Accomplishments: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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鈥
Nicole DeVille (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled, 鈥淪patial analysis of teen births near the New Bedford Harbor Superfund site,鈥 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鈥
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鈥
Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health), Miklo Alcala, and Bryson Carrier coauthored an article titled, 鈥淒escriptive Epidemiology of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections in the United States: Using Big Data to Characterize Patients and Analyze Parasitic Disease Trends,鈥 in the journal,鈥
Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled 鈥淕lobal 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鈥
Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored an article titled, 鈥淒ynamic neurocognitive adaptation in aging: Development and validation of a new scale,鈥 in the journal Alzheimer鈥檚 Association, in association with researchers from Italy and the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas. The article proposes the鈥
Amruta Godbole and Ann Vuong (both Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled, 鈥淎ssociations between neonicotinoids and inflammation in US adults using hematological indices: NHANES 2015-2016," in the journal Environmental Epidemiology, along with Aimin Chen with the University of Pennsylvania. The paper explores the influence of鈥
Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) and Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored an article titled 鈥淭he effect of next-generation, dual-active-ingredient, long-lasting insecticidal net deployment on insecticide resistance in malaria vectors in Benin: results of a 3-year, three-arm, cluster-randomised, controlled鈥
Ann Vuong and Amruta Godbole (both Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled 鈥淕estational organophosphate esters (OPEs) and executive function in adolescence: The HOME Study鈥 in the journal Environmental Research, in association with researchers from Ohio, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, British Columbia, and the Centers for Disease鈥
Yonsu Kim (Healthcare Administration and Policy), Ji Won Yoo (Internal Medicine), Sheniz Moonie (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Tae-Ha Chung (Internal Medicine) published a paper, "Estimating the cost of asthma: moderating effect of race/ethnicity on the relationship between asthma severity and the direct cost." They found an incremental cost鈥
Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) was quoted in an article titled, 鈥淟adybug vs. Asian Lady Beetle: How to Tell the Difference鈥 in Parade Home & Garden. The article interviewed Cross about the difference between ladybugs and lady beetles, as well as the differences between common names and scientific names.
Casey Barber (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) presented a talk titled "Novel trend analysis of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance and COVID-19 case incidence in Southern Nevada" at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association in Minneapolis, Minneapolis, on October 28, 2024. Co-authors included Lung-Chang Chien and Brian Labus鈥