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Appendix V
Instructional Programs
V.B.2 MPH Capstone Projects
2003–2005
Appendix V.B.2
MPH Capstone Projects
2003
Name
Title
FATMA ABBAS
Total Quality Management Implementation in a For-Profit Health Care Organization in the Middle East
ABHIJEET ANAND
Human Papilloma Virus and its Interaction with STDs and HIV
THOMAS ARMINIO
The Impact of Commuting by Bicycle in the US on Greenhouse Gas and other Automotive Emissions
KO KO AUNG
Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Elderly
JAMY BARAHONA
Low-income Working Hispanic Immigrant Families Face Barriers in Accessing Prenatal Services: What can Maryland do to Increase
Access?
HELEN BAROLD
Should AEDs be Over the Counter? A Policy Decision Analysis AED = Automatic External Defibrillator
MARK BEATTY
Emergence of Enterotoxin-Producing Escherichia Coli Serotype O169:H41 in the United States: A New and Dominant Serotype
KARA BLACK
Exploring Obstacles to and Opportunities for Professional Success Among Underrepresented Minority Medical Students
PETER BLOOMFIELD
Rapid Orasure HIV Screening Performed in an Urban Emergency Department
AMY BOORE
A critique of the Nation's Level of Preparedness for a Bioterrorist Attack
SHAHDOLCHT
BOROUMAND
The Prevalence of Tooth Brushing among 3rd Grade Children and the Association
MICHELLE BOWERS
Morbidity Associated with Prophylactic Mastectomy for Women with High Risk of Developing Breast Cancer: A Proposal for a
Prospective, Double-Cohort Study in Baltimore, Maryland
MELANIE BROWN
The Impact of Mental Health Treatment on Recidivism in Youth who Commit Violent Crimes
KERRY BRUCE
Social, Economic and Health Behavior Factors Affecting the First Neo-Natal Homevisit in the ASUH Java, Indonesia Project
MICHAEL CALABRIA
Improved STD Management in Low Resource Settings
DAWN CARLSON
Loss of Biodiversity and Effects on Human Health: Focus on Plant Species
DIONE CASH
Designing a School Based Fitness and Nutrition Program for Adolescents
GLADYS CHEN
Study Design: Evaluating the Developmental Course and Associated Developmental outcomes of Adolescents With and Without ADHD
ILIN CHUANG
A New Look on the Late-Onset Group B Streptococca Disease in the Era of Intrapartum Antibiotic Prophylaxis
ELIZABETH COBB
Family Planning and Abortion Decision-Making in the Republic of Georgia
COLLEEN COOPER
Grant Proposal for a New Educational Approach to Enhancing Self-Management of Diabetes
DANIEL COSTIGAN
Pre-Persian Gulf War Morbidity Study: Patterns of Illness and Health Care Seeking Prior to the 1990 Gulf War
MEGAN
COYLEWRIGHT
Federal Funding of Abstinence-Only Education: A Policy Analysis
Appendix V.B.2
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MPH Capstone Projects
2003
Name
Title
AUBURN DAILY
Nation-wide Analysis of Existing Attempts to Criminally Prosecute and/or CivillyAdjudicate Intentional HIV \Infection by HIV-positive
Individuals
DARSHAN DALAL
Effect of Lifestyle on Inflammatory Markers
KATHLEEN DEENER
An Eval. of Groundwater Contamination: Implications for Public Health and Tracking
PRACHI DUBEY
Burden of Unipolar Major Depression in the Geriatric Population
CLARISSA DUDLEY
Investigating the Rational for the Continued Use of Race Data in Epidemiology
ESEOVHE EGBORGE
The Real Problem: Under-Five Mortality Rate from Malaria in the Niger-Delta Region of Nigeria
GLORIA EKPO
Communication Strategies for Protecting Adolescents from Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) in The Gambia
JAMES ELLIOTT
Recreational Skydiving Fatalities in the United States a 10-Year Review
PATRICK ENDERS
Risk and Dose-Response Estimation for Potential Bioterror Agents
MICHELE FORZLEY
Counterfeiting and the Public's Health and Safety
DIANE FRANCISCO
Pre-delivery Maternal Migration in Bangladesh
CATHIE FRAZIER
Review of Environmental Engineering Work Done by PAHO with Funds from EPA
RANDALL FREEMAN
Community Health Workers in America
MARK FREESE
Bicycle Commuting for Environmental Change
YATIN GADGIL
Motivation of Health Workers in South Asia
ANURADHA
GANESAN
Surveillance of the Distribution of Pneumococcal Serotypes in Children under 5 and its Implications on Use of Currently Licensed
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines
RAHWA
GHEBREMICHAEL
Impact of Diabetes Duration on Health Beliefs and Self-Management Behaviors in Urban African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes
HARUMI GOMI
Action Plans for Controlling Measles in Japan: Strategies to be presented to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan
MICHAEL GOTTLIEB
Investigation of Public Health Law and Ethics Focusing on End of Life Issues
FLOR DE MARIA
LOURDES
GUTIERREZ
Predisposing Cultural factors For Pregnancy Among Latina Adolescents: A Formative Approach
JAMES HALEY
Decreasing the Morbidity Due to La Crosse Encephalitis in Southwestern W. Virginia
THEODORE HANF
Pilot Project to Gather Information on Male Sex Workers in Los Angeles County Between the Ages of 18 and 30
Appendix V.B.2
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MPH Capstone Projects
2003
Name
Title
FETOUH HASSANIN
A Suggested Program Plan For Health Education To Promote Primary Prevention of Rheumatic Fever in Egypt
AMY HENDERSON
Water Quality Project—Honduras
MINNIS HENDRICKS
Reducing Campylobacter Infections, and Antimicrobial-Resistant Campylobacter Infections in Humans who Eat Poultry or Poultry
Products
SARAH HENN
Mercury Toxicity in Amazon Basin Communities
JAMES HIGH
The AIDS Orphan Crisis in Rural Zimbabwe: Opportunities for Grassroots Initiatives
SETH HIMELHOCH
Does Presence of a Mental Disorder in AIDS Patients Affect the Initiation of Antiretroviral Treatment (HAART) and Duration of Therapy?
