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Author:

Pohl, Allison Amanda

Title:

The effect of maternal salivary cortisol level on child nutrition status

Area of Honors:

Nutritional Sciences

Keywords:

Salivary cortisol
child nutrition
maternal stress
HPA axis

File:

Download Senior_Thesis_Final_Copy.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Katarzyna Kordas, Thesis Supervisor
Rebecca L Corwin, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Sandirasegarane, Sharmila

Title:

The effect of caffeine on serum DHEA-S levels after an acute stressor in individuals with a family history of hypertension

Area of Honors:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

DHEA-S
DHEA
cortisol
stress
caffeine
serum
hormone
hypertension
family history
healthy
HPA axis
TSST

File:

Download SS_Thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Laura Cousino Klein, Thesis Supervisor
David John Vandenbergh, Thesis Honors Advisor
Sheila Grace West, Faculty Reader

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:

Download SHC_thesis_submission_final_HRS.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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