Dr. Jyoti Mago (Dental) and Dr. Manoj Sharma (Public Health) presented “Oral Health Care in the Geriatric Population: An Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist’s Perspective” at Smiles for Life, in collaboration with the Aging and Public Life Section of the American Public Health Association annual meeting. Doctor of Dental Surgery student Srivainavi…

Barbara Lewis (Public Health) was at the Institute of Healthcare Improvement Forum displaying her poster titled, "Start a Patient and Family Advisory Council - Improve Safety, Save Money, and Boost HCAHPS."

Manoj Sharma, Sidath Kapukotuwa, Sharmistha Roy, Mahsa Pashaeimeykola, and Asma Awan (all Social and Behavioral Health) published an article titled, “Theory-based antecedents of stopping texting while driving among college students for injury prevention: A cross-sectional study,” in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public…

Lung-Wen Antony Chen (Environmental and Global Health) and colleagues published an article on "Brown Carbon Optical Variability in US Urban Aerosols Revealed by an Enhanced Spectral/Mass Balance Approach" in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters. Light absorption by brown carbon (BrC) represents a major uncertainty in…

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…

Lung-Wen Antony Chen (Environmental and Global Health) and colleagues published an article on "Mild Thermal Inactivation Kinetics of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli in Sugarcane Juice: Model Validation under Dilution and Acidification Conditions" in the journal Food and Bioprocess Technology. Sugarcane juice represents one of the freshly…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Predictability of perceptual factors of the intention-behaviour gap among young adults: A protocol for an explanatory mixed-methods study,” in the journal BMJ Open (Impact Factor 2.3) in collaboration with authors from Tabriz University of Medical…

Chia-Liang (Leo) Dai (Teaching and Learning) co-authored an article with colleagues Ching-Chen Chen (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services), and Dr. Yin Guo, Dr. Sharma, and student Jacquelyn Rodriguez (all Public Health). The article, "Evidence-based Review of Yoga Interventions for Adolescent Health and Well-being in US…

Asma Awan, Ana Daniela Gonzalez, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented virtually as the plenary address titled, "Transformation Towards Sustainable Food Systems," at the 9th European Public Health Conference on Nov. 28, 2025, held in Singapore. The presentation described a comprehensive exploration of policy initiatives…

Manoj Sharma, Asma Awan, Ana Gonzalez, Sidath Kapukotuwa & Md. Sohail Akther (all Social and Behavioral Health) published an article titled, “Fourth-generation multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change as a novel strategy for sustainable health promotion: A systematic review” in the Journal of Social Behavior and Community Health.…

Barbara Lewis (Public Health) was a panelist on the Beryl Institute webinar on Sustaining and Growing a Patient and Family Advisory Council.

The Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition awarded Gabriela Buccini (Social and Behavioral Health) the 2025 Golden Droplet Award. Buccini is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and a leading researcher on breastfeeding nationally and globally. Since relocating to UNLV and Las Vegas, Buccini has received over 7 million in research and…