KEN HO
Differences in Demographics, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Patient Shows Versus No-shows in an Inner City Pediatric Clinic
MARY ANN HOGAN
Health Risk Evaluation of the Hazardous Chemicals at the Hanford Nuclear Waste Reservation
SABINA HOQUE
Investigation of Dietary Risk Factors Among Obese and Non-Obese Asthmatics
JE-JEN HU
Using Mobile Messaging System in Out Patient Department
SADAF IJAZ
A Proposal for Culturally Appropriate Shelter for Domestic Violence Victims of South Asian/Middle Eastern/Muslim Origin in DC Metro
Area
CARRIE JEFFRIES
Selection of Non-Governmental Community Level Clinics in the West Bank and Gaza and their Clinic Attributes Leading to USAID
funded Pharmaceutical and Disposable Distribution
HOPE JOHNSON
Grant Proposal for a Study of the Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in Suriname: Prospects for Intervention
RAVISHANKER
KAMATH
Ceiling on Desires – Its Impact on Public Health and Global Environment
SHARON KARMON
Body Shape and Composition in Women with HIV: An Urban Cohort
RICHARD KAYNE
The Physician Workforce in Bangladesh: Challenges that Lie Ahead
KRISTIN KENYAN
Evaluating the Sustainability of Public Health Interventions: A Review of the Literature
SADAF KHAN
Contraceptive Social Marketing and Social Franchising: The Green Star Network, Pakistan. Quality of Client-Provider Interaction: A Plan
for Evaluating the Client’s Perspective
GRACE KIGOZI
Mental Health in Uganda
TARA KIMBASON
Malaria Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Velingara District Senegal, Implications for Health Education and Disease Control
FLORENCE KITABIRE
Assessment and Use of Innovative ways through which Community Can Support HIV PositiveWomen's Choice of Infant Feeding in Poor
Resources Setting in Uganda
LAURA KNAB
Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse Among Women
Appendix V.B.2
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MPH Capstone Projects
2003
Name
Title
ROBERT KOLESAR
Environmental and Organizational Assessment of the Dominican Republic for the American Red Cross
HIROKO KOSAKI
The Effect of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) in Japan Measured by Return Rate
NICOLE KOUASSI
Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS: Empowering Women for Self-Medication
MARIAM LABINJO
Estimating the Burden of Disease from Road Traffic Injuries in Nigeria
ZAHRA LADAK
Smokeless Tobacco: An Opportunity for Public Health Response
TRAM LAM
Predictors of Cervical Cancer Screening among Vietnamese-American Women
MARNI LAVERENTZ
Evaluation of the Effect on Health Worker Performance from Introducing a New Integrated Supervision System in Uganda
RACHEL LEVINE
Research Activities of Internal Medicine Residency Training Programs
AMY LEWIS
Ocular Injuries in Nepal
ANNA LOPEZ
Skin Biopsy for the Determination of Immunopathogenesis of Rash in Volunteers Vaccinated with an Experimental Live Dengue Vaccine
LISA LOWERY
STD-related Health Care Utilization in Sexually Experience African-American Adolescents
NEENA LYALL
Integrating Preventive and Curative Health among the Dalits (Untouchable/Scheduled Caste) by Reaching the Grassroots
SUSAN LYNCH
Causality in Epidemiology and the Law: The Tobacco Litigation Case Study
GAVIN MACGREGORSKINNER
A Qualitative Assessment of Operational Readiness and Possible Risks to Public Health from Disposal of Dead Animals During a
Declared Emergency
MARK MAIRE
Man-Made Malaria Epidemics
DAVID MAJURE
Evaluation of the Role of the Private Health Care Sector in the Health Status of Pakistan
CATHERINE
MAULSBY
Proposal for the Adolescent Health Clinic Recently Developed as part of the Rakai Project in Uganda
NNENNA MBA
A Review Child Mortality Trends in Nigeria
NICHOL MCBEE
Cost Effectiveness of Thrombolysis as an Intervention to Treat Intraventricular Hemorrhage
VIRGINIA MCBRIDE
Evaluating a Cost-Effective Means to Assess Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Performance
DAHLIA MCGREGOR
Research Proposal to Identify the Serotypes of Streptococcus Pneumoniae Causing Invasive Disease in Jamaican Children
TESFAMICHAEL
MEHARI
Improving Access of Mental Health Services to Refugees in Tanzania
TRACY WOLFF
MOORE
Evaluate the Impact of Air Pollution on the Racial Disparity in Low Birth Weight Rates in the United States using PRAMS and EPA Data
Appendix V.B.2
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MPH Capstone Projects
2003
Name
Title
HEATHER MORAN
A Qualitative Study of Community Experience with Gut Rehabilitation of Urban Houses
ELAINE MORRATO
FDA Pediatric Drug Policy: Characteristics of Drugs Granted Exclusivity
LORNA BARUNGI
MUHIRWEI
Reforming the Oral Health System in Uganda: A Primary Health Care Approach
YE MON MYINT
Situational Assessment of HIV/AIDS in Myanmar's Borders
ZIKULAH
NAMUKWAYA
Trends and Differentials in Adolescent Sexual Behaviors in Rakai, Uganda, 1994-2002
EYERUSALEM
NEGUSSIE
The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Ethiopian Children: Policy and Program Recommendations
ROSE NESBITT
Reduction of Schistosomiasis through Community Health Education in an Irrigation Scheme in Tanzania
ZARIN NOOR
Research Proposal - The Context and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence Among Afghan Women Living in Refugee Camps in
Pakistan
MICHAEL NOTTIDGE
Bone Sarcoma in Seer: A Comparative Analysis of Survival for Conservative Versus Radical Surgical Treatment
NGOZI OBIKILI
Improving Immunization Coverage in Nigeria
VIVIEN OFFODILE
Evaluation Plan of the Effectiveness of Redesigning Work Station as an Intervention for Low Back Pain in the US Workplace
LYNNETTE OLEMBO
An Evaluation of the Program Effectiveness of the Point-of-use Water Chlorination in Zambia: A Focus on the Safe Water System
SAAD OMER
Geographical Determinants of RSV Infection in Lombok, Indonesia
REBECCA
ORENDORFF
Reproductive Services at School Health Centers: Review of the Literature and Steps for Successful Implementation
NURIYE ORTAYLI
Recovery of Fertility After Implant and IUD Use Revisited: A Detailed Analysis of Data for Post Marketing Surveillance of Norplant Study
ANA PALACIO
Strategies to Improve Healthcare Access in Ecuador
ANNE PALAIA
How Effective is the Reduction of Unintended Pregnancies among HIV Positive Women, in the Overall Reduction of HIV Prevalence,
Compared to Interventions Targeting a Reduction of Mother to Child Transmission?
