors Associated with Cost , Debra Kay Dierksmeier Anderson

Theses/Dissertations from 1997 1997

Dissertation: The Effects of a Maternal Childhood Lead-Poisoning Education Program on Knowledge, Health Beliefs, and Compliance , Sylvia Elaine Johnson

Dissertation: Coping Processes Used by Mothers of Triplets , Susan Mullen Kaplan

Dissertation: The Detoxification of Petroleum Contaminated Coastal Plain Sandy Soil Using an Amended Vermicomposting Approach , John Charles Kraemer

Dissertation: A Survey of Health Care Personnel's Perceptions Toward Diversity in the Workplace , Jacqueline Elaine Sharpe

Dissertation: A Comparison of Factors Associated With Referrals, Service Placements and Length of Service for African-American and Caucasian Youth With Serious Emotional and Behavioral Disturbances Served Through the Comprehensive Services Act in Virginia , Vanessa B. Sheppard

Theses/Dissertations from 1995 1995

Dissertation: An Assessment of the Descriptors and Determinants of Academic Success of Selected Allied Health Students in Virginia , Theodora Christine Gordon

Dissertation: A Comparison of the Utilization of Health Services in the Presence or Absence of Prescriptive Drug Insurance in a Managed Care Environment , Martha Groblewski

Dissertation: The Association Between Perceived Family Support and Psychological Well-Being in Infertile Couples , Linda Marquardt Mintle

Dissertation: Effect of Nutrition Intervention on the Outcomes of Pregnancy: A Rural Urban Comparison , Ranjita Misra

Dissertation: The Influence of National Culture on Work-Related Values and Job Satisfaction Between American and Filipino Registered Nurses , Karin Polifko-Harris

Dissertation: The Effects of Partial Hospitalization on Acute Psychiatric Hospital Readmission Days , William E. Turner III

Theses/Dissertations from 1994 1994

Dissertation: Psychosocial Determinants of Age-Appropriate Immunizations of Infants in Norfolk, Virginia , Hoda Youssef Atta

Dissertation: The Contribution of Selected Cognitive and Noncognitive Variables to the Academic Success of Medical Technology Students , Mildred Keels Fuller

Dissertation: An Assessment of Personal Characteristics, Job Satisfaction and Semantic Descriptors of Virginia Acute and Tertiary Care Hospitals' Chief Executive Officers , Justin C. Matus

Dissertation: The Effect of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Education Program on Knowledge, Attitudes and Sexual Behavior of Selected College Students , Arlene Jaine Jackson Montgomery

Dissertation: Immunologic Evaluation of Ectopic Gestation , Tawfig Amin Nasser

Dissertation: An Assessment of Management Practices Among Virginia Acute Care Hospitals , Ogbonnia Godfrey Ochonma

Theses/Dissertations from 1993 1993

Dissertation: A Multiple Case Study of Selected Individuals Who Facilitate the Successful Adoption of Environmental Public Policy , John H. Austin

Dissertation: A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Two Types of Clinical Instruction on Selected Variables Among Urban Baccalaureate Nursing Students , Janice Parks Hylton

Dissertation: The Relationship of Locus-of-Control and Altruism to Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Providers Universal Precaution Practices , Joanne L. Wakeham

Theses/Dissertations from 1992 1992

Dissertation: A Comparison of Two Theories of Resistance to Innovation in Medical Record Administration Baccalaureate Degree Programs , Joyce Brown-Harvey

Theses/Dissertations from 1991 1991

Dissertation: History and Analysis of Food Guides in the United States , Barbara B. Carlson

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Dissertations from 2024 2024

Malaria Epidemiology in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Tools for Use in a Region of Low Malaria Transmission , Estee Y. Cramer and Estee Y. Cramer, Public Health

Development and Validation of the Updated Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire , SUSAN PARK, Public Health

Dissertations from 2023 2023

Air Pollution and Child Health in Accra, Ghana: Spatial, Temporal, and Socio-Economic Analysis , Abosede S. Alli, Public Health

PREPARE* Project: Examining Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal Health and Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices. *PREPARE: Perinatal Remote Education for Pandemic Resilience , Ruthfirst E. A. Ayande, Public Health

Impact of Child/Parent Characteristics on Ultra-Processed Food Intake in Preschool-Aged Children, a Latent Class Analysis of Obesity-Related Factors and Obesity Risk, and the Qualitative Impact of 9-11 Year Old's Perception of Unhealthy Food Marketing , Jennifer E. Carroll, Public Health

INFLUENCES OF HIGH-FAT DIET AND ANTRODIA CAMPHORATA IN EARLY LIFE ON INTESTINAL TUMORIGENSIS LATER IN LIFE , Ting-Chun Lin, Public Health

Inverse Probability Weighting in Survival Analysis and Network Analysis , Yukun Lu, Public Health

A lifestyle Intervention and Predictors of Health Behaviors Among At-Risk Hispanic Women , Madhuri Palnati, Public Health

Epidemiologic Analysis of Infectious Disease Data , Teah R. Snyder, Public Health

The Impact of High-fat Diet in Early Life on Breast Cancer Development Later in Life , Ying Tang, Public Health

Methods for Generating, Calibrating, and Evaluating Probabilistic Forecasts and Nowcasts of Infectious Disease Targets , Nutcha Wattanachit, Public Health

Weight Bias in Pre-Professional Health Students , Heather A. Wemhoener, Public Health

Dissertations from 2022 2022

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERCEPTION OF DIET QUALITY: ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY (NHANES) 2007-2018 , Kiara Y. Amaro-Rivera, Public Health

HORMONES AND BREAST CANCER: THE INFLUENCE OF ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY, VITAMIN D, AND VITAMIN D BINDING PROTEIN ON BREAST CANCER RISK AND SURVIVAL , Etienne X. Holder, Public Health

Elucidating Mechanisms Influencing Maternal Postpartum Health: The Protective Benefits of Breastfeeding and Associations with Allostatic Load, Experiences of Stress, and Resiliency , Bi-sek J. Hsiao, Public Health

STATISTICAL MACHINE LEARNING METHODS FOR MULTIVARIATE PATTERN ANALYSIS OF FMRI HIGH-DIMENSIONAL DATA , Minming Li, Public Health

Interplay of Environmental Pollutants and Folate in the Etiology of Autistic Traits Analysis Using Multipollutant Approaches , Michael T. Mascari, Public Health

Oxybenzone and the Mammary Gland: Impact of an Environmental Pollutant on Health, Disease & Ethical Decision-Making , Klara Matouskova, Public Health

Multi-pathogen Infectious Disease Inference and Prediction via State-space Approaches and Filtering Methods , Xi Meng, Public Health

Impact of Loss to Follow-up and Time Parameterization in Multiple-Period Cluster Randomized Trials and Assessing the Association Between Institution Affiliation and Journal Publication , Jonathan Moyer, Public Health

The Political Economy of Intimate Partner Violence and Crisis Management: An Institutional Ethnography in Rural Vermont , Anna L. Mullany, Public Health

VITAMIN A RICH FOODS CONSUMPTION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN FROM SELECTED REGION IN UGANDA , Joyce Nankumbi, Public Health

Estimation of Causal Effects in Complex Clustered Data , Joshua R. Nugent, Public Health

SPERM EPIGENETICS MEDIATES THE EFFECTS OF PATERNAL PRECONCEPTION PHTHALATE EXPOSURES AND AGING ON REPRODUCTIVE OUTCOMES AND EMBRYONIC PROGRAMMING , Oladele Amos Oluwayiose, Public Health

Gaussian Graphical Models for Omics Data: New Methodology and Applications , Katherine H. Shutta, Public Health

Bayesian Hierarchical Temporal Modeling and Targeted Learning with Application to Reproductive Health , Herbert P. Susmann, Public Health

Endocrine Disrupters and Adverse Health Outcomes Among Post-Menopausal Women , Gabriela Vieyra, Public Health

The Impact of a Lifestyle Intervention on Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease and Type II Diabetes among At-Risk Hispanic Women , Kathryn A. Wagner, Public Health

Development of Bayesian temporal models for global health estimation in data-limited settings , Zhengfan Wang, Public Health

MIXTURE MODELS FOR INTERVAL CENSORED OUTCOMES , Yibai Zhao, Public Health

Dissertations from 2021 2021

Mental Health and Adiposity: The Effects of Racial Discrimination and Social Relationships , Nicole D. Fields, Public Health

Sleep, Reproduction, and Pregnancy , Joshua R. Freeman, Public Health

APPLIED INFECTIOUS DISEASE FORECASTING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH , Graham Gibson, Public Health

Associations of Anti-Müllerian Hormone Levels, Breast Cancer Risk Factors, and Breast Cancer Risk , Nydjie P. Grimes, Public Health

Statistical Methods to Accommodate Censored Covariates in Regression Analysis , Jingyao Hou, Public Health

Association of Reproductive Factors With Risk of Early Natural Menopause , Christine Rose Langton, Public Health

INVESTIGATING THE DEVELOPMENTAL IMPACTS OF 3,3’-DICHLOROBIPHENYL (PCB-11) IN ZEBRAFISH (DANIO RERIO) , Monika A. Roy, Public Health

High-dimensional Feature Selection and Multi-level Causal Mediation Analysis with Applications to Human Aging and Cluster-based Intervention Studies , Hachem Saddiki, Public Health

Targeted Learning for Effect Modification in Randomized Clinical Trials and Cluster Randomized Trials , Guandong Yang, Public Health

IMPORTANCE OF IRON HOMEOSTASIS IN BEIGE AND BROWN ADIPOCYTES , Jinseon Yook, Public Health

POTENTIAL BIOACTIVES AND INFLAMMATORY MEDIATORS REGULATING ADIPOSE TISSUE FUNCTION IN OBESITY , Seok-Yeong Yu, Public Health

REGRESSION ANALYSIS OF TEMPORAL BIOMARKER EFFECTS UNDER NESTED CASE-CONTROL STUDIES , Yiding Zhang, Public Health

Dissertations from 2020 2020

THE ASSOCIATION OF THE INFLAMMATORY POTENTIAL OF DIET WITH INFLAMMATION AND DEPRESSION AMONG U.S. ADULTS: NHANES 2005-2010 , Deniz Azarmanesh, Public Health

