Genetic Counseling Alumni
Thesis Projects
Having our students acknowledged for their academic and professional efforts validates the strength of Arcadia's program and the quality of its students and graduates. Students are encouraged to submit their theses for presentation and or publication. A significant number of students have taken on this challenge, and several of them have had their work selected for presentation and or publication.
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2012
| Amlie-Wolf, Louise |
Renal Anomalies, Polyhydramnios and Single Umbilical Artery as Prenatal Clues to the Diagnosis of 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome |
| Clark, Marissa |
Non-invasive Prenatal Testing: Views of Genetic Counselors and Implications for the Profession |
| Everhart, Samantha |
Factors Influencing Clinician Satisfaction with APOE Genotype Disclosure Counseling Sessions: The REVEAL Study |
| Gomez, Alejandra |
Assessment of Genetic Counselors’ Views and Attitudes towards Providing Consent for the Use and Storage of Newborn Screen Dried Blood Spots |
| Hildebrandt, Alysia |
Uveal Melanoma: Exploring Patients’ Desire for a Personalized Risk Assessment of Developing Metastatic Disease through Genetic Testing |
| Kiely, Rachel |
Genetic Counselors’ Views of Consanguineous Couples |
| Liu, Hongbin |
Novel Clinical Manifestations in Pallister-Killian Syndrome |
| Rickard, Stacey |
Orthopedic Manifestations and Implications for Individuals with Costello Syndrome |
| Schilling, Christina |
Follow the Money: A Descriptive Assessment of the History, Challenges, and Barriers to the Funding of Genetics Services in New York State |
| Tarpinian, Jennifer |
Determining Genetic Counselors’ Perspectives on the Applicability and Implications of Universal Carrier Tests |
| Tusi, Jessica |
“Permission to Open Up Pandora’s Box”: Participants’ Views of Whole Exome Sequencing Research |
| Winheld, Stephanie |
Determining Factors that Influence Reproductive Decision-Making in Women with Epilepsy |
2011
| Allan, Catherine |
Seeking a Diagnosis: Parental/Guardian Interest and Motivation |
| Bomba, Kathryn |
Barriers Towards Perinatal Autopsies |
| Capasso, Jenina |
Parental Disclosure: Predictors of Content BRCA Positive Parents Discuss with Their Minor Offspring |
| Clarke, Colleen |
Retrospective Analysis of Metabolic Profiles in Primary Mitochondrial Disease |
| Cook, Rebecca |
Assessing the Utility of Four Educational Videos Concerning Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency |
| Eberhard, Moriah |
Assessing the Effectiveness of Provider Education for the SNP Microarray: A Pilot Study |
| Folk, Leandra |
The Development of a Doctorate Degree in Genetic Counseling: A National Survey of the Opinions and Concerns of Genetic Counselors |
| Hartman, Jessica |
Assessing the Spanish-Speaking Interpreter's Understanding of Prenatal Genetic Counseling |
| Hoard, Michelle |
Qualitative Analysis of the Psychosocial Impact of Limited Interaction Amongst People With CF: The Patient's Perspective |
| McCormick, Elizabeth |
Assessing Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in Costello Syndrome With the Use of a Severity Score |
| McLarney, Brittany |
Creating a Useful Book about Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency for Adolescents |
| Mueller, Rebecca |
From Colonization to Isolation: Tracking the Risks and Repercussions of Cross-infection in Cystic Fibrosis |
| Roberts, Melanie |
Exploring Social Adjustment and Coping Strategies in Young Adults with Treacher Collins Syndrome |
| Wisniewski, Natalia |
Pharmacogenomics and the Clinic: Patient Expectations of Pharmacogenetic Testing and Delivery and the Potential Role for Genetic Counselors |
2010
| Ahimaz, Priyanka |
Assessment of Attitudes Toward Genetic Counseling For Family Members of Patients with Parkinson Disease |
| Child, Andrea |
Client Follow-up in a Community Hospital Cancer Risk Assessment Program: Utility of the Annual Questionnaire |
| Forgeng, Courtney |
Assessing the Knowledge and Attitudes of Genetic Counseling Students on Pharmacogenomics |
| Garin, Katie |
Adult Management of Phenylketonuria |
| Grey, Becky |
Genetic Counselors' Utilization of CHEK2 Testing |
| Kaczmarek, Amy |
