Recent Titles By Program
PhD and MS programs awarded in epidemiology (past awarded PhD program was in epidemiology and community health). MPH concentrations awarded in epidemiology, environmental health, and health services administration.
Recent dissertation, thesis and integrative project titles by program are located below.
PhD Dissertations
Student's major professor listed first in Committee, unless noted otherwise.
| Degree | Program / Concentration | Date Awarded | Committee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Epidemiology | 2018-06 | Heather Ochs-Balcom, Sanjay Sethi, Timothy Murphy, Jiwei Zhao, Katia Noyes | Relationships between Bacteria, Exacerbations, and Hospitalizations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases |
| PhD | Epidemiology | 2018-06 | Jean Wactawski-Wende (major), Richard Ohrbach (major), Michael LaMonte, Jiwei Zhao | The Associations of Injury and Stress with Temporomandibular Disorders |
| PhD | Epidemiology | 2018-02 | Lina Mu, Gary Giovino, Amy Millen, Michael LaMonte | Dietary Factors, Smoking Cessation, and Lung Cancer |
| PhD | Epidemiology | 2017-09 | Heather Ochs-Balcom, Jean Wactawski-Wende, Lina Mu, Rachael Hageman-Blair | Telomere Genetics and Length: Associations with Breast Cancer and Sleep |
| PhD | Epidemiology | 2017-09 | Richard O’Connor, Amy Millen, Mary Reid, Maansi Bansal-Travers | Promotion of Lung Cancer Screening Through a Smoking Cessation Quitline |
MS Theses
Student's major professor listed first in Committee, unless noted otherwise.
| Degree | Program / Concentration | Date Awarded | Committee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | Epidemiology | 2018-06 | Amy Millen, Jiwei Zhao | Diet Patterns and Incident Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study |
| MS | Epidemiology | 2018-06 | Kasia Kordas, Heather Ochs-Balcom | Effects of ALAD Genotype and Blood Lead Levels on Anthropometric Measures in a Cohort of Mexican Children |
| MS | Epidemiology | 2018-06 | Kasia Kordas, Amy Millen | Manganese Exposure and Intellectual and Executive Function Deficits in School-Aged Children from Montevideo, Uruguay |
| MS | Epidemiology | 2018-06 | Amy Millen, Jean Wactawski-Wende, Robert Genco | Association between Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations and Salivary Cytokines in Postmenopausal Women |
| MS | Epidemiology | 2018-06 | Lina Mu, Michael LaMonte, Jo Freudenheim, Jean Wactawski-Wende | Caffeine Intake and Invasive Breast Cancer Incidence Among Post-menopausal Women in the Women's Health Initiative |
MPH Epidemiology Integrative Projects
Student's major professor listed first in Committee, unless noted otherwise.
| Degree | Program / Concentration | Date Awarded | Committee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPH | Epidemiology | 2018-06 | Pavani Ram | Early Initiation of Breastfeeding in Sub-Sahara Africa and South Asia |
| MPH | Epidemiology | 2018-06 | Lina Mu, James Shelton, Xiaozhong Wen | The Effects of Anesthesia During Labor on Neonatal Apgar Scores, Need for Assisted Ventilation and NICU Admission |
| MPH | Epidemiology | 2018-06 | Amy Millen, Heather Ochs-Balcom | Relating Serum Vitamin D Biomarker with Critical Flicker Fusion Frequency, An Early Indicator for Glaucoma |
| MPH | Epidemiology | 2018-06 | Michael LaMonte, Elisa Rodriquez | Quality of Life Experienced Post Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Surgery |
| MPH | Epidemiology | 2018-06 | Shauna Zorich, Michael LaMonte | Examining Descriptive Characteristics of Black Legged Ticks and the Diseases They May Carry in Western region of New York |
MPH Environmental Health Integrative Projects
Student's major professor listed first in Committee, unless noted otherwise.
| Degree | Program / Concentration | Date Awarded | Committee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPH | Environmental Health | 2017-09 | Kasia Kordas | Determining High Risk Areas of Childhood Lead Poisoning in Niagara County: Evaluating SES & Exposure Risk |
| MPH | Environmental Health | 2017-06 | Kasia Kordas, Katia Noyes | Environmental Health Policy: Addressing Childhood Lead Exposure for Buffalo Public School District |
| MPH | Environmental Health | 2017-06 | Pavani Ram, Shauna Zorich, Joseph Domachowske | Respiratory Syncytial Virus and the Inflammatory Response |
| MPH | Environmental Health | 2017-06 | Lina Mu, Xuefeng Ren | Characterizing Air Pollution in Beijing, China |
MPH | Environmental Health | 2015-06 | James Olson, Matthew Bonner | The Massachusetts Avenue Project Growing Green: A Youth Perspective |
MPH Health Services Administration Integrative Projects
Student's major professor listed first in Committee, unless noted otherwise.
| Degree | Program / Concentration | Date Awarded | Committee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPH / PharmD | Health Services Administration | 2018-06 | Katia Noyes, David Jacobs | Development of a Pharmacy Faculty/Student-Led Medication Literacy Workshop for Refugees |
| MPH / MSW | Health Services Administration | 2018-06 | Katia Noyes, Jerome Yates | African American Women and Breast Cancer: Interventions to Minimize Breast Cancer Disparities |
| MPH / MBA | Health Services Administration | 2018-06 | Katia Noyes | Accountable Care Organizations and Their Impact on Cost and Quality in Health Systems |
| MPH | Health Services Administration | 2018-06 | Katia Noyes, Jerome Yates | Sexual Assault Prevention Targeting LGBT + College Students |
| MPH | Health Services Administration | 2018-06 | Katia Noyes, Jerome Yates | Evaluation, Design and Implementation of the Music and Memory program at the Greenfields Long-Term Living Facility in Lancaster, NY |
Revised 8/11/18