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 2011
African American and Hispanic adolescent STI and pregnancy prevention: Whose responsibility is it, anyway?, Audrey Elaine Mendez
Intellectual disability: A quandary for immigration, Rachel Mills
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms and lead exposure in children: A systematic review of literature, Sima S Momin
Prevalence of HIV risk-related behaviors among undocumented Central American immigrant women in Houston, Texas, 2010, Jane Richards Montealegre
Effect of primary care availability and health insurance coverage on risk and cost of Preventable Hospitalizations in Harris County, Sharanya Murty
Tuberculosis in HIV-infected individuals in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Duc Tan Minh Nguyen
International comparison of wait times and quality of care: A pilot study, Chad Niemeyer
Access to oral care --- A systematic review of a continuing public health issue among older adults, Elizabeth Ninan
Comparison of two statistical methods for rare variant association analysis, Jiangong Niu
Gender disparities in utilization, unmet need and expenditure for mental health care, Gul Nowshad
Evaluation of the T-SPOT(RTM).TB test in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in HIV-infected children in Uganda, Betty Kintu Nsangi
Spit & lies: Does social desirability predict smoking cessation success?, Evan Odensky
Objective assessment of the built environment and its relationship to physical activity and obesity, Abiodun O Oluyomi
Descriptive analysis of Ben Taub Pediatric Weight Management Program, Jennifer O'Rear
The incidence of necrotizing changes in adults with pneumococcal pneumonia, Anupam Pande
A systematic review of organizational workplace wellness programs and their financial and nonfinancial incentives, Reena P Patel
Risk factors of pneumonia in traumatic spinal-cord-injured patients, Hui Peng
The evidence for groundwater as a source of enteric illness in developing countries: A systematic review of the literature, Beatriz Maria Perez
A descriptive analysis of the consumers at farm stands outside WIC clinics, Christa Ruth Potratz
Parental influence on adolescent smoking initiation among Mexican origin youth, Vandita Rajesh
Influence of family meals on obesity and dietary behaviors among adolescents in India, Mamata Raj
2005 ACIP recommendations effect on newborn hepatitis B vaccination rates and the factors affecting the successful implementation of the recommendations in the US, Vijayashri Rallapalli
Minimum income for healthy living, Maria Lizette Rangel
Changes in sexual behaviors associated with crack cocaine cessation among African Americans in Houston, Texas, Eric A Ratliff
Standardization of data collection for the Lifetime Surveillance of Astronaut Health (LSAH), Mansi Raval
Characterization of fecal contamination targeting 16S rRNA bacteroides molecular markers in the Santa Cruz River, Arizona, Berenise Rivera
Prevalence and risk factors for Helicobacter pylori in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo population, Kristine V Rubio
Systematic literature review on internet-based interventions to prevent HIV transmission, Geeta V Savla
Recommendations for dementia caregiver stress interventions based on Intervention Mapping guidelines, Katherine Olson Scott
Bisphosphonates for metastatic bone disease in lung cancer, Nimit Ashwinbhai Shah
Can accreditation work as a tool for quality improvement in public health? A critical review, Ayella Shams
Early identification of symptomatic aortic stenosis using echocardiographic data, Parikshit S Sharma
Survey analysis on dental infection control & occupational safety from India---1999 & 2010, Deepthi Shetty
Investigating the effects of the 2007 Texas tobacco tax increase on the smoking behavior of adults, Charles Shumate
Understanding Impediments and Enablers to Physical Activity among African American Adults: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies, Zoveen Siddiqi
Is H. pylori infection associated with diarrhea in a cohort of 3- to 8-year-old Colombian children?, Monica S Sierra
The illness experiences of African Americans residing in an inner city community, Houston, Texas, Melody J Slashinski
U.S. school based sealant programs: Review of their most common characteristics, Grace Del Carmen Snuggs
Systematic review of acceptance of the influenza vaccine among pregnant women, Karen S Stephenson
HPV knowledge, HPV vaccine awareness and initiation among Hispanics: The role of language, information seeking, and information scanning, Clare Frey Stevens
Attitudes of dental students to hand hygiene practices at a dental school, Gene Craig Stevenson
A systematic review of the methods used to assess race and racial disparities in uterine fibroid research, Nicole A Streeter