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Theses/dissertations from 2017 2017.

Healthcare Costs of Injured Youth: The Need for Prevention, Policy, and Proper Triage , Jessica Lynn Ryan

Physical Therapy Utilization and Length of Stay among Patients with Low Back Pain in Florida Hospitals , Kyle A. Watterson

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Predictors of the Incidence and Charges for Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery in Florida Hospitals During 2010 , Anna Ialynychev

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Analysis of Two Strategies for Structuring Medicare Reimbursement to Maximize Profitability in Acute Care General Hospitals , James D. Barrington

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Predicting the Medical Management Requirements of Large Scale Mass Casualty Events Using Computer Simulation , Scott A. Zuerlein

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

The Association between the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine and the Development of Autism: A Meta-Analysis , Rashad Carlton

The Influence of Specialized Cancer Hospitals in Florida on Mortality, Length of Stay, and Charges of Care , Patricia L. Spencer

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Surgical Treatment and Radiation Therapy Use , Tracey Lynn Koehlmoos

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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

The Intersectionality of Rurality and Race on COVID-19 Vaccination Among Adults in the United States , Shiba Simon Bailey

Examining the Associations of the Kidney Allocation System With Patient Sensitivity, Wait Time to Transplant, and Donor Distance , Shamika Danielle Jones

Female Infertility and Maternal and Infant Outcomes in South Carolina – The Role of Insurance Type , Chelsea Mencio Norregaard

Beyond Vaccination Coverage: A Critical Look At Zero-Dose Children in Sub-Saharan Africa , Chamberline Ekene Ozigbu

Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) And Opioid Use Among Adults With Chronic Noncancer Pain in the US , Yi-Wen Shih

Correlates of Immunization Timeliness in Three South Asian Countries: Secondary Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys , Tanzir Ahmed Shuvo

Patient Experiences and Disparities in Telehealth HIV Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Study Results From the Southern United States , Valerie Yelverton

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Association of Prior Periodontal Disease With Cancer – Exploring Epidemiologic Evidence of Periodontal Exudate-Exposed Site Cancer Risk Versus Remote Gastrointestinal Sites , Asma Alzahrani

Gonorrhea: Core Areas and State Policies , Jessica Purser

Subject Cognitive Decline in Informal Caregivers , Eunika Simons

Identifying Racial Differences in Colorectal Polyp Profile at Screening Colonoscopy Using Traditional Regression and Machine Learning Approaches , Yuqi Wu

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Examining the Cost and Quality Relationship in Medicare , Alexandria Fleming Delage

Evaluating the Health Impact of CenteringPregnancy Program Versus Traditional Prenatal Care in Midland Obstetric Clinics and Validating Selected Item On Birth Certificate , Oluwatosin A. Momodu

Hear My Voice: Qualitative Studies to Explore What Empowers Patients to Talk With Their Doctor and Participate in Making Health Care Decisions , Alicia Marie Oostdyk

A Cost Effectiveness Analysis Of The Nutritious Eating With Soul Study , Mary Jones Wilson

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Magnet Recognition (Mr) and Hospital Quality Outcomes in the U.S.A– Analysis Based on 2017 Hospital Data , Abdulmalik Alhammad

Effect of Lifestyle, Medical School Culture and Income on Medical Students' Decision to Pursue a Primary Care Career in Saudi Arabia , Ahmed Abdullah Alhussain

Package Warning Labels for Communicating Relative Risks of Cigarettes, Heated Tobacco Products, and E-Cigarettes , Yoo Jin Cho

Correlates of Maternal Health Service Use and Women’s Experiences Using Antenatal Care in Ghana: A Mixed-Methods Study , Anna Cofie

Examining Parental Perceptions and Decisions to Uptake Child Influenza Immunizations: Assessing Pandemic and Policy Impacts on Vaccination Rates Following the H1N1 Pandemic, and the ACIP LAIV Preferential Recommendation Revocation , Amir H. Mehrabi

The Impact of Financial Incentives on Urban-Rural Disparities in Dental Supply: Evidence From Thailand , Rakchanok Noochpoung

Effectiveness and Experience of an Integrated Maternal Mental Healthcare Intervention in Private Clinics and Public Health Facilities in Pakistan , Syeda Somyyah Owais

Aging With HIV in the United States: Trends and Impact of Hospital Stays on Inpatient Resource Utilization, and Costs of Care, 2003-2015 , Khairul Alam Siddiqi

Maternal Preventive Dental Services Utilization: The Role of Preconception Oral Health Counseling in and the Association With Birth Outcomes: Evidence From South Carolina Prams , Monique Johnette Williams

Effectiveness Among Community Health Center Governing Boards: An Assessment of the Different Governing Board Members’ Perspectives , Brandi L. Wright

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Factors Associated with Advance Care Plans and End-Of-Life Care Choices Among Elderly Americans: An Analysis of Health and Retirement Study Data , Agha Ajmal

The Association of Reimbursement Methods With the Tendency of Primary Care Physicians to Apply the American Diabetic Association’s Recommendations and Make Referrals to Specialists Among Ambulatory Care Patients in Us Outpatient Settings. , Abdullah Alharbi

Examining Women’s Perceptions of Maternity Care in Public and Private Sectors of National Guard Hospitals in Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative Study , Hanin M. Almahmoud

Effect of Severe Economic Recession on the Psychological Distress: Evidence of Modifying Effect of Risky Behaviors and Insurance Status , Lumi Bakos

Clinically Integrated Networks: The ‘Magic Pill’ for Improving the Quality of Health Care? , Kaitlyn Ann Crosby

Did Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act Reduce the Likelihood That People Report Employment Status Changes Due to Health, U.S., 2009-2017 , Songyuan Deng

The Relationship Between the Electronic Health Record Patient Portal and Shared Decision Making , Gloria Esoimeme

HIV Care Location: An Evaluation of Single Versus Multi Facility Utilization of HIV/Aids Care Services and Patient Health Outcomes and Clinical Indicators in South Carolina , Melanie Gwynn

The Intergenerational Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Children’s Emergency Department Utilization and Depression and Anxiety in South Carolina , Eboni E. Haynes

Assessing the Impact of South Carolina’s Medicaid Adult Dental Policy on Dental Emergency Department Visits , Victor Kirksey

The Association of Rural Hospital Closures with In-Hospital and 30-Day Post Hospital Discharge Mortality from Emergency Care Sensitive Conditions , Melinda A. Merrell

Health Insurance Program for the Poor, Out-Of-Pocket Costs, and Catastrophic Health Expenditures in India , Shyamkumar Sriram

The Prescribing Patterns of Gabapentin and Pregabalin in a Medicaid Population Amid the Opioid Epidemic , Sarah Sullivan

The Association of Health Insurance and Prescription Drug Coverage on Cost-Related Non-Adherence and Hospitalization Across Age-Related Groups of Individuals With COPD , Shamika Martin Walls

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Investigating Drug-Related Violence in Indian Country: The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina , Asa Alena Revels

The Impact Of The Medicaid Coverage Expansion And The Removal Of Cost-Sharing Under The Affordable Care Act On Mammography And Pap Tests , Abeer Alharbi

Introduction Of Innovative Medical Practices In Mayo Clinic: Effect Of The Interventions On Patient Outcomes , Duaa I. Aljabri

How Do Health System Employees with Established Musculoskeletal Complaints Decide on Their Treatment Pathway? A Qualitative Approach , Noor Alshareef

Patient Characteristics, Discharge Disposition, and Hospital Factors Associated with All cause 30-day Hospital Readmission for Total Joint Arthroplasty in 2014 , Hamad Yahya Alzamanan

Factors Affecting Patient Satisfaction With Healthcare System Of Turkey , Serdar Aydin

The Association of Hospital Practices to Breastfeeding Behaviors in South Carolina: Analysis of 2013-2015 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Data , Larisa Donnette Bruner

Association Of Insurance And Provider Type With Patients’ Perceived Cost And Ease Of Access To Healthcare Services Among Medicare Beneficiaries Diagnosed With Diabetes , Metria Harris

Residential Mobility And Enrollment Churn In A Medicaid Population , John E. Stewart

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Association of Freestanding Dialysis Facility Size, Quality Incentive Program Scores and Patient Survival , Fozia Ajmal

Racism Across The American South: The Association Between Racism On Twitter, Rurality, & Black Mortality , Jarrod Bullard

Association of Provider Communication and Inpatient Hospital Readmissions , Jeremy Dean Faulkenburg

Economic Burden of Tuberculosis among Bangladeshi Population and Economic Evaluation of the Current Approaches of Tuberculosis Control in Bangladesh , Mohammad Rifat Haider

The Association between Clinical Recognition of Depression and Unplanned Hospital Readmission among Older Adults , Karen M. Jones

Association between Job Satisfaction and Pay: The Case of the Wage Payment System of Dental Clinics in Korea , Eui Jeong Kim

Feasibility of Introducing Investor-Owned Hospitals in Korea , HongSeok Seo

A Study on Satisfaction of Dental Implant Patients , Jung Su O

Depressive Symptoms Association With Health Outcomes And Treatment In Older Americans With Diabetes , Lashonda Jovon Williams

Internet Speed and the Effect on Health Information Technology Adoption , Matthew W. Yuen

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Contextualizing Multilayered Sexual Subjectivities of Heterosexual Black Female Undergraduate Students at a Predominantly White Institution in the South , Amarachi Rossana Anakaraonye

Molecular Cues Of Pattern-Recognition-Receptor Pathways In Redox-Toxicity-Driven Environmental NAFLD , Suvarthi Das

Effectiveness Of Community-Based EIBI Treatment: A Longitudinal Analysis Of Adaptive Behavior And Language Outcomes , John Kuntz

Low-Intensity Physical Activity And Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Among Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions , Yueyao Li

Smoking-Related Stigma: A Public Health Tool Or A Damaging Force ? , Paula A. Lozano

Novel Methods for Analyzing Longitudinal Data with Measurement Error in the Time Variable , Caroline Munindi Mulatya

Practice Characteristics That Matter In the Provision of Health Education Services By Primary Care Physicians , George Paul Newby Jr.

Demand And Supply Factors Affecting Maternal Healthcare Utilization Pattern In Nigeria , Dumbiri Joy Powell

Healthcare Utilization And Expenditure Patterns Among Older Adults With Functional And Medical Decline , Ashley Shields Robertson

Frequency of Colonoscopy Surveillance in Average-Risk Adults Relative to Guideline Recommendations , Meng-Han Tsai

Examining The Relationship Among Patient-Centered Communication, Patient Engagement, And Patient’s Perception Of Quality Of Care In The General U.S. Adult Population , Jumee Wang

The Undiagnosed Patient and The Diagnostic Odyssey: Current Genetic Counseling Practices and Perspectives , Amelia Cordell Wardyn

Job Satisfaction And Intent To Quit Outcomes Among Home Health Aides In Home Health Care Industry Of The United States: A Multilevel Study , Seokwon Yoon

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Relationship Between Job Satisfaction Among Frontline Staff and Patient Satisfaction: Evidence from Community Health Centers in South Carolina , Ashley Lynn Barnes

Association between Electronic Prescribing among Ambulatory Care Providers and Adverse Drug Event Hospitalizations in Older Adults , Grishma Patel Bhavsar

Spatial Analysis and Correlates of Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among College Students in the United States , Frederick Richard Kates

Community-Level Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults , Yu-Hsiu Lin

Examination of the Association of Receipt of Opioid Therapy and Lung Cancer Patient Survival Rates among South Carolina Medicaid Recipients , Jametta Sade Magwood

Patient And Provider Characteristics And Practice Patterns of Primary Care Physicians Of Weight-Related Counseling , Kolby T. Redd

Dental Insurance as a Mitigating Factor in Reducing the Risk of Mortality Among Working-Age Adults with Dental Caries and Periodontitis , Naveed Sadiq

Longitudinal Study of the Effectiveness of the South Carolina Medicaid Policy for the Application of Fluoride Varnish for Children Age Three and Under , Christine N. Veschusio

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Impact of Multi-Hospital System Organizational Structure on Financial Performance and Quality of Care in Rural Hospitals , George Raul Audi

Two Studies of Family-Centered Care Family-Centered Care and Shared Decision Making: Are they the same Construct? and The Association of Family-Centered Care and Shared Decision Making with Receipt of all Needed Prescription Drugs and Emergency Department Visits in Children with Asthma , Barbara Lee Brumbaugh

Women’s HIV Prevention Study (Whips): A Proposal to Pilot Test an HIV Intervention for Older African American Women Living with HIV , Charsey Cherry

Analysis of Risk Factors Contributing to Home–Based Direct Care Workers (DCWS) Occupational Injury in Long–Term Care , Hanadi Y. Hamadi

Mental Disorders, Mental Health Problems, and Treatment Among Army Recruiters and Recruiting Candidates, 2011-2013: An Examination of Current Rates in the Recruiting Population , Chadwick Karl Knight

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Examining the Role of Electronic Medical Record Generated Provider Reminders On Provider offering of Breast Cancer Screening Services , Charles Beverley, Jr.

