Epidemiology & Biostatistics Theses and Dissertations

• The effects of HIV criminalization laws (and their enforcement) on HIV risk among Black and Hispanic populations 

  Keralis, Jessica Maciel (2022)

  Background: In the U.S., 25 states have laws that explicitly criminalize the transmission or exposure of HIV. This study, grounded in Nancy Krieger's ecosocial theory, estimated the association between HIV criminalization ...

• Metformin and statins in relation to ovarian cancer: implications for risk and potential etiologic pathways 

  Irvin, Sarah Renee (2022)

  Background: Metabolic factors, including obesity, diabetes, and circulating lipids are associated with increased risk of ovarian cancer, the most fatal gynecologic malignancy. Drugs targeting these conditions have drawn ...

• Exploring Psychosocial and Structural Syndemic Effects as Predictors for HIV-Related Outcomes among Black Women 

  Watson, Lakeshia (2022)

  Black women continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV with marked disparities in HIV incidence, prevalence, and care outcomes. There is a critical need to explore the role of psychosocial and structural factors and ...

• Effects of the 2014-2016 Ebola Epidemic on Infectious Disease Prevention in Guinea 

  Callaway, Julia (2021)

  From 2014-2016, Ebola ravaged the three West African countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. There were more than 28,000 cases and 11,000 deaths, with more than 10,600 additional deaths due to other medical conditions. ...

• LEVERAGING SOCIAL NETWORKS TO FIGHT HIV: THE BATTLE OF FEMALE SEX WORKERS 

  Li, Yuruo (2020)

  This dissertation aims to assess the applicability of the social network method on HIV research among female sex workers (FSWs). Manuscript 1 reported the findings from a systematic literature review which examined the ...

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