Assessing the Use of Social Support Systems by Men with Kennedy's Disease |
| Leighton, Justin |
The General Public's Understanding and Perception of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Test Results |
| Rainey, Kim |
The experiences of individuals who receive true negative results from BRCA testing: A qualitative pilot study |
| Seyer, Lauren |
The Development of a Doctorate Degree in Genetic Counseling: An Investigation of Current Opinions and Future Considerations |
| Sutcliffe, Erin |
Attitudes toward and perceptions of genetic testing for Familial Defective Apolipoprotein B-100 within the Amish community |
| Tietsworth, Candace |
Survey of the History and Treatment of Seizures in Individuals with Chromosome 15q Duplications |
| Wells, McKenzie |
Assessing Factors Involved in Genetic Counselors' Support of Predictive Genetic Testing in Minors |
| Zelley, Kristin |
Identifying the Unmet Needs of Women with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia |
2009
| Brenner, Laurie |
Genetic Counselors' Views of Patient Misperceptions in Counseling Sessions: A Qualitative Study. |
| Depas, Morgan |
The Knowledge and Attitudes of Adult Women with Cystic Fibrosis toward Reproduction and Genetic Testing |
| Gomez, Daisy |
Overcoming Communication Barriers From the Perspective of Medical Interpreters |
| Kron, Katherine |
Factors Influencing Reproductive Decision-Making Among Individuals with Epilepsy: Assessing the Importance of Offspring Risk Perception. |
| Lyons, Michelle |
Addressing the Needs of Orthodox Jews Receiving Genetic Counseling for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis |
| Mento, Sandra |
Prevention and Detection of Breast Cancer in
BRCA Mutation Carriers. |
| Polinsky, Cristina |
Medical Management Decision Making Following Uninformative BRCA1/BRCA2 Genetic Test Result Disclosure. |
| Reinwald, Joanna |
An Assessment of Chinese-English Alpha-Thalassemia Pamphlets: Is Chinese Hazardous to Your Health? |
| Roman, Sandra |
An assessment of general genetic knowledge, perceived risks and attitudes towards genetic counseling in Hispanic patients. |
| Schofield, Elizabeth |
Assessment of level II ultrasound screenings for women of AMA between 18 and 22 gestational weeks in pregnancies with chromosomally normal fetuses. |
| Sellers, Heather |
Differences in Ovarian Cancer Risk Awareness and Screening Practices Between Women with Hereditary Breast and/or Ovarian Cancer Syndrome (HBOC) and Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer Syndrome (HNPCC): A Pilot Study. |
| Stroh, Eliza |
Attitudes of Genetic Counselors Toward Presenting Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis for Ruling Out Disease and for Non-medical Purposes. |
| Tsikerdanos, Colleen |
Effects of a Counselor's Pregnancy on Prenatal Genetic Counseling Sessions. |
2008
| Brandt, Amanda |
Communication of BRCA1/2 Mutation Test Results to At-risk Family Members: A Male's Perspective |
| Charles, Melanie |
How Much Do Women Know About Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome? Assessing the Knowledge and Beliefs of Women with PCOS |
| Coffey, Lauren |
The Audiological Assessment of Patients with the 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome |
| Dewys, Amanda |
Prenatal Genetic Counseling Referral Perceptions in Spanish and English Speaking Patients |
| Feret, Holly |
An Assessment of Genetic Counselors' Attitudes towards Individuals with Schizophrenia |
| Heuer, Carolyn |
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Genetic Counselors' Attitudes and Practices |
| Howard, Erika |
The Impact of Uninformative BRCA1/2 Results in African American Women: Understanding, Risk Perception, and Cancer Worry |
| Kowalski, Megan |
Exploring the Unmet Needs and Unanswered Questions of Adolescents and Young Aadults with Craniosynostosis |
| MacKeverican, Beth |
Huntington's Disease: Are Supportive Services Meeting the Needs of Caregivers? |
| Primeau, Sarah |
Implicit Attitudes of Healthcare Workers Towards Facial Dysmorphology |
| Rennig, Corrine |
A Child's Diagnosis of Marfan Syndrome: A Description of Parental Experiences |
| Turner, Tiffany |
The Assessment of Parental Attitudes, Concerns, and Understanding About Genetic Testing for Non-syndromic Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss |
