Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) published an interdisciplinary article, “Hoarding Disorder, Suicidality, and Treatment Modalities” in collaboration with Michael Kelson of Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (New Jersey) in the Journal of Health and Social Sciences. The article presents a case for a…

Erika Marquez, Courtney Coughenour, Maxim Gakh, Tiana Tu, Pashtana Usufzy, and Shawn Gerstenberger (all Environmental & Occupational Health) published an article, "A Mixed-Methods Assessment of Residential Housing Tenants' Concerns about Property Habitability and the Implementation of Habitability Laws in Southern Nevada" in the International…

Kavita Batra, Anne Weisman (both Medicine), Ravi Batra, and Manoj Sharma (both Public Health) along with researchers from the CDC Foundation, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, and other countries, including India, Italy, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, co-authored an article, "Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Variants: A Rapid Literature…

Joseph Guerrero Lopez and Francisco Sy (both Environmental & Occupational Health) are co-authors of an article, "Evidence-based Practice Strategies for Faculty Professional Development in Clinical Translational Research at Institutional Development Award (IDeA) State Institutions in the Mountain West" published in the Journal of Clinical and…

Mark Buttner and Patricia Cruz (both Environmental & Occupational Health) received a 12-month, $1.26 million award through Nevada Health and Human Services to conduct molecular microbiological environmental monitoring and research. This project will support a doctoral student's dissertation research.

Asma Awan (Social & Behavioral Health) has been selected as a Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Leaders in Equity & Diversity (LEAD) Fellow.  The LEAD Fellowship creates a pathway to increase diversity in health education leadership among SOPHE's membership. Fellows will learn best practices in leadership…

Sean Neiswenter, Momilani Tupu (both Life Sciences), Chad Cross (Epidemiology & Biostatistics), and two colleagues from the Clark County office of the coroner and medical examiner published the article "Postmortem THC in Decedents following Legalization of Recreational Cannabis in Clark County, Nevada" in the Journal of Forensic Sciences…

Jacq Tate (Social and Behavioral Health) has been invited to participate in the Point Source Youth (PSY) 2022-2023 National Youth Empowerment & Mentorship Initiative. This initiative seeks Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (QTBIPOC) youth leaders and advocates driven by the determination to disrupt disparities and close gaps in…

Lung-Wen Antony Chen (Environmental and Occupational Health) and colleagues have published an article, "Apportionment of Vehicle Fleet Emissions by Linear Regression, Positive Matrix Factorization, and Emission Modeling," on the journal Atmosphere. Real-world emission factors for different vehicle types and their contributions to…

Kavita Batra and Aditi Singh (both Medicine), along with Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health), published a study, "Assessing COVID-19 Booster Hesitancy and Its Correlates: An Early Evidence from India," in the Vaccines journal. This research involved investigators from multiple countries, including India, Saudi Arabia, and Italy. To authors…

Mark Buttner and Patricia Cruz (both Environmental & Occupational Health) received a 12-month, $130,000 award from a private industry sponsor to conduct test chamber research on the survival of airborne bacteria and viruses.The funding will support a full-time research technician and serve as a thesis project for a master of public health (MPH…

Erika Marquez and Samantha Smith (both Nevada Minority Health & Equity Coalition) released the "Approaches to Vaccine Equity" toolkit, providing a comprehensive step-by-step guide on how the Nevada Vaccine Equity Collaborative worked to ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Nevada. The Nevada Vaccine Equity Collaborative is…