2007-08 YES Regional Semifinalists

Congratulations to the 2007-08 Semifinalists who will each receive a $1,000.00 scholarship.

California

Lucy Darago, Westlake High School, Westlake Village, "Present-day Tuberculosis in the United States"

Sohee Lee, Cate School, Carpinteria, "Nutrition Awareness in Today's Adolescents: Do 21st Century Boarding Schools Have the Answer?"

Anupam Mittal, Redlands High School, Redlands, "The Correlation between Breast Feeding and Academic Achievement"

Kaitlyn Spore, Mission Viejo High School, Mission Viejo, "The Effect of Nutrition on Blood Pressure"

Connecticut

Maritza Montanez, Ansonia High School, Ansonia, "Obesity in Adolescents as a Result of a Sedentary Lifestyle"

Delaware

Chetak Hossain, The Charter School of Wilmington, Wilmington, "A Study of an Optimum Response Plan for An Epidemic"

Florida

Sagar Mehta, Winter Park High School, Winter Park, "Epidemiology of ADHD in India and its Impacts on Accident Proneness, Self-care, and Projected Economic Burden"

Georgia

Kathryn Daniel, Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology, Conyers, "An Epidemiological Study of a School Environment"

Ahalya Prabhakar, Chattahoochee High School, Alpharetta, "Impact of Use of Public Transportation on Obesity and Physical Activity"

Caleb Voelkel, Dunwoody High School, Dunwoody, "High School Students' Knowledge and Acceptance of Steroid Use"

Illinois

Ashley Brosius, Moline High School, Moline, "The Impact of Sports on BMI in High School: A Comparative Analysis"

Louisiana

Niharika Jain, Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Shreveport, "Ethnicity Impacts Genetic Variation in Warfarin Patients: A Pharmacogenomics Study"

Massachusetts

Ethan Gurwitz, Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science, Worcester, "How Do Age and Gender Affect Athletic Performance?"

Michigan

Stephan Bodnar, Dearborn High School, Dearborn, "The Effects Of Air Pollution On Asthma"

Joseph Tuohey, Dearborn High School, Dearborn, "Playing Sports and Teenage Driving Risk: A Cross-Sectional Study"

Mississippi

Sameer Goel, Saint Andrew's Episcopal School, Ridgeland, "An Investigation of Stress and its Effects on High School Students"

Missouri

David Levary, Parkway Central High School, Chesterfield, "The Influence of Academic Factors on Health Perceptions and Practices of High School Students"

Corey Murphey, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, "Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus"

Nebraska

Lois Bernhardson, Bernhardson Academy (homeschool), Lincoln, "Case Control Study of Autism Spectrum Disorder and MMR Vaccine"

Nevada

Kirsten Christiansen, Centennial High School, Las Vegas, "Technology: Does It Lead to Weight Problems in Teenagers?"

Ailie Finsland, Centennial High School, Las Vegas, "The Effects of Participating in Multiple Extracurricular and Academic Programs on the Average Adolescent Student's Health"

New Jersey

Conisha Cooper, Glen Ridge High School, Glen Ridge, "An Observational Study: The Impact of Parental and Social Influence on Teenage and Adolescent Consumption Behaviors"

Eric Teitelbaum, Moorestown Friends School, Moorestown, "Population Density and Alzheimer's Disease: A Comparative Study"

New York

Kristina Blank, Taconic Hills High School, Craryville, "Estrogen as a Carcinogen: A Study of the Effect Estrogenic Agents Have on Age at Menarche"

Lisa Cervia, Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights, "Clinical and Demographic Variables Related to Pain in HIV-infected Individuals Treated with Effective, Combination Antiretroviral Therapy"

Samantha Chester, Ossining High School, Ossining, "Music Therapy Improves Gait and Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease Patients"

Rebecca Cioffi, Troy High School, Troy, "Knowledge of Food Safety Guidelines and Foodborne Illnesses and Its Relationship with Prevalence of Foodborne Illness Among College Students"

Michelle Eichorst, Archbishop Molloy High School, Briarwood, "Looking For New Clues About the Epidemiology of Food Allergies in Children: Analysis of Federal Survey Data"

Danielle Falzon, Plainedge High School, North Massapequa, "The Internet and Suicide: An Analysis of the Social Uses of the Internet and Their Implications on the Psychological States of Adolescents"

Steven Han, Great Neck South High School, Great Neck, "An Epidemiological Study of Factors Affecting Pediatric Asthma Hospitalization"

Faria Hasan, Francis Lewis High School, Fresh Meadows, "Accuracy of Breast MRI in Pre-Menopausal Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer"

Wasif Iqbal, Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, "The Use of Hypnotherapy on HIV Positive Patients who Suffer from Distal Sensory Polyneuropathy"

Glen Meyerowitz, Northport High School, Northport, "Do Teens and Their Doctors See Eye to Eye on Contact Lens Problems?"

