Shrestha Lab at UConn

@UConnAHS @UConnCAHNR Congratulations, Curtis!

Curtis Antrum, MHA defended his doctoral dissertation this past week, titled “Understanding Multilevel Factors Associated with Food Insecurity and its Risks Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic”. @UConnCAHNR

We are proud to celebrate our PI, Dr. Roman Shrestha, on his promotion to Associate Professor with tenure in the @UConnAHS Department! Thank you for your leadership and commitment to advancing research and mentorship. Congratulations, Dr. @romanshre!

Congratulations @kiranpaudel55! We are proud of all your hard work and dedication. Keep shining!

A warm welcome to our newest member, Dominique Liautaud, who recently joined the lab! ✨ Dominique was most recently a 2024 CDC John R. Lewis Scholar and is a part of Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority. Wishing you a great start to the semester! 👩‍🔬🥼💙 @UConnAHS #ShresthaLab

This year we made strides in designing, developing & testing behavioral interventions to improve health outcomes for the most marginalized population. Grateful for the resilience, teamwork & collaboration that made it possible. Here's to 2025. Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

Now Open! Apply for the 2025 mHealth Training Institute (@mDOT_Center) hybrid learning experience! NIH program officers and mHealth experts will mentor participants to master advanced approaches and technologies. Apply now 👉 mhti.md2k.org/apply

Congratulations to our lab member, @dlaminijoysihle , on being named a #UConn McNair Scholar! 🌟 The #McNair_Scholars Program supports underrepresented students in their journey through graduate studies in #STEM. We’re so proud of you Joy👏

Happy to share that our recent article on 'Transactional sex among GBMSM in Nepal' get published in Journal of Sexual Health! To read about the important findings of the study: publish.csiro.au/SH/SH24178

Back from an energizing #APHA2024 Honored to showcase @Shrestha_Lab research, connect with public health trailblazers, and dive into groundbreaking ideas. Feeling inspired by everyone working to make a difference! Here’s to pushing limits! @APHA2024 @Shrestha_Lab

Our lab member, @SafaetSujan23, presented our work at #APHA2024. He gained insights into new public health trends and connected with top professionals.

#Hot_off_the_press🔥 Our new publication on 'User preferences for mHealth app to support HIV testing and Prep Uptake' in @PLOS @PLOSDigiHealth reveals that tailored HIV prevention apps would be acceptable among MSM in Malaysia 🇲🇾. 👉doi.org/10.1371/journa… @DrSherryPagoto

Our new publication on 'Transactional sex among GBMSM in Nepal' in @sexualhealthj reveals a 16.4% prevalence, with financial dependence & police detention as significant factors. Findings highlight need for interventions addressing socioeconomic vulnerabilities. @UConnResearch

The Department of Allied Health Sciences program is hiring an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methodology in Behavioral Trials. For more info please visit: s.uconn.edu/bsvowk3qqt

Yesterday, InCHIP held its annual meeting! Thank you to everyone who attended to celebrate an incredible year of innovation and impactful research.

Congratulations to our PI, @romanshre who was honored last Friday at a ceremony for the Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Community-Engaged Scholarship! This award recognizes his engagement with and for marginalized communities through intervention research.

Preliminary results from our RCT on the #JomPrEP mobile app, presented by our PI @romanshre at #HIVR4P, show that the intervention has facilitated regular HIV testing and PrEP initiation among MSM in Malaysia. Promising findings for scalable HIV prevention!

Our PI @romanshre has received @UConn_InCHIP Faculty Seed Grant to support a project using mobile-based EMA to predict short-term suicidal thoughts and behaviors among GBMSM individuals. This news has been featured in @UCToday. Check the full story here: shorturl.at/0x9Sk

Big congratulations 🥳 to our lab manager Kamal Gautam for receiving the prestigious Xiangzhong (Jerry) Yang Graduate Research Excellence Award for Fall 2024! We are very proud of you! 👏

AHS grad program director, @DrMollyWaring, and grad student reps, Kayla O’Connor, Korina Hahn, and Kyrstyn Jenkins, welcomed new & returning MS and PhD in Health Prom. Sciences students at orientation to kick off the new year! Best of luck to our grad students this semester!

A new semester has arrived. To each student at every campus across the state, have a wonderful year!