Theses and Projects
Listed below is a sampling of past theses and projects from EXDP graduates. Wherever possible, thesis/project committee members are also listed.
2008
Jeremy Johnson
Urine culture in the primary care management of urinary tract infections in adult females: Does it decrease follow-up visits? (thesis)
2008
Lisa Kercher
Maternal risk factors associated with low birth weight in Montana (thesis)
2008
Nanette Smith
High Hopes: An Evaluation of Quality of Care and Utilization Outcomes (thesis)
Chair: Grossman
Member: Grembowski
2007
Lisa Cline
Evaluation of a sexually transmitted disease, HIV, and teen pregnancy prevention program: Are there distinctions by race and gender? (thesis)
Chair: Weaver
Member: Sappington
2007
Irene Rosen
Young Military Women's Knowledge about Chlamydia a nd the Most Prevalent Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors within This Population (thesis)
Chair: Lafferty
2007
Deborah Arthur
Evaluating a social support intervention for Latina survivors of intimate partner violence (thesis)
2007
Emmy Atwood
Incidence of low birth weight for Duval County residents living near municipal incinerator ash (thesis)
2007
Diana Hull
A community health clinic project assessing risk perceptions for diabetes among Hispanic youth (thesis)
Chair: Downer
Member: Grembowski
2007
Emilyjo Rajotte
Longitudinal randomized control trial: Change in the severity of post-traumatic concerns between intervention and control groups; Secondary data analysis (thesis)
2007
Sergio Steele
Emergency response protocols for jail health services in Seattle King County Correctional Facility (thesis)
2006
D Berlin
Pediatric Palliative Care: Impact on Quality of Life at George Mark Children's House (thesis)
Chair: Bell
2006
Thomas Jaenicke
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) coninfection in Washington State's reported AIDS cases (thesis)
2006
Reena Koshy
Improving self-efficacy in Diabetes management among low-income patients at a community health center: A pilot study (thesis)
2006
Colin Greene
Spirituality in primary care residency training (thesis)
Member: Grembowski
2006
Curry Jones
African American Glaucoma Health Needs Assessment in the State of Georgia (thesis)
Chair: Grembowski
2006
Margaret Lentell
Effect of a patient reminder system on preventive health care use by medically underserved persons (thesis)
Chair: Wickizer
Member: Kopjar
2005
Robert Oh
Fish oil for Secondary Prevention Of Cardiovascular disease: A Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Washington State Family Physicians (thesis)
Chair: Beresford
Member: Lafferty
2005
D Duff
The Evolution of Medicine: Transitioning from Tertiary to Secondary Screening for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip at Women's Hospital in British Columbia (thesis)
Chair: Wickizer
Member: Kopjar
2005
Glen Patrick
Efficacy of Methamphetamine Drug Laboratory Decontamination in Washington State (thesis)
2005
Sohail Mirza
Effect of Procedure Characteristics on Blood Loss and Operative Time in Spine Surgery (thesis)
2004
Melinda Boccio
Elimination of patient fee for asthma self-management programs: the impact on attendance rates (thesis)
2004
John Edwards
Accuracy and precision of tympanic thermometers in a simulated environment (thesis)
2004
John Everett
Angiotensin coverting enzyme (ACE-I) inhibitors; clinical factors associated with prescription of ACR-I medications after acute myocardial infarction. Analysis of 3063 patients discharged from Sacred Heart Medical Center between 2001 and 2003 (thesis)
Chair: Maynard
2004
Mark Freedman
Identifying barriers to HIV testing in Asian and Pacific Islanders in Seattle and King County (thesis)
2004
Jodie Holdcroft
Development of a community adult education brochure using analysis of Jefferson County septic system operation and maintenance data (thesis)
2004
Sarah Huntington
Experiences and beliefs among physicians who consult with licensed midwives in Washington State (thesis)
Member: Bell
2004
John Hyland
Does use of a monitored exercise log improve adherence to exercise recommendations (thesis)
2004
Sandra Kersten
Evaluating the effectiveness of a community hospital's program designed to prepare and support clergy, staff, and lay leaders in addressing domestic violence in their congregations (thesis)
Chair: Thompson
Member: Grembowski
2004
Thomas Kinane
An analysis of the effect of full-time physician consultation supplementing a consulting nurse phone advice system (thesis)
Chair: Weaver
Member: Bezruchka
2004
Brooke Martin
Re-operation rates of lumbar spinal fusion surgery in Washington State (thesis)
2004
Adimika Arthur
Evaluation of video learning as an enhancement to training for health providers. The benefit of video as augmentation to learning on adult antiretroviral therapy topics for providers in the Caribbean. (thesis)
2004
