MPH Published Capstone Papers, Abstracts, and Funded Activities
The listing below provides links to examples of published papers, funded grants, program initiatives, etc., that have originated from MPH students' capstone projects.
Aboagye Jonathan K, Lau Brandyn D, Schneider Eric B, Streiff Michael B, Haut Elliott R. Linking Processes and Outcomes: A Key Strategy to Prevent and Report Harm from Venous Thromboembolism in Surgical Patients. JAMA Surg. 2013:148(3):299-300.doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.1400.
Aggarwal Vikas, Schneider AL, Selvin E. Low hemoglobin A1c in nondiabetic adults: an elevated risk state? Diabetes Care. 2012 Oct;35(10):2055-60. Epub 2012 Aug 1.
Akinwande Oluyemisi, Brieger WR. Predictors of sexual behavior among out-of-school adolescents in Nigeria. Int Q Community Health Educ. 2006-2007;26(3):233-46.
Anderson Jamie, Doocy S, Haskew C, Spiegel P, Moss WJ. The burden of malaria in post-emergency refugee sites: A retrospective study. Confl Health. 2011 Sep 19;5(1):17.
Bader Farah, Sinha Rakhi, Leigh Jennifer, Goyal Neerav, Andrews Allen, Valeeva N, Sirois A, Doocy S; IMC Study Team. Psychosocial health in displaced Iraqi care-seekers in non-governmental organization clinics in Amman, Jordan: an unmet need. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2009 Jul-Aug;24(4):312-20.
Chapin Erica, Doocy S. International short-term medical service trips: guidelines from the literature and perspectives from the field. World Health Popul. 2010;12(2):43-53.
Chikovani I, Goguadze K, Ranade S, Wertlieb Mollie, Rukhadze N, Gotsadze G. Prevalence of HIV among injection drug users in Georgia. J Int AIDS Soc. 2011 Feb 15;14:9.
Chrouser KL, Ajiboye Onaopemipo B, Oyetunji TA, Chang DC. Priapism in the United States: the changing role of sickle cell disease. Am J Surg. 2011 Apr;201(4):468-74.
Davis Ryan G, Kamanga A, Castillo-Salgado C, Chime N, Mharakurwa S, Shiff C. Early detection of malaria foci for targeted interventions in endemic southern Zambia. Malar J. 2011 Sept 12;10:260.
Doocy S, Robinson C, Moodie Claire, Burnham G. Tsunami-related injury in Aceh Province, Indonesia. Glob Public Health. 2009;4(2):205-14.
Dowell Deborah, Tian LH, Stover JA, Donnelly JA, Martins S, Erbelding E, Pino R, Weinstock H, Newman LM: Changes in Fluorquinolone Use for Gonorrhea Following Publication of Revised Treatment Guidelines. Am J Public Health. January 2012;102(1):148-155.
Gilbert Amy, Kanarek N: Colorectal cancer screening: physician recommendation is influential advice to Marylanders. Prev Med 2005 Aug;41(2):367-379.
Green Ariel F, Rebok G, Lyketsos CG: Influence of social network characteristics on cognition and functional status with aging. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2008 Sep;23(9):972-8.
Haut ER, Chang DC, Pierce Charles A, Colantuoni E, Efron DT, Haider AH, Cornwell EE 3rd, Pronovost PJ. Predictors of posttraumatic deep vein thrombosis (DVT): hospital practice versus patient factors-an analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB). J Trauma. 2009 Apr;66(4):994-9; discussion 999-1001.
Hershey Christine L, Doocy S, Anderson Jamie, Haskew C, Spiegel P, Moss WJ. Incidence and risk factors for Malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea in children under 5 in UNHCR refugee camps: A retrospective study. Confl Health. 2011 Oct 26;5(1):24.
John PR, Shiozawa Aki, Haut ER, Efron DT, Haider A, Cornwell EE 3rd, Chang D. An assessment of the impact of pregnancy on trauma mortality. Surgery. 2011 Jan;149(1):94-8.
Kaiser Heather E, Barnett DJ, Hsu EB, Kirsch TD, James JJ, Subbarao I. Perspectives of future physicians on disaster medicine and public health preparedness: challenges of building a capable and sustainable auxiliary medical workforce. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2009 Dec;3(4):210-6.
Khanna Rohit C, Pallerla SR, Eeda SS, Gudapati BK, Cassard SD, Rani PK, Shantha GP, Chakrabarti S, Schein OD. Population based outcomes of cataract surgery in three tribal areas of Andhra Pradesh, India: risk factors for poor outcomes. PLoS One. 2012;7(5)e35701. Epub 2012 May 2.
