2023
Trupti Dhumal
Intervention to Reduce Tobacco use among Prostate Cancer Patients and Informal Caregiver Dyads
Degree - PhD
Advisors – Khalid Kamal, PhD and Kimberly Kelly, PhD
Yves Mbous
Treatment Patterns and Clinical and Economic Burden in Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC): Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches
Degree - PhD
Advisors – Khalid Kamal, PhD
Rowida Mohamed
Health-Related Quality of Life and Risk Prediction in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Degree - PhD
Advisors – Khalid Kamal, PhD
Rudi Safarudin
Long-Term Prescription Opiod Use, Cancer Stage, and Economic Burden among Older Cancer Survivors with Non-Cancer Chronic Pain Conditions
Degree - PhD
Advisors – Khalid Kamal, PhD
2022
Mohammad Ikram
Clinical and Economic Burden of Inflammatory Chronic Conditions among Adults in the United States: Evidence from Three Nationally Representative Surveys
Degree - PhD
Advisors – Khalid Kamal, PhD
Nazneen Shaikh
Incidence of Cancer, Depression, and Economic Burden of Prescription NSAIDS among Older Adults with Osteoarthritis: Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches
Degree - PhD
Advisors – Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD, and Traci LeMasters, PhD
2021
Yifan Zhang
Screen Media Use Among Children and Adolescents - Applications of Supervised and Unsupervised Machine Learning and Sentiment Analysis
Degree - PhD
Advisors – Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD, and Traci LeMasters, PhD
2020
Amanda Stover
Breaking the Chain: Evaluating the Links Between Opioid Use Disorder, Overdose, and Suicide
Degree - PhD
Advisor – Erin Winstanley, PhD
Pragya Rai
Multimorbidity, Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Use, and Healthcare Expenditures among Older Patients with Late-stage Melanoma
Degree - PhD
Advisor – Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD
Mona Nili
Asthma-COPD Overlap among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries: Economic Burden and Medication Adherence
Degree - PhD
Advisor – Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD
Jayeshkumar Patel
Predictors of Cardiovascular and Gastrointestinal Disorders, Inappropriate Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Use, and Dementia in Older Adults with Osteoarthritis
Degree - PhD
Advisors – Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD and Nilanjana Dwibedi, PhD
Khalid Alhussain
Applications of Machine Learning Methods in Health Outcomes Research: Heart Failure in Women
Degree - PhD
Advisor – Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD
Chibuzo Iloabuchi
Association of Incident Cancer to Low-Value Care and Healthcare Cost Burden Among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries
Degree - PhD
Advisors – Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD and Nilanjana Dwibedi, PhD
2019
Drishti Shah
Predictors and Health Outcomes of Treatment-Resistant Depression among Adults with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Conditions and Major Depressive Disorder
Degree - PhD
Advisor – Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD
Xiaohui Zhao
Adoption and Impact of Tele-mental Health on Healthcare Outcomes in the United States
Degree: PhD
Advisor: Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD
2018
Rashmi Goyat
Impact of Comorbidities on Diabetes and Hypertension Co-management and Healthcare Expenditures
Degree - PhD
Advisors – Suresh Madhavan, PhD & Xi Tan, PharmD, Ph
Omar Attarabeen
Tobacco Use, Serious Smoking Cessation Attempts, and Interest in Lung Screening among Adults Muslims in the US
Degree: PhD
Advisor: Kimberly Kelly, PhD
Xu (Snow) Feng
Switching from Vitamin K Antagonists to Non-Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulants, Drug-drug Interactions and Health Outcomes among Working-age Adults with Atrial Fibrillation
Degree – PhD
Advisor – Xi Tan, PharmD, PhD
2017
Arijita Deb
Depression, Treatment Response to TNFi, and Economic Outcomes among Working-age Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Degree: PhD
Advisor: Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD
Doug Thornton
Transitions within Opioid Therapy and their Impact on Morbidity, healthcare utilization and Costs
Degree - PhD
Advisor - Nilanjana Dwibedi, PhD
Ebtihag O.Alenzi
Impact of Diabetes Complications on Breast Cancer on Breast Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Prognosis among Elderly Women with Pre-existing Diabetes Using the SEER-Medicare Dataset
Degree - PhD
Co-Advisors - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD, Xi Tan, PharmD, PhD
Ishveen Chopra
Impact of incident cancer on CAD-related concomitant medication adherence, short-term health and economic outcomes among elderly Medicare beneficiaries with CAD with Incident Breast, Colorectal, and Prostate Cancer
Degree - PhD
Advisor - Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD
Rahul Garg
The impact of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma on Primary Care and Costs of Chronic Conditions in Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries
Degree - PhD
Advisor - Kimberly Kelly, PhD
Abdulkarim Meraya
The Dynamic Relationship between Economic Indicators and Health among Working-Age Adults
Degree - PhD
Co-Advisors - Nilanjana Dwibedi, PhD and Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD
2016
Monira Alwhaibi
Risk of Newly-diagnosed Depression, Treatment, and Its Economic Outcomes among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries with Incident Breast, Colorectal, and Prostate Cancer