KAPIL PARAKH
Cost Effectiveness of Interventions for Intestinal Helmith Infestations
BRENDA GUMBS
PETTY
The Adverse Health Effects Of Urban Sprawl On Metropolitan Inner City Residents
TAMARA POLLAK
Designing a Survey that Uncovers Factors that both Prevent and Facilitate Disclosure of Sexual Violence
DAN PORTER
What do people do when they get sick? A Protocol Proposal for a Survey of Pre-Clinical Ambulatory Patient Behavior Patterns
Appendix V.B.2
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MPH Capstone Projects
2003
Name
Title
ERIC RAMIREZ
The Desires of Men: Nationalism and the Formation of Reproductive Intent in a Mayan Community, Chiapas State, Mexico
JULIA REHWINKEL
A Study of the Caribbean Regional Network of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (CRN+)
JEAN RINALDO
Proposal for Training US Army Internal Medicine Residents in International Humanitarian Medicine and Disaster Management
TERESA ROGSTAD
Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines: A Review of Methodologies used by Specialty Societies and Disease-Specific Organizations
GABRIEL RYB
A Longitudinal Study of Suicide after Traumatic Injury
JASON SACKS
The Emergence of Dengue: A Look at it's Possible Impact on the U.S. Through the Hawaii Outbreak
ELIZABETH
SANTORO
The Emerging Threat of Antibiotic Resistance: A Public Health Analysis of VRE
ALBERT SARNO
Longitudinal Cohort Study of the Fetal Determinants of Childhood Hypertension in Fetal Growth Restriction: An Extension of the Barker
Hypothesis
RAKESH SARWAL
Study of the performance of Essential Public Health Functions: Lessons from a Pilot Study in Karnataka State of India
NICHOLAS SCHARFF
Hepatitis C in the Jail Inmate Population: Policy Considerations
DANIEL SCHWARTZ
Livestock Farming and Aquaculture: Impact on the Environment and Public Health
ERICA SESSLE
Targeted Universal Access to Nevirapine for the Prevention of HIV Vertical Transmission: Results from the Rubaga Nevirapine
Implementation Project, Kampala, Uganda
NEHA SHAH
Malaria Prevention in Fulani people of Nigeria
FATHI SHEIK-ADAN
Poor Structure and Performance of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response, Region Five – Ethiopia
EUGENE SHUM
Performance Measurement and Benchmarking
AMIT SINGH
Epidemiology and Etiology of ALRI in Bangladeshi Infants
VEENA SINGH
An Overview of burden of vitamin A deficiency among school aged Children (5-15 years) in the South-East Asian region
VIJAY SINGH
Screening for Male Domestic Violence Batterers in a Primary Care Health Setting
KAREN SMITH
Racial Disparities in Reporting and Receipt of Immediate Breast Reconstruction in Md
SOMCHAI
SRIPLIENCHAN
Cervical Infection of Human Papillomavirus in HIV-1 Infected Women in Chiang Mai
GARY STEIN
Proposed Study on the Disparity between Medicaid, Managed Care and Private Insurance for Medically Challenged Children
SAMANTHA STOKES
Human Rights and Public Health Ethics: A Comparative Critique of the Mexico City Policy
Appendix V.B.2
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MPH Capstone Projects
2003
Name
Title
MARIA ISABEL
SUAREZ
The Use of Emergency Contraception to Prevent Unintended Pregnancy in Adolescents in Inner Cities
NITAL SUBHAS
Meena Initiative - The Transformation of the Lives of Girls through the Development of Decision-making, Problem Solving, and Comm.
Skills
AYAKO TAKEI
Development of Cancer Risk Assessment Training Program for Food Safety in Japan
BILLIE TANG
Physical Inactivity of Adults in the United States; Analysis and Recommendations Specific to the State of Hawaii Utilizing the Problem
Solving Framework
CHUNDAK TENZING
Proposal to Study the Prevalence of Antibody to Rubella in Girls in Nepal
ANNIE TESSIER
The Cost-Utility of Support Personnel in Providing Rehabilitation Services
EMMA TSUI
Guidelines for the Use of Qualitative Methods in the Development of Interventions to Improve Birth Preparedness
KIRAN TURAGA
Comparison of Different Clinical Specialties on Evidence Based Therapy
DOUGLAS VAN
ZOEREN
Water Quality and Human Health on the Chesapeake Bay
JOANN VILLANUEVA
Evaluation Plan for Outreach to Encourage Treatment Seeking and Family Reunification by Substance Using Parents in Baltimore
GITA VISWAM
Economic, Political, Social, and Ethical Implications of Providing Antiretroviral Therapy to Children in Sub Saharan Africa
Margaret Walsh
Injuries In Unrestrained Pediatrics Patients In The Texas Panhandle
YAN WANG
Impact of Intervention Program on Medical Utilization among Brain Traumatic Injury Patients
JEANNE WARFIELD
An Environmental and Public Health Disaster in Bangladesh
KATHRYN WATSON
Evaluation of Proposed Nationwide Environmental Health Tracking Systems
RACHEL WEBER
Project Proposal for a Peer Educator HIV/STI/Family Planning Intervention in a Refugee Camp Setting
MARTIN WELTZ
A Prospective Single Arm Pilot Phase II Study of Darbepoietin Alpha in Patients with Locally Advanced or Non-Resectable Head and
Neck Cancer and Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharygeal Carcinoma (NPC) Receiving Chemotherapy +/- Radiation Therapy
RYAN
WESTERGAARD
Adolescent Inhalant Use as a Predictor of Adult Heroin Use
MONICA WOLDT
The plan for an Evaluation of Programs to Prevent Mother to Child Transmission of HIV in Mozambique
AUDREY WOODNONGRUM
Validation of Participatory Data Gathering by Communities in Measuring Birth Rates and Infant Mortality by using Retrospective
Pregnancy Histories
FUMIKO YOKOTA
Aviation Safety and Injuries
Appendix V.B.2
7
MPH Capstone Projects
2003
Name
Title
SARA ZWERLING
Accuracy of Scientific Research for Laypersons Found on the World Wide Web Using the Problem Solving Methodology
TERESA ZYCZYNSKI
Vegetarianism: Safe for the Environment, but is it Safe for the Individual?
2004
Name
Title
Tsion Abdi
HIV and Refugees
Olufemi Adenuga
Child Spouses and Injured Wives: Addressing Early Marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sachin Agarwal
Trans Esophageal MRI in Conjunction with Lipid Lowering Measures
John Agwunobi
Incident Command Systems and Public Health Response
Ehtisham Akhter
Arthritis in India/Pakistan
Akinlawon Akintayo
Improving Access to Mental Health Care in Ogun-state Nigeria; An Educational Approach
Stefan Ambs
A Proposal for An Epidemiological Prostate Cancer Case-Control Study
Ping An
APOBEC3G Genetic Variants and Their Influence on AIDS
Lee Arcement
Assessment of the Effect of a Disease Management Model to Implement Evidenced-Based Process Measures in Indigent Patients in
Rural South Louisiana with Systolic Heart Failure
David Asante
Male Involvement in Family Planning in Ghana
Denise Averbug
Determinants of Social Capital of Sex Workers in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Charles Baffi
Influence of Morbidity on Smoking Cessation in a Cohort of Smokers
Hossein Bahrami
The Effect of Lutein Supplementation in Preservation of Visual Function in Retinitis Pigmentosa; A Randomized Double-Blind PlaceboControlled Clinical Trial
Dea Belazi
Incidence of Diabetes in Patients Taking Atypical Antipsychotic Medications in a Medicaid Population
Marian Betz
Hospitalization Rates and Diagnoses Among HIV and Individuals in a Multi-State Cohort in the United States, 2000-2001
Manisha Bharti
Associations between HIV Risk Factors and Western Blot Indeterminate Results
Ed Bini
Prevalence of Gallbladder Disease Among Persons with Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the United States
Appendix V.B.2
8
MPH Capstone Projects
2004
Name
Title
Gregory Bledsoe
Incidence of Injury in Professional Boxing Matches
Michael Blum
Prelicensure Assessment of the Safety of New Vaccines: The Role of Meta-Analysis
Shari Goldenberg
Bolen
IGF-1 and Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Rosemary Bolza
Running After the Kids: The Exploration of Interventions to Delay or Prevent the Development of Type II Diabetes, Using Input from
Women Who Have Experienced Gestational Diabetes
Maria Borda
Community Mobilization to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes for Rural Women in Guatemala
Jonathan Brenner
Looking at Attitudes of Chiropractors Towards Routine Childhood Vaccination
Gillian Buckley
The Impact of Five Years Steady Income on the Status of Women in Sarlahi, Nepal
Don Budenz
Optical Coherence Tomography: A New Test for the Diagnosis and Management of Glaucoma?
