Download MPH Capstone Symposium Program 2012

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
CAPSTONE SYMPOSIUM
SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2012
PROGRAM
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, Maryland
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MPH CAPSTONE SYMPOSIUM
SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2012
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
615 N. Wolfe Street
7:45-8:30AM
COFFEE AND BAGELS – COURTYARD 2, 2ND FLOOR
(SESSION ONE PRESENTERS LOAD PRESENTATIONS ON LAPTOPS)
THE FOLLOWING SESSIONS WILL BEGIN AT 8:00AM :
EPI & BIOST METHODS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH & CLINICAL RESEARCH
CONCENTRATION I (8:00-10:30AM) – Rosa Crum & Jordan Duval-Arnould,
Room W3008
EPI & BIOST METHODS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH & CLINICAL RESEARCH
CONCENTRATION II (8:00-10:30AM) – Marie Diener-West, Room W2008
EPI & BIOST METHODS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH & CLINICAL RESEARCH
CONCENTRATION III (8:00-10:30AM) – Ana Navas-Acien & Jenna Krall, Room
W2015
8:30-10:30AM MORNING SESSION ONE
CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INVESTIGATIONS AND CANCER PREVENTION –
Randy Bryant & Susan Tonascia, Room W4019
ENVIRONMENTAL\OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND INJURY PREVENTION –
Jackie Agnew & George Rebok, Room W4013
HEALTH IN CRISIS AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE CONCENTRATION
AND CUSTOMIZED – Courtland Robinson, Room W4030
HEALTH LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION –
Anbrasi Edward & Ann-Michele Gundlach, Room W2030
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT I – Lainie Rutkow & Edyth Schoenrich,
Room W2017
HEALTH SYSTEMS & POLICY CONCENTRATION I- ‘LOW AND MIDDLE
INCOME COUNTRIES’ TRACK – Sara Bennett, Room W3031
HEALTH SYSTEMS & POLICY CONCENTRATION II- ‘DEVELOPED
COUNTRIES’ TRACK – Sara Bleich, Room W3030
INFECTIOUS DISEASES CONCENTRATION – Neal Halsey & Clive Shiff,
Room W2033
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH I – Andrea Ruff, Room W2303
WOMEN’S & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH – Donna Strobino & Amy Tsui, Room
W2300
10:30-11:00AM BREAK - COURTYARD 2, 2ND FLOOR
(SESSION TWO PRESENTERS LOAD PRESENTATIONS ON LAPTOPS)
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MPH CAPSTONE SYMPOSIUM
May 12, 2012
(CONTINUED)
11:00AM1:00PM
MORNING SESSION TWO
EPI & BIOST METHODS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH & CLINICAL RESEARCH
CONCENTRATION IV – Ana Navas-Acien & Jordan Duval-Arnould, Room W3008
EPI & BIOST METHODS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH & CLINICAL RESEARCH
CONCENTRATION V – Rosa Crum, Room W2008
EPI & BIOST METHODS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH & CLINICAL RESEARCH
CONCENTRATION VI – Marie Diener-West & Jenna Krall, Room W2015
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT II – Lainie Rutkow & Edyth Schoenrich,
Room W2017
HEALTH SYSTEMS & POLICY CONCENTRATION III- ‘LOW AND MIDDLE
INCOME COUNTRIES’ TRACK – Sara Bennett, Room W3031
HEALTH SYSTEMS & POLICY CONCENTRATION IV- ‘DEVELOPED
COUNTRIES’ TRACK – Sara Bleich, Room W3030
HIV/AIDS IN PUBLIC HEALTH – Amy Tsui, Room W2033
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES – Courtland
Robinson, Room W4030
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH II – Andrea Ruff, Room W2303
NUTRITION – Jackie Agnew & George Rebok, Room W4013
TOPICS IN PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTION – Randy Bryant & Susan Tonascia,
Room W4019
WOMEN’S, ADOLESCENT & CHILDREN’S HEALTH – Donna Strobino, Room
W2300
1:00-2:00PM
LUNCH & AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS – FEINSTONE HALL
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8:00-10:30a.m.: SESSIONS FOR EPI & BIOST METHODS CONCENTRATION ONLY
Epi & Biost Methods for Public Health & Clinical Research CONCENTRATION I
(Crum & Duval-Arnould) – Room W3008
(In addition to attending this 8:00-10:30am session, this group is required to attend the session in W3008 at 11:00am)
Jonathan Aboagye
What is the Effect of the Implementation of the Mandatory Clinical Decision Support System to
Provide Venous Thrombo Embolism (VTE) Prophylaxis at the Johns Hopkins Hospital on the
Risk of Post Surgical Venous Thrombo Embolism?
