2006-07 YES Regional Semfinalists

Congratulations to the 2006-07 Semifinalists who each receive a $1,000 scholarship.

Alaska

Alisa Chard, East Anchorage High School, Anchorage, "Assessment of the Effects of Reducing Access to Unhealthy Foods on the Body Mass Index of High School Students"

California

Aditi Jain, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, "Impact of Legalization of Hispanic Illegal Immigrants on Future Type 2 Diabetes Incidence through 2050"

Samantha Smiley, Notre Dame High School, Belmont, "Effectiveness of Passive Education on Public Health Concerns in High-School Aged Young Women"

Pavitra Viswanathan, University City High School, San Diego "Epidemiological Study of 2003 San Diego Wildfire on Human Health"

Vincent Yung, Edison High School, Fresno, "An Investigation on Changes in the Incidence of Thyroid Carcinoma in California"

Colorado

Nicholas Greos, Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, "Evaluation of Concussion Risks in Teen Sports"

Delaware

Andrew Rizzo, Wilmington Friends School, Wilmington, "Research Informed Anxiety Management Strategies for Adolescents"

Florida

Shaina Kelly, A. W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, "There's Something in the Water? A Statistical Data Study Correlating Fluoride Levels and Arthritis Prevalence across the United States in Exploring the Possibility that Arthritis is Misdiagnosed as an early form of Skeletal Fluorosis"

Sarah Phillips, South Fork High School, Stuart, "Become More Involved for a Healthier BMI"

Georgia

Patrick Dixon, Dunwoody High School, Dunwoody, "Are Parents Aware of Mercury's Potential Toxicity to their Children?"

Matthew Nanes, Dunwoody High School, Dunwoody, "Effectiveness of Flu Shots in Children"

Illinois

Mahima Vijayaraghavan, Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, "Water or Coke? An Analysis of Teenage Soda Consumption and Dental Health"

Indiana

Julie Loza, Kouts High School, Kouts, "Can Light be Used to Detect Blood Glucose Levels in Vivo? Creating a Painless Glucometer."

Gautham Vaidyanathan, Penn High School, Mishawaka, "Sleep, Physical Activities, and Virtual Social Habits of Students Using Instant Messaging: Empirical Results from University Campus"

Michigan

Kiana Weber, Chelsea High School, Chelsea, "Awareness and Public Opinion about Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in a High School Setting"

Missouri

Melanie Subramanian, Marquette High School, Chesterfield, "Cardiovascular Disease and Adolescents: Comparing Students' and Parents' Awareness of Risks and Prevention"

North Carolina

Nadia Hoekstra, East Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, "Chronic Functional Abdominal Pain in Adolescents"

New Jersey

Ethan Goldstein, Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill, "Asthma Screening in a School Setting"

Ning-Jiun Jan, Freehold High School, Freehold, "The Effect of Education on Sun Safety Behavior"

Laura Tiedemann, Cresskill High School, Cresskill, "The Effects of Backpack Weight Upon Sophomore, Junior, and Senior High School Students"

New York

Jared Antin, Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua, "The Effectiveness of CPAP in improving one's Sleep Quality, Memory, Learning, Executive Functioning and Vigilance"

Theresa Apoznanski, Smithtown High School, West Smithtown, "Alcohol: The Beverage Choice of Athletes?"

Katelyn Burke, Eastchester High School, Eastchester, "Behavioral Interventions for Alzheimer's Disease"

Alicia Chionchio, Smithtown High School West, Smithtown, "Overall Wellness and the Correlation between Instant Messaging Participation upon Sociability, Relationship Quality, School, and Balance"

Michael Ding, Glen Cove High School, Glen Cove, "Hair-dye Product Usage of High School Students and Hazardous Effects of Hair Dyes on Health"

Corinne Duffy, Midwood High School at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, "Smoking and Other Risky Behavior within an Immigrant Group"

Alexander Federation, Greece Athena High School, Rochester, "An Analysis of Local Preparedness for an Outbreak of Avian Influenza in Monroe County, NY"

Samantha Fishbein, Roslyn High School, Roslyn, "America Runs on Dunkin': Factors that Predict Adolescent Caffeine Consumption"

Samantha Goldstein, Roslyn High School, Roslyn, "Are Schools Undermining Efforts to Feed Students Well?"

