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Doctor of Philosophy in Translational Health Sciences Dissertations

Submissions from 2024 2024

Toward a Patient-Partnered Model of Clinical Trial Design: A Qualitative Descriptive Case Study of the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Clinical Research Partnership, Jennifer Catena Davis

Evaluation of the Etiology of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL): An Explanatory Mixed Methods Study Exploring Obstetrician Gynecologist Clinical Provider Behaviors and Factors Contributing to Incomplete Evaluations, Emelia Grant

Neuroscience-Informed Art Therapy: A Knowledge Translation Toolkit for the Treatment of Psychological Trauma, Juliet L. King

Characteristics of Prescribing and Determinants of Prescribing Performance in Lactating Women: Secondary Analysis of Marketscan U.S. Commercial Claims Data, Kaytlin Krutsch

Exploring Strategies to Increase Genomic Literacy and Integrate Genomic Medicine Education into Graduate Medical Education Programs: A Multi-Case Qualitative Study, Vinaya S. Murthy

Exploring Negotiated Autonomy in the Physician–Physician Assistant Collaborative Dyad, Stephen Robie

An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study to Understand Stakeholder Collaboration in Precision Medicine, Worlanyo Sosu-Sedzorme

Submissions from 2023 2023

A Mixed Methods Sequential Explanatory Design Study Exploring How Demographic Factors Contribute Individuals Presenting to the Emergency Department for Seizure Management, Radwa Aly MSc

Engaging Patients in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: A Mixed Methods Study Investigating Primary Care Team Perspectives on Approaches, Barriers, and Facilitators, Elizabeth J. Austin, Ulrich Koch, Monica S. Ruiz, Anna D. Ratzliff, Emily C. Williams, and Yavar Moghimi

Empowering the Community: An Explanatory Mixed Methods Study Exploring the Social Mechanisms of Community Health Worker-Primary Care Integration Using a Team Science Approach, Alexandria Blacker

Speech-Language Pathologists’ Perspectives on Evidence-Based Practice in the Healthcare Setting: A Qualitative Study, Rosalyn A. Davis M.S., M.A., CCC-SLP; Shelley B. Brundage, PhD, CCC-SLP; Matthew Garber PT, DSc; Joseph M. Bocchino EdD, MBA; and Sarah M. Ginsberg PhD, CCC-SLP

Understanding How Patient Engagement is Enacted through Telehealth: A Grounded Theory Study, Patricia Deyo

The NeuroAdvocacy Toolkit: A Knowledge Translation Strategy to Strengthen Food Fortification Policies to Prevent Neural Tube Defects in Latin American Countries. A Mixed-Method Study, Kemel A. Ghotme

Understanding Coordinated Specialty Care Best Practice Through Fidelity Practices: A Qualitative Exploration, Halley Read

The Meaning of Family-Derived Knowledge to Healthcare Providers Treating Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Brian Samsell

Communicating Unexpected Genetic Information with Family Members: A Multimethod Study of Secondary Findings Recipients, Julie Chevalier Sapp

Virtual Education Implementation for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic, Monika Sinha-Bhamra

Submissions from 2022 2022

Management of Non-Compressible Torso Hemorrhage of the Abdomen in Austere/Remote Environments by Non-Surgeon Using Truncal Hemorrhage Control, Donald Adams MPAS, PA-C

Campaigners, Capitalizers, and Cooperators: A Typology of Professional Identities of Physician-Researchers Who Care for Patients While Recruiting Them to Industry-Sponsored Clinical Trials, Romiya Felecia Glover Barry

Characterization and Assessment of Barriers and Facilitators to the Decision-Making Process for Blood and Blood Donor Safety in the United States: A Collective Case Study, Lauren A. Crowder

Lost in Translation? Communicating Nutrition Science, Lindsay Yarabek Datlow

Addressing the Underdiagnosis of Familial Hypercholesterolemia: A Mixed Methods Study Exploring the Knowledge and Practice Behaviors of Cardiology Healthcare Providers, Isha Kalia MS, MPH, CGC

Evaluating the Uptake of Cotesting and Guideline Adherent Cervical Cancer Screening and Reported Barriers to Guideline Adherence in Academic and Community Practice Settings: A Mixed Methods Study, Shahnaz Khan

Submissions from 2021 2021

Facilitating Aging in Place and Community by Empowering Participation in Society: A Mixed Methods Study on the Co-Development of a Theory of Change with Suburban-Dwelling Older Adults, Emily Balog

The Contribution of Patient Reported Outcome Measures to Shared Decision-Making in Radiation Oncology at a Midwestern Comprehensive Cancer Center, Kellie Bodeker

Diagnosis and Management of Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Primary Care: A Mixed Method Study to Explore Provider Behaviors and Barriers and Facilitators to Practice, J. Leocadia Conlon

Bridging the Knowledge-to-Action Gap: A Qualitative Description of the Use of Knowledge Translation in Entry-Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy Capstones, Maria Martino

Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Simulation-Based Translational Research: A Qualitative Study, Lisa Ann Paganotti

Translating Assessments into Practice Using Principles of Patient-Centered Measurement: An Exemplar Using the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised, Jennifer Ann Craft Weaver

Assessing Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Screening and Need among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Persons of Color: A Mixed Methods Case Study of the IMPACT DMV Demonstration Project, Brittany C. Wilbourn

Submissions from 2020 2020

Modelling Cross-disciplinary Integration in FDA Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Reviews for New Drug Products: A Phenomenological Descriptive Comparative Case Study, Kevin Bugin

The Buprenorphine Positive Deviants: Findings from a Qualitative Study of Connecticut Health Care Practitioners Who Have Integrated Buprenorphine Prescribing in Primary Care Settings, Kathleen Clark

Sensors and Wearables in Oncology: A study of the Barriers and Facilitators to Adoption, Sam Hanna

Submissions from 2019 2019

Getting Sexual and Gender Minority Health “Into the Brick and Mortar”: A Mixed Methods Implementation Study, Mandi Pratt-Chapman