Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) has co-authored a chapter, “Using humor as a pedagogical tool in public health” in the book, Teach Public Health with a Sense of Humor: Why (and how to) be a funnier and more effective public health professor and laugh all the way to your classroom edited by Kishor Vaidya (University of Canberra).…

Tim Grigsby (Social & Behavioral Health) published an article on "Combined alcohol use and weight status effects on mortality risk among adults: Analysis of the National Household Interview Survey linked mortality files 2001-2015" in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Both alcohol use and weight status have been linked to increased…

Gabriela Buccini (Social and Behavioral Health) presented at the 11th Brazilian Congress of Epidemiology Nov. 25.  Her presentation was part of the panel to discuss the 2030 Agenda for Child Health and Nutrition challenges. Buccini's session was titled "Monitoring the indicators of the Nurturing Care Framework (WHO/UNICEF)."

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) has received a grant of $281,778 from Pfizer entitled, “Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of an Educational Intervention for Health Care Professionals to Improve Management of Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis in Children” as co-principal investigator along with Dr. Robert T. Brodell and Dr…

Jason Flatt (Social & Behavioral Health) is the principal investigator on a project entitled "Engaging the LGBTQIA+ community living with Parkinson's Disease, caregivers and care providers in research," a collaboration between UNLV and Cleveland Clinic - Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. The proposal was selected for funding for $400,000…

Jose Melendrez, Christopher Johansen, Manoj Sharma, and Amanda Haboush-Deloye (all Public Health) presented on "Examples of Community Based Participatory Research in Action" at the Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Institute.  The CBPR Institute was sponsored by the UNLV School of Public Health, Nevada Minority…

Gabriela Buccini (Social and Behavioral Health) was a presenter at the 18th Confelanyd (Conference of the Latin American Confederation of Nutritionists and Dietitians). One of the major international events for the Latin American and Caribbean community of nutritionists from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador,…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) and Kavita Batra (Medicine) have published the article, “The Role of Vitamin E in Slowing Down Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Narrative Review” in collaboration with Ram Lakhan of Berea College and Frazier Beatty of Regis College.   The article explores the possible neuroprotective effect of…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) and Kavita Batra (Medicine) have edited a research monograph entitled, “COVID-19: Impact on Public Health and Healthcare. Approaches to Decrease the COVID-19 Impact” published by MDPI (Switzerland). Empirical evidence related to handwashing behavior, mask wearing behavior, sanitizer development,…

Jose Melendrez and Christopher Johansen (both Public Health) and Julie Lucero of UNR presented at the CBPR Institute's first of three sessions. Sponsored by the School of Public Health, Nevada Minority Health & Equity Coalition, and the UNR Latino Research Center. The first session of the CBPR Institute was "What is …

Gabriela Buccini (Public Health) published a new article, "Population-based approaches for monitoring the nurturing care environment for early childhood development: A scoping review" in the Maternal and Child Nutrition journal.  Given the great variability in methods used to measure the nurturing care (NC) environment, valid approaches based…

Manoj Sharma (Environmental and Occupational Health) presented two posters at the American Public Health Association’s 149th annual meeting held as a hybrid virtually and in Denver.  The first presentation was “Technology Use to Improve Social Connectedness among Older Adults during COVID-19: Enhancing Educational Interventions,” and second…