An Assessment of Injury Presentation to Determine Elder Abuse Prevalence in South Carolina , Brittani L. Harmon

The Relationship Between Electronic Health Record Implementation and Outcomes of Care For Three Cardiovascular Procedures , Deshia Ann Leonhirth

Assessment of the Effectiveness of an Innovative Screening Colonoscopy Protocol in Producing High Quality Performance and Outcomes by Trained Primary Care Physicians , Yi Jhen Li

Relationship Between the Experience of Perceived and Physician Diagnosed Arthritis and the Presence of DSM-IV Criteria-based Major Depression (MDD) Among Older , Ryan Neil Schmidt

Differential Effects of the Great Recession on Minority Populations , Samuel Towne

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Assessing Risk Factors, Cost And Mortality Due to Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Using National Inpatient Sample Data , Hasan A. Areabi

Factors Associated With Local Public Health Agency Participation In Obesity Prevention, 2008 , Jeff Hatala

Weathering the Storm Faithfully: African American Women's and Clergy's Perspectives about Natural Disasters and the Role of the Baptist Church In Disaster Preparedness , TaQuesa McClain

A Profile of Diabetes-related Below Knee Amputations Using Nation-wide Patient Discharge Data: Patient, Provider, And Insurance Characteristics , Flora Elisa Melvin

Is Optimum Time to Coronary Artery bypass Surgery Associated With Hospital Teaching Status and Payer Source? A Comparison of Outcomes and Costs Among Non St Segment Elevated Myocardial Infarction Patients and St Segment Elevated Myocardial Infarction Patients , Lamont Andre' Melvin

Association Between Clinical Decision Support System Use and Health Care Disparities in the Treatment and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Pneumonia , Jordan Paul Mitchell

Use of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV) In Treatment of Pediatric Obstructive Hydrocephalus; A Multi-Level Retrospective Analysis of the United States Pediatric Population. , Irene Nancy Okech

Healthcare Cost Implications of Medicaid Managed Care , Margarita Morales Pate

Effectiveness of Medicare's Nonpayment Policy On Hospital-Acquired Conditions , Kristin Schuller

Differences in Interventions for Children With ADHD Their Relationship to Contact with the Juvenile Justice System in SC , Samuel Lee Soltis

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Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.

Cardiovascular Disease among commercially insured adults with type 1 diabetes in the US , 2016-2019 , Orighomisan F. Agboghoroma

Improving Black Maternal Outcomes in Christian County, KY: A Social Marketing Approach to Perinatal Provider Change , Ariel A. Arthur

Current Linkage to Treatment and Recovery Support Services for Patients with a Substance Use Disorder: A Survey of Kentucky Physicians , Seif Atyia, Terry Bunn, Dana Quesinberry, and Timothy S. Prince

Empirical Insights into Survivorship Care: A Cross-Sectional Study of CoC Accredited Hospitals in Kentucky , Amanda M. Beckett

Changes in Primary Care Availability in Appalachia , Whitney Beckett

Redefining ED Utilization: A Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Perspective , David Bennington

The Relationship Between Social Vulnerability and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Kentucky , Karcyn Brummett

The Effects of Stigma within the PrEP Care Cascade Among People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Kentucky , Abby Burton

Implementation of a Postpartum Depression Program in a Rural Kentucky County , Abby Cecil

Dental Outreach in Academic Dental Settings , Tisha Clayborn

A Case Study in Prospective Program Evaluation , Sarai Rosemary Combs

A Case Study in Program Evaluation: A Prospective Program Evaluation of Timely Reporting and Action of an Infectious Disease Outbreak , Destiny Cozart

INVESTIGATING THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND DRUG SELLING AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS IN RURAL APPALACHIA, KENTUCKY , Grace A. Debo

Fall 2023 COVID-19, Influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine Uptake in Kentucky , Abigail Dial

Human papilloma virus type 16 seroprevalence among men living with HIV , Ashley Duff

Adolescent Vaccination Rates and Pharmacists' Ability to Prescribe and Administer , Paul Jake Faulkner

McCovid Campaign – A Social Media Implementation to Decrease Vaccine Hesitancy in Rural Counties , Harper Ford

Interprofessional Collaboration in a Lung Cancer Screening Learning Collaborative , Angela Fu

Novel cannabinoid use among young adults in Lexington, Kentucky , Victoria A. Hamilton

Evaluating a High School MRSA Prevention Program: A Case Study , Jamie Henning

The Distribution of CP-CRE cases from 2013-2020 in the Commonwealth of Kentucky , Hannah Hiscox

DEMOGRAPHIC AND BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PEOPLE WHO HELP OTHERS INJECT DRUGS: A STUDY OF PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS IN APPALACHIA KENTUCKY , Ryli Hockensmith

EVALUATION OF PUBLIC RADON MESSAGING IN KENTUCKY AS COMPARED TO THREE OTHER STATES , Abigail Knapp

Characterizing the Relationship Between the Presence of Depression Risk, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Benzodiazepine Use to Get High , Julia Kollitz

Trust in Local Health Departments: A Cross-Sector Analysis of Urban and Rural Communities , Kelsie Kwok

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Theories, models, and frameworks used in nursing health policy dissertations: A scoping review

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Dissertation guidelines

General guidance.

Your dissertation gives you an opportunity to write a substantial piece of academic work on a topic of interest to you. It is an opportunity to produce a work of scholarship, using the academic skills you have developed.

This guidance is designed to help you write your MSc dissertation. Please make sure that you also look at any instructions or guidance specific to your programme. Any programme specific information or requirements takes precidence over this more general guidance. 

Regardless of topic, your dissertation should demonstrate the following skills:

Defining and outlining a research topic

Defining a clear research question

Identifying salient issues

Finding or generating relevant information

Evaluating the information's reliability and validity

Weighing up the evidence on all sides of a debate

Arriving at a well-argued conclusion

Organising and presenting the results of your work critically, cogently, and coherently

There are two major forms of dissertations:

A piece of empirical research, conducted on a topic or issue relevant to health policy

A literature-based long essay, providing analysis of specific research question of relevance to health policy

Which type of dissertation you choose to write is up to you, but do check with your Academic Mentor that your project fulfills the criteria for your programme.

Making your dissertation stand out

Research topic and research question.

Your first task is to choose a topic that interests you. It should be a manageable topic - one that has not been researched excessively, nor so under-researched that there is no literature available for you to build on. Your Academic Mentor will be able to help you with this.

Having read the relevant literature, you need to focus more specifically on a research question. This will ensure that your dissertation has clear focus. A reserach question is not the same as your research topic but rather a specific question that you want to answer. Your research question needs to be defined with care, and your Academic Mentor can help you. 

Methodology

When choosing your topic and defining your research question, you will also have to decide on the conceptual approach - or methodology - you will use to answer your question. Methodology concerns the relationship between your theoretical stance and the manner in which you conduct your investigation. Most health policy dissertations do not fit into any one methodological category or paradigm. However, they are likely to fall in one of three schools of thought:

Empiricist : Dissertations which involve the use of empirical evidence even if it is existing evidence reported in the relevant literature. Empiricism is an approach to evidence that is aligned to the conventions associated with the natural sciences. It is concerned with explaining external realities from an objective standpoint.

Interpretive : Interpretivism is concerned with understanding the nature or meaning of the social world from the subjective standpoint of the people involved. It tends to build on processes of qualitative observation.

Critical or criticalist : Any approach can result in criticism of health policy, but a critical(ist) approach is one that is grounded in the analysis of conflict or relationships of power. A critical(ist) approach may draw on elements of either or both of the other approaches but it is sceptical of empiricism and interpretivism because they do not necessarily question the underlying basis of the status quo.

You are encouraged to take any of these approaches. You are required to explicitly reflect within the dissertation on the basis of your approach.

How to structure your dissertation

The following structure includes the elements that are normally expected in an MSc dissertation. You don't have to follow it blindly, but use it as a starting point for thinking about your structure. Remember to ask for advice from your supervisor about which exact structure is right for your dissertation.

If you are doing a piece of empirical research, a common structure is as follows:

Introduction, including the research question and structure of essay

Literature review and policy context

Methodology and research methods

Findings and analysis

Discussion and implication for policy

The abstract outlines what you did and what your key findings were.

Introduction

Your introduction should give details of the research topic you have decided to focus on, why the topic is of interest, what the gaps in current knowledge are, how your dissertation adds value to previous research (i.e., what is new). It should also include your research question and any sub-set of questions. Your introduction should provide a brief overview of the structure of your dissertation (i.e. what different sections/chapters will focus on).

The literature review should include literature that is pertinent to your research topic and the policy context. It should critically evaluate earlier work in the field, paying due attention to contributions, and to any methodological problems and limitations involved. Your literature review might draw on, among others: policy documents, legislation, statistics from surveys and government sources, research studies, relevant theory, etc.

Having identified gaps in the literature and ways in which you can add value to the research, you need to present your research question and explain how the answer will add to current knowledge. This is one of the most important parts of your dissertation as it links with your methods and can help with structuring your dissertation.

Give details of the methods you have used (sample, procedure etc.). Why have you used these methods? How do they enable you to answer the research question? Why are you using a quantitative or qualitative approach? What are the strengths and limitations of your methods? To what extent, if any, will you be able to generalise on the basis of your research?

If you are doing primary research you need to say how you obtained your sample, how you have ensured anonymity of participants, and address any other ethical issues. You need to explain how you retrieved data, e.g. via interviews or questionnaires. If you are doing secondary data analysis you need to describe the data set you are using and any relevant variables.

If you carry out empirical work, remember to get informed consent and ensure confidentiality (i.e. do not use actual names of individuals, organisations, institutions etc.). Please refer to the  Research Ethics Policy and Procedures  and the  Code of Research Conduct .

Your findings can be presented in different ways and will vary depending on whether your research uses quantitative or qualitative methods.It is key that you explain the steps of your analysis and how you arrived at your findings. 

Discussion and Conclusion

The discussion links your findings with the research question. 

The conclusions drawn should be substantiated from the body of the dissertation. What are the implications for policy? Are there implications for future research?

Length of your dissertation

Dissertations for MSc International Health Policy, MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics), and MSc Global Health Policy should be no more than 6,000 words. For MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing, your dissertation should not exceed 10,000 words in length. 

The reference list - bibliography - is not included in the word limit. 

Examiners may refer to your appendices during marking, but you should not include any material in this section that you expect to be read and contribute to your final mark.

