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DEPT. OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
& BIOSTATISTICS

 

STUDENTS

Current Students
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology
Health Services Research
Public Health
Recent Graduates
Academic Year 2002-2003



Division of Biostatistics
Vinay Cheruvu, MS, MS
Hazel Huang, MS
Joe Magnotta, MA, MA
Seunghee Margevicius, MS, MSN, DNP
Mary Ann O’Riordan, MS
JuChi Ou
Ashok Panneerselvam, MS
Jeevanatham Rajeswaran, MS
Paola Raska
Annalisa Vanderwyden
YuHong Wang, MS
Allison Avrich
Vinay Bhandaru
Philip Kit-man Chan
I-Jung Feng
Sing Chau Ng
Wei Wang, MS
Weiwei Zhan

Division of Epidemiology
David Bruckman, MT(ASCP), MT
Jacqueline Charvat, MS
Thomas Cook, MPH
Emily Goldman, MPH
Noah Kiwanuka, MD, MPH
Doug Kou, MPH
Ezekiel Mupere, MD
Amy Schmidt, MPH
Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH
Mary Slaughter, MS
Loretta Szczotka, DO
Jeffrey M. Turell, MD, MPH
Joseph Wagner
Brian Jay Wells, MD, MSCR
Monique Washington, RN
Fang Xu, MS
Svetlana Zelenskiy (KatsnelSon)
Melissa Zullo, MA, MPH
Corrilynn Hileman, MD
Manish Jhawar, MBBS
Nana Korsah, MD
Kenneth Mugwanya, MBChB
Bonnie Wandera, MBChB
Shelley Chang*
Jose Lozada*
Kaine Onwuzulike*

Division of Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology
Allison Baker
Kevin Cartier, MS
Sarayut Janmahasatian
Gyungah Jun
Sulgi Kim, MS
Yali Li, MS
Qing Lu, MS
Nathan Morris, MS
Tony Parrado
Pei-Ying Shih
Yeunjoo Song
Yang Wang, MS
Xuefeng Wang, MS
SungHo Won
Martin Woyczynski, MS
Samuel G. Younkin
Robert Goodloe Jr.

Division of Health Services Research
Scott Grey, MS
Eric Hixson, MBA
Irene Katzan, MD, MS
Laurie Murphy, MPH, MBA
Johnie Rose, MD
Sinziana Seicean, MD, MPH
Nicholas Schiltz
Thomas Swales, PhD
Lakisha Miller
Allan Chiunda, MPH
Britt Conroy*, JD
Evan Howe, MPH
Melissa Latigo*
Rachael Molnar*
Jarrett Skirball
Jonah Stulberg*, MPH
Joseph Styron

Division of Public Health
Sara Abdollahian
Kathryn Andrews
Kassandra Auker
Harriet Babikako, MBChB
MeKishia Bates
Amy Balbierz
Jessica Berg, JD
David Beversluis
Kevin Blaine (CCLCM)
Layla Blake-Gumbs, MD
Claire Boettler
Christine Borden-King-Jones
Leslie Cofie
Maurice Cole
Jeffrey Collins
Katharine Conway, MD
Michelle Del Toro Guzman
Kavi Devulapalli
Gayle Effron
Patrick Elliot
Nadia El-Shaarawi, MSc
Ericka Frieson
Rao Fu (CCLCM)
Jessica Galarraga
Alida Gertz (CCLCM)
Anne Gifford
Allison Glinka
Catherine Golski (CCLCM)
Pankaj Goyal
Michael Greenberg
Joseph Grover
Benjamin Hagopian
Megan Halley
Elizabeth Hastings
Matifadza Hlatshwayo (CCLCM)
Daniel Hoover, MD
Evan Howe
Stephen Hrinda
Bernadette Hurst, MBA
Rebecca Hysing
Erin Jacubec
Pamela James
Laura Janneck
Jessica Jensen
Nicolas Johnson
Jeannie Johnson-Brooks
Jarvis Joiner
Sravan Kakani
Katy Kassimatis, MA
Casey Kolb
Alexander Koral
Alexys Kreig
Katie Krone (CCLCM)
Isabelle Lane, DO
Megan Louttit
Yen Luong
Ruth Magtanong
Dari Magyar
Syed Mahmood
Zainab Mahmoud
Gerald Maloney, DO
David Mark
Timothy McCue
Marilyn McHugh
Hillary Melchiors
Lauren Meredith
Jonathan Metcalfe, MA
Jennifer Nelson
Henry Ng, MD
Emma Nochomovitz
Lara Nochomovitz
Elizabeth Nodine, MD
Sorrel Osborne, MA
Tony Passarelli, MBA
Illeana Pina, MD
Rachel Pope
Valentin Prieto-Centurion
Ana Radovic
Amy Ray, MD
David Rebhan
Abhiram Reddy
Thomas Rehman, MA
Michael Rueschman
Mary Ruhe
Susie Sami, MA
Deanna Shuster
Corine Sinnette
Michael Smolak, MD
Krystel Tossone
Rana Traboulsi
Aimee Vance
Michael Vander Muelen
Shana Weiner (CCLCM)
Stefanie Woolridge
Shyh-Wei Yang, MA
Sherwin Yenb(CCLCM)
Roslyn Yomtovian, MD


