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Author(s) Title (Thesis) Faculty Advisor
2011
Kerry Gallo Assessing financial gaps for sustaining primary school water, sanitation, and hygiene programs in Western Kenya Robert Dreibelbis, Deborah McFarland
Bilal Alkatout Structured Observations of Open Drain Practices in Accra, Ghana Clair Null
Loida Erhard Handwashing Practices in Bangladeshi Elementary Schools Clair Null
Fatumo Guled A Validation Study of the Bristol Stool Chart as an Outcome Measure for Research on Diarrhea Prevention Clair Null
Eric Harshfield Long-term Diarrhea Reductions Attributable to a Sustainable Household Chlorination Program in Rural Haiti Clair Null
Janelle Hartman Sustainability of the Living Waters for the World Water Vendor Micro-enterprises Clair Null
Anna Turbes Demand for a Long-running Household Chlorination Program in Rural Haiti Clair Null
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2010
Author(s) Title Advisor(s)
Alicia Antayhua A Model of Maternal behavior and experience, access to care, and agency in determining child morbidity due to Diarrhea in Bolivia, Haiti, Uganda, and Cambodia Juan Leon, Rob Stephenson
Kristen Forney Rotavirus epidemiology in  Bolivia: an analysis of disease burden and factors associated with disease severity Juan Leon
Lilian Perez Healthcare Professional Perceptions of Family Health Program Diarrheal Care in Vespasiano, Brazil Juan Leon
Julia Sobolik Norwalk Virus Inactivation by High Hydrostatic Pressure Processing in a Randomized, Double-blinded clinical trial Juan Leon
Laura Wagner Societal costs associated with treatment of Rotavirus gastroenteritis in Bolivian children and potential cost-effectiveness of universal rotavirus vaccination in Bolivia Juan Leon
Carter Cowden Treatment seeking behavior of caregivers who have children with diarrhea in Bolivia Juan Leon
Benjamin Dickey The epidemiology of published nerovirus outbreaks: An analysis of risk factors associated with Attack rate and genogroup Juan Leon
Joong-Chul Lee Efficacy of a New Hand Sanitizer Against Norwalk Virus Pengbo Liu
Reena Chudgar Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practices in Dawa and Tugakope: A Multiple Methods Baseline Assessment of Two Rural Communities in Ghana Christine Moe
Rebecca Meyer Description of Demographic and Clinical Factors Associated with Common Salmonella Serotypes in Georgia, 1997-2007 Christine Moe
Jennifer Warpinski Sanitation Attitudes and Practices, with a focus on Ecological Latrines, in Rural and Peri-Urban Bolivia Christine Moe
Marisa McDaniels Assay Development of Norwalk-Virus Specific IgA and IgG Used to Determine a Relationship of human Antibody Concentration Levels to Norovirus Gastroenteritis Illness and Infection Status Christine Moe, Juan Leon
Jane Li Building A Nationwide Norovirus Cost-Analysis: A Literature Review and Its Recommendations Clair Null
Brian Bossak Enso and Vector-Control in Costa Rica, 1957-2000: Impact on Malaria Incidence Justin Remais
Yiliu Chen Development of a Schistosomiasis Risk Assessment Model Using Rhodamine Dye as a Surrogate for Parasite Travel in Sichuan, Chian Justin Remais
Caitlin Worell Field Evaluation of a q-PCR technique to detect S. japonicum cercarie in environmental water samples from Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China Justin Remais
Sally Zweimueller Sustainability of School-Based Water, Sanitation, and hygiene Interventions in Woliso, Ethiopia Richard Rheingans, Karen Andes
Anuraag Chaturvedi Assessing Disparities in the Point of Use Water Treatment Product in Zambia (SSP) Richard Rheingans
Kelly Alexander Assessing school water, sanitation and hygiene activities and the enabling environment for sustainability in Gaza Province, Mozambique Richard Rheingans
Sarah Porter The effect of a school water, sanitation, and hygiene intervention on pupil exported latrine use and comfort in Nyanza Province, Kenya Richard Rheingans
2009
Author(s) Title Advisor(s)
Alison Laing Effectiveness of Community-Based Implementation Techniques on Water Treatment and Hygiene Interventions to Reduce Diarrheal Illness in Nyando Province, Kenya James Hughes, Robert Quick
Sania Ashraf An Assessment of the WHO-ACTMalaria Malaria Microscopy Retraining Program- An Effort to Re-emphasize Microscopy as a Malaria Diagnostic Tool in Southeast Asian and Western Pacific Countries Philip Brachman, Juan Leon
