2007-08 YES National Finalists

1st Place: $50,000 College Scholarship:

Katie Everett
Huron High School
Ann Arbor, MI
A Sexual-Network-Based Model Evaluating the Impact of Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination on Infection Prevalence in an Adolescent Population

Jessica Palmer
Ossining High School
Ossining, NY
Examining Repetitive Behaviors in Parents and Siblings of Individuals with Autism

2nd Place: $35,000 College Scholarship:

Emily Barker
Marshfield High School
Marshfield, WI
A Study of the Rate of Contact in Children to Apply to Influenza Transmission Calculations

Maya Mathur
Castilleja School
Palo Alto, CA
Predictors of Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination and Participation in Vaccination Decision-Making Amongst High School Girls

3rd Place: $20,000 College Scholarship:

Elyssa Goldberg
Roslyn High School
Roslyn Heights, NY
Nobody Wants to Be Lonely: Factors Contributing to Friend-networking Site Use

Katherine Xue Oak Ridge High School Oak Ridge, TN Sleep Deprivation in Adolescents: Causes, Extent, and Effects

National Finalists: $15,000 College Scholarship:

Utsav Bhat
Westmont Hilltop High School
Johnstown, PA
Baseline Physical Health is an Independent Predictor of Long-term Mortality after Myocardial Infarction: a Ten-Year Study

William Chang
Olathe North High School
Olathe, KS
Geographic Distribution of Malaria Cases in a Rice-growing Region in Rural Haiti

Qiushuang Jin
West High School
Iowa City, IA
The Association Between Heavy Academic Workload and Sleep Deprivation Among High School Students

Scott Kobner
Hunterdon Central Regional High School
Flemington, NJ
CA-MRSA: Efficacy of Prevention Education Among Athletes

Danielle LeePow
Benjamin Elijah Mays High School
Atlanta, GA
An Examination of the Relationship between Self Esteem and Sexual Activity among African American Girls

Jonathan Yeh
Troy High School
Fullerton, CA
Case-Control Study of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Use and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer