Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 性视界传媒
Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health), and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health and Medicine) presented a poster titled, "A Multi-Theory Model鈥揃ased Intervention to Promote Stress Relaxation Behaviors among U.S. Veterans," on April 28, 2026, at the VA Research Week and Affiliate Partnership Council Event held at VA Southern Nevada鈥
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, 鈥淎ssociations Between Parental Misperceptions of Preschoolers鈥 Weight and Diet- and Physical Activity-Related Parenting Attitudes and Practices鈥 in collaboration with researchers from Chongqing Medical University in the Maternal and Child Health Journal (鈥
Kathryn Houk (Libraries; Medicine) earned the Health Literacy Specialist Certificate from the Institute for Healthcare Advancement. The certificate is an accredited, 7-course educational credential program that equips professionals with essential health literacy principles and practices to improve understanding of complex health information and鈥
Md. Sohail Akhter, Rupam Mitra, Ishrat Zaman, Asma Awan (all Public Health) and Manoj Sharma (Public Health; Internal Medicine) presented and participated in a panel discussion for ARPA Scholarship Project titled "ARPA: Experiential Learning for Public Health Workforce Augmentation" on April 22, 2026 at the Nevada Public Health Association鈥
Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented a poster titled, 鈥淭ailoring Evidence-Based Interventions and Practices in Public Health Workforce Development: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the ARPA Nevada Pipeline Initiative Public Health Workforce" on April 22, 2026 at the鈥
Drs. Emily Janes and Soon Cho (both Psychiatry and Behavioral Health) have published the study 鈥淚nfidelity Decision-Making by Emerging Adult Women: A Grounded Theory," in Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.
Matthew Michelberger; Christopher Waite; Samir Alkhouri; Saliha Ahmad; Ahmed Nadeem-Tariq; Christopher J. Fang; Samantha Evans; Sukanta Maitra; and Karen Nelsonin (all Medicine) published an article in Journal of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global.
Kavita Batra, Noehealani Antolin (Medicine), Sara Rosenkranz (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Jorge Fonseca Cacho (Computer Science) received institutional seed funding through 性视界传媒鈥檚 Interdisciplinary Research Development Area (iRDA) in AI and Big Data for their project, 鈥淩esponsible AI in Survey-Based Research: Developing an Ethical鈥
Vidhani S. Goel (Public Health) was awarded the Best Poster Presentation in Health & Natural Sciences & Engineering at the Office of Undergraduate Research Spring 2026 Symposium.
An undergraduate researcher with an extensive scholarly record, she has authored nearly 15 publications and delivered close to 50 research presentations, and鈥
Rosa M. Mendez, Kaitlin Hock, Glendell de Guzman, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) published an abstract in Obstetrics & Gynecology examining a protocol to improve follow-up care after abnormal Pap smear results in an underserved population. The intervention improved result upload rates, reduced time to patient notification, and shortened鈥
Sara Hunt, Sarah Hartzell, Aileen Lovitt, Jill Manit, Yuhan Bi, Roberta Miranda, and Ashley Noel Pruitt, all members of the Behavioral Health Education, Retention, and Expansion Network of Nevada (BeHERE NV; Medicine), presented at the 2026 Nevada Public Health Association (NPHA) Annual Conference on April 21, 2026.
Sarah Hartzell, regional鈥
Sara Hunt (BeHere; Medicine) was a panelist on the "Rural Health Panel" at the Nevada Public Health Association's 2026 Annual Conference. During the session, she provided her expertise on the behavioral health needs of rural Nevada.