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(Click here to read descriptive ABSTRACTS of each Capstone Project) |
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Class
of 2013 |
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Class
of 2012 |
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· Exploring Genetic Counseling Licensure in North Carolina: Current Attitudes and Pursuits of Licensure Both Nationally and Locally
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Class
of 2011 |
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· 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 |
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Class
of 2010 |
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· 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 |
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Class
of 2009 |
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· 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 |
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Class
of 2008 |
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· 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 |
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Class
of 2007 |
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· 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? |
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Class
of 2006 |
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· 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 |
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Class
of 2005 |
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· 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. |
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Class
of 2004 |
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· 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? |
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Class
of 2003 |
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· 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 |