Capstone Experiences from 2021
Impact of Local COVID-19 Policies on the Homeless Population: Case Study in Two Montana Counties, Franchesca D. Talbot
Mental Health of Individuals Within Incarceration: A Systematic Literature Review, Steven I. Valladares
Predicting Suboptimal Care in Insured Nebraskans with Known and Suspected Chronic Conditions., Avery Wallace
Association of New and/or Progressive Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome With Mortality and New Morbidity Among Children Encountering Septic Shock, Rachel L. Waworuntu
Capstone Experiences from 2020
An Assessment of Occupational Heat Stress in a Central Utility Plant, Abdoulaye Abdoulaziz
Assessing Occupational Stress and Preparedness among Campus Safety Officers and Dental School Employees at an Academic Medical Center during COVID-19, Decature Banker, Lorena Baccaglini, Miriam McCann, and Chandran Achutan
Effects of climate change on the epidemiology of flood-related waterborne disease: A Systematic Literature Review, Sarah M. Cadarette
The Association of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics and Self-Reported Sleep Duration among Patients with Prediabetes, Priyanka Chaudhary
Development of a Web-Based Agriculture Health Risk Assessment Tool for Military Veteran Farmers and Ranchers, Alyssa Damke
The Development of a Suicide Prevention Program for American Indian Youth in Nebraskan Communities, Sara Donovan
A Statewide Needs Assessment of Perspectives on Training and Certification of Community Health Workers in Nebraska, Jessica Ern
Characteristics of Tobacco Retailers and Proximity to Schools in a Midwest City, Sierra N. Garth
The Effect of Childhood Farm Exposure on Adult Respiratory Symptoms and Proinflammatory Cytokine Responsiveness in Agricultural Workers, Jacob C. Grothe
Equivalency Testing for Two Formulations of a Clinical Laboratory Control Material, Jessica M. Hart
Agricultural injuries among central state region operators over a 5-year period: CS-CASH Farm and Ranch Health and Injury Survey 2011-2015, Anthony Johnson Jr
Comprehensive Review of Telehealth Law and Literature: Implications for Future Policy and Patients, Morgan Kristensen
Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Among the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Population, Sarah K. Larsen
A Qualitative Analysis of Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance’s Client Educational Attainment, Shelby Larson
Medical-Legal Partnerships: Assessment of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Patients and Social/Legal Needs, Fung J. Liu
A Review of The Characteristics of Super-Utilizers and Evidence-Based Approaches to Reduce Healthcare Utilization, Suswara Mandala Rayabandla
Effect of Cigarette Smoking on CD4 count and Viral load among HIV patients attending treatment at Nebraska Medicine, Chacha Josiah Mwita
Perceptions of voice health, voice health care, and voice health education in the performance community, Katelyn Nelson
Developing a rabies prevention program based on rabies exposure data in Nebraska, Jill Oatman
Effect of Climate Change on Lyme Disease Cases in 4 New Jersey Counties, Meredith Olson
The Wellbeing Partners’ use of the School Health Index to identify needs in Omaha Public Schools: A Process Evaluation, Sophia A. Quintero
Closing The Loop: Pilot Evaluation of Referral Navigator at OneWorld Community Health Centers, Oliver Ramirez-Gutierrez
A Preliminary Analysis of Project Ag Aware: SBIRT in Agricultural Work Settings, Rachel L. Rutt
Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Diagnostic Biomarker of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND), Mikki Schantell
Developing a Program Evaluation Plan for Medicaid Prenatal Care Management Programs, Shardae Sims
Surgical Care Perspectives: Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Surgery in Rural Nebraska, Sarah Stanislav
Evaluation of the humoral immune response as a potential indicator of disease severity for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, Spencer Sterling
Program Evaluation: Wellness for Life, Patricia Wagner
Capstone Experiences from 2019
Assessment of Particulate Matter Levels in Homes with Children, Ali Al Rabou
The Association Between Neurocognitive Impairment and Health-Related Quality of Life Among People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)., Philip S. Amara
Effects of Perioperative Hyperglycemia in Patients With Diabetes Compared to Patients Without Diabetes: A Retrospective Study of Treatment and Outcomes, Matthew Anderson
Examining Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Reach of the Medicare Shared Savings Program, Lindsey Arneson
Organizational Culture Change in The United States Government and its Application in State and Local Public Health Agencies: A Literature Review, Katherine Barrow
Evaluation of Relationship between Lead-Dust Loading, Lead-Dust Concentration, and Total Dust loading Metrics across multiple Data sets, Charles Bevington
Developing a Training Program for Omaha Metro Area Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Caring for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, Emily Blanchard
Implementation of a Survey to Reduce Urine Pregnancy Tests Prior to Gynecology Procedures in Primary Care, Rachel Morgan BUDIHAS
Great Plains Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Project, Florence G. Duran
Creation of Evaluation Tools for Workforce Development Opportunities within a Local Health Department, Nancy Ann Esch
Neighborhood Variability in Obesity in Children in Omaha, Nebraska, Ann Essay
Initiation of a Roundtable Meeting to Determine Safety Hazards and Provide Education to Range Bison Herd Workers, Lucia Finocchiaro
