Accomplishments: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Lung-Wen Antony Chen (Environmental and Global Health), Lung-Chang Chien, Chad Cross, Edom Gelaw (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), and colleagues published an article on "Towards optimization of community vulnerability indices for COVID-19 prevalence" in the journal BMC Public Health.
In this study the team established a practical approach to鈥
Chad L. Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) qualified as a Board Certified Entomologist (BCE) with a specialty credential in Medical & Veterinary Entomology. The BCE highlights professionals who work in increasingly complex entomological disciplines where credentialing provides assurance of training and expertise. The specialty鈥
Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), along with researchers from Georgia, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Canada, coauthored a paper titled, 鈥淧renatal PFAS exposures and cardiometabolic health in middle childhood in the MIREC cohort," in the journal Environmental Research. The paper examined prenatal exposure to鈥
Megan R. Griffard (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), Brian Labus (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), and Brian Woods (Center for Business and Economic Research) composed an expert panel for a special collaborative episode of Vegas PBS's Nevada Week and KNPR's State of Nevada that looked back at the COVID-19鈥
Erika Marquez (Environmental and Occupational Health), Amanda Haboush-Deloye (Social and Behavioral Health), Jay Shen (Healthcare Administration and Policy) and Binita Adhikari (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled 鈥淔actors Associated with Hospital Length of Stay and Intensive Care Utilization Among Pediatric COVID-19 Patients鈥
Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled, 鈥淕estational PBDE concentrations and executive function in adolescents with self- and caregiver-report: The HOME study," in the journal Environmental Research, along with researchers from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Rhode Island, Georgia and Canada. The paper studied the adverse鈥
An-Pyng Sun (Social Work), Chih-Hsiang Ho (Mathematical Sciences), Daria J. Kuss (Nottingham Trent University), and Chad L. Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) recently published an article, 鈥淭he temporal stability of problematic gaming and gaming disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis,鈥 in the journal Addictive Behaviors Reports鈥
Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled 鈥淕estational exposure to environmental chemical mixtures and cognitive abilities in children: A pooled analysis of two North American birth cohorts" in the journal Environmental International, along with researchers from Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Canada. The鈥
Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) and Kavita Batra (Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine) published an article titled, "Profile Analysis of Handwashing Behavior Among a Sample of College Students in the Multi-Theory Model Framework," in the journal, Hygiene. The study investigated the鈥
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