(Click here to read descriptive ABSTRACTS of each Capstone Project)

Class of 2011

· Cutaneous Melanoma Risk Factors and Risk Perceptions: A Comparison between Positive Family History and Negative Family History Melanoma Patients

· Development of an Interview Guide to Assess Parental Disclosure of a 22q11 Deletion Syndrome Diagnosis to the Child as well as Informational and Support Needs

· Assessment and Resource Development for the NC Neurofibromatosis Support Group

· Increasing Undergraduate Student Awareness of Genetic Counseling as a Career Choice

· Descriptive Life Experiences of Adults with Myelomeningocele

· Knowledge and Attitudes of Pharmacists on Pharmacogenetics

· Public Health Genetic Counselors: Roles, Knowledge, Skills and Where to Learn

· Impact of EGAPP Recommendations for Colorectal Cancer Genetic Testing On Genetic Counseling Sessions

Class of 2010

· Conceptualizations of ‘Genetic Disease' Among Undergraduates: How Common are Beliefs in Genetic Exceptionalism, Really?

· North Carolina Primary Care Providers Awareness, Perceptions, Experience and Use of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests

· Talking to Those That Have Been There: Identifying Barriers to Adult Health Care for Individuals with Phenylketonuria

· Evaluation of Biotech 101: An Educational Outreach Program in Genetics and Biotechnology

· Genetic Counseling Inter-personal and Intra-personal Individual Variability in Risk Assessment and Prediction of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations

· Factors Influencing Patient Decisions to Decline Prenatal Genetic Counseling

· Pregnancy Outcomes in Survivors of Abdominal Wall Defects

· The Frequency of Abnormal Nuchal Fold Measurements Among Different Ethnicities

Class of 2009

· Informational and Logistical Needs of Women with BRCA Mutations Post-Results Disclosure

· Practice Patterns of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in North Carolina Regarding Screening and Testing for Aneuploidy

· A Survey of Patient Goals and Outcomes in the Adult Genetic Counseling Session

· Follow-up Support: How State-Level Newborn Screening Programs Educate the Parents of Newborns Identified as Carriers of Cystic Fibrosis

· Prevalence of Major Aneuploidy Markers for Down Syndrome in the Hispanic Population

· Development of a Genetic Counseling Career Assessment Tool: Finding the Right Fit

· Genetic Counselors’ Knowledge and Utilization of the Implications of the Cognitive and Behavioral Phenotype of Fragile X Syndrome

· Development of a Resource for Genetic Counselors Addressing Guidelines and Ethical Issues in Genetics Research

Class of 2008

· Multiple Role Relationships in the Training of Genetic Counseling Students

· Genetic Counseling Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Individual Variability in Risk Assessment and Prediction of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations

• The Student Perspective of Clinical Supervision for the Training of Genetic Counselors

• Determining the Level of Audience Interest in Journal Podcasting

• Methods of educating Physicians About Uncommon Genetic Disorders: The Stickler Syndrome Awareness Project

• Knowing your “Beginnings” Make for Better “Endings”: Community Outreach and The Importance of Family Health History

• Patient Perceptions of Usefulness of Cancer Genetic Counseling Summary Letters

· A Medical Records Review of Pregnancy Outcomes of Patients with Type I Gaucher Disease Either On or Off Enzyme Replacement Therapy

Class of 2007

· Prevalence and Patient Satisfaction of Telephoned BRCA1/2 Genetic Test Results

· Stem Cell Transplantation for the treatment of Krabbe disease: An Update for Practicing Genetic Counselors

· Are Health Professional Advisors an Under-Utilized Resource for Recruiting Students and Diversity into the Genetic Counseling Field?

· Development of a JEMF Proposal to Identify Core Areas of Knowledge, Competencies and Personal Traits that Promote Effective Genetic Counseling Student Supervisors

· Development of a Web-Based Curriculum for Medical Students Addressing the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Genetics

· A Comparison of African American and Caucasian Women: With Whom They Share BRCA1/2 Genetic Testing Results and Why

· Treatment Options for Patients with MPSII (Hunter Syndrome) and MPS III (Sanfilippo Syndrome): How Do Families Make the Choice?

Class of 2006

· Genetic Counselor's Attitudes Towards Anonymous Testing for BRCA 1/2

· A Pilot study screen for prevalence of iron deficiency in child with Down syndrome

· Giving Good Information: Health Literacy and a 3 MCC Deficiency Educational Brochure

· Development of a Female Adolescent Sibling Support Group

· Characterization of Preoccupations in Children with Williams syndrome

· Improving Patient Care Through the Use of Genetic Testing Forms that Adhere to Professional Recommendations

· The Support Needs and Barriers of Minorities: Hispanic Families and the Down Syndrome Network of Central Carolina

· Nondirectiveness: Genetic Counselors Perceptions, Practice and Purpose

Class of 2005

· Characteristics Predictive of a Future NF1 Diagnosis and implications for clinical follow up of undiagnosed patients.

· Parent's Understanding of Their Child's Autism: Implications for Genetic Counseling

· Genetic Discrimination in the Huntington Disease Population: Does it exist, and how does the fear of discrimination affect decisions about testing

· Genetic Counselors' Views about Domestic Violence in a Prenatal Population: Results of Focus Group and National Survey

· 10q Interstitial Deletion: A new case report and review of the literature

· Behavioral Differences in Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome Due to Deletion, Maternal Disomy, and Imprinting Defects

· What is the Student Experience with National Society of Genetic Counselors?

· Predicting the Presence of MECP2 Mutations in Females with Autistic Disorder Using Two Published Rett Syndrome Scales.

Class of 2004

· Jewish Heritage Genetic Testing: Information and Current Recommendations

· Women's experience with and providers discussion of prenatal testing: Analysis of pilot data from the Interactive Computer Assisted Instruction (ICAI) study

· Newborn screening by tandem mass spectrometry: Informational needs of parents.

· Perceptions of genetic and conventional medical tests in different populations.

· Case report and literature review: Patient with unusual dicentric chromosome and partial trisomy 18p

· Surveying the incidence of poisoning in people with Prader-Willi syndrome

· The Down syndrome support network of greater Greensboro : Sustaining and Growing

· Does genetic counseling influence a preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) patient's decision to pursue prenatal diagnosis?

Class of 2003

· Diversifying Genetic Counseling: Findings and Recommendations

· Formation of Greensboro DS Support Group

· Influence of Family History Information on Determining Treatment for Individuals with Early Signs of Coronary Artery Disease

· Development of Patient Letter Writing Components for Genetic Counseling

· A Grant Proposal for the Development of a Training Curriculum for Genetic Counseling Clinical Supervision

· Evaluation of a Genetics eLearning Program: An effective tool for adult learners?

· HHC: Models of Education and Awareness for Patients and Health Professionals

· The Hereditary Nature of Prostrate Cancer: What a patient needs to know

· HHC: Models of Education and Awareness for Patients and Health Professionals

· Perceived Need for Genetic Education Among Health Professional Graduate Students