Class of 2012
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Nikki Hadjuk, MS Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Mary Mobley, MS
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Tessa Paling, MS Cancer Genetic Counseling Service
Detroit, Michigan
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Ashley Reeves, MS Cancer Genetics Program
Royal Oak, Michigan
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Renee Tousignant, MS Department of Medical Genetics
Detroit, Michigan
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Shirley Yao, MS
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Michael “Jay” Harrison, MS
Genetic Counselor
Graduate research project title:
““Predictors of consent to donate biological sample data to the NIH Central Repository”
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Sommer Hayden, MS
Genetic Counselor
MidMichigan Medical Center Graduate research project title:
“Parental attitudes regarding expanding newborn screening to include Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A unique perspective of parents with an affected child”
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Lauren Isley, MS
Genetic Counselor
Genesis Genetics Institute Graduate research project title:
“Preimplantation genetic diagnosis: An investigation of knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of parents of children with muscular dystrophy”
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Jason Laufman, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Medical Student
Graduate research project title:
“Evaluation of state comprehensive cancer control plans for genetics and genomics content”
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Bridget O’Connor, MS
Genetic Counselor
University of Michigan Pediatrics
Graduate research project title:
“Education on fetal alcohol syndrome/fetal alcohol spectrum disorders provided at women’s publically funded treatment centers in the state of Michigan”
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Divya Wilson Mathews, MS
Genetic Counselor St. Vincent Health
Graduate research project title:
“Non-chromosomal risks associated with low maternal serum estriol levels during pregnancy”
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Class of 2010
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Sohnee Ahmed, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York
Graduate research project title:
“Quality of Life in Caregivers of People with Huntington Disease”
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Ghazal Almradi, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Graduate research project title:
““Family History and the Risk of Heart Disease””
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Melissa (Dumouchelle) Hicks, MS, CGC
Graduate research project title:
“Reaching the Next Generation of Scientists: What Do High School Textbooks Say about Genomics and Genetic Counseling?”
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Veronica (Kokavec) Bryksa, MS, CGC
Genetic Counsellor
Hutzel Hospital
Detroit, MI
Graduate research project title:
“Comparison of Methods: The Utility of a Family History Questionnaire versus a Three-Generation Pedigree Interview in Couples with Infertility”
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Stephanie Percich, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center
Lincoln, Nebraska
Graduate research project title:
“Surveillance of BRCA1/2 Genetic Testing Referral and Use in Four Health Systems”
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Tiara Johnson, MS, CGC Henry Ford Hospital & Medical Centers
Department of Medical Genetics
Detroit, Michigan
Graduate research project title:
“Collecting a Family History of Adult-onset Disorders in Pediatric Genetics Setting"
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Kelley (Keener) Kennelly, MS, CGC
Detroit, Michigan
“Assessing the Validity of Family History Collection in a Pediatric Genetics Setting"
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Mary Nyhuis, MS, CGC Henry Ford Hospital & Medical Centers
Department of Medical Genetics
Detroit, Michigan
“The Accuracy of the Cancer Gene Program to Assess the Probability of a BRCA1/2 Mutation: The impact of limited family structure"
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Preethi Premkumar, MS, CGC St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
Pontiac, Michigan
Graduate research project title:
“Qualitative Evaluation of the CMT and Pediatric CMT Neuropathy Scoring Systems for Children in a Multidisciplinary CMT Clinic"
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Abbey Putnam, MS, CGC University of Tennessee Genetics Center
Knoxville, Tennessee “Dominant vs. Non-dominant Hand Strength in CMT1A"
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Kate Zellmer, MS, CGC Arkansas Reproductive Genetics Program
Little Rock, Arkansas “Comparison of Methods: Family history questionnaire versus a 3-generation pedigree interview in an infertility setting"
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Jennifer (Barrick) Fulbright, MS, CGC William Beaumont Hospital
Caner Genetics Program
Royal Oak, Michigan
Graduate research project title:
“Outcomes of Clinical Application of Published Diagnostic Criteria for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)"
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Lindsey Bennett, MS, CGC Children's Hospital of Michigan
Pediatric Neurology
Detroit, Michigan
Graduate research project title:
“Pelizaeus-Merbacher Disease: Natural History and Progression"
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Jacqueline Gauthier, MS, CGC
Graduate research project title:
“The Most Kept Secret: Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Hereditary Breast Cancer in Low-Income Arab-American Women"
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Sarah Kramer Klemm, MS, CGC Spectrum Health Genetics
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Graduate research project title:
“Family, Demographics and Adherence in the Pediatric PKU Population"
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Lindsey Miller, MS, CGC Wayne State University, School of Medicine
Neurology
Detroit, Michigan “Association Between Certain Demographic and Pregnancy Characteristics and the Outcome of Pregnancies Following the Prenatal Diagnosis of Birth Defects in Michigan"
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Emily Swan, MS, CGC Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center
Clinical Cytogenetics
Dearborn, Michigan “Reproductive Decision-Making in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease"
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| Class of 2007
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Rupin Dhamankar, MS, CGC Center for Medical Genetics
Houston, Texas “Outcome of Pregnancies Detected With Non-mosaic Trisomy 16 by Chorionic Villus Sampling"
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Stephanie Farner, MS, CGC Center for Maternal Fetal Medicine
Las Vegas, Nevada. “Client Expectations of Genetic Counseling: What Are They and Are We Meeting Them?"