Milch Karen, Gorokhovich Y, Doocy S. Effects of seismic intensity and socioeconomic status on injury and displacement after the 2007 Peru earthquake. Disasters. 2010 Oct;34(4):1171-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01188.x.
Moghaddam Mojdeh, Yen YC, Gross AL, Rebok GW: Alzheimer’s Disease: New Perspectives on Integration of Multidisciplinary and Multidimensional Approaches. Journal of Medical Psychology. 1(1): 29-35, January-June 2009.
Moon Woori, Perry H, Baek RM. Is international volunteer surgery for cleft lip and cleft palate a cost-effective and justifiable intervention? a case study from East Asia. World J Surg. 2012 Sept 18 [Epub ahead of print]
Nussenblatt Robert B, Meinert Curtis L: The status of clinical trials: cause for concern. J Transl Med. 2010 July 7;8:65.
Pierce Charles A, Haut ER, Kardooni S, Chang DC, Efron DT, Haider A, Pronovost PJ, Cornwell EE 3rd. Surveillance bias and deep vein thrombosis in the national trauma data bank: the more we look, the more we find. J Trauma. 2008 Apr;64(4):932-6; discussion 936-7.
Portnoy David B, Roter D, Erby LH. The role of numeracy on client knowledge in BRCA genetic counseling. Patient Educ Couns. 2010 Oct;81(1):131-6. Epub 2009 Oct 23.
Qato Dima, Doocy S, Tsuchida D, Greenough PG, Burnham G. West Bank barrier decreases access to schools and health services. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2007 Jul-Aug;22(4):263-6.
Rajaram Sri-Sujanthy, Desai NK, Kalra A, Gajera M, Cavanaugh SK, Brampton W, Young D, Harvey S, Rowan K. Pulmonary artery catheters for adult patients in intensive care. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Feb 28;2:CD003408. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003408.pub3.
Rutkow Lainie, Lozman Joshua T. Suffer the children?: a call for U.S. ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Harvard Human Rights Journal. 2006;19:163-190.
Sandhu Rasna K, Munoz BE, Swenor BK, West SK. Refractive error and visual function difficulty in a latino Population. Ophthalmology. 2012 Sep;119(9):1731-6. Epub 2012 Jun 7.
Sinha Rakhi, Goyal Neerav, Sirois A, Valeeva N, Doocy S. Family planning in displaced populations: an unmet need among Iraqis in Amman, Jordan. Am J Disaster Med. 2008 Sep-Oct;3(5):295-300.
Stewart Carree C, Brieger WR. Community views on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Istalif, Afghanistan: implications for treatment and prevention. Int Q Community Health Educ. 2008-2009;29(2):123-42.
Spaulding Alicen B, Brieger WR: “We talk of AIDS because we love life": a stakeholder assessment of HIV/AIDS organizations in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Int Q Community Health Educ. 2006-2007;27(4):299-319.
Tan Clive M, Barnett DJ, Stolz AJ, Links JM. Radiological incident preparedness: planning at the local level. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Mar;5 Suppl 1:S151-8.
Tedrow Virginia A, Zelaya CE, Kennedy CE, Morin SF, Khumalo-Sakutukwa G, Sweat MD, Celentano DD. No "Magic Bullet": Exploring Community Mobilization Strategies Used in a Multi-site Community Based Randomized Controlled Trial: Project Accept (HPTN 043). AIDS Behav. 2011 Aug 6.
Tsai Chu-Lin, Lee CC, Ma MH, Fang CC, Chen SY, Chen WJ, Chang SC, Mehta SH. Impact of diabetes on mortality among patients with community-acquired bacteremia. J Infect. 2007 Jul;55(1):27-33. Epub 2007 Mar 8.
Watkins Rissah J, Barnett DJ, Links JM. Corporate preparedness for pandemic influenza: a survey of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in Montgomery County, Maryland. Biosecur Bioterror. 2008 Sept;6(3):219-26.
Watson Christopher M, Barnett DJ, Thompson CB, Hsu EB, Catlett CL, Gwon HS, Semon NL, Balicer RD, Links JM. Characterizing public health emergency perceptions and influential modifiers of willingness to respond among pediatric healthcare staff. Am J Disaster Med. 2011 Sept-Oct;6(5):299-308.
Weygandt Paul L, Losonczy LI, Schneider EB, Kisat MT, Licatino LK, Cornwell EE 3rd, Haut ER, Efron DT, Haider AH. Disparities in mortality after blunt injury: does insurance type matter? J Surg Res. 2012 Oct;177(2):288-94. Epub 2012 Jul 22.