Accomplishments: School of Public Health

Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled “Global metabolomic alterations associated with endocrine-disrupting chemicals among pregnant individuals and newborns," in the journal Metabolomics, along with researchers from Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Michigan, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Arkansas, Texas, Ohio, Georgia and New York…
Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored an article titled, “Dynamic neurocognitive adaptation in aging: Development and validation of a new scale,” in the journal Alzheimer’s Association, in association with researchers from Italy and the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas. The article proposes the…
Amruta Godbole and Ann Vuong (both Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled, “Associations between neonicotinoids and inflammation in US adults using hematological indices: NHANES 2015-2016," in the journal Environmental Epidemiology, along with Aimin Chen with the University of Pennsylvania. The paper explores the influence of…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) in collaboration with GBD 2021 Diarrhoeal Diseases Collaborators coauthored an article as a senior collaborator titled, “Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990-2021, for 204 countries and territories: a…
Asma Awan, Timothy Grigsby, Christopher Johansen (all Social and Behavioral Health), Chia-Liang Dai (Teaching and Learning), and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an article titled, “Explaining the Correlates of the Multi-Theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change in Visual (Structural) Colorectal Cancer…
Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an article, “Community-Based Participatory Process Evaluation Based on the Reach, Quality Control, Fidelity, Satisfaction, and Management (RQFSM) Model in Nevada: A Study Protocol,” in the BioSocial Health Journal. The article…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) was interviewed by Channel 8 (KLAS) for the story, "Settlement expected to help Nevada children get better care for behavioral health problems." Sharma is a global health expert in mental health promotion and is ranked #32nd in the world in stress management. He shared his views on the…
Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) was quoted in an article titled, “Rainbows and Wrinkles: Navigating Geriatric Care for Rural-Living LGBTQ+ Adults,” in Endocrinology Advisor. The article interviewed Flatt about barriers to care experienced by older adults in the LGBTQ+ community, particularly in rural areas.
Sharmistha Roy, Asma Awan, & Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) made a virtual presentation titled, “Evaluating the Role of Experiential Learning in Shaping Outcomes in a Master of Public Health Program at a Southwestern University,” at the 6th Bilsel International World Scientific and Research Congress, held in Istanbul, Turkiye…
Anam Fatima, Asam Awan, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) made a virtual presentation titled, “Mentoring and training the entry-level public health workforce on experiential learning in an academic setting,” at the 6th Bilsel International World Scientific and Research Congress, held in Istanbul, Turkiye.  The presentation…
Tim Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health) coauthored an article titled, “A Conditional Indirect Effects Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence, Depression, Social Support, and Race With Alcohol Consumption among Postpartum Mothers,” in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, in association with researchers from Texas State University and the…
Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) and Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored an article titled “The effect of next-generation, dual-active-ingredient, long-lasting insecticidal net deployment on insecticide resistance in malaria vectors in Benin: results of a 3-year, three-arm, cluster-randomised, controlled…