Presentation and layout

How you layout and present your work matters. It can help make your text easier to comprehend  - or it can make it more difficult. Try not to add too much to a page and leave so space for the reader to breathe. 

Headings and sub-headings will help to organise and structure your argument and will also improve the presentation. Main headings should be in uppercase and sub-headings in title case. For example:

THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

Health Policy and Planning Challenges in the 21st Century

Tables and figures

If you use tables, graphs, and figures they must be clearly numbered, titled and sourced. Using the chapter number as a prefix will help the reader navigate the tables. Tables in chapter 2 will, therefore, be numbered Table 2.1, Table 2.2 etc. Figures will be numbered in the same way, i.e. Figure 2.1, Figure 2.2 etc.

Formatting guidelines

Make sure you check any programme-specific instructions and consider the guidance of your Academic Mentor. Some general guidelines are:

Try not to put too much on one page

Use 1.5 or double-spacing

Use 3 cm on all margins

Number your pages

Leave a blank line between paragraphs

Check your spelling and punctuation

Stick to one or maximum two fonts

• Use bold and italics sparingly and consistently

Citation, referencing and plagiarism

Please make sure you use a suitable citation and referencing system. The library and LSE Life runs reguarly workshops that will help you get it right. You can find upcoming workshops here . 

If you don't use a proper citation and referencing system, you run the risk of plagiarism. LSE takes plagiarism very seriously and you should always ensure that your work is all your own. There are ways to avoid unintentional plagiarism. Please read our guide here .

Support from your Academic Mentor

At the start of your programme, you will be assigned an Academic Mentor who will also be your dissertation supervisor. The Academic Mentor will guide and assist you in your learning development and give you guidance and feedback. You need to reach out to your mentor to schedule your meetings. If you do not approach your Academic Mentor, he or she may not necessarily reach out to you. It is your obligation to take the initiative.

When you have found a topic for your dissertation, your supervision will consist of three 30 minute individual meetings between you and your Academic Mentor. It is up to you to make the most of the meetings so you cover a range of topics and get the feedback and advice from your Mentor that you need. The meetings should take place during Lent and Summer terms, with the third and final meeting no later than mid-July.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Factors Associated With Patient Portal Utilization, Preventive Services Utilization, and Health Promoting Behaviors Among Adults in the United States , Elizabeth Ayangunna

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

ASSOCIATION OF VITAMINS, CAFFEINE, AND DEPRESSION USING A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE SURVEY , Neil S. Mistry

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Passing the Baton: An Integrated Approach to Succession Planning for Local Health Departments , Isabella M. Hardwick

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

The Effect of Patient and Hospital-level Factors on 30-Day Readmission After Initial Hospitalization Due to Stroke , Emmanuel Akowuah

Standardized Knowledge and Behavior of Food-Protection Staff to Help Reduce the Potential for Incidences of Foodborne Illness , Joshua A. Dufresne

Application of the Andersen Health System Utilization Framework in the Investigation of the use of Traditional Medicine in Kumasi, Ghana , Pascal Felix

Life Table Analyses of the Impact of Eliminating Particular Causes of Death Using the United States 2016 Population , Deborah A. Kanda

A New Measure of Diagnostic Accuracy With Cut-Points Criterion for k-Stage Classification Disease Based on Concordance and Discordance , Jing X. Kersey

Nonparametric Misclassification Simulation and Extrapolation Method and Its Application , Congjian Liu

Exploring The Relationship between Social Determinantes of Health and Oral Health-related Quality of life (OHRQOL) Among Adults: A Case Study in a Public Health Dental Clinic in Georgia , Rakhi Trivedi

A Content Analysis of Institutions of Higher Education's Sexual Assault Policies: Assessing Response to Sexual Assault in Georgia , Brianna Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Community Perceptions on Access to and Communication Gaps Regarding Dementia-Specific Health Resources and Services , Randi G. Bastian

Emissions of Pollutants from Tire Burning for Meat Processing, Associated Biomarker of Exposure, and Respiratory Function: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ghana , Alicia A. Brown

Exploring The Factors Associated With Social Media Use In Local Health Departments , Suzanne Lamarca Madden

Variable Selection in Accelerated Failure Time (AFT) Frailty Models: An Application of Penalized Quasi-Likelihood , Sarbesh R. Pandeya

Public Health Workforce Perceived Impact of Emerging Issues in Public Health , Kristie C. Waterfield

Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Offspring Obesity: An Association Effect-Modified by Gestational Age , Felicia Yeboah

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Factors Associated with Continuous Improvement by Local Boards of Health , Tran Nguyen

Examining the Issue of Compliance With Personal Protective Equipment Among Wastewater Workers Across the Southeast Region of the United States , Tamara L. Wright

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Exploring Job Satisfaction and Preceptorship Capacity Among Applied Epidemiologists , Jessica C. Arrazola

An Analysis of Factors Impacting Adherence to Follow-up Care for Cervical Cancer among Women in Georgia Using Andersen’s Healthcare Utilization Model , LaTisha Oliver

Universal Coverage in Developing Countries: A Summative Evaluation of Maternal Policies in Ghana and Burkina Faso , Kiswendsida Aida Sawadogo

Application of the Misclassification Simulation Extrapolation (Mc-Simex) Procedure to Log-Logistic Accelerated Failure Time (Aft) Models In Survival Analysis , Varadan Sevilimedu

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

A Simpler Approach for Mediation Analysis for Dichotomous Mediators in Logistic Regression: An Application to Children’s Health Conditions Associated with Obesity , Jingxian Cai

Missing Data in Clinical Trial: A Critical Look at the Proportionality of MNAR and MAR Assumptions for Multiple Imputation , Theophile B. Dipita

Choosing the Function of Baseline Run-in Data for use as a Covariate in the Analysis of Treatment Data from Phase III Clinical Trials in Hypertension , Yi Hao

Evaluating the Efficiency of Treatment Comparison in Crossover Design by Allocating Subjects Based On Ranked Auxiliary Variable , Yisong Huang

Bayesian Multivariate Regression for High-dimensional Longitudinal Data with Heavy-tailed Errors , Viral Panchal

Evaluation of Tattoo Artists' Perceptions of Tattoo Regulations in the United States , Jessica L.C. Sapp

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Public Health Professionals’ Prepardness and Challenges In Implementing Certified Electronic Health Records Technology , Vibha Kumar

Explicit Estimates for Cell Counts and Modeling The Missing Data Indicators in Three-Way Contingency Table by Log-Linear Models , Haresh D. Rochani

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

A Study of Suicide: A Latent Class-Evidence Based Model for Screening of Suicidal Behaviors among Adolescents Living in the United States from 1991-2011 , Ryan Christopher Butterfield

Robustness of Multiple Imputation under Missing at Random (MAR) Mechanism: A Simulation Study , Priyanka Garg

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Size and Power of Tests of Hypotheses on Parameters When Modeling Time-to-Event Data with the Lindley Distribution , Macaulay Okwuokenye

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Public Health Dissertations

Dissertations from 2024 2024.

Distinguishing Collaboration From Other Forms of Group Work to Build and Pilot a New Collaboration Assessment Tool For More Informed and Effective Collaboration , Leigh Alderman

Improving Understanding of Overdose Trends in the United States Using Multiple Surveillance Data Sources , Shannon Casillas

One in Two: Lived Experiences of HIV Seroconversions among Black Sexual Minority Men in the HIV Workforce , Daniel Driffin

Understanding the Role of Mindfulness for Physical Activity Among Black/African American Women with Arthritis , Elizabeth Fallon

Participatory Community-Academic Research Partnerships for Health Equity , Michelle Marcus

A Comprehensive Policy Analysis to Address the Public Health Dilemma of Systemic Ableism and Patient Distress Following Prenatal Screening for Disabilities , Stephanie Meredith

Risk and Protective Factors in the Caregiving Context for Violence Exposure Outside of the Home, HIV Risk, and HIV Infection Among Youth Ages 13 to 24 in Lesotho , Elizabeth Perry

Arrested Mobility™: Policy Grounded Health Equity Solutions and Actions for Georgia , Tony Price

Mathematical Modeling to Support Public Health Officials with Evaluating Immunization and Non-pharmaceutical Intervention Strategies During and Outside Periods of Outbreak Response , Gabriel Rainisch

The Place-Based Impacts of Social Determinants of Health: An Examination of Social and Structural Influences , Nikita Rao

COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy Among Women with a Live Birth: Findings from The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 25 US Jurisdictions, 2021. , Beatriz Salvesen von Essen

Nicotine, Tobacco, Marijuana Use Typologies among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth and Young Adults in the United States , Michael Brandon Talley

Novel Tools to Measure Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among Populations at Higher Risk in the United States , Laura A. Vonnahme

Dissertations from 2023 2023

Relationships between Body Mass Index, Adiposity Distribution and Treatment Outcomes among Patients with Tuberculosis from the Country of Georgia , Tsira Chakhaia

Application of epidemiologic methods to investigate the heterogenous impact of COVID-19 , Sushma Dahal

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Tobacco Use, Tobacco Advertising Exposure and Its Effects on Subsequent Tobacco Use Among U.S. Youth , Vuong Van Do

Pandemics, Epidemics, and Public Health Crises– Oh My! An Examination of Tobacco Use During Public Health Emergencies , Robert T. Fairman

Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: An Examination of Benefits and Barriers. , Olivia K. Golan

Food Insecurity and Chronic Disease Among Working-Age US Adults , Kiara Maddox

Community Engagement in the International Emergency Response to Ebola, 2014-2016 , Daniel W. Martin

Examing how Nurses' Personal Experiences with Mental Illness Relate to Stigma and Discrimination against People with Mental Illness in Rural Northern Uganda. , Connie Olwit

Patterns of Tobacco Product Use in the US Population using the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study , Wellington C. Onyenwe

Unintended Pregnancies Among Adult Mothers Who Have Not Graduated High School: Family Planning Intentions, Birth Control Practices, and Optimal Interpregnancy Intervals , Alexandria L. Parham

Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Assess the Service Needs of Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Atlanta , Jasmine Rockwell Heard

Virtual Delivery in Home Visiting: A Qualitative Exploration of SafeCare® Provider Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic , Ashley E N Watson

Dissertations from 2022 2022

Understanding the Role of Preemption in the United States and the Relationship between State-level Preemption Policies and Vulnerability and Mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic , Maeh Al-Shawaf

Exploring Issues of Substance Use Among Special Populations , Victoria Churchill

Postpartum Social Support Experiences of Black Mothers with Depression during COVID , Brooke DiPetrillo

Factors Affecting Healthcare Access Among Diverse Populations: Implications for the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond , Michelle Mavreles Ogrodnick

Measuring Progress Toward Epidemic Control in a High-Prevalence District: Comparison of Alternate Methods of Incidence Estimation, Trends in HIV Incidence, and Impact of Misclassification on Outcome Estimates in the Chókwè Health and Demographic Surveillance System , Robert Nelson

Analyzing and Contextualizing Experiences of Sexual Violence Among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations , Zainab G. Nizam

A Longitudinal Examination of the Sociality of Cardiovascular Disease and its Most Common Risk Factor, Hypertension , Brenda Parker

Assessing for Social and Economic Inequities in Vocational Rehabilitation Services among Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities , Bridgette M. Schram

Comparative Assessment of Methodology to Forecast and Assess the Transmission Potential of Epidemics/Pandemics , Amna Tariq

Role of Anti-tobacco Campaign and Tobacco Marketing in Tobacco Use Behaviors among the US Population , Yu Wang

Public Health and Economic Implications of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions in the State of Georgia , Renee White

Dissertations from 2021 2021

Water Quality in the Chattahoochee River Watershed, 2010-2019: An Analysis of Spatiotemporal Variations of Total Coliforms, Escherichia Coli, Turbidity, and Optical Brighteners along Surface Waters , Sarah N. Anderson

