Accomplishments: School of Public Health

Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health), and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health and Medicine) presented a poster titled, "A Multi-Theory Model–Based Intervention to Promote Stress Relaxation Behaviors among U.S. Veterans," on April 28, 2026, at the VA Research Week and Affiliate Partnership Council Event held at VA Southern Nevada…
Asma Awan and Manoj Sharma (both Social and Behavioral Health) presented a paper titled, “Tailoring evidence-based interventions and practices in public health workforce development: A mixed methods evaluation of the ARPA Nevada pipeline initiative public health workforce” at the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) 77th Annual Conference…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Associations Between Parental Misperceptions of Preschoolers’ Weight and Diet- and Physical Activity-Related Parenting Attitudes and Practices” in collaboration with researchers from Chongqing Medical University in the Maternal and Child Health Journal (…
Md. Sohail Akhter, Rupam Mitra, Ishrat Zaman, Asma Awan (all Public Health) and Manoj Sharma (Public Health; Internal Medicine) presented and participated in a panel discussion for ARPA Scholarship Project titled "ARPA: Experiential Learning for Public Health Workforce Augmentation" on April 22, 2026 at the Nevada Public Health Association…
Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented a poster titled, “Tailoring Evidence-Based Interventions and Practices in Public Health Workforce Development: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the ARPA Nevada Pipeline Initiative Public Health Workforce" on April 22, 2026 at the…
Barbara Lewis (Public Health) gave a presentation on Family Advisory Councils to the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation, titled Embedding Your Voice in Hospital Care Delivery. 
Vidhani S. Goel (Public Health) was awarded the Best Poster Presentation in Health & Natural Sciences & Engineering at the Office of Undergraduate Research Spring 2026 Symposium. An undergraduate researcher with an extensive scholarly record, she has authored nearly 15 publications and delivered close to 50 research presentations, and…
Miguel Antonio Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Pamela Pioquinto (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), and Marijo Villano (Counseling and Psychological Services) published a research article titled, "Identifying Profiles of Stressors and Stress Management Strategies in Filipinos: A Secondary Analysis," in Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) has been awarded the 2025 Wiley Top Cited Article Award for “Investigating perceived core disaster competencies of nurses in Iran: A case study of northwest hospitals,” which he coauthored in 2024 in Public Health Nursing (Cite Score 3.3, Impact Factor 1.3, Acceptance Rate 4%).  
Barbara Lewis (Public Health) authored an article published by the Governance Institute's Board Room Press titled, "Patient and Family Advisory Councils: Saving Money, Improving Safety, and Enhancing the Patient Experience."
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine), as a senior collaborator, coauthored an article titled, “Global, regional and national burden of ischemic heart disease attributable to suboptimal diet, 1990–2023: A Global Burden of Disease study,” in collaboration with GBD 2023 IHD and Dietary Risk Factor Collaborators in the…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Application of the multi-theory model to determine predictors of initiating and sustaining stress management behaviors in undergraduate college students,” in the Journal of Public Health in the Deep South in collaboration with coauthors from the…