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Abstracts:

Changhong  Wen; Impact of Anger Expression Related to Risk Factors of Incident Stroke: Findings from the Jackson Heart Study Jackson Heart Study Graduate Training And Education Center, Jackson State University; Jackson Heart Study; Nov. 2024.

 

Presentations:

Shamima A. Somi, Candyce Mehler, Chaning Burnett, Sara Parks, Clara Hitchcock, Kelton Kingsley, Chloe A. Kilman. Reducing Hospital Length of Stay for Patients Over 65 Years Old by Minimizing Interruptions Between 10 pm and 4 am. Oral Presentations for Preventive Medicine 2024 by American College of Preventive Medicine; 2024.
Somi A. Shamima, Tamanna Kazi, Hasan Rashedul, Hossain Monower, Haque Siddiqi, Chowdhury Maksud, Jeanna Wilkes. 'Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Child Exposed to COVID-19.' AMA symposium; Nov. 2024.
Benjamin Walker; Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Alcohol Consumption Among Central Mississippi HBCU College Students. Master of Public Health Colloquium Presentation Public Health Internship (Social Determinants of Health/Alcohol Abuse); Jackson State University; 2024.

 

Publications:

Tomlinson MM, Kerstiens S, Smith C, Agbonlahor O, Clarke J, Vincent K, Walker KL, McLeish AC, Keith RJ, Smith T, Yeager RA, Wood LA, Bhatnagar A, Hart JL. The Association between Perceived Neighborhood Safety and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors. Psychology, Health and Medicine 2024; 3:1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2024.2410418, Oct. 2024.
Agbonlahor O, Mattingly DT, Richardson, MK, Hart JL, McLeish AC, Walker KL. Lifestyle Factors and Associations with Individual and Comorbid Cardiometabolic and Pulmonary Disease among U.S. Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2024; 21(12):1674. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21121674; Dec. 2024.
Mattingly DT, Agbonlahor O, Hart JL. Sociodemographic Disparities in Everyday Discrimination among a National Sample of Adults in the United States, 2023. Preventive Medicine Reports 2025; 102956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102956 ; Jan. 2025.
Agbonlahor O, Gamble A, Compretta C, Mann JR, Bidwell J, Williams BD. Provider Lifestyle Counseling Among Adults With Cardiometabolic Disease Diagnosis Differs by Sociodemographic Characteristics and Lifestyle Modification: NHANES 2017-2020. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2025;0(0). doi:10.1177/15598276251316850; Jan. 2025.
Richardson MK, Mattingly DT, Agbonlahor O, Hart JL, McLeish AC, Walker KL. Disparities in Daily Anxiety Symptoms and Current Exclusive and Dual Cigarette and Electronic Vaping Product Use among U.S Adults. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.24-00310; Feb. 2025.
Mattingly DT, Booty MD, Agbonlahor O, Fleischer NL. Racial and ethnic discrimination and DSM-5 substance use disorders among U.S. adults. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. doi: 10.15288/jsad.24-00247. PMID: 39812379. Jan. 2025.
Ospelt, E, Mungmode, A, Hardison, H, Wirsch, A, Rioles, N, Dawson, J, Amedari, M, Akturk, H.K, Shah, V, El Sayed, N, Ebekozien, O. The Impact of War and Conflict on People Living with Diabetes: A Scoping Review. Clinical Diabetology 10.5603/cd.100617; Nov. 2024.
Butler, K. R., Lafferty, D., Naylor, S. B., & Tarver, K. C. (2024). Social Determinants of Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: The Mississippi Landscape. Journal of Public Health in the Deep South, 4(2), 2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55533/2996-6833.1084.
Mohammed Sarfaraz Gani Adnan, Zakaria Shams Siam, Salit Chakma, Rashedur, M. Rahman, Ashraf Dewan. Landslide susceptibility mapping using machine-learning algorithms and earth observation data, Chapter 14 in Earth Observation Applications to Landslide Mapping, Monitoring and Modeling: Cutting-edge Approaches with Artificial Intelligence, Aerial and Satellite Imagery, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823868-4.00015-5; Jan. 2025.
Dima L. Chaar, Le Tu, Kari Moore, Jiacong Du, Lauren A Opsasnick, Scott M Ratliff, Thomas H Mosley, Sharon L. R. Kardia, Wei Zhao, Xiang Zhou, Ana V Diez Roux, Fazlay S Faruque, Kenneth R Butler & Jennifer A Smith. Neighborhood environment associations with cognitive function and structural brain measures in older African Americans; Springer Nature; Vol. 23 No. 15; Jan. 2025.
JT Bates, S Lirette, AP Farmer, MA Bierdeman, KB Sevfarth, DR Ederer, DD Montgomery, GC Burnett, AT Pham, GD Marshall. Serological Assessment of the Durability of Vaccine-mediated Protection Against SARS-CoV-2 Infection. {\it Human Vaccines \& Immunotherapeutics}. Volume 20. No 1. 2024. PMID: 38361363; Dec. 2024.
D Blitzer, DA Baran, ST Lirette, A Mohammed, H Copeland. Adoption of Ride Share Services Associated with Decreased Organ Donor Availability. Current Problems in Surgery. Volume 61. No 5. 2024. PMID: 38704176; Oct. 2024.