No More War: A Public Health Approach to Identifying Successful Steps to Promote Peace in the Horn of Africa , John Erus Lopeyok, Public Health

Rare Diseases in the United States: Establishing prevalence, the insurance experience, and orphan drug expenditures in Medicare Part D , Tai Pasquini, Public Health

BAYESIAN METHODS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF REPORTING ERRORS FOR DATA-SPARSE POPULATION-PERIODS WITH APPLICATIONS TO ESTIMATING MORTALITY , Emily Peterson, Public Health

Dissertations from 2019 2019

MULTI-LEVEL BARRIERS TO ART ADHERENCE AMONG HIV-INFECTED WOMEN IN RURAL ESWATINI: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH , Nozipho Becker, Public Health

IMPROVING CHINESE MOTHERS’ HEALTH LITERACY: A WECHAT INTERVENTION , Qiong Chen, Public Health

Cross-Cutting Narratives of Opioid Use Disorder Among Pregnant Women and Mothers: Implications for Humanistic Care , Alice Fiddian-Green, Public Health

AGING-IN-COMMUNITY: THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL ON ACCESSORY-DWELLING UNIT ACCESS AND UTILIZATION AMONG OLDER AMERICANS , Travis M. Gagen, Public Health

Methods for Making Policy-Relevant Forecasts of Infectious Disease Incidence , Stephen A. Lauer, Public Health

THE PREVENTION OF OBESITY-ASSOCIATED COLORECTAL CANCER VIA DIETARY SUPPRESSION OF INFLAMMATION-DRIVEN WNT-SIGNALING , Jinchao Li, Public Health

Dissertations from 2018 2018

FOKI VITAMIN D RECEPTOR GENE POLYMORPHISMS AND METABOLIC HEALTH IN PREGNANT SAUDI WOMEN , Maysa Alzaim, Public Health

Consumer Behaviors, Added Sugar Intake, Diet Quality, Inflammation and Metabolic Syndrome Risks among Adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2010 , Shanshan Chen, Public Health

GENDER, CLASS, CASTE AND HEALTH STATUS OF ABANDONED ELDERLY WOMEN IN BANGALORE, SOUTH INDIA , Olya Clark, Public Health

INVESTIGATIONS OF THE ROLE OF ACCULTURATION IN CANCER SCREENING AND PHTHALATES IN BREAST CANCER RISK AND WEIGHT AND BODY MASS INDEX CHANGE , Mary V. Diaz Santana, Public Health

ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS INFLUENCING QUALITY AND EQUITY IN PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE: A MIXED METHODS STUDY , Sarah L. Goff, Public Health

Hormonal Contraceptive Use Among Active Duty Army Servicewomen. Trends and Implications for Risk of Musculoskeletal Injury. , Melanie K. Hosker, Public Health

EPIGENETIC MODIFICATION OF VITAMIN D-INDUCED GENE EXPRESSION IN HUMAN COLORECTAL AND BREAST CANCER CELL LINES , Sharmin Hossain, Public Health

Social Determinants of Cardiometabolic Disease Control: An Ecosocial Approach , Cristina Huebner Torres, Public Health

The Impact of Perceived and Observed Food Environments on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Obesity: A Theory-based Study among U.S. Older Adults , Qianzhi Jiang, Public Health

Micronutrient Status and Telomere Length in Adult Men and Women. , Christy S. Maxwell, Public Health

Vitamin D, Calcium, and Dairy Consumption and Risk of Early Menopause , Alexandra C. Purdue-Smithe, Public Health

Phthalates, Embryo Development, and Sperm DNA Methylation , Haotian Wu, Public Health

Dissertations from 2017 2017

Patient-Centered Medical Home Model of Care for Non-Elderly Adults with Mental Illness: Preventive Care, Healthcare Quality, Services Utilization, and Cost Analyses , Jennifer Bowdoin, Public Health

MICRONUTRIENTS, INFLAMMATION AND DEPRESSION AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY 2005-2008 , Joycelyn M. Faraj, Public Health

Labor Force Participation, Disability, and Implications for Healthcare Utilization and Employment , Lawrence C. Pellegrini, Public Health

UNDERSTANDING FOOD LITERACY AND ITS USE IN A TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR ADOLESCENTS. , Catherine A. Wickham, Public Health

STATISTICAL METHODS FOR HIGH DIMENSIONAL DATA ARISING FROM LARGE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES , Hui Xu, Public Health

Dissertations from 2016 2016

Distributing Condoms and "Hope": Race, Sex, and Science in Youth Sexual Health Promotion , Chris A. Barcelos, Public Health

Gestational Weight Gain and Maternal Health Among Hispanic Women , Megan W. Harvey, Public Health

Macronutrients and the risk of premenstrual syndrome , Serena C. Houghton, Public Health

Assessment of Gambling and Co-occurring Mental and Behavioral Health Disorders: Implications for Public Health , Nene C. Okunna, Public Health

Dissertations from 2015 2015

Gestational Diabetes, Infant Feeding Practices, and Early Indicators of Obesity Risk in a Sample of Mother-Infant Dyads in the U.S. , Kimberly N. Doughty, Public Health

Economics of Fixed-Dose Combination Drugs Approved in the United States , Jing Hao, Public Health

The effects of menopausal vasomotor symptoms and changes in anthropometry on breast cancer etiology , Victoria Hart, Public Health

Factors Affecting the Quality of Services Provided to Female Survivors of Sexual Violence in Nairobi, Kenya: Perspectives from Health Practitioners , Leso Munala, Public Health

Association of Dietary Factors with Menstrual Cycle Characteristics , Radhika Natarajan, Public Health

Impact of Exercise During Pregnancy on Maternal Outcomes Among a High-Risk Population , Carrie Nobles, Public Health

Dissertations from 2014 2014

Associations Between Vitamin D Status, Adiposity, And Inflammatory Biomarkers In Young Women (18 – 30 Years) , Adolphina Addo-Lartey, Public Health

NUTRITIONAL, HORMONAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RISK FACTORS FOR BREAST CANCER , Susan Nicole Boyer Brown, Public Health

Data Analysis And Study Design In The Presence Of Error-prone Diagnostic Tests , Xiangdong Gu, Public Health

Psychosocial Factors Affecting Pregnant Hispanic Women , Marushka L. Silveira, Public Health

Stress and Depression during Pregnancy among Hispanic Women: Risk for Adverse Birth Outcomes and the Role of Physical Activity , Kathleen Szegda, Public Health

EVALUATING PREDICTORS OF AN INDIVIDUAL’S DIETARY INTAKE LATENT VALUE UNDER DIFFERENT MIXED MODELS , Shuli Yu, Public Health

Dissertations from 2012 2012

Understanding maternal health-care seeking behavior in low-income communities in Accra, Ghana , Patricia Anafi

Understanding Maternal Health–Care Seeking Behavior In Low-Income Communities In Accra, Ghana , Patricia Anafi, Public Health

Maternal and Fetal Factors Associated with Labor and Delivery Complications , Prasad L. Gawade, Public Health

Latent variable modeling for biomarker analysis , Yan Liu

Latent Variable Modeling For Biomarker Analysis , Yan Liu, Public Health

Dietary Patterns and their Relationship to Sociodemographics, Health Behaviors, and the Risk of Hypentension Among Adults in Pakistan , Nilofer Fatimi Safdar, Public Health

Dissertations from 2011 2011

Micronutrient Intake and Premenstrual Syndrome , Patricia O. Chocano-Bedoya, Public Health

Factors associated with genital tract trauma at spontaneous vaginal delivery , Susan A DeJoy

Tree-based methods and a mixed ridge estimator for analyzing longitudinal data with correlated predictors , Melissa Eliot

Classification and risk factors of sporadic anovulation in a longitudinal evaluation of menstrual cycle hormone patterns , Kristine E Lynch

Dissertations from 2010 2010

What Toxicologists and Risk Assessors Think About Hormesis: Results of a Knowledge and Opinion Survey , Amy C. Jones, Public Health

Developing Best Linear Unbiased Estimator In Finite Population Accounting For Measurement Error Due To Interviewer , Ruitao Zhang, Public Health

Developing best linear unbiased estimator in finite population accounting for measurement error due to interviewer , Ruitao Zhang

Dissertations from 2009 2009

Approaches To Estimation Of Haplotype Frequencies And Haplotype-Trait Associations , Xiaohong Li, Public Health

Modifiable Risk Factors for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Among Latina Women , Shannon Renee Turzanski Fortner, Public Health

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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

Understanding Influenza Vaccine Hesitancy And Uptake Among U.S. Hispanic Adults During The Covid-19 Pandemic , HELEN J. Arteaga

The Health Impacts of the Trump Administration among California Immigrants , Claudia M. Calhoon

Exploring opportunities to expand and improve PrEP uptake in vulnerable US communities. , Pedro B. Carneiro

A MIXED METHODS APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE LINKS BETWEEN MINING, CLIMATE CHANGE AND SELECTED HEALTH OUTCOMES IN INDIA , Mary J. Cheruvillil

Nothing About Youth Without Youth: Involving Youth in Participatory Action Research Conducted With Health Departments , Vivian Cortes

Obesity Risk and Comorbidities Among Colombians in New York City and in Colombia , Carlos A. Devia

WORKING CONDITIONS, TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS, AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS IN LATINO AND OTHER MINORITIZED GROUPS LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES , Tailisha M. Gonzalez

"I Stayed There the Whole Night": Exploring Caregivers' Experiences With the Healthcare System When Caring for a Parent at the End of Life , Lillian Mehran

Improving Microbiome Research Through Enhanced Reporting and Modeling the Effects of Antibiotic Usage , Chloe A. Mirzayi

Inequalities in Infant Birthweight by Social Position and Residential Neighborhood Characteristics in New York City, 2012-2018 , Christina I. Nieves

Investigating and Mitigating the Harmful Impact of Precarious Employment on the Health and Well-Being of New York City Food Workers , Emilia F. Vignola

Evaluation of a place-based asthma reduction initiative on asthma-related morbidity among children in East Harlem and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care utilization and medication adherence among Medicaid-enrolled children , Sarah C. Walters

