2024

Zasim Siddiqui

Application of Interpretable Machine Learning Methods to Study the Disease Characteristics and Healthcare Expenditures in Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Degree - PhD
Advisors – Sabina Nduaguba, PhD

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