Conway KM, Thomas S, Neyaz T, Ciafaloni E, Mann JR, Staron-Ehlinger M, Beasley GS, Romitti PA, Mathews KD, and the Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking and Research Network (MD STARnet). Prophylactic use of cardiac medications and survival in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Muscle & Nerve. doi: 10.1002/mus.28353; Jan. 2025.

Tross, S., Laschober, T.C., Paschen-Wolff, M., Ertl, M., Nelson, C.M., Wright, L., Lancaster, C., Feaster, D.J., Monger, M., Toal, P., Fegley, J.P., Meche, D., Hankey, C., Woodhouse, C., Spector, A., Dresser, L., Moran, L., Jelstrom, E., Haynes, L., Shoptaw, S., & Hatch, M.A. Willingness to use oral and long-acting injectable PrEP in substance-using men who have sex with men (SU-MSM) in high HIV incidence Southern U.S. cities: A NIDA Clinical Trials Network Study. AIDS & Behavior. Dec. 2024.
Wilkerson, A. H., Yau, J., Pearlman, R. L., Cobb, E. K., Aldana, I., Garcia, N., Patel, R. H., Pandya, A., Hilts, A., Benge, J. C., Huynh, T., Cruse, A. R. & Nahar, V. K. Skin Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Prevention Practices among Beachgoers: A Narrative Review. Archives of Dermatological Research. Jan. 2025. 
Ferris, M., Islam, R. K., Huynh, T. N., Davis, R. E., Becevic, M., Chandra, S., Pearlman, R. L., Jackson, J. D., Brodell, R. T., Lipner, S. R., & Nahar, V. K. An International Review of Skin Conditions in Incarcerated Persons. JAAD Reviews. DOI: 10.1016/j.jdrv.2024.10.001; Dec. 2024.

Islam, R. K., Cobb, E. K., McCowan, H. K., Watson, K., Bhattacharya, K., Chandra, A., Mohiuddin, W., Gruszynski, K., Wilkerson, A. H., Dascanio, J. J., Davis, R. E., & Nahar, V. K. Exploring mental health in veterinary students: Common stressors and effective coping strategies: A narrative review. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. Feb. 2025.

Tang, S. C., Wynn, C., Le, T., McCandless, M., Zhang, Y., Patel, R., Maihle N., Hillegass, W. Influence of antibody-drug conjugate cleavability, drug-to-antibody ratio, and free payload concentration on systemic toxicities: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 44(1), 18. Dec. 2024.

 

Grants

Musshafen, L., Zhang, S., Zheng, Y.; A Multi-Modal and Interdisciplinary Data Science Training Program to Enhance a Diverse Workforce for Addiction Research (NIH R25); Subaward amount: $80,015 for 5 years; Effort Period: 9/1/2024 - 8/31/2029.
Musshafen L., Zheng, Y. Survivor University: A Telehealth Education and Wellness Program for Cancer Survivors. 9/30/24 - 9/29/25 (year 2), $84,008.

 

Awards 

Miller Kleinhenz, J. AACR Minority Scholar Faculty Scholar Award. Awarded at the AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved Los Angeles, California; Sep. 2024.
Changhong Wen, Jeremiah Nunez, Shuli Huang, Lily Slotabec, Hao Wang, Haibei Zhang, Michael Adenawoola, Nadiyeh Rouhi, Dai Lan Toresco, Di Ren, Ji Li. Single-Cell Profiling Reveals a Therapeutic Role of Activated Protein C in Microglial Reprogramming in Alzheimer's Disease Submission. Young Investigator Award. CAAC/ACRE/CNAHA Joint Research Symposium; Chicago, IL; Nov. 2024.