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Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.

Adverse Outcomes of Co-Occurring Methamphetamine and Opioid Use Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women , Hope Tevis

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Gender Differences in Barriers to Entering Substance Use Treatment , Casey A. Baker

Maternal Occupation and Pediatric Brain Cancer in Kentucky , Mary Begley

PFAS Clinical Guidance , John Bingham

Evaluation of Facebook Social Media Messages Following the 2022 Eastern Kentucky Floods , Delaney Bonds

Health Management and Policy Capstone: A Case Study in Program Evaluation , Bradford Brewer

Implementing a Mobile Saliva Rinse Screening for P16 Markers for HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Positive Head and Neck Cancers in Central Kentucky , Madeline Brown

Characterizing Region IV State Health Agency - Central Office's Workforce Needs: Results from the 2021 Public Health Workforce Interest and Needs Survey (PH WINS) , Ashley Carroll

Cardinal's Blues: Implementation of a School-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program for Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville, Kentucky , Loui Chang

Trends in Respirable Coal Mine Dust Concentration (mg/m3) based on Coal Miners’ Occupational Designation: An Analysis of the MSHA Coal Dust Samples Data Set (2000-2022) , Aaron Blake Charles

The PrEPARE Mobile Program for HIV Prevention in Washington D.C. , Gabrielle Cochran

The impact of flooding events in Kentucky counties on preventable asthma hospitalizations , McKaylee Copher

The Relationship Between Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Unsafe Infant Sleep Practices in a Low-Resource Community , Rebecca D. Day, Ketrell L. McWhorter, Hartley C. Feld, and Steven R. Bronwing

Psychosocial Outcomes Post-Concussion of Female Collegiate Athletes , Victoria Farley

Implementation of a School-Based Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program in Harlan County, Kentucky , Jaycea Frederick

Health Management and Policy Capstone: A Case Study in Program Evaluation , Kelsey R. Gatton

Epidemiology of Angiosarcomas in Kentucky, 2000-2019 , Emma Gough

The Meals on Wheels-Breathitt: A Health Campaign For Reducing Food Insecurity Among The Older Adults In Breathitt County, Kentucky. , Sarah Haroon

Prevalence of Multimorbidity in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study at Baseline , Katie Highfill

Physical Inactivity and Single-Female Caregivers , Johanna Hoch, Rachel Hogg-Graham Dr., John Lyons Dr., and Maureen Jones Dr.

Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infections in Kentucky March 1st 2021 - December 31st, 2022 , Harrison Hynes

CHANGES IN SEVERITY OF DIABETES AT DIAGNOSIS FOLLOWING THE ONSET OF THE SARS-COV-2 PANDEMIC , Annelise King

EFFECT OF MEDICAID EXPANSION ON INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE AND HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION , Brittany Levy

Rapid Scoping Review of the Epidemiological Evidence for Mercury Exposure and Prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease , Rebecca Mattingly

Breastfeeding Promotion in the Workplace , Katie C. Nettesheim

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Genome-Wide Association Studies Of Depression And Alzheimer’s: Identifying Pleiotropic Snps , Yara Ahmed Kamel Abdelsalam

Analyzing Pediatric Department Documentation Of Patient Social Needs With Icd-10 Z-Codes, 2019-2020 , Oluwatofunmi Jummie Akinwunmi

Decolonizing Humanitarian Aid: Addressing Racism And Health Inequities In The Context Of Africans Displaced From Ukraine , Nassim J. Ashford

The Ticking Clock: Understanding Time Toxicity While Treating Older Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer , Swarali Atre

Vector Status Of Aedes Albopictus In Connecticut: Analyses Of Invasion Pattern, Geographic Distribution, And Disease Risk , Meredith Bagger

Barriers To Help-Seeking For Minority College Students During The Covid-19 Pandemic , Jasminder Bains

Community Perspectives On Mental Health Stigma In American Samoa , Vanessa Luzmila Blas

Exploring The Perceptions Of Genetics, Genetics Testing, And Science In People Of African Descent , Maame-Owusua Boateng

Traveler's Diarrhea? The Epidemiology Of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli In Connecticut, 2019-2022 , Nicole Bramlitt

“So We Create Happy Synergies” How An Overall Enabling Environment Helped Lao Pdr Legislate The Who Code On Breastmilk Substitutes: Lessons Learnt , Devina Buckshee

“You Need To Give All Of Yourself To This Field Or It's Not Enough”: A Qualitative Study Of The Medical Education Experience Among Medical Students With Chronic Health Conditions , Peyton Cabaniss

Does Environmental Testing Of C. Difficile Predict Whether A Patient Is Positive With C. Difficile? , David Caccese

Honoring The Household: A Multi-Method Examination Of Family Structure, Harmony, And Conflict Among Asian Americans , Monica Jing Chen

Impact Of Sars-Cov-2 Variants On Vaccine Breakthrough Infections , Nicholas Francis Guagliardi Chen

Racism-Related Stress And Health Behaviors And Outcomes Among Emerging Adult Sexual Minority Men Of Asian Heritage , Lauren Li-Min Chin

Primary Liver Cancer In China From 2000-2020: Evolution Of Epidemiology, Clinical Disease, And Therapy , Wanqing Chi

Prevalence And Correlates Of Suicide Ideation Among Asian American High School Students: Evidence From The 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey , Taylor Choe

Childhood Parental Bonding, Perceived Caregiver Burden, And Relationship Quality Among Adult Child Caregivers Of A Parent With Early-Stage Dementia , Denise Chow

Awareness Of Racial Disparities Among Breast Cancer Providers , Inessa Cohen

Do Longitudinal Trends In Caloric Intake Vary By Income, Education, Or Race? , Daniel Davila

Hiv Treatment Patterns Across A Us Data Network: 2012-2021 , Raechel Elizabeth Davis

Understanding The Current Role Of Social Media In American Samoan Adolescent Lives , Mukund Desibhatla

The Use Of Equity-Informed Qualitative Methods In Implementation Science Research To Advance Health Equity: A Scoping Review Of Us-Based Studies , Maryann Deyling

Recommendations For Climate Adaptation To Preserve Connecticut Drinking Water Quality And Quantity , Matthew Salvatore Di Vitto

How Are Dietary Patterns Associated With The Onset Of Diabetes In Samoan Children? , Cassie Lam Du

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A thesis is a substantive and original body of work that allows the student to synthesize and integrate knowledge from their public health course work and practicum experiences, apply it to a particular topic area, and communicate their ideas and findings through a scholarly written product. The thesis represents the culmination of the student’s educational experience in the Vanderbilt MPH Program.

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The practicum product must be distinct from the thesis. Although the practicum and thesis can be related, the student must be able to articulate how the two projects are independent from one another. The practicum is a practice experience that allows students to apply and develop skills in public health concepts. The thesis is the synthesis and integration of knowledge acquired in coursework and through the practicum and results in an original scholarly work.

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The works in this student research collection have been approved by the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master's and Doctorate degrees in Public Health from the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Factors Associated With Patient Portal Utilization, Preventive Services Utilization, and Health Promoting Behaviors Among Adults in the United States , Elizabeth Ayangunna

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

ASSOCIATION OF VITAMINS, CAFFEINE, AND DEPRESSION USING A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE SURVEY , Neil S. Mistry

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Passing the Baton: An Integrated Approach to Succession Planning for Local Health Departments , Isabella M. Hardwick

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

The Effect of Patient and Hospital-level Factors on 30-Day Readmission After Initial Hospitalization Due to Stroke , Emmanuel Akowuah

Standardized Knowledge and Behavior of Food-Protection Staff to Help Reduce the Potential for Incidences of Foodborne Illness , Joshua A. Dufresne

Application of the Andersen Health System Utilization Framework in the Investigation of the use of Traditional Medicine in Kumasi, Ghana , Pascal Felix

Life Table Analyses of the Impact of Eliminating Particular Causes of Death Using the United States 2016 Population , Deborah A. Kanda

A New Measure of Diagnostic Accuracy With Cut-Points Criterion for k-Stage Classification Disease Based on Concordance and Discordance , Jing X. Kersey

Nonparametric Misclassification Simulation and Extrapolation Method and Its Application , Congjian Liu