Jesus Burbano
Screening for Cervical Cancer in Developing Countries
Patrizio Caturegli
Autoimmune Hypophysitis: Establishment of a Murine Model
Ramya Chari
Measuring Air Pollutant Concentrations on the Hopkins Shuttle Buses
Jiunn-Rong Chen
Is Side-to-Side Luminal Diameter Difference of Common Carotid Artery (CCA) A Risk Factor for Cerebral Infarct Patients?
Yen-Yuan Chen
Physicians’ Duty to Care for Patients
Lisa Cho
Preventive Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Risky Sexual Behavior Among Young Boys and Girls in Zambia
Seunghee Choi
Breast Cancer Intervention Program Among Korean American Women: Pilot Study
Kandice Christian
Increasing Access to Primary Healthcare for Nomadic Tibetan Women and Children
Eric Churchill
An Ethical and Legal Analysis of Hospice Care for Terminally Ill, Never-Competent Individuals
Emily Connor
Childhood Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides in Agricultural Communities: Public Health Implications and Strategies for
Reducing Exposure Risk
Pranarkumar Dalal
Effectiveness of Vancomycin in Preventing Central Venous Catheter Related Bacteremias in Pediatric Oncology Patients: An
Observational Study
Garima Deveshwar
Knowledge of HIV/AIDS Prevention Among Female Adolescents in Mumbai’s Slums: Evidence from Community-level Primary Data and
a Proposal for Further Research
Teresa Diaz-Montes
Endometrial Cancer Patterns Among Hispanics Living in the United States
Rachel Eersel
Assessment of St. Maarten’s Communicable Disease Surveillance System
Appendix V.B.2
9
MPH Capstone Projects
2004
Name
Title
Amy Gartland Egan
Study of the Role of EBV in Multiple Sclerosis
Susanne Eilts
Quantitating the Effects of Education and Literacy on Medicare Beneficiary Health Care Costs
Nada Elattar
Road Traffic Injuries and Fatalities in Egypt - Analysis and Proposal of a National Motor Vehicle Surveillance System
Peter Evans
The Risk of Continued Poliovirus Transmission Following Eradication
Erin Fuse
A Comparison of Leading Strategies to Reduce Excess Morbidity and Mortality in Health Care Settings from Preventable Medical Errors
Nitin Garg
Road Traffic Injuries in India – A Situation Analysis
Joshua Garoon
The Effect of Community-Level Intervention on Uptake, Utilization and Impact of Insecticide-Treated Nets in Eastern Province, Zambia
John Gibbons
ACGME Resident Work Hour Rules
Amy Gilbert
Colorectal Cancer Screening Compliance in Maryland
Maria Giusti
Improving Asthma Care in Children in a Public Setting in Lima, Peru
Kiera Goodman
Descriptive Analysis of Herpes Vaccine Trial Respondents
Bhavna Gowda
Spacing Method of Contraception – Why Is It a Failure in India?
Maribel Gray
Improving Emergency Medical Systems: A Case Study of Pakistan
Akosua Asantewa
Gyekye
Glucos6-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency and Malaria – A Study in a Malaria Epidemic Region in Northern Ghana
Mark Hall
Michigan Public Act 57 and Mandatory Exposure Source Testing for Blood Borne Pathogens: The Five-year Kent County Experience
Edward Hammond
Prevalence of HIV among Circumcised and Uncircumcised Males in Uganda: Secondary Data Analysis of the CHER Study Date
Claire Hannan
Implementation of the National Smallpox Vaccination Program in the States – Lessons Learned for Future Preparedness Initiatives
Jane Hannon
Health Care Seeking Behaviors of the Mayan in Toledo District, Belize
Farah Haq
Food Insecurity in Children of Legal Immigrants in Texas
Ya-Chun Hsiao
Overweight Prevalence and Associated Factors Among Taitung Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Adolescents in Taiwan
Aisha Hughes
Analysis of Male Involvement in Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Fatherhood
Claudia Iota-Herbei
Problems with Hyperphosphatemia Control in 2 Hermodialysis Units in Arkansas
Shilpa Jain
Associations Between Parental Stress, the Diagnostic Process and Type of Disability in a Sample of Parents of Young Children
Receiving Special Education Services
Sophia Jan
Prevention, Management and Treatment of Secondary Conditions in Spina Bifida
Appendix V.B.2
10
MPH Capstone Projects
2004
Name
Title
Ki-Yeob Jeon
Who Supports Koreas Dispensing Surcharge of $6 Billion?
Elizabeth Jere
Measuring Quality of ARV Adherence Support Services in sub-Saharan Africa
Wendy Johnson
Using Perinatal Periods of Risk Analysis to Address Disparities in Infant Mortality and Preterm Delivery in Cleveland, Ohio
Bindu Kalesan
The Joint Influence of Parental Modeling and Parental Concern on Adolescent Smoking
Madhuri Kasat
Childhood Diarrhea in Cameroon: Risk Factors and Health-Seeking Behaviors
Salomeh Keyhani
Do Drug Prices Reflect Development Time and Government Investment
Babul Kulkarni
Stability of Liver Enzymes in Storage Conditions
Rachel Lapidus
Identify Culturally Appropriate Mental Health Treatment Interventions for Refugees Residing in the U.S. Who Have PTSD or
Experienced Severe Trauma in Their Country of Origin
Karla Lawson
Secondary Data Analysis Investigating a Possible Association Between the Taql Polymorphism in the Vitamin D Receptor and Prostate
Cancer Risk, Using the Clue II Data Set
Vernon Lee
Global Infectious Disease Preparedness and the Impact of SARS
Rebecca Lowther
Sleep Complaints and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults
Emily Hsiao-Fang Lu
Burden of Shigella Infections in Maryland from 1998 to 2002
Asif Mahmood
Risk Factors Associated with Hypertension in Rural Kyrgyzstan
Saurabh Malhotra
Association of Lead and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among U.S. Adults
Dhwani Mankad
A Data-Analysis of 24 HIV Dementia Patients to Help Determine the Pathophysiology of HIV Dementia
Susan Marantz
Perinatal HIV: How to Decrease Transmission on a State Level
David Martin
Understanding causes underlying racial/ethnic disparities in blood pressure in participants in the Baltimore Memory Study
Suzanne Marvin
Predictors of Small for Gestational Age Infants Based on Prenatal Variables and Measurements
Farshid Masoudi
Improving the Effectiveness of Peri-operative Vanenmyuine Prophylaxis Administration
J. Gaverick Matheny
Cost-Effectiveness of Family Planning Programs: Methods and Evidence
Anna McGovern
Aspirin Use and Risk of Lung Cancer
Kristi Vergena Mizelle
Patient-Physician Race-Concordance and Ratings of Care: Does Trust Matter?