Julia Hellmich, Ossining High School, Ossining, "The Relationship between Ballet Instruction and an Individual's Audio and Visual Working Memory"

Jonathan Jacobs, Irvington High School, Irvington, "The Effect of Blood Sugar Levels, Measured by Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load, on Acne Vulgaris in Adolescents"

Chris Kostoulas, Manhasset High School, Manhasset, "Assessing the Effectiveness of Graduated Licensing Programs"

John Kucharczyk, Manhasset High School, Manhasset, "The Creation of a Computer Model to Determine the Optimal Pathogen and Location for a Bioterror Attack"

Alexandra Levy, Ossining High School, Ossining, "HIV Home-Testing: A Demographic Study of Students and their Parents"

Rose Liu, White Plains High School, White Plains, "Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Obstetrical Care Practitioners Regarding Influenza Vaccination during Pregnancy"

Leo McFarland, Tottenville High School, Staten Island, "Student CPR/AED Training in High Schools; Bridging a Gap in the Chain of Survival"

Mili Mehta,The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, "Identifying Depression in an Urban Dialysis Population"

Jordan Meltzer, Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights, "The Annual Comprehensive Physical Examination: A Tool to Detect Disease at an Early Stage"

Brooke O'Hara, Westhampton Beach High School, Westhampton Beach, "The Effects of Oral Contraceptive Use on Knee Valgus Motion"

Maura Pavalow, John Jay High School, Cross River, "Environmental Versus Genetic Determinants of High Homocysteine Levels among Caribbean Hispanics

Philip Ramirez, Carmel High School, Carmel, "Correlation of Variables Affecting Women Hospitalized for Endometriosis Residing in Polluted Townships"

Erin Samplin, John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore, "Dysbindin (DTNBP1) Haplotype, Family History of Psychiatric Illness, and Lifetime Severity of Negative Psychotic Symptoms in Patients with Schizophrenia"

Marc Sherwin, The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, "Analyzing Factors Influencing Women's Interest in the HPV Vaccine"

Di Shi, Riverdale Country School, Bronx, "Parametric Time Dependent Disease Spread SIR Model"

Christopher Shih, Great Neck South High School, Great Neck, "You've Got Mail?"

Nathalie Tadena, Ossining High School, Ossining, "Family Trends as Indicators of the Social and Behavioral Development of Siblings of Children with Autism "

Nathan Wald, Wellington C. Mepham High School, Bellmore, "A Strain on Society: Reducing the Incidence of Repetitive Strain Injuries"

Ohio

Kristin Philip, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, Cincinnati, "Race, Gender, and Single-Parent Families: What is their Impact on the Moods of Adolescents?"

Pennsylvania

Felix Zhang, Conestoga High School, Berwyn, "Gonadal Hormone Signaling Modulates Alzheimer Amyloid Beta Metabolism in Cultured Mouse Cells and Circulating Human Plasma "

Puerto Rico

Adriana Gata, Academia del Perpetuo Socorro, San Juan,"Childhood Obesity and Breast-Feeding Practices Profile in P.R.: Obesity Causes and Prevention"

South Carolina

Lauren Olasov, Academic Magnet High School, North Charleston, "The Effects of Adolescent Nutrition and Glycemic Index on the Onset of Type 2 Diabetes"

Texas

Ralph Burns, Highland Park High School, Dallas, "Effect of Media Exposure on Perceived Ideal Weight in Adolescent Girls"

Sarah Glazer, Highland Park High School, Dallas, "Assessment of the HPV Media Campaign and its Effects on the Rate of Vaccination against HPV among Adolescent Girls"

Sheeva Marvdashti, Humble High School, Humble, "Correlation of Exposure to Cigarette Smoke and Frequency of Acute Respiratory Illnesses in a High School Student Population"

Sumit Mehta, Clear Lake High School, Houston, "A Study of the Relationship between Perceived Parent Involvement in the Life of a Student and a Student's Involvement in Potentially Dangerous or Harmful Behaviors"

Virginia

Madeleine Conger, Bayside High School, Virginia Beach, 'The Effect of Water Consumption on Self-Reported General Health and Well-Being"

Stephanie Kuo, Seton Home Study School, Front Royal, "Is there a Dietary Component to Asthma?"

Rachel Maki, Stuarts Draft High School, Stuarts Draft, "Local Incidence Rates of Community-Acquired Versus Hospital-Acquired Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections over Three Years"

Catelyn Nelson, Westfield High School, Chantilly, "An Explanation to and Effects of Stress on High School Students"

Wisconsin

Jordan Gaeta, Conserve School, Land O Lakes, "An analysis of a High School Wellness Program and its Effect on Body Fat and Cardiovascular Health "

West Virginia

Emily Beckelhimer, Cabell Midland High School, Ona, "Unclean and Unsupplied Sanitation Facilities' Effect upon Health"