Previous Scholars and their Research Focus
Dr. Uriel Sandkovsky and Dr. Javeed Iqbal
Adhikari, Srikar, MD
MS- May, 2010
Thesis: Utility of Bedside Ultrasound in the Assessment of Difficult Airway
Bhatt, Vijaya, MD
MS- May, 2020
Thesis: Integrating Geriatric Assessment and Genetic profiling to Personalize Therapy Selection in Oldeer Adults with Acute Myloid
Brown, Sara, EdD
PhD- December 2021
Dissertation: Intention to Breastfeed: Breastfeeding Attitudes, Norms, Self-Efficacy, Social Support Network and Community Resources of African American, Low-Income, Emerging Adult Women, Pregnant for the First Time
Cannella, Amy, MD
MS - August, 2013
Thesis: Curriculum Development and Best Practices in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Chowdhury, Sanjib, PhD
MS - May 2016
Thesis: Global Trends in Cancer Burden Based on Geographic Location, Socio-economic Status and Demographic Shift
Darrington, Deborah, MD
MS - August 2011
Thesis: Association of Place of Residence and Serious Medical Care Utilization in Solid Tumor Cancer Survivors
England, Bryant, MD
PhD- December 2019
Dissertation: Enhancing the Identification of Rheumatoid Arthritus-Associated Lung Disease
Ganti, Apar, MD
MS - May 2011
Thesis: Effect of Race and Surgical Intervention on Survival of Patients with Clinical N2 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: a Veteran's Affairs Central Cancer Registry (VACCR) Database Analysis
Ghate, Deepta, MD
MS-May 2021
Thesis: The Driving Simulator Visual Field in Glaucoma- A Novel Task to Test Available Field of View
Goldsweig, Andrew, MD
MS - May 2020
Thesis: The Evolving Management of Aortic Valve Disease: Trends in the Utilization and Cost of SAVR, TAVR, and Medical Therapy
Gulati, Vikas, MD
PhD - August 2020
Dissertation: Leveraging Aqueous Humor Dynamics and Ocular Biometrics for improving Therapeutic Outcomes in Glaucoma
From Left: Dr. Chris Shaffer, Dr. Alvin Wee, Dr. Pamela Jones and Dr. Polly Hulme
Gundabolu, Krishna MBBS
MS- August 2021
Thesis: Apixaban to Prevent Thrombosis in Adult Patients Treated With Asparaginase
Hulme, Polly, PhD
MS - December 2011
Thesis: Psychosocial and Developmental Characteristics of Civilly Committed Sex Offenders
Iqbal, Javeed, PhD
MS - May 2014
Thesis: Global Micro-RNA Profiling in Aggressive B-Cell Lymphoma
Johanning, Jason, MD
MS - August 2013
Thesis: Advanced Biomechanical Analysis of Peripheral Arterial Disease Patients with Unilateral Claudication Compared to Matched Controls: Implications for Therapeutic Interventions
Kedar, Sachin, MD
MS - May 2020
Thesis: Effects of Acute Intracranial Pressure Changes on the Optic Nerve Head Morphology in Humans and Pig Model
Lin, Chi, MD
MS - May 2011
Thesis: Phase 1 and II Novel Treatments for Gastric and Pediatric Cancer
Lundgren, Scott MD
MS - August 2021
Thesis: Utilization of a Cell Mediated Immunity Assay to Adjust Immunosuppression Following Heart Transplantation
Padala, Prasad MD
MS- December 2009
Thesis: The Impact of Apathy on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes
Peeples, Eric MD
PhD- December 2021
Dissertation: The Role of Micrornas in the Pathophysiology of Neonatal Hypoxic-ischemic Brain Injury
Reed, Jill, PhD
MS - December 2018
Thesis: Increasing Physical Activity to Improve Health Through Primary Care Clinics in Rural Nebraska
Sandkovsky, Uriel, MD
MS - August 2014
Thesis: Pharmacology of HIV Drugs and Aging
Shaffer, Christopher, PharmD
MS - December 2011
Thesis: Personalized Pharmacy According to Pharmacogenomics in the Setting of Solid Organ and Stem Cell Transplantation
PhD - August 2021
Dissertation: Proof of Concept: The Use of Renal Biomarkers in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients fo Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Shillcut, Sasha, MD
MS - August 2016
Thesis: Changes to Echocardiography-Derived Left Ventricular Filling Pressures and Cardiac Output in Response to Fluid Boluses in Elderly Patients with Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction Undergoing Vascular Surgery
Singh, Shailander, MD
MS - December 2017
Thesis: Risk of Post-ERCP Pancreatitus in Liver Transplant Patients: Single Center Experience
Starr, Lois, MD
PhD- August 2019
Dissertation: Delineating Phenotypes of Rare Disease
Swore-Fletcher, Barbara, PhD
MS - December 2012
Thesis: Patient, Caregiver and Health Provider Communication and Impact and Outcomes of Cancer Patients
Vo, Hahn MD
PhD- December 2021
Dissertation: Post-Transplant Hepatic Graft Fibrosis in Pediatric Liver-Inclusive Transplant Recipients
Weaver, Meaghann, MD
PhD- August 2021
Dissertation: Use of Telehealth in Home-based End-of-Life Care for Children in Rural Regions
Wee, Alvin, DDS
PhD - December 2014
Dissertation: Community Based Approaches to Early Detection of Head and Neck Cancer Among Dental Practitioners
Wellsandt, Elizabeth, PhD
MS- December 2020
Thesis: Joint Loading Factors and Articular Cartilage Structure in Healthy and ACL-Injured Knees
Wichman, Tammy, MD
MS - August 2021
Thesis: Superoxide and Pulmonary Hypertension
Willett, Sandra, PhD
PhD - August 2019
Dissertation: Maternal Cognitions and the Origins of Early Sensorimotor Based Play in Infants Born Preterm