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Examples of MPH Capstone Topics and Papers
The listings below are Capstone Project papers submitted by students from previous years to demonstrate the breadth of topics and formats that may be explored with the Capstone Project. In addition to the online papers below, binders with copies of Capstone Project papers completed by students from previous years are on reserve in the MPH Program Office (Room W1015).
Also, to give you an idea of the diversity of the student projects, the following links are to copies of the programs from MPH Capstone symposia held here at the School in recent years.
MPH Capstone Symposium Program 2004
MPH Capstone Symposium Program 2005
MPH Capstone Symposium Program 2006
MPH Capstone Symposium Program 2007
MPH Capstone Symposium Program 2008
MPH Capstone Symposium Program 2009
MPH Capstone Symposium Program 2010
MPH Capstone Symposium Program 2011
MPH Capstone Award Recipients
May 2011
"Incidence of Risk Factors for the Outcomes of Zoster in an HIV Infected Population" (Research Report)
"Pertussis in California 2005-2010: Epidemiology and Geographic Distribution of Cases and Personal Belieft Exemptions" (Research Report)
"Determinants of Women's Participation in a Cervical Cancer Screening Program in a Periurban Area in Andhra Pradesh, India" (Research Proposal)
"An Analysis of Direct Potable Water Reuse Acceptance in the United States: Obstacles and Opportunities" (Public Health Problem Analysis & Recommendations)
"The Incidence and Risk Factors Associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among Active Duty U.S. Military Personnel between 1999 and 2008" (Research Report)
"Early Detection of Malaria Foci for Targeted Interventions in Endemic Southern Zambia" (Program Evaluation)
"An Analysis of State-based Health Insurance Exchange Proposals after the Passage of the Affordable Care Act" (Policy Analysis)
"When Displacement Ends: Using the Framework of Durable Solutions to Identify Modifiable Risk Factors for Improved Outcomes after Displacement and Disaster" (Research Report)
"How Did it Happen? Examining U.S. State Bans of Smoking in Cars with Children using Key Informant Interviews" (Research Report)
"Farmers Markets as a Healthy Food Access Strategy: Assessing Baltimore's Farmers Markets and Proposing Recommendations to Increase Access" (Program Evaluation)
"Salt Iodization in Haiti: Challenges to Improving Salt Production Quality and Recommendations for Pursuing Iodization" (Research Report)
MPH Capstone Award Recipients
May 2010
“Descriptive Epidemiology and Observations of an Outbreak of Influenza-Like Illness on a University Campus”
“Prescribing Changes Following Revised Treatment Guidelines for Gonorrhea”
“The Impact of Guided Care on Health Disparities: A Preliminary Report”
“'Treat them with Love’ Empowerment of Community Health Workers as Agents of Change”
“Active Surveillance in Low-Risk Prostate Cancer: A Clinical Decision Analysis”
“Tobacco Craving and Dependence in People with Schizophrenia compared to Normal Controls”
“Associations between Cancer History and Sleep Related Variables in Long-term Cancer Survivors”
“Determinants of U.S. Parental Attitudes and Behavior towards Preventing Cancer in Young Girls through Vaccine:
Analysis of a National Survey on Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Use”
“Zoning for Obesity? A Comparison of U.S. Zoning Changes Targeting Obesity to Epidemiologic
Evidence in the Public Health Literature”
Master of Public Health Capstone Award Recipients
May 2009
"Secondhand Tobacco Smoke: A Source of Lead Exposure in U.S. Children"
"The Effect of Dietary Patterns on Estimated Coronary Heart Disease Risk: Results from the DASH Trial"
"Cumulative Risk for a False-Positive Test Using Chest X-Ray or Low-Dose Computed Tomography in Lung Cancer Screening"
"Biosolids in Baltimore: The Ethical Implications of Uncertainty"
"Maiti Nepal: Programmatic Strategic Plan to Combat Human Trafficking 2010-2015"
"Improving End-of-Life Care: A Public Health Call to Action"
"Analysis of Interventions to Reduce the HIV Risk Behaviors of African American Female Adolescents: Where Do We Go From Here?"