Roque Miramontes
Population risk factors for West Nile Virus: does crop production make a demographic area more susceptible to a higher incidence rate of disease (thesis)
Chair: Lafferty
Member: Oberle
2004
Ana Lyn Roscetti
Assessment of pesticide exposure among children of agricultural workers in Yakima Valley, Washington (thesis)
2004
Evan Oakes
A parental perspective on adolescent health in Port Angeles, Washington: a needs assessment (thesis)
Chair: Weaver
2004
Sandra Owen
Applying Washington State's public health improvement plan key health indicator report card to Benton and Franklin Counties (thesis)
2004
Leslie Redpath
A descriptive study of the prevalence of overweight children in Philmath elementary schools in Benton County Oregon in 2002 (thesis)
2004
Dean Seehusen
Postpartum depression screening practices and predictors of screening frequency among Washington State family physicians (thesis)
2004
Molly Southworth
Alaska's physician workforce: an overview, a summary of training backgrounds, and the impact of the WWAMI Program (thesis)
2004
Colleen White
Whatcom County dentist survey: a component of the needs and assessment plan (thesis)
Chair: Gale
Member: Grembowski
2004
Kathryn Bunt
Team Composition and Success in Changing Processes in a Collaborative on Surgical Infection Prevention (thesis)
Chair: Sales
Member: Maynard
2004
James Kile
Analysis of federal documents for elements of complete communication (thesis)
Member: Bell
2003
Derek Chambers
Development of a 32-hour course on "operational management" for water and sewer utility managers in small communities in Alaska (thesis)
2003
Christine Dean
Why don't parents ask: teaching parents to ask about the presence of firearms in homes where their children play (thesis)
2003
Margot Kuo
Physical therapist's experiences in treating chronic pain (thesis)
2003
Pamela Mitchell
The feasibility of working with African American beauty salons and assessing the health information needs of African American women who frequent beauty salons: a two part study (thesis)
Chair: Bowen
2003
Carson Odegard
The relationship between insurance coverage and the role of medical doctors and chiropractic services (thesis)
Chair: Cherkin
Member: Lafferty
2003
Belle Shepherd
Factors associated with willingness to pay for family planning services (thesis)
Chair: Cheadle
2003
James Liffrig
Relevance of executive competencies at subordinate levels of physician leadership (thesis)
Chair: Welton
Member: Dowling
2003
Sean Griffiths
Three-way or group sex among a cohort of HIV-positive men who have sex with men: what are the HIV/STD prevention implications? (thesis)
Chair: Lafferty
2003
David Wallace
Home maintenance of prescription and over-the-counter medications: implications for morbidity (thesis)
Member: Lafferty
2003
Lori Whittaker
An evaluation of the 2000 and 2001 Health Resources and Services Administration State Plannning Grants (thesis)
Chair: Wickizer
Member: Watts
2002
Javier Amaya
Exploratory study of HIV/AIDS knowledge among Spanish speakers (thesis)
Member: Kimball
2002
Lianne Delaney
Social network influences on injection and sexual risk behavior assumed by injection drug users in Missoula Montana (thesis)
Chair: Spigner
2002
Mary Savage
Barriers to Breastfeeding Experienced by Active Duty Soldiers (thesis)
Chair: Meischke
2002
Joe Campo
Concordance of the spatial scan statistic and empirical Bayes smoothed rates in identifying coronary heart disease clusters (thesis)
Chair: Connell
2002
Mary Bates
Evaluation of public health nursing services provided to children and families at high risk for poor developmental outcomes and/or inadequate parenting (thesis)
Chair: Bell
Member: Huebner
2002
Eve Espey
Knowledge and attitudes about the CopperT380A IUD : a survey of Navajo area Indian health service providers (thesis)
Member: Bell
2002
Raymond Galley
A descriptive study of the prevalence of risk factors, microvascular complications, and effect of age on type 2 diabetes mellitus among a rural Hispanic population (thesis)
Chair: Bell
2002
Shanda Diehl
Evaluating Change in the Public's Health in Spokane County (thesis)
2001
Ida Ovnicek
Dental health assessment of Spokane County second and third graders (thesis)
Chair: Grembowski
2001
Christine Rushing
Mycobacterium tuberculosis : assessing the Nevada laboratory (thesis)
Member: Maciejewski
Member: Grembowski
2001
James Edstam
Comparison of Hepatitis B vaccine coverage and effectiveness in urban and rural Mongolian two-year-olds (thesis)
Chair: Kimball
2001
Donn Colby
HIV knowledge and risk factors among men who have sex with men in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (thesis)
Chair: Kimball
Member: Lafferty
2001
Kathleen Smith
Seating position and the risk of death and injury for children in motor vehicle crashes (thesis)
2001
Diane Flynn
Prevention of unintended pregnancy among women in the U.S. Army (thesis)
