Ann M. Vuong (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) recently presented research on “Exposure to a Mixture of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) During Pregnancy and Maternal Cardiometabolic Health: The HOME Study" at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research last month. 

Timothy J. Grigsby (Environmental & Occupational Health) published an article that highlighted how "Pandemic-related Work Status is Associated with Self-reported Increases in Substance Abuse." This online study assessed self-reported increases in substance use (alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, and opioid pain medication) during the initial…

Micajah Daniels, Manoj Sharma (both Environmental & Occupational Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) published a commentary, "Social Media, Stress and Sleep Deprivation: A Triple “S” among Adolescents" in the Journal of Health and Social Sciences. The commentary discuss the impact of social media on youth development and implications for…

Chad L. Cross (Environmental & Occupational Health), along with Dr. Richard Gerhold (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee) presented some of their collaborative research at the annual meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists in June. Their poster, "Assessing the Human Healthcare Burden of Zoonotic…

Chad L. Cross (Environmental & Occupational Health) published an extension outreach publication with Peter DiGennaro (Department of Entomology & Nematology, University of Florida) on the sealworm nematode (Pseudoterranova decipiens). This parasitic nematode is common in marine systems, but opportunistically affects humans when ingested…

Timothy J. Grigsby (Environmental & Occupational Health) published an article on "Adverse Childhood Experiences and Past 30-day Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority College Students" in the journal LGBT Health. Sexual and gender minority (SGM) young adults report disproportionately higher rates of…

Dr. Francisco S. Sy (Environmental and Occupational Health) is the new principal investigator (PI) of the Mountain West Clinical and Translational Research Infrastructure Network grant. The National Institutes of Health approved his appointment as the new PI of this grant on June 7. The goal of this $20 million, five-year grant project…

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) presented a poster at the 2021 Academy Health virtual Annual Research Meeting titled “Defining…

Jennifer Pharr (Environmental and Occupational Health), associate professor, and Kavita Batra (Medicine), statistician, recently published  "Propensity Score Analysis Assessing the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases among the Transgender Population in the United States Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2017…

Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) was a co-author on a continuing medical education article entitled, "Stuttering: 10 questions a GP must know" in the journal, GP Clinics, in association with Lollie Vaughan-Robinson of Jackson State University.  The journal is a source of continuing medical education for general…

Dr. Kavita Batra (Medicine) was interviewed for a feature in Inside Higher Ed called “Suicide Prevention Shouldn’t Be Optional” based on a peer-reviewed article she published in co-authorship with Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) and other co-authors from the University of Utah and Coforge Ltd. The…

Karen E. Callahan (Environmental & Occupational Health) and Adugna Siweya, '18 BS Health Education, '21 Master of Public Health, recently co-published "Cancer Mortality Disparities among Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Populations in California" in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Asian…