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MPH in Public Health Genetics

MPH/JD Concurrent Degree

M.S. in Genetic Epidemiology

Ph.D. in Public Health Genetics

Past MPH Theses

The following list of thesis topics illustrates the many directions in which MPH students have taken their research projects:

"Phenotypic versus Genotypic Testing for Personalized Medicine: A Policy Analysis Using CYP2D6 and Tamoxifen as a Case Study" Monica Fujii
Summer 2007
"State Regulation of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests: A Survey of Genetic Policymakers" Megan Grembowski
Summer 2007
"Public Health Follow-up of Abnormal Newborn Screening Results" Catharine Riley
Summer 2007
"The Effects of Gene-Environment Interactions on HDL-Cholesterol and Apolipoprotein AI Levels in Plasma" Cheryl Berg
Spring 2006
"Mediating the Lived Experience off ART: A Discourse Analysis of Infertility Blogs" Elizabeth Rodgers
Spring 2006
"A critical review of a rennin angiotensin system gene variant and vesicoureteral reflux" Marvalyn Decambre
Winter 2006
"Craniofacial Features and TBX1 in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome" Carrie Heike
Winter 2006
"An Assessment of Public Health Genetics in Action: The Estonian Genome Project from August 2002 to August 2003" Courtney McElroy
Fall 2006
"Par for the Course: A Model Curriculum for Integrating Ethics Education into Basic Genetic Research Training and Practice" Lori Miller
Fall 2006
"Knowledge and Attitudes About Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk Among Koreans in Washington" Tatia Chay Woodward
Fall 2006
"Genetic Risk and Clinical Utility of Diagnostic Testing: A Case Study of Malignant Hyperthermia" Cheedy Jaja
Summer 2006
"The Genetic Epidemiology of Rapid Airflow Decline After Hematopoietic Cell Transplant" Jason Chien
Fall 2005
"A National Survey of State Trial Judges: Using the Daubert Criteria To Determine the Admissibility of Genetics-Based Evidence" Karynsa Hinton
Fall 2005
"Family History and Asthma: Epidemiology and Ethics" Kayleen Williams
Fall 2005
"Prospectives about Genetic Technology among Presbyterian Church (USA) Elders" Jennifer Wroblewski
Summer 2005
"Varying Levels of Family History of Breast Cancer in Relation to Mammographic Breast Density" Anthony Crest
Spring 2005
"Type II Diabetes: A Sib-Pair Linkage Analysis of PPAR-Gamma and the Cost Effectiveness of Family History Screening" Alyssa DiGiacomo
Spring 2005
"Disclosure of Individual Genetic Results to Research Subjects: A Pilot Review of Current Practices" Matthew Gordon
Spring 2005
"Prenatal Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening in Washington State" Amy Jo Hoffman
Spring 2005
"Key Factors Involved in the Success of Carrier Screening Programs for Recessive Diseases: Case Study of Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening" Anne-Marie Laberge
Spring 2005
"Coping with Pancreatic Cancer: A Family Perspective" Kerri Petrin
Spring 2005
"Public Opinion on the Delivery of Genetic Services: Third Party Payer Criteria and Direct-to-Consumer Testing Perceptions" Kathryn Nickel
Winter 2005
"Communicating Pharmacogenetic Test Information" Josh Carlson
Summer 2004
"Newborn Screening Panel Selection: an Assessment of Variation in How States Decide" Jeffrey Cross
Summer 2004
"Newborn Screening: Opportunity for Hemoglobinopathy Carrier Detection" Katie Porter
Summer 2004
"The Availability of Prenatal Genetic Services in Washington State" Marisa Raymond
Summer 2004
"hMLH1 and hMSH6 Polymorphisms and Risk of Colorectal Polyps: An Ethical Consideration of Minority Involvement in Genetic Epidemiology Research" Joon-Ho Yu
Summer 2004
"Breast Cancer Genetics in Primary Care, What Do Physicians Tell Patients?" Sarah Gertler
Spring 2004
"Economic Analysis and Policy Implications of Newborn Screening for Medium Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: Washington State Experience" John Thompson
Fall 2003
"An Evaluation of a Web-Based Genetic Resource for Primary Care Faculty Development" Jennifer Singh
Summer 2003
"Family History of Pancreatic Cancer and Breast Cancer as Predictors of Pancreatic Cancer Risk" Megan Fesinmeyer
Spring 2003
"The Personalized Medicine Research Project at the Marshfield Clinic: A New and Useful Model for Genetic Research?" Sarah Harding
Spring 2003
"Genetics and Public Health: A Survey of the States? Role and Factors Determining State Response" Amanda Sarata
Spring 2003
"Genetic Testing in the Courtroom: Testing for Osteogenesis Imperfecta in Cases of Suspected Non-Accidental Injury" Anita Marlowe
Fall 2002
Marketing of Genetic Tests: A Systematic Analysis of the Frequency, Content and Accuracy of Physician-Directed Advertisements for Genetic Tests" Kathryn Battuello
Summer 2002
"A Retrospective Analysis of CYP3A5 Genotype and Calcineurin Inhibitor-Induced Nephrotoxicity Among Former Liver Transplant Patients" Amy Dowling
Summer 2002
"Analytic Framework for Type 1 Diabetes Screening" Kyong Kang
Summer 2002
"Testing Microsatellite Instability in Colorectal Tumors: Perspective from Patients" Amber Roche
Summer 2002
"Genetic Susceptibility to Asthma: Polymorphisms in Immunoglobulin E Pathway Genes and Social Implications of Testing for Genetic Asthma Susceptibility" Eleanor Reed
Spring 2002
"Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor L Alpha and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young: A Human Genome Epidemiology Review and Ethical and Psychosocial Analysis" Roberta Wines
Spring 2002
"Gene On Rate of Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease" Erin Pfeiffer
Summer 2001
"Participation in a Breast Cancer Risk Information Trial: Motivations of a Population-Based Sample of Women" Kiley Ariail
Spring 2001
"Genetic Influence of the Apolipoprotein E and Apolipoprotein B Genes on Lipid Phenotypes Associated with Cardiovascular Disease" Miriam Fay
Spring 2001
"An Exploration of Women's Attitudes Toward Prophylactic Mastectomy" Vinaya Murthy
Fall 2000
"Proposed Institutional Guidelines for the Ethical Use of Human Genetic Materials: Implementing the National Bioethics Advisory Commission Policy Guidance" Roger Jansson
Fall 1999