Chair: Huebner
Member: Holt
2001
Christine Krouse
Is periodontal disease during pregnancy a risk factor for pre-term delivery and/or low birth weight? (thesis)
Member: Grembowski
2001
Ginger Hines
Analysis of Four Risk Adjustment Methodologies for Predicting Operative Mortality Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. (thesis)
Chair: Wickizer
Member: Diehr
2000
Susan Hansen
The relationship of socioeconomic and regional health system factors in the location of death, the United States 1997 (thesis)
Chair: Martin
Member: Conrad
2000
Susan Kring
Access to primary health care services among Hispanic, poor, or uninsured non-elderly adults in Chelan and Douglas counties in Washington State (thesis)
Chair: Altamore
Member: Martin
2000
Kipling Beardsley
Celebrating the Wisdom of Science and Community: The synergy of behavioral science and community partnerships in creating a comprehensive health promotion plan to decrease HIV infection rates in gay men (thesis)
Chair: Lafferty
2000
Patricia Hastings
A state survey of recertification criteria for emergency medical technicians (thesis)
Member: Grembowski
2000
Miae Aramori
Pregnant adolescents in chemical dependency treatment (thesis)
Chair: Bell
Member: Cheadle
2000
Keven Mosley-Koehler
The application of a multi-disciplinary treatment approach to complex regional pain syndrome : treatment outcomes (thesis)
Member: Bell
1999
Brian Harrington
Association of race, gender and military rank with the utilization of clinical preventive screening tests (thesis)
Chair: Wickizer
Member: Spigner
1999
Patricia Degracia
Outreach Intervention to promote a breast and cervical cancer early detection program in Kitsap County (thesis)
Member: Gonzales
1999
Deborah Goldman
Evaluation of village-based women's health services by community health aides/practitioners in Southwest Alaska (thesis)
1999
John Holman
Do family physicians use more resources for inpatient care at an academic medical center? (thesis)
Chair: Wickizer
1998
David Balmer
A study of the effect of an educational intervention to increase community hospital staff participation in an influenza program (thesis)
Member: Grembowski
1998
MaryAllyn Fisher
Does reading level effect successful completion of chemical dependency treatment of adolescents (thesis)
Member: Grembowski
1998
Margaret Reh
Interest in genetic testing for breast cancer among women attending two urban clinics (thesis)
Chair: Spigner
1998
Eric Morgan
A comparison of U.S. Army residency and postgraduate family practice inpatient care and the implications for residency training (thesis)
1998
Bonita Stout
Assessment of lead sources and associated health risks in Flathead County, Montana (thesis)
Member: Huebner
1998
Cora Breuner
Alternative medicine use by homeless youth (thesis)
Chair: Bell
1998
Linda Jacobsen
A study of family planning service capacity in Thurston County, Washington State (thesis)
Member: Bell
1998
Ronald Nussli
The long term care facility survey : a descriptive study of alcohol policies in King County facilities serving aging adults (thesis)
Chair: Bell
1998
Robert Byron
Cost Estimation for Patients Undergoing Cholecystectomy at a Rural Indian Health Service Hospital (thesis)
Chair: Wickizer
Member: Cheadle
1997
David Boone
The impact of automated fabrication of limb prostheses in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (thesis)
Member: Urban
1997
Joan Kesselring
Teaching CPR to the mature market via television PSAs (thesis)
Chair: Meischke
1997
Paula McMeen
What proportion of the early intervention resources were devoted to the Part H enrolled population in Alaska in 1996? (thesis)
Chair: Bell
Member: Connell
Member: Richardson
1997
Mary Lindeblad
A comparison of first steps clinics and other community providers (thesis)
Chair: Connell
Member: Bell
1997
Elaine Berg
Risky business: adolescent women, alcohol and sex (thesis)
Chair: Huebner
Member: Altamore
1997
Mary Walls
Increasing influenza and pneumococcal immunization rates: a randomized control trial of a senior center-based intervention (thesis)
Member: Bell
Member: Cheadle
1997
June Bluespruce
HIV prevention in managed care : primary care providers' experiences and needs (thesis)
Chair: Downer
1996
James Girvan
An assessment of the status of comprehensive school health programs in elementary schools in Idaho (thesis)
Member: Bell
Member: Grembowski
1996
Robert Marshall
Marketing the residency program: what do prospective applicants look for in a family practice program? (thesis)
Member: Grembowski
Member: Bell
1996
Steven Patterson
An evaluation of the effects of a fluoride supplementation program (thesis)
Member: Grembowski
1996
Lesli Uebel
Beliefs, attitudes and behavior related to sexual activity among migrant and seasonal farmworker adolescents (thesis)
Member: Gonzales
1996
Shelby Tarutis