Left to right: Kevin Cartier (staff), his wife, Courtney Gray-McGuire (faculty), and her mother.


Left to right: Chao Xing (student), Cynthia Moore (staff), and Guan Xing (student).


Left to right: Professor Koroukian and Professor Borawski.

Left to right: Professor Bridges, Professor Binstock, his wife, and Professor Bridges' fiancé.


Ya-Tang Liao and his date.

Left to right: Alexander Tsai (student), Joshua Sarver (alumnus), and his wife.


Recent Graduates

Academic Year 2002-2003
Leo Bennett, M.D. - M.P.H.; Advisor: David Aron, Ph.D.
David Bivins, M.D. - M.P.H.; Advisor: Shan Mohammed, M.D.
Jennifer Chandler - M.P.H.; Advisor: Scott Frank, M.D.
Sabrina Eagan - M.P.H.; Advisor: Shan Mohammed, M.D.
Kristina Knight - M.P.H.; Advisor: Scott Frank, M.D.
Mary Beth Lipka - M.P.H.; Advisor: Scott Frank, M.D.
Andrew O'Connor - M.P.H.; Advisor: Ashwini Sehgal, M.D.
Danielle Olds - M.P.H.; Advisor: Shan Mohammed, M.D.
Prabhakar Parimi, M.D. - M.P.H.; Advisor: Scott Frank, M.D.
Aisha Syed - M.P.H.; Advisor: Carlyn Yanda
John Vargo - M.P.H.; Advisor: Scott Frank, M.D.
Sanjay Gupta - M.S. Health Services Research; Advisor: Mendel Singer, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Larkin - M.S. Biostatistics; Advisor: Alfred Rimm, Ph.D.
Ruth Ann Marrie, M.D. - M.S. Biostatistics; Advisor: Alfred Rimm, Ph.D.
Carolyne Onyango, M.D. - M.S. Epidemiology; Advisor: Christoper Whalen, M.D.
Katherine Radkowsky - M.S. Biostatistics; Advisor: Paul Jones, Ph.D.
David Barzilai - Ph.D. Health Services Research; Advisor: Alfred Rimm, Ph.D.
Denise Daley - Ph.D. Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology; Advisor: Robert Elston, Ph.D.
Meredith Goodwin - Ph.D. Epidemiology; Advisor: Elaine Borawski, Ph.D.
Mohammad Al-Zahrani - Ph.D. Epidemiology; Advisor: Elaine Borawski, Ph.D.
David Guwatudde - Ph.D. Epidemiology; Advisor: Christopher Whalen, M.D.
Matthew Karafa - Ph.D. Epidemiology; Advisor: Christopher Whalen, M.D.
Lesley-Ann Miller - Ph.D. Health Services Research; Advisor: Mendel Singer, Ph.D.
Joshua Sarver - Ph.D. Health Services Research; Advisor: Neal Dawson, M.D.
Cynthia Struk - Ph.D. Health Services Research; Advisor: Duncan Neuhauser, Ph.D.

