Chris Cochran (Healthcare Administration and Policy), Jay Shen (Healthcare Administration and Policy; Center for Health Disparities Research), and Xan Goodman (Libraries) recently co-authored an article, "Reducing readmissions: A business case for US hospitals," in Quality Management Journal.  

Dana Surwill (Environmental and Occupational Health) a graduate student in public health, presented a poster titled, “Socioecological Predictors of Resilience in Sexual and Gender Minority,” at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting October 27-30, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of the Delta Omega Poster Session. This…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Multi-theory model (MTM) and change in childbearing behavior:  A perspective,” with coauthors from Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Iran in the Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery. The article presents a view…

Refat Srejon, Asma Awan, and Manoj Sharma, (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a poster tilted, “Effectiveness of yoga interventions on cancer-related fatigue in patients with different types of cancer: A systematic review,” at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting October 27-30, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as…

Ana Gonzalez, Sidath Kapukotuwa, Asma Awan, and Manoj Sharma, (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a poster tilted, “Effectiveness of tai chi randomized controlled trials on improving BMI among adults with obesity: A systematic review,” at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting October 27-30, 2024, in Minneapolis,…

Kavita Batra (Medicine), Ravi Batra, Ying Guo (both Public Health), Mina Atin (Nursing), and Bryar Shareef (Computer Science) co-authored a paper titled "Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence: Digital Monoculturalism in a Robotic World," published in the Advances in Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health journal. Dr. Kavita Batra, an…

Sidath Kapukotuwa (Social and Behavioral Health) has been awarded the Research Mini-Grant for $3,000 from the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, International Gaming Institute for the project titled, “Testing the efficacy of RESPONSIBLEPLAY©: MTM-based intervention for responsible gambling for college…

Aastha Poudel, Asma Awan, and Manoj Sharma, (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a poster tilted “Mental health disorders among South Asian immigrants (SAIs) worldwide: A comprehensive review” at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting October 27-30, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of the APHA Student Assembly…

Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Manoj Sharma (Public Health) published a study "Global, regional, and national stillbirths at 20 weeks' gestation or longer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021" in Lancet. This study found that in 2021, the global stillbirth rate was 23·0 (95% uncertainty…

Ana Gonzalez; Asma Awan; and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a poster tilted “Efficacy of tai chi interventions to improve bone health among adults: A systematic review” at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting on October 27, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of the "Integrative, Complementary…

Laurencia Bonsu (Environmental and Occupational Health), Smriti Neupane (Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy), and Asma Awan and Manoj Sharma (both Social and Behavior Health) presented a poster tilted “A phenomenological study of the lived experiences of how international students viewed a mass shooting at a large southwestern…

Md. Sohail Akhter and Manoj Sharma (both Social and Behavioral Health) presented a study titled, “Bibliometric analysis to assess the global research trends on health education and promotion among people living with cancer” in the 5th BİLSEL International Congress on Scientific Research & Innovation in Istanbul, Turkey.  Results of the…