Accomplishments: School of Public Health
Manoj Sharma, Asma Awan, Sidath Kapukotuwa (all in Social and Behavioral Health), and Amar Kanekar from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have authored a chapter titled “Fourth-Generation Multi-Theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change. Genesis, Evidence, and Potential Applications” in the "Handbook of Concepts in Health, Health…
Sohail Akther, Asma Awan, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a paper titled, “A Scoping Review of Water-based Exercise Interventions for Breast Cancer Survivors” at the International Colosseum of Scientific Research and Innovation Congress in Italy on October 13. Akhter and Awan are graduate students.
Juliana Byzyka (Transportation Research Center) joined her colleagues Erin Breen (Transportation Research Center) and Courtney Coughenour (Environmental and Occupational Health) at the regional conference with the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) - Las Vegas #74 at the Tuscany Suites and Casino. The panel engaged in…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine) has published a book titled, “Effective Approaches to Global Health Issues” along with Ram Lakhan of Berea College published by Academic Press (Elsevier) (ISBN# 978-0-443-29098-5). A book launch party is planned for Monday, October 21, 2024, between 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in Room GTW…
Tim Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health) coauthored an article titled “Adverse Childhood Experiences, Perceived Discrimination, and Mental Health in Sexual and Gender Minoritized Adults: Comparing Stress Accumulation and Stress Sensitization Models” in the journal LGBT Health, in association with researchers from Texas, North Carolina and…
Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) coauthored an article titled “Bio-efficacy of field aged novel class of long-lasting insecticidal nets, against pyrethroid-resistant malaria vectors in Tanzania: A series of experimental hut trials” in the journal PLOS Global Public Health, in association with researchers from London, Canada…
Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) as part of GBD 2021 Tobacco Forecasting Collaborators were coauthors in “Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021”…
Barbara Lewis (Public Health) spoke to students in the Advocacy Scholars Program at the American Medical Student Association about the free Antiracism Module, funded by the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, on which she has worked for the past three years. The Module, videos, and resources are available to everyone online.
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil shows no consistent benefits on cardiometabolic and anthropometric parameters: A systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials” in the European Journal of Nutrition (Impact factor 4.6)…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Psychosocial profiles influencing healthy dietary behaviors among adolescents in Shandong Province, China: A cross-sectional study” in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition (Impact factor 4.0) in association with researchers from Chongqing Medical University…
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented a webinar titled, “Practical stress management: Promoting and improving mental health” to the British Association of Primary Care and Allied Professionals (BAPCAP) in Birmingham, United Kingdom on September 28. The webinar was well attended and well received. He talked…
Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health), Rob Levrant (Educational Outreach and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute), and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) presented at the Lumivero Virtual Conference 2024 on September 25. The presentation was titled: "Determining Vaping Cessation (Quitting) Intervention Strategies among Young…