Wutyi Aung
Human Rights Violations and HIV Related Outcomes among Men who have Sex with Men in
Nepal
Poojitha Balakrishnan
Quantifying Variation in Risk Allele Frequencies for Hypertension
Diwas Bam
Determinants of Fish Intake in the U.S. Population
Jillian Baron
The Effect of Depression and Anxiety on Continuity of HIV Care among Alcoholics
Li Chen
Association between Macrosomia and Childhood Obesity
Yi-Tsun Chen
Drinking Habit and Cognitive Function of Women in Late Life
Christopher Costa
Clinical Diagnosis of Subscapularis Tears using Four Common Physical Exam Tests
Natalie Dailey Garnes
Factors Associated with Adherence to Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendations Among
HIV-Infected Women
Elizabeth Chmielewski
Effectiveness of a School-Based Influenza Immunization Program in Reducing Student
Absenteeism During Flu Season
Epi & Biost Methods for Public Health & Clinical Research CONCENTRATION II (Diener-West) –
Room W2008
(In addition to attending this 8:00-10:30am session, this group is required to attend the session in W2008 at 11:00am)
Ashley Devonshire
The Association between Blood Pressure and Adiposity among Urban, African American
Adolescent Girls
Weigang Fang
Does Regular Source of Care Predict Adverse Health Outcomes among Physicians?
Jose Flores
Race and Ethnicity as Predictors of Adverse Surgical Outcomes in Post-mastectomy Patients:
An Analysis using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
Holly Nicastro
The Association Between Urinary Genistein and Serum CRP in Adults in the United States in
2005-2006
Thomas Hanff
Using Retinal Microvascular Disease to Predict Brain Microvascular Disease
Colleen Krajewski
Multiple Partner Fertililty in the NSAM Cohort
Krystle Kuhs
Gender Differences in Correlates of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection in The Gambia, West
Africa
Jocelyn Lee
Association of Fasting Serum Insulin, Glucose, and Other Indices of Insulin Resistance with the
Risk of Lung Cancer in the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention Study Cohort
of Finnish Male Smokers
Ruth Lucas Limaymanta
HIV and Pupillometry
Yang Liu
Association between Need of Assistance in Screening Completion
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8:00-10:30a.m.: SESSIONS FOR EPI & BIOST METHODS CONCENTRATION ONLY
Epi & Biost Methods for Public Health & Clinical Research CONCENTRATION III (Navas-Acien &
Krall) – Room W2015
(In addition to attending this 8:00-10:30am session, this group is required to attend the session in W2015 at 11:00am)
Chin-Chi Kuo
Serum Uric Acid Level in the U.S. Population with Low-to-moderate Arsenic Exposure
Pasri Maharom
Comparison between Mathematical Algorithm and Conventional Methods for Incubation Period
Assessment of Respiratory Virus Infections among In and Out Patients
Jenny McManus
Reasons for Breastfeeding Cessation in Obese and Non-Obese Women
Alec Mkwamba
Was the Behavior Change Observed in Man Attributable to the Macro-economic Environment?:
Understanding the Remarkable Unexpected Reduction of HIV Incidence in Zimbabwe
Katherine Moon
Arsenic Exposure, Hemoglobin A1c, and Diabetes Control: Findings from NHANES 2003-2010
Jonathan Mosser
Nasopharyngeal Carriage and Transmission of Streptococcus Pneumoniae in Native American
Households After a Decade of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Use
Elizabeth Francis
Prevelance of Chronic Kidney Disease in Peru
Chinemerem Onwuliri
Factors Associated with Treatment Completion of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in an Urban
City Setting
Birju Patel
Comprehensive CVD Risk Factor Management and CIMT Progression in a Community Cohort
8:30-10:30a.m.: MORNING SESSION ONE
Clinical Epidemiology Investigations and Cancer Prevention (Bryant & Tonascia) – Room W4019
(In addition to attending this 8:30-10:30am session, this group is required to attend the session in W4019 at 11:00am)
Omar Badawi
The ICU Discharge Readiness Score: Predicting Readmission and Death Within 48 Hours of
ICU Discharge
Stephanie Bean
The Association Between Race and Ethnicity and Co-Occurring Developmental and Psychiatric
Diagnoses in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs)
Rhea Ittoop
Analysis of the Characteristics of Outlier Hospital Sites from National CLABSI Project Cohort
Dara Johnson
A Review of Randomized Controlled Trials in Pediatric Population
Sri-Sujanthy Rajaram
Pulmonary Artery Catheters in Intensive Care Units, Update on Cochrane Review, Meta
Analysis and Systematic Review
Christina Chun
A Cross Sectional Study: Determinants of Catchment Areas on Cancer Trial Accruals
Ofelia Zegarra-Moro
Cancer Disparities in Native American Community: What are the negative contributors?
