Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) received the American Public Health Association (APHA) Cancer Forum's 2023 Cancer Public Health Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award at their Annual Meeting in Atlanta. This award is bestowed on individuals for exemplary leadership and impactful work on cancer diversity, equity, and…

Asma Awan, Siddharth Raich, Miklo Alcala, Priyambda Kumra, Anita Chatterjee, Laurenica Bonsu, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), presented their work, "Explaining social challenges in process evaluation for the second year of COVID-19 public health efforts in Nevada,"  at the 2023 People's Public Health Conference held…

Timothy Grigsby, Andrea Lopez (both Social and Behavioral Health), Clariana Vitoria Ramos de Oliveira (Nursing), and colleagues published an article on "Adverse childhood experiences and first-time homelessness among a community sample of sexual and gender minority adults" in the Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness. Sexual and gender…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) will be receiving the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs (ATOD) Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) at their 151st Annual Meeting in Atlanta. This national award celebrates an individual who has long and distinguished career…

Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) recently published with colleagues, "Cognitive Impairment in Sexual and Gender Minority Groups: A Scoping Review of the Literature," in LGBT Health. Key findings were that published studies identified a positive relationship between LGBTQ+ identities and self-reported cognitive impairment, but…

Dr. Gregory Brown (Medicine) was awarded the "Science Award" from the International Association of Hypnosis Professionals at their 2023 Annual Symposium in October 2023.  

Brandon Ranuschio, Sherry Bell, Lianne Barnes, Renato M. Liboro (all Psychology), and Jason D. Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) recently published their article, "A Focus on Aging, HIV/AIDS, and Neurocognitive Challenges: Examining Southern Nevada HIV Sector Providers’ Awareness and Prospective Roles," in the International Journal of…

Laurencia Bonsu, Sidath Kapukotuwa, Anita Chatterjee, Asma Awan, Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a paper titled, "Qualitatively Understanding Problem Gambling Behavior Based on the Multi-Theory Model of Health Behavior Change," at Lumivero Virtual Conference 2023, held virtually on September 27 and 28, 2023. The…

Asma Awan, program manager, and Manoj Sharma, professor and chair, (both Social and Behavioral Health) presented a paper at the Aging & Social Change: Thirteenth Interdisciplinary Conference, on Sept. 15, 2023, at Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy. The paper was titled, “Prevalence of correlates of the multi-theory…

Asma Awan, Siddharth Raich, Anita Chatterjee, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), Miklo Alcala and Priyambda Kumra (Environmental and Occupational Health) presented a paper at Nevada Public Health Association’s Annual Conference on September 13, 2023.  The paper was titled, “An analysis of socio-demographic…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine), presented a paper titled, “Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) Applied to Process Evaluation in Nevada: An Application of the Dovetailing of the RQFSM Model with CBPR,” at the 13th International Conference on Health, Wellness & Society in Vancouver, Canada. Participants…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) has coauthored a publication titled, “Associations of Deep Sleep and Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Family Relationships, Life Satisfaction and Physical Stress Experience in Children: A Caregiver Perspective,” in association with colleagues from Northwestern University, the University of…