Essay, Thesis, and Dissertation Titles from 2024-25 Graduates
Abraham, Emmanuela (BCHS), "The Unseen Wounds: Investigating the Influence of Unaddressed Trauma on the Adjustment and Resilience of Haitian Immigrants in Maryland"
Acevedo-Fontanez, Adrianna (EPIDEM), "Skeletal Muscle Adiposity, Cognitive Function and Sleep Patterns in Adults of African Ancestry: Insights from the CARDIA and Tobago Health Studies"
Adda, Neha (HPM), "Incorporation of SDOH in EHRs to improve risk prevention for obesity and diabetes"
Adkins, Alexis (MULTI), "Breaking Barriers to Healthy Smiles: A School-Based Oral Health Initiative in Rural Appalachia"
Adkins, Ashley (MULTI), "Asthma and Sex Hormones"
Affan, Nabeeha (EPIDEM), "Scoping Out Scopes: A Comparative Study of DriScope Aid Jet Stream Versus Air Drying to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections"
Ahmad, Noor (HPM), "Advancing Pediatric Medicine Through Expanded Clinical Trial Access"
Akhadelor, Gloria (EPIDEM), “Evaluating the Doula for Every Family (DFEF) Program: A Pilot Evaluation of a Community-Based Doula Support Program to Address Maternal Health Disparities in an Underserved Urban Neighborhood”
Albalawy, Wafaa (HUGEN), "Investigating the Direct Effects of Sglt2 Inhibitors on Kidney Proximal Tubule Functions"
Alcorn, Mia (BIOST), "Failure to Rescue in Lung Cancer Surgery Patients in Regional Referral Centers and Non-Regional Referral Centers in Pennsylvania"
Alkanaan, Fadwa (HPM), "The Impact of Health Policy on Infectious Disease Control"]
Allen, Raven (EPIDEM), "Do No Harm: An Analysis of a Syringe Service Program in Allegheny County, PA and How Its Structure Could Benefit Other Areas of Appalachia"
Aman, Miranda (EOH), "Assessing the Carcinogenic Potential of Ethylene Oxide: A Comprehensive Health Impact Analysis"
Amoah, Joyce (BCHS), "Exploring the impact of policy on maternal morbidity and mortality in the US, focusing on the states of California and Georgia"
Anderson, Aliyah (IDM), "A Scientific Literature Review: Public Health Messaging and Social Marketing of the HPV Vaccine"
Arreola, Alyssa (HUGEN), "Association Between Genetic Variants Burden and Risk and Severity of Chromic Respiratory Diseases in Pittsburgh"
Ashenayi, J. (IDM), "Lessons Learned in the Development of a Harm Reduction Academic Detailing Program for Clinicians"
Bak, Evelyn (IDM), "Vaginal Simian and Simian/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention in Non-Human Primate Models: A Scoping Literature Review"
Balaji, Swathi (HUGEN), "DPYD-Focused Pharmacogenetics: Developing and Validating an Educational Toolkit for Oncology Prescribers"
Baldivieso, Camila (EPIDEM), "Evaluating the Impact of Ultraviolet Light Disinfection on Clostridium Difficile Infections: A Study of Prevalence, Control Strategies, and Public Health Significance"
Bell, Abigale (HUGEN), “Tool Development to Raise Awareness of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals among the Polycystic Community”
Bernal, Adriana Alejandra (HUGEN), "Exploring awareness of fertility preservation options in patients at risk of iatrogenic infertility. The role of Genetic Counselors"
Bess, Claire (HPM), "Fortifying U.S. Infant Formula Access: The Impact of the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022 on WIC Cost Containment Contracts"
Bliss, Emily (EPIDEM), "Let's put breakfast back on the table: A literature review of associations between breakfast skipping and mental health"
Bode, Lauren (HUGEN), "The Impact of the Area Deprivation Index on Development of Homologous Recombination Deficiency in Ovarian Cancer"
Bourne, Donald (HPM), "Impacts of Rural Hospital Payment Reform: Evidence from the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model"
Bowser, Sarah (BCHS), "The Evaluation of the Pittsburgh Regional Dementia Caregiver Training and Employment Program"
