Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine) presented a paper titled, “Overcoming Workforce Shortages: Evidence from a Structured, Scholarship Experiential Program Linking Academia and Local Health Departments” at the Academy Health, Annual Research Meeting held in Seattle, WA from…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) conducted a featured virtual webinar titled, "How to stress less and cope with life challenges effectively" for the "Break ke Baad" group based in Livermore, California. The webinar covered types of stressors, types of coping, and practical techniques based on rational emotive therapy…

Nicole DeVille, Miguel Fudolig, Binita Adhikari, Md Maksudul Alam (all Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Gabriela Buccini (Social and Behavioral Health), and Xan Goodman (Libraries) coauthored a paper titled “Breast Cancer Knowledge and Preventive Practice Among Graduate Students: A Scoping Review” in the journal Cancers. The article assesses the…

Tim Grigsby (Environmental and Global Health), Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Christopher Johansen and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) and Md Sohail Akhter (Ph.D. student) coauthored a paper titled “Exploring Recreational Cannabis Use Cessation Intentions among Adults in the United States Using the Multi-Theory Model…

Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine), as a senior collaborator with GBD 2023 Mental Disorder Collaborators, coauthored an article titled, “Updated trends in the global prevalence and burden of mental disorders, 1990-2023: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023” in the journal, The Lancet (…

Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) was awarded a $15,000 grant from the UCSF Prevention Research Center toward reducing social isolation among older LGBTQ+ adults.

Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored a textbook, Introduction to Community and Public Health (3rd edition) with his former student, Prof. Paul Branscum of Miami University, and published by Wiley. This is the only textbook that delivers definitive treatment of all five core areas of public health, viz.,…

Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health), and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health and Medicine) presented a poster titled, "A Multi-Theory Model–Based Intervention to Promote Stress Relaxation Behaviors among U.S. Veterans," on April 28, 2026, at the VA Research Week and Affiliate Partnership Council Event held at VA Southern Nevada…

Asma Awan and Manoj Sharma (both Social and Behavioral Health) presented a paper titled, “Tailoring evidence-based interventions and practices in public health workforce development: A mixed methods evaluation of the ARPA Nevada pipeline initiative public health workforce” at the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) 77th Annual Conference…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Associations Between Parental Misperceptions of Preschoolers’ Weight and Diet- and Physical Activity-Related Parenting Attitudes and Practices” in collaboration with researchers from Chongqing Medical University in the Maternal and Child Health Journal (…

Md. Sohail Akhter, Rupam Mitra, Ishrat Zaman, Asma Awan (all Public Health) and Manoj Sharma (Public Health; Internal Medicine) presented and participated in a panel discussion for ARPA Scholarship Project titled "ARPA: Experiential Learning for Public Health Workforce Augmentation" on April 22, 2026 at the Nevada Public Health Association…

Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented a poster titled, “Tailoring Evidence-Based Interventions and Practices in Public Health Workforce Development: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the ARPA Nevada Pipeline Initiative Public Health Workforce" on April 22, 2026 at the…