Emily Smith Risk Factors, Caregiver Attitudes and Treatment Costs Associated with Pediatric Gastroenteritis in Bolivia Juan Leon
Maureen Wakhisi “Water the Fountain of Life? Chasing the MDG 7 Piped Dream – Social Economic Status and Education in Bolivia: Finding the Link” Juan Leon
Bethany Caruso Maternal Behavior and Experience, Access to Care, and Agency as Determinants of Child Morbidity due to Diarrhea in Bolivia Juan Leon, Rob Stephenson
Lauren Polanski Following up with NRCs in Bolivia:  the nutritional rehabilitation of malnourished children at the Centro Rehabilitación Infantil Nutricional in Anzaldo, Bolivia Juan Leon
Alexandra Huttinger Participatory and Geospatial Methodologies for Assessing Sanitation Coverage in Rural Bolivia Christine Moe
Jen Rita Household Demand for Sanitation and Desludging Services in Blantyre, Malawi Christine Moe
Molly Klarman Investigation of Ceramic Pot Filter Design Variables Christine Moe
Esther Namuswe Baseline Study on Sanitation Facilities in Kabalagala Parish in Kampala, Uganda Christine Moe
Caroline Voute Prelude to Hygiene Programming in Emergencies: Developing a Hygiene Intervention Strategy in a Post-Emergency Refugee Camp Christine Moe
Erick Christensen Evaluating Global Warming Commitment of Biogas Systems with Respect to Biogas Leakage in Liangshui and Guichi County in China Justin Remais
Kimberly Garner Differential Elimination of Salmonella by Protozoa on Solid Surfaces Justin Remais
Anangu Rajasingham Environmental Factors and Malaria Incidence in Papua New Guinea Justin Remais
Katie Brown Changes in Food Safety Practices as a Result of Local Level Budget and Policy Shifts: A Case Study of Portland, Maine Richard Rheingans
2008
Author(s) Title Advisor(s)
Natasha Prudent Water-point maintenance as a sustainability issue in northern Malawi Eugene Gangarosa, Kyle Steenland, Karen Andes
Mark Chen A Comprehensive Review of Environmental Antecedent Prevalence in EHS-NET Foodborne Disease Surveys Eugene Gangarosa
Michael Ritter Determinants of Adoption of Household Water Treatment Products in Rural Haiti Eugene Gangarosa
Fiona Kelly Cost to Caregivers for the Hospitalized Treatment of Rotavirus Disease in the Murillo Province, Bolivia Juan Leon
Melissa Dowd An epidemiological study examining the relationship between water and hand contamination and microbial contamination of produce from forms and packing sheds in the Southern United States Christine Moe, Juan Leon
Kimberly Dark Operation, maintenance and water quality in Metro Atlanta swimming pools Christine Moe
Owen Herzegh Monitoring for Five enteric viruses in a state-of-the-art water reclamation facility Christine Moe, Pengbo Liu
Adam Koon The Effectiveness of Hygiene Interventions in Reducing the Hand's Microbial Load Among Schoolchildren in Western Kenya Christine Moe
April Davies Exploratory Analysis of Factors Affecting Household Drinking Water Source Selection in Rural Kenya Richard Rheingans
Lisa Dickman Through the Eyes of Children: Primary Student's perceptions and Use of School Latrines in Nyanza Province, Kenya Richard Rheingans
Wendy Worthington School-based point of use treatment for turbid water Richard Rheingans
Victoria Cuellar School Level Risk Factors for Helminth Infection: Exploring the Bowels of Nyanza Province, Kenya Richard Rheingans
Emily Rowlinson Direct medical costs associated with treatment of rotavirus gastroenteritis in Bolivian children and potential cost-effectiveness of universal rotavirus vaccination in Bolivia Richard Rheingans, Juan Leon
2007
Author(s) Title Advisor(s)
Ember Keighley Water Quality of the Tuul River, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Anne Riederer, Juan Leon, Christine Moe
Elisabeth Honorat Epidemiology of Norovirus Outbreaks Christine Moe
Chien Yu-Wen Persistence of norovirus on different

environmental surfaces and human fingerpads
Christine Moe
Charles Augusto Darr Sustainability Factors and hand Pumps in Rural Mozambique: An Evaluation of the ICWS Program Richard Rheingans
Erin Lorraine Floyd Safe Water System and Hand Hygiene in Siaya District, Kenya: A Baseline Survey Richard Rheingans
William Freeman Impact and Sustainability Evaluation of a Water Supply Project in Kitui, Kenya Richard Rheingans
2006
Author(s) Title Advisor(s)