Examining the Relationship between Perceived Neighborhood Context on Sexual Risk Behaviors among Black Men who Have Sex with Men in the South , Terrika Barham

Leveraging Federal Policies to Prevent and Respond to Communicable Disease Outbreaks , Samuel Clasp

Use of Cigarette and Non-cigarette Combustible Tobacco Products Among African Americans: An Examination of Risk Factors and Protective Factors , Cherell Cottrell-Daniels

Longitudinal Analyses Of Frailty Trajectories Among European Older Adults , Linh Dinh

Differences in the Association between Use of Electronic Vaping Products and Subsequent Tobacco and Marijuana Use among US Youth , Zongshuan Duan

Optimizing Personal Protective Equipment Use and Infection Prevention Behaviors to Protect Healthcare Workers , Kimberly Erukunuakpor

HIV and HCV Outcomes Among People Who Inject Drugs: Identifying those at most risk for transmission and opportunities for prevention , Kimberly N. Evans

Making The Case to Improve the Availability and Reliability of Public Health Spending Data: An Examination of Preventive Care Expenditures among High-Income Countries from 2000 to 2019 , Kristy Hayes

Violence against Children and Youth, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Their Associated Health Outcomes: Global Perspectives from Nigeria, Zambia, and a Systematic Scoping Review , NaeHyung Lee

A Longitudinal Analysis of Trajectories and Predictors of Fidelity Using the SafeCare Parenting Model , Matthew J. Lyons

Epidemiology of Malaria and Other Diseases of Public Health Importance and Implications for Interventions in High Transmission Settings in Sub-Saharan Africa , Leah Moriarty

Expanding U.S. Unintentional Drug Overdose Surveillance Using Novel Data Sources and Analyses , Desiree Mustaquim

Correlates and Contexts of High-Risk Sexual Behaviors Among Youth in the Slums of Kampala: Implications for HIV Prevention and Program Development , Jane B. Palmier

Post-Tuberculosis Metabolic Disease and Mortality Among Patients Treated for Tuberculosis , Argita Salindri

Characterizing Household Preparedness and Emergency Supply Kit Possession in the United States -- 2020-2021 , Amy Helene Schnall

Local Health Department activities to address health disparities: What do public health practitioners view as impactful? , Shaunda Scruggs DrPH

Hypoglycemia in the Hospital and in the U.S. Population , Payal Suresh Shah

Population-level Characterization of Nocardiosis in the United States , Rita M. Traxler

Understanding and Enhancing the Beliefs and Practices of Parent Educators and the Use of Corporal Punishment by Caregivers , Jyll Walsh

Dissertations from 2020 2020

Characterization of Men with Hemophilia B and Factors Associated with Treatment Practices, Participating in the Community Counts Registry from 2014 to 2018. , Fiona M. Bethea

Justice Involvement and Stress in U.S. Adult Women , Joy Burns

Associations of Chronic Infectious and Non-infectious Disease Comorbidities with HIV Clinical Outcomes , Nang Kyaw

Comparative Assessment of Epidemiological Models for Analyzing and Forecasting Infectious Disease Outbreaks , Kimberlyn Roosa

Predictors of Late Stage Cervical Cancer Diagnoses and Disparities in the U.S. (A Closer Look at the Interactions Between Characteristics of Access, Women & Place) , Yamisha Rutherford

Dissertations from 2019 2019

An Epidemiology of Adolescent Obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean , Lynnette A. Ametewee

An Examination of Family and Provider Factors Predicting Behavior Change in Real-World Implementations of a Behavioral Parenting Model , Jessica Brown

The Impact of Child Maltreatment on Suicidal Ideation, Polysubstance Use, and Sexual Risk Behaviors , Rachel Culbreth

Examining the Relationships between Early Sexual Debut and Social Norms, Sexual Behaviors, and Sexual Violence in Nigerian Girls and Young Women , Natasha Deveauuse-Brown

Encouraging Action During Overdose Events – the Good, the Bad, and the Barriers , Thomas Griner

Race, Discrimination, and Substance Use , Dina Jones

Transgender Women's Health: HIV/AIDS and Beyond... , Krishna Kiran Kota

Dissertations from 2018 2018

Social Media Marketing to Encourage HIV Testing among Young Black College Men , Jamal Jones

Factors Associated with Adults’ Perceptions of Nicotine and Nicotine e-Liquid Harm to Young Children and Associations with Nicotine Handling Behaviors in the Home , Catherine Blanchard Kemp

Measuring Parent Engagement in a Group-based Parent-focused Prevention Program (Legacy for Children TM) to Improve Child Development Outcomes , Akilah Heggs Lee

Differences in Exposure to Perfluorocarbons and Renal and Liver Function among Foreign-Born U.S. Residents , Reynolds A. Morrison

Child Maltreatment Victimization and Adolescent Weapon Carrying: Exploring the Role of In-Home Firearm Access and Parent-Child Relationships , Melissa Osborne

Evaluating Racial and Geospatial Disparities and Contextual Factors in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer among Women with Breast Cancer , Lia Scott

Beyond an Epidemic: Examining the Syndemic Relationship between Alcohol, Violence and HIV among Youth Living in the Slums of Kampala , Malikah Waajid

The Impact of Medical Home on Outcomes for Children with Special Health Care Needs , Rebecca Wells

Child Maltreatment-Related Homicides: Examining Characteristics and Circumstances in the Context of Victim-Perpetrator Relationship , Rebecca Wilson

Opioid Misuse Among Students Pursuing Higher Education , Heather A. Zesiger PhD

Dissertations from 2017 2017

Bicycling for Transportation: Health and Destination, Results of a survey of students and employees from a southern urban university , Joseph M. Bryan

An Examination of the Gender Disparities in Receiving Diabetes-specific Healthcare Services , Matthew Jackson

The Concurrent and Longitudinal Associations of Bullying Perpetration, Acceptance of Partner Violence, and Adolescent Dating Violence Perpetration , Alana M. Vivolo-Kantor

The Connection between Marijuana, Cigarette Smoking and Metabolic Syndrome among Adults in the United States , Barbara Yankey

Dissertations from 2016 2016

Machine Learning Approaches for Assessing Moderate-To-Severe Diarrhea in Children , Tracy L. Ayers

Health Literacy in High-Risk Populations , Iris Feinberg

Evidence-based Child Maltreatment Prevention: An Examination of Risk and Novel Approaches , Katelyn Guastaferro

Quality Improvement in Stroke Care and Its Impact: the Georgia Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry Experience , Moges Ido

Combined Environmental and Social Stressors in Northwest Atlanta's Proctor Creek Watershed: An Exploration of Expert Data and Local Knowledge , Na'Taki Osborne Jelks

Syndromic Surveillance using Poison Center Data: An Examination of Novel Approaches , Kai Yee Law

The Influence of Caregiver Mental Health On Parenting Focused Intervention Service Utilization and Parenting Behavior Change , Tia McGill Rogers

Effects of an Evidence-Based Parenting Program on Physiological Markers of Stress among at-risk Parents for Child Maltreatment , Ashwini Tiwari

Examination of Latin American Community-Based Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in Public Spaces: Analyzing Effectiveness, Applicability and Transferability Across National Contexts , Andrea D. Torres

Access To Care and Social/Community Characteristics and for People Diagnosed and Living with HIV in California, 2014 , William H. Wheeler

Dissertations from 2015 2015

Psychosocial and Oxidative Stress and Health of Adults , Francis Annor

Electronic Cigarettes: Associated Beliefs and Reasons for Use among US Adults , Ban A. Majeed

Exploring Leading Causes of Childhood Morbidity using the Global Enterics Multicenter Study (GEMS), Rural Western Kenya, 2008-2012 , Katharine A. Schilling

Chronic Disease and County Economic Status: Does It Matter Where You Live? , Kate M. Shaw

Arthritis Impact on Employment Participation among U.S. Adults: A Population-based Perspective , Kristina A. Theis

