Accomplishments: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health

Jason Flatt (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-authored a paper on "Predictors of Mind–Body Therapy Use Among Sexual Minority Older Adults" in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 
Manoj Sharma (Environmental and Occupational Health) and Kavita Batra (Medicine) in association with Ram Lakhan of Berea College published an invited commentary, “Alcohol Advertising:  Implications for Reducing the Negative Impact on Underage Drinking” in the Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education. The commentary brings to the forefront the…
Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) published an article, "Utility of Multi-theory Model (MTM) to Explain the Intention for PAP Adherence in Newly Diagnosed Sleep Apnea Patients" in the journal, Nature and Science of Sleep, with coauthors from the Advanced Center for Sleep Disorders in Chattanooga, Tennessee and the University…
Timothy J. Grigsby (Environmental and Occupational Health) published an article on the "Comparison of Substance Use Estimates by Age, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity between Two Representative Samples of the US Adult Population" in the Population Research & Policy Review. This paper presents differences in past year estimates of alcohol,…
Jason Flatt (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-authored a publication in the Journal of American Medicine Neurology: "Sexual and Gender Minority Health in Neurology: A Scoping Review"
Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Manoj Sharma (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-authored an article entitled, "Assessing the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 among College Students: An Evidence of 15 Countries"  with co-authors from Coforge and University of Utah.  The study is a meta-analysis of psychological conditions…
Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) coauthored an article, "Measures and Effects of Pain Management for Wound Dressing Change in Outpatient Children in Western China," in collaboration with colleagues from Chongqing Medical University. The article underscores the need for standardized procedures for pain management during wound…
Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) coauthored an article, "Associations Between Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Intelligence among Osteopathic Medical Students" in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association in collaboration with colleagues from University of Arkansas, Lincoln Memorial University, and…
Chia-Liang Dai (Teaching & Learning) and Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) have published the article, "Efficacy of Meditation-Based Interventions on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Among Veterans: A Narrative Review" in the journal Advances in Mind-Body Medicine in association with Taj Haider of Civic Center (New…
Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) coauthored an article, "Predictors in Initiating and Maintaining Nutritional Behaviors to Deal with Menopausal Symptoms Based on Multi-Theory Model," in the International Quarterly of Community Health Education in association with colleagues from Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences…
Timothy Grigsby (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-authored an article on "Pandemic-Specific Factors Related to Generalized Anxiety Disorder during the Initial COVID-19 Protocols in the United States" in the journal Issues in Mental Health Nursing. The purpose for the current study is to assess the prevalence rates of generalized…
Manoj Sharma (Environmental and Occupational Health) recently had a poster accepted into UNLV's Best Teaching Practices Expo. The poster focuses on "Remote Teaching of Research Methods." Research Methods, offered by the School of Public Health, was taught remotely by Manoj Sharma to undergraduate students (primarily from public health) in…