Soumya Upadhyay (Healthcare Administration and Policy) coauthored an article titled “Nurse Staffing and Hospital-Acquired Infections in Rural Versus Non-Rural Hospitals.” in the journal Hospitals, along with researchers from Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Southern Nevada and Bay Area Community Health. The article explores how a…

Soumya Upadhyay and Jay Shen (Healthcare Administration and Policy) coauthored an article titled “Organizational Resources and Hospital Patient Safety Culture: An Attention-Based View” in the Journal of Hospital Management and Health Policy, along with faculty from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The article explores the relationship…

Soumya Upadhyay, Mohammad Karim (Healthcare Administration and Policy) and Shivank Chhaya coauthored an article titled “Social Media and E-Cigarette Use in Youth: Does Depression Play a Mediating Role?” in INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing. The article investigates the association between depression, social…

Soumya Upadhyay (Healthcare Administration and Policy) was highlighted and interviewed as an outstanding author in the Journal of Hospital Management and Health Policy. Upadhyay’s research focuses on improving hospital quality, patient safety and healthcare technology, and her interview discusses how she utilizes discipline in academic writing.

Jay Shen and Pearl Kim (both Healthcare Administration and Policy) recently present "Organizational Changes: What Factors Are Associated with Adoption and Applications of Artificial Intelligence in the U.S. Hospitals?" at the 26th International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations.

Barbara Lewis (Healthcare Administration and Policy) gave a presentation with a colleague at the Case Management Society of America on "Case Managers & Patient and Family Advisory Councils (PFACs): Synergy for Safe Care."

Pearl C. Kim, Jay J. Shen, Christopher Cochran, and Ashley Meda (all Healthcare Administration and Policy) presented their research "Access to Care and Mental Health Among the First-Generation Latino" at the 2026 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in Seattle, Washington.

Yonsu Kim (Healthcare Administration and Policy), Ji Won Yoo (Internal Medicine), Chris Cochran (Healthcare Administration and Policy), and Sheniz Moonie (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) published an article "Dynamic associations of neighborhood social and physical environment with ED visits for asthma: A spatial change score analysis" in Journal…

Pearl Kim (Healthcare Administration and Policy) has been appointed by Gov. Lombardo to serve on the Behavioral Health Planning and Advisory Council (since 2020) and the Commission on Aging for the State of Nevada for the next two years.

Jay Shen and Pearl Kim (both Healthcare Administration and Policy) recently presented "Health Literacy: Cultural Perspectives and Experiences of Palliative Care in Asian Communities in USA" at the 11th Asian Health Literacy Association International Health Literacy Conference in Taichung, Taiwan. The project was supported by the Patient…

Barbara Lewis (Healthcare Administration and Policy) presented her research on Evaluating and Measuring the Impact of Patient and Family Advisory Councils at the Institute for Patient and Family Centered Care webinar.

Barbara Lewis (Healthcare Administration and Policy) was the featured speaker at a webinar conducted by Planetree and Fidelum Health on Transforming Hospitals with Patient and Family Advisory Councils.