Esther M Sternberg

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Books

• Sternberg, E. M. (2009). Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-being. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.
• Sternberg, E. M. (2000). The Balance Within: The Science Connecting Health and Emotions. W.H. Freeman Publishers, New York.

Journals/Publications

• Alschuler, L. N., Weil, A. T., Maizes, V., Horwitz, R. J., Chiasson, A. M., Crocker, R. L., & Sternberg, E. M. (2020). Integrative medicine considerations for convalescence from mild-to- moderate COVID-19 disease. Explore, 1-9. doi:doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2020.12.005
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  The majority of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 have mild-to-moderate COVID-19 disease. Convalescence from mild-to-moderate (MtoM) COVID-19 disease may be supported by integrative medicine strategies. Integrative Medicine (IM) is defined as healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person, including all aspects of lifestyle. Integrative medicine strategies that may support recovery from MtoM COVID-19 are proposed given their clinically studied effects in related conditions. Adoption of an anti-inflammatory diet, supplementation with vitamin D, glutathione, melatonin, Cordyceps, Astragalus and garlic have potential utility. Osteopathic manipulation, Qigong, breathing exercises and aerobic exercise may support pulmonary recovery. Stress reduction, environmental optimization, creative expression and aromatherapy can provide healing support and minimize enduring trauma. These modalities would benefit from clinical trials in people recovering from COVID-19 infection.
• Engineer, A. A., Ida, A., & Sternberg, E. M. (2020). Healing Spaces: Designing Physical Environments to Optimize Health, Wellbeing and Performance.. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH), 17(115), 1-4.
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  Editorial, IJERPH journal special issue on Healing Spaces.

Proceedings Publications

• Sternberg, E. M., Srinivasan, K., Currim, F., & Ram, S. (2016, April 2016). Feature importance and predictive modeling for multi-source healthcare data with missing values.. In 6th International Conference on Digital Health.

Presentations

• Alschuler, L., Weil, A. T., Maizes, V., Horwitz, R. J., Chiasson, A. M., & Sternberg, E. M. (2020, April). An Integrative Approach to COVID-19. University of Arizona COVID-19 Webinar Series. Tucson, Arizona.
• Sternberg, E. M. (2020, April). Speaker, Healing Spaces. Calm with Rina Raphael webcast Topic: Healing Spaces. webcast Tucson: Calm with Rina Raphael.
• Sternberg, E. M. (2020, May). Speaker, Healing Spaces. Living Lab BHAG Topic: Healing Spaces. webcast Tucson: Living Lab BHAG.
• Sternberg, E. M. (2020, May). Speaker, Places matter to stress and immunity Explore how stress can impact your immune health. International WELL Building Institute webcast Title:Places matter to stress and immunity Explore how stress can impact your immune health. webcast Tucson: International WELL Building Institute.
• Sternberg, E. M. (2020, November). Speaker, DASH-SAFE: A personal real-time risk-assessment risk-management navigation and automated alarm tool. University of Arizona Health Science Center COVID-19 Symposium: DASH-SAFE: A personal real-time risk-assessment risk-management navigation and automated alarm tool. Zoom: University of Arizona Health Science Center COVID-19 Symposium.
• Sternberg, E. M. (2020, October). Speaker, Panel Member Shaping Collaboration Health and the Built Environment: Introduction and wearable health from molecules to environment. Conscious Cities Festival 2020: Shaping Collaboration Health and the Built Environment: Introduction and wearable health from molecules to environment. Zoom: Conscious Cities Festival 2020.
• Sternberg, E. M. (2020, September). Speaker, Panel Chair A Multi-Modal Geographic Information System(GIS) Dashboard for Real-time Mapping of Perceived Risk/Safety Facilities Design and Operations and Movement: Mitigation of At-Risk Spaces for a Clustered Population in a Post-COVID-19 Environment. RESTRUCT Zoom Symposium: Title:A Multi-Modal Geographic Information System(GIS) Dashboard for Real-time Mapping of Perceived Risk/Safety Facilities Design and Operations and Movement: Mitigation of At-Risk Spaces for a Clustered Population in a Post-COVID-19 Environment. RESTRUCT Zoom Symposium: RESTRUCT.

Poster Presentations

• Engineer, A. A., Youssef, O. M., & Sternberg, E. M. (2020, January). Wearable devices to measure the impact of built environments on health. Department of Medicine Annual Poster Session, University of Arizona. University of Arizona, Tucson AZ..

Others

• Sternberg, E. M. (2020, September 2020-present). DASH-SAFE GIS-based Real-time Risk-Assessment Risk-Management Tool. Numerous DASH-SAFE Briefings including to: UArizona Asst VP for Facilities Management; Facilities Management Supervisors; ICS Public Health Committee; ICS Privacy Committee; UArizona Office of the General Council representative; Tech Launch Arizona and TLA Commercialization partners: Dean, UArizona College of Medicine; UArizona Foundation officer.
• Sternberg, E. M. (2020, September). DASH-SAFE GIS-based Real-time Risk Assessment Risk-Management Tool. Briefing to Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th U.S. Surgeon General and Director, UArizona COVID Incident Command System (ICS).