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8:30-10:30a.m.: Morning Session One
Environmental\Occupational Health and Injury Prevention (Agnew & Rebok) – Room W4013
(In addition to attending this 8:30-10:30am session, this group is required to attend the session in W4013 at 11:00am)
Thomas Fame
Clean Water Project and a Primary Health Care Model in a Rural Community of Central Haiti
Christy Burch
Trending Tradition: An Analysis of Contributing Factors to Firefighter Fatalities in Structure
Fires From 2007-2011
Salman Salaria
Healthy Behaviors and Access to Care among Maryland Cancer Survivors
Kaiser Shen
Measuring the Health Risks Associated with Drinking Contaminated Water: A case study based
in Iquitos, Peru
Pragya Sinha
Multiple Chemical Exposure and Cardiovascular Risk in the U.S.: An analysis of NHANES
2005-2006
Victoriano Dinglas
Occupational Therapy for Acute Lung Injury Patients: Factors Associated with Time to First
Treatment in the Intensive Care Unit
Hadley Herbert
Pediatric Burn Injury: An Analysis of Hospital-based Trauma Surveillance Data in South Africa
between 1995 and 2009
Health in Crisis and Humanitarian Assistance CONCENTRATION and Customized (Robinson) –
Room W4030
(In addition to attending this 8:30-10:30am session, this group is required to attend the session in W4030 at 11:00am.)
Linda DePasquale
Cause and Effect of Water Pollution in Refugee Camps
Chou-jui Lin
Review of Earthquake Injuries
Dina Maron
Moving Forward: a Qualitative Analysis of Barriers to Escaping the Cycle of Human Trafficking
Among Burmese Migrants in Mae Sot, Thailand
Jacques Mather
Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Non-Compressible Torso Hemorrhage
Maria Monn
Impact of Damaged Public Health Infrastructure on Health and Stability in Iraq
Laura Vasquez
Peer to Peer Suicide Prevention Program in Maryland
Lindsay Mathieson
The Health and Well-Being of Iraqi Refugees in Syria: How Did It Change Between 2009 and
2010?
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8:30-10:30a.m.: Morning Session One
Health Leadership & Management CONCENTRATION (Edward & Gundlach) – Room W2030
(In addition to attending this 8:30-10:30am session, this group is required to attend the session in W2017 at 11:00am.)
William Agel
Clinical Integration in a Community Healthcare System
Yassir Ahmed
Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Process Improvement (PI) Scaleup in Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Tajvar Alam
Comparison of the Health Care Delivery System in Delhi and Bejing
Vibhor Bidkar
HPV Induced Oral Malignant and Pre-malignant Lesion in a Immuno Compromised Population
Fareeha Khan
Measuring Second Hand Smoke in Hookah / Water Pipe Bars in Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Frank Manase
To Evaluate a Pediatric HIV Intensified Case Finding (PICF) Initiative Started by the PASADA
Organization in Dar Es Salaam
Justin Nast
United States Air Force Masters Medical Management Scholarship: A Program Analysis
Nino Paichadze
Cotopaxi, Ecuador Essential Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EONC) Project: a case study
Health Policy & Management I (Rutkow & Schoenrich) – Room W2017
(In addition to attending this 8:30-10:30am session, this group is required to attend the session in W2017 at 11:00am.)
