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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Standardized Home Blood Pressure Log Implementation for Patients with Hypertension to Increase Patient Awareness and Clinical Action, Ashley Alcala
Evaluation of PHQ-9 Documentation and Follow-Up Care After Implementation of an EHR SmartPhrase in Primary Care, Douglas Joshua Ayers
Improving Patient Health Portal Enrollment in the Primary Care Setting, Erika L. Bell
Implementation of Evidence-Based Neonatal Bathing Guidelines in a Level IV NICU: A Quality Improvement Project, Holly E. Cole
Improving Pneumococcal Immunization Counseling in Children with Systemic Lupus Erythematous, Sarah Dettmann
Implementation of a Process for Tracking Hgb A1cs in a Community Mental Health Organization, Devin Gill
Addressing Mental Health Treatment in Primary Care with the Collaborative Care Model, Heath M. Lamb
Process Evaluation of the Cheers Automated A1c Follow-Up Reminder System in Primary Care, Heather E. Lewis
Evaluating an LGBTQ+ Adolescent Sexual Health Toolkit: Boosting Confidence and Provider Knowledge, Joslyn Lypka
Implementing a Self-Administered CRAFFT Screening Tool in a Pediatric Mental Health Setting, Michael Nguyen
Program Evaluation of a Digital Outreach Initiative for Improving Well-Child Visit Engagement Among Children and Adolescents Aged 3–21 Years, Eseoghene Odhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Electronic Health Record Integration at a Primary Care Medical Home: A Quality Improvement Project, Andrea M. Catto
Implementation & Evaluation of a Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Program to Improve Hypertension Management, Sarah Marie Geoghan Marold
Culturally Competent Diabetes Management Guide for African Immigrants, Bryce Hunderman
Evidence-Based Interventions for Blood Pressure Management Standardization: A Program Evaluation, Amy Kurtz
Improving Admissions Planning in a Specialized Adult Foster Care Program, Jessie Sullivan
Implementing a Standardized Colorectal Cancer Screening Protocol to Enhance Screening Rates in a Primary Care Setting, Sam Terranova
Developing the Evidence-Based Plan to Implement the Violence Assessment Tool, Yue Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Deprescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors in a Rural Health Clinic, Jason Thomas Barney
Screening for Social Determinants of Health in Rural Pediatric Primary Care, Emma Buchele
Improving Campus Prescription Delivery Service Process at a Campus Health Center, MONASE CHIBAMBO SWANIGAN
Evaluation of a Primary Care Community Health Center’s Mammogram Program in Relation to Current Evidence-Based Practice., Brianna Childress
The Efficacy of Implementing a Collaborative Palliative Pain Panel Team to Reduce Cancer Pain, Angela Lynette Embree
Optimizing Patient Care: Harnessing the Power of Physician-Nurse Practitioner Teams in Primary Care, Mary Kooyer
Enhancing Metabolic Syndrome Surveillance for Adults Taking Second Generation Antipsychotic Medication, Ilanit Marx
PrEYEmary Care Optical Coherence Tomography: Increasing Adherence to Retinopathy Screening, Henry Junior Peña
Perception of Pediatric Readiness Across a Health System's Emergency Departments, Rebekah L. Sabo
A Quality Improvement Project Utilizing SBIRT to Decrease Neonate Exposure to Marijuana, Tara R. Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Reducing Medical Errors for Patients with Substance Use Disorders with a Medical Information Card, Michael V. Hughes
Improving Adherence to Annual Retinal Screening Among Adult Diabetics in Rural Midwest, Sarah Hunger
Evaluating the Efficacy of an Acuity Stratification Tool in Community Based Palliative Care, Madison K. Niederer
Challenges to Coordination of Care in the Diabetic Homeless Population, Melissa K. Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
An Evaluation of Methods to Reduce Inframammary Surface Dose in Prone Breast Irradiation, Seth Alvarado
Improving Patient Portal Enrollment Through Education and Technology at Rural Family Practice, Kelsey Crampton
Reducing Delirium and Functional Decline in Hospitalized Older Adults: Pre-Implementation of CoCare HELP, Thomas D. Finn, Autumn Baldwin, and Elizabeth Hill
Improving Vaccination Rates in Pediatric Primary Care, Lauren E. Osbeck
Behavioral Health Toolkit Developed After a Gap Analysis of Three Rural Emergency Departments: A Quality Improvement Project, Shawna Thomas
Formalized Diabetes Education in a Safety-Net Clinic, Haley N. Wanic
Doctoral Projects from 2021
Utilizing Educational Materials to Change Vaccine Compliance in Children Under 24 Months of Age, Kelsey M. Arnold
Program Evaluation of Parent Engagement Activities in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Cheryl A. Bos
Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Community-Based Palliative Care, Mary D. Chenge
Utilization of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Adult Patients with Hypertension, Justin R. Crow
Improving Adolescent Risk Assessment and Provider Follow-Up in Primary Care, Darby R. Disselkoen
Telehealth Policy Analysis: Recommendations to Improve Medicaid Reimbursement in Michigan, Adelheid Fisher
Improving the Screening and Care of Hospitalized Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Through Standardized Workflow Processes, Elizabeth Henschel
Creating equal opportunities through developmental screening at a rural health clinic, Allison Honderd
A Budget Impact Analysis of a Tobacco Control Program in a Community Mental Health Clinic, Thuy-Nhi Nguyen
