Sanae El Ibrahimi (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) and colleagues from Comagine Health (Michelle A. Hendricks, Sara Hallvik, Christi Hildebran), Brigham & Women’s Hospital (Scott G. Weiner, Michael A. Fischer), and Brandeis University (Grant Ritter) recently published an article in JAMA Network Open titled "Factors Associated With Opioid…

Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health), along with colleagues at the University of California San Francisco, published "Building H.O.U.S.E (Healthy Outcomes Using a Supportive Environment): Exploring the Role of Affordable and Inclusive Housing for LGBTQIA+ Older Adults" in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Jay Shen, Soumya Upadhyay, and Betty Burston (all Healthcare Administration and Policy) have been invited as guest editors of a special issue, "Socioeconomic Inequalities in Access to Care, Outcomes, and Healthcare Utilization," of the journal Healthcare. Manuscript submissions are being accepted until Oct. 31.

Soumya Upadhyay (Healthcare Administration & Policy) was presented with the 2021 Research to Practice Award during the American Public Health Association annual meeting for her abstract "Do Patient Engagement IT Functionalities Influence Patient Safety Outcomes." She also was interviewed by Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (…

Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) have co-edited a book, COVID-19: Impact on Public Health and Healthcare (Volume 2), which was published by MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (Switzerland). This compendium of studies conducted from around the world focuses on the assessment of the impact of…

Ann Vuong (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) co-published an article, "Dietary Carotenoid Intake and Osteoporosis: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2018," in the Archives of Osteoporosis.  The study examines the associations of α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, and lutein + zeaxanthin intake with…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) coauthored an article, "Correlates of COVID-19 Pandemic on Anxiety among Adults in Appalachia, USA" in the Journal of Research in Health Sciences in collaboration with coauthors from Berea College and Northern Kentucky University. The study found that young women were suffering more from COVID-19-related…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) published the article, "Applying the Integrated Marketing Communication Approach to Recruit and Retain African American Women" in the journal Health Promotion Perspectives with his former student, Traci Hayes, who now is a faculty member at University of Southern Mississippi. The article discusses…

Christopher Johansen (Social and Behavioral Health), along with colleagues from Claremont Graduate University, recently published a research article, "Exploring Mediation Pathways on the Relationship between Acculturation and Binge Eating among Latino Adolescents," in Appetite. .

Tim Grigsby (Social & Behavioral Health) co-published an article on "Perceived Discrimination, Coping Styles, and Internalizing Symptoms Among a Community Sample of Hispanic and Somali Adolescents" in the Journal of Adolescent Health. This article examines the association between perceived discrimination and past week symptoms of depression…

Francisco Sy and Christopher Johansen (both Public Health) presented at the Community-Based Participatory Research (CBRP) Institute: "Obtaining CBPR Funding."  The CBPR Institute was sponsored by the School of Public Health, Nevada Minority Health & Equity Coalition, and the UNR Latino Research Center.

Alyx Peterson, public health doctoral student, was accepted into the 2022 Jameson Fellowship, which is a comprehensive leadership program that fosters collaboration amongst the various social sectors to construct impactful community change.