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2019 & 2020
GH Track Capstones
2019 - Cystic Fibrosis: A Genetic Disease in Africa (Allen)
Dyron Allen (class of 2019)
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Presentation
2019 - The Cancer Epidemic in the Philippines (Fuller)
Trenton Fuller (class of 2019)
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2019 - Obstacles to Surgical Care in Uganda (Maharsi)
Safa Maharsi (class of 2019)
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2019 - Global Health and Telemedicine (Igwe)
Joseph-Kevin Igwe (class of 2019)
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2019 - Tobacco Use In the Middle East (Patel)
Janki Patel (class of 2019)
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2019 - Health of Refugees in The Middle East & Global Health Reflections (Das)
Anuka Das (class of 2019)
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2019 - The Burden of Diarrhea in Peru (Naeger)
Patrick Naeger (class of 2019)
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2019 - Mental Health Care in Kenya (McEnery)
Kayla McEnery (class of 2019)
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2019 - Ongoing Challenges of HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Uganda (Nezerwa)
Eric Nezerwa (class of 2019)
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2019 - The Role of Surgery: A National And Global Analysis (Adnan)
Sareema Adnan (class of 2020)
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2019 - Management of Premature Infants in sub-Saharan Africa (Arhin)
Maame Arhin (class of 2020)
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2019 - The Prevalence of Cerebral Malaria and Its’ Effect on Kenyan Population (Nyabuto)
Elizabeth Nyabuto (class of 2020)
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2019 - Global Health and Maternal Mortality with Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa (Saunders)
Alexandria Saunders (class of 2020)
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2020 - Association between Parental and Adolescent Smoking Behavior (Abdullah)
Nora Abdullah (class of 2020)
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2020 - Mental Health Care and Substance Abuse in South African Children (Acevedo)
Joanne Acevedo (class of 2020)
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2020 - Depression in South Africa (Lee)
Kelly Lee (class of 2020)
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2019 - End of Life Care in Sub-Saharan Africa (Kanwar)
Meeta Kanwar (class of 2020)
Scholarly Paper
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2019 - A Motherless Child: Challenges affecting Maternal Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa (Diribe)
Chinormso Diribe (class of 2020)
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2020 - Overview of Emergency-Care Systems with a Focus on Kenya (Apfel)
Gabriel Apfel (class of 2020)
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2020 - From Barriers to Bridges: How One Health Initiatives Can Improve Ecology and Economy in Kenya (Carey)
Megan Carey (class of 2020)
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2020 - Infectious Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa (Glenn)
Spencer Glenn (class of 2020)
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2020 - A Global Health Perspective of the Mexican-United-States Border—Maternal and Child Health (Zsembery)
Celeste Zsembery (class of 2020)
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Presentation
2020 - The Role of Community Health Volunteers in Kenya (Baker)
Larissa Baker (class of 2021)
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2020 - Travel Health, Pandemics, and Global Implications (Fu)
Angela Fu (class of 2021)
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2020 - Geriatric Care in Africa and the Middle East (Hussein)
Sarah Hussein (class of 2021)
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2020 - Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Peru (Momin)
Nishat Momin (class of 2021)
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2020 - Cervical cancer in Latin America and its challenges in Peru (Stauber)
Jessica Stauber (class of 2021)
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2020 - Broadening the Ugandan Surgical Capability (White)
Daniel White (class of 2021)
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2018
GH Track Capstones
2018 - A Global Health Perspective on the Refugee Crisis in Uganda (Johnson)
Thomas Johnson (class of 2018)
Scholarly Paper
Presentation
2018 - An overview of Global Health, Peru and NAMRU6 (McLauchlan)
Robert A. McLauchlan (class of 2018)
Scholarly Paper
Presentation
2018 - Antenatal care and Global Health in Sub-Saharan Africa (Kothmann)
Makenzie Kothmann (class of 2019)
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2018 - Brain Drain and its Effect on East Sub-Saharan Africa (Journeay)
Sara Journeay (class of 2019)
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2018 - Bullying in Relation to Current Substance Use Among High School Students, Florida 2011-2015 (Snell)
Johnae Snell (class of 2018)
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2018 - Challenges to LGBTQI+ Health Equity in Peru (Rogers)