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Factors Associated with Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cesarean Delivery among Women with Low-Risk Pregnancies at New York City Hospitals, 2012-2017 , Ellen Brazier

Assessing the Association among Hospital Ownership Penalties Assessed Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program and 30-Day Risk Standardized Mortality Rates for Selected Conditions, 2016-2018 , Jennifer Carmona

Radiation Isolation and the Impact of Care: Nursing Knowledge and Perception of Radiation Risks , Bae P. Chu

The Associations Between Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Occupational Hearing Loss in a Cross-Sectional Analysis of Department of Energy Nuclear Workers, With a Mendelian Randomization of Publicly Available Data to Enhance Observational Findings , Jonathan Corbin

Contraceptive Use and Sterilization Among People with Disabilities , Gabrielle Y. deFiebre

Effect of Body Mass Index, Testosterone, and Insulin on Breast Cancer: A Mendelian Randomization Study and Investigation of Selection Bias , Kezhen Fei

Investigation of the Association of Exposures to Fire-Related Hazards with Pulmonary Function of Firefighters , David G. Goldfarb

Episode Based Payment Models and the Hospital Safety-net: An Evaluation of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Comprehensive Joint Replacement Bundled Payment Program , John A. Gravina

Assessing Psychosocial Factors That Influence Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Behavior in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia , Kimberly Kamara

Neighborhood Predictors of E-cigarette Retailer Density in New York City , Laena Orkin-Prol

Association Between Childhood Obesity, Family Meals, and Dietary Quality Among US Children Aged 6 to 17 Years Residing in SNAP-Eligible Households , Noemi Rodriguez

The Global Implementation of Dolutegravir for HIV Treatment , Matthew L. Romo

Factors Related to Contraceptive Use and Family Planning Decision-Making in the South Asian Community Residing in New York City , Nandini Shroff

Assessment of Spatial and Temporal Trends of Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone in New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Area , Subraham Singh

UNDERSTANDING DISTRUPTIVE CHANGE IN HEALTH CARE: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE FRONT LINES OF COVID , Wendy Vaughon

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

National Health Insurance Program in Nepal: Early Experiences and Its Effect on Health Service Utilization , Rajani Bharati

Genomic Epidemiology of Clostridium Difficile Colonization and Transmission in an Intensive Care Unit Cohort , Brianne Ciferri

Allergy and Anaphylaxis from the Prehospital Perspective , Anthony E. Conrardy

Improving National Health Management Information Systems: Stakeholder Views in Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries , Marie Donaldson

The Association of Psychosocial Stressors with Childhood Asthma: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the National Survey of Children's Health 2018 , Sharon Joseph

School-based Sex Education in the United States and its Association with Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes, 2000-2020 , Priscilla M. Lopez

Assessing HIV Risk, Syndemics, Resilience and Engagement in Care in a Large National Cohort of Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States , Javier Lopez-Rios

Can Racial Disparities in Poor Birth Outcomes Be Partially Attributed to Stress: A Mendellian Randomization Study , Madeline Travers

The Intersection of Industry, Occupation, and Job Tasks with Hotel Room Cleaner Musculoskeletal Disorder Injuries: A Methods Approach to the Analysis of California Workers’ Compensation Data , Pamela Vossenas

Exposure Characterization and Assessment of Airborne Chemicals and SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in New York City Nail Salons , Amelia P. H. Watkins

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

An Assessment of Potential Causal Pathways Between Two Autoimmune Diseases: Mendelian Randomization Studies of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Crohn’s Disease; and A Phenome-Wide Association Study to Assess Potential New Targets for Tocilizumab, an Interleukin-6 Inhibitor , Staci Abramsky Risman

PROXIMITY TO COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE AND THE UTILIZATION OF FACILITY-BASED DELIVERY SERVICES ACROSS SIX LOW-AND-MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES , Chioma T. Amadi

THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF DESERVEDNESS IN MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY DESIGN: A QUALITATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS OF STATE POLICY RESPONSES TO THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT , Carmina Bernardo

THE ASSOCIATIONS OF OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT WITH PENILE-VAGINAL INTERCOURSE, AGE OF SEXUAL DEBUT AND PREGNANCY AMONG CHILD WELFARE INVOLVED YOUTH: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY USING THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT WELL-BEING (NSCAW) II , Gabriela S. Betancourt

Investigating the Impact of the Nursing Practice Environment (NPE) on Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) among Older Adults in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) , Kristen A. Cribbs

The Impact of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 on the Length of Hospital Stay , Honamattie Dabydeen

IMPACT OF 2012 SPANISH HEALTH CARE REFORM ON HIV-POSITIVE IMMIGRANTS: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH , Megi Gogishvili

LEVERAGING EELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS TO DEVELOP CARDIOVASCULAR RISK PROFILES FOR PRIMARY PREVENTION WITH YOUTH LIVING WITH HIV IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY ADOLESCENT HIV CARE SETTINGS , Sitaji Gurung

Novel Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Community Viral Load Measures, HCV Incidence and Prevalence, and HCV Prevention by Methadone Maintenance , Ashly E. Jordan

An Evaluation of Respiratory Exacerbation in New York City Given Current Trends in Climate Variability and Predictive Sociodemographic Factors , Sarah L.R. Kuril

The House We Built in Challenging the Status Quo: House and Ballroom Community Leadership and Health Justice , Jennifer Lee

USING SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACIDS TO INACTIVATE PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA BIOFILMS , Stephen Lee

Agnostic Search for Metabolites Causally Implicated in Alzheimer's Disease , Sal P. Leggio

AN EXAMINATION OF HIV RISK, TESTING AND PREVENTION INTERVENTION PARTICIPATION AMONG VULNERABLE YOUTH , Bianca V. Lopez

Impacts of Rift Valley Fever virus: a One Health approach to assess burden and inform prevention and control options , Catherine Machalaba

An Evaluation Of A Web-Based Tool To Improve Feeding Practices And The Home Environment Among Parents Of Low-Income Minority Preadolescents At-Risk For Childhood Obesity , Katrina F. Mateo

The role of agency in early and unwanted adolescent pregnancy: A multi country analysis , Katharine McCarthy

Psychosocial impacts and employment preparedness of participating in an HIV peer program: Implications for tailoring a vocational counseling model for PLWH , Erin R. McKinney-Prupis

HIV VIRAL SUPPRESSION AMONG HIV POSITIVE WOMEN OF COLOR IN THE UNITED STATES , Amanda J. Nace

SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES IN WOMEN BY DIMENSIONS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION: AN EXAMINATION OF 2011-2017 NATIONAL SURVEY OF FAMILY GROWTH DATA , Lauren Porsch

Exploration of the Complex Relationship among Multilevel Predictors of PrEP Use among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States , Kristina M. Rodriguez

The Reproductive Health and Academic Impact of the New York City School-Based Health Center Reproductive Health Project for Adolescents , Michelle Silverio

Development of a hospital readmission reduction program for patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities: An application of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques , Anna Stachel

Plasma proteins that may cause Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis: a Mendelian Randomization study , Brigid A. Staley

What’s for Lunch? Examining the Factors Associated with Food Choices and Food Insecurity Among CUNY College Students- A Mixed Methods Study , Rachel G. Taniey

Medical Cannabis in New York State , David Steven Younger

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Patient and Provider Perspectives on Sexual History Taking During Gynecological Care: A Pilot Study in an Academic Family Medical Setting in New York City , Ashley M. Chastain

Use of and Access to Abortion Services Among Asian and Immigrant Populations in the United States , Sheila Desai

EXPLORING THE MAIN EFFECTS OF PATIENT ACTIVATION AND PROVIDER SUPPORT FOR PATIENT SELF-MANAGEMENT ON PATIENT PORTAL USE , Linda Anne Greenspan

Comorbidities and Medication Adherence among Older Individuals Living with HIV in the United States , Amanda M. Kong

USING MARGINAL STRUCTURAL MODELS TO CONTROL FOR TIME-DEPENDENT CONFOUNDING AND DETECT EFFECT MODIFICATION IN A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL WITH A TIME-VARYING EXPOSURE, NON-ADHERENCE AND MISSING DATA , Elizabeth A. Lancet

THE ASSOCIATION OF HIGHER CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS AND TEACHERS’ PERCEIVED AIR QUALITY AND WELL BEING IN NEW YORK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS , Leon Levine

Extreme Obesity Among Adults in the United States: Spatial Variation and the Association with Mortality , Carrie Mills

Burdern of Chronic Health Conditions and Healthcare Utilization among Mobile Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa , Elizabeth M. Ortiz

TRENDS IN THE TIMELINESS OF HIV DIAGNOSIS AND ANTIRETROVIRAL TREATMENT INITIATION BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE “TREAT ALL” RECOMMENDATION – NEW YORK CITY, 2006 - 2015 , McKaylee Robertson

Mold, Allergic Diseases and Asthma: Assessing the Validity and Usefulness of Indoor Air Sampling as a Tool in Providing Health Protective Advice to Occupants , William M. Sothern

What happened to this child? Identifying factors that influence the identification and categorization of child maltreatment in the United States , Erika Tullberg

Hypertension and HIV in an Urban Slum Setting, Port-au-Prince, Haiti , Olga Tymejczyk

A MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION STUDY OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND THREE AMINO ACIDS: ALANINE, GLYCINE, AND GLUTAMINE , Allan Uribe

: Examining How Factors Associated with Patients, Physicians, Hospitals, and Surrounding Communities Affect Primary and Repeat Cesarean Delivery Through a Social-Ecological Lens , Christina Ventura-DiPersia

ACCEPTABILITY OF A VAGINAL RING TO PREVENT HIV AND PREGNANCY: INTEGRATING MULTIPLE QUALITATIVE METHODS , Dana Watnick

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

A NEW BENCHMARKING METHODOLOGY TO MONITOR INDUSTRY'S INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY-BASED OBESITY PREVENTION AND FOOD ACCESS INITIATIVES: GAPS AND OPPORTUNITIES , Olivia Barata Cavalcanti

Rates of Developmental and Behavioral Screening of Young Children: Implications for Health Care Policy and Practice , Shirley Berger

