Past Projects of PHASE Interns

Year 5 (2007-2008)
Maryland AIDS Administration: Ensuring standards of care and quality monitoring Allison B. Belemvire, MPH
Assessing the Relationship Between Lead Exposure and Violence and School Dropout in Baltimore City Dani Saba, MHS
Analysis of Maryland Youth Camp Injury and Illness Reports and Evaluation of the Current Data Collection Parameters Eileen Hederman, MPH
Temporal Trends in HIV Incidence in Baltimore City Jana Jordan, MPH
Recreational Water Illness Outbreaks Involving Interactive Water Features Jaspal "JP" Ahluwalia, MD, MPH
Investigating Lead Levels in Refugee Children in Maryland Joan Coleman, RN, MPH
How Modeled PM 2.5 Values Correlate with Asthma Inpatient Hospitalization in the Baltimore Area Katherine Lin, MHS
Spatial Analysis of Lyme Disease in Howard County, Maryland Margaret K. Doll, MPH
A Qualitative Evaluation of the Maryland Works Worksite Wellness Program Natasha A. Brown, MPH
Tuberculosis Incidence Among High Risk Populations in Maryland Sarah Kerns, PhD, MPH
   
Year 4 (2006-2007)  
Developing an Event-Based Surveillance System Hannah Gehman, MPH
Prevention of and Response to Communicable Disease Outbreaks in Maryland Youth Camps Adena Greenbaum, MPH
An assessment of Hepatitis C Virus Screening and Treatment Pracctice of Providers Serving Individuals with Limited Resources Andrea Jones, MHS
Methods for Improving the Management and Control of Rabies in Maryland Chris Kilby, DVM, MPH
Deveolpmeent of a Survey to Access Disparities in Breast Cancer Care on the Eastern Shore of Maryland Haeseong Park, MPH
The Epidemiology of Salmonella Infections in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area Joanne Caruth, MPH
Impact of Diabetes on Treatment Outcomes Among Maryland Tuberculosis Cases, 2004 - 2005 Tania Tang, MPH
Informing the Public: Risk Communication Recommendations for the Maryland Health Tracking Program J. Scott Weier, MPH, MBA
Assessing Preparedness Competency and Training Needs at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Meghan McGinty, MPH, MBA
The Marylandd HIV/AIDS Reporting Act of 2007: A Process Description and Evaluation Candace Feldman, MPH
State of Maryland Syndromic System: Economic Evaluation Model Emmanuel Njeuhmeli, MD, MPH, MBA
Assessment of Immunization Levels in Children in Maryland's Licensed Family Childcare Centers Lindsey Marcellin, MD, MPH
Giving the Primary Healthcare Providers of Baltimore City ot Provide or Acess Treatment Services for HCV Positive Individuals Christine Williams, MHS
Camp Based Lyme Disease Education and Prevention in Maryland Andrea Sutherland, MD, MPH
Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Diabetes Awareness Activity Rachel Millstein, MHS
   
Year 3 (2005-2006)  
   
Hepatitis C Screening in Maryland Amina Chaudry, MD,MPH
TB Outbreak Investigation in Fishery Workers, Maryland Casandra Althauser, MPH
Elevated Blood Levels in Children at Age 3 Charles Aloe, MPH
Medical Waste in Maryland Claire Nguyen,JD,MPH
Spatial Analysis of West Nile Virus in Maryland, 2000 - 2005 Emily Henkle, MPH
Accessing the Ability of Hospitals to Report Details of Blood and Body Fluid Exposures Gillian Tarr, MHS
Evaluation of Maryland Youth Suicide (Age 12 - 24) 2003 - 2004 Kimberly Rosendorf,
A view of Public Health Response to Two Pertussis Outbreaks in Maryland: Lessons Learned Kristen George, MPH
Comprehensive Transitional Case Management for Ex-offenders Living with HIV/AIDS in Maryland Melissa Dawalt, MD, MPH
Evaluating the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Response to Hurricane Katrina Ronald Huang, MPH
The Impact of Change in Diagnostic Test Method for STEC Infection Seung-eun Lee, MPH
An Analysis of Injuries in Maryland Summer Youth Camps, Year 2003 Cohort Stacie Waldman, MPH
Perinatal HIV Prevention Stella Lii, MD,MPH
Exploring Partnerships to Enhance Tuberculosis Services for Latinos in Baltimore City Suzy Sacher, MPH

 

Year 2 (2004-2005)

 
Incidence of Illness Associated with Recreational Water Contact: Evaluating a Potential Public Health Problem Sharri Hollist, MPH
Survey Development in a State Agency: Satisfaction, Preference & Balancing Interests Melissa Federman, MPH
Epidemiology of Campylobacter Infections in Maryland Stephanie Mickelson, MHS
Is Maryland Prepared? Measuring Domestic Preparedness in the Maryland Public Health System Brian Pinkston, MD, MPH
Syphilis Seroconversion among Incarcerated Individuals Entering the Baltimore City Booking and Intake Center (1998-2003) Rosemary Nabaweesi, MPH and Amy Winkler, MPH
Examination of Key Factors Among Hospital Norovirus Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Maryland During 2004 Riyadh Muhammad, MD, MPH
The 2004-2005 Influenza Season: Influenza Vaccination Practices by Healthcare Facilities in Maryland Roy Hoffman, MD, MPH

 

Year 1 (2003-2004):
 

A Review of Literature Concerning Multiply-Drug Resistant Acinetobacter sp. Outbreaks in Intensive Care Unit Settings

April Naegeli, MPH
Tracking Animal Bites in Maryland, 2001-2002 Benjamin Tsoi, MD, MPH
Shigella Infections in Maryland, 1998-2002 Emily Hsiao-Fang Lu, MPH
The Tuberculosis Experience Jessie Torgersen, MHS
SARS: Implications of the Changing Case Definition Gabriel Lai, MHS