Genetic Counseling Program Alumni

GRADUATE THESES

Alumnus	Year	Thesis title
Sara Anne Adams, M.S.	2002	FRAGILE X SYNDROME
Michelle Applegarth, M.S.	2006	PKU DISEASE KNOWLEDGE AND HEALTH LOCUS OF CONTROL
Jessica Aram, M.S.	1999	EVALUATION OF THE EXPERIENCES AND ATTITUDES OF YOUNG ADULTS PURSUING HUNTINGTON DISEASE PREDICTIVE TESTING
Alisara Ateerat, M.S.	2007	PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES THAT INFLUENCE UREA CYCLE DISORDER FAMILIES’ DECISION TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH
Lori Bagboudarian, M.S.	2006	GENETICS EDUCATION IN ARMENIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY AIMED AT INCREASING AWARENESS OF GENETIC COUNSELING AND FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER IN THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITY
Erin Baldwin, M.S.	2005	THE CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBTELOMERIC DELETIONS: A RETROSPECTIVE CHART REVIEW
Pia Banerji, M.S.	2004	KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND INTEREST IN CANCER GENETIC TESTING: A SURVEY OF COLLEGE STUDENTS
Kimberly Banks, M.S.	2004	CANCER GENETIC TESTING AND GENETIC DISCRIMINATION: A PRE-CANCER RISK COUNSELING SURVEY OF PATIENT KNOWLEDGE AND OPINIONS
Gina Bergquist, M.S.	2004	TREATMENT TOWARD PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY
Caleen Blackman, M.S.	2002	THE GENETIC DISORDERS AMONG SEPHARDIC JEWS
Terri Blase, M.S.	2005	SHARING GENETIC TEST INFORMATION with FAMILY MEMBERS
Kathy Blazer, M.S.	1997	ABNORMALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE q11-q13 REGION OF HUMAN CHROMOSOME15 AND A CASE REPORT OF AN INTRACHROMOSOMAL TRIPLICATION OF 15q11-q13
Brittany L. Boldt, M.S.	2002	PERSONAL AND FAMILY HISTORIES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN PATIENTS WITH MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE
Kristen Marie Borsack, M.S.	2003	THE INFLUENCE OF RISK LEVEL AND MATERNAL FACTORS ON UTILIZATION OF PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS IN PATIENTS AT INCREASED RISK FOR DOWN SYNDROME
Sharon Chan, M.S.	2004	THE INTERNET AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR AMNIOCENTESIS: AN EVALUATION STUDY
Ginger Marie Chisholm, M.S.	2004	RISK DISCLOSURE DELIVERY FOR HUNTINGTON DISEASE; AT RISK INDIVIDUALSÕ PERSPECTIVES
Jeanne Choi, M.S.	1999	GENETIC COUNSELING ISSUES IN OLDER PATIENTS LIVING WITH CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE FOCUSED CASE STUDIES OF TWO WOMEN
Cheryl Lynn Cina, M.S.	2003	GENETIC COUNSELORS' ATTITUDES AND OPINIONS TOWARD CARRIER TESTING
Johanna Marie Cordell, M.S.	2002	IMPLICATIONS OF INTRACARDIAC ECHOGENIC FOCI ON PREGNANCY OUTCOME
Naghmeh Dorrani, M.S.	1999	ADULT SIBLINGS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME: ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS ON REPRODUCTION
Wendy Drain, M.S.	1997	THE GENETICS OF FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA, A LATE-ONSED NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDER
Jina Faurot, M.S.	2003	EXPERIENCES OF PARENTS WHOSE CHILD WAS PRENATALLY DIAGNOSED WITH A CHROMOSOME ABNORMALITY
Shawna Feely, M.S.	2006	A QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF CAREGIVER QUALITY OF LIFE IN ALZHEIMER DISEASE AND MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY.