"Infant Feeding Counseling and Infant Feeding Practices at Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV-1 in Zimbabwe: A Research Proposal"
"Baltimore City Emergency Response Plan for Radiological Incidents"
Master of Public Health Capstone Award Recipients
May 2008
"A Proposal for Private-Public Collaboration during a Smallpox Outbreak"
"Perspectives of Future Physicians on Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness: Challenges of Building a Capable and Sustainable Medical Workforce"
"Evaluating the Impact of a Nutrition Education Program in Baltimore City Schools"
"Clarifying the Outcomes of Family Involvement Interventions: An Evaluative Research Proposal"
"Leaded in Idaho"
"Health Assessment and Health Care Access among Internally Displaced Persons in Mississippi Travel Trailor Parks Two Years After the 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricane Season"
"Cost-effectiveness of Misoprostol and Prenatal Iron Supplementation as Maternal Mortality Interventions in Rural India"
"The Effectiveness and Sustainability of a Low-cost Water Filter in Removing Pathogens during Long-term Household Use"
To see examples of some of the PowerPoint presentations from the 2008 Capstone Award recipients, visit the OpenCourseware Capstone Honors webpage.
Master of Public Health Capstone Award Recipients
May 2007
Special honors were given to 10 students with the best overall capstone written projects.
"Evaluation of the Effects of a New Interpretation Program at a Public Health Clinic 2005-2006"
"Parental Age and Maternal Antibodies to Fetal Brain in Autism"
"Model Comparing Outcomes in Cost -- Effectiveness and Tuberculosis Prevalence for Active and Passive Disease Surveillance in Peru"
"A Proposal to Implement a Joint Collaboration at Johns Hopkins Between the Women's Mood Disorder Center and the Harriet Lane Clinic to Provide Screening and Treatment for New Mothers with Postpartum Depression"
"Risk Factors for Birth Asphyxia Mortality in a Community-based Setting in Southern Nepal"
"Investing in Health: Shifting the Health Care Paradigm"
"The Impact of Pulsatile Perfusion Preservation on Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation"
"Assessing Women's Preferences for Cervical Cancer Screening: An Application of Conjoint Analysis"
"Young Maternal Age and the Risk of Neonatal Mortality in Rural Nepal"
Master of Public Health Capstone Award Recipients
May 2006
"Pathway to Preparedness: A Social Marketing Strategy for Disaster Preparedness in 5 Counties in the State of Maryland"
"A Review of World Bank Projects Addressing Maternal and Child Undernutrition in High-Burden Countries"
"Need for Regular Functional Testing of Portable Gas Detection Equipment -- Evaluation of Field Failure Rates and Interventions in Japan"
"The Effect of Race and Ethnicity on Infant Feeding Practices at 2-4 Months of Age"
"Quantitation of Social Variables in Epidemics: A Computational Modeling Approach"
"Medicare Physicians' Services Payment Policy Reform: A Case Study of Diagnostic Imaging"
"Environmental Factors Related to Leptospirosis Outbreaks"
"HIV/STD Risks and the Influence of Alcohol Use Among Young Methamphetamine Users in Northern Thailand"
"We Talk of AIDS Because We Love Life": A Stakeholder Assessment Using Qualitative Interviews of HIV Prevention Institutions in Buenos Aires, Argentina"
"In Vivo Monitoring by MRI Imaging of the Accumulation of Welding Fume-associated Manganese within the Central Nervous System using a Murine Model"
Master of Public Health Capstone Award Recipients
May 2005
"Catastrophic Outcomes Associated with Clostridium Difficile Colitis"
"Report on Findings from the Wildland Fire Fighter Tobacco Use Study"
"Children Born from Rape: Overlooked Victims of Human Rights Violations in Conflict Settings"
"Poverty and Skilled Attendance at Delivery: A Study of Six Developing Countries"
"Sexual Behavior Among Nigerian Youth"
"Microbiological Inhalation Hazard at Open-Air Swine Facilities in American Samoa"
Master of Public Health Capstone Award Recipients
May 2004
"Interpregnancy Interval and the Risk of Maternal Night Blindness in Rural Nepal"
"Prevalence of Gallbladder Disease Among Persons with Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the U.S."
