DOCTORAL DEGREES

BIOSTATISTICS

Doctor of Public Health

Tryputsen, Volha
"Matching Large Observational Datasets with the Data Nuggets Method"

Doctor of Philosophy

**Cai, Zexi
“Statistical and Machine Learning Methods for Neurodegenerative Disease Modeling”

*Shi, Baoyi
“Nonparametric Functional Data Modeling of Positron Emission Tomography Data”

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

Doctor of Public Health

**Berns, Alexandra Rose
“From Injury to Insight: Evaluating Hospital System’s Efforts to Create a Safer Workplace”

*Riley, Kylie Wheelock
“Environmental Health Monitoring of Air Pollutants and Flame Retardants:
Measurements Communication, and Health Implications”

Doctor of Philosophy

Bloomquist, Tessa R.
“Nationwide Evaluation of Disinfection Byproducts, DNA Methylation, and Birth Outcomes”

**Butt, Tanya Hameed
“Astrocyte-Derived Extracellular Vesicle Based Biomarkers of Disease and Central Nervous
System (CNS) Metal Levels in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)”

Dicent, Joceyln
“Trichloroethylene Biotransformation Products and Dopaminergic Neurotoxicity”

Lucey, Catherine Marie
“Precision Exposure Assessment and Cardiometabolic Toxicity of Arsenic and Uranium”

Shea, Brittany Elizabeth
“Exposure to Natural Hazards and Biological Immunity Against Infectious Diseases in Vulnerable Populations”

Usmani, Sabah
“Built Environment as a Determinant of Health: Urban Form, Traffic, and Traffic-Related Health Risks in New York City”

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Doctor of Public Health

**Alexander, Nadine
“A Consumer-Driven Approach to Addressing Stigma for HIV Care and Treatment Programs”

Francis, Sara Rehfield Dugan
“The LeCellPHIA Participatory Surveillance System in Lesotho:
An Evaluation and Exploration of Further Capabilities”

*Lee, Erica Jane
“Incorporating Maternal Health Into Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health Policies:
Paid Family Leave and Maternal Breast and Endometrial Cancer”

Punjani, Nahid
“Highlighting the Need to Focus on Men’s Health: A Health Disparity”

**Suliman Ahmed, Safaa Gaafar
“The Effect of a Teacher-Led Oral Health Intervention In Rural Ethiopia Schools: A Cluster Radomized Trial”

Doctor of Philosophy

ΔΩ Gimbrone, Catherine Ann
“Birth Cohort Differences in Depressive Symptom Development During Emerging Adulthood:
Examining Mediation by Social Roles and Belief Systems”

SOCIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Doctor of Public Health

ΔΩ**Poudyal, Anubhuti
“How Much Social Support Is Enough?: Exploring Social Support
Dimensions and Adherence Motivation Among Women with HIV and a History of Sexual Trauma”

Doctor of Philosophy

Borsa, Alexander Stanley
“Parent Companies: Private Equity and the Financialization of Fertility”