Needs assessment for a community-based medical clinic (thesis)
Member: Connell
1996
Karen Tiggs
Drug exposed infants versus non-drug exposed infants : is there a difference in health care charges during their first year of life? (thesis)
Chair: Wickizer
Member: Connell
Member: Martin
1996
Jonathan Steinhart
Gestational diabetes : a herald of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in Navajo women (thesis)
Member: Connell
1996
Laureen Oskochil
Barriers to treatment among publicly funded alcohol and drug treatment clients in Multnomah County, Oregon (thesis)
Member: Bell
1996
Darlene Schmid
Evaluation of an HIV risk reduction curriculum : the Missoula, Montana, youth survival program (thesis)
Chair: Lalonde
Member: Bell
Member: Downer
1996
Jodi Olson
Stages of change: assessing employees for worksite health promotion (thesis)
Chair: Kinne
Member: Bell
1996
Vickie Ybarra
Interactional processes at work and content of information transmitted between Hispanic paraprofessionals and their Spanish-speaking clients during maternal-child home visits (thesis)
Chair: Bell
1996
Kelly Acton
Hypertension in American Indians of Montana and Wyoming (thesis)
Chair: Reiber
1996
Joangeles Davies
Factors influencing the utilization of laboratory services in a managed care setting (thesis)
Chair: Wickizer
Member: Kimball
1996
Esmail Mozaffari
Cost analysis of primary immunosuppressant therapy in liver transplantation (thesis)
Chair: Wickizer
Member: Reiber
1995
Margaret MacHala
Non-urgent emergency department use by children in rural Idaho (thesis)
Chair: Altamore
Member: Connell
1995
Bruce LeClair
Use of outpatient services, continuity, access, and satisfaction in family practice enrolled and non-family practice enrolled CHAMPUS eligible military retirees (thesis)
Chair: Martin
Member: Wickizer
1994
John Lasater
Factors contributing to the utilization of health care by children in an HMO (thesis)
Chair: Martin
Member: Bell
1994
Abrah Goudarzi
Dental care for the HIV-positive patient : attitude, behavior, and knowledge of dentists in Seattle-King County (thesis)
Member: Grembowski
1994
Susan Rooks
Barriers and motivators to prenatal care for Oglala Sioux women of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (thesis)
Member: Grembowski
1994
Mary Spoor
Factors that influence parents' decisions concerning their children's participation in the hemophilia growth and development study (thesis)
Member: Grembowski
1994
Sarah Cox
A retrospective evaluation of the ethnic minority donor recruitment activities of the National Marrow Donor Program (thesis)
Chair: Meischke
1994
Patricia Farrell
The effects of race and gender on the utilization of health service among HIV+ individuals (thesis)
1994
Carin Kreutzer
Validation of a parent completed nutrition screening questionnaire for children with special health care needs (thesis)
1993
Margaret Vandermeer
Outcomes of geriatric rehabilitation in a hospital-based skilled nursing facility (thesis)
Member: Grembowski
1993
Pamela Muth
An evaluation of the case management component of the Alaska Healthy Baby Program (thesis)
Member: Grembowski
1993
Cynthia Smith
Identification and clarification of drug therapy problems by ambulatory clinic pharmacists in the Indian Health Service (thesis)
Member: Grembowski
1993
Marlene Vannoy
Injury research and the commercial fishing industry (thesis)
Member: Grembowski
1992
Charlene Sorenson
A retrospective profile of homeless clients served by the 45th Street Community Health Clinic: health services utilization (thesis)
Member: Grembowski
1992
David Kailin
A survey of attitudes toward acupuncture among Seattle adults (thesis)
Chair: Grembowski
Member: Gloyd
1992
Sharon Schlicht
Adverse outcomes of low birth weight Alaska Natives : a comparison of 1985 and 1989 (thesis)
1992
Aiwei Fung
An implementation evaluation of the utilization review program at The Everett Clinic (thesis)
Chair: Wickizer
Member: Altamore
1991
Nancy Roberts
A breast cancer education and early detection campaign in a workplace setting (thesis)
1990
Kathleen Rockefeller
A four-year follow-up evaluation of a worksite smoking policy (thesis)
1990
Philip Hummel
Maternal education level and personal hygiene behavior in malnourished rural Mexican children (thesis)
1988
Arlene Brines-Hatch
Evaluation of the Tacoma-Pierce County Adolescent Pregnancy Project's childbirth education program (thesis)
1987
Patricia Pfeifer-Firth
Changing practice habits of King County obstetricians (thesis)
1986
Erick Davis
Alcoholism, treatment and outcome (thesis)
1986
Lawrence Robertson
A program evaluation of the Portland Area Indian Health Service Auto Safety Initiative (thesis)
1984
Lois Rhoades
A study of needs and values of beginning baccalaureate nursing students in relation to attrition (thesis)
1983
Bonnie Petty
Program evaluation Improved child health project (thesis)
