Accomplishments: Department of Social and Behavioral Health
Christopher Johansen (Social and Behavioral Health), along with colleagues Gabriela Buccini, Miguel Fudolig, Manoj Sharma (all Public Health), William McCarthy (UCLA), and Stephanie Pitts (East Carolina University), has been awarded a four-year, $748,052 grant (1R16GM154708-01) from the NIH's National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The…
Siddharth Raich, Christopher Johansen, Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health), Neeraj Bhandari (Healthcare Administration), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) published an article, titled, “Developing a theory-based instrument for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake in people of color using a qualitative approach,” in the journal Healthcare (…
Renato M. Liboro, Lianne Barnes, Sherry Bell, Brandon Ranuschio (all Psychology), Jennifer Pharr (Environmental and Occupational Health), and Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health), recently published a peer-reviewed article in the Social Sciences journal entitled, "Lifetime Experiences of Housing Insecurity among Gay Men Living with HIV at…
Ana Gonzalez-Alvarez (Social and Behavioral Health), Richard Rosenkranz, Chris Acosta, Andrew Hooyman, Jose Hidalgo, CindyRomina Ballesteros-Paniagua, and Sara Rosenkranz (all Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) recently published, "Variability and error in measurement of infant formula powder and water: an experimental study," in the journal…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) has been ranked in the top 0.5% of all scholars worldwide (of about 29 million ranked) by ScholarGPS. This platform provides rankings of individuals and institutions Overall (in all Fields), in 14 broad Fields (such as Medicine, Engineering, or Humanities), in 177 Disciplines (such as…
Sidath Kapukotuwa, Tara Nerida, Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) published an article, “Utilization of the Multi-theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change to Explain Health Behaviors: A Systematic Review,” In the journal, Health Promotion Perspectives (Impact Factor: 2.4). The article synthesizes…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) co-presented a poster titled, "Improving pediatric atopic dermatitis care: Online intervention in Mississippi," at the Children’s Hospital of Mississippi Pediatrics Research Meeting held in Jackson, MS on July 19, 2024 with co-presenters from University of Mississippi Medical Center.…
Manoj Sharma, Mohammad Sohail Akhter, and Asma Awan (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a paper titled, “Salient lessons from a state-wide process evaluation of health disparity efforts using the RQFSM model in the United States,” at the II. Bilsel International Kibyra Scientific Research Congress, which was held in Burdur, Turkiye…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented an interdisciplinary paper titled, “Legitimizing Self versus Other Conflict in Digital Space: Analyzing User’s Online Comments about Afghan Refugees in U.S. Media (2016-2022),” in collaboration with a Fulbright Professor, Maneesh Pandeya at the 3rd International…
Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) contributed to a guest column about how "Inclusive housing empowers the LGBTQ+ community to age with dignity," published in the Las Vegas Sun.
The U.S. population of LGBTQ+ adults over age 50 is expected to reach 7 million by 2030. As this community grows, the need to address housing disparities in our…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an editorial titled, “Global Health: A Priority that Persists,” in the Italian journal, Advances in Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health, in collaboration with a faculty from Berea College. This editorial is a run-up to the forthcoming book by the authors titled…
Tim Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health) co-published an article on "Conformity Drinking Motives, College Alcohol Beliefs, and Drinking Behaviors Among College Students: Examining the Protective Role of Prosocial Behaviors" in the Journal of Adult Development.
The goal of the study is to examine the moderating role of public and altruistic…