Drs. Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj, Aditi Singh (both Medicine) and Chad Cross (Environmental and Occupational Health), along with Drs. Bhavana Bhaya, Dimal Patel, Justin Jeffries, and Edward Co, all former chief internal medicine residents (Medicine), presented their research poster at the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Online 2021 meeting…

Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) published an article, "COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among College Students: A Theory-Based Analysis" in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health in collaboration with coauthors from University of Arkansas and University of Alabama.  The article is very timely…

Jennifer R. Pharr (Environmental & Occupational Health), Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology & Biostatistics), Jason D. Flatt, and Axenya Kachen (both Environmental & Occupational Health), along with Babayemi Olakunde, '20 PhD Public Health, recently published an article, "Exercise as a Mitigator of Poor Mental Health Among Lesbian, …

Karen E. Callahan (Environmental & Occupational Health) recently published an article on "Kidney Cancer Mortality Disparities among Hispanics in the US" in the journal Cancer Epidemiology.  Kidney cancer incidence is increasing among Hispanics but rate differences by distinct group, such as Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Mexican have not…

Gabriela Buccini (Environmental and Occupational Health) is a co-author of a newly published article, "Maternal Mental Health Mediates the Relationship Between Household Food Insecurity and Early Child Development in Brazil" in the Food and Nutrition Bulletin journal. Household food insecurity (HFI) is a well-known risk factor for…

Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) coauthored an article, “Associations among Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Intelligence among Veterinary Medicine Students,” in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health in association with colleagues from Lincoln Memorial University, University of…

Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) were interviewed by Medscape News for the feature, “Less Sleep, More Burnout Linked to Higher COVID-19 Risk, Study Shows.”  Batra was the lead author on a meta-analysis on psychological impact of COVID-19, which she shared, while Sharma shared his expertise on…

Manoj Sharma (Environmental and Occupational Health) and Kavita Batra (Medicine) along with coauthors from University of Utah, National Dental College and Hospital (India), University of Kentucky, Coforge, and University of Mississippi Medical Center published an article "Explaining Screen-Time Behavior among Preschoolers in Northern India Using…

Gabriela Buccini (Environmental and Occupational Health) recently published an article on "Scaling up of Brazil's Criança Feliz Early Childhood Development Program: An Implementation Science Analysis" in the journal ANNALS of the New York Academy of Sciences.  To address inequities that prevent socioeconomically vulnerable young…

Gabriela Buccini (Environmental and Occupational Health) recently published an article on "Scaling Up of Brazil’s Criança Feliz Early Childhood Development Program: An Implementation Science Analysis" in the Annals of the New York Academy of Science. To address inequities that prevent socioeconomically vulnerable young children from reaching…

Jason Flatt (Environmental and Occupational Health), co-authored a publication "Advanced Dementia: Recommendations to Address Workforce Needs," in OBM Geriatrics.    

Tim Grigsby (Environmental and Occupational Health) recently published an article on "Correlates of COVID-19 Pandemic-related Increases in Sleep Aid and Anti-anxiety Medication Use" in the Journal of Substance Use. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a stressful environment of fear, isolation, and economic instability. This study quantifies…