COPH Notable Mentions – In the Spring 2016 semester, the following students fulfilled the requirements for the Certificate in Public Health, Certificate in Community Oriented Primary Care, Master of Public Health, Master of Science in Emergency Preparedness and Doctor of Philosophy.
Congratulations to all these graduating students! Best wishes to them in their chosen public health professions.
Certificate in Community Oriented Primary Care
Matthew Dorwart
Certificate in Public Health
Florence Duran
Alexandra Farfalla
JoVanora Giles Galbreath
Mariah Morgan
Sarah Swanson
Corri Synak
Master of Public Health Graduates & Capstone Project
Saleh Alessy (EPI) – Seasonal Variations in the Diagnosis of Childhood Leukemia in Makah, Saudi Arabia, 2010–2012
Kate Boulter (HPRO) – Healthcare literacy in a low-income predominantly Hispanic population: An assessment of this community’s access to digital healthcare education and interest in attending Information Technology education sessions
Autumn Cummings (EPI) – Cervical cancer screening and HIV status in rural Tanzania
Christine Geistkemper (HPRO) – Building an Evidence-Based Social Engagement Program for Adults with Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease in Nebraska: a summary of evidence with program recommendations
Tess Hansen (EPI) – Regional patterns of tobacco- and alcohol-associated cancers among American Indians in Michigan: Improvement through data linkage
Jocelyn Herstein (EOH) – A Needs Assessment of Infection Control Training of Red Cross Volunteers Working in Shelters
Tai Hoang (EOH) – Assessment of Chemical Exposures in Nails Salons in Omaha: a preliminary study
Kelsey Irvine (HPRO) – Worker Safety Practices Among American Indian Bison Handlers: A Needs Assessment
Beeta Kashani (MCH) – HPV Vaccination Rates and Barriers Among Native Americans in Michigan
Surbhi Khullar (EPI) – Analysis of patient-related factors associated with stage of oral cancer diagnosis
Aurora Le (COPC) – Utilizing a Community Oriented Primary Care Approach to Assess Mental Health in the Bhutanese Refugee Population in Omaha, Nebraska
Devon Liston (PHA) – Access to Health Service among Former Foster Youth in Eastern Nebraska: A Service Providers’ Perspective
Shannon Melton (HPRO) – Evaluation of Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance’s Healthy Home Assessments for Families with Children with Asthma
Lauren Monroe (PHA) – Identifying and addressing barriers to breastfeeding in African American and underserved WIC clinic mothers in order to improve program effectiveness
Gregory Moser (PHPr) – An Analysis of Nebraska Local Health Department Community Health Improvement Implementation Efforts
Stephanie Nelson (PHA) – Developing Processes, Tools, and Templates for Collecting and Maintaining Member Profiles and for Producing Annual Profile Reports of NALHD
Zijian “Egg” Qin (EPI) – Factors associated with 30-day readmission of patients at a Nebraska hospital system
Laura Robbins (PHA) – Exploring the Perceptions of Employee Caregiver Needs among Omaha Area Businesses
Brianna Rooney (EPI) – Factors related to cervical cancer screening attendance barriers at a district hospital in rural Tanzania
Kaeli Samson (BIOS) – A Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Cervical Cancer in Bulgaria
Ami Sedani (EPI) – The Impact of Initiating Screening Programs on Referral and Management of Cervical Cancer in Tanzania
Shabana Sidhu (MCH) – A Brief Evaluation of the Nebraska Birth Defects Registry
Claire Williams (MCH) – Behavioral and Mental Health Resources and Stakeholders in the Plattsmouth, Nebraska Community
Allison Woolcott (HPRO) – Impact of an Eight-Week Mindfulness Meditation Course: A Pilot Study
Kossi Zotoglo (COPC) – The Burden of Access to Healthcare in South East Omaha – Douglas County
Master of Science (MS) in Emergency Preparedness Graduates & Capstone Project
Umeda Sadykova – Establishment of Comprehensive Training Center in Tajikistan
Brian Smith – Point of Dispensing Exercises in a Rural Community
Zoumana Traore – Using The Minimum Data Set (MDS) To Triage Residents For Systematic Evaluation Of Long Term Care Facilities
PhD Graduates & Dissertation Titles
Harpriya Kaur (EPI) – Human papillomavirus and its impact on vulnerable populations
Yang Wang (HSRA) – Essays on Immigration-Related Disparities in Health Behavior and Health Care Utilization