MPH-CHE Theses and Projects
Specific university-wide guidelines and procedures can be found at http://www.uwlax.edu/Graduate/research.htm.
However, it is appropriate to be in communication with the director of your program regarding your graduate thesis or project intentions. The director for the graduate community health programs is Dr. Gilmore, and Dr. Caravella is the director for the graduate school health program.
Examples of past theses
Evaluating the outcomes of a sexual assault prevention and advocacy
training program specifically for the University of Wisconsin—Steven’s
Point Community Advisors
-K.R. Oswall
Sexuality and family planning knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors
among young men and women on the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua
-K.M. Buchholz
La Crosse Area Worksite Tobacco Policy Survey
-J.E. Bennett
Dietary calcium intake and supplement use among noninstitutionalized
premenopausal Caucasian women living in suburban cities in Southeast
Michigan
-T.E. Lee
An HIV/AIDS assessment study regarding risk factors and readiness for
change in La Crosse County
-A.N. Brako
The development and implementation of an evaluation process and pilot
study to measure the effectiveness of the National Bioterrorism Civilian
Medical Response Center’s Strategies For Incident Preparedness: A
National Model
-T.R. Brein
A community health needs assessment of selected communicable diseases
in low-income populations
-J. Mou
The creation of a sexually transmitted infection education and
prevention program for college students
-A.M. Winegarden
Assessment of the partnership potential for STD programming by
community-based organizations in Charlotte, North Carolina
-E.E. Johnson
Utilizing Associative Group Analysis to explore the dominant
perceptions and attitudes of adolescents and the theoretical
relationship to sexual activity and early pregnancy in a rural Wisconsin
adolescent population
-M.A. Debevec-Marksteiner
The national revalidation and electronic configuration of the La
Crosse Wellness Inventory
-K.H. Squire
Examples of graduate projects
Development of a facilitator’s manual for a marriage mentorship
program
-A.M. Lansing
Myopia education 101: A holistic journey to understanding myopic
development, natural improvement, and prevention strategies
-C.B. Berg
