Publications of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Public Health faculty.
Submissions from 2018
Separation of Brown Carbon from Black Carbon for IMPROVE and Chemical Speciation Network PM2.5 Samples, Judith C. Chow, John G. Watson, Mark C. Green, Xiaoliang Wang, L.-W. Antony Chen, Dana L. Trimble, Paul M. Cropper, Steven D. Kohl, and Steven B. Gronstal
Healthy Food Options at Dollar Discount Stores Are Equivalent in Quality and Lower in Price Compared to Grocery Stores: An Examination in Las Vegas, NV, Courtney Coughenour, Timothy J. Bungum, and M. Nikki Regalado
Decrease of VOC Emissions from Vehicular Emissions' In Hong Kong from 2003 to 2015: Results from a Tunnel, Study, Long Cui, Xiao Liang Wang, Kin Fai Ho, Yuan Gao, Chang Liu, Steven Sai Hang Ho, Hai Wei Li, Shun Cheng Lee, Xin Ming Wang, Bo Qiong Jiang, Yu Huang, Judith C. Chow, John G. Watson, and Lung-Wen Chen
Biomarker and Clinical Trial Design Support for Disease-Modifying Therapies: Report of a Survey of the EU/US: Alzheimer's Disease Task Force, Jeffrey Cummings, Nick Fox, Bruno Vellas, Paul Aisen, and Guogen Shan
Hospitals' Use of Hospitalists: Implications for Financial Performance, Josué Patien Epané MBA, PhD; Robert Weech-Maldonado MBA, PhD; Larry Hearld MBA, MSA, PhD; Nir Menachemi MPH, PhD; Bisakha Sen MBA, PhD; Stephen O'Connor PhD, FACHE; and Zo Ramamonjiarivelo MBA, PhD
Developing a Theoretical Framework for a Complex Maternal–Child Health Intervention: Health Beginning Initiative, Echezona E. Ezeanolue MD, MPH; Jennifer R. Pharr PhD; Dina V. Patel MSN, APRN, PNP; Chinenye O. Ezeanolue MD; Michael C. Obiefune MD; Amaka G. Ogidi MEd; and John E. Ehiri PhD
Gaps And Strategies In Developing Health Research Capacity: Experience From The Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance, E E. Ezeanolue, W NA Menson, D Patel, G Aarons, A Olutola, M Obiefune, P Dakum, P Okonkwo, B Gobir, T Akinmurele, A Nwandu, H Khamofu, B Oyeledun, M Aina, A Eyo, O Oleribe, I Ibanga, J Oko, C Anyaike, J Idoko, M H. Aliyu, and R Sturke
Traumatic Life Events and Development of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among Female Factory Workers in a Developing Country, Taylor Jannelle Fitch, Xiao Yu, Lung-Chang Chien, Mohammad Monjurul Karim, and Hasanat Alamgir
Traumatic Life Events And Development Of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among Female Factory Workers In A Developing Country, T J. Fitch, X Yu, L C. Chien, M M. Karim, and H Alamgir
Development of a Measure to Assess Vaccine Confidence among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Paula M. Frew, Ian W. Holloway, Cameron Goldbeck, Diane Tan, Elizabeth Wu, Juan Jauregui, Vincent L. Fenimore, Laura A. Randall, Chelsea S. Lutz, Judith Mendel, Ann L. Aikin, Glen J. Nowak, and Robert A. Bednarczyk
Development of a US Trust Measure to Assess and Monitor Parental Confidence in the Vaccine System, Paula M. Frew, Raphiel Murden, C. Christina Mehta, Allison T. Chamberlain, Alan R. Hinman, Glen Nowak, Judith Mendel, Ann Aikin, Laura A. Randall, Allison L. Hargreaves, Saad B. Omer, Walter A. Orenstein, and Robert A. Bednarczyk
Clinician Perspectives on Strategies to Improve Patient Maternal Immunization Acceptability in Obstetrics and Gynecology Practice Settings, Paula M. Frew; Laura A, Randall; Fauzia Malik; Rupali J. Limaye; Andrew Wilson; Sean T. O'Leary; Daniel Salmon; Meghan Donnelly; Kevin Ault; Matthew Z. Dudley; Vincent L. Fenimore; and Saad B. Omer