Brown, Lauren (HPM), "Advancing Health Insurance Accessibility: Contributions to the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Continuous Eligibility and Medical Resident Education Projects, and Research-Based Reflections on the Role of Administrative Burden"
Burval, MaryBrooke Umhau (MULTI), "Host Perspectives on Pre-Departure Training for Medical Trainees: A Qualitative Study in Kenya"
Butler, Hanna (BCHS), "Beyond Band-Aids: The Essential Role of School Nurses in Student’s Health and Education"
Byrd, Tamara (MULTI), "Health Equity and the U.S. Physician Workforce: Developing and Implementing Strategies to Increase Racial and Ethnic Trainee Representation in Surgery"
Call, Nicholas (BCHS), "Peer Recovery Community Centers as a Means to Increase Recovery Capital: The Novel Approach of the Teetotal Initiative"
Camargo, Fulvia (BCHS), "Latina/Hispanic Women Access to Quality Health Care"
Cargile, Olivia (HPM), “Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities in the Detection of Diagnostic Errors at Baystate Medical Center”
Carpio, Kharlya (EPIDEM), "Measuring the effects of social, physical, and chemical environments in pregnancy: a biomarker approach to reduce disparities in maternal cardiovascular health"
Castle, Alana (EPIDEM), "The Association Between Sleep and Self-compassion among Midlife Women"
Cecconi, Katherine (BCHS), "How U.S. Public Libraries Address Social Determinants of Health for People Experiencing Homelessness"
Celli, Mardi (BCHS), "A Critical Review of Nationally Funded Food Insecurity Indicators"
Chahine, Lana (EPIDEM), Detection of Parkinson Disease Risk in the Community and in the Clinic
Chapman, Mary (MULTI), "Medicaid Coverage for Dental Procedures: A Roadmap for Access to Care"
Chen, Yuqing (EPIDEM), "Depression, Insulin Resistance, and Type 2 Diabetes in Midlife Women: Longitudinal Associations and Potential Mediators"
Cherian, Sanjana (HUGEN), "Structural Variation in Orofacial Clefting"
Cherry, Madeline (HPM), "Improving Access to Pediatric Outpatient Specialty Care: A Liaison Program Between Community Providers and a Pediatric Hospital"
Chinmayi, Durga (EPIDEM), "Effect of Stimulant and Buprenorphine Co-prescriptions on Fatal overdose deaths"
Clark, Ryan (HUGEN), "Genome-Wide Association Studies Of Alzheimerγçös Disease Biomarkers in Adults With Down Syndrome"
Clemens, Zachary (EOH), "Failure to communicate: Dysregulated muscle paracrine signaling due to mitochondrial dysfunction"
Clifton, Rya (EPIDEM), "Migraines, Depression, and the Menopause Transition"
Condeluci, Dina (BCHS), "Peer Support: A Nontraditional Treatment Addition for People with Eating Disorders"
Conley, Aurora (EPIDEM), "Childhood Blood Lead Levels in Allegheny County Since Implementation of Universal Screening (2018-2023): Insights and Implications"
Connors, Kaleigh (IDM), "Rift Valley fever virus infection in neurons"
Cortez, Jonah (HPM), "Expanding School-Based Mental Health Services: Policy Options and Strategies for Improving Access to Care Among the Youth Medicaid Populations in Pennsylvania"
Cowan, Isabella (IDM), "The Evolution of Hand Hygiene Interventions and Surveillance in Healthcare Settings: A Critical Literature Review"
Dey, Sreya (IDM), C.difficile among asymptomatic children and those with Acute gastroenteritis from 2016-2021
DiGiacomo, Gabriella (IDM), Blood Culture Contamination in Acute Care Hospitals: Implications for Antimicrobial Resistance
Doran Brubaker, Stephanie (HPM), "Geographic Variation in Access to Federally Qualified Health Centers and Health Outcomes"
Driscoll, Emilia (HUGEN), "Factors Impacting Newborn Screening Turnaround Time"
Drzik, Candace (HPM), "Perinatal Substance Use: Policy to Practice"
Dutta, Anoushka (HUGEN), "Investigating reproductive aging in C. elegans using RNAi"
Elbakri, Rania (HUGEN), "Whole blood transcriptome profiling in juvenile systemic sclerosis patients reveals active immune upregulation and enhanced fibrotic signature"
