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  8. "I chose to attend UNCG because of its shared learning environment and the access to some of the leading institutions in the country. "

  9. "Everything about this program has been positive."

  10. "The director and assistant director do their best to ensure that our program provides a collaborative learning experience.  Both are active members of the Genetic Counseling community and strive to introduce you to all aspects of this field.  We also have renowned clinical sites and the beautiful state of North Carolina at our disposal.”

 

 

 

Recent Capstone Project Titles

    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
 

 

 

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