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• No Thumbnail Available Item CHARACTERISTICS AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE AMONG ADOPTED CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES ( 2024 ) Fleishman, Jamie Lin ; Yue, Dahai ; Health Services Administration ; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland ; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) Show more The practice of adopting a child is a common occurrence within the United States. Research on adoption, birth parents, and adoptive parents has traditionally focused on psychology and social work outcomes. This master’s thesis shifts the focus of adoption outcomes to a public health perspective, examining the demographics, socioeconomic conditions, and health insurance rates of domestic and international adoptees. To help determine the rates of any health insurance, public health insurance, and private health insurance, this thesis examined American Community Survey 2022 5-year data, a nationally representative study of adoptees and their counterparts—non-adoptees who are biologically related to their parents or head of household. It was determined that domestic adoptees and non-adoptees had similar demographic and socioeconomic statuses whereas international adoptees were predominantly non-Hispanic Asians, females, and have wealthier and White heads of households. After controlling for demographic and socioeconomic variables, it was discovered that international adoptees have higher uninsured rates compared to non-adoptees and domestic adoptees, which could be attributed to geographic differences in health insurance coverage. Further research is needed to examine health insurance coverage rates in the United States for adoptees. Show more
• No Thumbnail Available Item LEADERSHIP AS A CATALYST FOR HEALTH EQUITY: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF STRATEGIES AND INSIGHTS FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS ( 2024 ) Howard, Christopher Norman ; Thomas, Stephen B ; White-Whilby, Kellee W ; Health Services Administration ; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland ; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) Show more Health equity is a growing field of study and evidence-based practice among healthcare providers. Two essential influencers of this dynamic paradigm are equity-centered leadership and quality improvement strategies. The acclaimed Malcolm Baldrige Framework was selected as the impetus for exploring the conceptual relationship between health equity competence and leader driven quality improvement. Investigating the importance of integrating critical elements of theseinfluencers to achieve equitable outcomes in patient care, workforce diversity, and organizational culture is the focus of this research. A comprehensive review of the literature, supported by a thorough scoping review of eighteen established framework methodologies, developed for health equity aims and primary qualitative data gathered through survey and semi-structured interviews provided useful concepts to guide the process of examining the health equity knowledge base of senior healthcare leaders affiliated with acute care hospitals located in the Washington, D.C. area, and their perceptions of how equity, as a value, is actualized within their healthcare organizations. Study results revealed the lack of systemic integration in the practices of organizational leadership, quality improvement implementations and health equity measures. Also, the study results showed a need for increasing investments in health equity education and training at all levels and classifications of the healthcare professional workforce. Show more
• No Thumbnail Available Item THE POLICY IMPACT OF STATE REINSURANCE PROGRAMS UNDER THE ACA 1332 WAIVER ( 2024 ) Wang, Ren Hao ; Yue, Dahai ; Health Services Administration ; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland ; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) Show more Ten years after the implementation of the ACA, US families have been experiencing a continuing increase in the average premium for health insurance coverage. Although the case differs for the low-income population, providing affordable health insurance remains a significant policy issue. Section 1332 waiver of the ACA allows states to develop innovative strategies to provide affordable health insurance upholding the required high-quality care and basic protections. Seventeen states took the market-oriented approach of state reinsurance programs to stabilize the health insurance market and restrain premium increases. Using RWJF HIX data as well as public and restricted MEPS data, this dissertation investigated the policy impact of state reinsurance programs over premium reduction in the health exchange market, unintended consequence of crowding out Employer-Sponsored Insurance, as well as changes in out-of-pocket premium and insurance coverage on the consumer perspective. Show more
• No Thumbnail Available Item MDPCP Primary Care Practice Capabilities and Care Management Delivery among Maryland Medicare Beneficiaries ( 2024 ) Ector, Kaitlynn Robinson ; Sehgal, Neil J. ; Health Services Administration ; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland ; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) Show more Care management is one of the core components of comprehensive primary care, which represents the future direction of primary care in the United States. Nearly twenty percent of Medicare beneficiaries experience 30-day readmissions. While primary care is uniquely positioned to provide care management services associated with reducing readmissions, only 50 percent of older adults who have experienced 30-day hospital readmissions receive outpatient care. The goal of this dissertation was to identify structural and process components associated with the delivery of care management services to Maryland fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare beneficiaries, to examine geographic variation in the delivery of care management services, and to examine the association between the provision of care management services and patient health outcomes. This dissertation explores the relationship between structural and process components of care delivery and the delivery of care management services with three aims: (1) examine the association between primary care practice structural and process capabilities and the delivery of care management to Medicare beneficiaries and whether this association is altered by primary care practice medically underserved area (MUA) designation, (2) examine the association between Health Equity Advancement Resource and Transformation (HEART) payments and care management comprehensiveness and whether this association is altered by primary care practice care management delivery option, and (3) identify unique trajectories of comprehensive care management performance and examine the association between care management trajectories and readmission rates. Several key findings and implications are identified through the exploration of these aims. Increased primary care practice-level capabilities were associated with increased care management comprehensiveness. There was geographic variation in the provision of care management services among Maryland FFS Medicare beneficiaries. Next, prospective HEART payments were associated with increased care management comprehensiveness, and this association varied according to MUA designation and care management delivery options. Additionally, intensive partnerships between care transformation organizations (CTOs) and primary care practices improved access to comprehensive care management services. Finally, four unique classes of comprehensive care management performance were identified, and these care management performance classes had distinct patient characteristics and geographic locations. Among the low care management performance class, increased comprehensiveness among care management services was associated with decreased unplanned readmissions over time. This dissertation provides evidence that geographic variation in the provision of care management exists and includes guidance on how to assess geographic variation in care management services across the United States. These results also provide valuable evidence about how prospective equity-based payments can transform care delivery in primary care settings. Lastly, this dissertation presents a novel method of program performance evaluation that can be applied to all evaluations of Medicare demonstrations. Show more
• No Thumbnail Available Item THE EFFECTS OF MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR ABORTION ( 2024 ) Kim, Taehyun ; Boudreaux, Michel ; Health Services Administration ; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland ; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) Show more In this dissertation, I examine the causal impact of Medicaid abortion coverage on abortion utilization, births, economic, and maternal health outcomes. I do so by leveraging benefit changes in Illinois, Maine, and West Virginia. Major findings suggest Medicaid abortion coverage increases the abortion rate and decreases birth rates, although the effects differ by state. I also found that Medicaid abortion coverage increases individual wage income and decreases the poverty rate among females of reproductive age. I did not find evidence that introducing Medicaid abortion coverage increased educational attainment or decreased maternal morbidity. The findings have important policy implications for the wellbeing of people capable of pregnancy. Show more
• No Thumbnail Available Item UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF LONG-TERM CARE NEED AMONG MEDICARE-ONLY BENEFICIARIES ( 2024 ) Albaroudi, Asmaa ; Chen, Jie ; Health Services Administration ; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland ; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) Show more The population of adults 65 years of age and older is growing tremendously, and the majority of this population will have some level of long-term services and supports (LTSS) needs. Most older adults will qualify for Medicare insurance, which does not provide coverage for LTSS. The high costs associated with receiving LTSS, which includes supports for activities of daily living, places a financial burden on Medicare-only beneficiaries with limited resources, increasing their likelihood of becoming eligible for Medicaid coverage (i.e., dual-eligible). Given that Medicaid is the primary payer for LTSS, much of the literature on long-term care (LTC) is focused on a Medicaid eligible population. This dissertation explores the experience of Medicare-only beneficiaries with an LTSS need, who are responsible for the costs of their LTSS and may ultimately qualify for Medicaid. The Health and Retirement Study data are used to explore my dissertation objectives. My dissertation examines three areas: (1) the financial burden of Medicare-only beneficiaries with high functional impairment by assessing out-of-pocket costs; (2) spend down to dual-eligible status for Medicare-only beneficiaries with and without a LTC need; and (3) spend down by race and ethnicity with and without a LTC need. Show more
• No Thumbnail Available Item The Role of Personal Integrity in Shaping Healthcare Worker Perceptions of Patient Safety Culture in US Hospitals During the Covid-19 Pandemic ( 2024 ) Edelstein, Lauren Michelle ; Franzini, Luisa ; Health Services Administration ; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland ; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) Show more Abstract Overview: The COVID-19 pandemic strained hospitals in unprecedented ways that required healthcare workers to adapt to and endure challenges, testing their ability to do a good job with the human and technological resources available to them. Using a proxy variable for personal self-integrity (PSI), derived from questions on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS), this dissertation explores the way workers’ capacity to maintain alignment of their actions and morals shifted during the pandemic. Conceptual Framework: The investigations within this study can be understood through the Healthcare Workforce Integrity Model, an innovation based on the Job Demands and Resources Model that accounts for the deeply moral nature of healthcare work. The model holds that intensity of job demands and the strength of supportive job resources shape workers’ abilities to maintain PSI in their work. Over a sustained period, this impacts worker energy and motivation, and ultimately, organizational resilience. Methods: The study uses descriptive statistics and regression modeling based on data from the AHRQ’s HSOPS and data from the Hospital Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), from timeframes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, to analyze shifting perceptions about patient safety culture within the hospital workforce. Results: Workers’ capacity to maintain their PSI worsened steadily over the pandemic. When patient mortality was higher, workers’ PSI worsened, with particularly acute effects experienced in ICU settings. When hospital workers perceived teamwork and leadership support negatively, and when they perceived that staff were blamed for patient safety problems, their perceptions of their own personal integrity diminished by statistically significant margins. No significant associations indicate that hospital workers’ perceptions of teamwork, leadership support, or being blamed for safetyproblems were more closely tied with their ability to maintain positive PSI during the pandemic than they were before the pandemic. Conclusions: Organizational solutions are needed to support healthcare workers’ ability to thrive and maintain integrity in non-crisis moments just as much as they are needed during moments of crisis and uncertainty. Achieving this goal can better ensure that healthcare workers feel they can depend on their institutions and its people to do the right thing. Show more

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The program involves more than 100 faculty members from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. You will choose your path from among five disciplines: decision sciences, economics, management, methods for policy research, and political analysis.

Students in the program have worked on a wide range of topics, including access to and utilization of health care, disability rights, physician decision-making, and health system organization. Examples of dissertations include “The Use of Information Technology in US Health Care Delivery,” “Understanding Mental Health Care Use and Outcomes among Individuals with Reduced Access to Care,” and “The Consequences of Government Provision and Regulation of Health Insurance.”

Supportive alumni can be a critical link to beginning your successful post-graduate career. Graduates of the program have secured faculty positions at institutions across the globe, including Stanford University; University of California, Los Angeles; and Yale University. Others have gone on to careers with the RAND Corporation, the Congressional Budget Office, the World Bank, and Kaiser Family Foundation.

Additional information on the graduate program is available from the PhD Program in Health Policy , and requirements for the degree are detailed in Policies . 

Areas of Study

Decision Sciences | Economics | Management | Methods for Policy Research | Political Analysis

Admissions Requirements

Please review the admissions requirements and other information before applying. You can find degree program-specific admissions requirements below and access additional guidance on applying from the PhD Program in Health Policy .

Academic Background

All applicants must apply to a specific concentration of the program and must indicate this choice in their statement of purpose. Up to two concentration areas may be specified. Additionally, applicants should indicate policy areas that are of interest.

Statement of Purpose

Describe your reasons and motivations for pursuing a PhD in health policy at Harvard. What experiences led you to your research ambitions? Concisely state your past work in your intended field of study and in related fields. Briefly indicate your career objectives. Your statement should not exceed 1,000 words. You should also include your concentration(s) and policy area(s) of interest.

Standardized Tests

GRE General (or GMAT): Optional for Decision Sciences, Economics, Methods for Policy Research, and Political Analysis. Required for Management iBT TOEFL minimum score: 100 IELTS minimum score: 7.5

Fall Grades

Fall term grades should be sent when available if attending school while applying to the program (prospective students may add this information to the Fall Grade Report, available in the applicant portal, after they have submitted their application).

Those interested in earning an MD/PhD in Health Policy may apply through the American Medical College Application Service . Once enrolled, MD/PhD students submit application materials to Harvard Griffin GSAS prior to beginning their PhD studies.

For the coordinated JD/PhD , applicants must apply separately to each program and indicate in the application to the PhD program in health policy that a concurrent application has been submitted to Harvard Law School.

Theses and Dissertations

Theses & Dissertations for Health Policy

See list of Health Policy faculty

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Questions about the program.

Doctoral Thesis Guidelines

Introduction

Preparing to Submit the Thesis

Application for the Degree Oral Final Examination – Signature Page

Online Submission of the Thesis

ETDs @ ProQuest ORCID Harvard Author Agreement Redaction Embargoes Surveys

Distribution of the Thesis

Open Access After Submission Bound Thesis Fee Additional Bound Copies

Copyright and Publishing Considerations

Understanding Your Copyright and Fair Use Copyright Registration Acknowledging the Work of Others Use of Copyrighted Material Steps for Using Published and To-Be Published Work

Formatting Guidelines

Text Margins Pagination Title Title Page Abstract Body of Thesis Figures and Tables Footnotes Bibliography Supplemental Material  

Citation & Style Guides

Thesis Submission Checklist

INTRODUCTION All DrPH degree candidates at the Harvard Chan School are required to successfully complete and submit a thesis to qualify for degree conferral. This website provides information on the requirements for how to format your thesis, how to submit your thesis, and how your thesis will be distributed.  Please follow the submission and formatting guidelines provided here. Back to top

PREPARING TO SUBMIT THE THESIS The electronic submission of your thesis and the original Signature Page are due on the dates specified on the Harvard Chan School’s Academic Calendar Summary for each degree awarding period (November, March, and May). These items must be submitted using the ETDs @ ProQuest tool in order for the degree to be voted. No exceptions will be made to this rule. Back to top

Application for the Degree There are three degree granting periods: November, March, and May. To apply for graduation, students must complete the Application for Degree on the my.Harvard portal by the deadline posted on the Harvard Chan School’s Academic Calendar .

Deadline extensions are not possible. Students who miss the deadline must apply for the subsequent degree conferral date (November, March, or May). The student is responsible for meeting submission deadlines. Back to top

Oral Final Examination — Signature Page All Doctoral Committee members are required to sign the Signature Page at the time of the Doctoral Final Oral Examination indicating their final approval of the thesis.

A scanned copy of the Signature Page should appear before the title page of the PDF online submission of the thesis; no page number should be assigned to the Signature Page. The title on the Signature Page must read exactly as it does on the title page of the thesis. The Signature Page will be included in all copies of the thesis.

Click here for instructions on how to merge the Signature Page into the thesis PDF.

The Signature Page for DrPH students must be formatted as follows:

This Doctoral Thesis, [ Title of Doctoral Project ], presented by [ Student’s Name ], and Submitted to the Faculty of The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Public Health , has been read and approved by:

______________________________________ (typed name below line – signature above)

________________________________________ (typed name below the line – signature above)

Date : [ Doctoral Project Official Approval Date (month day, year) ]

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ONLINE SUBMISSION OF THE THESIS  

ETDs @ ProQuest All DrPH candidates are required to submit a digital copy of the thesis to the Registrar’s Office as a PDF file via ETDs @ ProQuest by the deadline established for each degree conferral date. Theses must be submitted in their final format, as described in the section Formatting Guidelines . Students must check their formatting carefully before submitting. Formatting errors will prevent the students’ theses from being accepted and approved.

The online-submission tool can be found at:  http://www.etdadmin.com/hsph.harvard

A how-to video for submitting a thesis via ETDs is available on the Countway Library website .