Evans, Jack (EPIDEM), "Successful Development and Implementation of Electronic Audit Tool to Assure Compliance with Infection Control Regulations"
Fan, Li (HUGEN), "The metabolomics analysis in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients"
Ferrell, Grace (HUGEN), "Healthcare Providers’ Attitudes Toward Newborn Screening for Niemann-Pick Disease Type C"
Flowers, Julia (HPM), "A Review of Remote Card Loading Services for WIC and Policy Proposal for WIC Remote Card Loading in the State of Texas”
Gallegos, Jaia (EPIDEM), "Uncovering Inequities: The Role of Social Safety Net Services in Diabetes Outcomes for Allegheny County, PA"
Garvin, Sophia (BCHS), "Exploring the Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation Housing Initiative’s Impacts on Social Determinants of Health and Quality of Life"
Gauldin, Gabrielle (HUGEN), Exploration of Transgender and Gender-Diverse (TGD) Patient Perspectives and Motivations in Prenatal Care
Gbadebo, Boluwatife (HPM), "Integrating Social Determinants of Health into Healthcare Quality Improvement Initiatives"
George, Jerusha (HPM), "Expanding Access to GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Medications: A Policy Solution for Obesity Treatment in the United States"
Gibson, Bailey (BCHS), "Expanding Hormonal Contraceptive Access: A Comprehensive Analysis of Clinical and Nonclinical Barriers to Contraception, Informing Intervention"
Gil-Silva, Mauricio (EPIDEM), "Associations Between Striatal Dopaminergic Signaling and Gait Quality"
Gingrich, Tara (HUGEN), "DSP Variant Identified in Amish Family with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy"
Gordon, Anne (BCHS), "Characteristics of Culturally Grounded Harm Reduction Approaches for Indigenous Canadians: A Critical Review"
Gray, James (HPM), "Achieving Success Through Strategic Project Management"
Gruss, Leah (EPIDEM), "Coal Mine Dust Exposure in Underground, Active Appalachian Coal Mines from 2016 to 2023: A Comparison Across Mine Sizes Based on Employment Numbers"
Guarino, Kylee (BIOST), "Examining Genetic Contribution to Inflammation in Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury"
Haines, Lindsey (HUGEN), "Pharmacogenetic Variants in CYP2C9, VKORC1, CYP4F2, and CYP2C19: Implications for Precision Medicine in Samoans"
Hamm, Tonya (BCHS), "The Feasibility of Universal Mental Health Screenings for Adolescents Through School-Based Interventions: A Scoping Review"
Hari, Vijayasri (IDM), "Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Signaling Modulates Myeloid Cell Functions to Mycobacterium tuberculosis”
Heaton, Nicholas (BIOST), "An Association and Predictive Analysis of Multiplexed Proteomics in Alzheimer’s Disease"
Heckart, Ashtyn (HUGEN), "Examining factors associated with alcohol use in undergraduate students"
Heckman, Jade (EOH), "Glyphosate, Triazines, and 2,4-D: Endocrine Disruption and Health Risks for Agricultural Workers"
Heilmann, Nina (EPIDEM), "Associations of Muscle Function and Size with Falls, Fall Injuries, and Bone Density, Microarchitecture, and Strength in Older Adults"
Hentschke, Sarah (EPIDEM), "Evaluating Disaster-Related Public Health Challenges and Epidemiologic Trends from a One Health Lens"
Hines, Margaret Grace (BIOST), "Integrating transcriptomic data and patient outcomes to identify clinically relevant breast cancer subtypes by semi-supervised clustering"
Holtz, Patsy (HUGEN), "The Role of Genetic and Environmental Factors in the Occurrence of Major Depressive Disorder as a Comorbidity of Type 2 Diabetes"
Hsieh, Cindy (HPM), “Protecting Reproductive Justice: An Analysis of Pennsylvania’s Sex-Selective Abortion Ban Post-Dobbs and Its Discriminatory Impact on Asian American Pacific Islander Women’s Health”
Huang, Jessica (BCHS), "Increasing Bystander CPR Performance by Examining the Influence of Willingness, Self-Confidence, and Intention Among a Cohort of Middle School Students"
