Digital dissertations from 2006-2008. Free access is limited to the HAM-TMC community; others may be able to access them through their own libraries or purchase them from ProQuest. For remote access click here.
Submissions from 2009
Fast food influences among Hispanic women, Karolina Murguia
Validity and reliability of using MVP 4 Function Walk4Life digital pedometers to assess physical activity levels among preschool-aged Head Start children, Margaret E Murray
Process evaluation of the Texas occupational safety & health surveillance system, Robert E. Nobles
The care to share HIV disclosure study - the attitudes toward and beliefs about HIV disclosure among perinatally-infected HIV-positive youth and their caregivers, Lenora M Noroski
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in U.S. adult travelers': The importance of travel to the development of IBS, Margaret Nkechinyerem Nwachukwu
Gastric cancer survival amongst Hispanics- A Hispanic paradox? A case series study using the SEER 1973--2005 data registry, Ikechi U Ohaji
A retrospective analysis of patients referred for tuberculosis testing at Parkland Hospital, Dallas, TX, Christine O'Rourke
Associations between vaccination and childhood cancers in Texas counties, Melissa Pagaoa
Survival of gastrointestinal and stromal tumor patients at UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Renganayaki K Pandurengan
Youth empowerment evaluation to improve afterschool programming, Jenita Parekh
Industrial benzene emissions in Houston: Legal barriers to reducing a public health threat, Nisha Patel
Plasma homocysteine levels and Alzheimer's Disease: A systematic review, Oleg F Pavlov
Association of part-time employment and sexual risk-taking behaviors among middle school students, Ida Thilagavathy Pearl Nath
The welfare state determinants of health: Implications of regimes and pathways, Janet Perkins-Hausen
Hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus infections in injecting drug users in drug treatment centers in Vietnam, Ha Thi Thu Phan
Epidemiology of isolated obstructive genitourinary defect in Texas: 1999--2003, Kimberly Washburn Pieplow
A qualitative analysis of leadership styles and the selection of quality improvement in primary care practice, Jennifer Suarez Quackenbush
Assessing maintenance of evaporative cooling systems in Legionellosis outbreaks, Kelly M Rangel
Revisiting health literacy and its impact on patient-physician communication, Reena Seelam Reddy
Predictive factors for vaginal douching and tampon use among US women: Are these behaviors risk factors for bacterial vaginosis and trichomonas?, Julee Ann Rendon
Using small area estimation and geographic information systems technology to target health services for the uninsured, Thomas F. Reynolds
The effect of genotype-by-environment interaction on longitudinal triglyceride profiles in the Bogalusa Heart Study, Melissa Anne Richard
Perspectives on the public health implications of global climate change and the epidemiology of vector-borne disease, Jennifer Rinderknecht
An analysis of the RightCare policy at Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas, Janelle Rios
Efforts of hospital system wound care teams to reduce hospital acquired pressure ulcers, Jonathan F Rivera
The relationship between physical activity and perceived built environment factors among adult Mexican Americans living in Brownsville, Texas, Arturo Rodriguez
Smokeless tobacco use in 2005 US Military population, David M Rogers
Modulation of radiation-induced genetic damage by HCMV: A glioma case-control study, Elizabeth Rourke
Expanding cities and expanding waistlines: Urban sprawl and its impact on obesity, how the adoption of smart growth statutes can build healthier and more active communities, Vanessa Russell-Evans
Performance in healthcare organizations: The quality dimension, Sarmad Sadeghi
Use of pneumococcal vaccine in people with chronic disease in United States, Hari Krishna Raju Sagiraju
Physician knowledge and beliefs toward hospice and the effect on hospice referral in El Paso, Texas, Cynthia Sanchez
Is maternal separation anxiety associated with school readiness?, Meenal J Sawant
The association between mental health and cigarette smoking in active duty military members, Erich W Schroeder
Crack and powder cocaine federal legislation: A sentencing disparity and potential for policy improvement, Zubin Segal
Mean corpuscular volume as a marker for adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV infected children and adolescents in Uganda, Moorine Penninah Sekadde
Understanding causes of hospitalization and access to care among newly diagnosed HIV patients in Houston, TX, Lokesh Shahani
Hypertension and cognitive decline among patients of Alzheimer's disease, Kairav Shah
Health impacts of extreme weather: Flood fatalities in Texas, Hatim Osman Sharif
Risk factors and inflammatory markers in pouchitis, Shiva Sharma
An ordinal logistic regression model with misclassification of the outcome variable and categorical covariate, Beverly Ann Shirkey
Assessment of markers of medication literacy in a US-Mexico border community, Jeri J Sias
Foodborne illness - An age old problem requiring contemporary solutions, Thomas J Sidwa
Effectiveness of Texas Children's Hospital's Saturday Wellness Program for Children with special health care needs, Stacey M Silver
The association between classroom characteristics and student physical activity in physical education classrooms, Katherine Skala
The application of latent variable models to the assessment of determinants of HIV risk behavior, Derek Joseph Smolenski
Secondary data analysis of a pilot study of use of an instructional video for dietary assessment, Christina Maria Socias