Drew Blasco (Social and Behavioral Health), Chia-Liang Dai (Teaching and Learning), Ching-Chen Chen (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services), and Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) were selected to receive a UNLV 2024 Faculty Opportunity Award for their project entitled, "Theory-based correlates of help-seeking behavior…

Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) has been enlisted by Social Issues Theatre to provide guidance on the development for the Enable Me Theatre Pilot Program. Social Issues Theatre has unveiled the Enable Me Theatre Pilot Program, a pioneering initiative aimed at revolutionizing dementia care. By employing innovative techniques such as…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an interdisciplinary research article titled, “Explaining the barriers faced by veterinarians against preventing antimicrobial resistance: An innovative interdisciplinary qualitative study,” with researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, Hormozgan…

Tim Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health), Andrea Lopez (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Ying Guo (Environmental and Occupational Health), and Sheniz Moonie (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), along with students and faculty from UNR, UTSA, and CSN published a paper on "Non-response to ACE items is associated with demographic variables and health…

Asma Awan and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) presented a paper titled, “A Program Evaluation to Foster Partnerships for an Equitable Access to Healthcare in Nevada, USA," at the 1st International Canadian Scientific Research Congress, held in Toronto, Canada, from May 1-3, 2024. The presentation focused on the utilization of the…

Asma Awan, Ana Gonzalez, Mohammad Sohail Akhter, Refat Srejon, Abena Owusu, Susan Dakwa, Blessing Imade, Salim Dweck, Sidath Kapukotuwa, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a paper titled, “A Process Evaluation to Address Health Inequities and Imply Reflexivity: A Qualitative Analysis of Post-Covid-19 Efforts in Nevada,…

Shawn Gerstenberger (Public Health) was appointed to Three Square Food Bank's Board as a 2024 Board Member.

Mohammad Sohail Akhter (Social and Behavioral Health), Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health), and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an article titled, “Incidence of emerging Candida auris infection in Bangladesh: A rapid review of the literature” with Konok Akter from International Centre for Diarrheal…

Tim Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health) co-published a paper on "A confirmatory factor analysis of a revised motives for playing drinking games (MPDG-33) scale among university students in the United States" in the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism. Participating in a drinking game (DG) is common practice among university students and can…

Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) was interviewed by KENS 5's Verify on "Are there home remedies that could help get rid of fleas?" Cross provides his expertise on which common home remedies to rid of fleas are actually effective.

Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) co-published a paper titled, "Gestational PBDE concentrations, persistent externalizing, and emerging internalizing behaviors in adolescents: The HOME study" in the journal Environmental Research. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are ubiquitous environmental chemicals used as flame retardants in…

Tim Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health) presented on "Cannabis-specific experiences related to depression and anxiety among an adult sample of cannabis users" during the 2024 Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference. The presentation described a study examining features of cannabis use (expectancies, positive and negative…