John Duldner, M.D. - M.S. Biostatistics; Advisor: Alfred Rimm, Ph.D.
John Farrell, M.D. - M.S. Epidemiology; Advisor: Christopher Whalen, M.D
Scott Grey - M.S. Health Services Research; Advisor: Mendel Singer, Ph.D.
Simin Hu - M.S. Biostatistics; Advisor: Jeffrey Albert, Ph.D.
Edward Jones - M.S. Epidemiology; Advisor: Christopher Whalen, M.D.
Natalie Colabianchi - Ph.D. Epidemiology; Advisor: Elaine Borawski, Ph.D.
Mireya Diaz-Insua - Ph.D. Biostatistics; Advisor: Sunil Rao, Ph.D.
David Litaker, M.D. - Ph.D. Health Services Research; Advisor: Duncan Neuhauser, Ph.D.
Mary Milidonis - Ph.D. Health Services Research; Advisor: Kathleen Smyth, Ph.D.

Morounsayo Awosika-Olumo - M.P.H.; Advisor: Scott Frank, M.D.
Vandana Mathur - M.P.H.; Advisor: Scott Frank, M.D.
Beena Minai - M.P.H.; Natalie colabianchi, Ph.D.
Seena Perumal - M.P.H.; Advisor: Scott Frank, M.D.
Frederick Schumacher - M.P.H.; Advisor: Scott Frank, M.D.
Swati Thakur, M.D. - M.P.H.; Advisor: Scott Frank, M.D.
Dana Jankus - M.S. Epidemiology; Advisor: Christopher Whalen, M.D.
David Conti - Ph.D. Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology; Advisor: John Witte, Ph.D.
Belhassen Kaabi - Ph.D. Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology; Advisor: Robert Elston, Ph.D.
Kijoung Song - Ph.D. Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology; Advisor: Robert Elston, Ph.D.


Academic Year 2001-2002

Sarah Buxbaum - Ph.D. Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology
"Genetics of Sleep Apnea"

Heidi Frasure - M.S. Biostatistics

Rachel Jean-Baptiste - Ph.D. Health Services Research
"Psychosocial Factors Affecting End Stage Renal Disease Patient Compliance with Hemodialysis Attendance"

Chandy John - M.S. Epidemiology
"Correlation of Antibody Responses to P. Falciparum Pre-Erythrocytic and Blood-Stage Antigens and Protection from P. Falciparum Reinfection"

Irene Katzan - M.S. Epidemiology
"The Effect of Pneumonia on the Thirty Day Mortality of Medicare Patients Hospitalized for Acute Stroke"

Shaoqi Rao - M.S. Genetic Epidemiology
Linkage Analysis of Human Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Related Traits: a Principal-Component Approach"

Jeannette Simino - M.S. Biostatistics

Nancy Slocum - M.P.H.

Stephanie Stewart - M.S. Epidemiology
"The Role of Sequential and Concurrent Sexual Relationships and the Risk of STDs Among Adolescents"


Academic Year 2000-2001

Dennis Ang - M.S. Epidemiology
"Is There Difference in Symptom Reporting Between African Americans And Whites Within Each Level Of Radiographic Severity Of Osteoarthritis?"

Kimberly Applegate - M.S. Health Services Research
"Utilization and Cost of Imaging Children with Acute Abdominal Pain Presenting to the Emergency Department: A Comparison of Capitated versus Fee-for-Service Plans"

Francis Bajunirwe - M.S. Epidemiology
"Nevirapine and Zidovudine Use in the Prevention of Perinatal Transmission of HIV-1 in Uganda"

Richard Carpiano - M.P.H.

Carolyn Coleman Hill - Ph.D. Epidemiology
"Performing ROC Analysis Using Independent or Clustered Data: A Nonparametric Approach"

Thomas Cook - M.P.H.

