Accomplishments: Department of Social and Behavioral Health

Ravi Batra, Manoj Sharma (both Public Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) presented a poster, "Yoga for anxiety relief among college students: Current state of interventions," at the American Public Health Association 150th annual meeting in Boston. Ravi Batra is a doctoral student.
Kavita Batra (Medicine), Manoj Sharma, and Ravi Batra (both Social and Behavioral Health) along with researchers from the University of Utah published a meta-analysis, "Assessing the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 among College Students: An Evidence of 15 Countries," in February 2021. As of today, this meta-analysis remains among the top 20…
Tim Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health) presented a poster on "Immigration and adaptation related stressors and bullying behaviors among ethnic minority youth: The promise of developmental assets" at the American Public Health Association 2022 annual meeting in Boston, MA.
Krystal Kittle and Jason Flatt (both Social and Behavioral Health) recently published, “Feasibility of the Savvy Caregiver Program for LGBTQ+ Caregivers of People Living with Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementias,” in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Manoj Sharma, Ravi Batra (Social and Behavioral Health), Kavita Batra (Medicine), Ching-Chen Chen (Counselor Education), Chia-Laing Dai (Teaching and Learning), and David Cappelli (Dental Medicine) have published a manuscript titled, “Predicting Flossing through the Application of the Multi-Theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change among…
Tim Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health), along with colleagues, presented a symposium paper on "Indirect effects of adverse childhood experiences on self-reported substance use problems through mental illness among sexual and gender diverse individuals" at the 2022 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies annual meeting in Atlanta, GA…
Jennifer Pharr (EOH), Lung-Chang Chien (EAB), Max Gakh (EOH), Jason Flatt (SBH), Krystal Kittle (SBH), and Emylia Terry (EOH) from the School of Public Health recently published, "Moderating Effect of Community and Individual Resilience on Structural Stigma and Suicidal Ideation among Sexual and Gender Minority Adults in the United…
Anita Chatterjee, Laurencia Bonsu, and Sidath Kapukotuwa (all Social and Behavioral Health) have been awarded a grant of $3,000 each for their proposal titled, “A phenomenological qualitative study based on the multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change to identify factors and ways to design interventions for quitting gambling among older…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) co-authored an article titled, “Mother-daughter’s relationship with menstrual hygiene and premenstrual symptoms in Iranian teenage girls,” in the Journal of Education and Community Health with authors from Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. The article highlights the crucial role of mothers to buffer…
Sidath Kapukotuwa, Anita Chatterjee, and Laurencia Bonsu (all Social and Behavioral Health) have been awarded a grant of $3,000 each for their proposal titled, “Explaining the correlates of problem gambling behavior based on the multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change among college students: A cross-sectional study,” by the UNLV's…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) co-authored an article titled, “Application of the multi-theory model to explain veterinarians’ intentions to use telehealth/telemedicine,” in the journal Veterinary Record, with authors from Lincoln Memorial University; University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; and University of Mississippi Medical Center.…
Siddharth Raich (Social and Behavioral Health) received the American Public Health Association (APHA) Cancer Forum's Inaugural Cancer Public Health Student Award at this year's APHA national conference. This award recognizes student achievement and passion in addressing cancer screening disparities and engagement with research and leadership…