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Kapfhammer, Patrick (2018) Chasing the tiger: a study on the spread and control of the asian tiger mosquito, Aedes Albopictus. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Kosich, Mikaela (2018) Examining the effect of inorganic arsenic exposure on lean mass using the national health and nutrition survey. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Short, Erica (2018) Animal bite and rabies surveillance in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, 2017. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Perrino, Johnna (2018) Breastfeeding intention among two home visiting programs in Allegheny County. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Goldberg, Jaclyn (2018) Extracurricular inclusive programming for children with disabilities and their families: a proposal to increase community engagement. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Cohen, Sarah (2018) Nonmedical use of prescription opioids and comorbid mental health problems: a literature review. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Higgins, Gregory (2018) Conducting the federally mandated community health needs assessment for a small non-profit hospital. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Latham, Keely (2018) Elimination of contact precautions: effect on methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus outcomes. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Bobyock, Emily (2018) Influenza vaccine effectiveness among outpatients in Pittsburgh: combined results from five seasons of the US flu vaccine effectiveness network study 2011-2016. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Adamcik, Brianna (2018) Socio-demographic and environmental characteristics of children under 18 years seen for asthma exacerbation in the UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh emergency department from June 1, 2017 - May 31, 2018. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Rafalko, Nicole (2018) Diagnostic methods used for pediatric TB in sub-Saharan Africa: a literature review. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Callahan, Hannah (2018) The benefits of music and physical activity-based therapies for early-stage alzheimer's disease: a literature review. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Landowski, Allison (2018) A family planning clinic based intervention: effects of provider-delivered education and counseling for intimate partner violence and reproductive coercion on contraceptive behaviors in women. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Chernoff, Eva (2018) Discrimination and structural bias against sexual and gender minority medical trainees: a qualitative analysis. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Kalantari, Paria (2018) Evaluation of unit dose dispenses by increasing automated dispensing station (ADS) inventory. Master Essay, Graduate School Of Public Health: Multidisciplinary MPH.

Postoll, Melissa (2018) Longitudinal characterization of headache after TBI and potential immunological target. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Duan, Shuting (2018) Methods of reducing ammonia emission from animal husbandry to protect animal feeding operators. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Gao, Yifeng (2018) Morning surface temperature inversions (MSTIS) from Allegheny County,PA to Beijing, China: formation factors, health effects, and applications. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Luskin, Andrew (2018) Neurocognitive measures of psychiatric patients during acute illness. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Hudgens, Tyra (2018) Public Health in the United States: history, structure, and debates. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Ayers, Andrew (2018) Schistosomiasis and the control and prevention of a debilitating disease: a literature review. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Yang, Yuan (2018) The genetic determinants of the cardiovascular disease biomarker: N-terminal fragment of pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP). Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Prosser, Denise (2018) California - clean Oceans, fresh drinking water, desalination: a bright or dismal future? Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Godfrey, Ingrid (2018) Sexual health for youth in rural areas: a comparison of the Republic of Moldova and Pennsylvania. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Feng, Emilie (2018) Mercury exposure through subsistence hunted land and sea mammals among Alaskan natives. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Herrera, Jasmine (2018) Pediatric medical traumatic stress after pediatric injury: a review of interventions with caregivers and children. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Miladinova, Vessela (2018) Understanding the Progression of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND) through cardiovascular disease and markers of inflammation. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Talbert, Abigail (2018) Active transportation as a public health intervention in Allegheny County. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Mortenson, Jeffrey (2018) Readability and suitability of health educational material provided at outpatient visits at a large tertiary care children's hospital. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Hwang, Juchul (2018) The gut microbiome and Subclinical herpesvirus coinfection in HIV infection. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Agler, Robert (2018) Till the ground to see the clouds: governance challenges and groundwater demand in the San Pedro River transboundary aquifer and the American southwest. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.