2007
| Boni, Charlotte |
The Assessment of Genetic Counselors' Attitudes Toward Breast Cancer Susceptibility Testing Prior to Surgical Intervention |
| Cressman, Marcie |
An Assessment of Nurses' Bedside Knowledge of Genetics |
| Kovalcin, Mary Beth |
Cancer Incidence in Grandparents of Children with Achondroplasia at the Time of Diagnosis |
| Lowe, Kathryn |
Determining the Number of Individuals with Anophthalmia/Microphthalmia Who Have Received Chromosome Analysis and Renal Ultrasound Evaluations |
| Monaco, Laura |
The Assessment of Genetic Counselors' Perceptions, Attitudes, and Current Practice Towards Counseling for Psychiatric Illnesses |
| Pryzbylski, Amber |
How Having a Family History of a Genetic Condition Affects Genetic Counselor Practice |
| Santini Smith, Andrea |
Identifying Barriers to Prenatal Genetic Counseling Services in Rural Areas: A Pilot Study |
| Szak, Megan |
Using the Implicit Association Test to Evaluate How Education Changes Perceptions of Dysmorphology |
| Tandy, Stephany |
Genome-wide Expression Arrays On Lymphoblasts Of Children With Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) |
2006
| Bobis, Rachel |
Genetic Counselors and Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams: Team Members' Knowledge of Genetic Counselors' roles |
| Clay, Dana |
Perceived Risk, General Knowledge, and Attitudes Toward Predictive Testing in Unaffected Individuals with a Family History of Frontotemporal Dementia |
| Delany, Mary |
Reproductive Decisions After the Birth of a Child with Cystic Fibrosis |
| Giatropoulos, Christina |
Obstetric Issues in Women with Skeletal Dysplasia: What Women Want |
| Hamman, Kelly |
The State of Genetic Counseling in Assisted Reproductive Technology |
| Koch, Kristi |
The Unaffected Sibling: Parental Accounts of Sibling Interactions in Families Where a Child Has Williams Syndrome |
| Martin, Joanna |
Genetic Counselors As Part of a Multidisciplinary Team Involved in the Care of individuals with Turner Syndrome |
| Roberts, Vicki |
Assessment of Pennsylvania Pediatricians' Knowledge of and Roles in the Newborn Screening System |
| Savage, Melissa |
Discovering Self-efficacy in Patients with Von Hippel-Lindau Disease |
| Schmidlen, Tara |
Genetic Counseling Versus Genetic Consulting: Evaluating the Impact of a Name on the Expectations of Service |
| Shehan, Erin |
The Effects of Huntington Disease on Patients and Their Spouses |
| Zoladz, Jessica |
The Importance of Genetic Counseling for Individuals and Family Members of Affected Individuals with a Diagnosis of a Retinal Degenerative Disease |
2005
| Ahern, Meagan |
Craniosynostosis and its Impact on Family Functioning |
| Carre, Amanda |
Determining Health Supervision Guidelines for Children with Overgrowth Syndromes |
| Charles, Sarah |
Patient Satisfaction with Genetic Counseling for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in African American Women |
| Close, Lindsey |
Genetic Counseling for Schizophrenia: The Views Expressed by Family Members of Affected Individuals |
| Corbman, Melanie |
Assessing the Genetic Counseling Needs of Families Affected by Glycogen Storage Disease |
| Gablik, Joanne |
What Teens Need to Know: Genetics 101. The Development and Implementation of an Educational Module |
| Giuliano, Dawn |
The Spouse as the Patient: The Effect of Huntington Disease on the Spouse |
| Hoffman, Kim |
Special Educators' Knowledge of Genetic Mental Retardation Syndromes: A Needs Assessment |
| Jiorle, Beth |
Psychosocial Aspects of Young Adults Living with Cystic Fibrosis |
| Kent, Jessica |
Neonatal Diagnosis of Prader-Willi Syndrome: An Assessment of Parental Needs |
| Lee, Kerri |
A Retrospective Evaluation of Second Trimester Maternal Serum Screening in Pregnancies with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome |
| Smith, Lauren |
Uptake of Prenatal Genetic Testing Services Among Underserved Populations |
2004
| Fels, Christina |
Accuracy of Patient Risk Perception and How it Correlates to Patient's Trust of Provided Risk Information |
| Harris, Stacy |
Investigation of Skewed X-Inactivation Status in Females with Optiz G/BBB Syndrome and a Novel Mutation in MID1 |
| Johnson, Holly |
