Dissertations and Theses
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Telomere length as a biomarker of mortality among US adults, Hanish P. Kodali, Luisa N. Borrell, Heidi E. Jones, Linda Valeri, and Katarzyna E. Wyka
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Strengthening U.S. Jail Systems’ Response to Infectious Diseases: An Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Erinn Bacchus
A ONE HEALTH APPROACH TO ENHANCING SARS-COV-2 SURVEILLANCE, Lauren C. Cybulska
Restoring, Protecting, and Expanding Abortion Access in the United States: Seeking Consensus through the Delphi Method, Sarah Pickering
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Understanding Influenza Vaccine Hesitancy And Uptake Among U.S. Hispanic Adults During The Covid-19 Pandemic, HELEN J. Arteaga
The Health Impacts of the Trump Administration among California Immigrants, Claudia M. Calhoon
Exploring opportunities to expand and improve PrEP uptake in vulnerable US communities., Pedro B. Carneiro
A MIXED METHODS APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE LINKS BETWEEN MINING, CLIMATE CHANGE AND SELECTED HEALTH OUTCOMES IN INDIA, Mary J. Cheruvillil
Nothing About Youth Without Youth: Involving Youth in Participatory Action Research Conducted With Health Departments, Vivian Cortes
Obesity Risk and Comorbidities Among Colombians in New York City and in Colombia, Carlos A. Devia
WORKING CONDITIONS, TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS, AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS IN LATINO AND OTHER MINORITIZED GROUPS LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES, Tailisha M. Gonzalez
"I Stayed There the Whole Night": Exploring Caregivers' Experiences With the Healthcare System When Caring for a Parent at the End of Life, Lillian Mehran
Improving Microbiome Research Through Enhanced Reporting and Modeling the Effects of Antibiotic Usage, Chloe A. Mirzayi
Inequalities in Infant Birthweight by Social Position and Residential Neighborhood Characteristics in New York City, 2012-2018, Christina I. Nieves
Investigating and Mitigating the Harmful Impact of Precarious Employment on the Health and Well-Being of New York City Food Workers, Emilia F. Vignola
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Radiation Isolation and the Impact of Care: Nursing Knowledge and Perception of Radiation Risks, Bae P. Chu
Contraceptive Use and Sterilization Among People with Disabilities, Gabrielle Y. deFiebre
Investigation of the Association of Exposures to Fire-Related Hazards with Pulmonary Function of Firefighters, David G. Goldfarb
Assessing Psychosocial Factors That Influence Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Behavior in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, Kimberly Kamara
Neighborhood Predictors of E-cigarette Retailer Density in New York City, Laena Orkin-Prol
Association Between Childhood Obesity, Family Meals, and Dietary Quality Among US Children Aged 6 to 17 Years Residing in SNAP-Eligible Households, Noemi Rodriguez
The Global Implementation of Dolutegravir for HIV Treatment, Matthew L. Romo
Factors Related to Contraceptive Use and Family Planning Decision-Making in the South Asian Community Residing in New York City, Nandini Shroff
Assessment of Spatial and Temporal Trends of Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone in New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Area, Subraham Singh
UNDERSTANDING DISTRUPTIVE CHANGE IN HEALTH CARE: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE FRONT LINES OF COVID, Wendy Vaughon
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
National Health Insurance Program in Nepal: Early Experiences and Its Effect on Health Service Utilization, Rajani Bharati
Genomic Epidemiology of Clostridium Difficile Colonization and Transmission in an Intensive Care Unit Cohort, Brianne Ciferri
Allergy and Anaphylaxis from the Prehospital Perspective, Anthony E. Conrardy
Improving National Health Management Information Systems: Stakeholder Views in Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries, Marie Donaldson
School-based Sex Education in the United States and its Association with Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes, 2000-2020, Priscilla M. Lopez
Assessing HIV Risk, Syndemics, Resilience and Engagement in Care in a Large National Cohort of Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States, Javier Lopez-Rios
Can Racial Disparities in Poor Birth Outcomes Be Partially Attributed to Stress: A Mendellian Randomization Study, Madeline Travers
Exposure Characterization and Assessment of Airborne Chemicals and SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in New York City Nail Salons, Amelia P. H. Watkins
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
PROXIMITY TO COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE AND THE UTILIZATION OF FACILITY-BASED DELIVERY SERVICES ACROSS SIX LOW-AND-MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES, Chioma T. Amadi
THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF DESERVEDNESS IN MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY DESIGN: A QUALITATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS OF STATE POLICY RESPONSES TO THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, Carmina Bernardo
The Impact of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 on the Length of Hospital Stay, Honamattie Dabydeen
IMPACT OF 2012 SPANISH HEALTH CARE REFORM ON HIV-POSITIVE IMMIGRANTS: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH, Megi Gogishvili
Novel Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Community Viral Load Measures, HCV Incidence and Prevalence, and HCV Prevention by Methadone Maintenance, Ashly E. Jordan