Suzanna Fowler-Pollitt
Maryland Health Benefit Exchange; Bending the Curve
Katherine Keith
Child-Only Coverage and the Affordable Care Act: Lessons for Policymakers
Brandyn Lau
Budget Impact Analysis of Conversion from Intravenous to Oral Medication When Clinically
Eligible for Oral Intake
Benjamin George
Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke in U.S. Hospitals, 2005-2009
Katherine Kokko
The Use of Health Impact Assessment in State Fiscal Decision-Making
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8:30-10:30a.m.: Morning Session One
Health Systems & Policy CONCENTRATION I- ‘LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES’
TRACK (Bennett) – Room W3031 (In addition to attending this 8:30-10:45am session, this group is required to attend
the session in W3031 at 11:00am.)
Assessment of the Gaps and Best Practises of the Malaria in Pregnancy (MIP) Project of the
National Malaria Control Program of Liberia
Ngozi Enwerem
Daniel Erchick
Global Immunization Coverage and Conflict
Rehana Gubin
Community Mapping of Sex and Labor Trafficking Patterns at the Thai/Burmese Border
Oluwatosin Ikotun
Building Collapse in Nigeria: Proposal for Curbing the Menace
Asad Latif
Evaluating Hospital Acquired Infections in the Developing World: Pakistan as a Case Study
Chijioke Madugwulike
Bhavesh Modi
Health Disparities Based on Race in the Baltimore Area
Impact Evaluation of Tobacco Cessation Intervention for Tuberculosis Patients Under Revised
National Tuberculosis Control Programme in Rural and Urban Areas at Vadodara, Gujarat,
INDIA
Saskia Nahrgang
Husbands’ and Wives’ Reports of Women’s Decision-making Autonomy and their Association
with Focused Antenatal Care (fANC) Utilization: Empirical Evidence from Cambodia
Kavitha Nallathambi
Knowledge for Health Assessment of User Experience: Analysis of Global-Level Stakeholders
Health Systems & Policy CONCENTRATION II- ‘DEVELOPED COUNTRIES’ TRACK (Bleich) –
Room W3030 (In addition to attending this 8:30-10:30am session, this group is required to attend the session in W3030 at
11:00am.)
Robert Baillieu
Limiting the Health Externality Created By Carbon Pollution
Kelly Baker
Domestic Infant Mortality Rate Disparity: A Snapshot of the Work of Public Health in Various
Counties in the Unites States
Kerri Cornejo
Hospital Readmissions after Colorectal Surgery: Policy and the Medicare Population
Molly Duane
"Pregnant?" "Confused?" "We Can Help!": The Dissemination of Inaccurate Information on
Crisis Pregnancy Center Websites in Maryland
Ritika Goel
Using Gubernatorial Executive Orders to Advance Public Health
UK's National Health Service: Getting More for Less. Lessons for the Canadian Healthcare
System
Najlla Nassery
Comparing the Health Outcomes and Medical Costs of Robotic vs Laproscopic Surgery
Chek Hooi Wong
Which High-risk Older Patients are at Risk for Receiving Low-quality Chronic Care?
Maxim Gakh
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8:30-10:30a.m.: Morning Session One
Infectious Diseases CONCENTRATION (Halsey & Shiff) - Room W2033
(In addition to attending this 8:30-10:30am session, this group is required to attend the session in W2033 at 11:00am.)
Benyam Hailu
Human Papillomavirus and its Public Health Impact in Relation to Cervical Cancer: what role
does HIV play?
Sally Ann Iverson
Characterization of Companion Animal and Environmental Sampling Methods for Recovery of
MRSA in a Household Survey
Yung-Ching Lin
Randomized Double Blind Clinical Trial for Evaluation of the Booster Induced Immune
Response to Hepatitis B
Gregory Lines
Effect of Co-colonization of Pseudomonas Species and Acinetobacter Species on Mortality of
Critically Ill Patients in a Burn Intensive Care Unit
Brownhilda Ngwang
Cysticercosis in Non-endemic Countries: How a Neglected Tropical Disease is Becoming an
Emerging Disease in the U.S.