Exploring The Relationship between Social Determinantes of Health and Oral Health-related Quality of life (OHRQOL) Among Adults: A Case Study in a Public Health Dental Clinic in Georgia , Rakhi Trivedi

A Content Analysis of Institutions of Higher Education's Sexual Assault Policies: Assessing Response to Sexual Assault in Georgia , Brianna Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Community Perceptions on Access to and Communication Gaps Regarding Dementia-Specific Health Resources and Services , Randi G. Bastian

Emissions of Pollutants from Tire Burning for Meat Processing, Associated Biomarker of Exposure, and Respiratory Function: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ghana , Alicia A. Brown

Exploring The Factors Associated With Social Media Use In Local Health Departments , Suzanne Lamarca Madden

Variable Selection in Accelerated Failure Time (AFT) Frailty Models: An Application of Penalized Quasi-Likelihood , Sarbesh R. Pandeya

Public Health Workforce Perceived Impact of Emerging Issues in Public Health , Kristie C. Waterfield

Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Offspring Obesity: An Association Effect-Modified by Gestational Age , Felicia Yeboah

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Factors Associated with Continuous Improvement by Local Boards of Health , Tran Nguyen

Examining the Issue of Compliance With Personal Protective Equipment Among Wastewater Workers Across the Southeast Region of the United States , Tamara L. Wright

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Exploring Job Satisfaction and Preceptorship Capacity Among Applied Epidemiologists , Jessica C. Arrazola

An Analysis of Factors Impacting Adherence to Follow-up Care for Cervical Cancer among Women in Georgia Using Andersen’s Healthcare Utilization Model , LaTisha Oliver

Universal Coverage in Developing Countries: A Summative Evaluation of Maternal Policies in Ghana and Burkina Faso , Kiswendsida Aida Sawadogo

Application of the Misclassification Simulation Extrapolation (Mc-Simex) Procedure to Log-Logistic Accelerated Failure Time (Aft) Models In Survival Analysis , Varadan Sevilimedu

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

A Simpler Approach for Mediation Analysis for Dichotomous Mediators in Logistic Regression: An Application to Children’s Health Conditions Associated with Obesity , Jingxian Cai

Missing Data in Clinical Trial: A Critical Look at the Proportionality of MNAR and MAR Assumptions for Multiple Imputation , Theophile B. Dipita

Choosing the Function of Baseline Run-in Data for use as a Covariate in the Analysis of Treatment Data from Phase III Clinical Trials in Hypertension , Yi Hao

Evaluating the Efficiency of Treatment Comparison in Crossover Design by Allocating Subjects Based On Ranked Auxiliary Variable , Yisong Huang

Bayesian Multivariate Regression for High-dimensional Longitudinal Data with Heavy-tailed Errors , Viral Panchal

Evaluation of Tattoo Artists' Perceptions of Tattoo Regulations in the United States , Jessica L.C. Sapp

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Public Health Professionals’ Prepardness and Challenges In Implementing Certified Electronic Health Records Technology , Vibha Kumar

Explicit Estimates for Cell Counts and Modeling The Missing Data Indicators in Three-Way Contingency Table by Log-Linear Models , Haresh D. Rochani

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

A Study of Suicide: A Latent Class-Evidence Based Model for Screening of Suicidal Behaviors among Adolescents Living in the United States from 1991-2011 , Ryan Christopher Butterfield

Robustness of Multiple Imputation under Missing at Random (MAR) Mechanism: A Simulation Study , Priyanka Garg

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Size and Power of Tests of Hypotheses on Parameters When Modeling Time-to-Event Data with the Lindley Distribution , Macaulay Okwuokenye

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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Brexanolone as a Treatment for Postpartum Depression , Sarah Beharry

A Comparative Analysis of Oral Health Disparities Among Caucasians and African Americans with Intellectual Disabilities , Darylisha Williams

Theses from 2023 2023

The Relationship between Marijuana Use and Menstrual Health among US Females within the General Fertility Bracket , Jamaldeen Abdulrahman

Predictive Validity of Utilizing Subscales of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for Early Warning System Indicators in a Population of Middle School Students , Sofia Awan

Modifiable and Non-modifiable Factors Associated with DKA among Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Machine Learning Exploration Using the T1D Exchange Data Set , Bridget Bassett

Campus Atmosphere Impacts on Sexual Violence: A Bayesian Comparison of Undergraduate and Community Colleges , Kamilla Bonnesen

Universal Behavior Screening pre/post COVID-19 Data for School Aged Children , Felicia Boodram

Sexual Violence Victimization as a Predictor of Self-Objectification in College Women , Julianna Brown

A Systematic Review: Examining Waterborne Acinetobacter baumannii Outbreaks in Hospitals , Jessica Bushey

Antibiotic Resistance in Campylobacter , Adrienne o. Clewis

Evaluation of Mental Health Services Intervention for Refugees/Immigrant/Migrant (RIM) Population in Clarkston, Ga. , Haram Fatima

An Analysis of the Association between Food Insecurity and Violent Crime in Georgia in 2020 , Shawn Finnerty

Does Impulsivity Moderate the Association between Alcohol-Related Expectancies for Sex and Sexual Aggression Perpetration? , MonicaMonet Franklin-Kidd

An Exploration Into Wastewater Surveillance Of Dengue Virus To Detect Outbreaks In A Community , Caroline Grosch

Comparing the Mortality Trends of COVID - 19 Comorbidities and Recommendations for the Population at Risk , Ogechukwu Igbokwe

Inoculation and Recovery of Test Organism Cocktail for Hospital Surface Disinfection by Sani-24 Wipes , Kimberly Inegbe

Perceptions of Public Health College Students on the Effectiveness of Infant Mortality Disparity Reduction Programs in Georgia, USA: Challenges and Strategies to Close the Gap. , Henricles Jeudy

Exploring the Social Dynamics of Health Information Sharing on Social Media: The Influence of Beliefs and Source Information , Priyam Joshi

Assessing the Grade Retention Outcomes among Children with Speech and Language Disorders (SPLD) Using the National Survey of Children’s Health, 2016-2021 , Caleb Jamal King

Qualitative Evaluation of a Collective Impact State-Wide Initiative: Assessing the Collaborative Process of Supporting Resilience by Addressing Childhood Adversity , Jessica Koreis

Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) To Assess Whether the Subfactor Constructs of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Can Be Integrated Into an Early Warning System For At Risk High School Students , R. Scott Lewis

An Overview of Teenage Pregnancy in Tanzania: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Effects, and Mitigatory Interventions , Daima Anthony Machang'u

Association of Health, Economic, and Educational Outcomes with Child Marriages In Ethiopia , Maryellen Malone

Assessing The Ability of the SRSS-IE to Accurately Predict Early Warning System Data in Elementary School Students , Quentin Moore

Identifying Modern Diet Behaviors and Tendencies with Ultra Processed Foods in The United States Contributing to the Increasing Hispanic Childhood Overweight/Obesity Epidemic , Ilenia Morales and Ilenia Morales

Income as a modifier of the relationship between cognitive impairment and education , Lillian M. Morgado Ms.

