Accomplishments: Department of Social and Behavioral Health
Jason Flatt (Social & Behavioral Health) is the principal investigator on a project entitled "Engaging the LGBTQIA+ community living with Parkinson's Disease, caregivers and care providers in research," a collaboration between UNLV and Cleveland Clinic - Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.
The proposal was selected for funding for $400,000…
Jose Melendrez, Christopher Johansen, Manoj Sharma, and Amanda Haboush-Deloye (all Public Health) presented on "Examples of Community Based Participatory Research in Action" at the Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Institute.
The CBPR Institute was sponsored by the UNLV School of Public Health, Nevada Minority…
Gabriela Buccini (Social and Behavioral Health) was a presenter at the 18th Confelanyd (Conference of the Latin American Confederation of Nutritionists and Dietitians). One of the major international events for the Latin American and Caribbean community of nutritionists from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador,…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) and Kavita Batra (Medicine) have published the article, “The Role of Vitamin E in Slowing Down Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Narrative Review” in collaboration with Ram Lakhan of Berea College and Frazier Beatty of Regis College.
The article explores the possible neuroprotective effect of…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) and Kavita Batra (Medicine) have edited a research monograph entitled, “COVID-19: Impact on Public Health and Healthcare. Approaches to Decrease the COVID-19 Impact” published by MDPI (Switzerland).
Empirical evidence related to handwashing behavior, mask wearing behavior, sanitizer development,…
Jose Melendrez and Christopher Johansen (both Public Health) and Julie Lucero of UNR presented at the CBPR Institute's first of three sessions.
Sponsored by the School of Public Health, Nevada Minority Health & Equity Coalition, and the UNR Latino Research Center. The first session of the CBPR Institute was "What is …
Gabriela Buccini (Public Health) published a new article, "Population-based approaches for monitoring the nurturing care environment for early childhood development: A scoping review" in the Maternal and Child Nutrition journal. Given the great variability in methods used to measure the nurturing care (NC) environment, valid approaches based…
Manoj Sharma (Environmental and Occupational Health) presented two posters at the American Public Health Association’s 149th annual meeting held as a hybrid virtually and in Denver. The first presentation was “Technology Use to Improve Social Connectedness among Older Adults during COVID-19: Enhancing Educational Interventions,” and second…
Manoj Sharma (Environmental and Occupational Health) coauthored an article, “A Novel Behavioral Model in Initiation and Sustenance of Toothbrushing Behavior Among Dental and Medical Students in India: An Exploratory Analysis” in the Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine. The article establishes the cross-cultural psychometric…
Gabriela Buccini and Melva Thompson-Robinson (both Public Health) received a $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health Common Fund within the office of the director for a five-year project entitled "Pathways to integrate maternal-child health and nutrition interventions to transform equity and human…
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health) is a co-recipient of the “2021 Journal of Osteopathic Medicine Social Determinants of Health Research Award" by the American Osteopathic Association along with his coauthors from University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, University of Mississippi Medical Center, and Lincoln Memorial University for the…
Gabriela Buccini (Social and Behavioral Health) is a co-author of a newly published article, "Intergenerational perceptions and practices in breastfeeding and child feeding among quilombola women (African Brazilian) in Goiás State, Brazil," in the Reports in Public Health journal.
This exploratory qualitative study aimed to…