The Thesis Director provides oversight of the entire process of the thesis including engagement with students, teaching assistants, and faculty.Overview of Thesis I and II:At GPH, the thesis is an original research inquiry to answer a testable question and is presented as a journal-style manuscript reporting results of data analyses (typically secondary analysis of an existing dataset) about a specific public health topic. In Thesis I, students develop and refine a research question, conduct a comprehensive review and analysis of the literature relevant to the topic of interest, describe methods, formulate a plan for statistical analysis, and develop a proposed timeline for the project resulting in the thesis proposal. In Thesis II, the focus is on complet