Eliza Mutino, John Jay High School, Cross River, "The Short Term Health Effects of and Response to a Locally Sourced Diet"

Jacienta Paily, Briarcliff High School, Briarcliff Manor, "A Comparison of Two Coronary Revascularization"

Christopher Perrone, Eastchester High School, Eastchester, "A Cumulative Study on the Effects of Pre-Existing Factors on Pilonidal Sinus Disease"

Heather Peruffo, Arlington High School, Lagrangeville, "Athletes versus Non-Athletes: Does Lifestyle Affect Teen Health?"

Katherine Prudente, Smithtown High School West, Smithtown, "The Effect of Stress on Headaches in High School Students"

Barbara Richards, Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, "The Impact of Color Vision Deficiency on the Academic Performance of High School Students"

Jamie Roden, Watervliet Junior - Senior High School, Watervliet, "A Spatial/Temporal Evaluation of Abstinence-Only Sexual Education Through Gonorrhea Prevalence and Comparative Demographics"

Raquel Rose, Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, "HPV Vaccine: Awareness and Acceptance"

Joan Rosenthal, Smithtown High School West, Smithtown, "A Look at the Correlation Between Distorted Teenage Views About Beauty and the Increasing Rates of Skin Cancer"

Lisa Schumacher, Eastchester High School, Eastchester, "The Impact of Participation in Sports on Body Dissatisfaction"

Vineet Singal, The Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, "Ambient Exposure to Particulate Matter 2.5 and Ozone is Associated with Progression of Liver Disease and Cirrhosis in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection"

Samara Skwiersky, The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, "The Impact of Diet on the Serum Lipid Levels of Cardiac Patients"

Hannon Welch, Croton Harmon High School, Croton-on-Hudson, "The Effectiveness of Emotional Support on Cognitive Function in a Diverse Population of Breast Cancer Patients"

Juan Pablo Zhen Lio, Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, "A Genome Wide SNP Analysis of COPD Patients"

North Carolina

Vivek Bhattacharya, William G. Enloe High School, Raleigh, "A Mathematical Model of the Effects of Peer Influence on Drug and Alcohol Use via a Social Network Approach"

Kira Buchholtz, Green Hope High School, Cary, "The Rise of Noise Induced Hearing Loss: What Educators and Parents Need to Know"

Shivani Sud, Charles E. Jordan Senior High School, Durham, "Academic Rigor and Obesity"

Ohio

Margaret Glaser, Archbishop McNicholas High School, Cincinnati, "A Study of Teenage ADHD: Is There More?"

Gregory Griffin, Highland High School, Medina, "Daytime Sleepiness at Highland High School: Incidence and Effects"

South Carolina

Jay Kornder, Spring Valley High School, Columbia, "The Effect of Various Experimental Variables on the Spread Rate of a Simulated Infection Through a Population"

South Dakota

Emilie Weisser, Yankton High School, Yankton, "The Effects of Replacing Soda with Bottled Water in a Public School"

Texas

Raymon Carlock, Highland Park High School, Dallas, "Exploring the Correlation Between Hygiene and Staph"

Mariya Grygorenko, Highland Park High School, Dallas, "The Effects of Active Athletic Involvement on the Self-Esteem of Adolescents"

Jacquelin Hipes, Highland Park High School, Dallas, "A Discussion of the Impact of Firearm Storage Laws on the Frequency of Accidental Firearm Deaths"

Madeline Shaw, Highland Park High School, Dallas, "The Correlation Between Hormones in Milk and the Onset of Puberty in Girls"

Arden Tubbs, Highland Park High School, Dallas, "Comparing Vegetarian and Omnivorous Diets in Pregnancy"

Washington

Matthew Horch, Columbia River High School, Vancouver, "The Effect of an Adolescent's Home Environment on His or Her Consumption of Alcohol"