Research

Publications

You can access my publications in my Google Scholar page. Here are some of my most recent publications:

  • Fudolig, M., & Howard, R. (2020). The local stability of a modified multi-strain SIR model for emerging viral strains. PloS One, 15(12), e0243408.

  • Evangelista, L. S., Serafica, R., Reyes, A. T., Fudolig, M., Kawi, J., & Sy, F. (2022). Addressing the elephant in the room: Structural Racism and health disparities in the Philippines. International Forum for Nursing and Healthcare, 5, 14. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10072864/

  • Fudolig, M. (2023). Effect of Transmission and Vaccination on Time to Dominance of Emerging Viral Strains: A Simulation-Based Study. Microorganisms, 11(4), 860.

  • Reyes, A. T., Serafica, R., Kawi, J., Fudolig, M., Sy, F., Leyva, E. W. A., & Evangelista, L. S. (2023). Using the Socioecological Model to Explore Barriers to Health Care Provision in Underserved Communities in the Philippines: Qualitative Study. Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal, 7(1), e45669.

  • Kapukotuwa, S., Bonsu, L., Chatterjee, A., Fudolig, M., & Sharma, M. (2023). Examining the Gambling Behavior of University Students: A Cross-Sectional Survey Applying the Multi-Theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change in a Single Institution. Healthcare, 11(15), 2151. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/15/2151

  • Kawi, J., Fudolig, M., Serafica, R., Reyes, A. T., Sy, F., Leyva, E. W. A., & Evangelista, L. S. (2024). Health information sources and health‐seeking behaviours of Filipinos living in medically underserved communities: Empirical quantitative research. Nursing Open, 11(3), e2140. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.2140

  • Reyes, A. T., Fudolig, M., Sharma, M., & Evangelista, L. S. (2024). Testing the Effectiveness of a Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Smartphone App for Nurses Traumatized by the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pilot Study. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2024.2385571

  • Reyes, A. T., Serafica, R., Kawi, J., Fudolig, M., Sy, F., Leyva, E. W. A., & Evangelista, L. S. (2023). Using the Socioecological Model to Explore Barriers to Health Care Provision in Underserved Communities in the Philippines: Qualitative Study. Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal, 7(1), e45669.

  • Serafica, R., Fudolig, M., Kawi, J., Reyes, A. T., Leyva, E. W. A., Sy, F. S., & Evangelista, L. S. (2023). Correlates of Psychological Distress Among Filipino Americans and Filipinos Living in Urban Areas in the United States and the Philippines. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 34(4), 256–262. https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596231159004

  • Sharma, M., Johansen, C., Fudolig, M., Dai, C.-L., Kapukotuwa, S., Davalos, L., & Bonsu, L. (2024). Theory-based antecedents of breastfeeding among pregnant women in the United States. Health Promotion Perspectives, 14(1), 70.

  • Fudolig, M. A., Davis, R. E., Batra, K., & Sharma, M. (2025). Profile Analysis of Handwashing Behavior Among a Sample of College Students in the Multi-Theory Model Framework. Hygiene, 5(1), 7.

  • [IN PRESS] Awasthi, S., Dehkharghani, M.Z., & Fudolig, M. (2025). Emergence to Dominance: Nonlinear Statistical Modeling of the Variant Proportion Share of JN.1 and XBB.1.5 COVID-19 Variants. PLOS One.

  • [ACCEPTED] Fudolig, M., Robinson, E.A., & VanderPlas, S. (2025) Can You See The Change? Change Point Detection Using Visual Inference. Jounral of Computational and Graphical Statistics.

Papers in progress

  • Pioquinto, P.P., Fudolig, M. (2024). Impact of acculturation on muscle dysmorphia symptomatology in Filipino American university students: a pilot study.

  • Cho, L., Kim, L., Liu, B., Fudolig, M. (2024).The Importance of Recognizing Asian American Diversity in Predicting Health Care Utilization and Unmet Healthcare Needs.

Conference Presentations

As the presenting author

  • Preference and Perceived Difficulty in Interpreting COVID-19 Variant Proportion Data Using Visual Aids: A Profile Analysis Approach. Lightning Presentation. 2025 Symposium on Data Science & Statistics (04/28/25-05/02/25)
  • The Importance of Recognizing Asian American Diversity in Predicting Health Care Utilization and Unmet Healthcare Needs. Refereed Presentation. 2025 Symposium on Data Science & Statistics (04/28/25-05/02/25)
  • Want Some Pie? The Impact of Graph Literacy on Data Visualization Choices in Public Health. Concurrent Breakout Presentation. 2025 Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference. (04/08/25-04/09/25).
  • Intersectional Inequities: Exploring Healthcare Access Across Diverse Identities Using the All of Us Dataset. Concurrent Breakout Presentation. 2025 Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference. (04/08/25-04/09/25)
  • Can You See The Change? Change Point Detection Using Visual Inference. 2024 Joint Statistical Meetings (08/03/24 - 08/07/2024). Portland, OR.
  • Visual Detection Probability of Mean Shifts. 2024 Symposium on Data Science & Statistics (06/04/24-06/07/24).
  • Socioeconomic disparities and language barriers: Health information sources among Asian American subgroups. 2024 Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference. (04/17/24)

As mentor

  • Correlates of Muscle Dysmorphia Symptomatology in Filipino American Male University Students: A Pilot Study. 2024 Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference. (04/17/24). Main presenter: Pamela Paula Pioquinto (MPH Student, UNLV)
  • Numeracy and graphical literacy of Nevada patients: A call to action. 2024 Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference. (04/17/24). Main presenter: Sarah Maynard (MPH Student, UNLV)
  • Breaking the “Asian” monolith: Introducing Asian American diversity in analyzing health care utilization patterns using a model comparison approach. 2024 Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference. (04/17/24). Main presenter: Luke Cho (Undergraduate, UNLV Lee Business School). Co-author: Lawrence Kim (Undergraduate, UNLV School of Public Health)

Grant Work

Finished

  • Strengthening HAI & AR Program Capacity (SHARP). CDC/Nevada State Department of Health and Human Services. PI: Brian Labus, Ph.D.; Role: Support Staff (2024)
  • Impact of Parental Acculturation Among Latino Parents and their preschool-aged children. NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences through Nevada INBRE DRP. PI: Christopher Johansen, Ph.D.; Role: Support

Current

  • Sleep depth and circadian genes as potential markers to reflect symptom variation and early risk of Alzheimer’s disease in shift workers. NIH R21. PI: Jinyoung Kim, Ph.D.; Role: Co-Investigator (2024)
  • Behavioral Research on Acculturation moderating and mediating Variables Observed Specifically among Latinos: BRAVOS. NIH R16. PI: Christopher Johansen, Ph.D.; Role: Co-Investigator (2024)
  • NIH All of Us Research Institutional Champion Award; Role: Faculty Advisor
  • A Mixed Methods Pilot Investigation of Cannabis Perceptions and Behaviors among Older Adults with Health Conditions in Nevada using Ecological Momentary Assessment. UNLV/UNR Schools of Public Health. PI: Timothy Grigsby, Ph.D.; Role: Co-investigator