Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Maternal Health Amongst African American Women in an Urban Setting, Opeyemi Akinrinsola
Asthma, Language Barriers, and Children, Karen Alejandres
The Legalization of Marijuana and its Potential Effect on Youth in the United States, Hannah Biedny
The Role of Environmental Stressors Experienced During Childhood in the Development of Dissociative Identity Disorder, Jazmin Conway
A Systematic Review of Late Effects, Current Models of Follow-up in Three Pennsylvania Health Network Settings, and Survivor Care Plans for Brain Neoplasm Survivor, Megan Elizabeth Donlick
A Review of the Social Determinants of Health Concerning Cancer-Related Outcomes Among Hispanics/Latinos in the United States, Christina Elizabeth Gareis
Medicinal Cannabis (THC vs. CBD): Effects on Anxiety, PTSD, and Epilepsy, Olivia Grace Griswold
The Neuroplasticity of Depression: How Antidepressants and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) can Reverse Depression, Vahid Harbi
A Review of the Accessibility and Affordability of Contraception for Women’s Self-care and Reproductive Health, Alexis Henderson
Is Sexuality a Choice? An Analysis of the Facts and Factors that Influence One’s Sexual Orientation, Brandon Scott Hodges
Vitamin Deficiency and Depression, Maddison Jeffries
Addressing and Remedying Racism in Medical Education, Sana Khalid
Analyzing Social Determinants of Health: Asthma Morbidity and Mortality of Black Americans, Jeremiah Kinsey
Assessing the Role of the Inequitable Food Environment in the Obesity Epidemic, Samuel G. Latzsch
Alternative Response to Mental Health- Related 911 Calls, Nayo Macauley
Incorporating Adverse Childhood Experiences in Medical Student Trauma-Informed Training, Mary Catherine Minke
Neurological and Psychological Effects of COVID-19 on Cognitive Impairment, Saba Mufti
Exploring the Relationship Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Epilepsy: A Review, Alayna Nelson
The Opioid Overdose Epidemic and Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation, Edmund Peacock
Emotional Abuse in Children Under Five, Julia Perfidio
Manifestations of Food Insecurity in Pediatric Populations, Kelsey S. Rowe
Sexual Health in the Asian-American Population of the United States, Pallavi Sindhu
Homelessness Interventions for the Youth, Christopher Stuever
Designing for Disability: Making Activities of Daily Living more Manageable through 3D Printing, Mashaal Syed
Exploring Downstream Effects of Racial Trauma Leading to PTSD: A Review of Systemic Physiological and Neurobehavioral Alterations, Alexis Verwoert
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): The Progressive Neurodegeneration and Mental Health Decline in United States Veterans, Andrew R. Wiener
SARS-CoV-2 infection’s link to Behavior: A Review of Coronaviruses and the Potential for SARS-CoV-2 to Damage the Brain’s Structure and Function, Grace Anne Wilgucki
The Influence of Racial Barriers on Maternal Mortality in Black Women in the United States, Mariah Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
The Opioid Epidemic: Long Term Implications, Sana Abbas
An Analysis of Inclusion Resources, As a Pathway to Retention of Minority Students in the Medical Profession, Beverly K. Andre
Effect of maternal microbiome on offspring neurodevelopment: A Review, Zoe Beausoleil
Lifelong Psychopathology Stemming from Childhood Maltreatment: A Review of Structural and Neurobehavioral Changes, Nicole Borden
Adolescents and E-cigarette Use: Long-term Effects, Behaviors and Lung Injury, Sarah Congdon
Prenatal Counseling from Obstetricians as a Potential Point of Intervention to Increase Childhood Vaccination Rates in Pennsylvania, Kaitlyn Davis
Exploring the Connections Between Alcohol Abuse and Cognitive Deficits: A Review of Alcohol’s Effects on Brain Development and Memory Formation, Marykate Decker
A systematic review of the of factors contributing to sustained homelessness and those influencing the deterioration of homeless health and healthcare, Mojisola Delano
A Proposal to Implement a Must-Use Mandate for Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs in Philadelphia, Anugraha Kutty
Facilitating Firearm Safety Counseling in Pediatric Primary Care to Decrease Gun Deaths in Children and Teens in Philadelphia, Bianca Lacay
Sleep Deprivation Induced Tauopathies, Peter V. Rovito
Resiliency Against Stressful Life Events and the Progression of Depression from Adolescence, Neil V. Sen
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Pediatric Patients, Kimberly Townsend
Chronic cocaine use and its epigenetic role in altering proteins involved in memory, Levina T. Truong
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Neuroenhancement: Is Society Ready?, Jennifer Dang
Understanding A Physician’s Role in Combating the Anti-Vaccination Movement: A Retrospective Analysis Using 2014-2019 Data, Alisa C. Kim
The Barrier that Deters the Geriatric Population from Receiving Quality Healthcare, Jacquelyn Smith
Chronic Pain: A Review, Jacob Stein
The Perceptions, Attitudes, and Knowledge of Primary Care Providers Regarding Childhood Obesity Treatment, Akshita Taneja