Accomplishments: School of Public Health
Alyx Phillips from Three Square Food Bank and Environmental and Occupational Health alum, Courtney Coughenour, Sheila Janofsky (both Environmental and Occupational Health), Ian McDonough (Economics), Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health), Samantha John (Brain Health), and Lisa Segler from Three Square Food Bank presented a talk, "…
School of Public Health students Gracelyn Gattis, Aaron Oliva and Leticia Delgado placed on the podium at the Penn State Health Policy and Administration Case Competition, which was hosted last month by the Department of Health Policy and Administration and gave students from across the country the opportunity to solve a current healthcare…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Effects of co-supplementation with alpha-linolenic acid and L-Carnitine on inflammatory Status and oxidate stress in women with migraine: A randomized triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial,” in the Journal of Functional Foods (Impact factor 5.6) with…
Maxim Gakh, Courtney Coughenour, Emily C. Strickler, Timothy J. Bungum, Jennifer R. Pharr, Pashtana Usufzy, Megan McDonough (all Public Health), Bertille Mavegam Assoumou (Medicine), Nicole Williams Bungum, and Mindy Meacham from the Southern Nevada Health District published their manuscript entitled "What works when working together?: Cross-…
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Coenzyme Q10 supplementation in burn patients: A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial” in the journal Trials (Impact factor 2.0) with coauthors from the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. The results of the study showed that…
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Investigating the effects of co-supplementation with alpha-linolenic acid and L-carnitine on inflammatory status, oxidative stress, clinical symptoms, mental health and quality of life in women with migraine: A protocol for a randomized, triple-blind,…
Lung-Wen Antony Chen (Environmental and Occupational Health) presented a talk titled "Building Resilience Through Climate Justice in Nevada" at the 2024 Impact Summit in Las Vegas, NV, held by Nevada Minority Health and Equity Coalition on November 15. The presentation showcased initiatives aimed at building resilience — such as urban heat…
Ann Vuong and Amruta Godbole (both Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled “Gestational organophosphate esters (OPEs) and executive function in adolescence: The HOME Study” in the journal Environmental Research, in association with researchers from Ohio, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, British Columbia, and the Centers for Disease…
Louisa Messenger and Trishan Wickramasinghe (both Environmental and Occupational Health) were invited to present at the 21st World Health Organization Vector Control Advisory Group meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO VCAG provides independent evaluation of the value of innovative new tools and technologies in public health…
Mohammad Sohail Akther and Manoj Sharma (both Social & Behavioral Health) presented a paper titled, “Bibliometric analysis of global research trends in health education and health promotion for cancer patients” at the 1st International Hagia Sophia Scientific Research and Innovation Congress in Istanbul, Turkiye. The presentation was well…
Md. Sohail Akhter, Asma Awan, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a poster tilted “The role of yoga in improving the quality of life among breast cancer survivors: A systematic review” at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting October 27-30, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of the Integrative,…
Refat Srejon, Timothy Grigsby, Asma Awan, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a talk on “Effectiveness of theory-based smoking cessation interventions among young adults: A systematic review” at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting October 27-30, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of the APHA…