Sexual Expression and Social Connectedness Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults, in the United States , Neal J. Blangiardo

BURDEN OF LIPOHYPERTROPHY AMONG INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS IN CHINA: AN ANALYSIS OF OUTCOMES AND IMPACT OF PEN NEEDLE REIMBURSEMENT POLICY , Arthi Chandran

Mobile Alcohol Primary Prevention: Feasibility with Urban Communter College Students , Janice Chisholm

Reducing Arsenic Exposure from Private Well Water in the United States: The Use, Effect, and Potential of Testing Requirements , Sara Flanagan

THE URBAN FOOD DESERT AS A MODEL FOR THE URBAN HEALTH CARE DESERT: FUNDAMENTAL CAUSES AND ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS , Estevan A. Garcia

Acceptability Study and Pilot RCT of a Guide to Understanding Reproductive Health for Ladeez (GURHL) Code: An HIV Risk Reduction App Intervention for Black and Latina Young Women in New York City , Sonia K. Gonzalez Gladstein

Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, and Dietary Acculturation among Foreign-Born Blacks in New York City , Margrethe F. Horlyck-Romanovsky

INCIDENCE, RISK FACTORS, AND PREDICTION OF GASTROINTESTINAL AND INTRACRANIAL BLEEDING IN A COHORT OF OLDER VETERANS PRESCRIBED ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS , Angela Laurio

Whether, When, and How: Fertility Intentions and Age in the U.S. , Andrea Melnikas

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

The Role of Socioeconomic Context in the Association Between Educational Attainment and Morbidity and Mortality , Jennifer Brite

Exploring the Health Effects of Precarious Employment by Sex/Gender Using Mixed Methods , Kathleen Flandrick

An Investigation of Public Injection Drug Use in New York City: A Mixed-Methods Study , Taeko M. Frost

From Food to Food Justice: Pathways and Narratives of Young Food Activists in New York City , Amy Kwan

The New York City Childcare Influenza Vaccine Mandate: A Case Study , Amy E. Metroka

Nonprofit Hospital Community Benefit Requirements: An Exploration of National Health Policy Models , Justin P. Swearingen

A Multilevel Analysis to Understand the Role of the Federal Vaccine Financing Program in Socioeconomic Disparities in Vaccination Coverage Among Children and Adolescents in New York City , Alexandra Ternier

Incorporating Place and Space: a Hierarchical Spatial Approach to Exploring Preventable Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations in New York City , Rachael Weiss Riley

Transitional Healthcare Coordination in New York City Jails among People with Chronic Health Conditions: Contributions to Reduced Reincarceration and Improved Health , Janet J. Wiersema

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Patient and Family Engagement in Addressing Hospital Patient Safety Concerns: Experiences, Attitudes and Patient Safety Engagement Comfort Levels of Recently Hospitalized Patients , Catherine M. Besthoff

Community Schools: A Public Health Opportunity , Catherine Diamond

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Cardiovascular Disease among commercially insured adults with type 1 diabetes in the US , 2016-2019 , Orighomisan F. Agboghoroma

Improving Black Maternal Outcomes in Christian County, KY: A Social Marketing Approach to Perinatal Provider Change , Ariel A. Arthur

Current Linkage to Treatment and Recovery Support Services for Patients with a Substance Use Disorder: A Survey of Kentucky Physicians , Seif Atyia, Terry Bunn, Dana Quesinberry, and Timothy S. Prince

Empirical Insights into Survivorship Care: A Cross-Sectional Study of CoC Accredited Hospitals in Kentucky , Amanda M. Beckett

Changes in Primary Care Availability in Appalachia , Whitney Beckett

Redefining ED Utilization: A Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Perspective , David Bennington

The Relationship Between Social Vulnerability and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Kentucky , Karcyn Brummett

The Effects of Stigma within the PrEP Care Cascade Among People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Kentucky , Abby Burton

Dental Outreach in Academic Dental Settings , Tisha Clayborn

A Case Study in Prospective Program Evaluation , Sarai Rosemary Combs

A Case Study in Program Evaluation: A Prospective Program Evaluation of Timely Reporting and Action of an Infectious Disease Outbreak , Destiny Cozart

INVESTIGATING THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND DRUG SELLING AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS IN RURAL APPALACHIA, KENTUCKY , Grace A. Debo

Fall 2023 COVID-19, Influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine Uptake in Kentucky , Abigail Dial

Human papilloma virus type 16 seroprevalence among men living with HIV , Ashley Duff

Adolescent Vaccination Rates and Pharmacists' Ability to Prescribe and Administer , Paul Jake Faulkner

McCovid Campaign – A Social Media Implementation to Decrease Vaccine Hesitancy in Rural Counties , Harper Ford

Interprofessional Collaboration in a Lung Cancer Screening Learning Collaborative , Angela Fu

Novel cannabinoid use among young adults in Lexington, Kentucky , Victoria A. Hamilton

Evaluating a High School MRSA Prevention Program: A Case Study , Jamie Henning

The Distribution of CP-CRE cases from 2013-2020 in the Commonwealth of Kentucky , Hannah Hiscox

DEMOGRAPHIC AND BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PEOPLE WHO HELP OTHERS INJECT DRUGS: A STUDY OF PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS IN APPALACHIA KENTUCKY , Ryli Hockensmith

EVALUATION OF PUBLIC RADON MESSAGING IN KENTUCKY AS COMPARED TO THREE OTHER STATES , Abigail Knapp

Characterizing the Relationship Between the Presence of Depression Risk, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Benzodiazepine Use to Get High , Julia Kollitz

Trust in Local Health Departments: A Cross-Sector Analysis of Urban and Rural Communities , Kelsie Kwok

The Relationship Between Self-Reported Depressive Symptoms at 3 Timepoints and Infant Sleep Practices at 6-Month Follow-Up in a Population of Mothers in Santo Domingo, Ecuador , Kassidy Lane

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Doctor of Public Health Dissertation

Through independent work under the guidance of their Doctoral Dissertation Committee, Doctor of Public Health students will prepare a dissertation demonstrating their ability to analyze and solve a complex, practice-based problem in public health. This dissertation is completed as a student’s culminating integrated learning experience. Students register for six dissertation credit hours total, which can be split up over two or more semesters. The dissertation project can be completed at a student’s place of employment if it fits with their interests and career goals.

The purpose of the dissertation is to understand a current public health organizational, leadership, policy, or programmatic problem and identify a substantive solution that includes strategies to address that problem, detailed in a “plan for change/implementation.”

Dissertation Details

The dissertation:

• Should be written through the lens of the student’s chosen concentration;
• Is expected to substantially contribute to the existing public health practice knowledge base and should inform best practices regardless of specific location or organization;
• Should rely on rigorous methodology, which may include quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods; and
• Must address four foundational Doctor of Public Health competencies and three concentration competencies.

Examples of appropriate dissertation topics include:

• Applied public health research that may contribute to developing future practices or policy interventions
• Practice, program or policy evaluations
• Design of new or modified public health practices, programs or policies to meet newly explored public health needs
• Participation in Doctor of Public Health Dissertation Orientation, held every semester.
• Good academic standing.
• Completion of at least 36 credit hours in the Doctor of Public Health program.
• Completion of a digital portfolio.
• Completion of affiliation agreement.
• Approval of a topic approval request by the dissertation committee and the director of professional programs

Anthony Blake, MPH

Director of Professional Programs

Research Topics & Ideas: Healthcare

100+ Healthcare Research Topic Ideas To Fast-Track Your Project

Finding and choosing a strong research topic is the critical first step when it comes to crafting a high-quality dissertation, thesis or research project. If you’ve landed on this post, chances are you’re looking for a healthcare-related research topic , but aren’t sure where to start. Here, we’ll explore a variety of healthcare-related research ideas and topic thought-starters across a range of healthcare fields, including allopathic and alternative medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, optometry, pharmacology and public health.

NB – This is just the start…

The topic ideation and evaluation process has multiple steps . In this post, we’ll kickstart the process by sharing some research topic ideas within the healthcare domain. This is the starting point, but to develop a well-defined research topic, you’ll need to identify a clear and convincing research gap , along with a well-justified plan of action to fill that gap.

If you’re new to the oftentimes perplexing world of research, or if this is your first time undertaking a formal academic research project, be sure to check out our free dissertation mini-course. In it, we cover the process of writing a dissertation or thesis from start to end. Be sure to also sign up for our free webinar that explores how to find a high-quality research topic.

Overview: Healthcare Research Topics

• Allopathic medicine
• Alternative /complementary medicine
• Veterinary medicine
• Physical therapy/ rehab
• Optometry and ophthalmology
• Pharmacy and pharmacology
• Public health
• Examples of healthcare-related dissertations

Allopathic (Conventional) Medicine

• The effectiveness of telemedicine in remote elderly patient care
• The impact of stress on the immune system of cancer patients
• The effects of a plant-based diet on chronic diseases such as diabetes
• The use of AI in early cancer diagnosis and treatment
• The role of the gut microbiome in mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety
• The efficacy of mindfulness meditation in reducing chronic pain: A systematic review
• The benefits and drawbacks of electronic health records in a developing country
• The effects of environmental pollution on breast milk quality
• The use of personalized medicine in treating genetic disorders
• The impact of social determinants of health on chronic diseases in Asia
• The role of high-intensity interval training in improving cardiovascular health
• The efficacy of using probiotics for gut health in pregnant women
• The impact of poor sleep on the treatment of chronic illnesses
• The role of inflammation in the development of chronic diseases such as lupus
• The effectiveness of physiotherapy in pain control post-surgery

Topics & Ideas: Alternative Medicine

• The benefits of herbal medicine in treating young asthma patients
• The use of acupuncture in treating infertility in women over 40 years of age
• The effectiveness of homoeopathy in treating mental health disorders: A systematic review
• The role of aromatherapy in reducing stress and anxiety post-surgery
• The impact of mindfulness meditation on reducing high blood pressure
• The use of chiropractic therapy in treating back pain of pregnant women
• The efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine such as Shun-Qi-Tong-Xie (SQTX) in treating digestive disorders in China
• The impact of yoga on physical and mental health in adolescents
• The benefits of hydrotherapy in treating musculoskeletal disorders such as tendinitis
• The role of Reiki in promoting healing and relaxation post birth
• The effectiveness of naturopathy in treating skin conditions such as eczema
• The use of deep tissue massage therapy in reducing chronic pain in amputees
• The impact of tai chi on the treatment of anxiety and depression
• The benefits of reflexology in treating stress, anxiety and chronic fatigue
• The role of acupuncture in the prophylactic management of headaches and migraines