"Development, Vehicles and Road Traffic Injuries: A Case Study and Review of Literature from India"
"The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak in Ontario: Comparison of the Two Phases"
"Colorectal Cancer Screening Compliance in Maryland"
"Childhood Diarrhea in Cameroon: Risk Factors and Health-Seeking Behaviors"
"Use of Hematological Markers to Predict Morbidity and Mortality Among HIV Infected African Infants"
"Risk Factors for BK Virus Nephropathy in Renal Transplant Recipients -- The Role of Ureteral Trauma"
"Journey After Darkness, A Study of Goma, Zaire in 1994: Cholera and Clean Water"
"An Innovative Curriculum Teaching the Integration of Communication and Clinical Reasoning Skills to Medical Students"
Master of Public Health Capstone Award Recipients
May 2003
"Does Presence of a Mental Disorder in AIDS Patients Affect the Initiation of Antiretroviral Treatment (HAART) and Duration of Therapy?"
"Intimate Partner Violence, Substance Abuse & HIV: Taking a Closer Look"
"The Epidemiology of Ocular Trauma in Rural Nepal"
"FDA Pediatric Drug Policy: Characteristics of Drugs Granted Exclusivity"
"Reforming the Oral Health Sector in Uganda: A Primary Health Care Approach"
"Trends and Differentials in Adolescent Sexual Behaviors in Rakai, Uganda, 1994-2002"
"Health Care Facilities in the City of Guayaquil: Can Open Access Reduce Travel Distance?"
"Racial Disparities in Reporting and Receipt of Immediate Breast Reconstruction in Maryland"
"Evidential Strength of Medical Specialties: A Comparative Analysis"
"Injuries in Unrestrained Pediatric Patients in the Texas Panhandle"
Some Examples of Topics of Capstone Projects from Previous Years
"Public Health Response to a Bioterrorist Attack Involving Smallpox"
"Outcomes of a Comprehensive, Community-based, Family-oriented Substance Abuse Treatment Program: An Evaluation of the Asset Program in East Baltimore"
"Evaluation Proposal for a Workplace Domestic Violence Awareness Program"
"Expanding the Use of a Cross-Cultural Assessment of Trauma-Related Mental Illness: A Proposal for Afghan Women Refugees"
"The Persistence of High Malaria Morbidity in Under-5 Children in the West Province of Cameroon"
"Synergistic Biological Effects of Endotoxin and Traffic-related Air Pollution"
"Cost-effectiveness of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Testing and Treatment as an HIV/AIDS Intervention"
"Environmental Refugees and Human Rights"
Other Topics:
"Reducing Bloodstream Infections due to Central Venous Catheters" (Click here to view the PowerPoint presentation)
"Investigation of an Outbreak of Hepatitis B Among Injecting Drug Users"
"NHANES III Pesticide Data Informs Cape Cod Breast Cancer Study"
"The Use of a Cross-Cultural Assessment of Trauma-Related Mental Illness"
"Ethical Frameworks to Develop Public Health Interventions in Internet Chat Rooms"
"Determinants of Hepatitis B Vaccination"
"Northeast Cambodia Child Survival Program"
"Smoking Prevention in Adolescent Girls in Maryland"
"Public Health Effects of Direct to Consumer Pharmaceutical Marketing"
"Effect of Refugees on Their Host Populations’ Health Status"
"Connecting the DOTS: From TB Service Providers to Patients"