Jordan Zuspann
The RTS,S Malaria Vaccine Trial: Study Design Issues and Challenges Related to Introduction
International Health I (Ruff) - Room W2303
(In addition to attending this 8:30-10:30am session, this group is required to attend the session in W2303 at 11:00am.)
Seup Park
Strengthening Health System with Community-based Primary Care in Afghanistan
Preety Rajbangshi
Review of Strategies between 2005 and 2011: To Increase Institutional Delivery in Assam, India
Hanna Rizk
Identification of Factors affecting Completion of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment among
Refugees in Philadelphia. Formative Research Proposal
Erin Baldridge
A Tale of True Cities
Jeong Choi
Utilizing Community Volunteers in Performing a Health Needs Assessment in Haiti
Kristen Danforth
A Comparison of HIV Policies Affecting Injection Drug Users: Ukraine and Vietnam
Laura Eichelberger
Differences in Oral Human Papillomavirus Infection between Developed and Developing
Countries: Existing Data and Lingering Questions
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8:30-10:30a.m.: Morning Session One
Women’s and Reproductive Health (Strobino & Tsui) – Room W2300
(In addition to attending this 8:30-10:30am session, this group is required to attend the session in W2300 at 11:00am.)
Sarah Evans
A Research Proposal for Future Use in Evaluating Pregnancy Perceptions in a Group of Women
with Congenital Heart Disease
Stephanie Pollard
An Analysis of Low Birth-Weight Outcomes in 2011: A Quality Improvement Project for
Baltimore Medical System
Kahabi Isangula
Impact of Micro-finance on Poor Rural Women Health in Developing Countries
Dina Jerebitski
Legal and Social Resources for Victims of Gender-Based Violence: A Review of Policies and
Programs in the U.S., France, Russia, and Egypt
Ayatallah Khafagy
Counseling Young Breast Cancer Patients about Fertility Preservation
Caren Kieswetter
Identification of Preventable Risk Factors for Congenital Birth Defects in Panama
Christina Kushnir
Obesity and Endometrial Cancer: Does increasing body mass index have an effect on pathologic
and surgical characteristics in endometrial cancer? A retrospective review of Endometrial
Cancer Patients treated at The Johns Hopkins Institution from 1989-2008
Carolyn Mbelwa
Drivers of Fertility Decline in Tanzania
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11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.: MORNING SESSION TWO
Epidemiological & Biostatistical Methods for Public Health & Clinical Research CONCENTRATION III
(Navas-Acien & Duval-Arnould) – Room W3008
(In addition to attending this 11:00am-1:00pm session, this group is required to attend the session in W3008 at 8:00am.)
Determinants of HIV Prevalence among Wine Shop-Based Female Sex Workers in Chennai,
Rupa Patel
India
Amy Quan
Cognitive Function and the Risk of Falls
Alicia Riley
The Influence of Race/Ethnicity on Healthcare Utilization among Low-income Baltimore
Residents with the Same Insurance Coverage
Samuel Russell
Baltimore City and Baltimore County Sewage Overflows
Alex Secora
Cholesterol, HCV and Liver Disease: How are they all interconnected?
Shalini Selvarajah
Change in Diagnosis and Unmet Needs in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sristi Sharma
Effect of Mental Health Interventions on Social Engagement Levels among Torture Survivors in
Kurdistan, Iraq
Epidemiological & Biostatistical Methods for Public Health & Clinical Research CONCENTRATION IV
(Crum) – Room W2008
(In addition to attending this 11:00am-1:00pm session, this group is required to attend the session in W2008 at 8:00am.)
