Research

Theses & Dissertations


Graduate Degree Title Advisor
Kaitlin Zinsli PhD Emerging Patterns of Substance Use and Buprenorphine Nonadherence Brandon Guthrie
Kidist Zewdie PhD Improving Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery for HIV prevention among women of reproductive age in Sub-Saharan Africa Renee Heffron
Miguel Paredes PhD Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 and mpox transmission patterns through phylodynamic inference Trevor Bedford
Yuhan Huang PhD Aromatase inhibitor use, co-morbidities, and cardiovascular disease risk in breast cancer survivors Heather Greenlee
Daron Vandeleur MS Transition of Care Readiness Among Adolescents with Chronic Pain Between 2021-2022 in a Nationally Representative Sample Stephen Marc Schwartz
Chineme Nwaichi MS The Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis Using Screening Detection of Aspergillus Galactomannan After Hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Scott McClelland
Arieh Lisitza MS Inequities in access to mental health care at intersections of race/ethnicity, gender identity, and gender modality: An application of Multilevel Analysis of Individual Heterogeneity and Discriminatory Accuracy (MAIHDA) Anjum Hajat
Rebecca Howett MS Relationship Dynamics and Experiences of Expedited Partner Therapy Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Johannesburg, South Africa Jennifer Balkus, PhD, MPH
Benjamin Meana MS Association between 4CMenB vaccination and gonorrhea rates in Washington state by anatomic infection site Roxanne P. Kerani
John Chang Lang MPH Characterizing Sociodemographic, Behavioral Correlates, and Trends of Non-binary/genderqueer Patients at Public Health Seattle and King County Sexual Health Clinic Roxanne P. Kerani
Isaac Derline MPH Examining the Association Between Perceived School Safety and Adolescent Electronic Cigarette Use in Washington State High School Students: 2023 Washington State Healthy Youth Survey Sara Nelson Glick
Leah Oltean-Parke PhD Enhancing public health surveillance: integrating genomic and epidemiologic data to inform public health action and One Health progress Janet Baseman
Matthew Modes MS Patient-reported receipt of goal-concordant care among seriously ill outpatients – prevalence and associated factors Susan R. Heckbert
Leif Layman MPH Adverse Childhood Experiences and Systemic Inflammation in Adults in the United States Anjum Hajat
Terra Forward MPH Validity of Self-reported HPV Vaccination History in 18-26 Year Old Men Who Have Sex with Men, 2016-2018 Rachel L. Winer
Graham Crawbuck MS The impact of short message service reminders on returning to test for HIV at a community center in Seattle, WA Jennifer Balkus, PhD, MPH
Alexander Bryant MS Impact of FDA advisories on smoking cessation for Veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Nicholas L. Smith
Allison Black PhD Genomic epidemiology on the frontline: Inferring disease dynamics from pathogen genomes and supporting genomic analysis in applied public health settings. Trevor Bedford
Gregory Zane MPH An evaluation of the performance characteristics of World Health Organization syndromic management for C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae infections among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya Jennifer Balkus, PhD, MPH
John Haight MPH Risk factors of opioid-related overdose among opioid users in an acute care setting: a prospective cohort study Anjum Hajat
Kerry Hancuch MPH Safer Conception Among HIV-1 Sero-Discordant Couples in East Africa: Understanding Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experiences Renee Heffron
Cheryl Dietrich MPH Power, privilege and HIV prevalence: examination of sexual HIV-risk factors in MSM and transgender women who engage in transactional sex Ann Duerr
Seth Cohen MS Mortality and perinatal infectious complications following home birth in Washington State: 2003-2014 Alyson Littman
Laura Chambers MPH Constructing and evaluating alternative prediction models for identifying clinically relevant cases in an STD clinic Julia Dombrowski
Tessa Carlson MPH Sexual behavior patterns and condom use in newly sexually active female university students Rachel L. Winer
Leora R. Feldstein PhD The 2014 chikungunya virus outbreak in the U.S. Virgin Islands: epidemiology, long-term health outcomes, and economic burden Elizabeth Halloran
Kenneth K. Mugwanya PhD Safety of oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-based pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention: prospective studies in HIV-uninfected men and women Jared Baeten
Jillian Neary MPH Role of Support Persons in Adolescent and Young Adult Voluntary HIV Testing and Counseling in Kenya Jennifer Slyker
Julia Hood PhD Using HIV Surveillance Data for Public Health Evaluations and Interventions: Common Challenges & Proposed Methodological Solutions Stephen E. Hawes
Monisha Sharma PhD Evaluating the efficiency of community-based HIV testing and counseling strategies to decrease HIV burden in sub-Saharan Africa Ruanne Barnabas
Chelsie Porter MPH Socioeconomic Status and Health Behavior in Nepal Annette L. Fitzpatrick Roxanne P. Kerani