Rita Cydulka - M.S. Health Services Research
"Gender Differences Among Older Adults Who Present to the Emergency Department with Acute Exacerbation of Obstructive Airway Disease: A Preliminary Analysis"

Pingfu Fu - Ph.D Biostatistics
"New Approaches for the Analysis of Multivariate Time-To-Event Data Using Generalized Linear Models"

Eva Hirwe - M.P.H.

Sanjiv Josh - M.P.H.

Achilles Katamba - M.S. Health Services Research
"Patient Assessment of the Stigma Associated with the Use of Community-Based Directly Observed Therapy (DOTS) on compliance with Antituberculous Therapy in Uganda"

Lee-Lian Kim - Ph.D. Genetic Epidemiology
"Hierarchical Modeling in Candidate Gene Association Studies"

Jaykumar Menon - M.P.H.

Linda Sandhaus - M.S. Health Services Research
"Reporting BRCA Test Results to Primary Care Physicians"

Sudtida Satayathum - M.S. Epidemiology
"Survival Analysis of Time Until Reinfection of Schistosoma haematobium Among School-aged Children in Kenya"

Grace Warner - Ph.D. Epidemiology
"The Importance of Fatigue in Predicting Disability Within a Community Based Elderly Population"

Kaabi Belhassen - M.S. Genetic Epidemiology
"A Comparison of Model-Free and Model-Based Methods of Linkage Analysis for Nuclear Family Data"

Margaret Fallin - Ph.D. Genetic Epidemiology
"Haplotype-based Approaches to Genetic Case-Control Studies"

Jay Fiedler - M.S. Epidemiology
"HIV Risk Behaviors and Health Seeking Behaviors in Mexicans Living in San Diego County"

Fatoumata Traore - M.S. Epidemiology
"HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Risk Behaviors, and Attitudes Among Mexican and Puerto Rican Women"

Sandra Ferber - M.S. Epidemiology
"Development of a Predictive Model for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Ugandan Adults for Preventive Therapy Eligibility"

Michele Poe - Ph.D. Epidemiology
"Associations Between Risk of Disease and Birth Season Using Medicare Hospital Claims Data"

Michelle Walsh - M.S. Health Services Research
"The Use of Post-Natal Steroids to Treat Chronic Lung Disease in Premature Infants: A Decision Analysis"

Mark Best - M.P.H.

Stacie Pallotta - M.P.H.

Lee Slavin - M.P.H.


Academic Year 1999-2000

Anna Maria Mandalakas - M.S. Epidemiology
"An Analysis of Factors Mediating the Transmission and Development of Active Tuberculosis in Pediatric Household Contacts of Sputum Smear Positive Tuberculosis Cases in Kampala, Uganda"

Mamta Kailash Singh - M.S.
"Exploring Alternative Methods of Teaching Procedureal Skills to Internal Medicine Residents: Results of a Firm System Trial"

Aleece Caron - Ph.D. Health Services Research
"Hospital Organization and Continuous Quality Improvement"

Bonnie Ann Fijal - Ph.D. Genetic Epidemiology
"Analyzing Mutational Spectra with Recursive Partitioning"

Leo Joseph Russo - Ph.D. Epidemiology
The Epidemiology of Acute Renal Failure in Older Americans"

Tanya Pollack Scharpf - M.S. Epidemiology
"Assessment of Potential Health Risks for Residents of Marion City, Ohio"

Lesley-Ann Natash Miller - M.S. Health Services Research
"A Decision Analysis of Testing for Breast-Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility Genes in Ashkenazi Jews"
Advisor: Mendel Singer

Audrey Schnell - Ph.D. Genetic Epidemiology
"Segregation Analysis Models for Actinic Prurigo and Non-Syndromic Cleft Lip With or Without Cleft Palate."
Advisor: Robert Elston

