Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) as a senior collaborator with GBD 2023 Diarrhoeal Disease and Enteric Infectious Diseases, published an article titled, “Global burden of enteric infectious diseases, diarrhoeal diseases, and corresponding aetiologies, 1990–2023: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease…

Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine) presented a paper titled, “Overcoming Workforce Shortages: Evidence from a Structured, Scholarship Experiential Program Linking Academia and Local Health Departments” at the Academy Health, Annual Research Meeting held in Seattle, WA from…

Shawn Gerstenberger (Public Health) was awarded a $296,109 grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc., which proposes routine opt-out HIV and syphilis testing for adult ED patients already receiving blood draws for clinical care.

Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Global Health) was awarded a $138,544 grant from Texas Tech University to study population dynamics of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the American Southwest.

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) conducted a featured virtual webinar titled, "How to stress less and cope with life challenges effectively" for the "Break ke Baad" group based in Livermore, California. The webinar covered types of stressors, types of coping, and practical techniques based on rational emotive therapy…

Nicole DeVille, Miguel Fudolig, Binita Adhikari, Md Maksudul Alam (all Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Gabriela Buccini (Social and Behavioral Health), and Xan Goodman (Libraries) coauthored a paper titled “Breast Cancer Knowledge and Preventive Practice Among Graduate Students: A Scoping Review” in the journal Cancers. The article assesses the…

Tim Grigsby (Environmental and Global Health), Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Christopher Johansen and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) and Md Sohail Akhter (Ph.D. student) coauthored a paper titled “Exploring Recreational Cannabis Use Cessation Intentions among Adults in the United States Using the Multi-Theory Model…

Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine), as a senior collaborator with GBD 2023 Mental Disorder Collaborators, coauthored an article titled, “Updated trends in the global prevalence and burden of mental disorders, 1990-2023: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023” in the journal, The Lancet (…

Clariana Ramos de Oliveira (Nursing) and Timothy Grigsby (Public Health) published an article in Child Abuse & Neglect, titled "Breaking the cycle: How maternal adversity shapes coercive parenting and physical harsh discipline among adolescent mothers in southern Brazil." The research explores how early exposure to adversity and violence…

Vidhani S. Goel, Roberto Sagaribay, Emily Carter, Gabriela Bucchini, Farooq Abdulla, Deborah A. Kuhls, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) presented at the Office of Undergraduate Research Spring 2026 Symposium held at UNLV in April 2026. The keynote presentation titled, Prenatal Substance Exposure and NICU Care Transitions: Preliminary Findings from…

Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) was awarded a $15,000 grant from the UCSF Prevention Research Center toward reducing social isolation among older LGBTQ+ adults.

Vidhani S. Goel (Public Health), Sheniz Moonie (Public Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) presented at the Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from April 21-22, 2026. The lightning talk titled When the Pantry Is Empty, the Airways Suffer: Food Insecurity and Asthma Outcomes Across the Life Course…