Wishing a very Happy Birthday to our lab superstar, 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐧 ✨. Here's to another year of growth and success! 🎉🥳

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

AHS grad program director, Molly Waring, 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!

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! 👏

Our PI Roman Shrestha has received InCHIP at UConn 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 UConn Today. Check the full story here: shorturl.at/0x9Sk

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

Congratulations to our PI, Roman Shrestha 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Back from an energizing #APHA2024 Honored to showcase Shrestha Lab at UConn 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 at UConn

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

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

Congratulations to our lab member, Joy Dlamini , 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👏

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!

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! 👩‍🔬🥼💙 UConn Allied Health Sciences #ShresthaLab

Congratulations 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐧 ✨! We are proud of all your hard work and dedication. Keep shining!

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