The Lived Experience of Psychological Occupational Stress in Early Childhood Education, Brooke Fletcher
Assessing Quality of Life and Mental Health Differences Among Young Adult Informal Caregivers and Non-Caregivers in Nebraska, Emily L. Frankel
Comorbidity Profile of Head and Neck Cancer Patients With and Without Depression, Michaela Frenzel
Using Syndromic Surveillance to Assess the Impact of Environmental Factors on Asthma- and COPD- Related ED Visits in Douglas County, Nebraska, Sandra Gonzalez-Ramirez, Anne Mardis O'Keefe, Tricia D. LeVan, and Lynette Smith
Influence of Health Habits on the Success of the Community Response Program, Hannah Harrington
Trends of Endometrial Cancer among Adult Women in the United States, FNU Kanishka
Training for Evidence-Based Youth Physical Activity Leader Practices, A. Jake LaRose
Age-Adjusted Incidence Rates and Time Trends of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by Subtype, 2000-2015, DaiTrang Le
Evaluation of FAMILY Inc.'s Home Visitation Program, Brooke A. Linnenbrink
Association between gastroduodenal ulcer and age of diagnosis of head and neck, gastroduodenal and pancreatic cancer, Rukevwe Madusor
Examining the prevalence of Urban American Indians with uncontrolled diabetes in Nebraska., Nasreen Wahab Maiwandi
Evaluation of a Community Health Worker Intervention on Rates of Measles, Mumps and Rubella Immunization in a Somali Population in Lexington, Nebraska, Melanie Menning
Explore Barriers Associated with Not Testing for HIV Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Dodoma, City, Tanzania, Maria M. Mushi
Assessment of Hearing Exposures and Personal Protective Equipment use in Agricultural Workers, Kelsie M. Musil
Association of copy number variations with chronic hepatitis B in Chinese population, Fang Niu
Domestic Violence Shelters for Survivors- A Needs Assessment, Tanushree Ojha
Rates of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Potential Risk Factors for Unsafe Sleep Behaviors in Douglas County, Nebraska from 2008 to 2017, Balkissa Ouattara
Health Program Quality Evaluation to Identify Program Improvement Opportunities, Sheila V. Phillips
Improving Internal Reliability of a Trauma-Informed Care Program Evaluation Instrument, Ashley A. Raposo-Hadley
Do Molecular Subtypes of Breast Cancer Affect Outcomes Following Hypofractionation or Conventional Fractionation Radiation Therapy?, Richard Sleightholm
The Correlates of the Maternal Fetal Attachment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Orphee L. Tamba
Evaluating occupational hazards and personal protective equipment use on farms in Kyrgyzstan, Christopher Tougeron, Chandran Achutan, Kenesh Dzhusupov, and Lorena Baccaglini
Access to care and melanoma incidence and mortality in Nebraska, Natalia Trinidad
Formative Evaluation of an Online Access to Justice Triage and Intake System, Jessica A. Wiens
Capstone Experiences from 2018
Development of a Provider Referral Network for the National Diabetes Prevention Program in Northeast Nebraska, Carling Adams
Nebraska WIC Client Survey & Study of Preterm Birth, Caleb Unekwu Adejoh
Evaluating and Increasing Lead Poisoning Prevention Awareness in the Refugee Population of Douglas County, NE, Kara Albright
The Public Health Lens: An Introduction to Population-Based Care in Athletic Training, Jenna L. Allocco
The Incidence Rate, Types, and External Causes of Traumatic Brain Injuries in Parkinson’s Disease Patients in Nebraska 2008-2014, Maher Alsaadi
Occupational Health Challenges in Research, Anthony Blake
Winnebago County Dryhootch Outreach Program, Greg Brittnacher
Matters of Trust: Examination of the Patient-Provider Relationship in Cancer Care, Krista A. Brown
Mental Health Provider Perceptions on the Implementation of Behavioral Health Interventions to Increase Access to Mental Health Care Services in Rural Nebraska, Grant Brueggemann
Student Moves: A Mixed Methods Cross- Sectional Study of Elementary School- Based Physical Education in Omaha Public Schools, Ashley Carroll
Factors Associated With Follow-Up Compliance among Clients Referred By a Local Health Department for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, Lauren R. Cirrincione
Assessing Medication Error Rates in Pediatrics Pre and Post Implementation of the Handtevy App within the San Antonio Fire Department, Bailey Cooper
Equity of Care Analysis at CHI Health Hospitals and Clinics in the Omaha Metro Area., Lindsey Cork
Piloting an observation tool for the Garden to Table Program to assess education of underserved youth in Omaha, Nebraska, Anthony Gargano
Factors Associated With Participant Attrition in a Longitudinal, Survey-Based Rheumatic Disease Databank, Kathryn A. Grafel
Trends in Childhood Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Nebraska, 2013 – 2017, Ellana Haakenstad
An Assessment of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Nebraska, Molly Hoffman
Descriptive Census Survey of Community Gardens Supported by The Big Garden, Abigail R. Hughes
Hearing Conservation in a Meat Processing Facility, Abolore Muinat Idris
Transvaginal cervical length surveillance frequency and the management of spontaneous preterm delivery in twin gestations, Ashley Janssen
Association of Adverse Birth Outcomes with Maternal Exposure to Nitrate in Private Well Drinking Water: An Action Plan for Prevention, Jessyka R. Johnson
MACRA Legislation (Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act) and the Quality Provider Payment Program: Policy Analysis and Educational Program Evaluation, Katie Joseph-Johnson
Assessment of Caffeine and Sugar Sweetened Beverage Consumption Among Adult Pregnant Women in an Urban Medical Center in Nebraska, Shilpa Karanjit
An Evaluation of Implementing Trauma-Informed Care Training in Healthcare Settings, Amanda Kis