How Have States Used Executive Orders to Address Public Health?, Maxim Gakh JD, MPH; Karen Callahan MPH; Aaliyah Goodie BS; and Lainie Rutkow PhD, JD, MPH
Biomarkers of Cognitive Impairment: Brain Cortical Thickness, Volumetrics, and Cerebrospinal Fluid, Ladan Ghazi-Saidi, Ryan R. Walsh, Guogen Shan, and Sarah J. Banks
A Health Needs Assessment of the Filipino American Community in the Greater Las Vegas Area, Saruna Ghimire, Prescott Cheong, Lawrence Sagadraca, Lung-Chang Chien, and Francisco S. Sy
Is Selenium Intake Associated with the Presence of Depressive Symptoms among U.S. Adults?: Findings from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2014, Saruna Ghimire, Binaya Kurmar Baral, Du Feng, Francisco S. Sy, and Rachelle Rodriguez
Life Satisfaction Among Elderly Patients in Nepal: Associations with Nutritional and Mental Well-Being. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, Saruna Ghimire, Binaya Kurmar Baral, Isha Karmacharya, Karen E. Callahan, and Shiva Raj Mishra
Barriers to Dietary Salt Reduction among Hypertensive Patients, Saruna Ghimire, Naveen Shrestha, and Karen E. Callahan
Factors Associated with Immunization Opinion Leadership among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles, California, Ian W. Holloway, Robert Bednarczyk, Vincent L. Fenimore, Cameron Goldbeck, Elizabeth Wu, Rebecca Himmelstein, Diane Tan, Laura Randall, Chelsea S. Lutz, and Paula M. Frew
Quadrivalent Meningococcal Vaccine Uptake Among Men Who Have Sex With Men During a Meningococcal Outbreak in Los Angeles County, California, 2016-2017, Ian W. Holloway, Elizabeth S. C. Wu, Jennifer Gildner, Vincent L. Fenimore, Diane Tan, Laura Randall, and Paula M. Frew
Youth Swimming Ability in the United States and Associated Demographic Characteristics- 2010-2017, Carol C. Irwin, Jennifer Pharr, Richard L. Irwin, and Todd E. Layne
Youth Swimming Ability and Associated Factors in the United States, 2010-17, Carol C. Irwin, Jennifer R. Pharr, Richard L. Irwin, and Todd E. Layne
Disparities in Tobacco Use by Adolescents in Southeast, Nigeria Using Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) Approach, Ijeoma U. Itanyi, Chika N. Onwasigwe, Scott McIntosh, Tamara Bruno, Deborah Ossip, Emmanuel A. Nwobi, Chima A. Onoka, and Echezona Ezeanolue
Acceptability of an Adapted HIV Prevention Intervention for Native American Adolescents, Crystal Lee, Melva Thompson-Robinson, and Carolee Dodge Francis
Acceptability of an Adapted HIV Prevention Intervention for Native American Adolescents, Crystal Lee, Melva Thompson-Robinson, and Carolee Dodge-Francis
Nonlinear Associations Between Working Hours and Overwork-Related Cerebrovascular and Cardiovascular Diseases (CCVD), Ro-Ting Lin, Lung-Chang Chien, and Ichiro Kawachi
Bibliometric Analysis of Gaps in Research on Asbestos-Related Diseases: Declining Emphasis on Public Health Over 26 Years, Ro-Ting Lin, Matthew John Soeberg, Lung-Chang Chien, Scott Fisher, Jukka Takala, Richard Lemen, Tim Driscoll, and Ken Takahashi
How to Conduct Research on Health Disparities, Darren Liu, Betty Burston, Shartriya Collier-Stewart, and Heidi H. Mulligan
Identifying Consumers Who Search for Long-term Care on the Web: Latent Class Analysis, Darren Liu MHA, MS, DrPH; Takashi Yamashita MPH, PhD; and Betty Burston
