Chad L. Cross (Environmental & Occupational Health), along with Dr. Richard Gerhold (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee) presented some of their collaborative research at the annual meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists in June. Their poster, "Assessing the Human Healthcare Burden of Zoonotic…

Chad L. Cross (Environmental & Occupational Health) published an extension outreach publication with Peter DiGennaro (Department of Entomology & Nematology, University of Florida) on the sealworm nematode (Pseudoterranova decipiens). This parasitic nematode is common in marine systems, but opportunistically affects humans when ingested…

Timothy J. Grigsby (Environmental & Occupational Health) published an article on "Adverse Childhood Experiences and Past 30-day Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority College Students" in the journal LGBT Health. Sexual and gender minority (SGM) young adults report disproportionately higher rates of…

Dr. Francisco S. Sy (Environmental and Occupational Health) is the new principal investigator (PI) of the Mountain West Clinical and Translational Research Infrastructure Network grant. The National Institutes of Health approved his appointment as the new PI of this grant on June 7. The goal of this $20 million, five-year grant project…

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) presented a poster at the 2021 Academy Health virtual Annual Research Meeting titled “Defining…

Jennifer Pharr (Environmental and Occupational Health), associate professor, and Kavita Batra (Medicine), statistician, recently published  "Propensity Score Analysis Assessing the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases among the Transgender Population in the United States Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2017…

Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) was a co-author on a continuing medical education article entitled, "Stuttering: 10 questions a GP must know" in the journal, GP Clinics, in association with Lollie Vaughan-Robinson of Jackson State University.  The journal is a source of continuing medical education for general…

Dr. Kavita Batra (Medicine) was interviewed for a feature in Inside Higher Ed called “Suicide Prevention Shouldn’t Be Optional” based on a peer-reviewed article she published in co-authorship with Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) and other co-authors from the University of Utah and Coforge Ltd. The…

Karen E. Callahan (Environmental & Occupational Health) and Adugna Siweya, '18 BS Health Education, '21 Master of Public Health, recently co-published "Cancer Mortality Disparities among Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Populations in California" in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Asian…

Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) published an article entitled, "A Protocol for Assessing the Readiness for Practicing Meditation (Manan Dhyana) as a Tool for Reduction of Stress among High-risk Occupations" in the journal Giornale Italiano di Psicolgia e Medicina del Lavoro (Italian Journal of Psychology and Occupational…

Russell Argenal (Student Wellness) and Jason Flatt (Environmental and Occupational Health) presented their poster, "Measuring Health Disparities among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGM) using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System," at the virtual 2021 National LGBTQ Health Conference hosted by…

Micajah Daniels, Manoj Sharma (both Environmental and Occupational Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) published a commentary, "Social Media and Substance Use among Adolescents: Implications for Research" in the Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education. The commentary examines the growing use of social media among adolescents and its impact on…