Accomplishments: School of Public Health
Dieu-My Tran and Nirmala Lekhak (both Nursing), along with Sheniz Moonie and Karen Gutierrez (both Public Health) co-authored a new published article entitled, "Risk Factors Associated With Cardiovascular Disease Among Adult Nevadans."
Michael Wong, Dharini Bhammar (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), along with Nicholas Ross, '20 MS Exercise Physiology, published a paper, “Respiratory and Perceptual Responses to High-Intensity Interval Exercise in Obese Adults” in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports…
Ann M. Vuong (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) recently published an article, "Prenatal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Neurobehavior in US Children through 8 Years of Age: The HOME Study" in the journal Environmental Research.
The objective of the study was to examine associations between maternal serum…
Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) coauthored an article, "Measures and Effects of Pain Management for Wound Dressing Change in Outpatient Children in Western China," in collaboration with colleagues from Chongqing Medical University. The article underscores the need for standardized procedures for pain management during wound…
Xiangxue Xiao and Qing Wu (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) published an article on "The Utility of Genetic Risk Score to Improve Performance of FRAX for Fracture Prediction in US Postmenopausal Women" in the journal Calcified Tissue International.
The ability of the fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX) in discriminating fracture and non-…
Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) coauthored an article, "Associations Between Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Intelligence among Osteopathic Medical Students" in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association in collaboration with colleagues from University of Arkansas, Lincoln Memorial University, and…
Chia-Liang Dai (Teaching & Learning) and Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) have published the article, "Efficacy of Meditation-Based Interventions on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Among Veterans: A Narrative Review" in the journal Advances in Mind-Body Medicine in association with Taj Haider of Civic Center (New…
Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) coauthored an article, "Predictors in Initiating and Maintaining Nutritional Behaviors to Deal with Menopausal Symptoms Based on Multi-Theory Model," in the International Quarterly of Community Health Education in association with colleagues from Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences…
Timothy Grigsby (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-authored an article on "Pandemic-Specific Factors Related to Generalized Anxiety Disorder during the Initial COVID-19 Protocols in the United States" in the journal Issues in Mental Health Nursing.
The purpose for the current study is to assess the prevalence rates of generalized…
Manoj Sharma (Environmental and Occupational Health) recently had a poster accepted into 51ԹϺ's Best Teaching Practices Expo. The poster focuses on "Remote Teaching of Research Methods."
Research Methods, offered by the School of Public Health, was taught remotely by Manoj Sharma to undergraduate students (primarily from public health) in…
Ann M. Vuong (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) co-published an article on "Proximity to Traffic and Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Relation to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Conduct Disorder in U.S. children" in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health.
Conduct disorder (CD) is a…
Dharini Bhammar (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) published a paper, “Quantification and Verification of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Adults with Prehypertension” in the journal Sports. The article shows that verification testing is feasible, validates the attainment of maximal…