ORCID ETDs @ ProQuest supports ORCIDs.  ORCIDs are persistent digital identifiers that link you to your professional activity.  You may register for an ORCID either before or during submission if you do not yet have one.  To do so, you may go here .

The Harvard Library ORCID page provides information about the value of having an ORCID iD and how Harvard plans to use ORCID data. Additionally, please visit the Harvard ORCID Connect site to connect your existing ORCID iD to Harvard University.

Harvard Author Agreement When submitting work through ETDs @ ProQuest, you will be consenting to the Harvard Author Agreement , which grants the University a non-exclusive license to preserve, reproduce, and display the work. This license, which is the same the Harvard Chan School faculty use under the School’s Open Access Policy, does not constrain your rights to publish your work subsequently. Back to top

Redaction Very few theses require redaction, which is the process of obscuring or removing sensitive information for distribution. ETDs @ ProQuest does support redacted versioning for these very rare cases where there is sensitive or potentially harmful material in the thesis (e.g., commercially sensitive information, sensitive personal data, risk of harmful retribution, etc.).

If your work is one such rare instance, then you may select the “I think I need to submit a redacted version of my thesis” on the file upload screen. You will then be prompted to contact the Office for Scholarly Communication, which will help you with your request. Back to top

Embargoes To forestall any potential challenges that a student may face in the publication process (e.g., if the candidate has a publication pending with a publisher or has previously published some of the content in the thesis and there is a publisher’s embargo that must be honored), the Harvard Chan School has instituted a default one-year embargo for submissions through ETDs @ ProQuest.   The embargo starts on the date of the thesis submission deadline. With an embargo, the full text of the thesis will be unavailable for view or download for a limited period of time.  The citation and abstract for the work, however, will be publicly available.

If a student would like to make her/his work available immediately by opting out of the embargo process, she/he may do so by selecting the No Embargo option during the submission process.

If, due to extenuating circumstances, a student is required to embargo part or all of their work beyond one year, she/he must request an extension during the submission process. An extension can be requested for up to two years. This request is subject to the approval of the student’s department chair(s) and the University Librarian.

Any embargo applied to the DASH version of the thesis will be applied to the Countway Library and Harvard Chan School department versions of the work.

Students do not need to take any action to remove an embargo.  The embargo will automatically be lifted in DASH at the end of the selected and approved period.  If a student would like to change the duration of his/her embargo request, then please contact the Registrar’s Office at [email protected] or 617-432-1032. Back to top

Surveys The School of Public Health is asked to participate in the Survey of Earned Doctorates. This is an annual census of research doctorate recipients in the United States.  Data collected from these surveys are used to make federal policy decisions regarding graduate education.

Students are required to complete the Survey of Earned Doctorates upon submission of their thesis. A Certificate of Completion will be sent to you, as well as to the Registrar’s Office.

Please click here to complete your survey.

DISTRIBUTION OF THE THESIS

Open Access For information on open access, we recommend the Office of Scholarly Communication’s (OSC) Director Peter Suber’s brief introduction . He has also written about providing open access to theses . The OSC has produced several videos of Harvard faculty and students discussing open access. Two may be of particular interest: the first features Professors Gary King and Stuart Shieber , and the second features a recent Harvard graduate, Ben Finio . Back to top

After Submission Once you have applied for your degree and submitted your thesis online, it is checked for compliance by the Registrar’s Office and, if accepted, is piped to the following downstream systems:

• DASH : Your work will be sent to DASH (Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard), Harvard’s open access repository. Search engines index DASH, which means your work will be more discoverable and more frequently cited. You will be making DASH access decisions for your work at the point of submission. This will be the access copy of the thesis.
• HOLLIS : The metadata about your work will be sent to HOLLIS . This will make your work discoverable through the Harvard Library catalog.
• DRS2 : Your work will be stored in Harvard Library’s digital preservation repository, DRS2 . This will be the preservation copy of the thesis.

By default, theses will be made available through DASH one year after students submit their theses via ETDs @ Harvard for degree completion (see Embargoes ). DASH is operated by Harvard Library’s Office for Scholarly Communication and is the University’s central service for openly distributing Harvard’s scholarly output.

Note that any embargo applied to the DASH version of the thesis will be applied to the Countway Library and department versions of the work. Back to top

Bound Thesis Fee Currently we are not receiving bound thesis copies.  Doctoral students will not be charged bound thesis fees. Back to top

Additional Bound Copies Students may secure extra copies of their work for their own purposes.  These additional copies may be purchased through  Acme Bookbinding . or through ETDs @ ProQuest . Back to top

COPYRIGHT AND PUBLISHING CONSIDERATIONS

Understanding Your Copyright and Fair Use The Office for Scholarly Communication has created copyright-related resources for your reference.

The first addresses your copyrights and identifies some considerations when publishing (see “ Planning to publish? ”). It is important that you envision any future use you may like to make of your work. Any publishing contract you sign can affect your potential future uses, such as use in teaching, posting your work online on either a personal or departmental website, or any potential future publication. Before you sign a publication agreement, you can negotiate with a publisher to secure licensing terms that best suit your needs. It is important that you read any contract you sign and keep a copy for your own records.

The second resource discusses fair use (see “ Fair use ”), what it is, the laws that have determined its shape over time, and tips for ensuring that use of third-party material (including quotes, images, music, film, etc.) in your thesis is fair. Back to top

Copyright Registration Your work is copyrighted as soon as it is fixed in a tangible form. You are not required to register your copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office to enjoy protection of your work. However, if you choose to do so, you may register your work with the Copyright Office online . Back to top

Acknowledging the Work of Others Students are responsible for acknowledging any facts, ideas, or materials of others used in their own work. Students should refer to the statement on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism in the Harvard Chan School’s Student Handbook . Back to top

Use of Copyrighted Material A thesis is a scholarly work, and as such use of third party material is often essential. Fair use applies to the reproduction of any third party material, including your own previously published work, that you may use in your thesis.

If you have questions about copyright and fair use, please contact the Office for Scholarly Communication . Back to top

Steps for Using Published and To-Be Published Work When submitting an article for publication that you intend to use in your thesis, you should secure permission to do so (along with permission to reuse your own work as you would like) from your publisher in your publishing agreement. If the default contract does not let you retain these rights already, then you should use an author addendum to secure these rights (see “ Planning to publish? ”).

You may use your own previously published material as part of your thesis with the permission of the publisher. Again, refer to your publication agreement for details. If your contract does not specify these rights, then contact the publisher to negotiate this use. Back to top

FORMATTING GUIDELINES The following are instructions on how to format your thesis. If, after reading the instructions here, you have additional questions about the requirements, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (617) 432-1032; [email protected]. Back to top

Text   All text should be double-spaced on one side of the page with footnotes single-spaced. The font size should be at least 10 point, but no larger than 12 point.  The font and font size should be consistent throughout.  All text should be black. Back to top  |  Back to Formatting Guidelines

Margins The margins of the thesis must be 1 inch on all sides. Back to top  |  Back to Formatting Guidelines

Pagination Students’ theses must follow the pagination guidelines as illustrated below. It is customary not to have a page number on the page containing a chapter/paper heading. Drawings, charts, graphs, and photographs should be referred to as figures and should be numbered consecutively within the text of the thesis with Arabic numerals. Each figure should carry a suitable caption; e.g., Fig. 42. Arrangement of Experimental Equipment. Check pagination carefully and account for all pages.

All page numbers should be consecutive and centered at either the bottom or top of the page.
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Title The title of the thesis should be brief and should indicate the general subject treated. Nine words are usually sufficient to describe the investigation. Students are strongly encouraged to embed keywords into their title, so that the title will be retrievable on computerized listings. Back to top  |  Back to Formatting Guidelines

Title Page The title page must contain the following information, well-spaced and centered on the page:

For DrPH Students:

TITLE OF DOCTORAL THESIS

STUDENT’S NAME

A Doctoral Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

for the Degree of Doctor of Public Health

Harvard University

Boston, Massachusetts.

Date (the month in which degree will be awarded, year of graduation (e.g., May 2021)

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Abstract The abstract should not exceed 350 words. It should immediately follow the Title Page, and should state the problem, describe the methods and procedures used, and give the main results or conclusions of the research. The abstract should be double-spaced. The author’s name and the title of the thesis, as well as the name of the thesis advisor, should be included on the abstract page. The author’s name should be right justified, the title of the thesis centered, and “Thesis Advisor: Dr. ____________” should be left-justified at the top of the abstract page.

Thesis Advisor: Dr. [Advisor’s name]                                                    [Author’s name]

[Title of thesis]

           The text of the abstract, not to exceed 350 words, should be double-spaced.  The first line of each paragraph is indented.  Full justification of the text is not recommended.

Students will also be required to submit a text version of the abstract via the online-submission tool. Back to top  |  Back to Formatting Guidelines

Body of Thesis The thesis should consist of manuscripts suitable for publication in a scientific medium appropriate to the candidate’s field and/or approved reprints of the published work(s) (see Steps for Using Published and To-Be Published Work and Use of Copyrighted Material ).

Technical appendices should be added where necessary to demonstrate full development of the thesis material. Papers published under joint authorship are acceptable provided the candidate has contributed a major part to the investigation. The degree candidate is expected to be senior author on at least one of the papers. In the case of manuscripts published under joint authorship, the co-authors or the advisor may be consulted by the readers or the CAD to clarify the nature and extent of the candidate’s contribution. In addition to evaluating the quality and significance of the work, those responsible for accepting the thesis [the Department(s) and Doctoral Project Committee] may determine whether the format is suitable for publication in a scientific medium appropriate to the degree candidate’s field(s). Back to top  |  Back to Formatting Guidelines

Figures and Tables Figures and tables must be placed as close as possible to their first mention in the text. They may be placed on a page with no text above or below, or they may be placed directly in the text. If a figure or table is alone on a page with no narrative, it should be centered within the margins of the page.

Figures and tables referred to in the text may not be placed at the end of the chapter or at the end of the thesis. Figure and table numbering must be either continuous throughout the thesis or by paper (e.g., 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2). For example, there cannot be two figures designated in a thesis as “Figure 5.”

Headings of tables should be placed at the top of the table. While there are no specific rules for the format of table headings and figure captions, a consistent format must be used throughout the thesis. (See Citation and Style Guides )

Captions of figures should be placed at the bottom of the figure. If the figure takes up the entire page, the figure caption should be placed alone on the preceding page and centered vertically and horizontally within the margins. Each page receives a separate page number. When a figure or table title is on a preceding page, the second and subsequent pages of the figure or table should say, for example, “Figure 5 (Continued).” In such an instance, the list of figures or tables will list the page number containing the title. The word “Figure” should be written in full (not abbreviated), and the “F” should be capitalized (e.g., Figure 5). In instances where the caption continues on a second page, the “(Continued)” notation should appear on the second and any subsequent page. The figure/table and the caption are viewed as one entity and the numbering should show correlation between all pages. Each page must include a header.

Horizontal figures and tables must be positioned correctly and bound at the top, so that the top of the figure or table will be at the left margin (leave a 1 inch margin on the long edge of the paper above the top of the table).

Figure and table headings/captions are placed with the same orientation as the figure or table when on the same page. When on a separate page, headings/captions are always placed in vertical orientation, regardless of the orientation of the figure or table. Page numbers are always placed as if the figure were vertical on the page.

Figures created with software are acceptable if the figures are clear and legible. Legends and titles created by the same process as the figures will be accepted if they too are clear, legible, and run at least 10 or 12 characters per inch. Otherwise, legends and captions should be printed with the same font used in the text. Back to top  |  Back to Formatting Guidelines

Footnotes Footnotes are reserved for substantive additions to the text and should be indicated by an asterisk in the text. Extensive use of footnotes is not encouraged. The footnote should be placed at the bottom of the page. A horizontal line of at least two inches should be typed above the first footnote on any page. Footnotes should be placed so that at least one inch is left at the bottom of the page. Use single-spacing within footnotes. Back to top  |  Back to Formatting Guidelines

Bibliography To document the sources of information, a bibliography must be included at the end of the papers or thesis. References may be numbered or listed alphabetically. If references in the bibliography are numbered, then corresponding in-text references should be indicated by listing the number in parentheses after the name of the author.