Does Exam-targeted Training Help Village Doctors Pass the Certified (Assistant) Physician Exam and Improve Their Practical Skills? A Cross-sectional Analysis of Village Doctors' Perspectives in Changzhou in Eastern China, Xiaohong Li, Jay J. Shen, Fang Yao, Chunxin Jiang, Fengshui Chang, Fengfeng Hao, and Jun Lu
“Does the Certified (Assistant) Physician Exam and Exam-Targeted Training Help Village Doctors Provide Better Care in Rural Areas - A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Village Doctors' Perspectives in Changzhou in Eastern China.”, Xiaohong Li, Jay J. Shen, Fang Yao, Chunxin Jiang, Fengshui Chang, Fengfeng Hao, and Jun Lu
Efficacy of an exercise intervention among children with comorbid asthma and obesity, Jennifer A. Lucas, Sheniz Moonie, Mary Beth Hogan, and William Evans
Efficacy of an Exercise Intervention Among Children with Comorbid Asthma and Obesity, Jennifer A. Lucas, Sheniz Moonie, Mary Beth Hogan, and William N. Evans
Measuring the Impact of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Programs: Evaluating Hazard Reduction Using the Healthy Home Rating System, Erika Marquez MPH, PhD; Amanda Sokolowsky MPH; Erin Sheehy MPH; Josh Huebner; Casey Barber; and Shawn Gerstenberger
Landlord--Tenant Hotline Study: Characterizing Environmental Hazards in Renter-Occupied Units in Clark County, Nevada, Melissa J. Marshall MPH, Amanda N. Sokolowsky MPH, Mackenzie S. Burns PhD, and Shawn L. Gerstenberger
Nevada's Medicaid Expansion and Admissions for Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions, Olena Mazurenko MD; PhD, Jay Shen PhD, Guogen Shan PhD, and Joseph Greenway MPH
Nevada’s Medicaid Expansion and Admissions for Ambulatory Care–sensitive Conditions, Olena Mazurenko MD, PhD; Jay Shen; Guogen Shan; and Joseph Greenway
Provider Insight on Surmounting Specialty Practice Challenges to Improve Tdap Immunization Rates among Pregnant Women, Arpita Mehrotra, Allison Kennedy Fisher, Jennifer Mullen, Leslie Rodriguez, Angela J. Jiles, Alison P. Albert, Laura A. Randall, and Paula M. Frew
Reliability of Self-Reported Mobile Phone Ownership in Rural North-Central Nigeria: Cross-Sectional Study, William Nii Ayitey Menson MD, PhD; John Olajide Olawepo MSc, MD; Tamara Bruno MPH; Semiu Olatunde Gbadamosi MD, MPH; Nannim Fazing Nalda MPH; Victor Anyebe MD; Amaka Ogidi MEd; Chima Onoka MPH, PhD, MD; John Okpanachi Oko MD; and Echezona Edozie Ezeanolue MD, MPH
Biomedical Informatics Applications for Precision Management of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Justin B. Miller, Guogen Shan, Joseph Lombardo, and Gustavo Jimenez-Maggoria
A17033 Cardio-Metabolic Disease Risk Factors Among South Asian Labour Migrants to Middle East: A Call for Action, Shiva Mishra, Dinesh Neupane, Saruna Ghimire, Chandni Joshi, Pokharel Yashashwi, Salim S. Virani, and Lijing Yan
HIV Risk Characteristics Associated with Violence Against Women: A Longitudinal Study Among Women in the United States, Brooke E. E. Montgomery, Paula M. Frew, James P. Hughes, Jing Wang, Adaora A. Adimora, Danielle F. Haley, Irene Kuo, Larissa Jennings, Nabila El-Bassel, and Sally L. Hodder
Challenges for the Clinician: Physical Activity among Severe Asthmatic Patients with Comorbid Obesity, Sheniz Moonie PhD and Mary Beth Hogan
Challenges for the Clinician: Physical Activity Among Severe Asthmatic Patients with Comorbid Obesity, Sheniz Moonie and Mary Beth Hogan