Anna Sick
5 Year Analysis of Online Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Cheryn Song
The Impact of Statin use on the Pathological Features at Radical Prostatectomy in Korean Men
with Prostate Cancer
Justine Springer
The Association of Obesity with Late Stage Prostate Cancer
Jeremy Steeves
Physical Activity, and Sex Steroid Hormone Levels among Men in the General Population
Bryan Svobodny
Effect Modification of Alcohol on the DASH Diet
Sravanthi Tapal
Burden of Poverty (Socio Economic Inequality) on Neonatal Mortality in India (Uttar Pradesh)
Tara Taylor
Perceived Discrimination, Health Literacy and Cancer Screening among African-American
Older Adults in Baltimore
Lavanya Vasudevan
Maternal, Household, and Infant Determinants of Vaccination Coverage Among Infants in Rural
Bangladesh
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11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.: MORNING SESSION TWO
Epidemiological & Biostatistical Methods for Public Health & Clinical Research CONCENTRATION V
(Diener-West & Krall) – Room W2015
(In addition to attending this 11:00am-1:00pm session, this group is required to attend the session in W2015 at 8:00am.)
Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome in a Population of Young Adults at High-risk for
Hector Velasquez Garcia
Cardiovascular Disease
Indumathi
Venkatachalam
Multidrug Resistant Gram Negative Bacteremia in Long-term Care Facilities in Singapore
Jane Wanyiri
Condom use among Participants During and After a Trial of Male Circumcision for HIV
Prevention, Rakai, Uganda
Elizabeth Wehler
The Cost of Blindness in the United States - a MEPS Database Analysis
Paul Weygandt
Disparities in Mortality after Blunt Injury: Does insurance type matter?
Amita Yadav
Drug Seller Study in Bangladesh
Yan Yang
Child Aggressive Behavior and Suicide Attempts
Jithin Yohannan
Can We Stop Mass Drug Administration for Trachoma Prior to 3 Annual Rounds in Hypoendemic Communities? Results from PRET Ziada Community Randomized Trial in Tanzania
Health Policy & Management II (Rutkow & Schoenrich) – Room W2017
(In addition to attending this 11:00am-1:00pm session, this group is required to attend the session in W2017 at 8:30am.)
Diana Mantell
Comprehensive Trauma Outcome Measures
Kyung Min Song
Paul Vetter
Policy Survey for the Introduction of Hepatitis A Vaccine in Korea
Review of the Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Expanded Newborn Screening (NBS) for Severe
Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
Kathy Yorkievitz
Becoming A Medical Home: Roadmap for City FQHC
Health Systems & Policy CONCENTRATION III- ‘LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES’
TRACK (Bennett) – Room W3031 (In addition to attending this 11:00am-1:00pm session, this group is required to
attend the session in W3031 at 8:30am.)
Behaviour Change Communication Toolkit for Implementation and Use of Vestergaard
Frandsen’s LifeStraw Product
Heather Cogswell
Ugochinyere Ottih
Innovations in Regulation of Health Markets
Chiquita Palha De Sousa
Delphina Peter
Pathinathan
Mass Treatment of Schistosomiasis among Reproductive-age Women in Rural Zimbabwe
Airborne Infection Control in Tuberculosis in India - Literature review
Melissa Sherry
Reemphasizing the Essential Public Health Functions in Africa Using an Audit and Feedback
Approach: The Development of a Coaching Tool
Elizabeth Tung
Landscape Analysis of Private for-profit Options for the Poor in Low and Middle Income
Countries
Karen Wiswall
Chronic Illness and Absenteeism in Baltimore Elementary Schools
Syed Mohammad Zaidi
Mobile-Phone Based National Rabies and Dog-Bite Surveillance System in Pakistan
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11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.: Morning Session Two
Health Systems & Policy CONCENTRATION IV- ‘DEVELOPED COUNTRIES’ TRACK (Bleich) –
Room W3030 (In addition to attending this 11:00am-1:00pm session, this group is required to attend the session in W3030 at
8:30am.)
Mary Kennelly
Strengthening SNAP Vendor Standards: Putting Healthier Foods Within Reach?
Daniel LaMar
Research Proposal for Cardiovascular Risk Analysis of Crewmembers of Remotely Piloted
Aircraft
Ashley Nathanson
The Journey from Proposed to Final Rule: A Study Exploring the Role of Interest Groups in the
Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organization Rulemaking Process
Elizabeth Posey
An Analysis of the WHO Policy Framework for Addressing Social & Economic Determinants of
Health
Daphne Truong
Evaluating Education and Training Policy Documents from Three Abu Dhabi Hospitals
Sarah Wenham
Paying General Practitioners for Chronic Care in Australia
HIV/AIDS in Public Health (Tsui) – Room W2033
(In addition to attending this 11:00am-1:00pm session, this group is required to attend the session in W2033 at 8:30am.)