Andrew Mujugira PhD Antiretroviral Treatment as Prevention in African HIV-1 Serodiscordant Couples: Understanding the Challenges and Opportunities Jared Baeten
Christine Heumann MPH Comparison of In-Person Versus Telephone Interviews for Early Syphilis and HIV Partner Services in King County, Washington (2010-2014) Matthew Golden
Tashina Robinson MS Erectile Dysfunction Drug Use, Risk Behavior, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Lisa E. Manhart
Kristina Rudd MPH Early Management of Community-Acquired Sepsis in a Regional Thai Referral Hospital: a Prospective Observational Study Annette L. Fitzpatrick
Marielle Goyette PhD Overcoming Barriers to HIV/STD Partner Services in Kenya and the United States Carey Farquhar
Jonathan Muir MPH Exploring Factors Associated with the Prioritization of South-to-South Partnerships by International Global Health Institutions in the Southern Hemisphere Stephen E. Hawes
Steven Roncaioli MPH Management of GNR bacteremia in HCT: shifting patterns for outpatient antibiotic therapy in the modern era Amanda Phipps
Andrew Kwist MPH Feeding practices among vulnerable newborns in Vietnam: a pre- and post-evaluation of integrating a human milk bank into newborn care services Stephen E. Hawes
Nicholas Graff MPH The Effect of the Shikamana Peer-and-Provider Intervention on Depressive Symptoms, Alcohol Use, and Other Drug Use among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (GBMSM) in Kenya Susan M. Graham
Yuan Zhou MPH Outpatient Antibiotic Parenteral Therapy in Vulnerable Populations: People Who Inject Drugs and the Homeless Anna Wald
Spencer Hensley MS Outcomes of Wraparound Care Coordination for Youth with Complex Behavioral Health Needs
Rachel Silverman PhD Informing Strategies for Effective HIV Treatment and Prevention Grace C. John-Stewart
Mackenzie Fuller MPH The Impact of Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs on Antibiotic Resistance and Prescribing Gary M. Goldbaum
Samantha Rice MPH Relationship power and partner support for family planning among postpartum adolescents in Kenya Alison Drake
Laura Spece MS Unnecessary inhaled corticosteroids in COPD: understanding patient and health system complexity as contributors Nicholas L. Smith
Kathryn Peebles PhD Contraception and HIV-1 prevention among women in Africa: informing choices amid expanding options Ruanne Barnabas
Emmanuel Rodriguez MPH Differences by Latino and White MSM in HIV-Related Stigma in Seattle, WA Jennifer Balkus, PhD, MPH
Vivian Lyons PhD Following a Firearm Injury: Recidivism and Behavior Change Ali Rowhani-Rahbar
Jade Pagkas-Bather MPH What’s PrEP?: Examining Factors Associated with PrEP Peer Navigator Acceptability among Black and Latinx MSM in Western Washington Susan M. Graham
Caislin Firth PhD Unexpected consequences of cannabis legalization on youth Anjum Hajat
Kennedy Muni PhD Effect of road safety-conscious motorcycle taxi programs on riding behaviors and risk of road traffic crash among motorcycle taxi drivers in Kampala, Uganda Brandon Guthrie
Irene Mukui MPH Antiretroviral medication prescription errors and associated factors among HIV infected children in selected health facilities in Nairobi, Kenya Carey Farquhar
Ezekiel Maloney MS Non-inferiority of a non-contrast MRI follow up protocol for isolated optic pathway gliomas Amanda Phipps
Shiow-Wen Yang PhD Effects of Parental Mental Illness on Common Child Health Outcomes
Diana Tordoff MPH Sex Misclassification in the BRFSS and its Implications for Assessing Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Reproductive Health: A Quantitative Bias Analysis Anjum Hajat
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
Ang Li MS Transplant-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TA-TMA) is a Multifactorial Disease Unresponsive to Immunosuppressant Withdrawal Noel Weiss
Tigran Avoundjian PhD Integrating data systems to improve HIV care engagement in King County, WA Julia Dombrowski
Robert Lee MS POLST-Discordant Intensive Care Near the End of Life: A Retrospective Cohort Study Noel Weiss
Jennifer Mark PhD Engaging Male Partners in Home-based Couple Education and Testing for Syphilis and HIV Carey Farquhar
Ruchi Tiwari MPH A Retrospective Cohort Study of Race and Ethnicity, Pre-pregnancy Weight, and Pregnancy Complications Daniel A. Enquobahrie
Natasha Wenzel PhD Assessing Optimal Intervention Targets for Respiratory Infections in Structured Populations Elizabeth Halloran
Mark Tenforde PhD The Epidemiology, Outcomes, and Prevention of HIV-associated Meningitis in Southern Africa Carey Farquhar
Anna Unutzer MPH Evaluation of text message reminders to encourage re-testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea among female patients at the municipal STD Clinic in Seattle, WA Christine M. Khosropour
Anne Massey MPH Lethal Means Assessment in Psychiatric Emergency Services: Frequency and Characteristics of Assessment Ali Rowhani-Rahbar
Thomas Keller MS Association of Guideline-recommended COPD Inhaler Regimens with Respiratory Exacerbations, Exercise Performance, and Quality of Life Noel Weiss
Marla J Husnik PhD Understanding Adherence to and HIV-1 Protection from a Microbicidal Vaginal Ring Jared Baeten