Kavita Batra (Medicine), Brian Labus (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Jennifer R. Pharr, and Emylia Terry (both Environmental and Occupational Health) published a study, "Assessing Psychological Impact of COVID-19 among Parents of Children Returning to K-12 Schools: A U.S. Based Cross-Sectional Survey," in the Healthcare journal. The purpose…

Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) co-edited a research monograph, "Integrative, Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Healthcare." The monograph complies latest research advances on these modalities of treatment being employed in health care. The intended audience for this monograph are researchers…

Gabriela Buccini (Social and Behavioral Health) is a co-author of a newly published article, "Implementation of the Strategy for Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding in the Federal District in Brazil" in the Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. The Brazilian Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding Strategy—Estratégia Amamenta e Alimenta…

Amruta Godbole, Sheniz Moonie, Ann Vuong (all Epidemiology & Biostatistics), Courtney Coughenour (Environmental & Occupational Health) along with Cai Zhang of Tongji Hospital and Aimen Chen of the University of Pennsylvania, published a paper on "Exploratory analysis of the associations between neonicotinoids and measures of adiposity…

Kavita Batra ('20 Ph.D. Public Health and Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine) with Farooq Abdulla (University Medical Center of Southern Nevada), and Patricia Cruz, Chad L. Cross, Neeraj Bhandari, Jennifer R. Pharr, and Mark P. Buttner (all Environmental & Occupational Health), co-authored an article, "Healthcare Utilization and Expenditures of…

Dieu-My Tran (Nursing), and Chad L. Cross (Environmental and Occupational Health), along with Iris Martinez, '21 BS Nursing, and Dr. Yumei Feng Earley, contributed to the article "MOBILE Intervention Pilot Study in College Students With Elevated Blood Pressure" recently published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. The study explored…

Tim Grigsby (Social & Behavioral Health) along with students and collaborators from other institutions had their work presented at the Society for Behavioral Medicine 43rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions in Baltimore, MD. The presentations included "Do adverse childhood experiences increase the likelihood of experiencing alcohol…

  Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing), Tirth Bhatta (Sociology), and Sfurti Rathi (Public Health) have published an article, "Coping with Uncertainty: Use of Contemplative Practices amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States" in the Holistic Nursing Practice Journal.  They used their nationwide Web based survey to examine the change in…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) co-authored an article, "Predictors of Regular Physical Activity Behavior and Quality of Life in Post-menopausal Iranian Women Based on the Multi-Theory Model," in the Journal of Medicine and Life in association with colleagues from Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad University of…

Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health) received the Longevity Award from the Mississippi Public Health Association for 25 years of devoted service to teaching public health students in the United States.

Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) co-authored a paper with colleagues, “Consideration of sex and gender in Alzheimer's disease and related disorders from a global perspective,” in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia. This was a collaboration as part of his involvement in the Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance…

Tim Grigsby (Social & Behavioral Health) co-authored an article, "Adverse Childhood Experiences and Sleep Difficulties among Young Adult College Students" in the Journal of Sleep Research. This study examined the adverse childhood experience–sleep health (self-reported sleep difficulty and diagnosis of insomnia or “other” sleep disorder)…