Huang, Po-Han (EPIDEM), "Vaccine Effectiveness Against Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations in Adults with Liver Disease"
Ieraci, Aaviele (HPM), "The Impact of Paid Sick Leave Policies on Health Care Service Utilization and Health Outcomes among Low-Income Workers"
Ingram, Sam (BCHS), "Using Intervention Mapping to Design The Singularities, a Game-Based Intervention to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harms among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth"
Jenije, Rosanna Oritsesan (BCHS), "Systemic Dysregulation: A Literature Review of the Consequences of Allostatic Load on Black Caregivers"
Jiang, Tony (EPIDEM), "The Impact of Canine and Feline Companionship on Loneliness Among Adults Aged 60 Years and Older in the United States and Western Europe: A Literature Review"
Jones, Alexis (IDM), "Antimicrobial Peptides as Synergistic Potentiators against Drug-Resistant Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria"
Kakyomya, Joseph (HPM), "Cost effectiveness analysis of physical therapy compared to medication for chronic low back pain treatment"
Kanigicharla, Likitha (HUGEN), “Role of oxidative DNA damage during development in aging”
Kasapidis, Madilynne (EPIDEM), "Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Comprehensive Review of Treatments and Patient Outcomes"
Kaveti, Varsha (EPIDEM), “Identifying Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression in the District of Columbia: A Surveillance Report of Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)"
Kerwin, Mariana (HUGEN), “Association between strokes and mental health in patients with a family history of strokes”
Kim, Katherine Callaway (HPM), "Medication Utilization, Clinical, and Prescriber Behavior Impacts of Drug Shortages on Patients with Hypertension: Analysis of the 2018-2019 Angiotensin-II-Receptor Blocker (ARB) Recalls and Drug Shortages"
Kini, Trishna (HPM), "Increasing Speed-to-Market While Successfully Entering New Medicaid and Dual Special Needs Plan Markets"
Kiyanda, Alexis (EOH), "Associations between urinary trace element concentrations with odds of uterine leiomyoma prevalence in African-Caribbean women"
Klotz, Sarah (HUGEN), "Pathways to resilience: exploring the associations between future orientation and mental health outcomes among youth exposed to community violence"
Koontz, Victoria (IDM), The influence of gut microbiome on peripheral metabolites and their impact on retinal degenerative changes in a mouse model of atrophic AMD
Kosaraju, Jagruti (HUGEN), "SEX AND REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS IMPACTS IMMUNITY AND HEALTHSPAN"
Kross, Mackenzie (EPIDEM), "Familial Clustering and Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus in Rural Suriname"
Kruchten, Adam (BIOST), "Theory and Methods for Spatiotemporal Point Processes"
Kueppers, Jennifer (EPIDEM), Vaccine Equity Among Indigenous Populations in the U.S.: Addressing COVID-19 and Influenza Disparities
Kwon, Youngmin (HPM), "The Role OF Public Programs for Early Cancer Detection and Access to Care Among Cancer Survivors"
Kyem, Damaris (EPIDEM), "Is Poor Sleep Health Associated with Arterial Stiffness in Midlife Women: A Narrative Review"
Lai, Alexander (EPIDEM), "Animal Bite Surveillance in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 2023"
Lama, Claire (BCHS), "Factors in Seeking Skilled Care during the Perinatal Period: An Exploratory Study for Golche, Nepal"
LaRocque, Emmaline (EPIDEM), "Longitudinal Analysis of Alcohol Consumption Patterns Among Undergraduate Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic"
Lerma, Michelle Jaena (HPM), "#Goingviral: Regulating COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media"
Lewis, Anna (HPM), "Post-Acute Care Use and Functional Outcomes for Medicaid-Funded Home and Community Based Services Users with and without Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias"
