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 2026
From Gene to Phenotype: Deciphering Cardiac Development and Disease, Kathryn M. Byerly
Models, Phenotypes, and Genomics: Translational Insights into the Biology of Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes, Taylor Nelson
Stress Mediated Changes in the Mouse Prefrontal Cortex, Krysten P. OHara
Quantitative analysis of emergency department holding times in a five-hospital market in an academic health system, Jeffrey Schecter
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
A Long Non-Coding eRNA Forms R-loops to Shape Emotional Experience-Induced Behavioral Adaptations, Rose Marie Akiki
Predictors of Early Withdrawal in Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Trials: The Role of Demographics in Retention, Kallie Alkatib
Assessing the Burden of Uncompensated Care In South Carolina Hospitals: The Role of Medicaid Expansion, Telemedicine and Primary Care, Natassia S. Allen
LC/MS Validation of Stool as an Analytical Matrix for Profiling Free Fatty Acids in Neonatal Patients, Octavia Ancrum
A Retrospective Review of Emergency Department Leave Against Medical Advice Cases: Tracking Pregnant Women Presenting with Opioid Use Disorder, Rastassia Armstrong
What Are the Minimum Dimensions in a Marketing Plan Required for Starting or Improving Marketing in a Small, New Home Health Agency?, Patrick Baker
OB/GYN Physician Perspectives on Maintenance of Certification (MOC), Brent Bost
Global ERK/MAPK Activation Determines Oncogenic Fitness in KRAS-Mutant Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Rachel A. Burge
Engineering CXCR2-Ligand-Based Fusion Proteins to Modulate Myeloid Cell Trafficking in Pancreatic Cancer, Benjamin N. Christopher
Mouse Model of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Demonstrates Negative Alterations of Cardiac Homeostasis, Alexa M. Corker
Bereavement Needs of Parent-Child Dyads Following Sibling Death, Shannon V. D'Alton
Bioelectrically Guided Cancer Therapy: Advancing Toward Clinical Translation, Davide A. Delisi
A Theoretical Model of Clinical Documentation Burden: Exploratory Factor Analysis Investigating Usability, Effort, and Perceived Burden Among Healthcare Providers, Rhiannon Doherty
The Role of Myosin 5b in Intestinal Health and Disease: From Microvilli Assembly to Colorectal Cancer Progression, Sarah Aline Dooley
The Impact of Diabetes on Neurovascular Integrity: A Special Focus on Pericytes and Endothelin-1, Mia Edgerton
The Impact of Diet-Induced Obesity on Cerebrovasculature Structure and Function, Riley M. Feagle