Alumni
2013
Fung-Ju (Irene) Lin, Ph.D. Dissertation: "Condition Specific Applications for the Valuation of Health"
Garima Sharma, M.S. Capstone: "Psychometric Validation of FACIT-dyspnea scale in COPD patients"
Sacheeta Bathija, M.S. Thesis: “Anticoagulation management in patients who have undergone hip and knee replacement surgery”
2012
Jennifer Samp, M.S. Capstone: “Economic evaluation of the impact of medication errors reported by US clinical pharmacists”
Sruthi Adimadhyam, M.S. Thesis, “Risk of arrhythmias associated with inhaled anticholinergics in young individuals with asthma”
2011
James Duhing, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Medication guide comprehension and health literacy”
Zenobia Dotiwala, M.S. Thesis: “Seasonal variation in international normalized ratio among venous thromboembolism patients on warfarin”
Xiaochan Luo, M.S. Thesis: “Estimation of efficiency with the US population median-based EQ-5D index: findings from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey”
Sapna Rao, M.S. Thesis: “Utilization of oral anti-diabetic medications: examining adherence to clinical guidelines”
2010
Yoojung Yang, M.S. Thesis: “Guideline-concordant policies and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevalence in US Hospitals”
Yash Jalundhwala, M.S. Thesis: “Logical inconsistencies as a criterion for selecting health states in EQ-5D valuation studies”
Maria Charisse De Leon Santos, M.S. Thesis: “Health insurance and treatment use in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder”
Xiaoqing (Frank) Liu, Ph.D. Dissertation: “The impact of Medicare Part D on healthcare utilization and health of the Medicare beneficiaries”
Caitlyn T. Wilke, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Challenges and consequences of medication exposure definitions in comparative effectiveness research”
2009
Alexandra Perez, M.S. Thesis: “Cost and effectiveness analysis of rate versus rhythm control of atrial fibrillation in heart failure”
Xue Grace Chiou, M.S. Thesis: “Utilization trends in off-label anticonvulsant drug use in the United States, 1994 to 2004”
Shengsheng Yu, M.S. Thesis: “Determinants of cardio-protective dietary supplement use in the U.S. Population: 1999-2004”
Meghana Aruru, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Health communication and functional health literacy – impact on Medicare beneficiaries”
Todd Chermak, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Effect of package label characteristics on pharmacists' visual perception of drug names”
2008
Hsiang-Wen (Margaret) Lin, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Pharmacists’ knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, and counseling on herbs and dietary supplements”
2007
Daniela L. Motta, M.S. Thesis: “Perceptions and attitudes of key stakeholders on the Brazilian National STD/AIDS Program”
Caitlyn Wilke, M.S. Thesis: “Comparison of utility weighted and unweighted HRQL measures: an empirical study”
Eunmi Jung, M.S. Thesis: “Medication use and adherence prior to death in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease”
Xiaoyan (Charlene) Ying, M.S. Thesis: “Risk factors associated with adverse drug events among a high risk outpatient population”
2006
Zhixiao (Jason) Wang, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Medication adherence and its impact on health care utilization in veterans with Type II diabetes”
Hongjun Yin, Ph.D. Dissertation: "The effects of physical functioning on self-rated health in the elderly -- a longitudinal analysis”
Nasreen Khan, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Prescription drug insurance and its effect on utilization and health of the elderly”
2005
Hiang Kiat (Jason) Tan, M.S. Thesis: “Comparing exhaustive Chi-square Automatic Interaction Detector (CHAID) and logistic regression models in explaining the prescribing of antidepressants”
Shih-Ying (Audrey) Hung, M.S. Thesis: "Impact of caregiver depression and pain on proxy assessed Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) after stroke"
Sengwee (Darren) Toh, M.S. Thesis: "Analysis of published case reports of drug name confusion”
Qian (Cassie) Cai, M.S. Thesis: "Time to permanent nursing home admissions among an aging population in the United States"
Mehul R. Dalal, Ph.D. Dissertation: "Impact of depression on functional disability and out-of-pocket medical expenditures in the elderly”
Terrence R. Jackson, Ph.D. Dissertation: "Design and validation of an objective structured clinical examination for pharmacy students delivering nonprescription medicines care”
2004
Vinit Nair, M.S. Thesis: “Estimation of hepatotoxic drug use and outcomes in managed care as a medication error reduction strategy”
Bhakti Arondekar, Ph.D. Dissertation: "Resource utilization and cost of care in post-MI patients with and without heart failure"
2003
Chaitanya Sarawate, M.S. Thesis: “Economic impact of postoperative ileus in abdominal surgical procedures”
Yo (Nancy) Ko, M.S. Thesis: "Functional health literacy among Chinese population in Chicago: a preliminary study"
Charisse Johnson, M.S. Thesis: "The geographic distribution of community-based pharmacy clerkship sites in the Chicago metropolitan area"
2002
Ken-Yu Chang, Ph.D. Dissertation: "Effects of social inequality on stage at diagnosis of colorectal cancer in Illinois"
2001
Hema N. Viswanathan, M.S. Thesis: “Management of hypertension from the patient’s perspective”
Catherine Leventis, M.S. Thesis: “Analysis of structure-function claims of herbal products”
Vishweshwar Shetty, M.S. Thesis: "Psychometric properties of the health status measurement instrument in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey”
