Dr. Nate Hollister (Medicine), John Mercer (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Scott McDonald of Magnum Opus organized the second Circus Performance Research Roundtable on Oct. 13. UNLV Sports Innovation and Magnum Opus, a Southern Nevada research group, hosted this roundtable for UNLV faculty, students (undergraduate, M.S., and…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) will be receiving the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs (ATOD) Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) at their 151st Annual Meeting in Atlanta. This national award celebrates an individual who has long and distinguished career…

Sophie Ahmad, Rafae Nauman, Kavita Batra, Ashok Gupta, and Kenneth Izuora (all Medicine) published an abstract of their study, "Relationship between bone loss and oral health among post-menopausal women with or without diabetes," in the Journal of Endocrine Society. 

Kavita Batra (Medicine) along with researchers from Italy co-published a study titled, "Conspiracy theories and COVID-19: Coping mechanism or cognitive dissonance? A longitudinal study," in the Journal of Health and Social Sciences. The primary aim of the study was to evaluate whether the belief in conspiracy theories was significantly…

Jay Shen (Center for Health Disparities Research; Healthcare Administration and Policy) is currently leading an interdisciplinary team to conduct the COVID-19 Health Disparity Assessment and Healthcare Equity Modeling project, funded by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention through the Southern Nevada Health District, with a total…

Dr. Gregory Brown (Medicine) was invited to present at the 2023 International Association of Hypnosis Professionals Annual Symposium in October. The title of the presentation was "Memory Re-consolidation: A Mechanism of Change in the Treatment of Trauma."

Dr. Gregory Brown (Medicine) was awarded the "Science Award" from the International Association of Hypnosis Professionals at their 2023 Annual Symposium in October 2023.  

Kavita Batra (Medicine) along with Dr. Jagdish Khubchandani from the New Mexico State University presented "An overview of methodology and reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analysis" at an international event organized by the Global Center of Evidence Synthesis (India). This educational activity benefitted nearly 170 early career…

Claire Chen Xinning, Paul Cabugao, Max Nguyen, Daniel Villegas, Kavita Batra, Aditi Singh, and Mutsumi Kioka (all Medicine) published a study "Comparing demographics, clinical characteristics, and hospital outcomes by vaccine uptake status: A single-institution cross-sectional study" in the Medicine journal. Chen and Nguyen are the medical…

Dr. Haven Frazier and Dr. Glendell de Guzman (Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics) published a case report titled, "LigaSure for Management of Obstructed Hemivagina with Ipsilateral Renal Anomaly (OHVIRA) Syndrome," in Obstetrics and Gynecology Cases - Reviews (DOI: 10.23937/2377-9004/1410248).  

Jennifer R. Pharr, Ravi Batra, Emylia Terry (all Public Health) along with Kavita Batra (Medicine) published a study, "Intrapersonal Predictors of Physical Violence Toward and Sexual Assault of Lesbian and Bisexual Women and the Associated Mental Health Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis," in the journal LGBT Health. This study reported…

Whitney Elks, Declan Feery, Celica Cosme, Kavita Batra, Charles St. Hill, and Ovunc Bardakcioglu (all Medicine) presented their study, “Comparison of Surgical Treatment Patterns and Temporal Trends for Stage I-III Invasive Rectal Adenocarcinoma among Regions in the United States,” at the Society of Black Academic Surgeons. This…