Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) presented a poster titled "Impact of Acculturation on Muscle Dysmorphia and Anabolic Steroid Use in FilAm University Students" at the 2025 Asian American Psychological Association - Division of Filipino Americans Conference held in Davis, CA on January 25-26, 2025. Pamela Pioquinto (Public…

Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health), Miklo Alcala, and Bryson Carrier coauthored an article titled, “Descriptive Epidemiology of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections in the United States: Using Big Data to Characterize Patients and Analyze Parasitic Disease Trends,” in the journal,…

Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled “Global metabolomic alterations associated with endocrine-disrupting chemicals among pregnant individuals and newborns," in the journal Metabolomics, along with researchers from Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Michigan, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Arkansas, Texas, Ohio, Georgia and New York…

Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored an article titled, “Dynamic neurocognitive adaptation in aging: Development and validation of a new scale,” in the journal Alzheimer’s Association, in association with researchers from Italy and the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas. The article proposes the…

Amruta Godbole and Ann Vuong (both Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled, “Associations between neonicotinoids and inflammation in US adults using hematological indices: NHANES 2015-2016," in the journal Environmental Epidemiology, along with Aimin Chen with the University of Pennsylvania. The paper explores the influence of…

Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) and Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored an article titled “The effect of next-generation, dual-active-ingredient, long-lasting insecticidal net deployment on insecticide resistance in malaria vectors in Benin: results of a 3-year, three-arm, cluster-randomised, controlled…

Ann Vuong and Amruta Godbole (both Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled “Gestational organophosphate esters (OPEs) and executive function in adolescence: The HOME Study” in the journal Environmental Research, in association with researchers from Ohio, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, British Columbia, and the Centers for Disease…

Yonsu Kim (Healthcare Administration and Policy), Ji Won Yoo (Internal Medicine), Sheniz Moonie (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Tae-Ha Chung (Internal Medicine) published a paper, "Estimating the cost of asthma: moderating effect of race/ethnicity on the relationship between asthma severity and the direct cost." They found an incremental cost…

Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) was quoted in an article titled, “Ladybug vs. Asian Lady Beetle: How to Tell the Difference” in Parade Home & Garden. The article interviewed Cross about the difference between ladybugs and lady beetles, as well as the differences between common names and scientific names.

Casey Barber (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) presented a talk titled "Novel trend analysis of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance and COVID-19 case incidence in Southern Nevada" at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association in Minneapolis, Minneapolis, on October 28, 2024. Co-authors included Lung-Chang Chien and Brian Labus…

Casey Barber and Lung-Chang Chien (both Epidemiology and Biostatistics) presented a poster titled "Assessing COVID-19 vaccination barrier index to evaluate geospatial disparities on COVID-19 incidence – a Southern Nevada study" at the APHA 2024 Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN. 

Chad Cross and Brian Labus (both Epidemiology and Biostatistics) were interviewed for an article on "Two deaths linked to spreading 'sloth virus'" published on MDLinx. Cases of Oropouche virus, also known as 'sloth fever,' are on the rise. Discovered in 1955 in Trinidad and Tobago, the virus has made its way around the globe. In the article, Labus…