Research

Theses & Dissertations


Graduate Degree Title Advisor
Lyda Ebadani MPH Associations of Pregnancy History and Complications with Incident Cardiovascular Disease Among American Indian Women: The Strong Heart Family Study Mandy Fretts
Anna Frauenheim MPH Association of physical activity and recurrent venous thromboembolism Laura B. Harrington
Augusto Ferraris MPH The Association Between Group Identity and Advanced Therapies in a Cohort of Patients Hospitalized with Venous Thromboembolic Disease: The Medical Inpatient Thrombosis and Hemostasis (MITH) Study. Nicholas L. Smith
Claudio Bravo Carillo MS Incidence and Outcomes of Late-Onset Right Ventricular Failure in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Device Nicholas L. Smith
Serena Santoni MS Examining the Interplay of Social Support, Depression, and Blood Pressure: The Strong Heart Family Study Mandy Fretts
Helen Haile MPH Polygenic risk scores and current exogenous estrogen use on the risk of venous thromboembolism in the Heart and Vascular Health Study: a case-only approach Nicholas L. Smith
Pyone Yadanar Paing MPH Impact of the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 goals on incident cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in the Strong Heart Family Study Mandy Fretts
Faith Ngae MPH Associations of Total Testosterone with Cardiometabolic Biomarkers among Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Daniel A. Enquobahrie
Jake Little MS Patterns of acute kidney injury and functional outcome scores in pediatric patients hospitalized with acute respiratory failure Noel Weiss
Machi Kaneko MS Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation Among Undocumented Immigrants in the United States Noel Weiss
Saurya Dhungel MPH Association of Patient Characteristics with Risk of Rheumatic Heart Disease in First-Degree Relatives of Index Cases in Nepal Nona Sotoodehnia
Justy Chiramal MS Can Artificial Intelligence based Automated CT Brain Interpretation Software help Early Clinical Decision Making for Stroke Patients in Real World Resource Limited Settings with Non-Specialist Physicians? An Interrupted Time Series Study from Tezpur, Assam, India Steve J. Mooney
Benjamin Bryer MPH Does Racial Residential Segregation Influence Smoking Behaviors? The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Anjum Hajat
Cassidy Brewin MPH Associations of COVID-19 Status with Risk for Death and Hospitalization Among Prevalent and Incident Cardiovascular Medication Users Alison E. Fohner
Nicole Asa MPH Associations between the Sweetened Beverage Tax Implementation in Seattle, WA and Changes in Supermarket Interior Marketing Displays
Kirkby Tickell PhD Understanding Enteric Dysfunction as a Determinant of Post-Discharge Pediatric Outcomes in Kenya and Pakistan. Judd L. Walson
Megan Suter PhD Cadmium Burden and Blood Pressure Daniel A. Enquobahrie
Yan Wang MS Invasive Mechanical Ventilation and Nutrition Intake in Association with Serious Outcomes among COVID-19 ICU Patients Annette L. Fitzpatrick
Matthew Dekker MPH Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification by Depression and Social Support: A Longitudinal Study from the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Anjum Hajat
Talitha Moon MPH Longitudinal Associations of Branched-chain and Aromatic Amino Acids with Decreased Insulin Secretion and Insulin Sensitivity among Japanese-Americans Edward J. Boyko
Yuyang Ma MS Life’s Simple 7 in relation to supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias on extended ambulatory cardiac monitoring: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Susan R. Heckbert
Samantha LeDuc MPH Joint association between endogenous sex hormones, genetic risk factors, and incident venous thromboembolism in women Sara Lindstroem
Jessica Barreto Guacaneme MS Hyperoxia After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest: Association with Survival and Neurological Outcomes Noel Weiss
Jean Liew MS Exercise Partially Explains the Impact of Body Mass Index on Disease Activity in Ankylosing Spondylitis Susan R. Heckbert
Laura Ellington MS Factors associated with reduced lung function in adolescents living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya Brandon Guthrie
Alexander Bryant MS Impact of FDA advisories on smoking cessation for Veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Nicholas L. Smith
Stephanie Brown MS Predictors of Pediatric In-Hospital Recurrent Cardiac Arrest Noel Weiss
Vijay Krishnamoorthy PhD Incidence, Longitudinal Trajectory, and Hemodynamic Implications of Cardiac Dysfunction Following Traumatic Brain Injury Ali Rowhani-Rahbar
Thomas Austin MPH Atrial Fibrillation in an African-American Cohort: the Jackson Heart Study Susan R. Heckbert
Brandon Auerbach MPH Cardiovascular Health Effects of 100% Fruit Juice Versus Whole Fruit in Postmenopausal Women: Results from the Women’s Health Initiative Alyson Littman
Xinyi Wang MS Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Memory Function in Nepal: Findings from the Dhulikhel Heart Study Annette L. Fitzpatrick
Joseph Murphy MPH Prevalence and Risk Factors for Diabetes Mellitus among newly-diagnosed HIV-infected South African Adults Paul K. Drain
Laura Spece MS Unnecessary inhaled corticosteroids in COPD: understanding patient and health system complexity as contributors Nicholas L. Smith
Alfred Osoti PhD Metabolic syndrome following hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and among HIV infected adults: understanding cardiovascular disease risk Carey Farquhar
Peter Leary PhD Inflammation and right ventricular structure and function in health and disease Noel Weiss
Benjamin Fu PhD The human gut microbiome: methodological issues in characterization and role in trimethylamine N-oxide formation Johanna W. Lampe
Jill Steiner MS Hospital Resource Utilization and Presence of Advance Directives at the End of Life for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease Susan R. Heckbert
Naomi Schwartz MPH Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI), H2 Blocker Use, and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Children Joseph (Chris) Delaney
Catherine Knott MPH Longitudinal Association between Greenspace and Type 2 Diabetes: Evidence from MESA Anjum Hajat
Thomas Keller MS Association of Guideline-recommended COPD Inhaler Regimens with Respiratory Exacerbations, Exercise Performance, and Quality of Life Noel Weiss
Thomas Austin PhD Long-Term Air Pollution in Relation to Cardiac Structure, Function, and Supraventricular Arrhythmias Susan R. Heckbert