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Dissertations and Theses (Open Access)

Dissertations posted directly to DigitalCommons@TMC by UTHealth School of Public Health from 2018-current.

Theses/Dissertations from 2025 2025

Dissecting the Heterogeneous Effects of Opioid Prescribing Limit Laws on Pediatric Mortality: A Multidimensional and Negative Binomial Modeling Approach, Francine R. Vega

Modeling Buprenorphine Treatment Discontinuation in Opioid Use Disorder – Predictors and Disparities Using Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches, Wanru Guo

Rethinking Health Systems Responsiveness in Low–and Middle-Income Countries, Meesha Iqbal

The Association of Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries’ Characteristics and Their Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Frank R. Tortorella

TRANSLATING EVIDENCE INTO ACTION: UNDERSTANDING HOW COMMUNITY- BASED PRACTITIONERS MAKE INTERVENTION IMPLEMENTATION DECISIONS IN PRACTICE, Kristin C. Bennett

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

A Continuous Local Ancestry Measure for Efficient Local-Ancestry-Aware Association Tests, Hanxiao Sun

Addressing the Public Health Concern of Maternal Mortality in Houston, Texas, Lucy Couture

A QUANTITATIVE EXAMINATION OF TOBACCO AND MARIJUANA USE ON ORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG YOUNG ADULTS IN TEXAS, Meenakshi Dasagi

BUILDING FUTURES: HOW THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PARTICIPATION RELATE TO SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF U.S. YOUTH, Bailey A. Perez

LATENT CLASSIFICATION OF MULTI-MODEL NON-HOMOGENEOUS CONTINUOUS-TIME MARKOV CHAINS, Joonha Chang

PREVALENCE OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND ITS DOSE-RESPONSE ASSOCIATION WITH ANXIETY-RELATED STRESS SYMPTOMS IN YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18 TO 44 YEARS OLD IN THE UNITED STATES, Kenechukwu O. Nwosu

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Assessing Effective Communication Styles And Preferences Between Health Researchers And State Policymakers, Shelby Flores-Thorpe

Diet By Genomic Interactions In Determining Metabolic Traits And Profiles On Glucose Metabolism Among Mexican Americans In Starr County, Texas, Shinhye Chung

Difference In Smoking Patterns And Quitting Status Between Premium And Non-Premium Cigar Users After Two Years Of Follow Up In Us Adults: Findings From The Population Assessment Of Tobacco And Health (Path) Study, 2016-2019, Sarah Valencia

Economic and Policy Determinants of National Abortion Rates: A Cross-National Study, Olufunke Akiyode

EFFECT OF BODY MASS INDEX PERCENTILE ON COMPLICATED APPENDICITIS, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AND HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION AMONG PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, Nutan HEBBALLI

Lifestyle Behaviors Before and After Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes: Findings From the Nurses’ Health Studies, Amelia E. Roebuck

Prevalence of SARS-Cov-2 Antibodies by Rural-Urban Residential Status in Texas, Breanna Bailey Ellis

The Substance Use Disorder Peer Workforce in Texas and the United States: Assessing and Addressing the Workforce Development and Economic Evaluation Gaps, Sierra Castedo De Martell

Viral Particle Detection In Wastewater, Katelyn Clark

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Assessing the Mental Health of Women at the Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and Animal Cruelty: Personal and Population Level Risk Factors for Co-Victimization, Alaina M. Beauchamp

Good Faith: Surveillance And Evaluation Of 911 Good Samaritan Laws In The United States, Shane W. Reader

Investigating Fruit And Vegetable Variety In A National Food Co-Op: A Brighter Bites Evaluation, Katherine G. Hearne

Understanding Young Adult Tobacco And Marijuana Use, Shazia Rangwala

What Is Contributing To Covid-19 Mortality In Harris County, Texas?, Rachel Roy