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Author:

Smith, Hannah

Title:

The Epigenetics of Stress Reactivity Related to the Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: The Impact of Maternal Stress Levels on Offspring

Area of Honors:

Biology (Altoona)

Keywords:

epigenetics
cortisol
fetal programming
HPA axis
stress reactivity
cardiovascular diseases
metabolic syndrome
fetal development
embryonic development
glucocorticoids

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Esther Siegfried, Thesis Supervisor
Laura Rotunno, Thesis Honors Advisor
Mary K Kananen, Faculty Reader

Author:

Idiculla, Hope

Title:

Sex Differences in Eating in Response to Stress: The Moderating Role of Disordered Eating Behaviors

Area of Honors:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

Stress
Eating
Emotional eating
restrained eating
external eating
cortisol
disordered eating behaviors
adolescent
poor
rural
sex differences
BMI
girls
boys

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Supervisor
Helen Marie Kamens, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Soucy, Elizabeth

Title:

The relationship between stress response, milk production, metabolic health factors and micronutrient status in lactating women

Area of Honors:

Nutritional Sciences

Keywords:

lactation
cortisol
cortisone
milk production
metabolic health
micronutrient status

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Thesis Supervisors:

Alison D Gernand, Thesis Supervisor
Alison D Gernand, Thesis Honors Advisor
Penny Margaret Kris-Etherton, Faculty Reader

Author:

Connor, Chloe

Title:

Subclinical Hypothyroidism is Associated With Neuroendocrine Stress-Axis Dysregulation

Area of Honors:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

Thyroid
subclinical hypothyroidism
hypothyroidism
stress
HPA axis
HPT axis
biomarker
blood pressure
cortisol
thyroid stimulating hormone
TSH
t4
t3
depression
anxiety
Trier Social Stress Task

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Thesis Supervisors:

Laura Cousino Klein, Thesis Supervisor
Marie P Cross, Thesis Honors Advisor