Accomplishments: Department of Social and Behavioral Health
Ana Gonzalez-Alvarez (Social and Behavioral Health), Richard Rosenkranz, Chris Acosta, Andrew Hooyman, Jose Hidalgo, CindyRomina Ballesteros-Paniagua, and Sara Rosenkranz (all Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) recently published, "Variability and error in measurement of infant formula powder and water: an experimental study," in the journal鈥
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) has been ranked in the top 0.5% of all scholars worldwide (of about 29 million ranked) by ScholarGPS. This platform provides rankings of individuals and institutions Overall (in all Fields), in 14 broad Fields (such as Medicine, Engineering, or Humanities), in 177 Disciplines (such as鈥
Sidath Kapukotuwa, Tara Nerida, Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) published an article, 鈥淯tilization of the Multi-theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change to Explain Health Behaviors: A Systematic Review,鈥 In the journal, Health Promotion Perspectives (Impact Factor: 2.4). The article synthesizes鈥
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) co-presented a poster titled, "Improving pediatric atopic dermatitis care: Online intervention in Mississippi," at the Children鈥檚 Hospital of Mississippi Pediatrics Research Meeting held in Jackson, MS on July 19, 2024 with co-presenters from University of Mississippi Medical Center.鈥
Manoj Sharma, Mohammad Sohail Akhter, and Asma Awan (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a paper titled, 鈥淪alient lessons from a state-wide process evaluation of health disparity efforts using the RQFSM model in the United States,鈥 at the II. Bilsel International Kibyra Scientific Research Congress, which was held in Burdur, Turkiye鈥
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented an interdisciplinary paper titled, 鈥淟egitimizing Self versus Other Conflict in Digital Space: Analyzing User鈥檚 Online Comments about Afghan Refugees in U.S. Media (2016-2022),鈥 in collaboration with a Fulbright Professor, Maneesh Pandeya at the 3rd International鈥
Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) contributed to a guest column about how "Inclusive housing empowers the LGBTQ+ community to age with dignity," published in the 51吃瓜网免费App Sun.
The U.S. population of LGBTQ+ adults over age 50 is expected to reach 7 million by 2030. As this community grows, the need to address housing disparities in our鈥
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an editorial titled, 鈥淕lobal Health: A Priority that Persists,鈥 in the Italian journal, Advances in Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health, in collaboration with a faculty from Berea College. This editorial is a run-up to the forthcoming book by the authors titled鈥
Tim Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health) co-published an article on "Conformity Drinking Motives, College Alcohol Beliefs, and Drinking Behaviors Among College Students: Examining the Protective Role of Prosocial Behaviors" in the Journal of Adult Development.
The goal of the study is to examine the moderating role of public and altruistic鈥
Asma Awan and Manoj Sharma (both Social and Behavioral Health) presented a paper titled, 鈥淜ey insights derived from the RQFSM Model Implementation of Community-based Participatory Process Evaluation in Nevada, USA," at the 6th Global Virtual Summit on European Public Health & Healthcare, held in London on July 13-14, 2024. 鈥
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an article titled, 鈥淕rounded Theory Assessment of Health Needs in Rural Mississippi Delta Region, USA: Implications for Health Policy and Management,鈥 in the Journal of Health and Social Sciences in collaboration with faculty from Jackson State University (Scopus Cite Score 3鈥
Laurencia Bonsu, Sidath Kapukotuwa, Anita Chatterjee, Asma Awan, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) published an article titled, 鈥淎 phenomenological qualitative study based on the multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change to identify factors and ways to design interventions for quitting gambling among older adults,鈥 in鈥