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2024-2025 Honors in Public Health Studies – Thesis titles

Photo of 2024 - 2025 Honor Students at the Grad Reception

Each independent research project below was conducted under the mentorship of a JHU faculty member while students participated in a two-semester course with Dr. Peter Winch during their final year.

Adam, Malak 

  • The Associations Between Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Symptoms and Dimensions to Anxiety Disorders 

Arauz Vallecillo, Liesel Xanthie 

  • Exploratory Analysis of Feminine Hygiene Product (FHP) Use on VOC Exposure in Black and Latina Hairdressers 

Beckward, Madison Vallery 

  • The Impact of Feminine Hygiene Product Usage on Phthalate Concentration in Black and Latina Hairdressers 

Cobon, Samira Susana 

  • The Relationship Between Spanish as a Primary Language Within The Household Can Impact Diet Quality Among School-Aged Children in Community Schools in Prince George’s County, Maryland 

Cortez, Kaitlyn Alexis 

  • Maternal Mental Health in Maryland and the Social Ecologic Model: A Secondary Data Analysis 

Gessesse, Bethlehem Tibebe 

  • A Secondary Analysis Pediatric Primary Care and Pediatric Emergency Care Utilization in Alleghany County, PA 

Heidsiek, Aria Lin 

  • Buprenorphine Administration Trends Among Different Racial Groups in the Johns Hopkins Hospital Emergency Department 

Hernandez, Mia 

  • The Intersection of Unstable Housing and Mental Health Among Transgender Women: A Qualitative Analysis of Gender-Affirming Housing 

Li, Nina 

  • Perspectives on Housing Policies and their Impact during COVID-19 in A Northeastern City in the United States 

Mills, Corina Ines 

  • The Influence of Racial Residential Segregation on the Relationship between Poverty and Obesity among Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black Adults, and Mexican American Adults in the United States 

Min, Jane 

  • The Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Household Food Security: Results from the BUILD Project 

Mohamed, Rowan Zakaria 

  • Parental Risk Perception, Self Efficacy, and Behavior in Child Passenger Safety: A Secondary Evaluation of the Safety in Seconds Program 

Oyediran, Aisha Oyindamola 

  • Parental Risk Perception, Self Efficacy, and Behavior in Child Passenger Safety: A Secondary Evaluation of the Safety in Seconds Program 

Parker, Anika M 

  • Evaluating a Student-Led Harm Reduction Program: The Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Measure Program Implementation and Impact in East Baltimore 

Puca, Daisy 

  • Exploring Socio-Demographic and Behavioral Factors Influencing Testing Among Latino Adults in Maryland 

Saqib Qureshi, Afaf 

  • Impact of PFAS Exposure on Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number in Maternal Blood: Implications for Mitochondrial Function and Health 

Sinyan, Aminata Julian 

  • Beyond Education: Revisiting Exclusive Breastfeeding Predictors in Senegal 

Skandan, Neha 

  • Sleep Architecture and Opioid Withdrawal Symptomatology: Role of Suvorexant, a Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonist 

Sousa, Madison Ann 

  • Child Access Prevention Laws and Safe Storage 

Tolefree, Tionna Anyel 

  • Social Influences Surrounding PrEP Usage and Continuation for Adolescent Girls, Young Women, and Female Sex Workers in Namibia, Southern Africa 

Xiong, Angela 

  • Analysis of clinical and genetic differences in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma PDAC who have unresectable disease 

Yella, Kathyayani 

  • Chemsex in MSM Populations: A Scoping Review 

Yu, Danyi 

  • Reducing Medical Debt Burden in the U.S.: Income Disparities, Distributional Extremes, and Policy Interventions