Francisco Sy (Environmental and Occupational Health) received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America (UPAAA) during the 2023 UPAAA Grand Reunion and Convention. The UPAAA Lifetime Distinguished Achievement Awards are given to senior alumni who have achieved professional distinction and…

Barbara Lewis (Public Health) presented at the Patient Experience Symposium on High-Performing Patient & Family Advisory Councils: Winning Strategies and Best Practices in Boston on Sept. 19.  

Timothy Grigsby, Andrea Lopez (both Social and Behavioral Health), Clariana Vitoria Ramos de Oliveira (Nursing), and colleagues published an article on "Adverse childhood experiences and first-time homelessness among a community sample of sexual and gender minority adults" in the Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness. Sexual and gender…

Nicole DeVille (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) co-published an article titled, "Air Pollution and Temperature: a Systematic Review of Ubiquitous Environmental Exposures and Sudden Cardiac Death," in the journal Current Environmental Health Reports. Environmental exposures have been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular mortality and…

Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-published an article titled, "Detection of insecticide resistance markers in Anopheles funestus from the Democratic Republic of the Congo using a targeted amplicon sequencing panel" in the journal Scientific Reports. Vector control strategies have been successful in reducing the number…

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…

Prosun Roy (Mechanical Engineering), Lung-Wen Antony Chen (Environmental and Occupational Health), Yi-Tung Chen (Mechanical Engineering), Sajjad Ahmad, Eakalak Khan (both Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction), and Mark Buttner (Environmental and Occupational Health) published an article on "Pollen Dispersion and …

Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) recently published with colleagues, "Cognitive Impairment in Sexual and Gender Minority Groups: A Scoping Review of the Literature," in LGBT Health. Key findings were that published studies identified a positive relationship between LGBTQ+ identities and self-reported cognitive impairment, but…

Kelsey Matthews (Public Health) was appointed to the Mary Christie Institute's (MCI) inaugural National Youth Council on College Mental Health. The council consists of college students and recent graduates who have demonstrated dedication to mental health advocacy and helping improve institutional support for student and mental health.…

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…

Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-published an article titled, "Effectiveness of piperonyl butoxide and pyrethroid-treated long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) versus pyrethroid-only LLINs with and without indoor residual spray against malaria infection: third year results of a cluster, randomised controlled, two-by-two…

Brandon Ranuschio, Sherry Bell, Lianne Barnes, Renato M. Liboro (all Psychology), and Jason D. Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) recently published their article, "A Focus on Aging, HIV/AIDS, and Neurocognitive Challenges: Examining Southern Nevada HIV Sector Providers’ Awareness and Prospective Roles," in the International Journal of…