Sungyoun Chun, Jinwook Hwang, Pearl Kim, Jay Shen (all Healthcare Administration), Dr. Ji Yoo (Medicine), and Seong Park (Criminal Justice) recently published a paper, “Trends and Age-related Characteristics of Substance Use Hospitalizations of Homeless Population: 2007-2015"  on Medicine.

Karen Callahan (Environmental & Occupational Health) and Sfurti Maheshwari (Public Health) along with co-authors published an article on "Elevated Breast Cancer Mortality among Highly Educated Asian American Women" in the journal PLOS One.  The study found that postmenopausal breast cancer (PMBC) mortality for higher educated Asian women…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) co-authored an article, "Development of Nutrition Literacy Scale for Middle School Students in Chongqing, China: A Cross-Sectional Study" in the journal, Frontiers in Nutrition in association with co-authors from Chongqing Medical University and Qatar University.  The article presents a valid and…

Tim Grigsby (Social & Behavioral Health) co-authored an article on "The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Utilization of Different HIV Testing Strategies Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Texas" in the journal AIDS and Behavior. The study's findings support the need for a deeper understanding of the role adverse…

Courtney Coughenour (Environmental & Occupational Health) was interviewed by Insider for an article on "What Causes Road Rage? Big, Expensive Cars." which highlighted a 2020 study by School of Public Health faculty.

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the University of Alabama have been awarded a grant for $174,683 by Pfizer. They will be conducting research on disparities in psychological health and help-seeking in alopecia areata patients in Mississippi's…

Manoj Sharma, Siddharth Raich (both Social and Behavioral Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) with Francesco Chirico of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy) published an article, “A Multi-theory Model-based Analysis of Correlates for Initiating and Sustaining Mammography Screening Behavior among Hispanic American Women in the United…

G Liu (Finance) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) presented an interdisciplinary poster entitled, “Effect of Fear of Missing Out in Cryptocurrencies and Meme Stocks in a University Population” at the 15th annual Nevada State Conference on Problem Gambling held in Las Vegas earlier this month. Liu, a graduate student, secured a grant…

Kavita Batra (Medicine), Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health), and Chia-Liang Dai (Teaching and Learning), along with Jagdish Khubchandani of New Mexico State University, published a manuscript, “COVID-19 Booster Vaccination Hesitancy in the United States: A Multi-theory-model (MTM)-based National Assessment” in the journal Vaccines (Impact…

Zahra Mojtahedi and Jay Shen (both Healthcare Administration and Policy) recently published a paper, "Home Palliative Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review" on American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care Medicine. Mojtahedi is a doctoral student.

Christopher Johansen (Social and Behavioral Health) received a $20,000 pilot grant from the National Cancer Institute/Huntsman Comprehensive Cancer Center's Geographical Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program (GMaP) for a one-year project, "Acculturation and its Association with Highly Microbiota-accessible Food Sources (HMAFS): An…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) co-authored a chapter, “People with Intellectual Disabilities, Drug Misuse, and Addiction,” in the book, Handbook of Substance Misuse and Addictions, in association with Ram Lakhan of Berea College. The book has been published by Springer. The chapter covers various facets of substance use among persons…