Theresa M. Steward, M.S. Thesis: “Disease state management programs: pharmaceutical executives’ opinions, attitudes and beliefs”
Sudhir Sunagale, M.S. Thesis: “Understanding the hospitalization cost of sepsis: differences in the length of stay, mortality and hospitalization costs between gram-positive and gram-negative sepsis”
2000
Mehul Dalal, M.S. Thesis: “Determinants of patient satisfaction with asthma care at an outpatient clinic”
Eskinder Tafesse, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Factors affecting medical outcomes of rehabilitation among stroke patients"
Swu-Jane Lin, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Diffusion of healthcare technology: adoption of fentanyl patch by physicians in Illinois”
1998
John W. Maxwell, M.S. Thesis: “An evaluation of prescription keeping software”
Sanjay K. Gandhi, Ph.D. Dissertation: “SF-12 in arthritis clinical trials: psychometric evaluation and development of arthritis specific health indices and scores”
Gina S. Gilomen-Study, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Predicting managed care prescribing using the Theory of Reasoned Action and the Theory of Planned Behavior”
Margaret C. Wright, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Correlates of sentinel events in children with asthma in the Medicaid population in Cook County”
1997
Yudan Luo, M.S. Thesis: “Strategic analysis of Zantac and Tagamet print advertising in a dynamic market”
Li-Chiun (Daphne) Hsiao, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Drug cost sharing and willingness to pay for prescribed medication purchase among HMO diabetic enrollees”
1996
Seema Dedhiya, M.S. Thesis: “Meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials of interferon-beta in the treatment of multiple sclerosis”
Ulrike Wigger, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Medical students and primary care physicians opinions and concerns on the use of information technology”
1995
Jeanne L. Gillespie, M.S. Thesis: "Physicians' evaluations of pharmacists drug allergy intervention messages"
Andrea L. Taylor, M.S. Thesis: “A comparative study of multiple formulary systems in an integrated healthcare delivery system”
Musadik Malik, Ph.D. Dissertation: “The effects of complexity and accountability on prescribing decision-making”
1994
Greg T. Biedron, M.S. Thesis: "Pharmacist, nurse and physician perspectives of the drug use process"
Dalia R. Musonis, M.S. Thesis: "Hospital pharmacists' role ambiguity, role conflict and job satisfaction"
Michael E. Sliwoski, M.S. Thesis: "The role of the community pharmacist in diabetes management”
Satish Srinivasan, M.S. Thesis: "Compliance in pharmacist-physician interactions in healthcare delivery"
Jane Symon, M.S. Thesis: "Factors affecting the role of the nutritional support pharmacist"
Robert J. Valuck, Ph.D. Dissertation: "The effect of regulatory controls on the quality of psychoactive drug prescribing"
1993
Musadik M. Malik, M.S. Thesis: "The effects of cognitive and affective framing on prescribing decisions"
Gregory Zaborniak, M.S. Thesis: "A gap analysis of the buyer provider dyad: pharmacists-drug wholesaler personnel"
1992
Sybil N.E. Seoka, Ph.D. Dissertation: "Project selection in pharmaceutical research and development, and new product market performance”
Robert Valuck, M.S. Thesis: "Macro-level screening criteria to identify suboptimal prescribers of controlled substances"
Ulrike Wigger, M.S. Thesis: "Use of Q-technique in pharmacy student selection"
1991
Bartholemew E. Clark, M.S. Thesis: "Manager and pharmacist employee perception of the pharmacist's professional and organizational roles in large pharmacy organizations"
H. Christian Johnson, M.S. Thesis: "Perceptions of pharmacy practice by students and faculty"
1990
Su-Yu Chien, M.S. Thesis: "Attitudes of health science students toward drug dispensing by physicians"
1989
Gary Baker, M.S. Thesis: "Work activity analysis: A pre- and post-computerization comparison"
Janet Martin, M.S. Thesis: "A case study of the effect of generics and new chemical entities on prescription cost of goods sold"
1988
Mark Pilkington, M.S. Thesis: "Illinois pharmacists' judgments concerning the likelihood of selecting alternative drug therapies"
Sybil N.E. Seoka, M.S. Thesis: "Drug interactions among the non-institutionalized elderly population"
1987
Carmen Catizone, M.S. Thesis: "Historical analysis of the accession of the Chicago College of Pharmacy by the University of Illinois in 1896"
1985
Carl Bennett, M.S. Thesis: "An analysis of perceptions of leadership behavior and effectiveness of hospital pharmacy directors"
Steven Smith, M.S. Thesis: "Investigation of turnover of hospital pharmacists"
1982
Frank Kokaisl, M.S. Thesis: "Reported and perceived levels of compliance with U.S. Supreme Court's standards for outpatient dispensing"
Mary Kroeger Macnider, M.S. Thesis: "Hospital pharmaceutical group purchasing -- an analysis of its advantages and disadvantages"
1981
Ronald Gottrich, M.S. Thesis: "Pharmacists' and physicians' perceptions of drug product selection in Illinois: one year post inception"
John Machowiak, M.S. Thesis: "A sociodemographic analysis of patients' expectations and satisfaction with traditional and clinical pharmacy services in a rural community"
1980
Paul Klinger, M.S. Thesis: "An investigation of selected aspects of bid purchasing of antibiotics in hospital pharmacy"
David Wegman, M.S. Thesis: "Evaluation of pharmacy services in state and federal correctional facilities: development of standards"
1979
Diane J. Fisher, M.S. Thesis: "Physicians' perception of pharmacists as drug information consultants: application of Fishbein's model"