An Evaluation of Barriers to Carrier Testing in the Ashkenazi Jewish Population: A Pilot Study with a Focus Group of College Students |
| Senecoff, Julie |
Competencies for Genetic Counselors in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Pharmacogenomic Clinical Trials |
| Zonno, Kristi |
In Search of Barriers to Testing When There is a Known Mutation in the Family: Development of a Survey to Assess Communication Patterns and Genetic Testing Uptake in Familes with a Known BRCA1 or BRCA 2 Muation |
2003
| Armeli, Christina |
The Level of Awareness of β-Thalassemia in Italian and Italian-American Populations |
| Baeslach, Christen |
Quality of Life in Patients with a Family History of Colorectal Cancer and Other Influences of Quality of Life |
| Bianco, Nicole |
Communicating Numerical Risk Information in Genetic Counseling |
| Corsetti, Stephanie |
Giving Parents a Diagnosis of NF1 for their Children: Quantitative Analysis of the Counseling Process |
| D'Ambruoso, Lisa |
One Family's Experience with Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy and Mosaicism: A Case Report |
| Ennis, Sara |
Hearing Loss and Genetic Testing: Assessing Prenatal Views that Inform Decision Making |
| Gehris, Pamela |
Congenital Left-Sided Lesions of the Heart: A Cohort Study |
| Keenan, Meredith |
A Pilot Study: Assessing the Needs of Adolescents Diagnosed with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis |
| Klingler, Elizabeth |
Implicit and Explicit Attitudes of Genetic Counselors Towards Dysmorphology |
| Ober, Janet |
Awareness of the Genetic Counseling Profession at Undergraduate Colleges |
| Oetting, Lisa |
An Issue of Informed Consent: An Investigation of Parental Attitudes about the Informed Consent Process for Genetic Counseling |
| Peterman, Christine |
An Assessment of High School Students' Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Specific Genetic Diseases |
| Walther, Susan |
Sulfation Pharmacogenetics: Relationship of Phenol Sulfotransferase SULT1A1 Genotype to Activity Phenotype in MCF-7 Cells |
2002
| Blasko, Jessica |
The Potential Influence of Web Site Reliability in Cancer Risk Counseling |
| Coughlin, Curtis |
Genetic Diagnosis of Mental Retardation and the Implications of Fragile X Syndrome on Family Dynamics: Case Studies |
| Flora, Christina |
From Mystery to Medicine: An Analysis of the Findings Associated with Primordial Dwarfism, ODPD, Undifferentiated Type |
| McKay, Suzanne |
Neonatal Screening Tests: Differences in Opinion between Parents and Physicians |
| Moitz-Fiorito, Aimee |
Possible Partial Trisomy 19p: A Case Study |
| Mushlin, Jamie |
Characteristics of Women at High Risk for Developing Breast Cancer at Pre-Counseling, Post-Counseling, and Follow-Up |
| Shah, Kinjal |
The Level of Awareness of β-Thalassemia in Asian Indians |
| Tonnesen, Melissa |
The 22q11.2 Deletion: A Survey of Familial and De Novo Cases Comparing Parents' Medical Management of their Children with the Deletion, Parents' Medical Knowledge of the Deletion, and Parents' Social Support Resources |
| Wagner, Danielle |
A Needs Assessment of Elementary School Teachers Regarding Genetic Conditions |
| Woolley, Elizabeth |
Family-Centered Care: Improving Parent-Infant Relationships in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. A Pilot Study of Neonatal Intensive Care Units in the Greater Delaware Valley |
| Wright, Shannon |
Are Pediatric Genetic Counselors Addressing the Concerns of Their Clients? |
2001
| Bryant, Jennifer |
Understanding the Complex Genetics of Pheochromocytoma: Revised Recommendations for Genetic Testing |
| Catanzaro, Jason |
Maternal Risk Factors and the Severity of Congenital Heart Disease in Infants with the 22q 11.2 Deletion Syndrome |
| Goss, Devin |
Access to Health Care in the Genetic Counseling Setting |
| Lyman, Mollie |
Genetic Counselor Shortage: Myth or Fact? |
| Merchant, Amanda |
Women with Neural Tube Defects for Pregnancy Histories of Neural Tube Defects: Their Views on Genetic Counseling |
| Smith, Jennifer |
Exploring the Genetic Counselor's Role When Working with Families and Bereaved Siblings |
| Whoolery, Kara |
Psychosocial, Occupational and Service Needs of Adults with Williams Syndrome |
| Yaeger, Dinah |
Anxiety and Optimism in Parents of Children with Smith-Magenis Syndrome |
2000
| Binns, Victoria |