Simon Kasasa - M.S. Biostatistics
Advisor: Nahida Gordon

Jingjin Li - M.S. Biostatistics
Advisor: Sara Debanne

James Sexton - M.S. Health Services Research
"Catheterization and Patient Outcomes: Is Hospital Teaching Status Important?"
Advisor: Neil Dawson


Academic Year 1998-1999

Uma Maheswari Irfan - Ph.D. Epidemiology
"Familial Patterns of Microbial Infection in Periodontitis"
Advisor: Deborah Dawson

Dena H. Jaffe - Ph.D. Epidemiology
"Effects of Air Pollution on a Emergency Department Claims and Reimbursement"
Advisor: Alfred Rimm

Haomiao Jia - Ph.D. Epidemiology
"Small Area Estimates of County-Level Severe Work Disability Prevalence Based on
the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System"
Advisor: Elaine Borawski

Siran M. Koroukian - Ph.D. Health Services Research
"Cesarean Sections in Ohio: Trends by Indications, Outcome, and Payment Source"
Advisor: Alfred Rimm

Hyun Ja Yun - Ph.D. Biostatistics
"Parametric and Semi-Parametric Models for Optimal HIV Treatment Strategies"
Advisor: Nahida Gordon

Lorna Kijambu Nshuti - M.S. Health Services Research
"Role of Private Providers in the Care of Tuberculosis Patients' in Uganda."
Advisor: Christopher Whalen

Zhong Yuan - Ph.D. Epidemiology
Advisor: Alfred Rimm

CiXuang Zheng - Ph.D Genetic Epidemiology
"Admixture Mapping."
Advisor: R.C. Elston

Xiaofeng Zhu - Ph.D. Genetic Epidemiology
"Associations Between Traits and Genetic Markers."
Advisor: R.C. Elston

David DiGiuseppe - M.S. Health Services Research
"Adjusted C-Section Rates and Hospital Performance: a Comparison
of Two Risk Adjustment Approaches"
Advisor: Susan Payne

John F. O'Connor - M.S. Health Services Research
"The Cost-Effectiveness of Treatment Strategies for Achalasia"
Advisor: E.L. Singer

Weihong Zhang - M.S. Biostatistics
Advisor: Nahida Gordon

Geng-hwa Lu - M.S. Epidemiology
"Is Impaired Glucose Tolerance an Independent Coronary Risk Factor
in Chinese in Taiwan?"
Advisor: Leslie Dennis

Ronnie Stewart - M.S. Epidemiology
"A Meta-Analysis of Risk Estimates for Prostate Cancer Related to
Tire and Rubber Manufacturing Operations"
Advisor: Leslie Dennis


Academic Year 1997-1998

Shirley A. Llorens - Ph.D. Health Services Research
"Can Computers Facilitate Communication Between Patients and Providers:
a Study of Computarized Telephone Screening for Alcoholism"
Advisor: Duncan Neuhauser

Joan M. Hewlett - M.S. Epidemiology
"Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Study of the Concurrent Administration of
Albendazole and Praziquantel in School Aged Children"
Advisor: Christopher Whalen

Mathilde H. Pioro - M.S. Epidemiology
"A Randomized Trial of an Inpatient Nurse Practioner Service:
an Alternative Model of Health Care Delivery in Teaching Hospitals"
Advisor: Christopher Whalen

Beth Finkelstein - Ph.D. Health Services Research
"An Examination of Patient Satisfaction as a Measure of Hospital Quality
in a Regional Sample of Obstetrical Patients"
Advisor: Duncan Neuhauser

Xiuqing Guo - Ph.D. Genetic Epidemiology
"Designs of Model-Free Linkage Studies for Qualitative and Quantitative Traits"
Advisor: R. C. Elston

Linda Headrick - M.S. Health Services Research
"Core Improvement Competencies for Primary Care Physicians"
Advisor: Duncan Neuhauser

Bonnie Thiel - Genetic Epidemiology
"The Distribution of Shared Chromosomal Segments in a Mouse. Four-way Cross: Implications for
Mapping Loci that Influence Lifespan and other Complex Traits"
Advisor: Nicholas Schork

