Sociomedical Sciences

The Master’s Thesis is the capstone requirement of all students in the MPH program of the Department of Sociomedical Sciences. The thesis is intended to reflect the training received in the MPH program and to demonstrate your ability to design, implement, and present professional work relevant to your major field of interest. Ideally, students should use the practicum experience as a basis for the thesis. The thesis may be in any one of the following formats: review article, research proposal, research report, evaluation proposal, or an intervention proposal.

Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award

The SMS Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award is given annually by the Department of Sociomedical Sciences for distinguished scholarship and research in the student's masters' thesis.

Past recipients of the Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award include:

2009: Abigail Williams (Health Promotion Track)
"'I didn't want to make a scandal': Stigma, Disclosure, and Social Support in Dominican PLWHA in New York City" (Jennifer Hirsch, Sponsor)

2009: Ashley Perry (Health Promotion Track)
"Increasing Physical Activity by Promoting Routine Stair Use: Evaluating the Impact of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's New Stair Prompt." (Bernadette Boden-Albala, Sponsor)

2008: Daniel Benrubi (History & Ethics Track)
"Changes of Heart: A Historical Account of How Science and Politics Affected the Ability of the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs to Promote Heart-healthy Diets” (Gerald Oppenheimer, Sponsor)

2007: Nancy Worthington (Research Track)
"Meat Consumption (and avoidance) in Ixtlilco el grande, Mexico." (Jennifer Hirsch, Sponsor)

2006: Allegra Gordon (Sexuality and Health Track)
"Gender Nonconformity, Sexual Orientation and Discrimination: Exploring the connections through the Project Stride Study" (llan Meyer, Sponsor)