Recently Published Graduate Student Theses
2026
Jiaqi Yuan, "Metaheuristic Algorithms For Discrete Optimization With Cardinality And Cost Constraints In Two-Phase Studies"
Degree: Master of Science
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Osvaldo Espin-Garcia
Deena Qaisi, "Surgical Site Infections Following Cesarean Delivery: A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Emergency and Elective Procedures"
Degree: Master of Science
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Sameer Elsayed, Lauren Cipriano
Isidora Ngampoua Ntienjem, "Barriers and Facilitators to Prenatal Care Access in Canada and Ontario: A Systematic Review and Cross-Sectional Analysis of Associated Factors"
Degree: Master of Science
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Karen Campbell, Shehzas Ali
Mackenzie Betteridge, "Adolescent Cannabis Use in Canada: Patterns, Correlates, and Change Over Time During Early Cannabis Legalization and the COVID-19 Pandemic"
Degree: Master of Science
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Jamie Seabrok, Jason Gilliland
Mubashir Abbas, "Work Scheduling, Sleep Health, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Canadian Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis"
Degree: Master of Science
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Saverio Stranges, Shehzad Ali
Edith Otalike, "Development and validation of a critical appraisal tool for individual participant data meta-analysis (CAT-IPDMA)"
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Joel Gagnier
Elhassan Hiba, "The development of a preliminary patient-reported functional outcome measure for proximal humerus fracture patients"
Degree: Master of Science
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Joel Gagnier
Degree: Master of Science
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala
Mohamad K. Essa, "Attachment to Primary Care and Adherence to Preventive Screening and Chronic Disease Management in Canada"
Degree: Master of Science
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Ava John-Baptiste
Temitope Akintola, "Patterns of Emergency Department Utilization and Avoidance Among Transgender and Non-Binary Individuals in Canada: An Intersectional CTREE Analysis of Trans PULSE Canada Data"
Degree: Master of Science
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Greta Bauer, Kelly Anderson
Augustine Omodieke, "Ambient Air Pollution in Rwanda: Characterization, Source Attribution, Health and Economic Burden, and Policy Implications"
Degree: Master of Science
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Egide Kalisa
Peter Dani, "Aversion to Pure, Deprivation-Related, and Geographic Health Inequality: A Canadian Population Survey with Trade-Off Feedback"
Degree: Master of Science
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Schehzad Ali
Zhubo Zhang, "Global and regional central nervous system sequelae of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis"
Degree: Master of Science
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Amit Garg, Lillian Barra
Jennifer Phung, "A Portrait of Primary Care Nurses in Canada and Factors Affecting Team Functioning and Co-Management in Primary Care Nurse Integrated Teams"
Degree: Master of Science
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Maria Mathews, Lindsay Hedden
Elena Ghizas, "Socioenvironmental Typologies and Periodontal Health from Childhood through Adolescence"
Degree: Master of Science
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Noha Gomaa
Diya Patel, "Role of Temperature on Health Outcomes for People with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders"
Degree: Master of Science
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Kelly Anderson, Martin Rotenberg
Abigail Ruby, "A Simulation Study of Confidence Interval Estimation for Cluster Randomization Trials with Time-to-Event Data"
Degree: Master of Science
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): GY Zou, Neil Klar, Stephanie Dixon
Karina Tassiopoulos, "Program evaluation of the Making Mindfulness Matter© in Children with Epilepsy Study, a live-online mindfulness-based program for children living with epilepsy and their families"
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Kathy Speechley