Amy Parker Sustained high levels of stored drinking water treatment and retention of hand-washing knowledge in rural Kenyan households following a clinic-based intervention. Rob Stephenson, Patricia Riley, Ombeki S, Komolleh C, Lynn Sibley, Robert Quick
Sarah Blanding An Analysis of the Relationship Between Packing Shed Processes and Microbial Contamination of Produce in Packing Sheds in the Southern United States Christine Moe, Juan Leon
Haley Clayton An Epidemiologic Study to Describe the Relationship Between Farming Practices and Microbial Indicator Concentrations on Produce from Farms in the Southern United States Christine Moe, Juan Leon
Farida Bhuiya Enteric Disease and Consumption of Street-Vended Food Among Children Under Five Years Old in Kamalapur, Bangladesh Christine Moe
Etienne Kizee An Epidemiologic Study to Describe the Relationship Between Microbial Indicator Concentrations on Produce, Worker's Hands, and Equipment Surfaces in Farms and Packing Sheds in the Southern United States Christine Moe, Juan Leon
Matthew Biggerstaff Cost Analysis of Safe Water System Delivery through Social Marketing and Small Entrepreneurial Groups in Kenya Richard Rheingans
Joseph E. Cooper IV Using Poverty Mapping to Mark a Safe Water Project in Western Kenya Richard Rheingans
Stephanie Maurissen The Effects and Impact of Access to Water in Loja Province, Ecuador Richard Rheingans
Sarah Shaeffer Assessment of the Agroforestry system under changing diet and economy on Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia Richard Rheingans
Parker AA, Stephenson R, Riley PL, Ombeki S, Komolleh C, Sibley L. Quick R. Sustained high levels of stored drinking water treatment and retention of hand-washing knowledge in rural Kenyan households following a clinic-based intervention.Epidemiol Infect 2006 Jan 26:1-8 Rob Stephenson, Patricia Riley, Ombeki S, Komolleh C, Lynn Sibley, Robert Quick
Stephenson RY. Adoption of household water treatment and hand washing practices through nurse-patient interactions in a rural Kenyan clinic.Atlanta, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, April 2006. Richard Rheingans, Quick R., and Tolbert P.
2005
Author Title Advisor(s)
Dreibelbis R. A simple solution for diarrhea prevention: assessing the relationships among handwashing stations, hygiene behaviors, and diarrhea incidence among squatter settlement residents in Karachi, Pakistan. Richard Rheingans
Freeman MC. Removing barriers to point-of-use water treatment products through social marketing and entrepreneurship: a case study in western Kenya. Richard Rheingans
Hall R. An epidemiologic study to describe the relationship between concentrations of microbial indicators on produce samples with those in corresponding irrigation and processing water samples collected from farms and packing sheds in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Christine Moe, Juan Leon
Moussa S. Assessment of household latrine use and sustainability in Rural Doutchi District Niger Republic. Deb McFarland
Suantio A. Assessment of Safe Water System among internally displaced persons in tsunami relief camps in Aceh, Indonesia. Richard Rheingans
2004
Author Title Advisor(s)
Anderson T. Women, Water, and Time: improved access to water in Lempira, Honduras Richard Rheingans, Frits Van der Haar
Bratton S. Evaluation of Safe Water System uptake in communities targeted via different implementation strategies in Nyanza Province, Kenya, 2003. Robert Quick
Clark D. The impact of a water and sanitation project on pediatric diarrhea and growth in rural Honduras. Christine Moe
Crowder K. Economic analysis of community-based water and sanitation projects in Lempira, Honduras. Richard Rheingans
Kubisiak DL. Descriptive epidemiology of diarrheal disease and acute respiratory infection incidence and implications for interventions in San Mateo Ixtatan, Guatemala. Richard Rheingans
Weidenbach KN. Swimming pool water quality: an analysis of outdoor public swimming pools in Pinellas County, Florida.  
2003
Author Title Advisor (s)
Cohen Corrales LF. The impact of sanitation system design and latrine interventions on intestinal parasitic infection prevalence in rural El Salvador. Christine Moe
Murphy T. An exploratory analysis of sanitation behaviors and environmental conditions in desiccating llatrines in El Salvador. Christine Moe
Vander Meulen RJ. Ecological sanitation in Mozambique: baseline data on acceptibility. use, and performance. Christine Moe