Manoj Sharma, Jason Flatt (both Environmental & Occupational Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine), published an article, “Testing the Multi-theory Model (MTM) to Predict the Use of New Technology for Social Connectedness in the COVID-19 Pandemic” in the journal, Healthcare. The article tackles the public health issue of social isolation that has gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic and provides evidence for a fourth-generation paradigm in the form of the multi-theory model, to promote social connectedness through the use of new technology.