Factors Associated with Rapid Readmission Among Nevada State Psychiatric Hospital Patients, Christopher Owen Moore, Sheniz Moonie, and Julia Anderson
Effects of Index Client and Geo-targeting on HIV Case Identification: An Observational Study, E. Oladele, William Menson, O-O Badejo, E. Onwasigwe, I. Iyamu, A. Olarinoye, C. Agbakwuru, T. Bruno, H. Khamofu, and EE Ezeanolue
The Use of Social Marketing Campaigns to Increase HIV Testing Uptake: A Systematic Review, John O. Olawepo, Jennifer R. Pharr, and Axenya Kachen
Variation in airborne fungal spore concentrations among five monitoring locations in a desert urban environment, Tanviben Patel, Mark P. Buttner, D Rivas, Chad Cross, Dennis A. Bazylinski, and J Seggev
Variation in Airborne Pollen Concentrations among Five Monitoring Locations in a Desert Urban Environment, Tanviben Y. Patel, Mark P. Buttner, David Rivas, Chad L. Cross, Dennis A. Bazylinski, and Joram S. Seggev
An Assessment of the Relationship of Physical Activity, Obesity, and Chronic Diseases/Conditions between Active/Obese and Sedentary/Normal Weight American Women in a National Sample, Jennifer Pharr, Courtney Coughenour, and Timothy J. Bungum
Predictors of Swimming Ability among Children and Adolescents in the United States, Jennifer Pharr, Carol Irwin, Todd Layne, and Richard Irwin
An Assessment of the Relationship of Physical Activity, Obesity, and Chronic Diseases/Conditions between Active/Obese and Sedentary/Normal Weight American Women in a National Sample, Jennifer P. Pharr, Courtney A. Coughenour, and Timothy Bungum
Assessing the relationship of physical activity, obesity and chronic diseases/conditions between active/obese and sedentary/normal weight American women in a nation sample, Jennifer R. Pharr, Courtney A. Coughenour, and Timothy J. Bungum
Predictors of Swimming Ability among Children and Adolescents in the United States, Jennifer R. Pharr, C Irwin, T Layne, and R Irwin
Correction: Adolescent Coordinated Transition (act) To Improve Health Outcomes Among Young People Living With Hiv In Nigeria: Study Protocol For A Randomized Controlled Trial. [trials. 18, (2017) (595)] Doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-2347-z, N A. Sam-Agudu, J R. Pharr, T Bruno, C L. Cross, L J. Cornelius, P Okonkwo, B Oyeledun, H Khamofu, A Olutola, S Erekaha, W NA Menson, and E E. Ezeanolue
Accurate Unconditional P-values For A Two-arm Study With Binary Endpoints, G Shan, L Kang, M Xiao, H Zhang, and T Jiang
Exact Confidence Limits for the Probability of Response in Two-stage Designs, Guogen Shan
Statistical Advances in Clinical Trials and Clinical Research, Guogen Shan, Sarah Banks, Justin B. Miller, Aaron Ritter, Charles Bernick, Joseph Lombardo, and Jeffrey L. Cummings
Determining Sample Size for a Binary Diagnostic Test in the Presence of Verification Bias, Guogen Shan, Hua Zhang, and Tao Jiang
Nursing Associated Medication Errors: Are Internationally Educated Nurses Different from U.S. Educated Nurses?, Jay J. Shen, Alona Dalusung-Angosta, Michelle Sotero, Jennifer Rice, and Karmjit Raju
Life-Sustaining Procedures, Palliative Care Consultation, and Do-Not Resuscitate Status in Dying Patients With COPD in US Hospitals, Jay J. Shen PhD, Eunjeong Ko PhD, Pearl Kim, Sun Jung Kim PhD, Yong-Jae Lee MD, Hoon Lee, and Ji Won Yoo