Hayley Rogers (class of 2019)
Scholarly Paper
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2018 - Childhood Malnutrition in Peru (Fitzwater)
Kathryn Fitzwater (class of 2018)
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2018 - Global Health and Peru (Kley)
Adam Kley (class of 2018)
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2018 - Health Financing in Africa (Nwokocha)
Chinwe Nwokocha (class of 2019)
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2018 - Infectious Disease in Peru (Iranzad)
Natasha Iranzad (class of 2018)
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2018 - It’s a Small World: An Interpretation of Global Health and A Review of Water Management in Peru (Garcia)
Julian Garcia (class of 2018)
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2018 - Maternal Health in India (Kim)
Linda Kim (class of 2018)
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2018 - Maternal Infant Bonding: Ways To Increase it in the NICU (Prajapati)
Janika Prajapati (class of 2018)
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2018 - Neurocysticercosis, the Strategies Towards its Eradication and Field Epidemiology Course Reflection (Bagwell)
Kelli Bagwell (class of 2019)
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2018 - Nonprofit Hospital Community Benefits: The Effect of Needs Assessment Quality & Monetary Input on Health Outcomes (Morgan)
Joshua Morgan (class of 2018)
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2018 - Overview of Healthcare in Peru and the Role of Short-term Trips (Kley)
Christine Kley (class of 2018)
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2018 - Pediatric Malnutrition Trends in Ecuador (Correa)
Lauren Correa (class of 2019)
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2018 - The Burden of Road Traffic Injuries in Low-to Middle-Income Countries (Ekpo)
Elizabeth Ekpo (class of 2018)
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2018 - The Double Burden of Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa (Vo)
Thiennga Vo (class of 2019)
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2018 - The Impacts of Khat Culture on East African Health (Wang)
Aaron Wang (class of 2019)
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2018 - The Increasing Concern of Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa (O'Brien)
Daniel O'Brien (class of 2019)
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2018 - The State of Mental Health Care in the Philippines (Nguyen)
Julie Nguyen (class of 2019)
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2017
GH Track Capstones
2017 - Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa (Mugisha)
Nancy Mugisha (class of 2018)
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2017 - Pre-hospital Care in Nigeria: Emergency/Trauma (Dickson)
Mercy Dickson (class of 2018)
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2017 - What’s in a name: Shifting Priorities in Global Health (Tutak)
Stephanie Tutak (class of 2018)
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2016
GH Track Capstones
2016 - Analysis of the Goals in Global Health with a Focus on Neonatal Mortality in Uganda (Brand)
Kathryn Brand (class of 2017)
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2016 - Analyzing the Need and Barriers to Family Planning in Southwestern Uganda (Batuuka)
Denise Namuli Batuuka (class of 2017)
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2016 - Evaluation of Global Health & Exploring Ecuador’s Malnutrition (Okorafor)
Ngozi Okorafor (class of 2017).
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2016 - Global Health and Maternal Skilled Birth Utilization in Uganda (Gerhardt)
Renessa Gerhardt (class of 2017)
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2016 - Global Is Local: A Review of the History and Current State of Global Health Abroad and in Peru (Baumann)
Taylor Baumann (Class of 2017)
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2016 - Global Trends in Maternal Mortality: Insight from Uganda (Bredeson)
Sarah Bredeson (class of 2017)
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2016 - Mosquito Vector Control in the Caribbean (Ruiz)
Nicolas Ruiz (class of 2017)
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2016 - Non-Communicable Diseases Burden in Kenya (Misoi)
Mercy Misoi (Class of 2017)
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2016 - Overview of Trends in International Health, Diarrheal Illness in Peru, and a Personal Reflection (Barwatt)
Joseph W. Barwatt (Class of 2017)
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2016 - Reflections on Global Health and a Discussion on HIV Health Policies in Peru (Ali)
Hiba Ali (class of 2017).
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2016 - Understanding the Complexity of Global Health through a Consideration of Maternal Mortality (Fisler)
Morgan A. Fisler (Class of 2017)
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2016 - Zika outbreak in the Americas, global response to the expanding epidemic in 2016 and field epidemiology course experience in Peru (Campbell)
Roosevelt V. Campbell (class of 2017)
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