Examining the Differences in Mental Health Distress Coping Mechanisms between Male and Female Muslim Young Adults in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area: An Exploratory Study , Aruba B. Muhammad

Hypertension and Diabetes Comorbidity: Factors that are Associated with their Joint Occurrence , Oluwatoyosi Ogunmuyiwa

Identifying Gaps in Care for Early Intervention Providers working with Deaf/ Hard of Hearing (D/HH)+ Children and Recommendations for Systemic Improvements , Kristina M. Ormond

Understanding Differences in Sexual Violence Perpetration Among College vs. Non-college Men , Yamini Patel

Descriptive analysis of airborne levels of Aspergillus fumigatus present in high-risk critical care patient areas; an eleven-year (2010 – 2021) surveillance study. , George H. Pineda

An Assessment of HIV Stigma, Resilience, and Queer-person of Color Identity Among Young Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV , Marcus O. Reed

Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Booster Coverage among Healthcare Personnel (HCP) in Urban, Suburban, and Rural Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF), National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), United States, January 2022 – March 2022 , George E. Segovia

Pregnancy Associated Conditions and Birth Outcomes Among Georgia Mothers: A Population-based Study , Meosha Simpson

Antimicrobial Resistance and Epidemiology of Salmonella serotype Kentucky infections—United States, 2009–2022 , Caroline Snyder

Postpartum Mothers’ Preferences for a Virtual Program Targeting Maternal Depression and Support of Infant Social-Emotional Development: Lessons Learned from Mom and Baby Net , Destiny Stokes

Quantifying the Relationship Among Socioeconomic Status and Prevalence of HIV Diagnoses Using 2018 Greater Atlanta Metropolitan Area Zip Codes , Sarah Tarr

A Descriptive Study of Well Water Contaminants in Georgia from 2010-2022 , Angelique Willis

The Effects of Adverse Mental Health Outcomes on the Bystander Behavior of College Women: A Moderated Mediation Model , Tiffany Wilson

Theses from 2022 2022

Associations Among Marijuana Use, Occurrence of Major Depressive Episodes, and Health Insurance Status , Syeda Ali

Interventions to Increase Awareness About Alcohol Harms Among Bisexual and Lesbian Women , Adelaide Balenger

Factors Associated with Poisoning and Suicide-Related Diagnoses After a Sexual Assault , Alyssa Bartlett

A Spatial Temporal Analysis of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Rate in the Central Savannah River Area by Using the Urban Health Index Approach , Carlf Cao

Effect of Marijuana Legalization on marijuana use and days of marijuana use , Grace Eau

How Do the Inclusion of Specific Gender-Affirming Content in Medical and Nursing School Curricula Affect Health Outcomes in Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Communities? , Annelise G. Gilmer

Nudging for Hand Hygiene: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis , Marcus Goff

Risk Factors of Sexual Assault Victimization within the U.S. Military , Katherine Hebrank, Beverly Fortson, Terri Pigott, Brooke DiPetrillo, Shannon Self-Brown, and Amanda Gilmore

An Examination of Consent and Experiences of Sexual Violence Among Queer and Transgender People in Atlanta , Laura Hernandez

Assessing the Prevalence of Anemia Post COVID-19 Infection in Adult Members of a Southeastern Integrated Healthcare System , Alexander F. Hudgins IV

A County-Level Analysis of the Association of Social Determinants and Age-Adjusted Suicide Rates in the State of Georgia, 2000-2019 , Taylor Jones

Implicit Bias Before and During COVID-19 Epidemics Among US Healthcare Providers , Taina Joseph

Evaluation of Personal Protective Equipment against Bacteriophage Bioaerosols , Jamari Moore

Associations Between Gender, Alcohol Marketing Exposure, and Hazardous Drinking Among Young Adults in Uganda and the United States: A Cross-cultural Comparative Analysis , Kelly E. Murray

Diabetes Mellitus among Persons Living With HIV: Prevalence and Predictors , GLODI K. MUTAMBA

Provider Attitudes Toward Mobile Health App Technology to Augment Child Maltreatment Prevention Service Delivery: An Exploration of The Integration of JoyPop™ With SafeCare® , Kathryn OHara

Campylobacter in Drinking Water: A Systematic Review , Kyra Parks

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Autistic Adults: Correlates of Meeting DSM-5 Criteria and Predictors of Professional Diagnosis , Katherine E. Reuben

Evaluation of Sani-24 Surface Sampling Methods for Prevention of Recontamination of Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA on High-touch Durable Hospital Surfaces and Equipment , Yasmine Sharifai

An Umbrella Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy of Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening Tools Using Missing Data Recovery and Epidemiological Adjustment , Jon Starnes

Examining Health Disparities Related to Foodborne Illnesses Across Racial and Ethnic Groups , Reese Tierney

Factors Impacting Vaccine Uptake, Safety, and Efficacy Concerns among Black and White Adults Previously Infected with COVID-19: A Survey-Based Study , Klea Troka

Theses from 2021 2021

Factors Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy Among us Adults 40 years and Above with Diabetes , Chioma Agbo

Toxicological Characterization of Traffic-related Air Pollution in Five Distinct Atlanta Locations , Haris Bejdic

Understanding the Demographics, Behaviors, Attitudes and the Perceived Barriers that Impede Covid-19 Public Health Mitigation Measures among Residents Of Metro Atlanta , Yomi Bello

A Descriptive Examination of the Prevalence of Asthma Education, Medication Use and Medical Outcomes among Children with Asthma in a Multi-Year Cross-Sectional Study , Eric S. Coil

Temporal and Spatial Evaluation of the Relationship between Beaver Dam Analogs (BDAs) and E. coli Levels , Jordan Daniel

Understanding Alcohol Marketing and Youth Alcohol Consumption in Kampala, Uganda , Samuel Dunklin

Pathways between Food Insecurity and Diabetes, Observing the Mediating Effects of Depression. , Alpha-Isaac Eferighe

Sub-Epidemic Generalized Logistic-Growth Model Performance for Influenza Season in the United States, October 2015–April 2019 , Hannah Fast

A Thesis on Aspects of Perceptions of Alcohol Advertisements and Marketing Appeal: Empirical Analyses of Young Adults in the US and Uganda , Amber Grant

The Influence of Differing Characteristics upon the Potential for a Reversal from a State of Impaired Glucose Tolerance to One of Normal Glucose Tolerance , Rose Benedicte Gregoire

Nutritional Status and Anthropometric Data Quality of US-bound Refugees, October 2018- September 2019 , Kibrten Hailu

Zika Virus RNA Persistence in Municipal Wastewater and Surface Water , Cailee Hill

An Examination Of Dietary Practises Of Nigerian Women In Atlanta , Oluwaseun Bukola Ikuomola

Bullying Experience of LGBTQ+ Students and Sexual Risk Behavior in Ukraine , Roman Ivasiy

Toxicological Assessment of Aged Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Aerosols on Primary Human Small Airway Epithelial Cells , Jennifer J. Jeon

Postmortem Toxicologic Findings: The Presence of Alcohol and Psychoactive Drugs in Those Who Died by Suicide , Crystal Lee

Changes Over Time in Awareness of Hepatitis C Infection in the United States 2007-2018 , Jennifer Mezzo

Infection Prevention and Control Knowledge and Practices Among Healthcare Workers in Lobatse District Health Management Team (LDHMT) Facilities: A Call for an Educational Intervention , Kgomotso Mothibi

Regional Income Inequality and Current Substance Use Among Hispanic 12th Grade Students in the United States , Aresha Nadeem

Trends in Pertussis Incidence in Georgia from 2010 – 2020 Based on the 2020 CSTE/CDC Case Definition , Gina U. Raderalazasoa

Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis to Estimate the Burden of Fatal and Non-Fatal Overdose Among Persons Who Inject Drugs. , Jalissa Y. Shealey MPH

Association between Adult Alcohol Misuse, Adult Mental Health, and Firearm Storage Practices in Households with Children: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) , Daniel Shelby

The Impact of Seasonal Influenza & Influenza Vaccination in Children from Low Income Households: An Exploration of Vaccination Rates & Burden on Children in Low Income Households , Julia Splittorff

A Trend Analysis of Prevalence and Association Between Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Key Anthropometrics: 2007-2016 NHANES Data , Ato Tetteh

Determining Disparities by Income Level as Risk Factor for Low Visual Acuity Among U.S. Adults Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2008 , Mariana Umbria

Sexual Behavior after Sexual Assault: Differences Based on Racial Identity, Ethnicity, and Sexual Orientation , Idara Umo

Mental Health, Health Coverage, and Perceived Barriers to Care among LGBTQ+ Southerners , Andre Vasi

An Exploratory Epidemiological Analysis Investigating the Representativeness of Children with Likely Autism Served by State Early Intervention and Special Education Systems , Jia Wang

Theses from 2020 2020

Electronic Nicotine Devices And Alcohol Use Among Young Adults: Findings From The 2015-2016 National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) , Lucinda Ackah-Toffey

Investigating the Dynamics of Violent Attacks on Health Care During the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, August 2018 – January 2020 , Sydney N. Adams

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Intimate partner Violence in COTE D’IVOIRE , Bangaman Christian Akani

Public Transit and Ambient Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) Levels in Four Atlanta Neighborhoods , Tareq Alhonaiti

Investigating the Oral Health of Individuals with Depression: Finding from the 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) , Bayan Ali M ALMOHAIMEED