Topics & Ideas: Dentistry

• The impact of sugar consumption on the oral health of infants
• The use of digital dentistry in improving patient care: A systematic review
• The efficacy of orthodontic treatments in correcting bite problems in adults
• The role of dental hygiene in preventing gum disease in patients with dental bridges
• The impact of smoking on oral health and tobacco cessation support from UK dentists
• The benefits of dental implants in restoring missing teeth in adolescents
• The use of lasers in dental procedures such as root canals
• The efficacy of root canal treatment using high-frequency electric pulses in saving infected teeth
• The role of fluoride in promoting remineralization and slowing down demineralization
• The impact of stress-induced reflux on oral health
• The benefits of dental crowns in restoring damaged teeth in elderly patients
• The use of sedation dentistry in managing dental anxiety in children
• The efficacy of teeth whitening treatments in improving dental aesthetics in patients with braces
• The role of orthodontic appliances in improving well-being
• The impact of periodontal disease on overall health and chronic illnesses

Tops & Ideas: Veterinary Medicine

• The impact of nutrition on broiler chicken production
• The role of vaccines in disease prevention in horses
• The importance of parasite control in animal health in piggeries
• The impact of animal behaviour on welfare in the dairy industry
• The effects of environmental pollution on the health of cattle
• The role of veterinary technology such as MRI in animal care
• The importance of pain management in post-surgery health outcomes
• The impact of genetics on animal health and disease in layer chickens
• The effectiveness of alternative therapies in veterinary medicine: A systematic review
• The role of veterinary medicine in public health: A case study of the COVID-19 pandemic
• The impact of climate change on animal health and infectious diseases in animals
• The importance of animal welfare in veterinary medicine and sustainable agriculture
• The effects of the human-animal bond on canine health
• The role of veterinary medicine in conservation efforts: A case study of Rhinoceros poaching in Africa
• The impact of veterinary research of new vaccines on animal health

Topics & Ideas: Physical Therapy/Rehab

• The efficacy of aquatic therapy in improving joint mobility and strength in polio patients
• The impact of telerehabilitation on patient outcomes in Germany
• The effect of kinesiotaping on reducing knee pain and improving function in individuals with chronic pain
• A comparison of manual therapy and yoga exercise therapy in the management of low back pain
• The use of wearable technology in physical rehabilitation and the impact on patient adherence to a rehabilitation plan
• The impact of mindfulness-based interventions in physical therapy in adolescents
• The effects of resistance training on individuals with Parkinson’s disease
• The role of hydrotherapy in the management of fibromyalgia
• The impact of cognitive-behavioural therapy in physical rehabilitation for individuals with chronic pain
• The use of virtual reality in physical rehabilitation of sports injuries
• The effects of electrical stimulation on muscle function and strength in athletes
• The role of physical therapy in the management of stroke recovery: A systematic review
• The impact of pilates on mental health in individuals with depression
• The use of thermal modalities in physical therapy and its effectiveness in reducing pain and inflammation
• The effect of strength training on balance and gait in elderly patients

Topics & Ideas: Optometry & Opthalmology

• The impact of screen time on the vision and ocular health of children under the age of 5
• The effects of blue light exposure from digital devices on ocular health
• The role of dietary interventions, such as the intake of whole grains, in the management of age-related macular degeneration
• The use of telemedicine in optometry and ophthalmology in the UK
• The impact of myopia control interventions on African American children’s vision
• The use of contact lenses in the management of dry eye syndrome: different treatment options
• The effects of visual rehabilitation in individuals with traumatic brain injury
• The role of low vision rehabilitation in individuals with age-related vision loss: challenges and solutions
• The impact of environmental air pollution on ocular health
• The effectiveness of orthokeratology in myopia control compared to contact lenses
• The role of dietary supplements, such as omega-3 fatty acids, in ocular health
• The effects of ultraviolet radiation exposure from tanning beds on ocular health
• The impact of computer vision syndrome on long-term visual function
• The use of novel diagnostic tools in optometry and ophthalmology in developing countries
• The effects of virtual reality on visual perception and ocular health: an examination of dry eye syndrome and neurologic symptoms

Topics & Ideas: Pharmacy & Pharmacology

• The impact of medication adherence on patient outcomes in cystic fibrosis
• The use of personalized medicine in the management of chronic diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease
• The effects of pharmacogenomics on drug response and toxicity in cancer patients
• The role of pharmacists in the management of chronic pain in primary care
• The impact of drug-drug interactions on patient mental health outcomes
• The use of telepharmacy in healthcare: Present status and future potential
• The effects of herbal and dietary supplements on drug efficacy and toxicity
• The role of pharmacists in the management of type 1 diabetes
• The impact of medication errors on patient outcomes and satisfaction
• The use of technology in medication management in the USA
• The effects of smoking on drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics: A case study of clozapine
• Leveraging the role of pharmacists in preventing and managing opioid use disorder
• The impact of the opioid epidemic on public health in a developing country
• The use of biosimilars in the management of the skin condition psoriasis
• The effects of the Affordable Care Act on medication utilization and patient outcomes in African Americans

Topics & Ideas: Public Health

• The impact of the built environment and urbanisation on physical activity and obesity
• The effects of food insecurity on health outcomes in Zimbabwe
• The role of community-based participatory research in addressing health disparities
• The impact of social determinants of health, such as racism, on population health
• The effects of heat waves on public health
• The role of telehealth in addressing healthcare access and equity in South America
• The impact of gun violence on public health in South Africa
• The effects of chlorofluorocarbons air pollution on respiratory health
• The role of public health interventions in reducing health disparities in the USA
• The impact of the United States Affordable Care Act on access to healthcare and health outcomes
• The effects of water insecurity on health outcomes in the Middle East
• The role of community health workers in addressing healthcare access and equity in low-income countries
• The impact of mass incarceration on public health and behavioural health of a community
• The effects of floods on public health and healthcare systems
• The role of social media in public health communication and behaviour change in adolescents

Examples: Healthcare Dissertation & Theses

While the ideas we’ve presented above are a decent starting point for finding a healthcare-related research topic, they are fairly generic and non-specific. So, it helps to look at actual dissertations and theses to see how this all comes together.

Below, we’ve included a selection of research projects from various healthcare-related degree programs to help refine your thinking. These are actual dissertations and theses, written as part of Master’s and PhD-level programs, so they can provide some useful insight as to what a research topic looks like in practice.

• Improving Follow-Up Care for Homeless Populations in North County San Diego (Sanchez, 2021)
• On the Incentives of Medicare’s Hospital Reimbursement and an Examination of Exchangeability (Elzinga, 2016)
• Managing the healthcare crisis: the career narratives of nurses (Krueger, 2021)
• Methods for preventing central line-associated bloodstream infection in pediatric haematology-oncology patients: A systematic literature review (Balkan, 2020)
• Farms in Healthcare: Enhancing Knowledge, Sharing, and Collaboration (Garramone, 2019)
• When machine learning meets healthcare: towards knowledge incorporation in multimodal healthcare analytics (Yuan, 2020)
• Integrated behavioural healthcare: The future of rural mental health (Fox, 2019)
• Healthcare service use patterns among autistic adults: A systematic review with narrative synthesis (Gilmore, 2021)
• Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Combatting Burnout and Compassionate Fatigue among Mental Health Caregivers (Lundquist, 2022)
• Transgender and gender-diverse people’s perceptions of gender-inclusive healthcare access and associated hope for the future (Wille, 2021)
• Efficient Neural Network Synthesis and Its Application in Smart Healthcare (Hassantabar, 2022)
• The Experience of Female Veterans and Health-Seeking Behaviors (Switzer, 2022)
• Machine learning applications towards risk prediction and cost forecasting in healthcare (Singh, 2022)
• Does Variation in the Nursing Home Inspection Process Explain Disparity in Regulatory Outcomes? (Fox, 2020)

Looking at these titles, you can probably pick up that the research topics here are quite specific and narrowly-focused , compared to the generic ones presented earlier. This is an important thing to keep in mind as you develop your own research topic. That is to say, to create a top-notch research topic, you must be precise and target a specific context with specific variables of interest . In other words, you need to identify a clear, well-justified research gap.

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Digital dissertations from 1972-current. Full-text download via ProQuest is limited to The TMC Library's academic users; others may be able to access these documents through their own libraries or purchase them individually from ProQuest.

