Cristina Hernandez and Gabriela Buccini (both Social and Behavioral Health) and colleagues presented at the 2023 APHA on Nov. 13. Their presentation titled, “Overcoming data collection barriers within historically marginalized communities through meaningful community engagement efforts,” was part of the Combining Social Justice within Public…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) was a co-presenter in 12 presentations at the 151st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association held in Atlanta. The topics of his presentations ranged from the role of yoga in cardiovascular diseases, osteoarthritis, bronchial asthma, and physical activity promotion to…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented a virtual paper titled, “Asynchronous online teaching of research methods to graduate students: Application of the multi-theory model of health behavior change” at the 16th International Conference on Education, Research, and Innovation (ICERI 2023) in Seville, Spain. The…

Alexandria Evans and Gabriela Buccini (both Social and Behavioral Health) presented at the 2023 APHA Conference on Nov. 12. Their presentation was part of the Perinatal and Women's Health Poster Session titled "Perceived discrimination when utilizing maternal-child perinatal care: A qualitative study."    

Amanda Saragosa, Jason Flatt, and Gabriela Buccini (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented at the 2023 APHA on Nov. 12. Their presentation was part of the Food and Nutrition Section Poster titled "Using concept mapping to co-design intervention strategies to tackle maternal-child food insecurity across racial/ethnic underserved communities in…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) received the American Public Health Association (APHA) Cancer Forum's 2023 Cancer Public Health Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award at their Annual Meeting in Atlanta. This award is bestowed on individuals for exemplary leadership and impactful work on cancer diversity, equity, and…

Zahra Mojtahedi, Pearl Kim, and Yonsu Kim (all Healthcare Administration and Policy),  Ji Yoo (Medicine), Jay Shen (Center for Health Disparities and Research, Healthcare Administration and Policy) published a paper, "Changes in Characteristics of Inpatient Respiratory Conditions from 2019 to 2021 (before and during the COVID-19…

Asma Awan, Siddharth Raich, Miklo Alcala, Priyambda Kumra, Anita Chatterjee, Laurenica Bonsu, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), presented their work, "Explaining social challenges in process evaluation for the second year of COVID-19 public health efforts in Nevada,"  at the 2023 People's Public Health Conference held…

Barbara Lewis, (Public Health) co-wrote an article, "Nothing About Patients, Without Patients: More Than Just a Catchy Phrase!" which was published in The Permanente Journal.

Arpita Basu, Ph.D., (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences); Lung-Chang Chien, DrPH, (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), and Public Health doctoral student Leigh Ann Richardson, along with colleagues, recently published "Longitudinal associations of physical activity with inflammatory markers in US adults with and without type 1 diabetes" in Diabetes…

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.