Kavita Batra (Medicine), Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health), and Chia-Liang Dai (Teaching and Learning), along with Jagdish Khubchandani of New Mexico State University, published a manuscript, “COVID-19 Booster Vaccination Hesitancy in the United States: A Multi-theory-model (MTM)-based National Assessment” in the journal Vaccines (Impact…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) was interviewed for “The Progression Health Podcast” in their series on mental health and mindfulness on the topic of How to Stress Less and Cope with Life Challenges More Effectively. The podcast covers aspects of his research in preventive medicine, healthy behaviors, stressors, yoga, meditation, and…

Christopher Johansen (Social and Behavioral Health) received a $20,000 pilot grant from the National Cancer Institute/Huntsman Comprehensive Cancer Center's Geographical Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program (GMaP) for a one-year project, "Acculturation and its Association with Highly Microbiota-accessible Food Sources (HMAFS): An…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) co-authored a chapter, “People with Intellectual Disabilities, Drug Misuse, and Addiction,” in the book, Handbook of Substance Misuse and Addictions, in association with Ram Lakhan of Berea College. The book has been published by Springer. The chapter covers various facets of substance use among persons…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) co-authored an article, “Social Cognitive Theory Constructs that Predict Betel Nut Chewing among Secondary Students in the Solomon Islands,” published in the Journal of Social Change with coauthors from the Ministry of Health in the Solomon Islands and Fiji Islands. The article found that social…

Gabriela Buccini and Raquel Schincaglia (Social and Behavioral Health) are co-authors of a newly published article, "Single Mothers in Poverty in Brazil: Repercussions on Quality of Life and Anxiety for Pregnant and Postpartum Women" in the Journal of Poverty. . Worldwide, one in eight women between 18 and 60 years old are single mothers. We…

Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health) co-authored an article, " An Authoritative Parenting Model of Offender Rehabilitation" in the journal Sociological Imagination with colleagues from Jackson State University and Auburn University at Montgomery. This interdisciplinary article has important implications for offender rehabilitation.

Gabriela Buccini (Social and Behavioral Health) is a co-author of a newly published article, "Evolution of Breastfeeding Indicators and Early Introduction of Foods in Latin American and Caribbean Countries in the Decades of 1990, 2000, and 2010" in the International Breastfeeding Journal. In this article, the authors found that in the last…

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…

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…

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…