Manik Ahuja

 

Department of Health Services Management & Policy

ETSU is CEPH Accredited for Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral Degrees

Manik Ahuja

Manik Ahuja, PhD, MA

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Management and Policy

423-439-6637 / ahujam@etsu.edu 
Lamb Hall 180
Box 70264, Johnson City, TN 37615 






EDUCATION

Postdoctoral Fellowship, NIDA Transdisciplinary Training in Addictions Research, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 

PhD, Public Health (Social and Behavioral Health), University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

MA, Policy Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

BA, Society, Ethics, and Behavior, University of Washington, Seattle WA

RESEARCH FOCUS

Psychiatric Epidemiology, Substance Use/Addiction Prevention, Substance Use Disorders, Gambling Disorders, Discrimination and Health, Health Promotion/Behavior, Mental Health Disorders, Social Determinants of Health, Health Policy, Health Informatics, Risk Screening

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Ahuja M, Miller-Slough R, Adebayo-Abikoye E, et al. Loneliness and Alcohol use among College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Rural Appalachia. Chronic Stress. 2024;8. doi:10.1177/24705470241264909

Ahuja M, Haeny A. Increasing our Understanding of Experiences of Discrimination and Chronic Stress. Chronic Stress. 2024;8. doi:10.1177/24705470241268480

Ahuja M, Jain M, Mamudu H, et al. Substance Use Disorder and Suicidal Ideation in Rural Maryland. Chronic Stress. 2024;8. doi:10.1177/24705470241268483

Ahuja M, Haeny AM, Sartor CE, Werner KB, Bucholz KK. (2019). Gender discrimination and alcohol use among African American and European American adolescents and young Adults. 42nd Annual Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Scientific Meeting, Minneapolis, MN June 23-26 2019.

Ahuja M, Werner KB, Bucholz KK. (2019). Examining Substance use and Suicidal Thoughts and behavior among African American and European American adolescents and young Adults. 42nd Annual Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Scientific Meeting, Minneapolis, MN June 23-26 2019.

Ahuja M, Bucholz KK. (2018). Gender Discrimination and Substance Use among African American and European American Females. College of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Annual Scientific Meeting. San Antonio, TX June 15-19 2019.

Ahuja M, Cunningham-Williams RM, Bucholz KK. (2019). Gambling Involvement among African American and European Americans: An analysis by Gender. M. 7th Society of Social Work Research Conference (SSWR). January 2019, San Francisco, CA.

Jha, A, Ahuja M, Janvi R. (2019).Suicide in South Asian Americans: an Emerging Public Health Problem. 23rd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). January 2019, San Francisco, CA.

Ahuja M, Cunningham-Williams RM, Bucholz KK (2018).  Examining Polysubstance use and other Risk Factors for Gambling Involvement and Problem Gambling in an Ethnically Diverse National Sample of Young Adults.  National Council on Responsible Gambling (NCRG), October 2018, Las Vegas, NV.

Ahuja M, Bucholz KK. (2018). Childhood Risk Factors to Early Onset Cannabis Use Among African-American and European-American Adolescents. College of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Annual Scientific Meeting. San Diego, CA June 9-14, 2018.

Ahuja M, Cunningham-Williams RM, Bucholz KK (2018).  Gambling Involvement in African American and European American Females. Add Health Users Conference, Bethesda, MD. July 23-24, 2018.

Ahuja M, Bucholz KK. (2018)Childhood Risk Factors to Early Onset Cannabis Use Among African-American and European-American Adolescents.   Washington University 14th Annual Postdoctoral Symposium 14th Annual Postdoctoral Symposium.  St, Louis, MO.  March 22, 2018.

Ahuja M, Bucholz KK, Grucza RA (2017).  Trends in Current Tobacco Consumption and Cigarette Smoking Among Missouri Young Adults. APHA (American Public Health Association Annual Conference, November, 2017, Atlanta GA.

Ahuja M, Cunningham-Williams RM, Bucholz KK (2017).  Risk Factors associated with Gambling among a National Sample of African American and European American Young Adults.  National Council on Responsible Gambling (NCRG), October 2017, Las Vegas, NV.

Ahuja M, Aseltine R. (2016). The Dissemination of Aggregate Level Health Data through Web Based Data Query Systems.  American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Conference, November, 2016, Denver, CO. 

Ahuja M, Aseltine R. (2015). The Dissemination of Aggregate level Health Data through Web Based Data Query Systems.  Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), BRFSS (Behavioral Risk Surveillance System) Annual Conference. June, 2015, Atlanta, GA. 

Ahuja M, Garza J, Cavallari J. (2015). Gender disparities in musculoskeletal symptoms and tasks performed among custodians. Semi-annual Sturbridge Symposium, May 2015, Sturbridge, MA, 

Ahuja M, Aseltine R. (2015). Strengthening Public Health through Web Based Data Query Systems: A Delphi Study. American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Conference, November, 2015, Chicago, IL. 

Ahuja M, Aseltine R. (2015). Strengthening Public Health through Web-Based Data Query Systems: A Delphi Study. M. 7th Annual Medicine and the Humanities & Social Science Conference. March 2015, Huntsville, TX. 