Li, Jiahe (BIOST), "Analysis of Data with Nonresponse: The Approximated Expectation-Maximization (AEM) Algorithm and Supplemental EM (SEM) Algorithm for Inference in Integrated Data Analysis"
Li, Runjia (BIOST), "Doubly Robust Estimation of Causal Effects in Observational Data with Time-to-event Outcomes"
Lin, Yaxin (BIOST), "Distributed Regression Using Sum of Squares and Cross-Product Matrices: A Privacy-Preserving Approach to Multi-Site Causal Inference of Nutritional Interventions for Iron Deficiency Anemia"
Liu, Shuyu (BIOST), "Understanding heterogeneity of responses to physical activity interventions for old adults through functional data analysis of adherence trajectory"
Liu, Vivianne (HPM), "Analysis of the Impacts of Drug Courts on Mortality Rates"
Liu, Xinran (BCHS), "Use of Mobility Devices among Community-dwelling Older Adults: A Comparison Between the United States and China"
Lopez - Jimenez, Mireya (HUGEN), "Global Accessibility and Utilization of Genetic Laboratory Reports: A Comprehensive Analysis of Factors Impacting Access and Use Across Borders"
Ludwig, Brooke (BCHS), "Best Practices of Community-Based Programs for Healthy Aging: A Scoping Review"
Lyons, Emily (IDM), "Molecular Mechanisms of Antibody Mediated Rejection"
MacNeil, Lauren (EPIDEM), "Investigating Relationships Between Healthcare Worker Hand Hygiene and Healthcare Associated Infections in Pediatric Populations: A Combination Data Evaluation and Literature Review"
Magtoto, Krizchelle Arellano (HUGEN), "Taking Steps Towards Understanding the Economic Impact of Ultra Rare Diseases: Using Patient Insights from an ADLD Patient Registry to Develop a Framework for Assessing Economic Burden"
Mahal, Isabella (EPIDEM), "Accuracy and Affirmation: Assessing the Impact of Gender-Identity Question Wording in LGBTQ+ Youth Research"
Maher, Dylan (HUGEN), "Genetic Investigations of Cleft Lip with or without Cleft Palate: A Literature Review and Genome-wide Association Study"
Maheshwari, Saransh (HPM), "Improving Care on Fort Peck Native Reservation"
Mamidi, Supriya (EOH), "Waste Management and Vector borne disease"
Mao, Ziling (EPIDEM), "The Association Between Timing of Intake and Healthy Aging"
Martin, Isabel (EPIDEM), "Identifying Structural Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening Within 10 Neighborhoods Noted as Having Elevated Levels of Late-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnoses in Allegheny County: A Community-Based Approach"
Martin, Melina (BCHS), "An Evaluation of Paratransit in Allegheny County"
Mathis, Taylor (EPIDEM), "A Descriptive Population Analysis of the Incidence, Prevalence, and Case Definition Comparison of Diabetes Mellitus in the U.S. Military HIV Natural History Study"
Maurer, Emily (HPM), "Health Plan Strategy & Growth on a Multi-State Level"
McKenna, Anna (BCHS), "Exploring the healthcare seeking behaviors of LGBTQ adults with Endometriosis: A Qualitative Study"
Mehta, Patrick (IDM), "HHV8 and B Cells: Comparing B Cell Activation Strategies for In Vitro HHV8 Infection"
Merlino, Elena (IDM), "Recommended Health Strategies for Congenital Syphilis Prevention in the United States: A Literature Review"
Miller, Alexa (BCHS), "ReSHAPE: A Data-Driven Program to Redefine Campus Culture and Prevent Sexual Violence"
Milner, Amelia (IDM), "Potential Drug-Drug Interactions Limit the Feasibility of COVID-19 Chemoprophylaxis Among VA Nursing Home Residents"
Moran, Audrey (BCHS), "Program Evaluation: Leadership Building for The Pittsburgh Women’s Lacrosse Team"
Mussina, London (IDM), "Helicobacter pylori Prevalence and Disinfection in Upper Epigastric Endoscopy"
Nackman, Sarah (BCHS), "Exploring Identity and Racial Stress in Transnational and Transracial Adoption: A Conversation about Chinese American Adoptee Mental Health and Experiences"
Nagpal, Nikita (HPM), "Data-Driven Healthcare Management and Operational Efficiency"
