Public Health Research

Public Health Research is an essential peer-reviewed journal that energetically engages with key public health issues that have come to the fore in the global environment — mounting inequalities between rich and poor; the globalization of trade; new patterns of travel and migration; epidemics of newly-emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases; the HIV/AIDS pandemic; the increase in chronic illnesses; escalating pressure on public health infrastructures around the world; and the growing range and scale of conflict situations, terrorist threats, environmental pressures, natural and human-made disasters.

Mounica Soma

Research Analyst, Nebraska Medicine, USA

Research Areas

"Infection prevention and control

Education

2009-2014Bachelor of Dental SurgeryDr. NTR University of Health Sciences, India
2015-2017Master of Health AdministrationTexas State University, San Marcos, TX USA
2018-2020Master of Science in Project ManagementUniversity of the Cumberlands, KY, USA

Experience

Feb 2020-PresentResearch Database Analyst
Nov 2017-Sep 2019 Clinical Experience Program Coordinator
Sep 2018-Jun 2019Health Care Project Manager
Jun 2017-Aug 2017Graduate Residency at St. David's Medical Center
Aug 2015-May 2017Graduate Instructional Assistant in the Department of Biology, Texas State University
Jan 2015-July 2015Medical Content Developer
Oct 2013-Nov 2014Resident Dental Surgeon

Academic Achievement

Recognized as a high performer at workplace by Immanuel Total Rewards Committee, 2018
Inducted as a member of Upsilon Phi Delta National Honor Society in Healthcare Administration, 2017
Awarded best oral presentation at College of Health Professions Research Forum, 2017
Awarded Graduate College Scholarship-Health Professions, 2016
Recipient of Texas Public Education Grant, 2016
Undergraduate Distinction Award in Dental Surgery-Gold Medalist, 2014
Academic Excellence Award at Indian Dental Association undergraduate conference, 2012
Indian Dental Association-Annual Colgate Merit Scholarship, 2011
Awarded best poster at Colgate IDA Conference, 2011

Publications: Journals

[1]  Kruse, C. S., Soma, M., Pulluri, D., Nemali, N. T., & Brooks, M. (2017). The effectiveness of telemedicine in the management of chronic heart disease–a systematic review. JRSM open, 8(3), 2054270416681747.
[2]  Mounica S, Komali K., & Gandhi Babu D. (2016). Awareness and attitude of the patients regarding the ill-effects of tobacco use on oral health-A cross-sectional study conducted in a dental college and hospital in India. International Journal of Dental and Health Sciences, 3(3):511-520.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Stream, S., Fadul, N., German, D., Soma, M., Tyner, K., & Cortes-Penfield, N. (2021, November). 797. Infection Prevention and Control Training Needs and Preferences Among Frontline Health Professionals. In Open Forum Infectious Diseases (Vol. 8, No. Suppl 1, pp. S494-S494).
[2]  Salman Ashraf, M., Soma, M., Scebold, J., Vasa, A., Tyner, K., Beach, S., Lalam, S., & Fitzgerald, T. A. (2021, November). 954. Resources Needed by Critical Access Hospitals to Address Identified Infection Prevention and Control Program Gaps. In Open Forum Infectious Diseases (Vol. 8, No. Supplement_1, pp. S569-S570). US: Oxford University Press.
[3]  Pavlovsky, L., Tyner, K., Drake, M., Donahue, M., German, D., Kamal-Ahmed, I., Rupp, E. M., Schwedhelm, M. M., Soma, M., Strand, K., Tierney, M., Watkins, A., and Salman Ashraf, M. (2022, January). Leveraging State Health Department and Academia Partnership for COVID-19 Prevention and Containment in Long-Term Care Facilities. Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), Louisville, KY.