Accomplishments: Department of Social and Behavioral Health

Timothy J. Grigsby (Environmental & Occupational Health) published an article on "Adverse Childhood Experiences and Past 30-day Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority College Students" in the journal LGBT Health. Sexual and gender minority (SGM) young adults report disproportionately higher rates of…
Russell Argenal (Student Wellness) and Jason Flatt (Environmental and Occupational Health) presented their poster, "Measuring Health Disparities among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGM) using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System," at the virtual 2021 National LGBTQ Health Conference hosted by…
Gabriela Buccini (Environmental & Occupational Health), Katherine Marcal (Social Work), and Krystyna A. Stave (Public Policy and Leadership) recently received a R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health. As part of the award, the collaborators â€¦
Jason Flatt (Environmental and Occupational Health) recently co-authored an article, Characteristics of Sexual and Gender Minority Caregivers of People With Dementia, in the Journal of Aging and Health. This study is one of the first to describe the characteristics and psychosocial needs of sexual and gender minority or LGBTQIA+ caregivers of…
Gabriela Buccini (Environmental and Occupational Health) is the first author of a newly published article, "Nurturing Care Indicators for the Brazilian Early Childhood Friendly Municipal Index (IMAPI)" in the Maternal and Child Nutrition journal. The Nurturing Care Framework calls for establishing a global monitoring and accountability…
Jennifer R. Pharr (Environmental & Occupational Health), Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology & Biostatistics), Jason D. Flatt, and Axenya Kachen (both Environmental & Occupational Health), along with Babayemi Olakunde, '20 PhD Public Health, recently published an article, "Exercise as a Mitigator of Poor Mental Health Among Lesbian, â€¦
Gabriela Buccini (Environmental and Occupational Health) is a co-author of a newly published article, "Maternal Mental Health Mediates the Relationship Between Household Food Insecurity and Early Child Development in Brazil" in the Food and Nutrition Bulletin journal. Household food insecurity (HFI) is a well-known risk factor for…
Gabriela Buccini (Environmental and Occupational Health) recently published an article on "Scaling up of Brazil's Criança Feliz Early Childhood Development Program: An Implementation Science Analysis" in the journal ANNALS of the New York Academy of Sciences.  To address inequities that prevent socioeconomically vulnerable young…
Gabriela Buccini (Environmental and Occupational Health) recently published an article on "Scaling Up of Brazil’s Criança Feliz Early Childhood Development Program: An Implementation Science Analysis" in the Annals of the New York Academy of Science. To address inequities that prevent socioeconomically vulnerable young children from reaching…
Jason Flatt (Environmental and Occupational Health), co-authored a publication "Advanced Dementia: Recommendations to Address Workforce Needs," in OBM Geriatrics.    
Melva Thompson-Robinson and Johanna Adlam (both Center for Health Disparities Research) published a paper on "COVID-19 and Communities of Color: Understanding the Impact of Racism on Public Health" in the Nevada Journal of Public Health. In light of the recent declarations of racism as a public health crisis, the push to address the…
Tim Grigsby (Environmental and Occupational Health) recently published an article on "Correlates of COVID-19 Pandemic-related Increases in Sleep Aid and Anti-anxiety Medication Use" in the Journal of Substance Use. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a stressful environment of fear, isolation, and economic instability. This study quantifies…