Nagy, Christopher (HUGEN), "Genetic Etiologies of Down syndrome Associated Alzheimer's Dementia and Implications for Future Clinical Trials"
Nigam, Aparna (BIOST), "Exploration of Clinical Predictors of Epilepsy in Migraine Patients from the All of Us Research Program"
Odoom, Adwoa (EPIDEM), "Themes Related to Power Dynamics between Main Character Physicians and Family Members in New Amsterdam"
Ortega, Ehryn (BCHS), "Shining A Light: Black Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Pennsylvania — A Call for Culturally Tailored Prevention Programming"
Ostach, Mary Ann (BIOST), "Exploring Machine Learning Methods to Estimate Effects of Aging and Physical Activity Levels in the Dog Aging Project"
Patel, Juhi (EPIDEM), "Association Between Plant-based Diet and Risk of Colorectal Cancer: Findings from the Singapore Chinese Health Study"
Patel, Kareena (HUGEN), "Pharmacogenetics and Precision Medicine in the Treatment of Major Depressive and Generalized Anxiety Disorders: Exploring Genetic Pathways and Future Therapeutic Approaches"
Pedlow, Maris (IDM), “Characterizing the neurotropism of Oropouche virus and the efficacy of a pan-bunyaviral endonuclease inhibitor”
Perroots, Lila (HPM), "Enhancing Hospital Operations Through Strategic Efficiency: Innovations in Patient Flow and Surgical Utilization"
Pilotta, Anna (HPM), "Exploring Gender Disparities in Cardiovascular Health: A Comprehensive Analysis of Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Heart Disease in Women Across the United States"
Pokorny, Samantha (HUGEN), "Plan of Implementation for a Questionnaire to Improve Referral Rate from the Colorectal Oncology Department to the CancerGenetics Department at Allegheny Health Network"
Postma, Makenzie (HPM), "Optimizing Hospital Operations: An Integrated Analysis of Multi-Project Strategies from a Residency Experience"
Powers, Alyssa (HUGEN), "Identification and characterization of TANGO2 protein and its interaction with other metabolites"
Quinteros, Gabriel (BCHS), "Project Libre: Expanding Outdoor Recreation for Latino Youth in Pittsburgh"
Rai, Samikchya (HPM), "Strategic Mechanisms in Value-Based Care: Improving Quality and Managing Costs"
Ramkumar, Divya (IDM), "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Colonoscope Reprocessing on Clostridioides difficile"
Rao, Sohan (EPIDEM), "Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risks in Inpatient Psychiatric Settings: A Risk Assessment Model"
Reidy, Thomas (IDM), Engineering and Characterization of Lytic Derivatives of M. abscessus Prophages
Reif, Jennifer Nicole (HUGEN), "Genetic Testing Strategy and Yield in Infantile Cardiomyopathy Patients"
Resop, Grace (HUGEN), "Uncovering the Burden of Hepatitis C Vertical Transmission in Suriname: A Path Toward Improved Testing and Care"
Riberi, Gabriel (HPM), "Increasing Patient Access through Enhanced Operations of Healthcare Providers"
Ritchie, Morgan (IDM), "Using a SARS-CoV-2 Pseudotyped Lentivirus to Determine Tropism in Human Lung Cell Suspensions"
Rodell, Josie (HPM), "Women Deserted: A Case Analysis on Contraceptive Deserts in Pennsylvania"
Roe, Lauren (EPIDEM), "Associations of 24-Hour Activity Composition in Evaluating the Public Health Burden of Fall and Fracture Risk in Older Adults"
Roscher, Jennifer (IDM), "Evaluating the Effects of NKG2A Blockade in HIV Therapeutic Vaccine Responses"
Ross, Kyle (EPIDEM), "An Examination of Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficient Anemia in Reproductive Age Black Women using Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-2010 and 2015-2020"
Roy, Elizabeth (HUGEN), "Equity in Insurance Coverage of Fertility Preservation Services for People with Sickle Cell Disease"
Ryan, Kathryn (HUGEN), “Expanding the Genetic Landscape of Dental Health: A GWAS of Early Childhood Caries in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort”