Tali Geva, M.S.	2006	PREDICTING BRCA1 AND BRCA2 MUTATIONS IN WOMEN WITH A PERSONAL HISTORY OF CARCINOMA IN SITU OF THE BREAST
Stefanie Gilinsky, M.S.	2006	A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL GENETIC COUNSELOR TRAINING: PROGRAM STRUCTURE AND STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS
Sarah Gobuty, M.S.	2005	AGENESIS OF THE CORPUS CALLOSUM: EXAMINATION OF FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE AND IMPACT ON FAMILY
Angela Grace, M.S.	1996	FRAGILE X TESTING AT A CLINICAL GENETICS CENTER: INDICATIONS AND RESULTS
Mindy Greenberg, M.S.	2004	ATTITUDES OF WOMEN UNDERGOING A THERAPEUTIC PREGNANCY TERMINATION ON THEIR GENETIC COUNSELING EXPERIENCE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY
Tonya Harrel, M.S.	2007	RECONTACTING FORMER PATIENTS REGARDING BART: OPINIONS AND PRACTICES OF GENETICS PROFESSIONALS
Linda Hasadsri, M.S.	2001	MUTATION ANALYSIS OF THE MTM1 GENE IN POTENTIAL FEMALE CARRIERS OF X-LINKED MYOTUBULAR MYOPATHY
Claudia Nirvana Hernandez, M.S.	2007	KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE EXPANDED AFP SCREENING TEST AND ANXIETY LEVELS IN PREGNANT WOMEN FROM MINORITY GROUPS
Alison Hobson, M.S.	2000	THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF UNINFORMATIVE GENETIC TEST RESULTS ON WOMEN WITH A PERCEIVED RISK FOR HEREDITARY BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER
Carin Huizenga, M.S.	2007	GENETIC DISCRIMINATION: A SURVEY OF CANCER GENETICS PROFESSIONALS’ KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES
Bret Hutchinson, M.S.	2007	OPINIONS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ON ETHICAL USE OF BLOOD AND TISSUE SAMPLES IN GENETIC RESEARCH
Cheryl Ikeda, M.S.	1996	IDENTIFICATION OF MUTATIONS IN TWO INDIVIDUALS WITH EMERY-DREIFUSS MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
Kory Jasperson, M.S.	2005	EVALUATION OF PRE-TEST PROBABILITY MODELS IN IDENTIFYING hMLH1 AND hMSH2 MUTATIONS IN HNPCC: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Sheree Johnstone, M.S.	1998	STANDARDS OF PRACTICE FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS CARRIER TESTING IN THE PRIMARY CARE SETTING
Adity Khanna, M.S.	2003	ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST TRIMESTER SCREEN AND SUBSEQUENT PURSUIT OF AMNIOCENTESIS
Dalia Khoshbakhsh, M.S.	1997	NONKETOTIC HYPERGLYCINEMIA: A CASE REPORT
Jodi Kirsch, M.S.	1997	UNUSUAL BRAIN FINDINGS: A CASE REPORT
Melody Kohan, M.S.	1996	21-HYDROXYLASE DEFICIENCY: A FORM OF CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA
Danielle LaGrave, M.S.	1996	HOMOCYSTINURIA OCCURRING WITH PNEUMOTHORAX: A CASE REPORT
Lisa Lelis, M.S.	2003	HOW WELL IS THE DEAF COMMUNITY BEING SERVED BY GENETIC COUNSELORS
Ariadna Martinez, M.S.	2002	ASSESSMENT OF THE ATTITUDES OF HEARING AND DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING STUDENTS TOWARD GENETIC TESTING FOR DEAFNESS
Christine McElroy,M.S.	2000	INCIDENCE OF SIGNIFICANT GENITOURINARY TRACT MALFORMATIONS IN CHILDREN WITH MICROTIA
Aparna Murali, M.S.	2000	GENETICS AND INDIAN IMMIGRANTS: A STUDY OF ACCULTURATION, BELIEFS ABOUT CAUSES OF BIRTH DEFECTS, REPRODUCTIVE ATTITUDES AND MEDICAL PREFERENCES
Tara Namey, M.S.	1999	INFLUENCE OF FAMILY HISTORY ON THE LIFETIME RISK FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Candace Nehlsen, M.S.	2000	JUVENILE FAMILIAL ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS (FAP): A CASE STUDY OF THREE TEENAGE SIBLINGS WITH FAP
Dorit Nosrati, M.S.	2002	IRANIAN JEWS IN THE UNITED STATES: A STUDY OF PERSONAL REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES AND PERCEIVED CAUSES OF DISABILITIES
Ariela Ostrovsky, M.S.	1998	CONTRIBUTION OF FAMILY HISTORY IN WOMEN WITH HIGH RISK BREAST CANCER
Tressa Paddelford, M.S.	1996	MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT EXPANDED AFP SCREENING AMONG PRENATAL CARE PROVIDERS