Bibliographic Example:

23. Gibbs, C.S.: Filterable virus carriers. J. Bact., 23, 1932, 113.

In-Text Example:

“. . . as Gibbs (23) has stated.”

The initial number should be omitted if references are listed alphabetically.

Within any bibliographic section there should be consistency and adherence to an acceptable journal style for a bibliography. Each reference in the bibliography must contain the name of the author, title of the paper, name of publication, volume, date, and first page.

More than one publication by the same author in the same year should be indicated both in the bibliography and in the text by the use of underlined letters, etc., after the date of publication. The standard system of abbreviation used by the Quarterly Cumulative Index should be followed for the abbreviations of journal titles.

If students’ individual papers have different bibliographic styles, then it is not necessary to change the bibliographic style of one to match the other. Consistency within each bibliographic section is the most important element. Back to top  |  Back to Formatting Guidelines

Supplemental Material Supplemental figures and tables must be placed at the end of each chapter/paper in an appendix. If additional digital information (including text, audio, video, image, or datasets) will accompany the main body of the thesis, then it should be uploaded as supplemental material via the ETDs @ Harvard online submission tool. Back to top  |  Back to Formatting Guidelines

CITATION & STYLE GUIDES

• The Chicago Manual of Style. 16th ed. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
• Crews, Kenneth D. Copyright Law and the Doctoral Dissertation. Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest, 2000.
• Day, Robert A. and Barbara Gastel. How to Write & Publish a Scientific Paper. 6th ed. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2006.
• MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Modern Language Association of America, 2008. Strunk, William. The Elements of Style. 4th ed. New York, NY: Penguin Press, 2005.
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2010.
• Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Chicago
• Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing. 7th ed. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2007.

THESIS SUBMISSION CHECKLIST ☐ Is the Signature Page unnumbered and positioned as the first page of the PDF file? ☐ Is there a blank page after the Signature Page? ☐ Does the body of the thesis begin with Page 1? ☐ Is the pagination continuous? Are all pages included? ☐ Is every page of the thesis correctly numbered? ☐ Is the placement of page numbers centered throughout the manuscript? ☐ Is the Title Page formatted correctly? ☐ Is the author’s name, in full, on the Title Page of the thesis and the abstract? ☐ Does the author’s name read the same on both and does it match the Signature Page? ☐ Is the abstract included after the Title Page? ☐ Does the abstract include the title of the thesis, the author’s name, and the thesis advisor(s)’ name? ☐ Is the title on the abstract the same as that on the title page? ☐ Are the margins 1” on all sides? ☐ Is the font size 10-12 point? ☐ Are all charts, graphs, and other illustrative materials perfectly legible? ☐ Do lengthy figures and tables include the “(Continued)” notation? ☐ Has all formatting been checked? ☐ Is the Survey of Earned Doctorates  completed? ☐ Has the Survey of Earned Doctorates’ confirmation email or certificate been uploaded to ETDs @ Harvard?

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HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH SCHOLARS DISSERTATION GRANT AWARDEES

All scholars in Health Policy Research Scholars (HPRS) are eligible to apply for the HPRS Dissertation Grant, a competitive award of up to $10,000 dollars. The one-time grant supports scholar dissertation research activities for projects that have specific health policy implications and advance a Culture of Health. Applications are reviewed and awarded quarterly.

Who is Health Policy Research Scholars for?

Applicants must be:.

• Full-time doctoral students who are entering the second year of their programs in fall 2022 and do not expect to graduate before spring/summer 2025 .
• From historically marginalized backgrounds and/or populations underrepresented in specific doctoral disciplines.
• Pursuing a research-focused discipline that can advance a Culture of Health.
• Interested in health policy and interdisciplinary approaches.

What do scholars receive?

