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Dissertations from 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 and 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Predictors of treatment means for a one factor completely randomized design, Bo Xu
Predictors Of Treatment Means For A One Factor Completely Randomized Design, Bo Xu, Public Health
Determinants of peak bone mass in young premenopausal women, Sofija E Zagarins
Dissertations from 2008
Stability of geodesic wave maps, Viktor Grigoryan
Latinos and Latinas and the drug and alcohol credentialing process: Implications for public health practice from a social justice perspective, Janer Hernandez-Bonilla
The effect of the SPIN (Strength and Power in Nutrition) nutrition education intervention on food and beverage purchase decision-making and behaviors among low -income tweens, Laura R Hutchinson
The quantitative characterization of the dose -response relationship of a panel of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) strains to prospective antineoplastic agents, Marc Anthony Nascarella
Understanding Policymakers' Perspectives: A Critical Factor in Promoting Reproductive Health Development Progress in Ukraine, Kimberly A. Waller, Public Health
Dissertations from 2005
Goodness -of -fit in hierarchical logistic regression models, Rodney X Sturdivant
Dissertations from 2003
Use of random permutation model in rate estimation and standardization, Wenjun Li
Dissertations from 1995
Zinc Metabolism in the Streptozotocin (STZ)-Diabetes, Aizhong Fu, Public Health
Dissertations from 1989
A multistage model examination: Arsenic exposure, smoking and lung cancer, Karen E Wilcock