The Relationship Between Malaria Status in Under-five Children and Some Household Demographic, Socioeconomic and Environmental Factors Associated with the Disease in Sierra Leone , Mohamed Salieu Bah

Hard Out Here: an Analysis of Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Status and the Odds of Participation in Risk Factors Known to Have Poor Health Outcomes , Cristel Bender

Descriptive Epidemiology of Adult Liposarcoma: A Population-based Study Using SEER and the Combined SEER/NPCR Databases, 2001-2016 , Suzanne Bock

Pilot Survey of Driving Behaviors Associated with Adverse Weather amongst Collegiate Students , Myles Bostic

Examining the Relationship between the Use and Awareness of Alternative Tobacco Products and Smoking Quit Attempt among U.S Adolescents. , Colvette Brown

Identifying Influential Variables in the Prediction of Type 2 Diabetes Using Machine Learning Methods , Amanda E. Chernishkin

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A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Heatlh Sciences, Arba Minch University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Public Health

Background: College education is challenging and stressful one. However, there is a little known about mental health status of the students in the college because attention given to mental health service in low and middle-income countries in general is low. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess prevalence and associated factors of anxiety among Arba Minch university undergraduate students. Objectives: To assess prevalence and associated factors of anxiety among Arba Minch university undergraduate students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Arbaminch University on April 22//2016. Multistage sampling procedures were used with self-administered questionnaire, which includes the Beck anxiety inventory scale. Six data collection facilitators and one supervisor were assigned. This research included 779 students. Frequency, Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval were used to characterize anxiety and other independent variables. Binary and multivariate logistic regr...

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Background Anxiety can disturb a student's academic success and his future, including withdrawal from classes. The dropout rate was found to be twice as high as in the 1st grade compared to the 2nd or 3rd grade. It also causes people around the world to feel excessive anxiety, fear, lack of self-confidence, and embarrassment. One of the key reasons in the current study is the lack of data on the degree of mental illness, especially in higher education institutions. Objective: To assess the anxiety and factors of Mizan Tepi University students. METHODS From April 21th to May 21, 2020, an organization-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in the city of Mizan Tepi. The survey used a structured questionnaire and a self-administered questionnaire-ASQ tool. The stratified sampling method included 301 individuals in the study.Pre-test questionnaires that are also used for data collection. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 20. Result There are 320 freshmen students of thes...

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Introduction: Anxiety disorders are common in the general population around the world. They constitute a substantial proportion of the global burden of disease, and are projected to form the second most common cause of disability by 2020. The main objective of the study is to find out if third year student in Ahfad University, show some extent of anxiety and whether this is related to some social demographic factors. Methods: Beck anxiety Inventory (BAI) was used to measure anxiety level in randomly selected 182 students from different schools within the university campus. Statistical analysis was performed by using SPSS 16. Results: We found that the prevalence of anxiety was significant in third year students related to their age, economic and residential status and also related to their academic performances stating that students with low social demographic factors and with academic problems will experience higher levels of anxiety than those with good social demographic status and with no academic problems. Conclusion: From this study it is clear that the prevalence of anxiety was significant in third year students related to their age, economic and residential status and also related to their academic performances. We recommend more studies for further understanding the relation of anxiety with socio demographic factors.

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Introduction: Medical education can impose significant psychological stress on undergraduates 1. Considerable degree of psychological morbidity has been reported among medical students ranging from stress, interpersonal problems and suicidal ideation to psychiatric disorders 2 ,3, 4 and they tend to have greater psychological distress than the general population. Now-a-days,anxiety is most commonly found among medical students. Materials and Methods: A semi-structured questionnaire based study to test the level of anxiety,was conducted among 155 second year MBBS students at Kurnool Medical College ,Kurnool. The questionnaire used was hamilton anxiety rating scale (HAM-A) and some of the structural questions related to anxiety and anti-anxiety drugs. The questionnaires were distributed, students were informed about the purpose of the study and were explained the details for filling the questionnaire. The data was collected, analyzed and presented in the form of figures. Results: Out of 155 students, 83 (53.55%) students scored mild anxiety levels, 30 (19.36%) students scored mild to moderate anxiety levels and 42 (27.09%) students scored moderate to severe anxiety levels. Conclusion: Mild form of anxiety is much more common among medical students and majority of these medical students are females.out of 77 female students 45 students are having mild anxiety.Regular counseliing ,relaxation sessions and engaging them in extracurricular activities will help in curtailing this condition which can blowup if the students face a critical situation.

International Journal of Human Resource Management and Research (IJHRMR)

venkataraman saminathan

This review has made the researcher with vast knowledge and in depth understanding of the various concepts related to the Anxiety of Higher Secondary students. It enlightened the researcher to have a firm foundation and paved the way for his study. It enabled the researcher to select the necessary research tools for this study. The researcher (i) Summarize major contributions of significant studies and articles to the body of knowledge under review, maintaining the focus established in the introduction. (ii) Evaluate the current "state of the art" for the body of knowledge reviewed, pointing out major methodological flaws or gaps in research, inconsistencies in theory and findings, and areas or issues pertinent to future study. (iii) Conclude by providing some insight into the relationship between the central topic of the literature review and a larger area of study such as a discipline, a scientific endeavor, or a profession.

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Objective: This study was planned as a descriptive study to determine the anxiety levels of university students residing at state dormitory. Materials and Methods: The research was carried out among female and male students residing in dormitories linked to Trabzon province Credit and Residence Institution. A total of 243 students (115 girls-128 boys) formed the sample of the research. Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAE) and a data collection tool developed by researchers were used. Due to the abnormal distribution of anxiety scores by gender and other grouping variables (p = 0,001) and the non-homogeneous distribution (p = 0,002), analyze was performed by non-parametric methods and Mann Whitney-U test was applied. Findings: Of the 243 students who completed the whole questionnaire, 47.2% were females (n = 115) and 57.2% were males. 80.0% of female students (n = 92) and 72.7% of male students (n = 93) were found to have severe anxiety. 78.8% (n = 115) of students with severe anxiety were b...

Bezhan Ayubi

1. Research Scholar, Department of Psychology and Parapsychology, Andhra University. 2. Senior Professor, Department of Psychology and Parapsychology, Andhra University ...................................................................................................................... Manuscript Info Abstract ......................... ........................................................................ Manuscript History Received: 05 March 2020 Final Accepted: 07 April 2020 Published: May 2020

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Dr. Md. Tajuddin Sikder

University students, especially those in their first year, not only face challenges related to their personal life but also to their academic performance. Such unfavorable conditions predispose them to psychological illnesses such as depression and anxiety. The present study surveyed first-year undergraduate students to assess the prevalence of depression and anxiety and their potential underlying reasons. A cross-sectional questionnaire was conducted with 400 first-year university students aged between 18 and 23 years residing at Jahangirnagar University (in Bangladesh). After providing informed consent, the participants completed a survey examining socio-demographic variables and behavioral variables, along with the PHQ-9 scale, and the GAD-7 scale. Binary logistic regression was performed to determine the significant associations between the variables under examination. The prevalence rates of moderate to extremely severe levels of depression and anxiety were 69.5% and 61%, respe...

OBJECTIVE To assess anxiety and depression levels among medical students of a private university by using a self-administered anxiety and depression questionnaire. METHODOLOGY A cross sectional study was done on the students of Ziauddin Medical University, who had spent more than six months in the medical school. A self-administered questionnaire was given to the students, present in the class and willing to participate in the study. During the survey students of 5th year were not available. The instrument used to asses the anxiety and depression levels was the, Aga Khan University Anxiety and Depression Scale (AKUADS). Additional questions regarding socioeconomic variables were also included in the survey instrument, such as student's birth order, monthly income, number of siblings, and monthly expenditure on education. Data analysis was done on Epi info version 6. RESULTS There were 252 students in 4th year MBBS to 1st year MBBS. Of these 189 were present during the survey. Us...