Many more (older) UTHealth-SPH dissertations are available in print format from The TMC Library. They are available via OneSearch under the subject heading: Dissertations, Academic--University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. School of Public Health

Submissions from 2023 2023

Prediction of Hospital Readmission in Heart Failure Patients: A Data-Driven Analysis , Qinyi Hu

Exploring the Association of Social Vulnerabilities with COVID-19 Outcomes and Reviewing Strategies for Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination , Dennis Ogeto Nyachoti

An Assessment of Community-Based Organization Readiness to Move Towards Becoming a Health Literate Organization , Melanie A Stone

Difference in Smoking Patterns and Quitting Status Between Premium and Non-Premium Cigar Users After Two Years of Follow Up in US Adults: Findings from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (Path) Study, 2016-2019 , Sarah Valencia

Submissions from 2022 2022

Assessing Disparities in Houston Housing Prioritization Tool , Samantha Harrison

Utilizing Animal-Assisted Interventions to Support Mental Health Among Children in San Antonio: Exploring Knowledge, Attitudes, & Perceptions Among School Staff and Parents , Rhoda Leos

Sensitivity and Positive Predictive Values of ICD-10 Codes Among COVID-19 Patients From Optum Database in the United States: A Retrospective Cohort Study , Muneeza Qureshi

Perceptions of Loneliness and Social Isolation Prior and Post Periods of Disasters Among Adults 65 Years of Age and Older Living in Rural Puerto Rico: A Scoping Review , Amparo Rodriguez Cestero

Opioid and Antibiotic Prescribing in the US Academic Dental Setting , Sayali Sunil Tungare

Submissions from 2021 2021

Identification of Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxic Susceptible Loci in Childhood Cancer Survivors , Lori N Boies

Analyzing the Impact of Diagnostic Measurements and Medical Variables in Predicting the Onset of Diabetes Mellitus in a Subpopulation of the Pima , Vikas Reddy

Bayesian Analysis of Drift Fractional Brownian Motion for Monitoring Clinical Trials , Leixin Xia

Submissions from 2018 2018

Comparing Patient Outcome Preferences in Orthopaedic Trauma , Abed Abdelaziz

A Food Prescription Program Promotes Produce Intake and Decreases Food Insecurity , Jennifer N Aiyer

Emergency Department Utilization among Pediatric Patients with Epilepsy in Texas , Shirali Samirkumar Amin

Exploring Risk Factors for Falls and the Application of the Model of Human Occupation for People Living with HIV , Amber Bianca Armstead

An Overview of Costs, Utilization, Geographical Distribution & Influence of Mobile Clinics in Rural Healthcare Delivery in the United States , Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo

A Symptom Profile Analysis of Patients with Lung Cancer, Head & Neck Cancer, and Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma , Oluwatosin Bamidele

"Real Life is Often Suboptimal": Delivery of Diabetic Patient Education in Family Medicine Practice , Taylor Anne Bramblett

Association between Dopaminergic Therapy and Frequency of Adverse Events in Early-onset Parkinson's Disease Patients: Secondary Analysis of NET-PD LS-1 Data , Shaun Bulsara

Residential Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields and Childhood Leukemias: A Meta-analysis , Kayla-Joi Callahan

Factors Affecting Food Intake and BMI in Adolescents Using the Social-Ecological Model , Eun Me Cha

Factors Associated with Follow-Up Examination Following Positive Teleretinal Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy in an Urban Healthcare System , Paul D Chamberlain

Use, Cost, and Comparative Effectiveness of Robotic Versus Laparoscopic and Open Cholecystectomy at U.S. Hospitals , Mubashir Tufail Chaudhry

The Impact of Television Viewing Time on Body Image and Weight Loss in 5th-Graders from the Healthy Passages , Melinda I Chen

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Ph.d. in public health with a concentration in health promotion and disease prevention or health disparities.

Our doctoral programs provide research-based training to seek effective behavioral, social, and structural solutions to public health problems.  Students need to complete 75-course credits (inclusive of MPH credits) to graduate and are expected to graduate within four to five years.

The Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention offers the following two doctoral degrees:

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Health with a concentration in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP)

Our students conduct health promotion research, and advocate for continual improvements in public health programs and policies to achieve health and well-being for all. 

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Health with a concentration in Health Disparities

Our students conduct health disparities research in areas such as HIV, substance abuse, and obesity among underserved populations in South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean

Our doctoral students

• Srijana Acharya Gautam, Graduate Assistant
• Islamiyat Adebisi
• Yaray Agosto
• Wissam Al Khoury, Graduate Assistant
• Talegria Brown, Graduate Assistant
• Olivia Ceavers, Graduate Assistant
• Sebastian Escarfuller, Research Assistant
• Tienna Fenton, Graduate Assistant
• Mickey Fuentes
• Gemma Galvez, CV Starr Fellowship
• Amanda Ichite, UGS Dissertation Year Fellowship
• Karen Iglesias
• Shaina Johnson, FIU Health Disparity Initiative (HDI)
• Islam Khalil
• Christie Kirchoff , UGS Dissertation Year Fellowship
• Ian Lee, Graduate Assistant (FIU Embrace)
• Osmari Novoa, FIU Health Disparity Initiative (HDI)
• Peace Nwagbo
• Alvonee Penn, CV Starr Fellowship
• Christofer Rodriguez, FIU Veterans Fellowship
• Lakisha Thomas
• Vicky Vazquez, F-31 NIH

Ari Hozman Dissertation title: Longitudinal Association between Video Game Use and Physical, Mental, and Social Health Outcomes in Early Adulthood in the United States.

Major professor: Dr. Bastida. Defended Spring 2020.

Cassandra Renee Dissertation title: Psychosocial and Structural Barriers to Seeking, Reaching, and Receiving Care for Obstetric Emergencies and Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Among Pregnant and Early Post-partum Women in Haiti.

Major professor: Dr. Devieux. Defended in Summer 2020.

Etinosa Oghogho

Dissertation title: Psychosocial and Structural Factors Related to Vesico-Vaginal Fistula and its Impact on the Quality of Life of Women in Ibadan, Nigeria: A Mixed Methods Study.

Major Professor: Dr. Devieux. Defended in Fall 2020.  

Raed Jannadi Dissertation title: Border Epidemiological Study of Aging: The Role of Psychosocial Factors on Mortality of Mexican Americans in South Texas.

Major Professor: Dr. Bastida. Defended in spring 2021.

Rumi Agarwal

Dissertation title: Measurement and Predictors of Mental Health among Parents of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Major Professors: Dr. Bastida/Shanna Burke. Defended in summer 2021.

Valerie Daniel

Dissertation title: Intersectional Stigma and Barriers to Engagement in Care among Haitian Women with HIV.

Major professor: Dr. Devieux. Defended in Summer 2021.   

Sarah Suarez Dissertation title: HIV Risk Factors, Enacted Stigma, and Testing Outcomes among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Florida.

Major Professor: Dr. Devieux. Defended in Summer 2021.

Gabriella Wuyke

Dissertation title: The moderating role of traditional Latino gender norms on stressors and depressive symptoms among immigrant Latino men in Miami-Dade County.

Major Professor: Dr. Rojas. Defended in Summer 2021.

Derrick Forney Dissertation title: The Impact of HIV-Related Stigma on the Racial/Ethnic Disparities Across the HIV Care Continuum Among Adults Living with HIV in Florida.

Major Professor: Dr. Sanchez. Defended in Fall 2021.

Amani Othman

Dissertation title: Mental Health, Intersectionality of Religious Identity Struggles, and Islamophobia in Muslim Young Adults in South Florida : An Exploratory Study.  

Major Professor: Dr. Bastida. Defended in Fall 2021.

Afrah Saad Saif (Farah )

Dissertation title: Examining the Role of Knowledge and Cultural values on Utilization of Mammograms among a Sample of Saudi Women.

Major professor: Dr. Bastida. Defended in Fall 2021.

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If you think writing a dissertation is hard, try doing it during a pandemic.

Shannon Whittaker, who is graduating from the Yale School of Public Health this spring with a PhD in social and behavioral sciences and public health, started her dissertation while COVID-19 had shut down most of the world. She calls it the most revelatory point of her time at YSPH. It was as much a self-revelation as a scholarly one.

“I learned to rely on and trust myself and my instincts, which fostered a sense of self-reliance,” she said.

“I also learned how to compartmentalize research and my personal life,” she added. “Instead of working around the clock, since I was working from home, I treated my PhD like a 9-to-5 job – sometimes a 9-to-2, even – which allowed me to take care of myself mentally while also increasing productivity. Even as the world returns to ‘normal,’ I’ve retained this change to achieve work-life balance.”

Whittaker earned her MPH from Brown University in 2015 after receiving her BA in public health there the previous year. She came to YSPH in 2018, interested in researching the intersection of race, health, and history, and how social, structural, and political processes impact the health of marginalized communities, especially Black communities.

YSPH, she said, has profoundly shaped her development as a scholar. During her time here, she has earned two competitive grants: the National Institutes of Health’s Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (a/k/a the F31) , and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholars Fellowship . She has also collaborated with researchers from various disciplines on three first-authored published manuscripts.

In addition, Whittaker helps other students acclimate to YSPH as a diversity fellow with the Office of Student Development and Diversity. This is where she said her most significant contribution to YSPH took place: helping create a space for underrepresented students and advocating for them.

“It was here that I learned what type of scholar I wanted to be,” she said. “I came to understand that while the path to impactful science often involves challenges, the privilege of contributing to knowledge production is one I deeply appreciate.”

Whittaker said that every professor she’s had at YSPH has helped shape her, Three in particular stand out. Danya Keene , associate professor of social and behavioral sciences, was Whittaker’s advisor and guided her through the intricacies of research. Trace Kershaw , SBS department chair and Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences), “consistently offered unwavering support” in her six years here. Carolyn Roberts , assistant professor of history of medicine and science of medicine, and of African American studies, was a valued mentor. “Her guidance emphasized the importance of exploring beyond the boundaries of my discipline,” Whittaker said.

Whittaker is exploring all the options available to her after graduation, but that journey will begin with a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Innovation in Social Science at Boston University. She said she will miss having as much access to “my YSPH family,” but that she’s looking forward to experiencing life “beyond the PhD bubble.”

Whittaker leaves YSPH with one important piece of advice for the students following her: “Resist being molded.”

“Academia takes a one-size-fits all approach, which does not always work because we all exist within our own context,” she said. “Who do you want to be? What kind of research do you want to do? I think before starting a program you should ask yourself those questions and make sure to check in with yourself as often as possible to stay grounded and remain true to who you are. Also, surround yourself with people who will always bring you back to you.”

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We will also highlight hot 226 health policy topics for paper and other public health ideas for dissertation that you can use for top grades. Why settle for less when we can help you select the best college or university papers?

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Before looking at the top public health statistics undergraduate thesis topics or other public health research ideas, let’s start with the definition. So, what is public health?

