OMHHE Past Program Student Projects ~ 2011

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Ferguson Fellowship Fellows & Mentor Assignments

FY 2011 AMHPS Ferguson Fellowship Interns and Mentor Assignments
CDC National Center/Office/Institute /Division or Program	Intern	Project	Mentor(s)
Office of Infectious Diseases (OID), National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)	Anthony Davis	An Analysis of STD Screening in HIV-infected Persons Receiving Privately Insured Medical Care	Thomas Gift, Karen Hoover
Office of Infectious Diseases (OID), National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)	Jamesia Durden	Strategically Building the Capacity of Community Based Organizations to Combat HIV/AIDS: Analysis of Community Based Organizations's Assessments and Strategic Data Plans	Kimberly Hearn-Murray
Office of the Director (OD), Office of the Associate Director for Communication (OADC)	Marcus Johnson	Developing Content for Public Health Professions on Health Literacy Communication with the Older Adult Population	Cynthia Baur
Office of the Director (OD), Office of the Associate Director for Communication (OADC)	Abigail Johnson	Developing a Senior Health Resource for Public Health Professionals: Implications for Web Design	Cynthia Baur
Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (OSELS), Public Health Surveillance Program Office (PHSPO)	April Green	Assessing State Health Department Disease Surveillance Systems and their Ability to Meet Meaninful Use	Michelle Mayes
Office of Infectious Diseases (OID), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)	Lakebra Glover	Optimization of TaqMan Real-time PCR Assay	Leslie Dauphin
Office of Infectious Diseases (OID), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)	Chinyere Knight	An Economic Analysis of Interventions to Prevent Dental Caries and Full Mouth Reconstructions in Rural Alaska	Martin Meltzer, Rebekah Borse
Office of Infectious Diseases (OID), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)	Nia Mitchell	The Impact of Soil Transmitted Helminths and Schistosomiasis on Children's Health Globally	Marian McDonald

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StarLab Students & Mentor Assignments

FY 2011 AMHPS StarLab Intern and Mentor Assignments
CDC National Center/Office/Institute /Division or Program	Intern	Project	Mentor(s)
National Center for Environmental Health	Corey Jones, Eric Andrews, Kalen Campbell	How Does Acid Rain Affect Spider Plants?	Fred Okoh, PhD, Nia Vaughn, PhD, Felicia Flanagan, MPH
National Center for Environmental Health	Malik Saafir, Adrian Carter	Mentos in Diet Coke, Coke, Sprite, and Pepsi	Fred Okoh, PhD, Nia Vaughn, PhD, Felicia Flanagan, MPH
National Center for Environmental Health	Donovan Carter, Duro'lle Harris-Haynes	Can Marigolds Survive Without Carbon Dioxide?	Fred Okoh, PhD, Nia Vaughn, PhD, Felicia Flanagan, MPH
National Center for Environmental Health	Evelyn Vaughn, Jazlyn Crawford	The Effects of Common Household Cleaners on Comet Goldfish	Fred Okoh, PhD, Nia Vaughn, PhD, Felicia Flanagan, MPH
National Center for Environmental Health	Reace Forrest, Taylor Key	Prehistoric Crustaceans: Triops	Fred Okoh, PhD, Nia Vaughn, PhD, Felicia Flanagan, MPH
National Center for Environmental Health	Sharde King, Autumn Fulton	Which Type of Perfume Lasts the Longest on Human Skin?	Fred Okoh, PhD, Nia Vaughn, PhD, Felicia Flanagan, MPH
National Center for Environmental Health	Jamil Nana-Yeboah, Sydney Smith	Oxidation of Metals	Fred Okoh, PhD, Nia Vaughn, PhD, Felicia Flanagan, MPH
National Center for Environmental Health	Yasmine Nan-Yeboah	How Effective is Acetic Acid at Cleansing a Penny?	Fred Okoh, PhD, Nia Vaughn, PhD, Felicia Flanagan, MPH
National Center for Environmental Health	Dhara Richardson, Kennedi Smith	How Does Soil Impact Plant Growth?	Fred Okoh, PhD, Nia Vaughn, PhD, Felicia Flanagan, MPH