Students in the Master’s Program in Behavioral and Social Health Sciences (BSHS) come from all over the country, and all over the world. Their interests are varied and include substance use and addiction, HIV and AIDS, exercise, and health disparities, among others. Meet them here:
Current BSHS Master’s Students
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Yeelen Edwards
Master's Candidate
Advisor: Don Operario
Interest: Investigating disease prevention and immune health as well as behavioral interventions to decrease relapse rates for those with SUD
Undergraduate degree/previous degree: BA in Psychology, University of San Francisco
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Tiffany Leyda
Master's Candidate
Advisor: Kate Carey
Interests: Obesity; use of marketing in public health nutrition; food addiction; nutrition and gut health as related to depression
Undergraduate/Previous Degrees: BS in Chemistry from Waynesburg College; BS in Culinary Nutrition from Johnson & Wales University
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Annaka Paradis-Burnett
Master's Candidate
Advisor: Don Operario
Interests: HIV/AIDS, Addiction Studies, Health Disparities
Undergraduate/previous degree(s): BA in Psychology with a minor in Chemistry, Smith College
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Tonya Faye Sanchez
MASTER'S CANDIDATE
Advisor: David Williams
Interest: Chronic pain, interoception, self-referential processing, mind-wandering, meditation and mindfulness mechanisms and interventions, habit loops and addiction, psychopathology
Undergraduate/previous degree: BA in Liberal Studies with a minor in Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington
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Sofia Venegas
Master's Candidate
Advisor: Akilah Dulin Keita
Interests: Social determinants of health, (mental) healthcare
Undergraduate/previous degree: BA double concentration in Health and Human Biology, and Science, Technology, and Society, Brown University
BSHS Master's Alumni
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Eileen Artigas ScM’20
Thesis: "Toward Strategic Recommendations for a Resistance Training Intervention for Latina Women"
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Ameera Kuforiji ScM’20
Thesis: "The Impact of Gender and Race Intersections on the Relationship Between Social Support and Cyber Victimization in Adolescents"
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Meagan McCardle ScM’20
Thesis: "Provider Self-Efficacy, Outdoor Play Environment, and Physical Activity of Young Children in Family Childcare Homes"
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Victor Padilla ScM’20
Thesis: "Exploring the relationship between meditation experience, meditation session-length, and age on depression"
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Maya Singh ScM’20
Thesis: "Patient and Provider Perspectives of Emergency Department Care for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders"
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Jacqueline Smith ScM’20
Thesis: "Difficulties in Emotion Regulation and Smoking Topography"
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Signe Burchim ScM’19
Thesis: An Exploration of the Screen Time Environment and its Relationship with Sedentary
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Katarina Ferrucci ScM’19
Thesis: The Relationship Between BMI and Gender Affirmation and Weight Perception and Control among Young Transgender Women: Findings from Project LifeSkills
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Oliver Fox ScM’19
Thesis: Location-specific Alcohol-related Norms, Consequences, and Norm-Consequence Links
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Rebecca Gordon ScM’19
Thesis: Immediate and Long-Term Effects of Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy on Newborn Functioning and Inhibitory Control
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Miranda Lauher ScM’19
Thesis: The Relationship Between Unplanned Drinking and Event-level Alcohol-related Outcomes
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Victoria Long ScM’19
Thesis: Treatment-seeking versus non-treatment-seeking participants in alcohol research studies: Differences and why they matter
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William Nardi ScM’19
Thesis: Systematic Review of Mindfulness Interventions and Medication Adherences
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Rebecca Noga ScM’19
Thesis: Gender Differences of Family Asthma Management and Sleep Health in Urban, Rhode Island Children
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Brianna Parlette ScM’19
Thesis: Parent-Adolescent Report Discrepancies of Parenting Behaviors are linked to Alcohol and Cannabis Use in Adolescents
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Peter Salhaney ScM’19
Thesis: Male Sex Work and Society (Volume 2)
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Ryan Segur ScM’19
Thesis: Adolescent Gender Discomfort as a Predictor of Psychosocial Well-being in Transgender Women of Color Who Engage in Sex Work