An Evaluation of Respiratory Exacerbation in New York City Given Current Trends in Climate Variability and Predictive Sociodemographic Factors, Sarah L.R. Kuril
The House We Built in Challenging the Status Quo: House and Ballroom Community Leadership and Health Justice, Jennifer Lee
USING SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACIDS TO INACTIVATE PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA BIOFILMS, Stephen Lee
Agnostic Search for Metabolites Causally Implicated in Alzheimer's Disease, Sal P. Leggio
AN EXAMINATION OF HIV RISK, TESTING AND PREVENTION INTERVENTION PARTICIPATION AMONG VULNERABLE YOUTH, Bianca V. Lopez
Impacts of Rift Valley Fever virus: a One Health approach to assess burden and inform prevention and control options, Catherine Machalaba
The role of agency in early and unwanted adolescent pregnancy: A multi country analysis, Katharine McCarthy
Psychosocial impacts and employment preparedness of participating in an HIV peer program: Implications for tailoring a vocational counseling model for PLWH, Erin R. McKinney-Prupis
HIV VIRAL SUPPRESSION AMONG HIV POSITIVE WOMEN OF COLOR IN THE UNITED STATES, Amanda J. Nace
Exploration of the Complex Relationship among Multilevel Predictors of PrEP Use among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States, Kristina M. Rodriguez
The Reproductive Health and Academic Impact of the New York City School-Based Health Center Reproductive Health Project for Adolescents, Michelle Silverio
Plasma proteins that may cause Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis: a Mendelian Randomization study, Brigid A. Staley
What’s for Lunch? Examining the Factors Associated with Food Choices and Food Insecurity Among CUNY College Students- A Mixed Methods Study, Rachel G. Taniey
Medical Cannabis in New York State, David Steven Younger
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Patient and Provider Perspectives on Sexual History Taking During Gynecological Care: A Pilot Study in an Academic Family Medical Setting in New York City, Ashley M. Chastain
Use of and Access to Abortion Services Among Asian and Immigrant Populations in the United States, Sheila Desai
EXPLORING THE MAIN EFFECTS OF PATIENT ACTIVATION AND PROVIDER SUPPORT FOR PATIENT SELF-MANAGEMENT ON PATIENT PORTAL USE, Linda Anne Greenspan
Comorbidities and Medication Adherence among Older Individuals Living with HIV in the United States, Amanda M. Kong
Extreme Obesity Among Adults in the United States: Spatial Variation and the Association with Mortality, Carrie Mills
Burdern of Chronic Health Conditions and Healthcare Utilization among Mobile Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa, Elizabeth M. Ortiz
TRENDS IN THE TIMELINESS OF HIV DIAGNOSIS AND ANTIRETROVIRAL TREATMENT INITIATION BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE “TREAT ALL” RECOMMENDATION – NEW YORK CITY, 2006 - 2015, McKaylee Robertson
Mold, Allergic Diseases and Asthma: Assessing the Validity and Usefulness of Indoor Air Sampling as a Tool in Providing Health Protective Advice to Occupants, William M. Sothern
What happened to this child? Identifying factors that influence the identification and categorization of child maltreatment in the United States, Erika Tullberg
Hypertension and HIV in an Urban Slum Setting, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Olga Tymejczyk
A MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION STUDY OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND THREE AMINO ACIDS: ALANINE, GLYCINE, AND GLUTAMINE, Allan Uribe
: Examining How Factors Associated with Patients, Physicians, Hospitals, and Surrounding Communities Affect Primary and Repeat Cesarean Delivery Through a Social-Ecological Lens, Christina Ventura-DiPersia
ACCEPTABILITY OF A VAGINAL RING TO PREVENT HIV AND PREGNANCY: INTEGRATING MULTIPLE QUALITATIVE METHODS, Dana Watnick
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
A NEW BENCHMARKING METHODOLOGY TO MONITOR INDUSTRY'S INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY-BASED OBESITY PREVENTION AND FOOD ACCESS INITIATIVES: GAPS AND OPPORTUNITIES, Olivia Barata Cavalcanti
Rates of Developmental and Behavioral Screening of Young Children: Implications for Health Care Policy and Practice, Shirley Berger
Sexual Expression and Social Connectedness Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults, in the United States, Neal J. Blangiardo
Mobile Alcohol Primary Prevention: Feasibility with Urban Communter College Students, Janice Chisholm
Reducing Arsenic Exposure from Private Well Water in the United States: The Use, Effect, and Potential of Testing Requirements, Sara Flanagan
THE URBAN FOOD DESERT AS A MODEL FOR THE URBAN HEALTH CARE DESERT: FUNDAMENTAL CAUSES AND ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS, Estevan A. Garcia
Acceptability Study and Pilot RCT of a Guide to Understanding Reproductive Health for Ladeez (GURHL) Code: An HIV Risk Reduction App Intervention for Black and Latina Young Women in New York City, Sonia K. Gonzalez Gladstein
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, and Dietary Acculturation among Foreign-Born Blacks in New York City, Margrethe F. Horlyck-Romanovsky
Whether, When, and How: Fertility Intentions and Age in the U.S., Andrea Melnikas
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The Role of Socioeconomic Context in the Association Between Educational Attainment and Morbidity and Mortality, Jennifer Brite
Exploring the Health Effects of Precarious Employment by Sex/Gender Using Mixed Methods, Kathleen Flandrick
An Investigation of Public Injection Drug Use in New York City: A Mixed-Methods Study, Taeko M. Frost
From Food to Food Justice: Pathways and Narratives of Young Food Activists in New York City, Amy Kwan
The New York City Childcare Influenza Vaccine Mandate: A Case Study, Amy E. Metroka