Past Dissertation Topics
Students in the Ph.D in Health Science program come with diverse research interests. Faculty in the health science program, as well as from other NSU programs, are matched with each student’s interest to produce high quality scholarly work. Below is a list of dissertations completed.
| Name | Year | Title |
| Sherbert Samuels | 2019 |
E-Cigarettes: Perceived Harm among Youth in the United States |
| Heather E. Williams | 2019 |
The Integrative Molecular Pathological Epidemiology of Congenital and Infant Acute Leukemia |
| Concetta Triglia | 2018 |
An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis: Exploring the Experiences of Eye Bank Coordinators When Approaching Familities of Decedents for Eye Donation |
| Dovison Kereri | 2018 |
The Relationship Between the Affordable Care Act and Emergency Room Visits |
| Datis Kharrazian | 2018 |
The Association between Immunological Reactivity with Tetrabromobisphenol-A and Autoimmune Target Sites of the Nervous System |
| John Saindon | 2017 |
The War on Ebola: A Descriptive Case Study of an Ebola Response in Liberia |
| Timothy Gilmore | 2017 |
An Evaluation of Various Inspiratory Times and Inflation Pressures During Airway Pressure Release Ventilation |
| Tabitha Price | 2017 |
Faculty and Staff Perceptions of Interprofessional Education: A Comparative Survey of Dental and Health Science/Nursing Faculty and Staff |
|
Gillian Sealy |
2017 |
Assessing Beliefs, Attitudes, and Perceived Risks of HIV as Predictors of HIV Testing Behavior Among Seniors in Coachella Valley, California |
| Susan Smith | 2016 |
The Lived Experience of the Advanced Practice Provider on the Burn Surgery Service |
| Sara Knox | 2016 |
Pneumonia Readmissions in Older Adults with Dementia |
| Wei Chao Chang | 2015 |
The Impact of Preoperative Patient Profiles on Elective Open Intestinal Resection Outcomes |
| Christen Kutz | 2014 | CAG Repeat Length and Suicidality in Huntington's Disease |
| Jennifer Snyder | 2014 | Investigation of Physician Assistants' Choice of Rural or Underserved Practice and Framing Methods of Recruitment and Retention |