ESUT JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Abraham Kwaghgbah

This study investigated Academic Stress, Academic Anxiety and Psychological Health among newly admitted undergraduate students of Baze University Abuja. The Cross-sectional survey design was employed where 211 newly admitted students consisting of 91 (43.1%) males and 120 (56.9%) females were used. Their ages ranged from 20-54years with the mean age of 36.88 years (SD=4.202). Convenient sampling was used to draw samples for the study. Three instruments were used for data collection; The Academic Stress Inventory, Academic Anxiety Source Instrument and the Ryff’s Psychological Wellbeing Scale. Three hypotheses were tested using Multiple Linear Regression and Standard Multiple Regression. Findings indicated that academic stress significantly predicted psychological health among newly admitted undergraduate students of Baze University Abuja. The result further indicated that all the dimensions of Academic Stress; Teacher Stress, Result Stress, Test Stress, Group Studying Stress, Peer Stress, Time Management and Self-Inflicted Stress made significant contributions in the prediction of Psychological Health. Secondly, the result also indicated that Academic Anxiety significantly predicted Psychological Health among newly admitted undergraduate students of Baze University Abuja. The result further indicated that all the dimensions of Academic Anxiety; Study Task Source, Emotional Source, Social Source, Language Source and Family Source significantly predicted Psychological health. The result also showed that Academic Stress and Academic Anxiety jointly predicted Psychological Health among newly admitted undergraduate students of Baze University Abuja. It was recommended that Clinical and School Psychologists should develop intervention programmes to reduce the stress and anxiety that students face in the course of studying, since the two factors were noted to affect students’ psychological health. In addition, the Students’ Affairs Division of universities should schedule periodic psychological health check–up for newly admitted undergraduate students. This will keep them in the right mental state to pursue their academic goals.

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The Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) program thesis-option is an interdisciplinary program of studies intended to prepare individuals interested in enhancing their research skills in addition to preparing them for professional practice and leadership in public health. Students must first enroll in the course-based M.P.H. program and are eligible to apply to the thesis-option after they have completed the first term of the M.P.H. course-based program. Interested students who successfully meet all of the eligibility criteria would begin the thesis-option after the second term of the M.P.H. course-based program. This 42 credit-unit thesis-based program, with a required 16 week practicum in an applied public health setting, would typically require 24 months to complete on a full-time basis. At the end of the program, students would be expected to have completed and defended a Master’s thesis consistent with the expectations of the School of Public Health and College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

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• Completion of GPS 960, GPS 961, PUBH 800, PUBH 803, PUBH 804, PUBH 805, PUBH 807, PUBH 810 and PUBH 867, with a cumulative weighted average of at least 70%
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• Satisfactory draft of thesis proposal outlining a practicum project that has the potential to meet the minimum requirements for a Master’s thesis
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Students in the M.P.H. program must achieve a minimum of 70% in each of the core courses to earn course credit and progress through program completion.

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• GPS 962.0 if research involves animal subjects

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The thesis project involves a smaller scale of administrative and data management activities than a typical MS or PhD thesis. Students may use existing datasets or develop their own, although the latter, by necessity, usually involves small population samples. Faculty conducting research in the centers, programs, and institutes of the School of Public Health have a large array of research projects using public relevant databases. The Department of Health and other state agencies have public use data sets and other sources of data are available from federal public health agencies.

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Government and Program Implementation Bodies Policies on Performance of Women Empowerment Projects in Dagoretti Area, Nairobi County, Kenya 

Effect of foreign direct investment on employment and welfare in Kenya 

Effect of alternative methods to corporal punishment on student discipline in public secondary schools in Mombasa County, Kenya 

Student leadership influence on the management of student discipline in public day and boarding secondary schools in Kaloleni, Kilifi County, Kenya 

Influence of principals’ management practices on teacher professional performance in secondary schools in Bungoma County, Kenya 

Subject choice in humanities and its implications on Kenya certificate of secondary education examination candidature in public schools: Laikipia County, Kenya. 

School heads’ transfer and its effect on students’ performance in public secondary schools in Nyeri County, Kenya 

Link between complaints resolution and tutor motivation in public teacher training colleges in the eastern region of Kenya 

Influence of laboratory utilization on students’ academic achievement in chemistry among public secondary schools in Kisumu County, Kenya 

School preparedness and its influence on the implementation of national health strategic plan in public secondary schools in Machakos County, Kenya 

Teachers’ competence and its influence on effective implementation of competency based curriculum in public primary schools in Machakos County, Kenya 

Information communication technology influence on teaching and learning outcomes in KCSE in public secondary schools in Kiambu County, Kenya 

Kenya education management institute’s training and its outcome on management skills of principals in public secondary schools in Kitui County, Kenya. 

Transformative instructional methods effects on pupils’ academic achievement in lower primary schools in Kirinyaga County, Kenya 

Effects of non-performing loans on technical efficiency of commercial banks in Kenya 

Effects of mobile money financial technology services on output growth and productivity in Kenya 

Relationship between Social Emotional Intelligence and Quality of Intimate Relationships among Undergraduate Students in Universities in Nairobi County, Kenya 

Effects of application of technology on student discipline in public secondary schools in Nakuru County, Kenya 

Influence of continuous assessment on academic performance in primary schools in Mogotio Division, Baringo County, Kenya 

Adoption of information and communication Technology in teaching and learning in secondary Schools in Nairobi County, Kenya 

MSc thesis proposal

Master’s thesis proposal checklist, master’s thesis proposal defence, sphs policy on absent committee members for master’s proposal defences, master’s thesis proposal decisions, master’s thesis final defence, sphs policy on absent committee members for msc thesis defence, decision categories for master’s thesis defences.

Once you and your supervisor agree that the written proposal is ready for presentation, there are several steps to follow:

• Contact all members of the thesis committee to determine possible dates and times for the presentation.
• Book a room for a two-hour period (or book a remote videoconference if this option is available) and inform all committee members of the date, time and room booking. The Faculty of Health receptionist can assist with room bookings. The receptionist can also advise you on which rooms are typically booked for proposal presentations. Ultimately, you are responsible for confirming that the room contains all necessary AV equipment for your presentation. If not, then you must book this equipment in advance or change rooms. Please note, IT support is not normally available for remote videoconferencing.
• Complete the MSc Thesis Proposal Notification Form (available on LEARN in the SPHS Research Grad Community Group) and submit it to the graduate coordinator a minimum of three weeks in advance of the proposal. Note: the information provided in the MSc Thesis Proposal Notification Form will be used to draft a LEARN announcement and the thesis proposal paperwork.
• Provide each member of the committee, as well as the graduate coordinator, with a copy of the proposal at least three weeks in advance of the presentation. A PDF is recommended to retain your formatting, although individual committee members may request their copy in Word format.

The graduate coordinator will provide the supervisor with the decision form and a set of guidelines for conducting the defense at least one day before the scheduled defense date. The thesis supervisor chairs the thesis proposal defence, which consists of a 20 minute presentation, followed by two rounds of questions wherein each committee member has a maximum of 15 minutes to ask questions in the first round and a maximum of 10 minutes to ask questions in the second round. Between the first and second round of questions, the student may elect to take a brief break (five minutes maximum). After the question rounds are completed, the student leaves the room or videoconference, and the thesis committee deliberates to reach a decision. Following deliberations, the supervisor will share the decision with the student and indicate the committee’s decision to the graduate research coordinator immediately. If the decision is anything other than Accepted (see below), the supervisor must submit a list of required changes, or reasons for rejections as stipulated for each category above. The supervisor must re-submit the thesis proposal form to the research graduate coordinator once all the changes have been made. The coordinator does not process the form until all changes to the thesis have been made.

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The master's thesis proposal usually outlines the rationale for the research, including a brief review of relevant background, research questions and/or objectives and plans, and a description of the proposed research design, methods, and analysis. Supervisors may have specific content they wish their students to include in the proposals. Please see the LEARN site for the document entitled MSc and PhD Thesis Proposal Guidelines for further information on how the thesis proposal should be formatted. Please note that the page limit for the proposal itself, excluding title page, abstract, work plan, and references, is a maximum of 10 to 12 full pages (single spaced, size 12 font, normal margins). Double-spacing is permitted, in which case the page limit doubles to 20 to 24 full pages. You may add appendices with additional tables, figures, or details.

Both the thesis proposal and final thesis will be defended in oral examinations. The MSc thesis committee (sometimes called the advisory committee) consists of a minimum of three faculty members and includes the student's thesis supervisor and at least one other faculty member from the School of Public Health Sciences (SPHS), which includes faculty who are joint- or cross appointed to the school). One of the three committee members may be from outside the school. A fourth committee member may also be from outside the school if the thesis topic is highly specialized and no current faculty members in SPHS have the requisite expertise.