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Lori Maier, MS, CGC Department of Pediatrics
University of Toledo School of Medicine
Mercy Children's Hospital at St. Vincent's Mercy Medical Center Toledo, Ohio “The Natural History of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease: Patients with Duplications”
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Lindsey Weed Dohany , MS, CGC William Beaumont Hospital
Caner Genetics Program
Royal Oak, Michigan
“Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction with Genetic Counseling Services"
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| Class of 2006
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Lauren Hickson Mohnach, MS, CGC Henry Ford Hospital, Medical Genetics
Detroit, Michigan “Advice for Families: How to Communicate BRCA1/2 Results with Your Relatives”
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Allison Lawrence, MS, CGC Perinatal Associates of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico “The Impact of Not Proceeding with Predictive Genetic Testing in Individuals at Risk of Huntington Disease”
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Karen Metzler, MS, CGC Prenatal Consulting Group
Appleton, Wisconsin “A Self-Administered Screening Tool to Select Patients at Risk for Hereditary Breast Ovarian Cancer: A Pilot Study Using a Revised Family History Assessment Tool”
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Gwenn Sickles Kozlow, MS, CGC
“Women's Knowledge and Expectations of Fetal Ultrasound”
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| Class of 2005
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Tami Friedberg, MS, CGC Mt. Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario. “Predictors of Knowledge of Hereditary Breast Cancer among Ethnically Diverse Breast Cancer Patients”
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Elizabeth Herr Cameron, MS, CGC Henry Ford Hospital Medical Genetics
Detroit, Michigan “The Clinical Presentation of Women with CMT Disease Type X (CMTX)”
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Katie Moore Biro, MS, CGC
“Medical Students' Use of Genetic Knowledge and Skills During Year 3 Clerkships”
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Ryan Rodarmer, MS, CGC Spectrum Health System
Grand Rapids, Michigan “Attitudes Towards Genetic Counseling, Testing, and Research”
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| Class of 2004
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Dima El-Khechen, MS, CGC Medical Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Center
St. Vincent's Children's Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana “Assessing the Validity of the CancerGene Program, a BRCA1 and BRCA2 Gene Mutation Risk Assessment Tool, Using a Chart Review Process”
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Jennifer Griffin Burton, MS, CGC Carle Clinic Genetics
Urbana, Illinois “Undergraduate Biology Professors' Knowledge of and Advising Practices Regarding the Field of Genetic Counseling”
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Stephanie Hurst, MS, CGC Toronto General Hospital
University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario “Quantifying the Female Carrier Phenotype of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease”
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Kate Shane, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
The Ohio State University
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio “Improving Cancer Risk Assessment in Primary Care”
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| Class 2003
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Bryanna Cox, MS, CGC University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois “Identifying Barriers to Seeking Genetic Services for Children with Confirmed Hearing Loss”
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Erica Horger, MS, CGC “Factors associated with a heightened perception of risk among African-American women with a family history of breast cancer”
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Seema Panchal, MS, CGC Familial Breast Cancer Clinic
Marvelle Keffler Breast Center
Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario “Practice-base guidelines for genetic counseling of patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease”
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