Edward Bryden - M.S. Biostatistics
Advisor: Paul Jones

Charles Mugero - M.S. Epidemiology
"Prevalence of Active Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Infection in Children
who are Household Contacts of Infectious Tuberculosis in Uganda"
Advisor: Christopher Whalen

Patrick Murray - M.S. Health Services Research
"Changes in the Characteristics of New Admissions to Ohio Nursing Homes
Following the Implementation of a Resource Based Reimbursement System"
Advisor: Mendel Singer

Elizabeth N. Patterson - M.S. Health Services Research
"Influenza Immunizations in Elderly, Hospitalized Patients:
What are Northeast Ohio Hospitals doing about it? A Baseline Study"
Advisor: Randall Cebul

Mahboob Rahman - M.S. Epidemiology
"Factors Influencing Change in Blood Pressure in Response to
Increased Salt Intake: A Regression Analysis"
Advisor: Christopher Whalen

Paul J. Wright - M.S. Epidemiology
"Delivery of Preventive Services to Elderly African Americans
using Neighborhood Health Centers"
Advisor: Christopher Whalen


Academic Year 1996-1997

Susan A. Flocke - Ph.D. Health Services Research
"Primary Care: Measurement and Association with Forced Discontinuity
and Delivery of Preventive Services"
Advisor: Duncan B. Neuhauser

Reshmi M. Siddique - Ph.D. Health Services Research
"Mortality and Resource Use for Pulmonary Embolism in the Elderly"

Catherine Curley - M.S. Health Services Research
"Differences in Hospital Efficiency, An Analysis of the AHA Database, 1990-1995"
Advisor: Alfred Rimm

Marlene A. Faust - M.S. Epidemiology
"Perception of Susceptibility to HIV Infection and
Motivation to be Tested for HIV in Asian/Pacific Islander Women"
Advisor: Sana Loue

Meredith A. Goodwin - M.S. Epidemiology
"Factors Associated with Preventive Service Delivery to Adolescents"
Advisor: Kurt C. Stange

David A. Gross - M.S. Health Services Research
"Patient Satisfaction with Time Spent with Their Physician:
Does Longer Visit Time Lead to Greater Satisfaction?"
Advisor: Kurt C. Stange

Elioda Tumwesigye - M.S. Epidemiology
"Diagnostic and Screening Utility of the Clinical Algorithms
for Gonococcal and Chlamydial Genital Infections in Women in Uganda"
Advisor: Sana Loue

Jie Huang - Ph.D. Biostatistics
"A Cure Mixture Model for Breast Cancer Study Subject to Causes of Other Failures"
Advisor: Nahida Gordon

Christopher Kippes - M.S. Epidemiology
"Racial Differences in Leisure Time Physical Activity Energy Expenditures in the United States"
Advisor: Steven Bowlin

Mary Ann O'Riordan - M.S. Biostatistics
"The Robustness of the Propensity Score in the Presence of Effect Modification: A Simulation Study"
Advisor: Sara Debanne

Peter Langi - M.S. Epidemiology
"Impact of Vitamin A Deficiency on the Natural History of
HIV-1 Infected Adults in Uganda"
Advisor: Sana Loue

Leo Russo - M.S. Epidemiology
"Stage at Diagnosis for Prostate Cancer: Effects of Race & Geography in Ohio"
Advisor: Steven Bowlin

Karen T.Cuenco - M.S. Epidemiology
"Tuberculosis in the Elderly: Are Tuberculosis Diseased Patients
Worse Off than their Counterparts?"
Advisor: Christopher Whalen


Academic Year 1995-1996

Cindie Carroll-Pankhurst - Ph.D. Epidemiology
"Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Disparate Age at Death
Distinguishes Idiopathic SIDS From Other Causes"
Advisor: Edward Mortimer

Jennifer Jean Gassman - Ph.D. Epidemiology
"Estimating Sample Size in Clinical Trials Where Survival is
the Outcome and a Covariate Impacts Event Rates and Treatment Lag Time"
Advisor: Nahida Gordon