If a committee member does not have a regular appointment with the University of Waterloo, then they will need to have an adjunct appointment with SPHS to serve on a thesis committee. To obtain adjunct status, the supervisor must provide a written request to the school director, indicating the reason for requesting status, the contributions the adjunct candidate will make to the thesis committee composition/school, and append the adjunct candidate’s CV. These documents will be reviewed by the SPHS executive committee for approval. SPHS adjunct faculty are considered as school members for the purpose of determining the composition of MSc thesis committees.

Students with two supervisors (‘co-supervisors’) will have at least four faculty members on their thesis committees because co-supervisors count as one vote in thesis deliberations.

Master’s theses previously published by SPHS graduates are available online at UW Space .

The thesis supervisor will chair the proposal presentation, questioning period and deliberations.

All committee members are expected to make every attempt to be present at the proposal presentation. ‘Being present’ for in-person defences is defined as being physically present or connecting via videoconference. The defence cannot take place unless at least two committee members, one of whom must be the supervisor or co-supervisor, are present. If one committee member (other than the supervisor) cannot attend and notice thereof is of a ‘last-minute’ nature, the defense may proceed. If this situation is known in advance, the supervisor must contact the absent member and obtain their written questions, expected responses, assessment of proposal acceptability, and suggestions for modifications. The supervisor is responsible for relaying this information during the defence. If a committee member is unable to submit questions in advance or fails to attend as planned due to unforeseen circumstances, the supervisor must obtain written feedback from the absent member prior to reaching a final decision concerning the acceptability of the proposal and permission for the student to proceed with the proposed research.

The supervisor must ensure that all committee members’ concerns (whether present at the proposal or not) are adequately addressed by the student prior to approval of the proposal and permission to proceed. As a means of documenting changes to the original proposal, particularly the methods, the candidate may be asked to develop a brief addendum that is circulated to all members of the committee (and to the graduate coordinator for the student’s file).

Note: If a committee member is unable to continue serving on a thesis committee, then the student and supervisor are responsible for finding a replacement.

• Accepted: The thesis proposal may require typographical or minor editorial corrections to be made to the satisfaction of the supervisor.
• Accepted conditionally: The thesis proposal requires more substantive changes but will be acceptable when these changes are made to the satisfaction of those members of the committee designated by the committee. The supervisor’s report will include a brief outline of the nature of the changes required, the maximum timeline of two months * , and the consequences (examination failure † ) if the changes are not made satisfactorily. The supervisor must inform the graduate coordinator when the changes are complete. The thesis proposal acceptance form will not be processed until the graduate coordinator is so notified.
• Decision deferred: The thesis proposal requires modifications of a substantial nature that make the acceptability of the thesis questionable. The supervisor’s report will contain a brief outline of the modifications expected and the date by which the changes are to be completed. The revised thesis must be resubmitted for re-examination following the process described in Master’s thesis proposal checklist above. The re-examination will follow the same procedures as for the initial submission except that the display period may be reduced or eliminated at the discretion of the associate director, graduate studies. Typically, the same committee will serve. A decision to defer is open only once for each candidate.

*The associate director may approve an extension to the two-month deadline under extenuating circumstances, at the request of the student and supervisor. Back to text

† In the case of examination failure because of not making required revisions, the student will be Required to Withdraw from the program. Back to text

If the decision is for a conditional acceptance (category 2), the designated committee members must be satisfied that the changes requested of the student have been made to their satisfaction.

If the decision is deferred (category 3), the student will go to re-examination. When a candidate is re-examined, the outcomes are limited to:

• Rejected: the candidate will be deemed to have failed to satisfy the program’s proposal exam requirement. In this case, the student shall receive written communication identifying the deficiencies in the proposal that led to this outcome.    

A student who is deemed to have failed to satisfy the proposal requirement (Rejected) may not continue in the current MSc program. The student’s will be Required to Withdraw.

The outcome of the exam is determined by the majority vote of the thesis committee. Those members of the thesis committee who are voting members shall be clearly communicated to the candidate.

Once your committee decides you are ready to proceed to defence, please follow these steps.

• Contact all members of the committee re: available dates and times.
• Book a room for at least a two-hour period for the date and time agreed to by all committee members (or book a videoconference). Notify all committee members of room and time.
• Complete the Thesis Defence Notification Form (available on LEARN in SPHS Research Grad Community Group) and return this form to the graduate coordinator or research assistant a minimum of three weeks prior to the scheduled defence.
• Provide each member of the committee as well as the graduate coordinator with a copy of the thesis at least three weeks in advance of the defence date. The graduate coordinator will announce the upcoming thesis defence and place a copy of the thesis on public display via LEARN for at least two weeks prior to the scheduled defence.

Note: notwithstanding agreement between the student and thesis committee, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA) strongly discourages holding thesis defences during holiday periods or close to the end of term.

The supervisor can retrieve a set of guidelines for conducting the defense from LEARN. Supervisors are to familiarize themselves with the relevant standard operating procedures prior to the defense. The thesis supervisor chairs the thesis proposal defence, which consists of a 20 minute presentation, followed by two rounds of questions. In the first round, each committee member has a maximum of 15 minutes to ask questions. In the second round, each committee member has a maximum of 10 minutes. Between the first and second round of questions, the student may elect to take a brief break (five minutes maximum). After the question rounds are completed, the student leaves the room or videoconference, and the thesis committee deliberates to reach a decision. Following deliberations, the supervisor will share the decision with the student and indicate the committee’s decision to the graduate research coordinator immediately. The c oordinator will collect the necessary signatures from the committee. If the decision is anything other than Accepted (see below), the supervisor must submit a list of required changes, or reasons for rejections as stipulated for each category above. The supervisor must re-submit a proposal decision once the necessary conditions have been met. The coordinator does not process any administrative documents until all changes to the thesis have been made.

The policy of SPHS is that no more than one committee member, and not the thesis supervisor, may be absent for the MSc thesis defence to take place. The absent member must be contacted in advance by the thesis supervisor and submit the following to the thesis supervisor and associate director, graduate studies at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled defence: a list of questions, expected responses, a final recommendation (refer to decision categories below), and a list of required revisions (if necessary). Questions from an absent committee member will be read by the supervisor (and shall be submitted via email). Note: the supervisor should email a description of the decision categories to the absent member. In contrast to the proposal defence, feedback from an absent committee member cannot be submitted after the defence has taken place. If the above stipulations cannot be met, the defence will have to be cancelled and rescheduled. If the defense is being held in person, then a committee member may attend remotely via videoconference and be considered ‘present’ for the purpose of this requirement.

If a committee member fails to attend as scheduled, allow at least 30 minutes to pass and have someone attempt to contact the individual. If 30 minutes have elapsed and no contact has been made, then the chair/supervisor should consult the associate director, graduate studies or the associate dean, graduate studies. In most cases, the defence will have to be rescheduled.

• Accepted: The thesis may require typographical or minor editorial corrections to be made to the satisfaction of the supervisor.
• Accepted conditionally: The thesis requires more substantive changes but will be acceptable when these changes are made to the satisfaction of those members of the committee designated by the committee. The supervisor’s report will include a brief outline of the nature of the changes required, the maximum timeline of two months ** , and the consequences (examination failure †† ) if the changes are not made satisfactorily. The supervisor must inform the graduate coordinator when the changes are complete. The thesis acceptance form will not be processed until the graduate coordinator is so notified.
• Decision deferred: The thesis requires modifications of a substantial nature which makes the acceptability of the thesis questionable. The supervisor’s report will contain a brief outline of the modifications expected, the date by which the changes are to be completed, and the consequences if the changes are not made satisfactorily. The re-examination will follow the same procedures as for the initial submission except that the display period may be reduced or eliminated at the discretion of the associate director, graduate studies. Typically, the same committee will serve. A decision to defer is open only once for each candidate.
• Rejected: The thesis is rejected.