Improving Care Coordination for The Homeless Population Using Systematic Quality Improvement, Rutendo Nyasvisvo
Enhancing Medication Adherence Behaviors Among Ambulatory Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Patients: A Quality Improvement Project, Desiree Palmer
Sickle Cell Disease: Development of an Acute Pain Management Program in a Hematology/Oncology Practice, Elizabeth Pohl
Evaluating the Impact of Nurse Server Standardization on Patient Safety, Megan L. Priebe
A Program Evaluation to Assess Readiness for the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s Patient Centered Medical Home Model Application, Alida M. Semrinec
Enteral Nutrition Protocol for Pediatric Burn Patients: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Margaret Tepe
Evaluation of a Chewing Gum Protocol for Postoperative Spinal Patients, Lauren E. Vachon
“Warm Handoff” to Increase Enrollment in a Maternal Infant Health Program, Samantha Worthem
Doctoral Projects from 2020
Improving Blood Pressure Control Among Patients Diagnosed with Hypertension in a Primary Care Setting, Eriko Apriliando
Developing a Sustainable Group Tobacco Control Program in a Community Mental Health Clinic, Jennifer Burns
Creating a Quality Improvement Toolkit to Identify & Address Gaps in the Care of Older Adults with Hip Fracture, Amanda J. Covell
Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment: A Project Evaluation, Ann L. Cudney
A Quality Improvement Project to Improve Financial Sustainability of Home-Based Palliative Care Program, Andrea L. Giffel
A Policy Analysis of Adult Lead Exposure Screening in Michigan, Omoyemi A. Idowu
Honoring Patient Do Not Resuscitate Wishes and Reducing Harm During Transitions of Care: A Quality Improvement Project, Emily L. Kraus
Implementation Strategies to Reduce Hospital Readmission Rates in Adults with Sepsis: A Quality Improvement Project, Erin Kucharek
Self-Monitoring of Blood Pressure in Community – Dwelling Senior Adults, Laura N. Love
Implementation of Early Mobility in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Kelly Lubbers
Video Education for Improved Education of Newly Diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis Patients, Theresa McCrumb
Developing Lactation Support in a Primary Care Pediatric Office, Charlotte Minnema
Increasing Annual Retinal Exams among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, Afokoghene H. Odhu
The Impact of a Pediatric Nurse Residency Program on Newly Licensed Registered Nurses at Six Months, Amy Rohn
Process Improvement to Reduce Route of Medication Administration Errors in Patients with Enteral Feeding Tubes, Elizabeth Scott
Evidence-Based Policy and Procedure Review System, Meredith A. Stokes
The Effect of the Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Model on Adult Depression in an Outpatient Setting, Genevieve E. Sweeney
A Collaborative Approach to Incentivizing Healthy Food Choices among Uncontrolled Diabetic Patients at a Local Federally Qualified Health Center to Improve Health Outcomes, Briauna J. Taylor
Evaluation of the Integration of Behavioral Health Services into Primary Care, David B. Vander Ark
Process Improvement to Improve Quality Measures in a Rural Primary Care Clinic, Lucille Yurko VanderWoude
Doctoral Projects from 2019
Evidence-based Toolkit for Reduction of Overdose Risk in Primary Care Patients on Opioid Therapy, Katelin A. Aris
An Evaluation of a Nerve Block Protocol in Patients with Hip Fractures, Jenna Buchman
Using the Rapid Assessment for Adolescent Preventive Services (RAAPS) to Screen for Risk Taking Behaviors of 13 to 18 Year-Olds in a Regional Family Practice Office, Megan E. Carpenter
Screening for Social Determinants of Health in Diabetic Patients Served in Primary Healthcare Centers, Hewan K. Chekol
Identifying Gaps in Care in the Geriatric Trauma Patient with Rib Fractures, Kathy A. Crystal
Final Defense: Sepsis Screening Tool Assessment at a Freestanding Children’s Hospital in the Midwest, Cassandra Cummings
Improving Patient Handover from the Pediatric Emergency Department to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Kathryn DeVinney
Implementation of an Evidenced-Based Intervention for Pain Management in Lumbar Spine Surgery, Mary R. Draper
Pathways to a Sustainable Community Health Worker Program in a Rural Native American Community, Hannah R. Duby
Evidence-Based Toolkit to Evaluate Telemedicine Delivery of Palliative Care, Aubrey E. Dwyer
Developing an Evidence-Based Supportive Services Program for Cancer Survivors in a Private Oncology Practice, Joseph Ellul
Improving Depression Screening and Follow-up in Primary Care through Implementation of an Evidence-Based Protocol, Cheryl Fowler
Increasing Prevention and Recognition of Delirium in a Non-ICU Acute Care Population, Anne Gembrowski
Improving Communication of Asthma Related Care Between Pediatric Primary Care Providers and Schools, Jessica N. Heichel
Development of a Process for Adoption and Attainment of PCMH Recognition Requirements for an Urban Primary Care Clinic, Jamie L. Hendricks
Prior Authorizations and Continued Treatment in Addiction Medicine, Wendy Hunting
Management of Distress in Adult Oncology Patients, Lauren Jongsma
Nurse Care Manager Impact on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at a Rural Primary Care Practice, Patrick Joswick
Optimizing Clinical Processes Using the Electronic Health Record to Improve Patient Outcomes in Primary Care, Alex Jubril
Implementation of Evidence-Based Chronic Non-malignant Pain Management Protocol for Primary Care, Jenny E. Kipp
An Implementation Toolkit for Increasing Breastfeeding Sustainability, Regina Kirwin
