University of Wisconsin–Madison

What types of research have students pursued in each degree program?

Master of Science in Population Health and Doctorate in Philosophy in Population Health) are academic graduate degrees and require a thesis for the master’s degree or a dissertation for the doctorate degree. The following listing is not exhaustive of all the possible opportunities/options: Master of Science in Population Health – Here is a sampling of past thesis topics:
  • Marital Status, Marital Quality and Health and Well-Being in Cancer Survivors: A Proposal for a Master’s Thesis Project
  • Determination of optimal cut points for anthropometric indexes of obesity to identify individuals at high risk of coronary heart disease in a sample of Latin American populations.
  • Physician Self -Assessment of Medical Error: Variation In and Predictors of Future Error in Primary Care
  • Evaluating Disparities in the Clinical Trial Participation of Adult Cancer Patients
  • Estimating the Risk of Alcohol Exposed Pregnancy in 18-44 year old women
  • Effect of Vitamin D and Vitamin D Processing Genes with Blood Pressure in Hispanic and African Americans: the IRAS Family Study
  • Condom Use in Heavy-Drinking College Students
  • Estimating the frequency and distribution of child disability in developing countries: data from UNICEF’s Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, Round 3 (MICS3)
  • Modeling Probability of Falls in Nursing Home Residents
  • Predictors of Early Hospital Readmission after Colon Cancer Surgery
Doctorate in Philosophy in Population Health – Here is a sampling of past dissertation topics:
  • A Framework for Conceptualizing and Measuring Health Inequality Sensitive to Relative Moral and Quantitative Concerns
  • Out-of-pocket Price, Prescription Medications, and Seniors
  • The Economic Burden of HPV-Related Disease in U.S. Health Plans
  • Quantifying the Benefits and Risks of Mammography for Women, Researchers and Policy Makers
  • Access to level I or II trauma center and traffic related injury outcomes
  • Epidemiology of Bone Mineral Density in Pre-menopausal Women with Type I Diabetes: The Wisconsin Women and Diabetes Study
  • Acculturation and Risk of Alcohol and Tobacco Use among Pregnant Latina-American Women
  • Psychopharmacological demand curve analysis: methods and applications to alcohol use in college students
  • Public Awareness and Perceptions of Health Disparities
  • Nutrition, Mental Health, and Quality of Life of Palestinian Preschoolers: Resilience and Vulnerability
Master of Science in Epidemiology – Here is a sampling of past dissertation topics:
  • Tumor marker influence on Prognostic Pathologic factors for ductal carcinoma in situ of the the breast.
  • Predictors of Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness and Carotid Plaque Score Progression over a decade: The Multiethnic Study of Artheroscleosis.
  • Prevalence and Incidence of Candida Colonization and Co-Colonization.
  • Does including HIV screening on an annual resident chart review increase screening rates among internal medicine trainees in a low prevalence, outpatient setting?
Doctorate in Philosophy in Epidemiology – Here is a sampling of past dissertation topics:
  • Climate Change Impacts on Population Health: Modeling Exposures to Heat and Air Pollution.
  • Hypertension: Drug side effect, treatment adherence, and treatment effects on arterial stiffness.