**The associate director, graduate studies may approve an extension to the two-month deadline under extenuating circumstances, at the request of the student and supervisor. Back to text

†† In the case of examination failure because of not making required revisions, the student will be Required to Withdraw from the program. Back to text

The chair may retrieve a copy of the thesis defense prior to the defence. Following deliberations of the examining committee, and upon reaching a decision on the thesis (as described above), the chair will communicate the committee’s decision to the graduate coordinator. All committee members present the day of the defence will sign the examination report form electronically. If the decision is other than Accepted, the chair must also submit a list of required changes, or reasons for rejections as stipulated for each category above.

If the decision is for a conditional acceptance (category 2), the designated committee members must be satisfied that the changes requested of the student have been made to their satisfaction. The supervisor will then sign on behalf of the committee to indicate that the thesis is now considered accepted. Then the associate director, graduate studies and associate dean, graduate studies will give their approval. The student can then apply to graduate in Quest.

If the decision is deferred, the student will go to re-examination. When a candidate is re-examined, the outcomes are limited to:

• Rejected: the candidate will be deemed to have failed to satisfy the MSc thesis milestone and they will receive written communication from the supervisor identifying the deficiencies in the proposal that led to this outcome. The student’s status will change to Required to Withdraw.

The supervisor and chair must clearly communicate to the graduate research coordinator if an embargo is to be placed on a student thesis.

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The M.Sc. in Public Health; Non-Thesis focuses on the foundations and principles of epidemiology and biostatistics as applied to public health research and practice, and to design, conduct, and analyze clinical, population-based, environmental, policy, and methodological public health-related research. The program will include a three-month practicum after the first year.

Required Courses (36 Credits)

Students exempted from any of the courses listed below must replace them with additional complementary course credits.

Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics ( Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences )

Administered by: Graduate Studies

Epidemiology & Biostatistics : This course aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to epidemiologic concepts and corresponding terms. After an introduction to the history, definition, and purposes of epidemiology, "core" concepts that are relevant in several areas of investigation (e.g., etiologic research, health care research, and community medicine practice) will be presented.

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Concepts and methods for epidemiology at the intermediate level, including causation, measures of disease occurrence and effect, study designs, biases in epidemiologic research, interaction, and data analysis for categorical and survival data using statistical software.

Prerequisite(s): EPIB 601 , EPIB 607 , and PPHS 602 .

Epidemiology & Biostatistics : This course provides the opportunity to develop skills to critically evaluate evidence presented in the biomedical and health sciences literature, based on the concepts acquired in the epidemiology introductory courses.

Prerequisites: EPIB 601 and EPIB 607 .

Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Introduction to the basic principles of statistical inference used in clinical and epidemiologic research. Topics include variability; methods of processing and describing data; sampling and sampling distributions; inferences regarding means and proportions, non-parametric methods, regression and correlation.

Prerequisite (Undergraduate): A first year course in undergraduate differential and integral calculus.

Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Introduction to statistical software and data management; including basics of entering, manipulating data and elementary statistical analysis, SAS software, with reference to other packages of potential interest to students (R, Stata, SPSS).

Prerequisite: Enrolment in Epidemiology stream program or permission of instructor.

Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Univariate and multivariate statistical techniques for continuous categorical and survival data. Topics include generalized linear models, multiple linear and logistic regression, introductory survival analysis, model selection. Maximum likelihood and Bayesean approaches will be presented.

Prerequisite(s): EPIB 601 and EPIB 607 of permission of instructor.

PPHS : Introduction to population health and the conceptual basis of the population health approach to measuring disease occurrence and to prevention. Fundamentals of, and methods for, studying burden of disease in population, and how these differ across time, space, and groups. Topics include population dynamics, denominators, occurrence of events, time, person and place, health indicators, standardization, life tables, age, cohort and period effects, disease surveillance and vital statistics. Introduction to the concepts and principles of measurement including measurement error, validity, reliability, and accuracy.

Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 602 or EPIB 614 .

PPHS : Principles and methods in public health practice. Topics will include investigation in public health, public health intervention, program evaluation, public health and the health care system, society and public health.

Prerequisite(s): EPIB 601 , EPIB 602 or PPHS 602 , and EPIB 607 or permission of instructor.

Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 612 .

PPHS : The practicum provides the opportunity to integrate classroom learning and practice in a population or public health work environment. The student contributes to an organization's mandate and to addressing a population and/or public health problem while developing skills as a population and/or public health professional and/or researcher.

Restriction(s): Open to students registered in the M.Sc. in Public Health; Non-Thesis.

Practicum/Project If a stream is chosen as part of the complementary courses, the practicum must be related to the subject of the selected stream.

Complementary Courses (9-18 Credits)

Environmental health sciences.

3 credits from:

Offered by: Geography ( Faculty of Science )

Geography : A critical review of current themes and trends in health geography, with emphasis on geographical perspectives in public health research. Topics include the social and environmental determinants of chronic and infectious disease, health and health-related behaviours. Seminars focus on critical appraisal of conceptual and methodological approaches in health geography research.

Prerequisite: GEOG 303 or GEOG 403 or permission of instructor

Restrictions: Course open to U3 undergraduate students and graduate students in the Department of Geography OR others with permission of instructor. Not open to students who took GEOG 503 in Winter 2009.

Offered by: Occupational Health ( Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences )

Occupational Health & Hygiene : This course analyzes the functions, structure and organization of occupational health programs and services.

Occupational Health & Hygiene : Principles and practices of environmental and biological monitoring of workplace hazards are addressed. Familiarization with instrumentation and calibration procedures is undertaken. Students learn to identify workplace health hazards, develop effective sampling strategies, use industrial hygiene equipment and interpret results of exposure measurements.

PPHS : This course presents the grand challenges in global health from environmental and occupational risks along with the multi-disciplinary methods used to identify, control, and prevent them. It will introduce students to knowledge and skills in core disciplines of environmental health and approaches to environmental risk recognition, control and prevention in a global context.

Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 529 .

1. Permission of instructor required for undergraduate students.

2.This course is open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates from all departments.

3. Previous coursework in statistics and environmental science is useful, though not required.

Or other course, at the 500 level or higher, selected with the Program's Academic Adviser.

Health Services Research Policy and Management

PPHS : Comparative perspective to illustrate processes involved in the development and evolution of health care systems around the world. Countries examined will represent different welfare state regimes, health care system typologies, levels of development and wealth.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 525 . Not open to students who are taking or have taken SOCI 525 .

Note: This course is cross-listed in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and in Sociology

PPHS : Key health policy topics in developed economies using analytic frameworks and tools from economics. Major topics include health insurance, health care financing, and the roles of individuals and public and private institutions in the health care system.

Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 527 .

NOTE: This course is open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates from all departments, with the permission of the instructor. A background in introductory economics is useful, though not required.

PPHS : Concepts and methods used to carry out economic evaluations of health programs and interventions, including public health interventions, pharmaceuticals, and other health care interventions. Includes topics such as calculation of unit costs, measurement of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and assessment of uncertainty in cost-effectiveness analysis.

Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 528 .

No prior background in economics is required.

Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates from all departments.

PPHS : This course will cover methods for estimating the effects of social interventions on health outcomes. We will provide the intuition for conducting impact evaluation studies in population health and discuss recent developments. We will define causal policy effects within the potential outcomes framework and introduce and formally define policy-relevant research questions based on specific causal contrasts. We will cover the use of randomized and cluster randomized trials for impact evaluation, including cost-effectiveness. We will additionally cover quasi-experimental designs such as interrupted time series, difference-in-differences, instrumental variables, and regression discontinuity.

Prerequisite(s): EPIB 603 and EPIB 621 or permission of the instructors.

Population and Public Health Interventions (social and behavioural science)

Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Semester-long seminar on key issues and concepts integral to the epidemiological study of mental disorders, through the lens of a population perspective. Review of the origins of the field, classical studies, and recent major studies. Survey of where the field is now. Discussion of national and global burden of mental disorders. Defining and diagnosing mental disorders. Methods to identify psychopathology in community versus clinical settings. Reliability and validity of psychiatric diagnoses and measurement tools. Research designs including approaches to study etiology, health services delivery, prevention, role functioning, and policy.

Prerequisite(s): EPIB 603 or equivalent, or permission of instructor

Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking PSYT 713 .

PPHS : An examination of knowledge translation in public health, including synthesis, dissemination, exchange, and ethically-sound application of knowledge to policy and programming. Overview of knowledge translation processes for effective evidence-informed public health leadership.

