Accomplishments: School of Public Health
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…
Jennifer Pharr and Emylia Terry (both Public Health) and Kavita Batra (Medicine) presented "Protective and Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation Among Lesbian and Bisexual Women in the United States" at the American Public Health Association Conferences in Boston.
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) orally presented the paper, "Explaining readiness to change in physical inactivity behavior among college students in Mississippi using perfection quotient (PQ) model," at the 150th American Public Health Association annual meeting in Boston. He was also a co-presenter on 11 other presentations at this…
The following individuals have been elected to the 2022-2023 Delta Theta Delta Omega Chapter:
President: Shawn Gersternberger (Public Health)
President-elect: Kavita Batra
Vice president: Timothy Grigsby
Secretary and treasurer: Bertille Mavegam Tango Assoumou
Undergraduate student liaison: Sara Conners
Graduate…
Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) co-published an article on "Childhood urinary organophosphate esters and cognitive abilities in a longitudinal cohort study" in the journal Environmental Research.
The purpose of this study was to examine associations between urinary metabolites of three common organophosphate esters (OPEs) measured up…
Co-PI's Jennifer Pharr and Jason Flatt (Public Health) and Renato Liboro (Psychology) along with co-investigators Courtney Coughenour, Krystal Kittle, and Emylia Terry (Public Health) were awarded a CTR-IN grant for their project, "Building Healthy Outcomes Using a Supportive Environment (H.O.U.S.E.) for Sexual and Gender Minorities in…
Erika Marquez (Environmental and Occupational Health), Amanda Haboush-Deloye, and Erick B López (both Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy) published their research, "Improving the Identification of Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels: A Pilot Project Using an Academic Detailing Approach," in the Journal of Community…
Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) coauthored an article titled, “Explaining physical activity behavior among university students in Fiji Islands using the multi-theory model of health behavior change: A cross-sectional study” with coauthors from Fiji National University and Berea College. The article lends…
Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-published a paper on "Protective efficacy of holed and aging PBO-pyrethroid synergist-treated nets on malaria infection prevalence in north-western Tanzania" in the journal PLoS Global Public Health.
This study presents the durability of two types of nets with and without the…
Ann Vuong's (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) project titled "Early life organophosphate ester (OPE) exposures and adiposity and cardiometabolic health during adolescence" has received over $2 million in grant funding from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Research reported…
Jennifer Vanderlaan (Nursing), Jay Shen (Public Health), and Tricia Gatlin (Nursing) published a new article, "Outcomes of Childbirth Education in PRAMS, Phase 8" in the Maternal and Child Health Journal. The research explores childbirth education and better outcomes for maternal child health throughout the United States.