Edgar Molina
Promoting the Judicious Use of Antibiotics Among Parents in South Larado, TX
Cristian Morazan
Oral Health Care Needs Assessment of an HIV/AIDS Population in a Continuing Care Facility
Appendix V.B.2
11
MPH Capstone Projects
2004
Name
Title
Olivia Morris
Genetic Patents and Their Implication on Public Health in the U.S.: A Closer Look at the Effect on Clinical Advances of Patient Access
Lauren Mueenuddin
Reducing Maternal Mortality for a Rural Community of Women in Punjab, Pakistan
Haruhiko Murata
The Association between the Intake of Flame-Broiled Food and Pancreatic Cancer
Soe Naing
Relationship between STD Transmission, Substance Abuse Among Sex Workers and the Age When They Started Sex Work
Maneesha Nanavaty
A Study of Literature and Review on Mammography Screening: Does Mammography Really Confer Benefits in Reducing Morbidity and
Mortality of Breast Cancer?
Nathalie Narcisse
Hip Fracture Prevention
Sarah Nason
Accrual and Performance Barriers to Oncology Clinical Trials
Todd Nitkin
Nutrition Survey of the Beja People of Eastern Sudan, September 2003
Samah Nour
Use of Hematological Markers to Predict Morbidity and Mortality Among HIV Infected Infants
Stephen O’Barr
A Modest Proposal for a National Health Policy: Why a National Health Policy is an Urgent and Critical Priority and Some Strategies for
Success Considered
Jessica O’Connell
Policy Analysis of the Effectiveness of Caps/Limits on Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Peter Odermatt
Diversity of Nutrition of Pre-school Children in Rural Laos
Janus Ong
Health Insurance Status of Hepatitis C Infected Individuals – Analysis of NHANES III Data
Nia Olupona
Capacity Building: Equipping Youths and Community to Fight HIV/AIDS with the Assistance of Community AIDS Council and Faith and
Community-based Organizations in Mozambique
Melissa C. Opryszko
Wastewater Reuse for Recharging the Orange County, CA Groundwater Basin and the Potential for Drinking Water Contamination
Kwabena Gyedu Osei
Analysis of Survival of Lung Cancer Patients
Laura Pacha
Emerging Infectious Diseases: Toward a Protocol for Determining the Role of Asymptomatic Transmission and Implications for Control
Measures
Elizabeth ParleSchmitz
Flavanols: Should There Be a DRI?
Avani Patel
Does Religiosity/Spirituality in Medical School Reduce the Elevated Lifetime Risk for Clinical Depression Found in Those Who Have Lost
a Parent at Young Age
Ilesh Patel
Tanzania Near Vision Impairment Project
Nina Poliak
The Increased Risk of Developing a Secondary Primary Tumor in Patients with Nonmelanomic Skin Cancer
Jeffrey Pollet
The Pediatric Aspects of Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response
Appendix V.B.2
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MPH Capstone Projects
2004
Name
Title
Laurence Polsky
Limiting the Ability of Newly Licensed Teen Drivers in Maryland to Transport Teenage Passengers
Eboni Price
Quality of Education Literature on Cultural Competence Training in Health Professionals
Zulfiqar Rana
Applying Rawlsian Ethical Framework to Cancer Disparities Research and Programs for Minorities in the U.S.: A Public Health Program
Plan
Marilyn Ray
Designing a Health Communication Strategy for HIV/AIDS in Sichuan Province
Abi Rayner
Healthy Hopkins County (Meatless Monday health communication project)
Lynda RedwoodCampbell
Determining the Attitudes and Barriers for HIV/AIDS/STD Disease Reporting and Partner Notification in the Caribbean
Michael Rennick
Program Evaluation: Acute Care for Elders; Impact of the Intervention on Prevention of Disabilities, Complications and Promotion of
Independence Among Hospitalized Elderly Patients
Chip Richter
Evidence-based Medicine and Technology Assessment as a Key Component of the Managed Care Coverage Decision-Making Process
Heather Riley
BCG Scar Formation and Tuberculin Skin Test Reaction 6 Months and 3 Years Post Vaccination with BCG in Iquitos, Peru
David Roberts
Building HIV/AIDS Research Programs in India
Soraya Rofagha
Interpregnancy Interval and Maternal and Infant Health in Nepal
Diana Scorpio
Investigation of the Disease Pathogenesis of Anaplasma phagocytophilum: A Tick-borne Infection Causing Human Granulocytic
Anaplasmosis
Rosanna Setse
Risk Factors Associated with Incomplete Immunization in Children Hospitalized with Measles in Zambia
Parth Shah
Study of Trends in Incidence and Treatment Utilization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Andrew Shannon
Evaluation of a Short-term Hospital Setting Disaster Preparedness Training Curriculum in Panama
Juan Silva
Eye Care Services in Primary Schools in Bogota, Colombia – A Qualitative Assessment
Rameet Singh
Comparative Efficiency of Self-swab Versus Clinical Exam for Triage/Diagnosis of Common Symptomatic Sexually Transmitted
Infections in Women in Urban Practice
Amanda Singleton
Discovering Genetic Determinants of Navajo Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD)
Peter Smit
Examining the Role of Electronic Decision Management – Tools on Physician Knowledge of Infectious Diseases in the ICU Setting
Sunil Solomon
Reasons for Hospitalization Among People Living with HIV/AIDS in South India: Are They Changing Over Time?