Prerequisite: PPHS 612 or permission of instructor

Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken EPIB 678 when topic was ‘Knowledge Translation, Communications, and Evidence-Informed Public Health Leadership’.

PPHS : The objectives of this course are to familiarize students with the theory and methods of surveillance, a core public health function. The seminars will define surveillance and explore surveillance applications and methods through case studies and in-class exercises. Topics will include: measurement, indicators, analytical methods, and the future of surveillance. Computer-based modules will complement seminars. Topics will include: estimating the burden of a disease, detecting disease outbreaks, and identifying cases of chronic disease.

Prerequisite(s): EPIB 603 , EPIB 621 , PPHS 612 , or equivalent, or permission of the instructor.

Students are encouraged to use R statistical software and to bring a laptop to class.

PPHS : Major activities in planning and evaluating an evidence-based public health intervention using a structured approach to intervention planning and different evaluation methodologies and techniques. Emphasis on evidence-based program planning, logic model development, participatory approaches, and program evaluation in applied public health settings.

0-9 credits from one of the following six streams. In consultation with and approval by the program’s academic adviser, students may focus on one of the following areas.

Courses may not satisfy more than one program requirement.

Stream 1: Epidemiology

9 credits from:

Epidemiology & Biostatistics : This course will focus on methodological issues related to measures of health status, determinants of health status, and other relevant covariates encountered in clinical and epidemiologic research. Topics to be covered include instrument development, assessment of reliability and validity, item response theory, and latent variable-based measurement models.

Prerequisites: EPIB 603 and EPIB 621 or Permission of Instructor.

Epidemiology & Biostatistics : This course will provide a detailed description of the systematic review process, discuss the strengths and limitations of the method, and provide step-by-step guidance on how to perform a systematic review, and how to critically appraise systematic reviews. Specific topics to be covered include: formulation of the review question, searching of literature, quality assessment of studies, data extraction, meta-analytic methods, and report writing. The course will also cover statistical issues of meta-analysis.

Prerequisite(s): EPIB 601 and EPIB 607 , or equivalent, or permission of the instructor.

Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 619 . Not open to students who have taken EPIB 675 when topic was 'Knowledge Synthesis'.

Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Advanced applied biostatistics course dealing with flexible modeling of non-linear effects of continuous covariates in multivariable analyses, and survival data, including e.g. time-varying covariates and time-dependent or cumulative effects. Focus on the concepts, limitations and advantages of specific methods, and interpretation of their results. Students will get hands-on experience in the implementation of selected methods by applying them to their own multivariable data, in individual survival analysis projects.

Prerequisite(s): EPIB 621 , or equivalent, or permission of the instructor.

Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Mathematical models of infectious diseases –computer simulations of epidemics–enable detailed analyses and understanding of factors affecting the distribution of infections/diseases in populations and now play a key role in policy making. Covered topics include: short-term dynamics of infections (R0), compartmental models, stochastic models (including agent-based), contact patterns and heterogeneity, and Bayesian model calibration. The learning objectives are: 1) recognize research questions that can be addressed using modeling; 2) develop, parameterize, calibrate, and analyze simple infectious disease models in R; and 3) critically appraise scientific modeling papers.

Prerequisite(s): EPIB 621 or permission of the instructor

Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken EPIB 676 when topic was "Mathematical Models of Infectious Diseases".

This is an intermediate-level quantitative course. Previous courses in calculus and biostatistics are recommended (in doubt, contact the instructor prior to registration). A working knowledge of the R statistical software (or equivalent) is mandatory (data structures, function, loop, etc.).

Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Methods for conducting studies in social epidemiology and population health will be covered. Topics will include causal inference; measurement and concepts of social exposures; methods for study design and analysis. Techniques for descriptive and etiologic investigations of socioeconomic position, gender, race and ethnicity, geography, and social policies will be discussed.

Prerequisites: EPIB 603 and EPIB 621 , or permission of the instructors

Stream 2: Global Health

3 credits in:

PPHS : Introduction to core competencies in the practice of global health, including historical, colonial roots of global health, project planning and implementation, equitable and ethical conduct, building partnerships, working within interdisciplinary teams, effective communication and personal-social skills.

6 credits from:

Epidemiology & Biostatistics : A review of selected epidemiological research focussing on global health and disease topics. Research will be mostly from developing countries and research methods will be highlighted. Case studies will be used to illustrate specific applications and challenges.

Prerequisite: With permission of instructor.

PPHS : This exciting and interactive course aims to give students the opportunity to broaden their understanding and knowledge of global health issues, including global burden of diseases, determinants of health, transition in health and drivers of such transition, challenges in healthcare delivery in resource-limited settings, and the variety of agencies and actors engaged in addressing global health challenges. The course consists of lectures, case studies, debates, discussions and small group work.

PPHS : Introduction to the field of infectious disease epidemiology taught from a public health perspective. Topics include analytic methods, study design, outbreak investigations, surveillance, vaccine development and evaluations, screening, modelling, and infectious causes of cancer or chronic diseases.

Prerequisite: EPIB 601 or Permission of Instructor.

Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 615 .

Note: An undergraduate level biology course is highly recommended.

Stream 3: Population Dynamics

6 credits in:

Offered by: Sociology ( Faculty of Arts )

Sociology (Arts) : The classic literature of sociology of population. Drawing reciprocal linkages between social and population processes: Historical, family and labour force demography, demographic and fertility transitions, mortality, ethnic and race relations, gender, macro-structural interaction theory, and the relation of population and the environment.

Prerequisite: SOCI 234 or equivalent

Sociology (Arts) : Introduction to demographic measurement and modeling. Course covers direct and indirect estimation, standardization, life table construction, and population projections.

Specific topics may vary from semester to semester.

Sociology (Arts) : Major themes in the theoretical literature on ethnicity. Public policies with direct and indirect implications for inter-ethnic relations will be studied. Policies affecting areas such as language, education, immigration, employment and promotion, multiculturalism and welfare. Examples drawn from several multi-ethnic societies. Political, constitutional, and economic problems associated with these policy initiatives.

Prerequisite: SOCI 230 or permission from the instructor.

Restriction: Not open to students who have taken SOCI 629 .

Sociology (Arts) : Review of the major demographic, economic and sociological theories of internal and international migration. The main emphasis will be on empirical research on migration and immigrant groups.

Prerequisite: 15 credits in the Social Sciences

Sociology (Arts) : This seminar reviews literature on major research areas in family. The course examines families in the past, the study of family using a life course approach, and considers selective areas which may have had significant influences on contemporary family such as work and family, family violence, and cultural variation in families.

Undergraduate students require permission of instructor

Sociology (Arts) : This course will explore linkages between social and biological systems, their influence on health and well-being over the life course, and on health disparities. Topics include classical sociological approaches to biosocial processes, sociobiology (reductionist, but population-based), and newer demographic studies on gen-environment, epigenetic, and stress-metabolic/allostatic processes.

Stream 4: Health Policy and Ethics

PPHS : Critical assessment of ethical dilemmas and policy considerations raised by the practice of public health. Specific topics include: measuring and defining health; surveillance and privacy; preparedness, quarantine, and distribution of resources during a health emergency; and health inequalities.

Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 624 .

Students from all disciplinary backgrounds are welcome.

Stream 5: Infectious Disease

Stream 6: environmental health.

Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Topics in environmental health sciences: principles of exposure assessment and of toxicology.

Restriction(s): Open to graduate students pursuing a career in Environmental Health Sciences or with permission of the course instructors. Not open to students who have taken or are taking EXMD 670 or NRSC 670 or PHAR 670 .

Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Topics in environmental health sciences: principles of environmental epidemiology.

Restriction(s): Open to graduate students in the Environmental Health Sciences or permission of the course instructors. Not open to students who have taken or are taking EXMD 671 or NRSC 671 or PHAR 671 .

Or other courses, at the 500-level or higher, selected with the Academic Adviser.

Elective Courses (6-15 Credits)

6-15 credits of coursework, at the 500 level or higher. Students may choose to focus on more advanced methods in epidemiology, biostatistics, geography, or substantive areas such as environmental or occupational health, or to select a variety of courses that will deepen their general knowledge of the disciplines that influence population and public health.

Courses will be selected with and approved by the Program's Academic Adviser.

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