Aidy Weeks (Libraries) is the co-author of a chapter, "Virtual Chat and Chew: Radical Self-Care for BIPOC Information Professionals," published in the book, Leadership Wellness and Mental Health Concerns in Higher Education. The chapter explores the formation of a weekly virtual forum known as the “Chat & Chew” by the members of the…

Gregory P. Brown, Kavita Batra, Suzie Hong, Raveena Bakhru, Emily Dorin, and Robert Sottile (all Medicine) presented their research, "A Cross-sectional Survey of Therapists to Assess Perceived Effectiveness of Advanced Integrative Therapy Interventions: A Pilot Study,” at the 11th Annual Energy Psychology Research Symposium hosted by the…

Samantha Slinkard-Barnum, Laura Gryder, Kavita Batra, Paul Chestovich, and Deborah Kuhls (all Medicine) recently published an open access journal article, "Skilled Maneuvering: Evaluation of a Young Driver Advanced Training Program," in The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 

Dr. Allison McNickle (Medicine) presented on "Extended Field Care for the Civilian Search and Rescue Professional" at the Special Operations Medical Association's 2022 Annual Scientific Assembly in Raleigh, North Carolina. As a volunteer for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Mountain Rescue Team, she shared her experience and lessons…

Kavita Batra (Medicine) recently joined the Nevada Public Health Association (NPHA) Executive Board as a statewide secretary. The NPHA serves as the voice for achieving equitable health outcomes in Nevada. 

Katherine Howard, Karl Kingsley, Austin Taylor and Brennan Truman (all Dental) with Keegan Lott, Paris Collier and Marc Ringor (all Medicine)  published the "Assessment and Analysis of Dental Pulp Stem Cells (DPSCs) Biomarkers and Viability Following Cryopreservation Reveals Novel Association with miR-218 Expression" in the journal EC Dental…

Dr. Sonal Shah (Dental) and Dr. Joe-Lawrence Bigcas (Medicine) presented a poster, “Hematologic Malignancy Presenting as Submandibular Duct Sialolithiasis” during the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology National Annual Meeting in April. The study’s results indicated that although metastases to the oral cavity are rare, they should…

Lindsay Buczek (Medicine) presented a poster, "The Data Error Criteria (DEC) for Retrospective Studies: Development and Preliminary Application," that was created by Buczek, Fadi Azar, Justin Bauzon, Kavita Batra, Caleb Murphy, and Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj (all Medicine). The presentation was made at the American College of Physicians Internal…

Kavita Batra (Medicine), Brian Labus (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Jennifer R. Pharr, and Emylia Terry (both Environmental and Occupational Health) published a study, "Assessing Psychological Impact of COVID-19 among Parents of Children Returning to K-12 Schools: A U.S. Based Cross-Sectional Survey," in the Healthcare journal. The purpose…

Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) co-edited a research monograph, "Integrative, Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Healthcare." The monograph complies latest research advances on these modalities of treatment being employed in health care. The intended audience for this monograph are researchers…

Kavita Batra (Medicine) along with researchers from the United States, Australia, and China, published a manuscript titled "Mental disorder symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America – a systematic review and meta-analysis" in the journal Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. This study provides meta-analytical evidence on mental…

Kavita Batra ('20 Ph.D. Public Health and Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine) with Farooq Abdulla (University Medical Center of Southern Nevada), and Patricia Cruz, Chad L. Cross, Neeraj Bhandari, Jennifer R. Pharr, and Mark P. Buttner (all Environmental & Occupational Health), co-authored an article, "Healthcare Utilization and Expenditures of…