Shipra Srihari
The Phenomenon of “Eating Down” in Pregnant Women in Nepal
Deborah Stein
An Evaluation of the Effect of the Changing Environment of Surgical Education on Trauma Care
Appendix V.B.2
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MPH Capstone Projects
2004
Name
Title
Murray Stein
COMT Polymorphisms and Anxiety-Related Personality Traits
Li-Min Sun
The Assessment of Bladder Distention Effect on Dosimetry in Intracavitary Brachytherapy of Cervical Cancer via Computed Tomography
– Assisted Technique
Elize Gershater Taua
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak in Ontario: Comparison of the Two Phases
Abraham Thomas
Risk Factors for BK Virus Nephropathy in Renal Transplant Recipients—the Role of Ureteral Trauma
Mark Thomas
Describing Methods to Understand Cost-Effective Analyses of Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Indian Country
Renee Turchi
Factors Associated with Care Coordination on Children with Special Health Care Needs
Aparna Vadlamani
Public Engagement: Involving the Public in Dialogue About the Development and Use of Reproductive Genetic Technologies
Madhu Varma
To Assess Whether Adalimumab has Potential Efficacy in the Treatment of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis, as Measured by Changes in Clinical,
Cellular and Cytokine Profile of Patients with Interstial Lung Disease Secondary to Sarcoidosis
Kayo Waki
Alcohol Consumption, Dietary Fat Composition and Abdominal Obesity in Japanese and Japanese-American Subjects
Daniel Waterman
A Study of the Humanitarian Crisis in Goma, Zaire in 1994 – Prologue, Clean Water, Cholera and Policy Recommendation
Sara Wiesenberg
Qualitative Study Findings on Women with Access to Health Care, But Not Undergoing Regular Pap Testing
Donna Windish
An Innovative Curriculum Teaching the Integration of Communication and Clinical Reasoning Skills to Medical Students
Chizoba Wonodi
Linking School-based Family Life Education Programs to Community-based Adolescent Friendly Health Services in Nigeria: A Project
Proposal
Krista Zanetti
Association of Dietary Folate Intake and Alcohol Intake with Breast Cancer Risk
2005
Name
Title
Abdul Ahad, Fadi
Metabolic Syndrome – Does it Modify the Blood Pressure Response to Diet: Results for the DASH Trial
Abraham, Vinod
Proposal for Implementing Community-based Services for the Elderly in a Rural South Indian Setting
Akinwande, Oluyemisi
The Impact of Sources of Information on Adolescents Reproductive Health Knowledge and Behavior in Southwest Nigeria
Akinwumi, Akin
Transfer of Immunity from Mother to Foetus in Malaria Endemic-Region
Appendix V.B.2
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MPH Capstone Projects
2005
Name
Title
Alao, Babatunde
“Resources vs. Resourcefulness”: Achieving an Efficient Basic Healthcare Delivery System in Low-income Countries – Lessons from
Cuba
Alston, Wallace
Catastrophic Outcomes Associated with Clostridivm Difficile Colitis
Althoff, Keri
The Association of Number of Sex Partners and HSV-2 Prevalence in Female Sex Workers and Male Wine Shop Patrons in Chennai,
India
Amstadt, Christine
A Comprehensive Program to Treat Diabetes in a Large Immigrant/Refugee Population: A Culturally Competent Approach to Chronic
Disease Management
Andrew, Bridget
Report on Findings from the Wildland Fire Fighter Tobacco Use Study
Asante, Abena
Predictors of Condom Use in Heterosexual HIV-1-discordant Couples in Rakai, Uganda: Do Men Protect Themselves?
Augustin, Toms
Neighbhorhood Characteristics Are Associated with Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults: Evidence from the Baltimore Memory
Study, United States
Aussenberg, Randy
Incorporating Child Abuse Prevention Principles into Baltimore City Health Department Home-Visiting Programs: A Strategic Plan
Baggett, Kelvin
Variations in Secondary Preventive Care of Cardiovascular Disease
Balkissoon, Rishi
A Comparison of Three Standardized Diagnostic Criteria (the RDC, DSM-III-R, and DSM-IV) Using a Genome-wide Linkage Scan of
Bipolar Disorder
Bankowski, Brandon
Insurance Mandates for In Vitro Fertilization Alter the Fertility Rates of American States
Barragan, Jennifer
Analysis of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Battaglia, Catherine
Association of CMV-Encoded Cytokine Genes with Outcome of Congenital CMV Infection
Beckjord, Ellen
Knowledge, Values, and Secondary Prevention of Breast Cancer in African-American Women
Bennett, Andrea
Disclosure and Apology: A Non-Traditional Approach to the Medical Malpractice Crises
Bleys, Joachim
Examining the Relationship Between Blood Pressure and Urine Volume to Salt Intake
Bode, Elizabeth
Street Children in Russia: The Effect of the Transition
Bradley, Scott
Community-based Study of Acute Lower Respiratory Infections in Children <5 Years of Age in Rural Bangladesh
Brady, Thomas
Injury Prevention in the Mining Workplace and Health Promotion Within the Mining Subculture
Brooks, Nerriza
A Design for the Implementation and Evaluation of a Medical Management Program at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
Brower, Melissa
Lung Cancer Mortality and NATA Cancer Risk Estimates: Investigation of the NATA Assessment at the County Level
Byreddy, Anitha
Metabolic Audosis and Mortality in Homodialysis Patients: The CHOICE Study
Appendix V.B.2
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MPH Capstone Projects
2005
Name
Title
Calves, Stephanie
Achieving the Realization of Sexual and Reproductive Rights: Public Health Evidence Based Advocacy Strategies
Cartwright, Claudia
Use of a Simulation Model for Foot-and-Mouth Disease for Policy Development in the United States
Chen, Jiping
The Potential Association Between Non-melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC) and Subsequent Development of Secondary Non-cutaneous
Primary Cancers
Conley, Robert
Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Cost Effectiveness Analysis
Cooper, Alyssa
Examining Mental Health Models Used on Victims of the Tsunami
Crawford, Brian
Child Porters of Nepal: A Comparative Health Study
DeiCas, Ronald
Medicare Part D Benefit Design: The Potential for Discrimination Against Select Beneficiary Groups
Denisco, Richard
The Association of Participation in Spiritually Based After-Care Programs with Drug-Free Status at One Year
Diallo, Alfa
Approach to Better Understand Healthcare Worker Perceptions
Dogra, Nitish
A Review on Adolescent Depression in India
Doniger, Jeremy
ADAP: Assessing the Impact of Experienced-Clinician Instructors vs. Non-experienced, Student-clinician Instructors
Doyle, Megan
The History of Litigation and Legal Framework Surrounding Measles, Mumps, Rubella Vaccine and a Purported Link to Autism
Ebbing, Hans-Jurgen
Social Profiles and Geographic Distribution of Sex Workers and Clients in Senegal; Mapping as a Basis for Intervention Planning