Heinrich, Monica (2018) Cyber dating abuse perpetration: evolving methods of adolescent relationship abuse expression through technology. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Paranjpe, Tejas (2018) Prevalence of MDR-XDR TB at a tertiary care hospital in Pune, India: 2015-2016 a retrospective study. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Berry, Belinda Nicole (2018) The impact of community health workers on maternal mortality in the United States. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Powell, Tori (2018) Spatial modeling of the social and environmental factors associated with the Pittsburgh mosquito population. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Cheng, Zihang (2018) Late attention to children's health under lead exposure: legacy of Flint water crisis? Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Bahl, Tanya (2018) Enhancement of revenue cycle management: case in change management. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Tucker, Alysia (2018) All my babies: a midwife's own story. A critical examination of media, race, and granny midwifes. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Bonner, Chantel (2018) Assessing a relationship between birth weight and dental caries in children: center for oral health research in Appalachia. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Longo, Jennifer (2018) Barriers faced when implementing an electronic health record within a behavioral health system: how to recognize them and recommendations to overcome them. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.

Matthews, Margaret (2018) Exceptional Grip Strength Phenotype in the Long Life Family Study. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Wignot, Julia M. (2018) The Impact of Physical Activity on Physical Function Outcomes in Older Adults at Risk for Diabetes. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Chun-on, Pattra (2018) Limiting the occupational exposure to aflatoxin in Thailand. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Delligatti, Amanda (2018) Multimorbidity and functional capacity in geriatric patients with cardiovascular disease. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Callahan, Melanie (2018) Qualitative evaluation of gender equity in Pittsburgh ultimate. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Monaghan, Alyssa (2018) Relationship of sleep quality and duration and obesity in Afro-Caribbean men. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Lai, LiAn (2018) The association between phthalate exposure ad newborn anogenital distance: a Review. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Guo, Yunjian (2018) Are the benefits of Mediterranean diet simply due to unsaturated fat intake? Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Renner, Hannah M (2018) Assessing pharmacists’ acceptance of prescription dispensing data infographic to initiate pharmacist-prescriber collaboration and improve patient outcomes. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Caplan, Erin (2018) Integrative review of the effect of gluten, if any, on gastrointestinal symptoms in non-celiac disease patients. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Joubert, Kyla (2018) Occupational lung disease and the resurgence of progressive massive fibrosis. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Chan, Patrick (2018) Racial disparities in lung cancer survival. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Zhang, Jiachen (2018) A comparison of the damage from UV emitted by Solaria and sunlight. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Wu, Fan (2018) The environmental health tasks left by the informal recycling of e-waste in southern China: long-term health burden estimation and next-step intervention needs. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Brooks, Jordan A (2018) An examination of Racial disparities in healthcare service utilization and outcomes following traumatic brain injury: a TRACK-TBI pilot study. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Narra, Sushma (2018) The impact of state family planning policies on women's and children's health and economic outcomes. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Bizhanova, Zhadyra (2018) The role of leptin in cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: an analysis of he bypass angioplsty revascularization investigation 2 diabetes (BARI 2D) trial data. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Prasad, Joanne L (2018) Does drinking fluoridated water correlate with lower caries prevalence in Appalachian children? Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Maksimowicz-McKinnon, Kathleen (2018) Subclinical CMV viremia is associated with increased nosocomial infections and prolonged hospitalization in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Sonntag, Halley (2018) The opioid crisis, a comparison: the United States, Portugal, and Spain. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Qi, Meiyuzhen (2018) The role of Telomere length in the risk of colorectal cancer incidence: A cohort study from the Singapore Chinese Health Study. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

LaSorda, Kelsea (2018) Heritability and risk factors for perceived physical fatigability in the long life family study. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Yacovoni, Nina (2018) Outcomes in the populations of the Outpatient Clinic (OPC) and the Pregnancy Recovery Center (PRC) at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Kurapati, Nikhil (2018) Rural versus urban differences in healthcare utilization and long-term outcomes in adults with pediatric-onset spinal cord injury. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Xun, Xiaoshuang (2018) The association between telomere length and risk of breast cancer in Singapore Chinese Health Study. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Iasella, Carlo J (2018) A pharmacogenomic approach to antiplatelet therapy following percutaneous coronary intervention: a review. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Dellana, Christopher (2018) A public health appraisal of good samaritan legislation. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Mermigas, Melina (2018) Comparative analysis of United States, Canada and Portugal's drug and syringe exchange program legislation and regulations. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

