Asma Awan, Ana Daniela Gonzalez, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented virtually as the plenary address titled, "Transformation Towards Sustainable Food Systems," at the 9th European Public Health Conference on Nov. 28, 2025, held in Singapore. The presentation described a comprehensive exploration of policy initiatives…

Manoj Sharma, Asma Awan, Ana Gonzalez, Sidath Kapukotuwa & Md. Sohail Akther (all Social and Behavioral Health) published an article titled, “Fourth-generation multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change as a novel strategy for sustainable health promotion: A systematic review” in the Journal of Social Behavior and Community Health.…

The Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition awarded Gabriela Buccini (Social and Behavioral Health) the 2025 Golden Droplet Award. Buccini is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and a leading researcher on breastfeeding nationally and globally. Since relocating to UNLV and Las Vegas, Buccini has received over 7 million in research and…

Abena Gyawu Owusu Ansah (Social and Behavioral Health) presented on Determinants of Infant Mortality in Two Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Comparative Analysis at the 2025 annual American Public Health Association (APHA) in Washington, D.C. 

Sharmistha Roy and Manoj Sharma (both Social & Behavioral Health) published an article titled, “Socioeconomic determinants of child health in urban slums of Bangladesh: A cross-sectional analysis of BMI and associations with parental education, poverty, occupation, and maternal age at birth” in the Journal of Health and Social Sciences in…

Doctoral student, Amanda Castelo Saragosa, along with Jason Flatt and Gabriela Buccini (all Social and Behavioral Health) published: Using concept mapping to co-create implementation strategies to address maternal-child food insecurity during the first 1,000 days of life. This peer-reviewed publication showcases the EARN-FS project and describes…

Cristina Hernandez (Social and Behavioral Health) recently presented, "A novel model of scholarship program to increase lactation workforce in Nevada," at the 2025 annual American Public Health Association (APHA) in Washington, D.C. This presentation is a culmination of the Nevada Lactation Hub Scholarship program led by Gabriela Buccini and Rikki…

Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) delivered a keynote address at the International Conference on Healthcare Innovations in Software, Engineering & Technology (HISET-2025) held in Karad, Maharashtra, India. The title of his presentation was "Advent of the multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change in…

Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented a virtual paper titled “Online teaching for public health in program planning” at the 18th Annual International Conference of Education, Research, and Innovation (ICERI), 2025, held in Seville, Spain. The presentation highlighted his pedagogical approach using the multi-…

Mohammad Sohail Akhter (Social and Behavioral Health) was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for presenting innovative and cutting-edge research by the Oral Health Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) at their annual meeting. The presentation titled, “Bibliometric analysis to assess global health research on Periodontal…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) was a co-presenter of 31 presentations with his students and colleagues at the 153rd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association held in Washington, D.C., Nov. 2-5. The topics of his presentation ranged from public health workforce training in Nevada, mental health…

Asma Awan, Md. Sohail Akhter, Sharmistha Roy, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a poster titled, "Evaluation of school-based mental health interventions: A systematic review on global perspectives of mixed methods interventions” at the 99th Annual School Health Conference of American School Health Association, held on…