Ehlman, Daniel
Plasmodium Falciparum Trophozoite Levels and Hematocrit Measurements Among Young Children in an Holoendemic Area,
Bagamoyo, Tanzania
Ezeokoli, Chukwudozie
Hypertensive Arteriopathy vs. Atheroscerosis
Falade, Oluwaseun
Marital Status and Risk of HIV in Rakai, Uganda
Fleisher, Lisa
The Public Health Impact of Commercial Sex Venues Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States
Fournier, Jeanette
In Pursuit of the Bamako Initiative: Supporting Effective Community Health Workers in Post-Conflict Bignona District, Casamance, South
Senegal, Analysis of a Public Health Problem
Francisco, Nathaly
Potential Interaction Between Behavioral Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes, the 308 G/A Polymorphism in Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha
and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2IM) in African Americans
Gangaputra, Sapna
Effectiveness of Laypersons in Identifying Children Aged Under 6 Years with Visual Disorders During Pulse Polio Immunization
Programs in South India
Garst, Paul
Application of HIPAA Standards for Electronic Transmission of Clinical Referrals in a Nation-wide Healthcare System
Geiger, Tanya
Understanding the Impact of Major Depression on the Morbidity and Mortality Among Clients of a HIV Clinic
Appendix V.B.2
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MPH Capstone Projects
2005
Name
Title
Geli-Geocadin,
Efigenia
Doctors Becoming Nurses: Accelerating the Brain Drain in Philippine Healthcare
Gizaw, Rahel
Improving Safe Motherhood Programs in Ethiopia
Gordon, Judy
HIV Prevention in African American Men Released from Prison/Jail in the Austin Neighborhood of Chicago
Grenier, Lindsay
Designing a Methodology for Approximating CNM Cesarean Section Rates
Gunther, Robert
The School Health Index in Waynesboro Public Schools
Hanna, Sally Elias
Blood Pressure Hyperactivity to Perceived Stress Among Pediatric Residents
Haupt, Richard
Physician Acceptance of a New Rotavirus Vaccine
Herrera, Laura
Evaluation of a “Syphillis Blitz” for Syphillis and HIV Case Findings
Hirai, Flavio
Corneal Tissue Shortage in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Hoover, Karen
The Inclusion of Demographic Subpopulations in FDA-regulated Clinical Trials
Howe, Jean
Intrapartum Rapid HIV Screening in a Low Volume, Low Prevalence Setting
Huang, Angela
Hepatotoxicity Associated with Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Huynh, Maria
HIV/AIDS in Vietnam: Current Situation, Future Projections, Socioeconomic Impact and Recommendation
Jiang, Wenjun
Potential Long-term Mitochondrial Toxicity in HIV-uninfected Infants with Perinatal Exposure to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Jorgensen, Timothy
Polymorphisms of the DNA Repair Genes XPD (Lys751GIn) and XRCC1 (Arg399GIn and Arg194Trp): On the Relationship to Breast
Cancer Risk and Familial Predisposition to Breast Cancer
Kanna, Balavenkatesh
Study of Hospital Admissions in New York City Area During the August 2003 Power Outage
Karp, Lauren
Adolescent Risk Assessment in the Emergency Department Setting
Kidd, Stacy
Assess the Extent to Which Needle Reuse is Occurring in the Kolda Region of Senegal
Kim, Dae Hyun
Reduced Heart Rate Variability is Associated with Cognitive Impairment
Kimura, KyokoYamaguchi
Cambodia National HIV Sero Prevalence Surveillance Conducted in 2003 and 2005
Kleene, Jennifer
Examining Mental Health Models Used on Victims of the Tsunami
Koleoso, Olukayode
Problem Solving Framework for Addressing Low Awareness of HIV/AIDS Among Secondary School Students in Saki, Oyo State,
Nigeria
Appendix V.B.2
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MPH Capstone Projects
2005
Name
Title
Kwaw-Quaidoo, Patrick
To Determine the Prevalence and Causes of Visual Impairment in the Accra Metropolitan District of Ghana Among Adults Aged 40
Years and Older
Kwok, Karen
The Association of Social Support in Health Behaviors and Clinical Outcomes in Urban African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes
Langer, Adam
From Plate Back to Gate: Enhancing Trace Back in Cases of Foodbourne Illness: An Analysis of a Public Health Problem
Lawrence, Perrin
The Impact of Illicit Drug Use and Substance Abuse Treatment on Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Leonard, Ann
Public Health Burden of the Menopausal Transition
Lewin, Constance
Use of the Problem-Solving Paradigm to Analyze and Address the Public Health Problem of Substance Abuse During Pregnancy in the
United States
Lindsay, Beverly
Obesity Medical Intervention in the Urban Pediatric Youth of Baltimore
Locke, Katherine
Risk of developing drug use disorder following diagnosis of mental health disorders in he National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and
Related Conditions
Loringer, Kelly
Research Proposal to Determine Vaccine-Related Training, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Doctors of Naturopathic
Medicine
Lotz, Doris
Medicaid Disease Management: Applying the Problem Solving Paradigm in New Hampshire
Lozman, Josh
Suffer the Children?: A Call for U.S. Ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child
Lu, Mary
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection Leads to Cervical Cancer?
Luo, Robert
Partner Bridging Among Young Males with Asymptomatic Chlamydia Trachomatis
Lynch, Michele
Taking Better Care of Children by Treating Mothers for Depression
Mark, Jennifer
Risk-factors for Hepatitis C Infection Among Institutionalized Tuberculosis Patients in Georgia
Marston, Susan
The Association Between the Onset of Puberty and In Utero Factors Among Girls in the United States: Data from the NHANES III Study
Martin, Damali
The Association of HPV Viral Load with Grade of Cervical Neoplasia in a Study of Jamaican Colposcopy Patients
Martire, Diane
Medical Errors in Outpatient Prescribing
Matyi, Michelle
Understanding and Explaining Abnormal Pap Smear Results: A Training for Family Planning Health Workers
Mayhew, Maureen
Dying to Give Birth: Rural Access to Maternal Care in Afghanistan, A Comparison Pre-Conflict to Post-Conflict
McCann, Donna
The Immunization Rate of Two-Year Olds in Baltimore County: A Case Study to Determine Our Progress Toward Immunization Action
Plan (IAP) Goals
McCarthy, Carey
Reducing Vulnerability to Natural Disasters in Aceh Using Thailand as a Model
Appendix V.B.2
18
MPH Capstone Projects
2005
Name
Title
McDonald, Paige
An Exploratory Analysis of Alcohol Consumption and Breast Cancer Survival in Postmenopausal Women: Results from the Breast
Cancer Detection Demonstration Project
McGovern, Kathleen
Lifestyle and Quality of Life of Cancer Survivors and Cancer-free Individuals in a Community-based Cohort
McLean, Rachel
Release from Jail: Moment of Crisis or Window of Opportunity for Female Detainees?
