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Congratulations to our 2008 Master of Public Health Students

We are extremely proud to announce the following graduates of the Master's Program of the School of Community Health Sciences. Each student is listed with their project advisor, the title of their culminating project and their public health specialization.

Leah Thompson-Mewes, MPH (Kristen Clements-Nolle, Ph.D.): "Through the Eyes of Women: Older and Younger Women's Experience Living With HIV"; generalist degree

Shile Dayton, MPH (Jeff Angermann, Ph.D.): "Pesticide Use and Incidence of Myocardial Infarctions Among Farm Women in the Agricultural Health Study"; epidemiology

Steve Kutz, MPH (Mel Minarik, Ph.D.): “Sensemaking for Followers in Leadership Transition - What's Going on Here?”; generalist degree

Sandi Noffsinger, MPH (Kristen Clements-Nolle, Ph.D.): “Methamphetamine Use and Violence among High School Youth in Nevada”; epidemiology

Andrew Bridgforth, MPH (Dana Loomis, Ph.D.): “Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Lung Cancer Mortality: A Meta-Analysis to Estimate the Effect of the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act"; epidemiology

Linda McGillicuddy, MPH (Rosalie Marinelli, Ph.D.): “H.A.R.T.S. Project: Homeless Adolescents’ Reason To Smile: A dental treatment fund for homeless high school students"; generalist degree.

Linda Willits, MPH (Michelle Granner, Ph.D.): “An Evaluability Assessment of Planned Parenthood MarMonte's Teen Talk Program”; generalist degree

Adel Mburia-Mwalili, MPH (Kristen Clements-Nolle, Ph.D.): “Intimate partner abuse and depression in a population-based sample of women: Can social support help?" epidemiology

Sheila Story, MSN/MPH (Jamie Benedict, Ph.D.): "The Relationship Between Participating in “Breakfast in the Classroom” and Select Student Behaviors"; dual degree MSN/MPH

Dominique Joseph, MPH (Wei Yang, Ph.D.): “Underlining Factors of Selected Health Behaviors among Elder Nevadans”; social/behavioral–aging

When things get hot, Health Ecology major, Andrew Snyder knows just what to do, and the Department of Interior will award him its highest honor for keeping his cool.

Last summer, as a fire fighter working a fire outside of Winnemucca, Andrew witnessed a water tanker clip a tire, flip and slide down the side of a nearby hill. He and his crew drove up the hill as far as possible, grabbed medical kits and headed to the scene of the crash, where they rescued the pilot just before the fire raced down the hill driving them away and igniting the fuel.

Andrew recently learned he would be going to Washington D.C. to be presented the Medal of Valor, the Department of the interior's highest award. This summer has the potential to be another hot one. Be sure to congratulate and thank Andrew for his dedication and courage.