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MUSC Theses and Dissertations

The MUSC Theses and Dissertations collection brings the work of MUSC students to a broader audience. Publishing dissertations in an open access format such as MEDICA@MUSC ensures that student research is not limited to a local audience.

Theses/Dissertations from 2025 2025

Primary Care Physicians' Perspectives on Clinical Integration and Performance Metrics in a Medically Underserved Area., Kern Kumar

The Role of Spinster Homolog 2 (SPNS2) in Cancer Progression and Metastasis, Han Gyul Lee

Exploring the Effect of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Factors on the Time to Kidney Transplant Evaluation Completion for African American End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients, Kesha Levesque

Exploring the Relationship between Burnout, Professional Fulfillment, and Individual and Organizational Factors in Nurse Managers Across Ambulatory and Inpatient Settings, Yulia Romazanova Lopez

Post-Translational Modifications of Extracellular Matrix Domains as Prognosticators of Hepatocellular Carcinoma via Integrative Serum and Spatial Proteomics, Jade K. Macdonald

Comparison of AI Tools that address Social Determinants of Health suggested to Reduce Maternal Mortality: A Systematic Review, Nakia Mattis

Influences of Sex, Alcohol, and Stress on Conditioned Fear Responses, Heyam K. Mayberry

Loss of Myosin 5b Disrupts Liver Function, Altering Bile Acid Homeostasis, Zonation and Lipid Metabolism, Piper R. McKee

Capital Spending Patterns: Urban, Rural, and Critical Access Hospitals, 2011-2022, Carlo Mendez

Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: A Qualitative Study Among Physicians and Nurses in Florida, Aaron Miri

A Cancer Education Needs Assessment: Informing Middle-Aged Female Patients About the Relationships Between Obesity and Women’s Health Concerns in the Reproductive System, Breast, and Endometrial Health, Batul Mirza

Exploring Resilience in Nursing Education, Kylie P. Newsom

Healthcare System Resilience and Chronic Disease Care Management During Extreme Heat Events in New York City: A Mixed-Methods Study of Emergency Department Utilization and Preparedness Frameworks, Sami Noor

Socio-Demographic Factors and Contraceptive Access: A Study of Women in the DC, Maryland, Virginia Area, Dawn Owens

Sympathetic Neuroeffector Junction: Formation, Maintenance, and Impact on Target Organ Function, Rhea P. Patel

Medically Documented Rapes and Description of Victim Reproductive Choices for Privately Insured and Medicaid U.S. Women in 2022, Sarah C. Pelhan

E3 Ubiquitin Ligase UBR5 Promotes Proteasomal Degradation of Oncogenic Substrates in Ovarian Cancer Metastasis, Tiffany Penaloza

NF-KB Enables the Resistance of Oligodendrocyte Precursor-Like Medulloblastoma Cells to Cytotoxic Therapies, Kendell Peterson

The Role of Self-Reported Health Ratings in Identifying Hospitalization Risk Among Older Adults: An Integrated Review and Secondary Analyses of Medicare Claims Data, Mary B. Prybylo

In Vivo Electrophysiology Insights into Locus Coeruleus Activity across Diurnal Rhythms, And Hormone Deprivation in TgF344 AD Rat Model, Rosaria J. Rae

A Comparative, Quantitative Analysis of Birth Outcomes Among Women with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities, Jocelyn T. Reddix

Adherens Junctions Recruit piRISC to Suppress Transposons and Maintain the Normal Epithelial Phenotype, Alyssa Risner

Zonal Hepatocellular Responses to Acute Ethanol: Impacts on Mitochondrial Function and Metabolism, Matthew T. Savoca

Supreme Court Case Study: The Variation in Rates of Miscarriage Management Care and Post-Abortion Care Across the Us Before and After the Supreme Court Decision, Ted Sibrian Jr.

Policy and Practice: Analyzing Abortion Laws and Their Relationship to Competent Women’s Health Services in Ohio, Daija Smith