Salazar, Maria (BCHS), “A Policy Analysis: The Immigration Control & Refugee Recognition Lack of Healthcare Framework”
Savikas, Elena (BCHS), "Proximal Structural and Social Influences of Sexual Orientation Inequities in Acute Alcohol-Related Harms"
Savur, Niyati Nikhil (HUGEN), "Exploring the Applicabillity of US Genetic Counseling Frmaeworks in India"
Schimansky, Emma Mary (MULTI), "Evaluation of Oral Health Education in the Elementary-Level (K-6) Autism Support and Life Skills Classroom Setting and Its Impact onStudents' Engagement in Oral Hygiene Activities"
Scott, Ariana (BCHS), "In my backyard: Examining community perception of federal nuclear waste remediation in Park Township, PA"
Shaik, Farzana Anjum (EOH), "Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances (Poly-FAS) and Impact on Public Health"
Sharma, Aditi (HPM), "Policy Drivers of Racial Disparities in Maternal Health: A Focused Review"
Sharman, Chloe (IDM), "Assessing Health Communication Methods and Interventions for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine and the Associated Consequences Within the United States: A Literature Review"
Sheng, Nan (HUGEN), "Genome-Wide Association Study of Estimated Fat Mass in Samoan Adults"
Shipman, Corey (HPM), "Pharmaceutical Clinical Trials: Challenges, Optimization Strategies, and Policy Recommendations"
Siddiqui, Sarah (HPM), "Comprehensive literature review of refugee healthcare policy interventions and implications in the U.S."
Siffert, Lauren (IDM), "Age-Dependent Innate Immunity against HIV-1 in the Lower Female Reproductive Tract"
Singh, Simranjit (IDM), “Complex V Dissociation as a Regulatory Adaptation in Liver Cancer to Support TCA Cycle Activity and Maintain ΔΨm Without ATP Overproduction”
Sivakumar, Prathiksha (HPM), "Overview of DC Cancer Policy: Enhancing Occupational Policy and Addressing Gaps"
Skokowski, Alexa (HPM), "Improving Departmental Efficiency in Central Sterile Processing"
Smirga, Jessi (BCHS), "Development of a Post Overdose Support Team (POST) for City of Pittsburgh Public Safety"
Smith, Abigail (BCHS), "Social Vulnerability and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Allegheny County: A cross-sectional analysis of pregnancies, 2008-2012"
Solo, Keaton (HUGEN), "The Therapeutic Application of Medium Chain Acylcarnitines for Genetic Disorders of Long Chain Fatty Acid Oxidation"
Srinivas, Surabhi (IDM), "Investigation of Sialic Acid Receptor Distribution and Influenza Virus Binding Compatibility in Cattle and Cats"
Stauber, Lindsey (BCHS), "Loneliness in Nursing Homes Around the World: A Critical Literature Synthesis"
Stauff, Alex (HUGEN), "Genetic Counseling Students’ Perspectives of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing"
Storn, Zachary (IDM), "Climate Change and its Effects on Mosquito Populations and Human West Nile virus in Allegheny County"
Sullivan, Jillian (EPIDEM), "Liver Cancer Disparities in the United States and Pennsylvania: A Surveillance Review"
Sun, Baiyang (EPIDEM), "Preterm Delivery and Cardiovascular Health in Women of Reproductive Age"
Sun, Yuchen (EOH), "Interplay between Airway Smooth Muscle and Airway Epithelium: From Glutamate Metabolism to Epigenetic Reprogramming in Airway Hyperresponsiveness"
Taddonio, Jocelyn (IDM), "Exploring Ancestry-Related Differences in Dengue Virus Infection in Human Skin"
Talebian, Niki (HUGEN), "Assessing the therapeutic effects of DPP4 Inhibitors on Lens Opacity"
Teague, Tiara (BCHS), "Breaking the Cycle: Youth-Focused Strategies to Prevent Gun Violence in Allegheny County"
Thomas, JaQueznic (BCHS), "Interventions to Reduce Loneliness for Older People in Long-Term Facilities"
Torrence, Natasha (BCHS), "Contextualizing Fidelity- Assessing Adherence to Evidence-Based Practice Core Components and Associated Factors in a VA National Quality Improvement Program"