Bashir Idris
Premastication of Infant Food is a Potential Risk for HIV Transmission: A Comparison of
Premasticators and Non-premasticators in Africa
Jihad Alhariri
Predictors of Anal Pap Screening in the MACS Cohort
Ping-An Chen
Examining Social and Structural Factors associated with HIV-related Risk Behaviors and
Prevalence of STIs among Most at Risk Populations (MARPS) including Sex Workers (SW) and
Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in Swaziland
Gauri Raval
Challenges to Disclosure of HIV Status to Perinatally Infected Children: A Study of Caregiver
Perspectives in Pune, India
Anne-Marie Rick
Predictors of Repeat Pregnancy in HIV+ Women
Humanitarian Assistance and Infectious Diseases (Robinson) – Room W4030
(In addition to attending this 11:00am-1:00pm session, this group is required to attend the session in W4030 at 8:30am.)
Madeleine Schlefer
Examination of an Anti-Trafficking Hotline System: Lessons Learned to Improve Operation and
Data Collection
Faraz Siddiqui
Quality Improvement at UNRWA Primary Health Clinics in Palestinian Refugee Camps in
Lebanon
Michael Smith
Disaster Link
Patrick O`Callahan
A Targeted Approach to Evaluating and Managing Tuberculosis Risk Among Foreign-born
Postdoctoral Scholars at an Academic Institution
Aishatu Aloma
Review of Malaria Vector Controls Strategies
Shreya Patel
The Need for Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (13-valent) for Adults in Latin
America
Cristina Stoyanov
Profound Analysis of Malaria Interventions
Kristin Veley
Literature Review of Pharmacokinetics of Malaria Drug(s)
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11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.: Morning Session Two
International Health II (Ruff) - Room W2303
(In addition to attending this 11:00am-1:00pm session, this group is required to attend the session in W2303 at 8:30am.)
Melissa Habedank
From the Homeland to the Promised Land: Motivation, Deception, Collusion, and Sexual
Violence During Migration from Burma to Thailand
Ka Yeon Lee
Two Examples of Community-based Primary Health Care Programs Analyzed through the Seedscale Framework
Erin Masterson
Peer to Peer Engagement: A New Paradigm in International Public Health Education
Marko Mircetic
Identifying Sick Neonates in Low-resource Settings, A WHO Literature Review
Tolbert Nyenswah
National Malaria Control Program Interventions Evaluation in Liberia 2005-2011
Ritsuko Yamagata
Effects of Results-Based Financing on Health Systems Strengthening in Post-Conflict Countries
Itseoritsewarami Ajuyah
Immunization in Nigeria: Potential Impact of the 'RTSS' Vaccine
Nutrition (Agnew & Rebok) – Room W4013
(In addition to attending this 11:00am-1:00pm session, this group is required to attend the session in W4013 at 8:30am.)
Barriers to Healthy Eating: A Focus Group Study among Women at a Transitional Housing
Facility
Heather Brotsos
Katherine Hahn
Coffee and Caffeine Consumption Associated with a Lower Odds of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver
Disease
Olumayowa Osibodu
Preventing Childhood Obesity- A Public Health Approach
Rachel Pinson
Examining Community Food Needs at Lexington Market
Divya Prasad
Obesity and Food Insecurity in the Navajo Nation
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11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.: Morning Session Two
Topics in Public Health Intervention (Bryant & Tonascia) – Room W4019
(In addition to attending this 11:00am-1:00pm session, this group is required to attend the session in W4019 at 8:30am.)
