Research and Presentations

Shailja is a next generation public health scientist with a medical background. She has been driven towards preventive methods of healthcare since she was a little child which has inspired her to where she stands today. Her current research interest is focused on identifying the risk factors of mental health issues associated with school bullying and behavioral disorders.

In the past, Shailja has examined numerous other health disparities such as intimate partner violence, infant mortality, community based participatory research, and nutrition gaps that lead to increased chronic diseases. She continues to advocate for causes close to her heart by presenting at state and national level conferences.

Explore her research below - including her presentations at the American Public Health Association.

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DIssertation research

Using Latent Class Analysis and the Social-Ecological Framework to Predict Membership in Latent Classes of Bullying, Victimization, and Bystander Behavior and Examining Associations with the Derived Classes Among High School Students

For her doctoral dissertation, Shailja used a complex data analysis procedure called multi-level Latent Class Analysis (LCA) to identify and describe underlying classes of bullies, victims, and bystanders among a sample of high school students in the United States. She further, used the social-ecological model of public health, to examine the individual-, family-, peer-, and school-level factors associated with bullying as they relate to the identified classes. Her research provides implications for tailored prevention and intervention strategies to reduce adolescent bullying and victimization through a multi-contextual holistic approach. Shailja intends to present the results of her research in an upcoming national conference. 

San Diego, california

This research is focused on the relationship between bullying victimization and binge drinking in U.S. adolescents and the role of depression in mediating these associations.

 

Chicago, Illinois

This study examined dietary patterns of Hmong populations in the US and associations with obesity and obesity-related chronic diseases.