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…

Emily Ahner, Iren Gharibyan, Ann Beck, Samrawit Misiker, Christine Lee, Paige Hewitt, Vidhani S. Goel, Dale M. Netski, Kavita Batra, Leanne Free, and Nadia Gomez (all Medicine) published an article in Healthcare titled: “Viral but Not Verified: Analyzing Accuracy and Engagement in TikTok Discussions of IUDs.” This study analyzed the accuracy and…

Kavita Batra (Medicine), along with the GBD 2023 Mental Disorder Collaborators, published the study “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 Lancet. The study highlights the substantial and growing global burden of mental disorders…

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…

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 (…

Vidhani S. Goel, Roberto Sagaribay, Emily Carter, Gabriela Bucchini, Farooq Abdulla, Deborah A. Kuhls, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) presented at the Office of Undergraduate Research Spring 2026 Symposium held at UNLV in April 2026. The keynote presentation titled, Prenatal Substance Exposure and NICU Care Transitions: Preliminary Findings from…

Vidhani S. Goel, Roberto Sagaribay, Marinela Maskuti, Nadia Gomez, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) presented at the Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference held in Las Vegas from April 21-22, 2026. The presentation titled, Can’t Get There, Can’t Get Care: Transportation Insecurity and Prenatal Care Utilization in Nevada, examined the…

Kavita Batra (Medicine), along with collaborators from India and the United States, published a chapter titled “Circular Economy in Tourism Finance: A Bibliometric Analysis” in the book Reimagining Tourism Finance. The chapter explores how circular economy principles can strengthen sustainable tourism finance by promoting resource efficiency,…

Liahm Blank, Joshua Khorsandi, Nicole Kang, Kaloyan Momchilov, Itai Blank, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) published a study titled “From Pantry to Physiology: A Narrative Review Linking Food Insecurity to Biological Dysfunction” in Dialogues in Health. The review highlights that food insecurity is not only a socioeconomic challenge but also a…

Jenna Serr, Vidhani Goel, Roberto Sagaribay, Kavita Batra, and Ami P. Shah (Medicine) recently published their study, “Pediatric Trauma Trends Before and After Recreational Cannabis Legalization in Nevada: A Retrospective Repeated Cross-Sectional Study,” in the journal Children. The study found that while the overall incidence of pediatric…

Vidhani S. Goel (Public Health), Sheniz Moonie (Public Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) presented at the Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from April 21-22, 2026. The lightning talk titled When the Pantry Is Empty, the Airways Suffer: Food Insecurity and Asthma Outcomes Across the Life Course…

Liahm Blank, Joshua Khorsandi, Roberto Sagaribay, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine), along with Elizabeth England-Kennedy, Jagdish Khubchandani, Karen Kopera-Frye (New Mexico State University), and Srikanta Banerjee (Walden University), recently published a review article in the journal Brain Sciences titled “When the Clock Shifts: A Comprehensive…