COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MAILMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
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DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Choo, Tse-Hwei Jonathan
“Leveraging Recurrent Neural Networks for Predicting Suicidal Ideation: Advancing the Analysis of Ecological Momentary Assessment Data”
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Fei, Wenbo
“Statistical and Machine Learning Methods for Precision Medicine”
ΔΩ**Li, Ruiyang
“Statistical Methods for High-Dimensional Neuroimaging Data Analysis”
ΔΩPitts, Amy Johnson
“Methods to Reduce Selection and Confounding Bias in Observational and Clinical Studies”
DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Riley, Kylie Wheelock
“Environmental Health Monitoring of Air Pollutants and Flame Retardants: Measurements, Communication, and Health Implications”
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Do, Vivian
“Shedding Light on Power Outages as a Climate Change–Related Health Exposure”
Flores, Nina Marie
“Mold in a Changing Climate—Implications for Fungal Exposures and Asthma Morbidity in New York City Public Housing”
Sobel, Marisa H.
“Cadmium Exposure in the United States: Environmental Sources and Its Effect on Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease”
DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Alexander, Nadine
“A Consumer-Driven Approach to Addressing Stigma for Ryan White Part A Programs in the New York–Eligible Metropolitan Area”
Lee, Erica Jane
“Incorporating Maternal Health into Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health Policies”
Paul, Damemarie
“Evaluating Model Stability as a Signal of Algorithmic Fairness in Electronic Medical Records–Based Machine Learning Frailty Assessments”
ΔΩ*Yaman, Tonguç
“Advanced Data Visualization and Accuracy Measurements of COVID-19 Projections in US Counties for Informed Public Health Decision-Making”
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
**Diaz Toro, Felipe Ignacio
“Examining the Relationship Between Poor Oral Health and Frailty in Individuals Aged 55 Years and Older”
Ganesan, Kavitha Nivedita
“Identifying and Addressing Gaps in the HIV Treatment Cascade in Lesotho: Assessing Risk Heterogeneity, Reaching Those Left Behind, and Evaluating the Feasibility of Achieving Epidemic Control”
*Gutkind, Sarah
“The Role of Financial Strain in Adult Binge Alcohol, Cannabis, CNS Depressant, Stimulant, and Polydrug Use, and Mitigating Effects of Earned Income Tax Credit Policies: A Longitudinal Study Using PATH Data”
Jawadekar, Neal Alec
“Data-Driven Discovery of Optimal Treatment Rules for Statin Use and Dementia Prevention”
**Kannoth, Sneha
“The Role of Cardiovascular Morbidity in the Relationship Between Ambient Air Pollution Exposure and Adverse COVID-19 Outcomes”
Khalifa, Aleya Rose
“Unpacking the HIV Epidemic Among People on the Move in Uganda: Actionable Evidence for an Equitable Response”
*Krasnova, Anna
“Examining the Neighborhood Mechanisms Through Which Voucher Receipt Led to Surprising Long-Term Mental Health Outcomes by Sex in the Moving to Opportunity Experiment—A Causal Mediation Study”
Mehranbod, Christina Arezou
“Individuals’ Exposure to Alcohol Environments: Measurement, Mobility, and Money”
ΔΩ*Reed, Domonique Montier
“Moving Beyond the Individual: A Data-Driven Approach to Assessing the Multilevel Determinants of HIV Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa”
Siddiq, Shabnaz
“Prenatal Exposure to Phthalate Metabolites and Gestational Weight Gain and Fetal Growth: A Longitudinal Analysis Among Healthy Pregnant Women in the United States”
Sprague, Nadav Lev
“Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change as a Threat Multiplier for Educational Disparities”
*Vollmer, Brandi Lea
“Effects of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Infections on Cognition”
DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH
**Costigan, Elen Cristina
“Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Opportunities for People on the Move in Mexico: A Mixed Methods Exploratory Study”
Liang, Mengjia
“Advancing the Science on Measurement, Determinants, and Outcomes of Pregnancy and Abortion Coercion in Global Settings: A Mixed Methods Study”
DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH
*Broussard, Lauren Rachelle
“The Social Safety Net and Social Vulnerability: Examining COVID-19 in the NYCHA Developments of Brownsville, Brooklyn”
ΔΩMcCrimmon, Tara Roxanne
“Exploring Multilevel Barriers to Implementing HIV Prevention Education and Testing Services Among Youth Ages 15–24 In Tajikistan”
Pugh, Tracy
“Association of Structural Stigma with HIV/AIDS Outcomes”
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Basmajian, Alyssa L.
“The Politics of Abortion Care in Ohio”
Meister, Kristen
“Disability and (In)dependence in the Rehabilitation Age: A History of the Functional Model of Disability, 1935–1970”
Mendoza-Grey, Sonia
“Latinidad in Precision Medicine: The Emergence of Imagined Genetic Communities”
Shefner, Ruth Tamara
“ ‘I’m already channeled out by the world, lemme go ahead and get drinking’: Sex Offender Registration and Notification Policies as Social Determinants of Behavioral Health”
* October 2024 graduates
** February 2025 graduates
May 2025 graduates subject to completion of requirements
ΔΩ Delta Omega Honor Society Awardees
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