• Annual award funding of up to $30,000 for up to four years or until they complete their doctoral program (whichever is sooner).
• Mentoring and training in health policy and leadership.
• Professional ties to public health and policy leaders and innovators from diverse fields.
• Opportunity to compete for an additional dissertationgrant of up to $10,000.
• Membership in a network of scholars and alumni for research and advocacy collaborations.
• Ashley Cooper : Socioecological Factors Associated with Weight Status in College Educated Black Women
• Leo Davis : The Role of Fatherhood Interventions in Sustaining Well-being, Mental Health, Child Attachment, and Parenting Relationships for Fathers Impacted by the Criminal Justice System
• Manuel Galvan : Understanding the Distribution of Anti-Black Discrimination: A Study of Hiring, Housing, Judicial Decisions, and Policy Beliefs
• Bryant Jackson-Green : Regulation by Litigation in Correctional Health Services: A Mixed-Methods Policy Implementation Study
• Shana McClain : Epistemic Injustice and Silencing of Violence Against Black Women and Girls: Testing Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory
• Erika Mey : Understanding the Health of Cambodians (in Cambodia and America) and the Overall Refugee Community in America
• Katherine A. Pérez-Quiñones : The Right to Stay: local perspectives on the politics of disaster, mitigation planning, and habitat conservation in Espinar, Puerto Rico
• Sevly Snguon : Guaranteed income as an economic intervention to mitigate the impact of structural racism on health
• Wes Wislar : Doing Disabled Gender and Sexuality: An Examination of Experiences in the Medical Establishment, the Family, and Schools
• Cheryl Aguilar : What about the Parents? Exploring the Impact of Immigration Separation and Reunification on the Wellbeing and Sense of Self of Central American Parents
• Khadijah Ameen : Moving towards community power in academic health – community research partnerships involving Black communities
• Emmanuella Asabor : Segregation and the Infectious Disease Illness Experience: The cases of HIV and COVID-19 in South Africa and the United States 
• Brianna Baker : A Mother’s Message: A Family Systems Investigation of Black Women and Girls’ Mental Well-Being, Hope, and Healing
• Denae Bradley : Intimate Spaces in Carceral Places: An Examination of Black Doula Care with Incarcerated Pregnant People
• Sarah El-Azab : A Critical Analysis of Organizational Practices Underlying Interoperability of Race and Ethnicity Data
• Jamilah George : Psychedelic Just(US): The Role of Racial Trauma, Pain Interference, Stigma, and the Justice System on Psychedelic Acceptability among Black Americans
• José Manuel González Vera : Cultural Adaptation of the ACT Guide for Undocumented Community Members
• Alec Hall : The Muunganiko Curriculum: A Piloted Tier 2 Intervention that Integrates Restorative Justice and Youth Participatory Action Research
• Ciara Horne : Methods for Quantifying Inequitable Social Impacts of Dam Failures on Marginalized Communities
• Natasha Lee-Johnson : Black Maternal Resilience: A Mixed Method Study on Perceived Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Decision-Making
• Jessica Levasseur : Exploring the Utility of Silicone Wristbands for Monitoring Exposure to Environmental Phenols With a Focus on Parabens
• Cashell Lewis : Unmasking the Social Determinants of Health: Criminal Legal System Involvement and Suicidal Behavior Among Black Men Among Black Men
• David Mai : Harnessing Regnase-1 and Roquin-1 activity to modulate T cell function
• Adrian Manriquez : The Exploration of Latino BIP Participants’ Experiences of Oppression and Expressions of Critical Consciousness
• Aliyah Middleton : Legal Child Traffickers: Local Businesses and Organizations in Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking 
• Lupita Quintana : Developing and evaluating a surveillance system model to facilitate the prevention of pesticide related illness in the State of Illinois
• Sally Ryman : Health Care Experiences of Trans Students Attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities
• Pyar Seth : The Spectral Defect: Rethinking the Drug War through Medicine
• Jenna Sung : Reaching the families Single Session Interventions are best positioned to help: Empowering Economically Insecure Parents to Manage Child Anxiety
• Shannon Whittaker : Gentrification, displacement and health equity: Moving from risks to solutions
• Gabriel Lorenzo Aguilar : The Case for Humanitarian Technical Communication: Theory, Method, and Praxis
• Gabriella Alvarez : Neuroinflammatory Mechanisms Linking Chronic Stress to Motivational Deficits: A Neuropharmacological Approach
• Sofia Cárdenas : Fathers’ Sleep Quality, White Matter Microstructure, and Neural Activation During the Transition to Parenthood
• Christopher Chiu : Sexual Racism and Health among Asian American Sexual Minority Men
• Hayden Dawes : Liberating Ourselves with #RadicalPermission: A Mixed-Methods Intervention Study of People in Digital Community
• Monica De La Cruz : Beyond Sticks and Stones: Exploring Discourses of Poverty
• Daniel Do : COVID-19, Racism, and Mental Health Services
• Morgan Farnworth : Governing the Overdose Crisis: A Multilevel Analysis of Problems, Policy, and Public Capacity
• Jordyn Gunville : Maternal Health Outcomes and Access to Prenatal Care Among American Indians: A Mixed Methods Dissertation
• Alein Haro-Ramos : Immigration and Racial Hierarchies: Structural sources of mental health disparities and digital innovations for mental health among U.S. Latinxs
• Ariel Hart : Beyond the Obstetric Carceral Sphere?: Examining Midwifery Epistemology and Praxis in a Black-led Birth Center
• James Huỳ nh : How Kinship and Coalition Networks Shape Distress, Anxiety, and Well-Being Among People Involved in LGBTQ+ Vietnamese American Issues in Orange County, CA
• Grace Ibitamuno : Investigating the Health and Wellness of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their Families
• Asia Ivey : Black Educators Matter: An Examination of Equity Leadership and Policy Implications for Critical Professional Development
• Gabriel Johnson : Hegemonic Masculinity in Black men ≠ Black Masculinity: An Attempt to Avert the Dominant Gaze, and Its Effects on the Mental Health of Young BlaQ Men
• Natalie Larez : A Pilot Study: Youth Participatory Engagement and Action in Mental Health
• Deniss Martinez : Knowledge and Power Sharing in Indigenous Natural Resource Collaborations in California
• Destiny Printz : Melanated and Mindful: Feasibility of a Brief Parental Stress Intervention for Black and Hispanic Mothers of Toddlers
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• Shlon Smith : Access Defined: Towards a Better Understanding of Black Youth’s Access and Utilization of School Mental Health Services
• Kate Somerville : Exploring the Role of School Policy in Healing, Wellbeing, and Mental Health: Centering Student Perspectives on School-Based Approaches to Trauma
• Mahader Tamene : Assessing the Impact of Structural Racism on the Mental Health of Birthing People
• Mudia Uzzi : Structural Drivers of Violent Crime in Baltimore City: An Investigation of Historical and Contemporary Practices and Patterns of Structural Racism
• Mi’Chael Wright : Not on [         ]’s Internet: Black Girl’s Identity and Their Dichotomous Online Experiences
• Keona Wynne : Probing Psychotraumatology Frameworks and Models: An Investigation into the Explanatory Power of Psychotraumatology for Health Equity
• Andrew Arriaga : It’s the Law?: A Study of Policy, Minority Stress, and Gay Men’s Barriers to Parenthood in the United States
• Matthew Bakko : Disentangling Punishment and Care: Organizing Institutional Change in Municipal Community Safety
• Shanaé Burch : In Pursuit of Healthful Narratives: Black Women and/or Gender-Expansive Citizens Creating and Performing Art and Cultural Work in Service of “Good Health”
• Alberto Cifuentes : A Convergent Mixed Methods Study of the Impact of Stigma on the Sexual Health and Substance Use Outcomes of Internet-based Cisgender Male Sex Workers Who Have Sex with Men
• Katherine Gutierrez : Three Essays on Policy, Equity, and Economics
• Mónica Gutierrez : Does Power Impact an Individual’s Ability to Maintain Place, Space, and Identity? A Community Study
• Ans Irfan : Advancing Culture of Health & Health Systems Strengthening through Climate Adaptive Social Entrepreneurship: Social Impact Case Study for Climate Competent Care
• M. Nicole Kunkel : The Effects of Perinatal PCBs and Sociosexual Stress on the Hypothalamus and Behavior of Female Rats
• TyKera Marrow : Just Be A Man About It: A Sequential Explanatory Examination of Men’s Health and Healthcare Utilization
• Tiana Moore : Residential Mobility and Historical Discriminatory Housing Policy’s Influence on Contemporary Child Health and Cognition
• Ezinne Nwankwo : Matters of Place and Health: Ethnic Enclaves, Immigration Enforcement, and Preterm Births Among Latina Mothers in the U.S.
• Samantha Perez : A Novel Cancer-Specific Plectin Targeting Monoclonal Antibody Promotes an Antitumor Immune Response in PDAC Models
• Jocelyn Poe : On Trauma Imaginaries & Community Health
• Jake Ryann Sumibcay : Examining Structural Racism as a Fundamental Cause of Health Inequities Among the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders in the United States and the Indigenous Māori and Pacific Peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand: An Exploratory Comparative Case Study Analysis
• Hawi Teizazu : Maternal Mortality in the Spotlight: An Analysis of Maternal Health Research, News Media Coverage, and Public Opinion Related to Maternal Mortality and Maternal Health Policies in the United States
• Noah Triplett : Applying Human-Centered Design to Maximize Acceptability, Feasibility, and Usability of Mobile Technology Supervision in Kenya: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study
• Kevin Wiley Jr. : Data Quality and Care Coordination in Type 2 Diabetes Management
• Natasha Williams : Mental Health Among Black Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People: Examining Patterns of Risk, Treatment Utilization, and Mental Health Management Strategies
• Chioma Woko : The Effect of Source Credibility on Promising Message Themes: A Message Pretesting Study to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Black Americans
• Angela Adler :  Brain Injury and Romantic Partnership: Relationship Quality and Stigma
• Deanna Barath : Hospital Cross-Sector Partnerships to Improve Health Outcomes
• Rebekah Cross : Gentrification, Residential Mobility and Preterm Birth among Black Women: A Mixed-Methods Study of Racial Resegregation in Northern California
• Yaminette Diaz-Linhart : Does Worker Voice Impact Worker Well-being in Health Care and Social Services?
• Tran Doan :  A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Universal Routine Depression Screening of U.S. Adolescents in Primary Care
• Josefina Flores Morales : Three Essays on the Health of Immigrants and Undocumented Adults and Elders
• Terrell Frazier : Innovation at the Intersection: Specifying the Dynamics of Tactical Innovation within Heterogenous Activist Networks
• Regina Fuller : The (Un)Making of Comprehensive Sexuality Education Policy in Ghana
• Cristina Gomez-Vidal : The Legal Reproduction of Maternal and Infant Health Inequities in Unincorporated Communities
• Ashley Gripper : We Don’t Farm because it’s Trendy: An Environmental Justice Approach to Understanding the Connections Between Urban Agriculture and Health in Philadelphia
• Raven Hardy : Mechanism of Brain Circuitry Underlying Cognitive Decline in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
• Demar Lewis : Black Ideologies on Community Safety in the 21st Century
• Kathleen McCarty : Sport Opportunities for Collegiate Students with Disabilities: A Mixed Methods Review of Current Program Offerings, Barriers, and Facilitators
• Laurent Reyes : A Phenomenological Study Exploring Experiences of Civic Participation among Older African Americans and Latinx Immigrants using an Intersectional Life-Course Perspective
• Kristi Roybal : Exploring the Relationship between Historical Redlining and Place-Based Reproductive Health Inequities: A Qualitative GIS Approach
• Leslie Salas-Hernández : Understanding Police-Public Contact: The Role of Police Violence and a Police Training Intervention
• Samantha Scott : How Deep is your Kaumaha? Unfolding the Experiences of Historical and Intergenerational Trauma among Wāhine
• Dislorei (Desi) Small-Rodriguez : Remaking Collective Identities: Data Sovereignty, Citizenship, and Indigenous Nations
• Jennifer Whittaker : Understanding the Role of Place in Health and Wellbeing for Rural Families: A Photovoice Project by Moms
• Bukola Bakare : Corporate Social Responsibility and Traffic Congestion: A Mixed Methods Study
• Samuel Baxter : Examining Racial Differences in Cardiovascular Health among Young Men: The role of Residential Segregation
• Jasmine Blanks Jones : Performance as Public Work: Youth as Civic Actors for Policy and Practice in Liberia
• Erica Browne : Moving Further Upstream to Promote Racial Equity: A Mixed Method Analysis of Private Nonprofit Hospital Community Benefit
• Brittney Butler : Examination of Exposures to Anti-Black Racism Over the Lifecourse and their Association with Pregnancy Induced Hypertensive Disorders Among Black Women
• Alane Celeste-Villalvir : Finding the Missing Millions: An Exploration of Challenges and Facilitators to Hepatitis C (HCV) Screening Among Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
• Angeliz Encarnación Burgos : Urban Development under Conditions of Colonialism: A Critical Urban History of Santurce, Puerto Rico
• Mario Alberto Espinoza-Kulick : La Gente Unida: Latinx Immigrant and Indigenous Health and Advocacy on California’s Central Coast
• Jenny Guadamuz : Immigration Status, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Medication Use in the United States
• Ana Herrera : The Association between Tobacco Retail Outlet Density and Advertising with Neighborhood Socio-demographic Characteristics around Colleges in Texas
• Amy Jones : The New Affirmative Action: The Experience of Students of Color in Diversity-Focused Collegiate Incorporation Programs
• Matthew Lee : Advancing Understandings of Policy Implementation and Sustainability to Address Health Equity: A Mixed Methods Case Study of Tobacco Control in New York City
• Jennifer McGee-Avila : Multilevel Points of Intervention to Improve Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Living with HIV: A Mixed Methods Approach to Addressing Health Inequities
• Marcela Nava : The Political Economy of Immigrant Health: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Social Capital and the Immigrant Paradox
• Adrian Neely : School Connectedness and African American Students: An Examination with Implications for Policy and Teacher Education
• Marie Plaisime : Perceptions of Racial Bias & Interracial Anxiety Among Medical Students: A Mixed Methods Study
• Arrianna Planey : A Multi-Scale Spatial & Political Economic Analysis of Health Policy, Provider Location Decisions, and Access to Audiology Services
• Jennifer Richmond : Reducing Racial Disparities in Health Services Use: Exploring the Role of Racial Equity Training for Nurse Navigators and Improved Measurement of Trust in Health Care
• Kristefer Stojanovski : Systems Science Approaches to Visualize, Model, and Explore Stigma’s Role in Socially Patterning HIV Risk Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men (GBMSM) in Europe
• Dana Williamson : Understanding Capacity-building Efforts to Address Environmental Justice Concerns
• Henry Willis : Developing a Culturally-Adapted Mobile Mental Health Intervention: A Multi-Study, Mixed Methods Approach
• Andrew Anderson : Exploring Mental Health Disparities among Accountable Care Organizations
• Sondra Calhoun Lavigne : Antimicrobial Use and Resistance: Intersections of Companion Animal and Public Health
• Michelle Doose : Examining the Multilevel Influences on Diabetes and Hypertension Clinical Care Management among Breast Cancer Patients
• Paul Shafer : Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Utilization of Emergency and Primary Care
• Patrice Williams : “They Over-Promised and Under-Delivered”: A Mixed Methods Study on the Effects of Residential Displacement Pressure on Black Residents in Southwest Atlanta

The Program at a Glance

Doctoral students from a variety of disciplines—such as urban planning, political science, economics, anthropology, education, social work, geography, and sociology—who are committed to using policy change to advance population health and health equity.

• Full-time doctoral students who are starting the second year of their programs in fall 2023 and do not expect to graduate before spring/summer 2026.

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Safeguarding Triathletes 

Written by: Venus Islas | Updated: July 09, 2024

Associate Professor of Management, Policy & Community Health, Gabriela Gallegos, JD, MPP, serves on the executive board of World Triathlon, the international governing body for the sport of Triathlon and all related multisport, where she plays a critical role in setting policy for the sport and organization. That includes developing and implementing policies that ensure the health and safety of participating triathletes.

Gallegos also sits on the board of directors for USA Triathlon, the national governing body sanctioning 3,500 annual events, and supports the leadership and skill of over 300,000 athletes in the U.S. With her background in public health and law, she brings a unique perspective to her roles, addressing health and safety concerns of recreational athletes as well as elite athletes who compete at the highest performance levels and overseeing sport policies and their implementation.  

Through her roles, Gallegos reviews policies at the national and international levels for the sport of triathlon. These policies raise challenges that must be addressed with education and support for national sport federations which differ greatly in size, resources, and organization. 

In her international role with World Triathlon, which serves as a primary pathway for athletes qualifying for the upcoming 2024 Olympics, Gallegos considers the critical health concerns of the competitors in Paris, such as mental health, injury prevention, and environmental safety measures for these games. 

"We confront public health concerns at every turn, both at the Olympic Games and triathlon events across the country and internationally," she said.  

This year’s opening ceremony kicks off July 26 on a global stage in Paris, France. Competing in the Olympic Games is what many would consider the apex of an elite athlete's career; taking place on a global stage with over 3 billion viewers watching. This career highlight is coupled with serious public health concerns for the host city that could impact those attending including water quality, air pollution, and other changes in climate, particularly in a population-dense city.  Supporting and safeguarding athletes throughout their time in the sport – up to and including the Olympics – poses another critical public health issue facing international sport federations and national governing bodies. 

"I currently chair a working group on safeguarding for World Triathlon, which aims to refine our process and define our jurisdiction as an international federation to adjudicate claims of athlete abuse, neglect, or harm," said Gallegos. "Leading the development of a safeguarding process that is comprehensive, trauma-informed, and easy to navigate draws on my public health and legal backgrounds." 

110 triathletes will compete at this year’s games, swimming, biking, and running in individual men's triathlon, individual women's triathlon, and mixed relay competitions that demand focus and endurance from the participants. Each athlete will face tremendous physical and mental demands. The 2024 Olympic triathlon competitions will occur over a three-day period on July 30, 31, and August 5.  

Gallegos is an attorney and a public health researcher. Gallegos works on behalf of triathletes internationally as an elected member of the World Triathlon Executive Board and domestically on the Board of Directors of USA Triathlon. 

Gallegos is also a USA Triathlon Certified Race Director who founded Race El Paso in 2010 to increase physical activity through community-engaged triathlon events.  In 2023, USA Triathlon awarded Gallegos the Heart of a Race Director Innovation Award. 

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Associate Professor of Management, Policy & Community Health, Gabriela Gallegos, JD, MPP, serves on the executive board of World Triathlon, the international governing body for the sport of Triathlon and all related multisport, where she plays a critical role in setting policy for the sport and organization.

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Below is a list of positions from Alumni of the PhD Concentration in Health Services Research and Policy.

• Associate Research Director: HealthCore Inc
• Program Analyst: HHS Office of Healthcare Finance Policy
• Health Researcher: Mathematica Policy Research
• Assistant Professor of Medicine: Indiana University School of Medicine
• Assistant Professor: Department of Health Services Administration, University of Maryland, College Park
• Associate Staff: Cleveland Clinic
• Research Public Health Analyst: RTI International
• Assistant Professor: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington
• Associate Professor: McMaster University’s Department of Oncology