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), public health is “the art and science of preventing diseases, helping to prolong life and promote health using organized efforts. Good examples of public health efforts include preventing outbreaks, educating the public on health choices, promoting fitness, preparing for emergencies, and avoiding the spread of infectious diseases. Public health

How To Write A Great Public Health Dissertation

If you are a graduate or masters student, one of the most comprehensive documents that you need to prepare is the dissertation. It is an expansive paper and comes at the end of your course. Remember that you need to ensure it is prepared well because a team of professors will ultimately evaluate it. So, here are the main steps that you need to follow to prepare a high quality dissertation:

Identify the topic of study Comprehensively research the topic and identify the main points to support it Develop the thesis statement for the dissertation (this thesis will ultimately be tested after gathering your data) Develop an outline for the dissertation. This guide should tell you what to write at what specific instance. Here is a sample outline: Topic of the study Introduction. Start with the thesis statement, followed by the objectives of the study. Then, the rest of the introduction should be used to set the background for the study. Literature review: Review relevant resources about the topic. Methodology: Explain the methodology that was used during the study. Is Results and analysis: Provide the results gathered during the study. Discussion and conclusion: Here, you should discuss the study results and demonstrate whether they approve or disapprove the thesis statement. If you found any gaps in the previous studies, highlight them too and call for further studies. Bibliography: This is a list of all the resources you used to prepare the paper. Write the first draft following the outline we have just listed above. Write the final copy by refining the first draft, proofreading, and editing it.

Awesome Public Health Thesis Topics

Here are the leading thesis topics in public health for top grades. You can use them as they are or tweak a little to suit your preference.

Public Health Thesis Topics In Mental Issues

• What is the role of public health in addressing mental issues in society?
• Seasonal affective disorder: A review of the disorder’s prevalence rates.
• Society should always listen to the needs of mentally ill persons.
• Eating disorders in adults: A review of the treatment strategies used for adults in the UK.
• What is the relation between climate change and emerging public health issues?
• Comparing depression prevalence rates in the UK to those of the US.
• What are the main causes of anxiety disorders in society?
• A review of the connection between HIV/AIDS and mental health issues in society.
• Running a public health facility: What is the most important equipment?
• Emerging public health issues in developing countries.
• Analyzing the psychological problems of breast cancer.
• What strategies should people use to prevent their mental health from social media dangers?
• A review of the public health benefits associated with active lifestyles.
• Stress: Why is it a major risk factor for mental health in many communities?
• What are the most common mental health issues in society today?
• Comparing the rates of depression and stress in China and the UK.
• Addressing anxiety-related disorders: Is cognitive-behavior therapy the best treatment method?
• A review of the economic burden of living with a person suffering from anxiety disorders.
• How does depression impact the quality of life?
• Comparing training of public health officers in the US to India.

Unique Research Topics In Public Health

• Surrogacy: A review of associated ethical issues.
• Prevalence of medical errors in hospitals: A review of the policies used to prevent the problem in the United States.
• Blood transfusion: What are the side effects?
• A review of doctors’ roles in promoting healthy lifestyles.
• Maintaining healthy body weight: Comparing the effectiveness of the recommended methods.
• A review of organ donation trends in Europe and Asia.
• Analyzing the ethical factors around cloning: When should it be allowed?
• The ethics of human experimentation.
• Comparing the rates of heart attacks in women to men in the United States.
• What are the main causes of heart attacks? Can it be prevented?
• Progress in diabetes studies and treatment: Is it possible to get a cure in the future?
• Biological weapons and their impacts on society: A review of the Leukemia rates in Japan.
• Pre-diabetes in children: What are the main symptoms, and how can it be addressed?

Public Health Paper Topics On COVID-19

• How will COVID-19 change life?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of self-isolation?
• Life lessons that you learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• What challenges has your community faced during COVID-19 pandemic?
• School life during COVID-19 pandemic.
• A review of mass media operations during pandemic.
• What projects did you undertake during the pandemic?
• A review of projects that your community undertook during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• A closer look at the backlash against Asians in Europe at the start COVID-19 pandemic period.
• Preparing for the next pandemic: What lessons did the world learn from the COVID-19 pandemic?
• The best strategies for staying healthy during a pandemic.
• Is there anything that we could have done to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic?
• Comparing the effectiveness of Europe and American healthcare preparedness for tackling disasters.
• A review of mental health status in a community of your choice during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• A review of COVID-19 emergence theories: Which one do you think is more credible?
• Comparing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic to Ebola.
• Vaccines development for viral infections: What made the development of the COVID-19 vaccine possible so fast, whereas that of HIV/AIDS has taken so long?
• A review of the vaccine development process.
• Time for review: How effectively do you think your government responded to the COVID-19 pandemic?
• Rethinking public health on a global scale: Demonstrating why effective healthcare is only possible when looked at globally.

Interesting Public Health Research Topic Ideas

• What is the importance of learning public health in school?
• Identify and review a common public health issue in your community.
• The history of human health: Comparing what was considered healthy in ancient times to what is referred to as healthy today.
• Going vegan: How can it impact your health?
• Excessive weight: Is it the new threat to human civilization?
• Is bodybuilding healthy?
• Body positive: Is it a new health standard or ignorance of body issues?
• Things to consider when selecting healthy food to eat.
• Why psychological health should be part of every community in society.
• The health of newborns: What is the difference between their healthcare and that of adults?
• Emerging trends in the healthcare industry: How can the latest trends benefit society?
• Comparing depression and anxiety in two countries of your choice.
• Physical wellness must include healthy behavioral patterns and nutrition.
• A sense of belonging is paramount to personal and community health.
• What is the relationship between spirituality and public health?
• A review of stigmatization of mental health issues in a community of your choice.
• Is it possible to prevent depression?
• At what point should children start learning sex-related education?
• Comparing the two main public health issues in two cities: London and New York.
• What is the relationship between poverty and public health?

Hot Researchable Topics In Public Health

• The resurgence of measles in society: The best guidance for clinicians.
• Tackling the growing national drug problem.
• Bioterrorism preparedness for global disasters.
• A review of recent vitamin D recommendations for older adults.
• Strategies for maintaining maternal mortality at low levels across the globe.
• Efforts by Asian governments to reduce infections from using unsafe water.
• Over-the-counter drug abuse in Europe: Compare two countries of your choice.
• Health care providers’ roles in preventing bullying in society.
• Knowledge management in the UK healthcare organizations.
• The health benefits of good healthcare waste management.
• Characteristics of dental wastes in hospitals.
• Comparing the most prevalent public health issues in developed and developing nations.
• Latest trends in financing public health.
• The relevance of clinical epidemiology in public health.
• Evidence based public health.
• Epidemiological burden of HIV/AIDS in developing countries.
• Addressing cervical cancer in developing countries: Is it possible to eliminate it completely?
• Ethics in public health clinical research.
• Comparing the strategies used in teaching and motivating public health professionals in developing and developed countries.

Research Topics In Public Health For Masters

• Advertising and impacts on food choices in the community.
• The use of stem cell technologies for cancer treatment: What are the latest trends?
• Bio-printing: Is it the future of organ transplants?
• Nutrition education: How does it promote healthy diets?
• Exercising: What role does it play in promoting strength and balance in the elderly?
• Weight loss surgery: What are the key advantages and disadvantages?
• Heart disease is a major public health issue in society.
• Alternative strategies for treating depression in society: Are they effective?
• Healthcare leadership and its importance in public health.
• Legal aspects of public health care in the society.
• Mental disabilities in patients: A review of the emerging trends in the UK.
• How does the United States promote the development of public health?
• Inequalities in medicine: What impact does it have in public health?
• The most controversial issues in public health in the UK.
• What are the most preferred storage systems for medical supplies in the UK public health facilities?
• Reimagining the public health systems on the globe: Where do you see the UK health system in the next 20 years?

Top Thesis Topics In Dental Public Health

• Common oral health issues in Ireland.
• A review of common problems of endodontically treated teeth.
• The role of good leadership skills in dental education.
• Child management techniques between male and female practitioners.
• What role does ergonomics play in dentistry?
• Dental material and bio-engineering: What are the latest trends?
• A review of the relationship between diabetes and oral health in the society.
• The role of electronic health care record systems used in public health.
• Comparing dental health issues in the developing and developed countries.
• A review of public awareness of dental health issues in a community of choice.
• How can you ensure that all the food you buy is safe and healthy?
• What strategies are used by your local health community to promote dental awareness?
• Dental health management in California: What do you think should be done differently?
• Are you satisfied with the strategies used to address dental issues?

Hot Thesis Topics Public Health

• Mandatory overtime work for medical staff: How does it impact their commitment to their job?
• Nursing shortage and its impact in public health.
• Strategies for improving public health in the EU.
• Mental health issues among asylum seekers in the United States.
• Common mental issues among veterans returning from war: A case study of the United States.
• What functions does management play in healthcare settings when handling key public health issues?
• How poor relationships between nurses and doctors can impact public health services delivery.
• Third-party players in public health and their roles.
• Financial reporting standards in public health facilities.
• What is the correlation between revenue collection in society and the quality of patient services?
• Reviewing the coordination of public health officials during disasters.
• The importance of staff training on quality of health services.
• Comparing the differences between alternative medicine and conventional medicine in addressing public health issues in society.
• Obesity: What are the main causes in child-going age?
• A review of health consequences of caffeine.
• Medical marijuana: What are the main pros and cons?
• A review of the US Farm Bill Amendments that legalized use of cannabis in the US.
• Doing sports: Is it always healthy?
• Low-fat or low-carb diet: Which one is better in addressing overweight and diabetes issues?
• Preventing communicable diseases: Evaluating the prevention strategies used in Asia.
• What is the estimated cost of treating heart problems?

Controversial Public Health Dissertation Topics

• Smoking and impacts of current efforts to address cancer in the society.
• A review of the main causes of heart attacks in society today.
• Tobacco ads: Evaluating their impacts and the relationship to the current cancer trends in the society.
• Sleep disorders: Explain why they should be considered a public health issue.
• Staffing shortage and the impacts in fighting COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.
• Analyzing risk management of treating different diseases in the community.
• COVID-19 pandemic in numbers: Comparing the infection rates in the developed and developing countries.
• Reviewing strategies used in the US public health system to achieve equity: How effective are they?
• Analyzing the main challenges in the UK medical care system.
• Rising cases of suicides in the society: What are the main causes?
• A comprehensive review of strategies used to prevent suicides in the 21st century in the US.
• Use of vaccines to prevent diseases: Do adults still need the vaccines?
• Heat-related deaths: What strategies should be adopted?
• Chronic-diseases prevention: Comparing the strategies used in developing and developed countries.
• Are we becoming too dependent on antibiotics in fighting diseases?
• Opioid crisis: Are the doctors to blame for it?
• Use of blockchain in growing accuracy of clinical trials in medicine.
• What dangers are posed by nuclear wastes in society?
• Assessing US industrial facilities compliance rates to cut down emissions.
• Using clean energy as a strategy of improving public health: What are the expectations?
• What is the healthiest country?
• Evaluating the correlation between gaming and deviant behavior among children in society.
• COVID-19 could have been prevented if WHO was more vigilant?