Naseem Alavian
Examining Provider and Clinic Staff Perceived Barriers to Improved Management of
Hypertensive Patients in Six Johns Hopkins Community Practice Primary Care Clinics as Part
of a Care Management Quality Improvement Intervention
Sarah Labuda
Relationship between Self-reported Functional Impairment and Mental Healthcare Utilization in
OEF/OIF Veterans
Analysis of Otitis Media Pneumococcal Isolates from 2001-2011 from Navajo Surveillance
System
Fatima Paruk
Traumatic Brain Injury in Cameroon
Ashley Patterson
Use of a Photonovel for Health Education at Baltimore Reads
Ik Lin Tan
Inflammatory and Cardiovascular Biomarkers and Cognitive Function in Community-dwelling
Older Adults
Brintha Vasagar
Media, Health Communication, and the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic
Katharine Wulff
The Ethics of Phase I Trials: One Size Does Not Fit All
Benjamin Batorsky
Women’s, Adolescent, and Children’s Health (Strobino) – Room W2300
(In addition to attending this 11:00am-1:00pm session, this group is required to attend the session in W2300 at 8:30am.)
Innovative, Inexpensive Circumferential Abdominal Pelvic Pressure Device for Treatment of
Obstetric Hemorrhage: Moving from Proof of Concept to Clinical Trials
Nancy Kerr
Anna Larsson
Assessing Sexual Risk among Youth in Sweden: Does Immigrant Status Matter?
Jose Gabriel Tungol
The Emergence of New Media and an Evolved Panopticon: Photo-elicitation as a CommunityBased Method for Surveillance and Prevention of Police-Perpetrated Violence Against Youth
Sandhya Aribandi
Telemedicine in Pediatric ICU - An Outcomes Evaluation
Rathi Asaithambi
Reducing Mortality from Childhood Diarrhea: Assessing Factors Associated with HighPerforming and Low-Performing Oral Rehydration Therapy Countries
Megan Tschudy
The Relationship between the Medical Home and Health Care Utilization in a At-risk Children
Gezzer Ortega
Progression of Appendicitis to Perforation: Natural History in 683,590 Patients
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Master of Public Health Capstone
AWARD RECIPIENTS
May 2012
Special honors are given to the 10 students listed below for the best overall capstone written projects. These students will
receive an MPH capstone award plaque for outstanding achievement.
William Agel
“Clinical Integration in a Community Healthcare System”
Capstone Advisor: Ann-Michele Gundlach \ Faculty Advisor: Donna Strobino
Benjamin Batorsky
Louis Fink MPH Capstone Award Recipient of $500 prize
“Relationship between Self-reported Functional Impairment and Mental Healthcare Utilization in OEF/OIF Veterans”
Capstone Advisor\Faculty Advisor: Joel Gittelsohn
Lauren Block
“Impact of the Access Partnership on Emergency and Inpatient Healthcare Utilization”
Capstone Advisor: Sai Ma \ Faculty Advisor: Jessica Yeh
Kelsey Drake
“A Lay Training Program in Basic Emergency Care and Danger Sign Recognition in Rukungiri District, Uganda:
Recommendations for Global Emergency Care Collaborative’s Prehospital Emergency Resources Project”
Capstone Advisor\Faculty Advisor: William Brieger
Deborah Ehrenthal
“The Influence of Maternal Factors on Early Childhood Obesity”
Capstone Advisor\Faculty Advisor: Donna Strobino
Sally Ann Iverson
Recipient of $500 prize
“Characterization of Companion Animal & Environmental Sampling Methods for Recovery of MRSA in a Household Survey”
Capstone Advisor: Kenrad Nelson \ Faculty Advisor: Clive Shiff
Mary Kennelly
“Strengthening SNAP Vendor Standards: Putting Healthier Foods Within Reach?”
Capstone Advisor: Roni Neff \ Faculty Advisor: Lainie Rutkow
Denis Macina
“Tuberculosis Vaccine Project: Epidemiologic Assessment and Action Plan”
Capstone Advisor\Faculty Advisor: Gary Ketner
Jonathan Mosser
“Nasopharyngeal Carriage and Transmission of Streptococcus Pneumoniae in Native American Households after a Decade of
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Use”
Capstone Advisor: Lindsay Grant \ Faculty Advisor: Carla Zelaya
Lavanya Vasudevan
“Maternal, Household, and Infant Determinants of Vaccination Coverage among Infants in Rural Bangladesh”
Capstone Advisor\Faculty Advisor: Alain Labrique
Ransom Wyse
“Enhancing the Public Knowledge and Reporting of Emerging Infections using Popular Social Media”
Capstone Advisor\Faculty Advisor: Homayoon Farzadegan