Sidath Kapukotuwa, Ana Gonzalez-Alvarez (Social and Behavioral Health), Shane Kraus (Psychology), and Manoj Sharma (Public Health; Internal Medicine) published an article titled, “Betting on the future: A systematic review of modern gambling interventions for college students” in the Journal of Gambling Studies (Impact factor 2.2).  The…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) recently published the ninth edition of his very popular book, Practical Stress Management, with an emeritus professor from Minnesota State University, and publisher Academic Press (Elsevier). Since its first edition was published 30 years ago, the book has grown in popularity with its…

Anam Fatima, Md. Sohail Akther, Sharmistha Roy, Rupam Mitra, Blessing Imade, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), with Amar Kaneker of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, published an article titled “A scoping review of the use and determinants of social media among college students" in the journal Healthcare (Impact factor…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article with a doctoral scholar and faculty at Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences titled, “Determinants of childbearing: Behavioral change models and theories: A systematic review,” in the Iranian Journal of Public Health (Impact factor 1.6). In Iran, the…

Liliana Davalos, Brisa Rodriguez Alcantar, Marissa Martinez and Christopher Johansen (all Social and Behavioral Health) published an article titled "Socio-Cultural Correlates of Breastfeeding Behavior Among Latina Mothers and Its Implications for Child Health" in the journal Children.  This article describes a secondary analysis that…

Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Development of a Web-Based Tool Using Machine Learning Algorithms to Improve Adherence to Diagnostic Colonoscopy Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults in Colorectal Cancer Screening Program” in the journal, Annals of Epidemiology (Impact factor…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, "Understanding and predicting flossing behavior in a rural Appalachian community using the multi-theory model," In the journal Scientific Reports (Impact factor 3.9) in collaboration with coauthors from the New Orleans School of Medicine; the…

Sharmistha Roy (Social and Behavioral Health); Ashish Kumar Biswas (Epidemiology and Biostatistics); and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published a brief report titled, "Human Metapneumovirus: An Emerging Threat to Respiratory Health Globally" in the Italian journal, Advances in Medicine, Psychology and Public…

Jace Flatt and Drew Blasco (both Social and Behavioral Health) and colleagues have received a new four-year, $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for their project, "Promoting Engagement and Clinical Trial Readiness for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Among…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) guided a doctoral scholar from Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences and coauthored an article titled, "A qualitative study to identify the determinants and strategies for the prevention of dengue fever in Iran," in the journal Scientific Reports (Impact factor 3.9). The qualitative…

Anam Fatima (Social & Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an article titled "Nutrition Behavior Change in Pregnancy: Mapping Evidence through a  Scoping Review" in the BioSocial Health Journal. The review highlighted the effectiveness of educational behavioral change…

Asma Awan and Ana Daniela Gonzalez (both Social and Behavioral Health) have been awarded Silver Level Award in the 2025 National Case Study Competition in Health Education (NCSCHE). This is one of the top competitions in the nation in this category which was held at the SOPHE 2025 Annual Conference from April 15, 2025 (on-site…