Shrestha Lab @UConn - HIV, Substance Use, mHealth/eHealth, Implementation Science
Joined September 2022
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Shrestha Lab at UConn retweeted
Join us Tues 4/14 at 10:30am for AHS PhD student Kamal Gautam's Dissertation Defense. Kamal is supported by our department, including committee members: Dr. Roman Shrestha, Dr. Michael Copenhaver, and Dr. Ran Xu: Zoom Link: yale.zoom.us/j/92376422608
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28 Apr 2025
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!
28 Apr 2025
The AHS department is pleased to announce that four of our faculty members were recently promoted and tenured! Congratulations to all! ๐
@UConn @UConnCAHNR @Shrestha_Lab
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8 Mar 2025
Congratulations @kiranpaudel55!
We are proud of all your hard work and dedication. Keep shining!
6 Mar 2025
Congrats to AHS MS student Kiran Paudel for receiving the 2025 CAHNR Graduate Student Research and Creativity Award!
"I am honored to receive this award. I believe it reflects the invaluable guidance and support I have received throughout my research journey."
@UConnCAHNR
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17 Feb 2025
A warm welcome to our newest member, Dominique Liautaud, who recently joined the lab! โจ
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! ๐ฉโ๐ฌ๐ฅผ๐
@UConnAHSย #ShresthaLab
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31 Dec 2024
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!
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Shrestha Lab at UConn retweeted
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 ๐ mhti.md2k.org/apply
ALT mHealth Training Institute 2025. Now Accepting Applications. Deadline: January 2, 2025.
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4 Nov 2024
Congratulations to our lab member, @dlaminijoysihle , on being named a #UConn McNair Scholar! ๐ The #McNair_Scholars Program supports underrepresented students in their journey through graduate studies in #STEM. Weโre so proud of you Joy๐
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Shrestha Lab at UConn retweeted
25 Oct 2024
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
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Shrestha Lab at UConn retweeted
31 Oct 2024
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! Hereโs to pushing limits!
@APHA2024
@Shrestha_Lab
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31 Oct 2024
Our lab member, @SafaetSujan23, presented our work at #APHA2024. He gained insights into new public health trends and connected with top professionals.
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31 Oct 2024
#Hot_off_the_press๐ฅ
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 ๐ฒ๐พ.
๐doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdigโฆ
@DrSherryPagoto
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26 Oct 2024
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
25 Oct 2024
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
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Shrestha Lab at UConn retweeted
25 Oct 2024
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
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Shrestha Lab at UConn retweeted
18 Oct 2024
Yesterday, InCHIP held its annual meeting! Thank you to everyone who attended to celebrate an incredible year of innovation and impactful research.
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14 Oct 2024
Congratulations to our PI, @romanshre who was honored last Friday at a ceremony for the Provostโs Awards for Excellence in Community-Engaged Scholarship! This award recognizes his engagement with and for marginalized communities through intervention research.
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10 Oct 2024
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!
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2 Oct 2024
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
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1 Oct 2024
Big congratulations ๐ฅณ 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! ๐
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Shrestha Lab at UConn retweeted
11 Sep 2024
AHS grad program director, @DrMollyWaring, and grad student reps, Kayla OโConnor, 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!
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