MPH Capstone

The Culminating Experience must be completed in the last semester of the Master of Public Health (MPH) program at the UGA College of Public Health. More commonly known as the Capstone Project, the Culminating Experience provides comprehensive documentation of the student’s comprehension of the MPH Core Competencies. It also serves as the UGA Graduate School’s non-thesis equivalent of the mastery of a student’s academic discipline.

Students must be enrolled in PBHL 7800 during the semester they undertake their Capstone Project. They cannot enroll in this class for more than ONE semester, or undertake more than three academic credits.

For more information about the MPH Capstone Project, please refer the Capstone Manual relevant to your year. Additional materials, such as the Capstone registration form and sample capstones can be found below.

Winners of our Exceptional MPH Capstone E-Presentation Award for 2021:

Kyle Patel – Gun Ownership and Bereavement by Suicide: Race, Gender, and Age – Advisor: Toni Miles
Rochelle Obiekwe – The Relationship Between Sex and Stigma Among TB Patients in Uganda – Advisor: Juliet Sekandi
Clay Royster – Predicting the number of opioid-related inpatient stays with Medicaid as the primary insurance payer using an autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model in Georgia, USA – Advisor: Ming Zhang
Ansley Kasha – A‌ ‌Survey‌ ‌of‌ ‌Attitudes‌ ‌of‌ ‌College‌ ‌Students‌ ‌Regarding‌ ‌the‌ ‌Voluntary‌ ‌Installation‌ ‌of‌ ‌a‌ ‌Breathalyzer‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌Personal‌ ‌Vehicle‌ – Advisor: Carol Poe
Dionne Mitcham – Utilizing Social Media for Information Dispersal during Local Disasters: The Communication Hub Framework for Local Emergency Management – Advisor: Curtis Harris
Victoria Fonzi – Planning for future COVID-19 vaccine distribution using influenza vaccination location data from the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) – Advisor: Janani Thapa

Winners of our Exceptional MPH Capstone Paper Awards for 2021:

Clay Royster – Predicting the number of opioid-related inpatient stays with Medicaid as the primary insurance payer using an autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model in Georgia, USA – Advisor: Ming Zhang
Lily Rubin – Interventions to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Adherence in Low-Income Settings: A Systematic Review – Advisor: Mark Ebell
Dionne Mitcham – Utilizing Social Media for Information Dispersal during Local Disasters: The Communication Hub Framework for Local Emergency Management – Advisor: Curtis Harris
Victoria Fonzi – Planning for future COVID-19 vaccine distribution using influenza vaccination location data from the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) – Advisor: Janani Thapa

Winners of our Exceptional MPH Capstone E-Presentation Award for 2020:

Analysis of COVID-19 in long term care facilities in The United States – Avery Duncan, BS/MPH in Epidemiology
Slow and Steady Wins the Race: Examining Participant Engagement in Telephone and Group Health Coaching in the Fuel Your Life Program- Julia Hennig, MPH in Health Promotion and Behavior
Mobile Phone Use and Depressive Symptoms Among College Students in Uganda – Samantha Jackson, MPH in Epidemiology
The Effects of Childhood Financial Stress on Adult Chronic Disease – Grace Marie Smith, MPH in Epidemiology

Winners of our Exceptional MPH Capstone Paper Awards for 2020:

Robot-led piano lessons improve cognitive function: A feasibility study in a sample with mild cognitive impairment – Bailey Collette, MPH in Health Promotion and Behavior
The Public Economic Consequences of Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids in United States Adolescents Attributed to Morbidity and Premature Mortality – Nikki Fillingim, MBA/MPH in Health Policy and Management
Mobile Phone Use and Depressive Symptoms Among College Students in Uganda – Samantha Jackson, MPH in Epidemiology
Micronutrient Deficiencies in Belizean Preschool-aged Children: Belize National Micronutrient Survey 2011 – Clarissa Keisling, MPH in Epidemiology
Providing On-Site Continuing Education to Georgia Long-Term Care Facility Direct Care Workers and Assessing Post-Training Attitude Change: A Feasibility Study – Annie Ndolo, MPH in Epidemiology
A review of emergency medical services vulnerabilities to highly infectious disease – Thomas Richey, MPH in Disaster Management