Accomplishments: Department of Environmental and Global Health
Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Global Health) and Richard M. Oxborough from the Parasitology and Vector Biology Laboratory coauthored an article titled, 鈥淏uilding resilience against the growing threat of arboviruses: a scoping review of Aedes vector surveillance, control strategies and insecticide resistance in Africa,鈥 in the journal鈥
Lung-Wen Antony Chen (Environmental and Global Health) and colleagues published an article on "Quantitative microbial exposure assessment of uropathogenic Escherichia coli in ready-to-eat chicken: Consumer risk and mitigation strategies in Taiwan" in the journal Food Research International.
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Erika Marquez (Environmental and Global Health) received a grant award amendment of $1,891,400 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the Nevada Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.
Francisco Sy (Environmental and Global Health) received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Nevada Public Health Association (NHPA) in recognition of his four decades career in public health marked by enduring dedication, impactful contributions, and unwavering commitment in advancing public health in Nevada and beyond. It was awarded at the鈥
Tim Grigsby (Environmental and Global Health) coauthored a paper titled, 鈥淪uicidal planning and ideation among US adolescents: Differences by sexual identity 2023,鈥 in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, along with researchers from Illinois, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania. The study explores differences in suicidal ideation and planning among U.S鈥
Dr. Francisco Sy (Environmental and Global Health), professor, gave a presentation on "Showcasing How Collaboration Supports Success: The Mountain West Clinical and Translational Research Infrastructure Network" at the 9th Annual International Forum of the University of the Philippines International Nursing and Healthcare Forum held on Aug. 8-9,鈥
Dr. Francisco Sy (Environmental and Global Health), professor, received the Gawad Tanglaw (Beacon of Light) Cultural Heritage Award from the International Association of Multicultural and Filipino-American Educators, on Aug. 22, 2025, in New York City.
Dr. Francisco Sy (Environmental and Global Health), professor, was invited as a Distinguished Speaker at the 2025 Annual Philippine American Academy of Sciences and Engineering Meeting and Symposium, held on July 19-20, 2025, at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. He gave a presentation on "Mountain West Clinical and Translational鈥
Ana Daniela Gonz谩lez-Alvarez, Sidath Kapukotuwa, Larry Hurst, and Abena Gyawu Owusu-Ansah (all Public Health), Ying Guo (Environmental and Global Health), Jennifer Vaderlaan (Nursing), Jay Shen (Healthcare Administration and Policy) published "Socioeconomic Disparities in Perinatal Substance Use Emergency Department Visits Before and During COVID-鈥
Tim Grigsby (Environmental and Global Health) coauthored a paper titled, 鈥淎dverse childhood experiences and college student mental well-being: The role of coping strategies and the developmental timing of adversity,鈥 in the journal Adversity and Resilience Science, along with researchers from California. The paper assesses the impact of adverse鈥
Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Global Health) and Richard M. Oxborough from the Parasitology and Vector Biology Laboratory coauthored an article titled 鈥淣ovel insecticide resistance mutations associated with variable PBO synergy in Anopheles gambiae s.l. from the Democratic Republic of Congo鈥 in the journal Scientific Reports, in association鈥
Tim Grigsby (Environmental and Global Health) and Bertille Assoumou (Medicine) coauthored a paper titled, 鈥淐annabis use among pregnant and non-pregnant women of childbearing age: Findings from the 2021-2023 National Survey of Drug Use and Health,鈥 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, along with researchers from UNR and Texas. The paper鈥