Accomplishments: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), along with researchers from Georgia, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Canada, coauthored a paper titled, “Prenatal PFAS exposures and cardiometabolic health in middle childhood in the MIREC cohort," in the journal Environmental Research. The paper examined prenatal exposure to…
Megan R. Griffard (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), Brian Labus (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), and Brian Woods (Center for Business and Economic Research) composed an expert panel for a special collaborative episode of Vegas PBS's Nevada Week and KNPR's State of Nevada that looked back at the COVID-19…
Erika Marquez (Environmental and Occupational Health), Amanda Haboush-Deloye (Social and Behavioral Health), Jay Shen (Healthcare Administration and Policy) and Binita Adhikari (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled “Factors Associated with Hospital Length of Stay and Intensive Care Utilization Among Pediatric COVID-19 Patients…
Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled, “Gestational PBDE concentrations and executive function in adolescents with self- and caregiver-report: The HOME study," in the journal Environmental Research, along with researchers from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Rhode Island, Georgia and Canada. The paper studied the adverse…
An-Pyng Sun (Social Work), Chih-Hsiang Ho (Mathematical Sciences), Daria J. Kuss (Nottingham Trent University), and Chad L. Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) recently published an article, “The temporal stability of problematic gaming and gaming disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis,” in the journal Addictive Behaviors Reports…
Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled “Gestational exposure to environmental chemical mixtures and cognitive abilities in children: A pooled analysis of two North American birth cohorts" in the journal Environmental International, along with researchers from Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Canada. The…
Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) and Kavita Batra (Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine) published an article titled, "Profile Analysis of Handwashing Behavior Among a Sample of College Students in the Multi-Theory Model Framework," in the journal, Hygiene. The study investigated the…
Kelly Chung (Public Health) was honored to be chosen as one of only three student podium presenters at the 11th Annual Research Symposium hosted by the Roseman University of Health Sciences. Chung presented her research project, "Environmental Parasite Contamination: A Study Evaluating Soil in Urban Dog Parks." She completed this study as part of…
Nicole DeVille (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled, “Spatial analysis of teen births near the New Bedford Harbor Superfund site,” in the journal Environmental Research: Health, in association with Carolina Villanueva, Susan A. Korrick, and Veronica M. Vieira. The article assesses the sociodemographic and geographic factors…
Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) presented a poster titled "Impact of Acculturation on Muscle Dysmorphia and Anabolic Steroid Use in FilAm University Students" at the 2025 Asian American Psychological Association - Division of Filipino Americans Conference held in Davis, CA on January 25-26, 2025. Pamela Pioquinto (Public…
Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health), Miklo Alcala, and Bryson Carrier coauthored an article titled, “Descriptive Epidemiology of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections in the United States: Using Big Data to Characterize Patients and Analyze Parasitic Disease Trends,” in the journal,…
Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled “Global metabolomic alterations associated with endocrine-disrupting chemicals among pregnant individuals and newborns," in the journal Metabolomics, along with researchers from Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Michigan, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Arkansas, Texas, Ohio, Georgia and New York…