Tukakira, John (EPIDEM), "Sublingual Microvascular Findings in Sickle Cell Disease and Correlation with Cognition: A Pilot Study"
Venkatsubramanian, Shreya (IDM), "Using In Vitro Granulomas to Identify the Type 1 And Type 3 Interferons In Granuloma Formation and Antimicrobial Activity"
Vora, Reeya (HPM), "Assessing the Efficacy of the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Designation Metric as a Tool to Address Health Access Disparities in the United States"
Voynow, Katherine (IDM), "A Review of Avian Influenza: Past Lessons and Future Mitigation Strategies"
Vroman, Julia (BCHS), "An Evaluation of the Sexual Agency Facilitation and Education (SAFE) Bystander Intervention Training at the University of Pittsburgh"
Waggle, Kady (IDM), "Methods and Analysis of a Whole Genome Sequencing Surveillance Approach for Enhanced Detection of Outbreaks in a Hospital Setting"
Wang, Haoling (BIOST), " Ordinary Differential Equation-based Neural Networks for Interval Censored Data with Application to the Prediction of Alzheimer's Disease"
Wang, Wenjia (BIOST), "Computing and Modeling Issues in Omics Data Analysis"
Ward, Audrey (IDM), "Clarifying roles of Borrelia burgdorferi outer surface proteins during disease dissemination and pathogenesis to aid in prediction of optimal immunogenic targets for point of care testing alternatives"
Weaver, W. Curtis (HUGEN), Parental perspectives on cascade testing and self-inclusion in exome/genome sequencing for neurodevelopmental genetic diagnosis
Wertheim, Robert (HPM), "Innovations in Oncology Administration: Streamlining Cancer Care Operations for Enhanced Quality and Efficiency"
White, Eva Grace (HUGEN), “Investigating Genetic Determinants of Venous Thromboembolism in African Americans”
Wilkinson, Emma (EPIDEM), "Optimization of Duplicate Pathogen Sequencing for Outbreak Detection"
Williams, Hannah (EPIDEM), "Community Connections and Elevated Blood Lead: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Studying Perinatal Health and Environmental Justice in Pittsburgh"
Winter, Carly (HUGEN), "A Review of the Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE) Peer Navigation Program"
Wise, Noah (EPIDEM), "FRAX Score Distribution and Associated Risk Factors in Older Women and Men in the Pittsburgh Area"
Witt, Rachel (BIOST), "Using Generalized Additive Models to Compare Age Trends in Actigraphy and Self-Report Sleep Measures Across the Life Span in Individuals with and without Psychiatric Disorders"
Woodwell, Margaret (EOH), “The Alignment of Prominent Benzene Regulations in the United States with the Public Health Risk”
Wright, Mary Margaret (HPM), "Federal Litigation as a Public Health Strategy: The New Paradigm of Loper and Section 1557"
Yannam, Megha (IDM), "Evaluating Risk Factors for Acute Respiratory Illness (ARI) in School-Age Children"
Yao, Shanshan (EPIDEM), "Metabolomic Signatures of Unintentional Body Weight Loss and Related Health Conditions In Community-dwelling Older Adults"
Yu, Yanming (EPIDEM), "Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between performance fatigability and physical activity in older adults: the Study of Muscle, Mobility and Aging"
Zaccagnini, Madison (HPM), "The Value of Education and Monitoring Quality Metrics based upon Shared Savings Models"
Zaffina, Kylie (EPIDEM), "Hepatitis C and HIV outbreak preparedness planning in Allegheny County: a health services assessment survey"
Zeffer, William (BCHS), "An Examination of Environmental Health Literacy: Capacities, Structures, and Engagement"
Zhang, Gehui (BIOST), "Stochastic Volatility for Ecological Momentary Assessment Data"
Zhang, XingJian (BIOST), "Comparative Transcriptomic Rhythms: Meta-Analysis of Circadian Genes in Humans and Baboons"
Zhong, Fang (EOH), Challenges and Improvements in Plastic Recycling in the U.S.
Zomalt, Anthony (EPIDEM), "The interaction between physical activity and alcohol use on depression symptoms in Black adults in Pittsburgh"