Determinants of Infant Mortality in Southeast Nigeria: Results from the Healthy Beginning Initiative, 2013-2014, Samantha A. Slinkard, Jennifer R. Pharr, Tamara Bruno, Dina Patel, Amaka Ogidi, Michael Obiefune, and Echezona Ezeanolue
Uncovering Health Disparities: A Case Study on Adverse Childhood Experiences and Unintentional Injuries, Michelle Sotero
Jail, An Unappreciated Medical Home: Assessing the Feasibility of a Strengths-based Case Management Intervention to Improve the Care Retention of HIV-infected Persons Once Released from Jail, Anne C. Spaulding, Ana Drobeniuc, Paula M. Frew, Tiffany L. Lemon, Emeli J. Anderson, Colin Cerwonka, Chava Bowden, John Freshley, and Carlos del Rio
Birth History as a Predictor of Adverse Birth Outcomes: Evidence from State Vital Statistics Data, Dejun Su, Kaeli Samson, Ashvita Garg, Corrine Hanson, Ann L. Anderson Berry, Ge Lin Kan, and Ming Qu
Burden And Management Of Noncommunicable Diseases After Earthquakes And Tsunamis, A Suneja, M Gakh, and L Rutkow
Resource-Based View on Safety Culture's Influence on Hospital Performance, Soumya Upadhyay, Robert Weech-Maldonado, Christy H. Lemak, Amber Stephenson, Tapan Mehta, and Dean G. Smith
Limited Contribution of Health Behaviours to Expanding Income-Related Chronic Disease Disparities Based on a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study in China, Qing Wang; Jay J, Shen; and Kaitlyn Frakes
Social Health Insurance Difference in Inpatient Expenditure and Service Category in China, Qing Wang, Jay J. Shen, Jennifer Rice, and Kaitlyn Frakes
Income, Occupation and Education: Are They Related to Smoking Behaviors in China?, Qing Wang, Jay J. Shen, Michelle Sotero, Casey A. Li, and Zhiyuan Hou
Income, Occupation And Education: Are They Related To Smoking Behaviors In China?, Q Wang, J J. Shen, M Sotero, C A. Li, and Z Hou
Social Health Insurance Difference In Inpatient Expenditure And Service Category In China, Q Wang, J Shen, J Rice, and K Frakes
Hong Kong Vehicle Emission Changes from 2003 to 2015 in the Shing Mun Tunnel, Xiaoliang Wang, Kin-Fai Ho, Judith C. Chow, Steven D. Kohl, Chi Sing Chan, Long Cui, Shun-cheng Frank Lee, Lung-Wen Antony Chen, Steven Sai Hang Ho, Yan Cheng, and John G. Watson
Hospital cultural competency as a systematic organizational intervention: Key findings from the national center for healthcare leadership diversity demonstration project, Robert Weech-Maldonado, Janice L. Dreachslin, Josue´ Patien Epane´, Judith Gail, Shivani Gupta, and Joyce Anne Wainio
Association Between Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention During Routine Check-ups and Alcohol Consumption Among Adults Living in California, G. Kilian Wells, Sheniz Moonie, and Jennifer Pharr
Association Between Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention During Routine Check-Ups and Alcohol Consumption among Adults Living in California, G. Kilian Wells, Sheniz Moonie, and Jennifer Pharr
Effects of Peer Sexual Health Education on College Campuses: A Systematic Review, Tara Wong, Jennifer R. Pharr MPH, Tim Bungum DrPH, Courtney Coughenour PhD, and Nancy L. Lough
The Effects of Peer Sexual Health Education on College Campuses: A Systematic Review, T Wong, Jennifer R. Pharr, Timothy J. Bungum, Courtney A. Coughenour, and Nancy Lough
Microbial Contamination of Privacy Curtains in the Emergency Department of a Metropolitan Hospital, David R. Woodard, Mark Buttner, P. Cruz, and J. Roeder