Degree - PhD
Advisor - Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD
Rini Vohra
Autism Spectrum Disorders among Adults: Burden of Health Services Utilization and Expenditures
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
2015
Parul Agarwal
Longitudinal Patterns and Economic Consequences of Emergency Department Visits among Medicaid Enrollees
Degree - PhD
Co-Advisors - Thomas Bias, PhD and Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD
Amit Raval
Impact of Chronic Conditions on Treatment, Cancer-and Non-Cancer Outcomes among Elderly Men with Incident Prostate Cancer
Degree - PhD
Advisor - Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD
Traci LeMasters
An Analysis of Treatment Patterns, Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Care, and Survival Outcomes among Elderly Women with Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer Using the SEER-Medicare Linked Dataset
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
Mayank Ajmera
Multimorbidity, Management of COPD and Health Outcomes among Medicaid Beneficiaries
Degree - PhD
Advisor - Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD
Rituparna Bhattacharya
Types of Co-existing Chronic Physical Conditions and Newly-diagnosed Depression, its Treatment and Economic Outcomes among Medicaid Beneficiaries with Type 2 Diabetes
Degree - PhD
Advisor - Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD
2014
Ami Vyas
Burden of Breast Cancer and Associated Health and Economic Outcomes in Elderly Women In West Virginia: Comparison with National Estimates
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
Sandipan Bhattacharjee
Burden of Illness among Elderly Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
Degree - PhD
Advisor - Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD
Pallavi Rane
Burden of Colorectal Cancer among the elderly Medicare Beneficiaries in West Virginia A comparative analysis with National data
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
2013
Pramit Nadpara
Patterns of Lung Cancer Care and Associated Health Outcomes among Elderly Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries in West Virginia and in the United States
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
Omar Attarabeen
Colorectal Cancer Disease in Appalachia: Symptom Interpretation and Cancer Worry Predictors
Degree - MS
Advisor - Kimberly Kelly, PhD
Rini Vohra
Access to Services, Quality of Care, and Family Impact for Caregivers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A National Perspective Using 2009-2010 Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Survey
Degree - MS
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
Tricia Lee Wilkins
Healthcare Quality and Expenditure Benchmarks along the Continuum of Care: The Role of Primary Care Continuity and Community Healthcare Resources
Degree - PhD
Advisor - Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD
2012
Neel Shah
Impact of Diabetes on Colorectal Cancer Outcomes
Degree - PhD
Co-Advisor - Joel Halverson, PhD and S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
Ami Vyas
Predictors of Adherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines and Preferences for Intervention Strategies in a Mobile Mammography Program
Degree - MS
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
Traci LeMasters
A National Study of Health Behaviors and Health related Quality of Life among Survivors of Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Compared to Propensity Score Matched Controls, as well as Comparisons by Type
Degree - MS
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
Abhijeet Bhanegaonkar
Patient Preferences for Benefits and Risks Associated with Disease Modifying Drug Treatments in Multiple Sclerosis
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
2011
Gretchen Peirce
Controlled Drug Substance Use in West Virginia an Investigation into Doctor Shopping, Pharmacy Shopping, and Prescription Histories
Degree - MS
Advisor - Michael Smith, PhD
2010
Tricia Lee Wilkins
Changes in Body Mass Index and Short-term Healthcare expenditures in a Medicare population
Degree - MS
Advisor - Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD
Kimberly Bosworth Blake
Assessing the Influence of Coronary Heart Disease Knowledge, Perception of Personal risk, and Delay Discounting of Future Health on Diet and Physical activity
Degree - PhD
Advisor - Carole V. Harris, PhD
Rahul Khanna
Burden of Care and Health-Related Quality of Life among Caregivers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
2009
Andrea Pfalzgraf
Self-Reported Physician Prescribing Behavior and Factors Related to Antidepressant Prescribing to Children and Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder
Degree - PhD
Advisor - Virginia G. Scott, PhD
2008
Jarrett (Jay) Coffindaffer
Pharmacists and Tobacco Cessation Counseling: Attitudes and Beliefs, Impact of Cessation Training on Practice, and Feasibility of Training and Implementation into the Pharmacy Practice Setting
Degree - PhD
Advisors - Irene Tessaro, DrPH & Lesley-Ann Miller, PhD
Murali Sundaram
Development and Validation Of A Diabetes-Specific Health State Classification System and Valuation Function Based On The Multi-Attribute Theory
Degree - PhD
Advisor - Michael Smith, PhD
2007
Anuja N. Roy
Impact of Co-morbid Insomnia on Health-Related Quality of Life and Patient Preferences in the Primary Care Setting