D'Annibale, Olivia (2018) Genetics and breast cancer screening in a Pennsylvanian managed care organization. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Samreen, Isha (2018) Clinical predictors of persistent pain in breast cancer survivors post breast conserving surgery. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Holliday, Michaela (2018) Prevalence of inflammatory disorders in Huntington's disease. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Lomauro, Daniel (2018) Pennsylvania prescription drug monitoring program: potential public health impact of a national database. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Boehm, Meghan (2018) Targeting blood pressure in Pittsburgh, PA. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Moorhead, Bailey (2018) Shaping the dentist's role in addressing the opioid epidemic through dental education. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Beary, Megan (2018) Validation of a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for sensitive quantification of francisella tularensis straiins. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Hayes, Zachary (2018) Federal health care delivery among Native American populations: a historical perspective. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Spinelli, Adam (2018) Value-based healthcare at Highmark, Inc. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

James, Jordan (2018) Evaluation of public health nursing recruitment and retention at a local health department. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Divecha, Ayushi (2018) Neural Correlates of postural instability in older adults. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Lewellen, Peter (2018) Restacking the nursing units at Allegheny General Hospital to achieve geographic patient placement. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Kaur, Amrit Pal (2018) Improving care and experience for hospitalized dementia patients through implementation of dementia activity room. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Bhosale, Swati (2018) Optimization of resident call room space in hospital by efficient planning. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Sanghvi, Nisha (2018) Trends in hospital closures in the United States from 1996-2016. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Sier, Ashley (2018) Analysis of comorbid conditions associated with intrauterine device removal within an inpatient population. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Zhang, Yufei (2018) Drug sales data analysis for outbreak detection of influenza-like illness in China. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Fazzini, Caroline (2018) Bookworks as Networks: Feminist Artists’ Book Projects of the 1980-90s. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.

Jurewicz, Aleksandra (2018) The CARE Act’s implementation process – UPMC case study. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Gehr-Seloover, Alia (2018) Leveraging SGM-youth serving organizations to enhance resiliency factors on academic achievement in sexual and gender minority youth. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Garcia, Roman (2018) Oral health outreach for Latino migrant farmworker children in Belle Glade, Florida. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Platt, Julie (2018) Political activism of master’s students in public health and social work. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Kapur, Anshika (2018) Predictors of postoperative delirium among patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: a literature review. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Adigun, Ayoola (2018) Use of urgent care centers and emergency department visits for non-urgent health conditions: an analysis of beneficiaries from a managed care organization. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Narvaez, Ashley (2018) Incorporating Doula services for better maternal and child health outcomes in Medicaid populations. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Andreassi, Marissa (2018) UPMC and Highmark consent decree: an analysis of the Pittsburgh market and implications for members. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Henker, Hiroko (2018) Employees' perception of organizational structure and culture at Angkor Hospital for Children Siem Reap, Cambodia. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Tan, Abigail (2018) Health system contact centers as the first step of the patient experience: quality assurance and best practices at the UPMC contact center. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Free, Kristin (2018) A case study: transitioning to an institute model. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Wu, Li-Yun (2018) Hospitalist implementation in Ismett: surgical comanagement. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Leung Beckford, MonaLisa (2018) Lean implementation at a community hospital. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Rios, Raul (2018) Improving the employee experience with leadership rounding. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Penzelik, Joseph (2018) Health literacy or poverty: associations with Medicaid costs in southwestern Pennsylvania. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Feldmiller, Joshua (2018) Assessing the cytotoxicity of select antimicrobial peptides in the treatment of tuberculosis. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Bartus, Abigail R (2018) Baby and me, without Hep C: an early intervention education campaign to better the outcomes of HCV in mothers and neonates. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Snodgrass, Stephanie (2018) Hepatitis C in pregnancy: maximizing reporting accuracy in effort to appropriately test and treat infants exposed. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Shah, Faraaz (2018) Incretion hormones as a therapeutic target in sepsis: a review. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

Stark, Danielle (2018) The relationship between personality changes and amyloid-β in cognitively normal adults. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.