Accomplishments: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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…
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.
Andrew Thomas Reyes (Nursing), Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health), and Lorraine Evangelista (Mountain West Clinical and Translational Infrastructure Network) recently published a paper in the Issues in Mental Health Nursing journal titled, “Testing the Effectiveness of a Mindfulness- and…
Lung-Chang Chien and formal doctoral student Leigh Ann Richardson (both Epidemiology and Biostatistics) co-authored “Short-term associations between precipitation and gastrointestinal illness-related hospital admissions: A multi-city study in Texas,” which published in the journal Science of the Total Environment. The study conducted a…
Yonsu Kim (Healthcare Administration and Policy), Sheniz Moonie (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Ji Won Yoo (Internal Medicine), and Tae Ha Chung (Internal Medicine) published an article, "Class III Obesity as a Risk Factor for Persistent Asthma," in Respiratory Care.
They found that obesity was identified as a risk factor for persistent asthma,…
Dr. Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) hosted and presented in a workshop titled, "R Programming for WQS, LWQS, and BYM Models," at the School of Public Health. This workshop was part of the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) Geospatial Project. Chien provided instruction to SNHD staff on writing R code to conduct variable…
Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) co-published an article titled, "Gestational exposure to environmental chemicals and epigenetic alterations in the placenta and cord blood mononuclear cells," in the journal Epigenetics Communications.
Exposure to environmental chemicals such as phthalates, phenols, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons…
Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) was interviewed for an article on "How to get rid of kudzu bugs – experts share top tips for removing these plant feeders from your yard" by Homes & Gardens.
Kudzu bugs are plant munchers that will feed on everything from foliage to vegetables. Cross talks about their origins and provides tips…
Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) presented "Assessing COVID-19 Community Vulnerability Index - Applications of Novel Approaches Using Social Condition Data in Spatiotemporal Analyses" at the 33rd South Region Statistics Conference, jointly held with the 2024 Chinese Society of Probability and Statistics Annual Meeting and Academic…
Christopher Johansen, Liliana Davalos, Brisa Rodriguez, Marissa Martinez (all Social and Behavioral Health), along with Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), presented, "Parental acculturation and its association with preschool aged child's health behaviors in Nevada," at the 9th Biennial National IDeA Symposium on Biomedical…
Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) was interviewed by Las Vegas Review-Journal on "Mosquitoes species 'exploded all over the valley': What can the health district do?"
Cross along with colleagues from the PARAVEC Laboratory talk about how they are currently raising mosquitoes for insecticide testing. The results will be sent to the…
Tim Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health), Jay Shen (Healthcare Administration and Policy), Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), and Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) published an article on "Prescription Painkiller Misuse in Hispanic and non-Hispanic Adults Ages 50 and Older: Trends and Correlates in a National Sample, 2015-2019…