Public Health Research Questions

• Is the high cost of medical healthcare in the United States justified?
• What is the correlation between poverty and poor health in society?
• Should health care for homeless people be free?
• Unconventional medicine: Should it be part of the UK healthcare system?
• Should doctors be responsible for medical errors?
• Should medical officers or health facilities be allowed to promote selective medical products?
• Should all healthcare facilities in the UK be required to have translators for non-English speaking clients?
• Mental health issues associated with domestic violence: A case study of France.
• Is it a good idea to legalize euthanasia?
• What are the benefits of using surgical masks in public?
• What are the most important lessons from the different waves of the COVID-19 pandemic reported on the globe?
• Who is more responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic?
• Ebola or COVID-19 pandemic: Which is worse?
• What are the main causes of epidemics on the globe?
• Public health planning: What are the most important things to think about?
• Should governments pay the cost of rehabilitating drug addicts in society?
• Teaching children healthy lifestyles: What are the best strategies?
• What problems do people with autism face in society?
• What are the leading causes of child mortality in your community?
• Gun violence in the United States: Should it be considered a public health issue?
• What illnesses are considered foodborne?

Easy Topics In Public Health

• All workplaces should support breastfeeding.
• What are the best strategies to reduce pollution in society?
• Public health benefits of recycling waste in society.
• Reviewing the causes of poor water quality in the developing world.
• Comparing water quality standards policies in the UK and US.
• Health impacts of the rapid depletion of o-zone depletion.
• Better planning of infrastructural development is important for healthier societies: Discuss.
• The US is better prepared to handle pandemics that might arise after the COVID-19 pandemic. Discuss.
• A review of common diseases spread by vectors.
• A review of key policies installed to protect employee health.
• Legal age for consuming energy drinks should be set by the government to address the problem of diabetes.
• Smoking: Should it be banned in public?
• What are the best strategies for raising awareness in public?
• Can reducing the workload of employees in manufacturing facilities improve their health?
• Sunbathing should be restricted to prevent the risk of cancer: Discuss.
• Should abortion be banned in society?
• School-related stress: How can it be prevented?
• Should birth control be made available and free for all teenagers?
• What should be categorized as a bad health habit?
• Compare and contrast two common treatment methods for treating behavioral disorders.
• Internet addiction: What are the main dangers of internet addiction?

Other Public Health Topics For Research

• How to stay healthy and safe during a pandemic.
• Using a bicycle instead of driving is healthier.
• Common mental disorders in India.
• What is the biggest health issue among young people?
• The impact of exercising in teenagers.
• Why do teenagers experiment with drugs?
• What impact does dispositional violence have on mental disorders?
• Is telemedicine helpful in promoting better healthcare?
• Unproven alternative medicine: What are the associated risks?
• What alternatives do we have for antibiotics?
• What is the difference between private and public healthcare?
• A review of the main health issues associated with puberty.
• What is the most dangerous disease of the 21st century?
• Why are some people still afraid of vaccines?
• Experimental treatment: Why do people agree to undergo it?
• How can we improve the health of people living with chronic illnesses?
• The best strategies to make people aware of the basics of healthcare.
• A review of the growing awareness about reproductive health in the society.

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Doctoral graduate combines economics with health policy to advance health equity

April 29, 2024  | Erin Bluvas,  [email protected]

“My journey in public health began with a deep-rooted interest in health equity,” says Dakshu Jindal , who graduates in May with a Ph.D. in Health Services Policy and Management (HSPM). “This was driven by my upbringing in India, where I witnessed stark disparities in health care access.”

Jindal studied economics at the University of Delhi (bachelor’s) and Indira Gandhi National Open University (master’s). During her graduate program, she began consulting for India’s National Health Systems Resource Center at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Her three years at the center exposed Jindal to health policy, including the nuances of financing health in a complex nation like India. She also began to realize how improvements in policy can positively impact health systems and communities. An internship in the Philippines through the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced her to financing and policy in a global setting. Together, these experiences cemented Jindal’s commitment to completing a doctoral degree in the field.

“USC offered an incredibly unique program in health services policy and management ,” she says. “The department had diverse faculty and an inclination toward use of economics to conduct health services research. I strongly felt that I could leverage my academic background in economics and interest in public health to succeed in the program.”

At the Arnold School, Jindal gained research experience as a graduate assistant on projects within her department and at the Center for Community Health Alignment (CCHA). She found mentors in her dissertation co-chairs, Brian Chen and John Brooks , as well as CCHA executive director Julie Smithwick .

“Dr. Chen always motivated me to perform my best and expect more from my work, and Dr. Brooks always stressed the importance of the implications of my study results, which pushed me to be a better health services researcher,” says the Norman J. Arnold Fellow, who received guidance and support from Nicole Hair and Adam Lutz as well. “I have worked with Ms. Smithwick for five years, conducting research on the implementation and effectiveness of community health workers programs, and she has been a great mentor.”   

The department had diverse faculty and an inclination toward use of economics to conduct health services research. I strongly felt that I could leverage my academic background in economics and interest in public health to succeed in the program.

Outside of the Arnold School, Jindal was selected into USC’s Preparing Future Faculty Program and received a SPARC grant from the Office of the Vice President for Research to support her dissertation research into how state laws influence access to physical therapy among Medicare patients. Her dozen or so publications cover various topics, but the theme of her research is how different laws, policies or programs impact health outcomes.

“I aim to leverage my expertise in health economics to explore research studies that improve health care outcomes and access,” Jindal says of her next steps. “By collaborating with stakeholders across sectors, I want to contribute meaningfully to the field of public health and advance health equity for all.”

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Melissa eggen receives prize for outstanding dissertation.

Melissa Eggen, PhD, MPH

Melissa Eggen, PhD, MPH , is the winner of the John M. Houchens Prize, which honors a former registrar of the University of Louisville and is awarded by UofL's Graduate School to the doctoral student who presents the most meritorious dissertation for the current commencement. Dr. Eggen is graduating this May 2024 after earning a PhD in Public Health Sciences with a specialization in Health Management and Policy. Titled "Socioecological Factors Associated with the Timing of Prenatal Care Initiation in Kentucky and Beyond: An Exploratory Study," Eggen's dissertation, explores multi-level barriers and facilitators associated with the timing of pregnant women seeking prenatal care in the United States and in Kentucky, using the Socioecological Model as the guiding framework.

As part of her dissertation, Eggen used data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, collected and compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to examine factors associated with prenatal care timing among women in Kentucky. This research is a unique and significant contribution to state-wide efforts to improve maternal health across the Commonwealth, as Kentucky has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country. According to the latest numbers published by the CDC, 38.4 out of 100,000 live births in Kentucky led to maternal death during the 2018-2021 period. This rate is only slightly lower than the rate in a few states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee, but higher than all other states. Moreover, maternal mortality is significantly higher among racial minorities, especially among the non-Hispanic Black population, both nationally and in Kentucky.

Eggen’s research targets one of the major root causes of maternal mortality and morbidity in Kentucky and inequities in maternal mortality: the adequacy and timing of prenatal care. She methodically investigated each potential factor contributing to the adverse outcomes and identified access to health insurance, household income, maternal education, and pregnancy wantedness as the major contributing factors to using prenatal care in Kentucky. The findings under this aim of her dissertation are currently under review at a top maternal and child health journal.

Strikingly, maternal mortality has been increasing in recent years. One of the less understood factors in the increase is the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through another aim of her thesis, Eggen is one of the first in the country and the first in Kentucky to study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the timing of prenatal care initiation. In this innovative study, she uses a creative method to distinguish the effect of the pandemic from underlying institutional and socioeconomic factors. 

"The quality of Melissa's dissertation research and her experience, deep knowledge, and expertise in the field of maternal and child health have allowed her to shoulder major related efforts in addition to her dissertation," explained her mentor, Seyed Karimi, PhD, an associate professor in the Dept. of Health Management & Systems Sciences. "As a prime example, she is currently the PI on a State University Partnership grant assessing systems and policies to address maternal health in Kentucky."

Eggen has an MPH in Maternal and Child Health from the University of Illinois in Chicago and a BA in Anthropology from the University of Kentucky. She has over 15 years of experience working in community-based and state-wide non-profit organizations and has a special interest in conducting research at the local level to inform policy and practice. In particular, her research is centered on better understanding reproductive and maternal healthcare outcomes and patient experience using quantitative and mixed methods approaches.

Join us in congratulating Dr. Eggen on receiving this well-deserved recognition.

Visit the Graduate School website to see the complete list of award winners for May 2024. 

NIDA T32 Celebrates 3 Epidemiology PhD Graduates

The NIDA T32 wishes to congratulate three former predoctoral fellows on receiving their doctoral degrees in Epidemiology officially conferred on Thursday, May 2nd at the University of Florida Graduation Ceremony.

Carolin Hoeflich, PhD whose dissertation title is “Leveraging Electronic Health Records to Elucidate Changes in Prescribing Practices of Opioid Agonist Treatment among Pregnant Populations” and mentored by Catherine W. Striley, PhD, MSW, MPE. Dr. Hoeflich is joining industry post-graduation.

Nicole Fitzgerald, PhD whose dissertation title is “New Psychoactive Substance Use: Examining Prevalence and Correlates, Typologies of Use, and Risks for Adverse Effects” and mentored by Linda B. Cottler, PhD, MPH, FACE. Dr. Fitzgerald has accepted the only slot for a NIDA T32 postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University in New York City under the direction of Dr. Deborah Hasin.

Nae Won, PhD whose dissertation title is “Drug Use in Non-Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash Injuries and its Association with State Policies in the US from 2019 to 2023”, and mentored by Linda B. Cottler, PhD, MPH, FACE. Dr. Won has 3 job offers: 2 at CDC and one T32 postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins.

We are so incredibly proud of our T32 alumni on their achievements and wish them the very best in their future endeavors!

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