Vukosava Pekovic, M.D. - Ph.D. Epidemiology
"Assessment of Patient Compliance in a Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy Trial
in Dually (HIV/TB) Infected Individuals in Uganda"
Advisor: Christopher Whalen

Laura Shepardson - M.S. Health Services Research
"Variation in the Use of `Do-Not-Resucitate' Orders and Their Impact on In-Hospital Mortality
and Length of Stay in a Regional Sample of Stroke Patients"
Advisor: Gary Rosenthal

Paul Waibale, M.D. - M.S. Epidemiology
"The Effect of HIV-Infection on Measles IgG Antibody Levels in
Children Vaccinated Against Measles in Uganda"

Grace Warner-Wu - M.S. Epidemiology
"Self-Assessed Health: Racial/Ethnic Variations and Predictibility
for Preventive Health Behaviors"
Advisor: Steven Bowlin

Karuna Jayathilake - M.S. Biostatistics

Eric Muchiri, M.D. - Ph.D. Epidemiology
"Association of Water Contact Activities and Risk of Re-infection for
S. Haematobium After Drug Treatment in the Msambweni, Kenya"
Advisor: Christopher Whalen

Susan Rzepka - Ph.D. Epidemiology
"Geriatric Trauma Care: A Population-Based Study"
Advisor: Alfred Rimm


Academic Year 1994-1995

Shirley Llorens-Chen - M.S. Health Services Research

Xi Qiao Li - Ph.D. Biostatistics
"DNA Ploidy as a Predictor for Biological Behavior of Musculoskeletal Tumors"
Advisor: Nahida Gordon

Prosper T. Tumusiime, M.D. - Ph.D. Epidemiology
"Modeling the Pattern of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Uganda: Accounting for Variability in Infectiousness
and Sexual Mixing and Assessing the Impacts of Several Intervention Measures"
Advisor: Sara Debanne

Nicole Close - M.S. Epidemiology
"Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Cholesterol Management
in Rural vs. Urban Primary Care Providers"
Advisor: Steven Bowlin

David Litaker, M.D. - M.S. Epidemiology
"Interpersonal Violence: Assessing Injury Risk for Urban Youth"
Advisor: Steven Bowlin

Eddie Mukooyo, M.D. - M.S. Epidemiology
"Re-evaluation of the Positive Smear Microscopy Test in the Diagnosis of
Pulmonary Tuberculosis at St. Francis Leprosarium, Uganda"
Advisor: Steven Bowlin


Academic Year 1993-1994

Isaac Nuamah - Ph.D. Biostatistics
"Data Analytic Methods for Correlated Binary Responses"
Advisor: Saeid Amini

Alex Achol Opio, M.D. - Ph.D. Epidemiology
"Hepatitis B and Delta Viruses: What is the Impact of HIV-1 Infection
on Hepatitis B Chronic Carriage and the Sero-prevalence of Delta Virus in Uganda?"
Advisor: Edward Mortimer

Joseph Atuhairwe, M.D. - M.S. Epidemiology
"Human Immunodeficiency Virus Starus and CD4+ levels
among Ugandan Women with Spontaneous Abortion"

James Blum - M.S. Epidemiology

Uma Panchanathan - M.S. Epidemiology
"Survival Among Breast Cancer Patients and Body Size Indicators
as Prognostic Factors"
Advisor: Nahida H. Gordon

Audrey Schnell - M.S. Epidemiology

Xi Peng Yin - Ph.D. Health Services Research
"Choice of Treatment - Application of Decision Analysis"
Advisor: Duncan Neuhauser

Paul Onek Awil, M.D. - M.S. Epidemiology
"Clinical and Radiographic Features of Tuberculosis in Patients with
Human Immunodeficieny Virus Infections in Gulu, Uganda"

Peter Kusolo, M.D. - M.S. Epidemiology
"Seroprevalence of HIV-1 Among Women Attending Antenatal Clinics in Mbale, Uganda"