Depression and Risk of Fracture and Bone Loss: An Updated Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies, Qing Wu, B. Liu, and S. Tonmoy
Depression And Risk Of Fracture And Bone Loss: An Updated Meta-analysis Of Prospective Studies, Q Wu, B Liu, and S Tonmoy
Genetic Profiling of Decreased Bone Mineral Density in an Independent Sample of Caucasian Women, X. Xiao, D. Roohani, and Qing Wu
Thiazide Diuretic Usage and Risk of Fracture: A Meta-analysis of Cohort Studies, X. Xiao, Y. Wu, and Qing Wu
Thiazide Diuretic Usage and Risk of Fracture: A Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies, X. Xiao, Y. Xu, and Qing Wu
Decreasing Trend of Bone Mineral Density in US Multiethnic Population: Analysis of Continuous NHANES 2005–2014, Y. Xu and Qing Wu
Submissions from 2017
Exploring Race, Gender, and Class Bias as a Factor in Pedestrian Crashes, James Abelar and Courtney Coughenour PhD
Compact and Hilbert–Schmidt Differences of Weighted Composition Operators, S Acharyya and Z Wu
ReadyVax: A New Mobile Vaccine Information App, Robert A. Bednarczyk, Paula M. Frew, Daniel A. Salmon, Ellen Whitney, and Saad B. Omer
Retrospective case series analysis of characteristics and trends in unintentional pharmaceutical drug poisoning by methadone, opioid analgesics, antidepressants and benzodiazepines in Clark County, NV 2009-13, T Bruno and J R. Pharr
The Importance of An Alternative Approach to Measuring Quality in a Volume to Value World: A Case Study of Diabetes Care, Betty J. Burston, L. J. Coombs, and D. Liu
PM2.5 Source Apportionment Using a Hybrid Environmental Receptor Model, L W. Chen, X Wang, J C. Chow, J G. Watson, and J Cao
Physical Inactivity Displays a Mediator Role in the Association of Diabetes and Poverty: A Spatiotemporal Analysis, Lung-Chang Chien, Xiao Li, and Amanda Staudt
Increasing HIV testing among pregnant women in Nigeria: evaluating the traditional birth attendant and primary health center integration (TAP-In) model, A F. Chizoba, J R. Pharr, G Oodo, E Ezeobi, J Ilozumb, J Egharevba, E E. Ezeanolue, and A Nwandu
Influences on Immunization Decision-Making among US Parents of Young Children, Yunmi Chung, Jay Schamel, Allison Fisher, and Paula M. Frew
Are single entry communities and cul-de-sacs a barrier to active transport to school in 11 elementary schools in Las Vegas, NV metropolitan area?, C Coughenour, S Clark, A Singh, and J Huebner
Examining racial bias as a potential factor in pedestrian crashes, Courtney A. Coughenour, Sheila Clark, Ashok K. Singh, Eudora Claw, James Abelar, and Joshua Huebner
New Beginnings: Living with Diabetes Among an Urban American Indian Community, Carolee Dodge-Francis and Eudora Claw
Dose-Dependent Effect of Cotinine-Verified Tobacco Smoking on Serum Immunoglobulin E levels in Korean Adult Males, Jae-June Dong MD, Jay J. Shen PhD, and Yong-Jae Lee MD; MPH; PhD
Blueprint for sustainable change in diversity management and cultural competence: Lessons from the National Center for Healthcare Leadership diversity demonstration project, J L. Dreachslin, R Weech Maldonado, L R. Jordan, J Gail, J P. Epane, and J A. Wainio
Factors Influencing the Choice of Child Delivery Location among Women Attending Antenatal Care Services and Immunization Clinic in Southeastern Nigeria, Johnbull Egharevba, Jennifer R. Pharr, Bryan van Wyk, and Echezona Ezeanolue