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Manoj Sharma, MBBS, Ph.D., MCHES

Professor & Chair

Department(s)
Social and Behavioral Health
Mail Code
3063
Phone
702-895-2687
Email
manoj.sharma@unlv.edu

Biography

Manoj Sharma, MBBS, Ph.D., MCHES® is a Professor and Chair of the Social and Behavioral Health Program in the School of Public Health. He is a public health physician and educator with a medical degree from the University of Delhi and a doctorate in Preventive Medicine (Public Health) from The Ohio State University. He is also a master certified health education specialist from the National Commission on Health Education Credentialing.

In his career, spanning over 35 years, he has trained/taught more than 6,000 health professionals at 13 national and international universities working full-time or part-time. He is a prolific researcher and as of June 2024 had published 15 books, over 400 peer-reviewed research articles, and over 500 other publications (h-index 54, i-10 index over 250, and over 16,000 citations). He had also secured funding for more than $10 million.

Sharma is ranked in the top 1 percentile of scientists globally from 176 subfields and the top 300 in public health in the Elsevier ranking. He has been awarded several prestigious honors including the American Public Health Association’s Lyndon Haviland Mentoring Award, J. Mayhew Derryberry Award, ICTHP Impact Award, Ohio State University’s William R. Gemma Distinguished Alumnus Award, OSU College of Medicine Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award, and 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Harry Reid Silver State Award, Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award, Outstanding Graduate Faculty Leadership Award among others.

Dr. Sharma is currently recruiting graduate master's and Ph.D. students. Please send your CV and interests by email: manoj.sharma@unlv.edu

Selected Publications

Please visit his for a near complete list.

Selected Recent Books

  • Sharma, M., & Lakhan R. (in press). Effective approaches to global health issues. Cambridge, MA: Elsevier. ISBN#978-443-29098-5.
  • Sharma, M. & Petosa, R. L. (2023). Evaluation and measurement in health promotion. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN# 978-1-119-90866-1
  • Sharma, M. (2022). Theoretical foundations of health education and health promotion. (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN# 978-1284208627.
  • Romas, J. A., & Sharma, M. (2022). Practical stress management. A comprehensive workbook. (8th ed.). Cambridge, MA: Academic Press (Elsevier). ISBN# 978-0-323-98812-4.
  • Sharma, M., & Branscum, P. (2021). Foundations of mental health promotion. (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN# 978-128-41-99758.
  • Sharma, M., & Branscum, P. (2020). Introduction to community and public health. (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. ISBN# 978-1-119-63371-7. Translated in Korean. ISBN 978-89-5629-640-1. 

Selected Recent Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  • Sharma, M., Johansen, C., Fudolig, M., Dai, C-L., Kapukotuwa, S., * Davlos, L., * & Bonsu, L.* (2024). Theory-based antecedents of breastfeeding among pregnant women in the United States. Health Promotion Perspectives, 14(1), 70-79. 

  • Sharma, M., Johansen, C., Batra, R., * Dai, C-L., Kapukotuwa, S., * Assoumou, B. & Batra, K. (2024). Explaining the correlates of eating outside-of-home behavior in a nationally representative US sample using the multi-theory model of health behavior change: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21, 115. 

  • Sharma, M. (2024). Mental health promotion by medical students: An untapped potential. UJMS: UCMS Journal of Medical Sciences, 2(1), 21-23  

  • Nerida, T. M., * Sharma, M., Labus, B., Marquez, E., Dai, C.-L. (2023). COVID-19 vaccine acceptance behavior among Hispanics/Latinxs in Nevada: A theory-based analysis. Healthcare, 11, 688.

  • Sharma, M., Johansen, C., Batra, K., Dai, C., Batra, R., * Hayes, T., & Singh, A. (2023). Using the multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change to explain the seeking of stool-based tests for colorectal cancer screening. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 6553. 

  • Sharma, M., Sehgal, M., Lakhan, R., Nahar, V., Wilkerson, A., Daniels, M., * Kanekar, A., Ford-Wade, A. (2023). College students' readiness to change in physical inactivity behavior using perfection quotient behavioral model. Journal of Social Health, 5 (2), 1-16.

  • Kapukotuwa, S., * Bonsu, L., * Chatterjee, A., * Fudolig, M., & Sharma, M. (2023). Examining the gambling behavior of university students: A cross-sectional survey applying the multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change in a single institution. Healthcare, 11, 2151.