Assessing the Need to Expand the Profession: Should Genetic Counselors be Employed by Dialysis Corporations? |
| Bock Keep, Rosanne |
Are Pediatric Genetic Counselors Addressing the Concerns of Their Clients? |
| Everest, Amy |
Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Child Abuse Accusations: Case studies |
| Hennig, Anastacia |
The Level of Awareness of β-thalassemia in Greek-Americans |
| Jay Kessler, Lisa |
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Family and Individual Coping and the Role of a Genetic Counselor |
| Jenny, Kim |
The Effectiveness of Genetic Counseling for Families of Children with Smith-Magenis Syndrome |
| Keelean, Debra |
The Need for Adequate Pretest Counseling in Obstetrics Prior to Offering Maternal Serum Screening |
| Levin, Elissa |
Down Syndrome and the Family: A Survey of Maternal and Paternal Perceptions of the Family Experience, Future Family Planning, and Counseling |
| Peck, Dawn |
The 'Forgotten Parent': A Survey of the Experiences and Attitudes of the Male Partner Regarding Prenatal Testing and Genetic Counseling |
| Lloyd Rabinowitz, Stacy |
A Survey of the Anxiety Level of Women Over the Age of 34 Seen for Prenatal Genetic Counseling |
1999
| Brandt, Rachael Tripi |
A Relationship Between the Ability to Breast Feed and the Onset of Clearly Audible Speech in Children with Down Syndrome |
| Conway, Laura |
Pharmacogenetics: Use of Genetic Information to Predict Safety and Efficacy of Pharmaceutical Agents |
| Dwyer, Mary |
Parents' and Patients' Attitudes Towards Genetic Testing for Corneila de Lange Syndrome and Alagille Syndrome |
| Moore, Christine |
Genetic Counseling and the Visually Impaired |
| Rossello, Kathleen |
Issues of Quality in Genetic Counseling: Examining the Goals of Counseling and the Process Factors Related to Patient Satisfaction |
| Schmidt, Stacy |
Genetic Education for Primary Care Physicians |
| Sellers, Tina |
Risk Assessment: A Genetic Counselor's Unique Experience with the Comprehensive Risk Assessment Program for Menopausal Women |
| Wolfe, Eileen |
Rabbinical Knowledge and Practices Related to Genetic Counseling in Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey |
| Young, Megan |
Melanoma Risk Perceptions, Risk Behaviors, and Screening Practices in Melanoma Families |
1998
| Barbagallo, Joyce |
Maternal Serum Screening of Women Over Age 35: Influence Upon the Decision to Accept or Decline Amniocentesis |
| Bolufer-Laurentie, Ines |
The Role HOX Genes Play in Abnormal Human Development |
| Creighton, Mary Anne |
Genetic Discrimination by Health Insurers and Employers: The State of the Issue |
| DeLany, Shannan |
Attitudes of Pediatric Nurses: A Qualitative Study Assessing the Impact of Cultural, Professional, and Personal Experiences in Formulating Attitudes about Genetic Conditions |
| Hubbard, Gail |
Possible Alterations in Cancer Predisposition Genes That are Unique to the Mennonite Population |
| Icke, Katherine |
Multiple Marker Screening for Aneuploidy in Ovum Donor Pregnancies: Comparison of Risks Using Donor Age vs. Recipient Age |
| Kramer, Stephanie |
Early Intervention and Special Education Personnel's Awareness of Genetic Services |
| Lemech, Michelle |
The Asian Client: Impact of Culture in Genetic Counseling |
| Weaver, Amybeth |
Pastoral Counseling and Genetic Counseling: A Survey of Client Perception, Expectation, and Satisfaction |
1997
| Dickinson, Susan |
Cancer Risk Evaluation Program Impact Study |
| Donahoo, Kristen |
Clergy Interest in Genetics Education and Its Impact on Genetic Counselors |
| Dunstone, Robin |
The Public's Knowledge of Genetic Information |
| Farmer, Jennifer Marie |
Using Genograms as a Counseling Tool to Focus on the Family |
| Hoess, Katie |
Strategies for Assessment of Recurrence Risk in Angelman Syndrome |
| Jarzebowicz, Amy Ann |
Practice Guidelines for Genetic Testing in Children: A Proposal |
| McMahon, Carrie |
Familial Holoprosencephaly A Study of Clinical Manifestations |
| Megerian Bardakjian, Tanya |
Anophthalmia: Genetic Counseling Issues |
| Tambini, Lorien |
Possible Associations of Prophylactic Mastectomy Consideration with Various Factors Measured in Baseline Questionnaires at Fox Chase Cancer Center |
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