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Graduates 2007:

Master of Science

Kathryn Brown
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
The Use of Self-Obtained Samples to Diagnose Vaginal Infections - Is a Speculum Exam Always Necessary?
Dr. Kenrad Nelson, advisor.

Mary Kathryn Grabowski
Infectious Diseases Epidemiology
JC Virus Urinary Shedding and Immunoglobulin G Antibody to JC Virus Prior to Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy.
Dr. William Moss, advisor.

Hope Hamrick
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Risk Factors for Rickettsiosis in Rural Central Africa.
Dr. Nathan Wolfe, advisor.

Lauren Kucirka
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Hepatitis Delta:  Disappearing Infection or Emerging Inner-City Epidemic?  An Analysis of Prevalent Hepatitis Delta Infection in an Injection Drug User Cohort in Baltimore, Maryland.
Dr. Elizabeth Golub, advisor.

Samara Beth Rifkin
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
The Association Between Hormonal Contraceptive Use and Bacterial Vaginosis.
Dr. Shruti Mehta, advisor.

Master of Health Science

Alisa Ames
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Natural Immunity to Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection: An Unresolved Issue.
Dr. Amy Berrington de Gonzales, advisor.

Roxann Ashworth
Genetic Epidemiology
Association Between Genes on Chromosome 4p16 and Nonsyndromic Oral Cleft Lip and / or Cleft Palate.
Dr. Terri Beaty, advisor.

Neha Dilip Chande
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Infant Gender and Perinatal Transmission of HIV.
Dr. Taha El-Tahir Taha, advisor.

Ting-Yuan David Cheng
General Epidemiology
Increased Mortality Risks for Cardiovascular Diseases and All Causes from Reduced Glomerular Filtration Rate in a Middle-aged, Working Population in Taiwan.
Drs. Jonathan M. Samet  & Xu-Guang Grant Tao, advisor.

Jennifer Deal
Epidemiology of Aging
Anemia and the 7.5-Year Trajectories of Domain-Specific Cognitive Decline in Community-Dwelling Older Women: The Women’s Health and Aging Study II.
Dr. Paulo Chaves, advisor.

Tajrina Hai
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among Injection Drug Users in Baltimore, Maryland.
Dr. Shruti Mehta, advisor.

Jeffrey Infante
General Epidemiology
The Association Between Peritumoral Fibroblast SPARC Expression and Intratumor SMAD4 and COX-2 Expression and Overall Survival Post Resection for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.
Dr. Kala Visvanathan, advisor.

Rasha Khatib
General Epidemiology
Developing an Instrument for Measuring and Understanding Human Dignity.
Dr. Haroutune Armenian, advisor.

Edward Kim
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology
Random Glucose Levels and Risk of CVD and Mortality in Diabetic and Nondiabetic ESRD Patients:  The CHOICE Study.
Dr. Josef Coresh, advisor.

Erin Michos
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology
25-hydroxyvitamin D Levels are not Associated with Subclinical Vascular Disease or Inflammation in the Old Order Amish.
Dr. Moyses Szklo, advisor.

Rachel Millstein
General Epidemiology
Food Availability, Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status, and Dietary Patterns Among African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Project Sugar 2.
Dr. Richey Sharrett, advisor.

Kimberly Ann Rosendorf
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology
Neighborhood Poverty and Crime and Physical Activity Outcomes in a Sample of Urban African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes.
Dr. Frederick Brancati, advisor.

Simran Sabherwal
General Epidemiology
Implications of Maternal Psychiatric Symptomatology for Preterm Infant Development.
Dr. Aynur Unalp-Arida, advisor.

Megan Lauren Salter
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of the Acceptability of an Intravaginal Gel by Female Participants in a Randomized Clinical Trial in Blantyre District, Malawi.
Dr. Vivian Go, advisor.

Lisa Semanick
Epidemiology of Aging
Anemia is Negatively Associated with Femoral Bone Structural Strength in Older Women: Results from the WHAS II Study.
Dr. Paulo Chaves, advisor.

Christopher John Sperati
Clinical Epidemiology
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in STAT6, JAK3, and STAT4 and Association with New Cardiovascular Events in Incident Dialysis Patients.
Dr. Neil Powe, advisor.

Dawn Wayman
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Drugs and Sexually Transmitted Infections:  Is There a Neighborhood Effect?
Dr. Jacky Jennings, advisor.