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
Rahul Khanna
Predicting Physicians’ Intention to Measure Body Mass Index and Assessing their Identification and Evaluation Practices in Overweight Children and Adolescents
Degree - MS
Advisor - Jan Kavookjian, PhD
2006
Vivek Pawer
An Overview of Health Related Quality of Life Assessment in Multiple Sclerosis: Comparison of Measures, Identification of Predictors, and Use in Clinical Practice
Degree - PhD
Advisor - Lesley-Ann Miller, PhD
Anna D'Souza
Clinically Relevant and Economic Outcomes of Maintenance Pharmacotherapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Degree - PhD
Advisor - Michael Smith, PhD
2005
Jay Coffindaffer
Colorectal Cancer: Cost-Effectiveness of Screening and Chemoprevention in Average Risk Patients
Degree - MS
Advisor - Lesley-Ann Miller, PhD
Mariam Hassan
Evaluating Medication Utilization Patterns and Healthcare Outcomes in Patients receiving Antipsychotics
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
Khalid M. Kamal
Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors and Prescribing Practices of Rheumatologists In Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
Murali Sundaram
Quality of Life and Clinical Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes Patients at the Primary Care Clinics of West Virginia University Hospital
Degree - MS
Advisor - Jan Kavookjian, PhD
Reema Mody
Economic Evaluation of Prophylactic Antiemetic Regimens for Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV)
Degree - PhD
Advisor - Lesley-Ann Miller, PhD
Ashish Joshi
Economic and Humanistic Impact of Medication Nonadherence in Patients with Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
2004
Iftekar Kalsekar
Epidemiological Burden of Depression and its Impact on Adherence to Oral Hypoglycemics and Related Economic Outcomes in Type II Diabetes Patients
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
2003
Siddhesh Kamat
Validating a Measure Comparing Physician Readiness to Prescribe Beta Blockers, ACE Inhibitors, and Asprine Therapy to Post-Myocardial Infarction Patients
Degree - MS
Advisor - Jan Kavookjian, PhD
Ancilla Fernandes
Evaluating Utilization of Beta-blockers as Secondary Prevention for Post Myocardial Infarction in a Medicaid Population
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
Rohit Borker
Economic Evaluation of Primary and Secondary Prevention Strategies for Breat Cancer in a Medicaid Program
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
Lee Ann Thayer
Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of St. John's Wort versus Fluoxetine for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Depression
Degree - MS
Advisor - Virginia G. Scott, PhD
2001
Xin Gao
Economic Evaluation of Three Preventive Drug Therapies for Osteoporotic Fractures Among Women at Different Risk Levels
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
2000
Ancilla Fernandes
Evaluating Diagnostic and Treatment Modalities in the Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in the Veterans Administration Population
Degree - MS
Advisor - Mayur Amonkar, PhD
Joshua Blevins
West Virginia's Perceptions and Use of Complementary Medicine
Degree - MS
Advisor - David Nau, PhD
1999
Aiman Momani
Assessment of the Impact of the West Virginia Medicaid's Prior Authorization Policy for NSAIDs on Chronic Patients: Economic and Humanistic Outcomes
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
Xin Gao
Influences of Disease Severity on Health Beliefs and Treatment Adherence among HIV Patients
Degree - MS
Advisor - David Nau, PhD
1998
Steve Small
Psychological Influences on Reporting Medication Errors
Degree - MS
Advisor - Virginia G. Scott, PhD
1997
Ambarish Ambegaonkar
Evaluation of the WV Medicaid Prior Authorization Program for Anti-Ulcer Medications
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
Mayur Amonkar
Matching Preventive Care Needs of Appalachians and Managed Care Strategies
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
Krithika Rajagopalan (Venkataraman)
Enhancing Medical Care Outcomes Through Patient Empowerment
Degree - PhD
Advisor - Folakemi Odedina, PhD
Aiman Momani
Consumers' Perceptions of Drug-Management Strategies in Private Managed Care
Degree - MS
Advisor - Folakemi Odedina, PhD & Alan Rosenbluth, PhD
Lionel Pinto
Expectation, Satisfaction, and Perceived Service Quality Paradigm in Asthma Patients' Assessment of Pharmacists' Services
Degree - MS
Advisor - Folakemi Odedina, PhD
1995
Krithika Rajagopalan (Venkataraman)
Assessing Pharmacist's Role in Primary Care A: A Strategy for Enhancing Rural Health in WV
Degree - MS
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
Prasanna R. Gore
Childhood Immunizations in Rural WV: Identification of Immunization Barriers and Development of Persuasion Strategies
Degree - PhD
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD
1994
Rao Pippalla
An Impact Assessment of Pharmacist Counseling on Pharmaceutical Care of Hypertensive's Interrelationships of Compliance, Quality of Life, and Therapeutic Outcomes, with Some Policy Perspectives
Degree - PhD
Advisor - David A. Riley, EdD
Ambarish Ambegaonkar
Explanation of Mothers' Illness Behavior Intentions, Attitudes, and Choice: An Application of the Theory of Reasoned Action
Degree - MS
Advisor - Vijit Chinburapa, PhD
1992
Prasanna R. Gore
Credibility of the Sources of Information for Nonprescription Medicines
Degree - MS
Advisor - S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD