Jason Flatt (Social & Behavioral Health) received notice of a $150,000 grant from the Alzheimer's Association Research Grant to Promote Diversity. The grant will be used to collect cognitive health data with LGBTQIA+ older adults.

Krystal Kittle (Public Health) received notice of a three-year Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship award for $175,000. Jason Flatt (Social & Behavioral Health) and Sheniz Moonie (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) serve as her mentor and co-mentor on the grant. The goals of this grant are to characterize the caregiving experiences…

Jennifer Vanderlaan (Nursing) and Jay Shen (Public Health) co-authored a new publication, "Sociodemographic Disparities in Utilization of Childbirth Education," in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. Co-authors include former UNLV professor Tricia Gatlin.

Manoj Sharma, Christopher Johansen, Siddharth Raich (all Social and Behavioral Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) have published a manuscript, "Explaining Correlates of Cervical Cancer Screening among Minority Women in the United States" in the journal Pharmacy. The article provides evidence for Sharma's multi-theory model (MTM) of health…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) has published the eighth edition of his popular book, Practical Stress Management with his former mentor, John A. Romas (Minnesota State University, Mankato). The publisher is Elsevier and the book is geared toward college students on how to manage stress. The book has sold more than 25,000 copies…

Patricia Cruz, Mark Buttner, and David Woodard (all Environmental and Occupational Health), along with Adam Obenza, '19 Master of Public Health, co-authored an article, “Microbial Contamination on Ambulance Surfaces: A Systematic Literature Review,” in the Journal of Hospital Infection.   The aim of the study was to determine whether…

Ann Vuong (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) co-published a paper, "Gestational Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Social Skills and Problem Behaviors in Adolescents: The HOME Study" in the journal Environment International. The study investigates associations between gestational exposure to PBDEs and social skills and problem…

Sanae El Ibrahimi (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) and colleagues from Comagine Health (Michelle A. Hendricks, Sara Hallvik, Christi Hildebran), Brigham & Women’s Hospital (Scott G. Weiner, Michael A. Fischer), and Brandeis University (Grant Ritter) recently published an article in JAMA Network Open titled "Factors Associated With Opioid…

Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health), along with colleagues at the University of California San Francisco, published "Building H.O.U.S.E (Healthy Outcomes Using a Supportive Environment): Exploring the Role of Affordable and Inclusive Housing for LGBTQIA+ Older Adults" in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Jay Shen, Soumya Upadhyay, and Betty Burston (all Healthcare Administration and Policy) have been invited as guest editors of a special issue, "Socioeconomic Inequalities in Access to Care, Outcomes, and Healthcare Utilization," of the journal Healthcare. Manuscript submissions are being accepted until Oct. 31.

Soumya Upadhyay (Healthcare Administration & Policy) was presented with the 2021 Research to Practice Award during the American Public Health Association annual meeting for her abstract "Do Patient Engagement IT Functionalities Influence Patient Safety Outcomes." She also was interviewed by Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (…

Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) have co-edited a book, COVID-19: Impact on Public Health and Healthcare (Volume 2), which was published by MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (Switzerland). This compendium of studies conducted from around the world focuses on the assessment of the impact of…