Kara Christensen Pacella (Psychology) and Kelsie Forbush at University of Kansas have been awarded a National Institute of Mental Health R34 grant ($715,516) to test BEST-U, their new digital health treatment program for university students with eating disorders. The grant will fund a clinical trial of the efficacy of the BEST-U program in a…

Jennifer R. Pharr (Public Health) and Kavita Batra (Medicine) recently published a study titled, "Social–Ecological Determinants of Suicidal Ideation Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in the United States," in the Healthcare journal. The study highlights the importance of understanding factors at multiple levels…

Lindsay Couzens (Academic Affairs) and Jennifer Tison (Information Technology) presented at the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington, on November 21. The presentation, titled "Continuous Innovation for Continuous Improvement: Weaving a Data Web to Inform Student Success Initiatives,"…

Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) presented a webinar on Dec. 10, 2024, along with colleagues from Purdue University titled, "From Classroom to Workplace: Equipping Professionals with Informatics Expertise," which was organized by HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society). The webinar covered topics ranging from course…

Public Radio KUNV - 91.5 Jazz & More is honored to announce that we have been awarded Beats Magazine's 2024 "Station of the Year," a recognition that celebrates excellence in broadcasting, innovation, and community impact. This prestigious award marks the second time KUNV has received this distinction, following our previous win in 2022…

Sharmistha Roy, Asma Awan, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a virtual paper titled, “Evaluating the Impact of Experiential Learning in a Master of Public Health Program at a Southwestern University” at the 1st International Transylvania Scientific Research and Innovation Congress held in Romania.  The paper…

Aidy Weeks (School of Medicine Library) and Stephanie Fell (Libraries) are co-authors of an article, "Improving and expanding Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) during times of social change: The Hispanic/Latinx Inclusive Terminologies Project," published in The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion. The article…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Determinants of Visual Impairment Among Chinese Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Risk Prediction Model Using Machine Learning Algorithms” in the journal, JMIR Aging (Impact factor 5.0) with coauthors from Monash University, University of New Mexico, Alfred…

Jennifer Vanderlaan (Nursing) was published in the Green Journal's Obstetrics and Gynecology for her research article, "Validity of a Classification System for the Levels of Maternal Care." This study explores hospital maternal level of care, referring to the categorization of hospitals based on the presence of resources and personnel to provide…