Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 性视界传媒
Ashley Noel Pruitt (BeHere; Medicine) presented "What does that mean??? Turning policy into pathways for collaboration in behavioral health workforce improvement" as a lightning talk at the Nevada Public Health Association's 2026 Annual Conference. The presentation discussed how people can enact change through advocacy and policy.
Roberta Miranda-Alfonzo (BeHere; Medicine) presented "Using Statewide Virtual Summits to Strengthen Nevada's Behavioral Health Workforce Pipeline" as a lightening talk at the Nevada Public Health Association's 2026 Annual Conference. The presentation showcased BeHERE NV's Virtual Summits that bring in guest speakers to present on behavioral health鈥
Sarah Hartzell (BeHere; Medicine) presented "Beyond Journals and Reports: Using Op-Eds as a Public Health Dissemination Strategy" as an oral presentation at the Nevada Public Health Association's 2026 Annual Conference. The presentation showcased how to construct op-eds in an effective and meaningful manner, while using BeHERE NV op-eds pieces as鈥
Aileen Lovitt, Jill Manit, and Sarah Hartzell (BeHere; Medicine) presented "Building Public Health Infrastructure: Practice-Based Evaluation of Youth Behavioral Health Workforce Development Strategies" as an oral presentation at the Nevada Public Health Association's 2026 Annual Conference. The presentation showcased BeHERE NV's BeWELL Summer Camp鈥
Aileen Lovitt (BeHere; Medicine) presented "Designing a Behavioral Health Workforce Dashboard for Nevada: Data Visualization to Support Public Health Planning" as an oral presentation at the Nevada Public Health Association's 2026 Annual Conference. The presentation showcased the newly created BeHERE NV's data dashboard and the lessons learned鈥
Alice Weber (Medicine) presented a poster "Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Improved Speech Motor Learning: A Model for Parkinson's Speech Therapy" at the Advanced Neuromodulation and Neuromonitoring Training Workshop 2026 hosted by Soterix Medical in New York City. Collaborators on this research include Phil Weir-Mayta,鈥
Alice Weber (Medicine) completed advanced hands-on training in transcranial neuromodulation and neuromonitoring with Soterix Medical in New York City, gaining specialized methodological expertise applicable to ongoing neuroscience and medical research at 性视界传媒. Modalities and systems included transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS鈥
Joshua Khorsandi, Liahm Blank, Spencer Thatcher, Abu-Bakr Ahmed, Kavita Batra, G. DeAndrea, and Aftab Merchant (Medicine) have published a study titled, 鈥淗idden danger in everyday cooking: microplastic release from plastic cutting boards and impact on health and the environment,鈥 in Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences. Their research鈥
Dr. Samantha John (Medicine), a neuropsychologist in the Brain Health Department, was recently featured on Channel 8 News Now. She appears in a segment highlighting disparities in dementia care among Latino communities in Southern Nevada. In the report by Ozzy Mora, John discusses the state鈥檚 rapidly rising rates of neurodegenerative disease and鈥
Brenna Chen, Paul P. Kim, Vidhani Goel, Alexander Rowan, Kevin Gladin, Lateef Omidiji Jr., Shane Jung, Kavita Batra, Rabia Nizamani, and Stephanie Martinez (all Medicine) published an abstract of their study, 鈥淚mpact of Temperature on Burn Operating Room Demand at a Regional Burn Center,鈥 in the Journal of Burn Care & Research. This work was鈥
Samuel A. Matthys, Alexander Rowan, Ryan Grinnell, Vidhani Goel, Brenna Chen, Lateef Omidiji Jr., Avni Joshi, Shane Jung, Stephanie Martinez, Kavita Batra, and Rabia Nizamani (all Medicine) published an abstract of their study, 鈥淓pidemiology and Outcomes of Pavement Burns Among Unhoused Patients,鈥 in the Journal of Burn Care & Research. This鈥
Alexander Chen, Brenna Chen, Vidhani Goel, Alexander Rowan, Christopher Demme, Tiffany Yu, Paul P. Kim, Kendra Coleman, Kavita Batra, Stephanie Martinez, and Rabia Nizamani (all Medicine) published the abstract of their study, 鈥淏eyond the Surface: Clinical and Social Determinants of Pavement Burns,鈥 in the Journal of Burn Care & Research. This鈥