Carly Palermo, M.S.	1999	PATIENT ATTITUDES TOWARD PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS (PGD)
Mitchel Pariani, M.S.	2007	C-KIT SYSTEM IN TESTICULAR GERM CELL TUMORS: AN IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS
Emily Parkhurst, M.S.	2001	GENETIC COUNSELING & PRENATAL CARE: A STUDY OF WOMEN WHO USE DONOR INSEMINATION TO BECOME PREGNANT
Melissa Parra, M.S.	2005	FETAL CHROMOSOME ABNORMALITIES RESULTING IN MISCARRIAGE IN OLDER AND YOUNGER WOMEN
Reena Patel, M.S.	2006	STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH CARRIERS OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS: IMPACT OF FAMILIARITY IN A STUDENT POPULATION
Luisa Perez, M.S.	1999	IDENTIFYING COPING AND SUPPORT RESOURCES IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY: A SUPPORT GROUP FOR LATINA WOMEN WHO TERMINATED PREGNANCIES DUE TO A FETAL ABNORMALITY
Tina Pesaran, M.S.	2004	DIAGNOSTIC YIELD OF THE ROUTINE ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY/MENTAL RETARDATION AND AUTISM IN A GENETICS CLINIC: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Joy Philipson, M.S.	1999	FRAGILE X SYNDROME PHENOTYPE - GENOTYPE CORRELATIONS IN MALES WITH UNUSUAL FMR1 MUTATIONS
Summer Pierson, M.S.	2004	INFLUENCE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES ON PERCEPTION OF DISEASE SEVERITY OF NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 1, A VARIABLY EXPRESSED DISEASE
Melissa Randall, M.S.	2006	AMNIOCENTESIS ACCEPTANCE IN THE HISPANIC POPULATION AND THE ROLES OF CONTEXT AND CULTURE
Charité Nicolette Ricker, M.S.	2002	SELECTION OF CANDIDATE GENES FROM Xq27
Cori Roper, M.S.	2001	FETAL ECHOGENIC BOWEL: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Jonathan David Saari, M.S.	2005	IINTEREST IN GENETIC TESTING FOR SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA: DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MOTIVES AMONG SYMPTOMATIC AND AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS
Melanie Q. Salvador, M.S.	2000	THE USE OF POPULAR CULTURE IN EDUCATIONAL TOOLS TO INCREASE COLLEGE STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF GENETIC COUNSELING
Penny M. Schubert, M.S.	2005	PSYCHOSOCIAL EVALUATION OF FAMILIES AFFECTED BY MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS I
Christine Seward, M.S.	2000	BARRIERS PREVENTING WOMEN AT INCREASED RISK FOR CORONARY HEART DISEASE FROM PURSUING GENETIC RISK ASSESSMENT
Arlyn Tanega, M.S.	1998	PARENTS' BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES ABOUT THE INHERITANCE OF AUTISM
Jamie Beavers Taylor, M.S.	2002	WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A GENETIC COUNSELOR IN SEX SELECTION?
Kelly Jean Topf, M.S.	2005	PERCEIVED RISK OF BREAST CANCER AND ADHERENCE TO SCREENING GUIDELINES IN ARMENIAN AMERICAN WOMEN
Van Tran, M.S.	1998	PRENATAL CHOICES AND ACCULTURATION: A STUDY OF VIETNAMESE WOMEN
Zoey Trueblood, M.S.	2006	THE CALIFORNIA EXPANDED AFP SCREENING PROGRAM: STANDARDS OF PRACTICE, KNOWLEDGE, AND ATTITUDES OF PRENATAL CARE PROIVDERS
Lori Twenhafel, M.S.	2005	GENETIC COUNSELORSÕ EXPERIENCES WITH SURVIVOR GUILT FOLLOWING PREDICTIVE TESTING FOR HUNTINGTON DISEASE
Lindsay Warner, M.S.	2007	PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS WITH HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN TYPING: KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND STANDARD OF PRACTICE AMONG PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGISTS AND ONCOLOGISTS: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY
Stacey Wong, M.S.	1998	RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF DIAGNOSTIC 22q11.2 FLUORESCENT IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION STUDIES: PHENOTYPE, DETECTION RATE, AND CURRENT PRACTICES OF PHYSICIANS
Erin Yokoyama, M.S.	2007	QUALITY OF LIFE IN WOMEN WHO CARRY A BRCA1/BRCA2 MUTATION
Landa Yun, M.S.	2002	THE PREVALENCE OF FACTOR V LEIDEN AND PROTHROMBIN 20210A MUTATION CARRIERS AMONG WOMEN WITH ELEVATED MS-hCG LEVELS