Accomplishments: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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 51吃瓜网免费App. 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
Casey Barber and Lung-Chang Chien (both Epidemiology and Biostatistics) presented a poster titled "Assessing COVID-19 vaccination barrier index to evaluate geospatial disparities on COVID-19 incidence 鈥 a Southern Nevada study" at the APHA 2024 Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN.
Chad Cross and Brian Labus (both Epidemiology and Biostatistics) were interviewed for an article on "Two deaths linked to spreading 'sloth virus'" published on MDLinx.
Cases of Oropouche virus, also known as 'sloth fever,' are on the rise. Discovered in 1955 in Trinidad and Tobago, the virus has made its way around the globe. In the article, Labus鈥
Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) was interviewed for an article on "How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs," published on Sleepopolis.
In the article, Cross explains what bed bugs are, where they hide, how to check for them, and how to get rid of the bed bugs.