Krystal Kittle (Social & Behavioral Health) has been accepted into the 2022-23 cohort of the San Diego Alzheimer's Disease Research Center for Minority Aging Research (AD-RCMAR) Scientists for her research proposal on "Racial/Ethnically Diverse Sexual and Gender Minority Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) and Kavita Batra (Medicine) delivered an invited talk, “Utilizing the Multi-theory Model (MTM) to Measure Determinants of the Intent to Overcome Implicit Bias among Emergency Department Personnel” to the Florida State University Emergency Medicine’s Annual Research Day. The talk highlighted a joint…

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…

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…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) was interviewed for “The Progression Health Podcast” in their series on mental health and mindfulness on the topic of How to Stress Less and Cope with Life Challenges More Effectively. The podcast covers aspects of his research in preventive medicine, healthy behaviors, stressors, yoga, meditation, and…

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…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) co-authored an article, “Social Cognitive Theory Constructs that Predict Betel Nut Chewing among Secondary Students in the Solomon Islands,” published in the Journal of Social Change with coauthors from the Ministry of Health in the Solomon Islands and Fiji Islands. The article found that social…