Ahuja M, Garza J, Cavallari J. (2015). Gender Disparities in Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Tasks Performed among Custodians. American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Conference, November 2015, Chicago, IL. 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Ahuja M, Stamey J, Cimilluca J, Al Ksir K, Herndon MK, Baggett K, Sathiyasaleen T, Fernandopulle P. Association between chronic disease and substance use among older adults in Tennessee. Journal of Public Health Research. 2023;12(3). doi:10.1177/22799036231193070

Haeny, A. M., Holmes, S. C., Woerner, J., Hicks, T. A., Ahuja, M., Overstreet, C., Amstadter, A., & Sartor, C. E. (2022). The Associations of Racial Discrimination and Neighborhood Disadvantage With World Assumptions Among Black, Latine, and Asian Young Adults. Journal of interpersonal violence, 8862605221137701. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221137701

Jha, A., Ahuja, M., & Wani, R. J. (2022). Suicide Among South Asians in the United States: A Growing Public Health Problem. SAGE Open, 12(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221140378

Ahuja, M., Haeny, A. M., Sartor, C. E., & Bucholz, K. K. (2022). Perceived racial and social class discrimination and cannabis involvement among Black youth and young adults. Drug and alcohol dependence, 232, 109304. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109304 

Ahuja, M., Okoro, J., Frimpong, E., Doshi, R. P., & Wani, R. J. (2021). Feeling Not Wanted/Loved and Depression: Does Gender Matter?. Psychological reports, 332941211062822. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941211062822 

Ahuja M, Aseltine Jr R. Barriers to Dissemination of Local Health Data Faced by US State Agencies: Survey Study of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Coordinators. J Med Internet Res 2021;23(7):e16750. DOI: 10.2196/16750

Ahuja, M., Records, K., Haeny, A. M., Gavares, E. M., & Mamudu, H. M. (2021). The association between experiencing police arrest and suicide ideation among emerging young adults: Does race matter?. Health psychology open, 8(1), 20551029211026027. https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029211026027

Ahuja, M., Haeny, A. M., Sartor, C. E., & Bucholz, K. K. (2021). Gender discrimination and illicit drug use among African American and European American adolescents and emerging adults. Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 35(3), 310–319. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000683

Sartor, C. E., Haeny, A. M., Ahuja, M., & Bucholz, K. K. (2021). Social class discrimination as a predictor of first cigarette use and transition to nicotine use disorder in Black and White youth. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 56(6), 981–992. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-020-01984-9

Ahuja, M., Awasthi, M., Records, K., & Lamichhane, R. R. (2021). Early Age of Alcohol Initiation and Its Association with Suicidal Behaviors. Substance use & misuse, 1–7. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2021.1922452

Haeny, A. M., Woerner, J., Overstreet, C., Hicks, T. A., Ahuja, M., Amstadter, A. B., & Sartor, C. E. (2021). Measurement invariance of the World Assumptions Questionnaire across race/ethnic group, sex, and sexual orientation. Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy, 10.1037/tra0001001. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001001

Ahuja, M., Werner, K.B., Cunningham-Williams, R.M. et al. Racial Associations Between Gambling and Suicidal Behaviors Among Black and White Adolescents and Young Adults. Curr Addict Rep (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-021-00374-8

Ahuja, M., Sathiyaseelan, T., Wani, R. J., & Fernandopulle, P. (2020). Obesity, food insecurity, and depression among females. Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique, 78, 83. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-020-00463-6

Ahuja, M., Frimpong, E., Okoro, J., Wani, R., & Armel, S. (2020). Risk and protective factors for intention of contraception use among women in Ghana. Health psychology open, 7(2), 2055102920975975. https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102920975975

Xie, T. H., Ahuja, M., McCutcheon, V. V., & Bucholz, K. K. (2020). Associations between racial and socioeconomic discrimination and risk behaviors among African-American adolescents and young adults: a latent class analysis. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 55(11), 1479–1489. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-020-01884-y

Haeny, A. M., Woerner, J., Ahuja, M., Hicks, T. A., Overstreet, C., Amstadter, A., & Sartor, C. E. (2020). The impact of world assumptions on the association between discrimination and internalizing and substance use outcomes. Journal of health psychology, 1359105320931185. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320931185

Werner, K. B., Cunningham-Williams, R. M., Ahuja, M., & Bucholz, K. K. (2020). Patterns of gambling and substance use initiation in African American and White adolescents and young adults. Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 34(2), 382–391. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000531

Haeny, A. M., Sartor, C. E., Arshanapally, S., Ahuja, M., Werner, K. B., & Bucholz, K. K. (2019). The association between racial and socioeconomic discrimination and two stages of alcohol use in blacks. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 199, 129-135. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.02.026 

Ahuja M, Aseltine R, Warren N, Reisine S., Williams P, Cisco A. (2018). Challenges faced with the implementation of Web-Based Data Query Systems for population health: development of a questionnaire based on expert consensus.  Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2018 4:11. doi 10.1186/s40814-018-0307-3. PMID: 2994264. 

Ahuja, M., Cunningham-Williams, R., Werner, K. B., & Bucholz, K. K. (2018). Risk Factors Associated With Gambling Involvement among a National Sample of African American and European American Young Adults. Journal of substance abuse and alcoholism, 6(3), 1081. PMID: 30443591. 

Cavallari JM, Ahuja M, Dugan AG, Meyer JD, Simcox N, Wakai S, Garza JL. (2016). Sex differences in the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among custodians. American Journal of Industrial Medicine,59(10), 841-852. doi:10.1002/ajim.22626. PMID: 27409071

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Running, community service, spending time with friends/family, and travel.