Accomplishments: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) published an article on "Exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and cardio metabolic indices during pregnancy: The HOME Study" in the journal, Environment International.
Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Francisco Sy (Environmental and Occupational Health), and School of Public Health graduate student Brianna Rivera presented their research, "Assessing the Healthcare Burden of Parasites: An Analysis of Hospital Discharge Records for Characterizing Patients and Analyzing Trends in Human Cestode Cases in…
Amanda Haboush-Deloye, Helena Berlin (both Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy), Erika Marquez (Environmental & Occupational Health), and Sheniz Moonie (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) published an article on "Obesity in Early Childhood: Examining the Relationship among Demographic, Behavioral, Nutritional, and…
Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) and Lung-Wen Antony Chen (Environmental and Occupational Health) have published an article on "Lagged Meteorological Impacts on COVID-19 Incidence among High-risk Counties in the United States—a Spatiotemporal Analysis" in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. This study…
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. 
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…
Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) in collaboration with researchers at the University of Colorado and the University of South Florida published a report on the dietary associations of food and nutrient intake with the development of coronary artery…
Jennifer R. Pharr (Environmental & Occupational Health), Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology & Biostatistics), Jason D. Flatt, and Axenya Kachen (both Environmental & Occupational Health), along with Babayemi Olakunde, '20 PhD Public Health, recently published an article, "Exercise as a Mitigator of Poor Mental Health Among Lesbian, …
Ann M. Vuong (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) recently co-published an article on "Maternal Urinary Organophosphate Esters and Alterations in Maternal and Neonatal Thyroid Hormones" in the American Journal of Epidemiology. Production of organophosphate esters (OPEs), which represent a major flame retardant class present in consumer…
Anjala Krishen (Marketing and International Business) and Brian Labus (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) were interviewed by KNPR's State of Nevada this week. They participated as panel experts in the episode "Vaccinated, Now What?" Labus provided advice on COVID prevention measures as the proportion of vaccinated Nevadans increases. Krishen…
Sanae El Ibrahimi (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Niema Y. Beckford, and Eddy M. Virgen (both Public Health), along with Yunyu Xiao, Purdue University Indianapolis; Caroline D. Bergeron,  Public Health Agency of Canada; and Matthew L. Smith, Texas A&M University, recently published an article, "Suicide Distribution and Trends Among Male…
Heejin Mun (Epidemiology & Biostatistics), Bowen Liu (Mathematics), Thu Huynh Anh Pham (Biology), and Qing Wu (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) recently published an article on "C-Reactive Protein and Fracture Risk: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies through the Use of Both Frequentist and Bayesian…