McCandless, Phyra
Obtaining a Sustainable Supply of Affordable Blood Glucose Testing Strips for the Shepherd's Clinic in Baltimore City: A Step Toward
Diabetes Management of Uninsured Americans
McCausland, Kristen
Risk Factors Associated with Non-fatal Drug Overdose Among Male Injecting Drug Users in Northern Vietnam
McDonald, Furman
Innovative and Precise Assessment of Quantifiable Use of an Electronic Knowledge Resource Evaluating Correlation toPerformance on
the In-raining Examination in Internal Medicine (ITE-IM) and Multiple Covariates
Melin, Jeffrey
Public Health Implications of a Non-Prescription Statin
Mendelsohn, Julie
Creating Biospecimen Resources for Genomics and Proteomics Research: An Analysis of Policy Options
Miranda, Oscar
A Retrospective Cohort Study to Assess and Compare the Risk of Incident Diabetes Mellitus and Hyperlipidemia in Risperidone - and
Olanzapine-treated Long-term Inpatients of a State Psychiatric Hospital
Mitchell, Kathleen
Children Born from Rape: Overlooked Victims of Human Rights Violations in Conflict Settings
Moghaddam, Mojdeh
Alzheimer’s Disease: An Eclipse Before Sunset (An Innovative Integration of Multidisciplinary and Multidimensional Approaches)
Morris, Lauralee
Poverty and Skilled Attendance at Delivery: A Study of SixDeveloping Countries
Munir, Zeelaf
Suicide in Adolescents and Young Adults -- An Analysis of an Important Public Health Problem
Netravali, Shalaka
Long Term Changes in Quality of Life Outcomes Among Intravenous Drug Users Who are HIV-1 Positive Enrolled in the ALIVE Study in
Baltimore, MD
Njiraini, Rose
PAMP: Parents Against Malaria Program: A Communication Program Encouraging Parents to Adhere to Anti-Malarial Combination
Therapy (ACT)
Norman, Jennifer
Improving Child Survival in the NRS Zone of Eritrea through a C-IMCI Approach
Nutting, Lisa
The Use of Total Lymphocyte Count (TLC) as a Predictor of Mortality Among HIV-exposed Infants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Oguntoyinbo, Funmi
Establishing Community Mental Health Clinics in Southwest Nigeria: A Possible Prototype for Other Developing Areas
Osunkiyesi, Omodele
Sexual Behavior Among Nigerian Youth
Paselio, Elena
Microbiological Inhalation Hazard at Open-Air Swine Facilities in American Samoa
Patel, Ronak
A Systematic Review of the Literature on the Outcomes of Ambulance Diversion with a Meta-Analysis
Patel, Zeenat
Surveillance of HIV, HCV and Associate Risk Behaviors in Tajikistan
Appendix V.B.2
19
MPH Capstone Projects
2005
Name
Title
Polowczuk, Lora
Mental Disorders in the Juvenile Justice System: An Analysis of the Problem
Quin, Jacquelyn
Hospital Readmission Rates in Postoperative Cardiac Surgery Patients as a Clinical Outcome Indicator
Rachapalle, Sudhir
Mobile Teleophthalmology: A Cost-effective Screening Tool for Diabetic Retinopathy in Rural South India – Grant Proposal
Rainer, Natalie
Mothers vs. Unborn Child: The Erosion of Women’s Rights in the Development of Fetus’ Rights in the U.S.
Anjali Rajani
Assessing the Oral Health Needs of Children at the Harriet Lane Clinic, JHH Using a Parental Survey: A Needs Assessment
Randall, Margaret
A Pilot Study of the Effect of Guided Care on Healthcare Cost and Utilization in High Risk Older Adults
Raza, Mubashra
A Study on Birth Weight Predictors in Collaborative Perinatal Project (CPP)
Read Collison, Kathryn
Diversity in Pediatric Dosing Guidance
Rhoads Martinez, Rita
Effects of Drinking Water Contaminants on Pregnancy
Richesson, Douglas
Factors Associate with and Barriers to Failure-to-return for First HIV Testing Results in a High-risk Population in Baltimore, MD
Roy, Ashok
Outsourcing of Medical Services Abroad
Rutkow, Lainie
Suffer the Children?: A Call for U.S. Ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child
Saleh, Assil
Stiff Joints and Stiff Vessels: Correlations of Osteoarthritis and Cardiovascular Disease in Aging
Samra-Latif, Omnia
Independent Review of Female Genital Cutting
Sangaramoorthy,
Meera
Examining the Association of Alcohol Consumption on Both Cardiovascular Disease and Breast Cancer Specific Mortality in a Multiethnic Cohort of Postmenopausal U.S. Women
Schmitt, Jochen
Cross Sectional Internet-based Study on Factors that Account for Decreased Quality of Life with Psoriasis
Seth, Sonali
There Must Be Something in the Water: The Effects of High Fluoride Concentration in Drinking Water and Possible Solutions for
Dungarpur District, Rajasthan, India
Shaikh, Yahya
Documentation of Military-Perpetrated Human Rights Violations in Pre-Tsunami Aceh, Indonesia
Shanks, Leslie
Clinical Predictors of Outcome in a Case Series of MDR-Tuberculosis
Shea, Amy
Effect of Anti-cytomegalovirus Treatment on Mortality in Patients with Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
Singh, Aparajita
Waiting Time and Outcome of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Patients Listed for Liver Transplant
Smith, Marsha
Analysis of the Effects and Potential Health Benefit of Label Changes in Unpatent Pharmaceutical Agents as a Result of the Best
Pharmaceuticals for Childrens Act and the Role of NICHD
Sorbello, Alfred
Increased Incidence of Community-acquired Antimicorbial-resistant Bacterial Infections in the United States (1980-2005)
Spring, Eric
Analysis of the Human Rights Impact on IDPs in Aceh, Indonesia Post-tsunami
Appendix V.B.2
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MPH Capstone Projects
2005
Name
Title
Steines, Stefanie
The High Rate of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Among Adolescents in Baltimore City
Stephens, Kimberly
Implications of Triclosan Use in Consumer Products
Subramony, Hariharan
Callenging the Stigma of Mental Illness: The Missing Link in the World Health Organization Report 2001
Sui, Guoping
Study of HPV Infection and Esophageal Cancer in China
Tadesse, Amha
The Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Infection in Thai Women
Tanney, Mary
Evaluation of a Public Health Intervention Implemented at the Adolescent Care Center of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in
January 2004 for Adolescents at Risk for HIV
Tapia, Beatriz
A Study of the Contraception Knowledge and Use Among Adolescents in the State of Morelos
Tarrant, Marie
A Proposal to Investigate the Impact of Breastfeeding on Hospitalizations from Infectious Diseases in Hong Kong Chinese Children from
18 Months to 8 Years of Age
Tellez, Ildefonso
Epidemiology of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia Among HIV Patients living in the Inner City
Tilburt, Jon
Dietary Supplements and Home Remedies in Cardiovascular Disease: Perils, Potential, and Policy Implications for High Risk
Populations
Traore, Elizabeth
Changes in HIV Risk Factors Among Pregnant Women in Urban Settings of Malawi Over the Last 10 Years
Tsai, Chu-Lin
Impact of Diabetes on Mortality Among Patients with Community-Acquired Bacteremia: A Prospective Cohort Study
Tyburski, John
Incidence of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma from 1978 through 2001: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
Analysis
Vanlandingham,
Benjamin
The Shortage of On-call Specialist Physician Coverage in U.S. Hospitals
Vaughn, Margaret
Primary Healthcare in Haiti: What Works and What Doesn’t?
Von Seggern, Chris
The Use of Mass Spectrometry for Bio-Detection
Walia, Kamini
Beyond DOTS: Evaluating the Strategies for Reducing the Burden of HIV-associated Tuberculosis in India
Williams, Serena
Research Design to Examine the Link Between Health Resource Disparities and Subsequent Conflict Between Host Populations and
Refugee
Win, Hayman
The Declining Child Sex Ratio in India: A Comparative Analysis of the "Best" and "Worst" Performing Districts
Yip, David
Pediatric Tuberculosis in an Immigrant-receiving Province of Western Canada (1990-2004): Molecular Epidemiology Insights into the
Spatial and Temporal Pattern of Disease
Yu, Shaoyong
Mast Cell Activation Increases Excitability in Guinea-Pig Esophageal Vagal C-Fiber
Appendix V.B.2
21
MPH Capstone Projects
2005
Name
Title
Zeffiro, Timothy
The Structure and Effects of Truth Commissions
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