Honors: Kevin McVay Lauren Layton, Rimi Marwah, and Wilson Advising Center
Kevin McVay (Sciences), Lauren Layton (Education), Rimi Marwah (Urban Affairs), and the Wilson Advising Center (Liberal Arts) are the winners of the 2019-20 UNLV Academic Advising Awards presented by the office of the vice provost for undergraduate education and the Academic Advising Council leadership team. These awards recognize individuals and…
Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues published a paper, Child Sexual Abuse and Compulsive Sexual Behavior: A Systematic Literature Review, in Current Addiction Reports.
Kenneth Miller (Political Science) and Tasha Philpot (University of Texas at Austin) recently published "A New Face to the Race Card? Campaigns, Racial Cues, and Candidate Credibility" in Social Science Quarterly where they assess the effects of positive, inclusive racial imagery in campaign advertising. In the study they find that inclusive…
Jungsun "Sunny" Kim (Hospitality) and her co-author's paper, "Effects of CSR, Responsible Gambling, and Negative Social Impacts on Perceived Benefits and Quality of Life in Gaming Communities", was published in Tourism Economics. The findings showed that economic corporate social responsibility (CSR) had the strongest impact on residents’…
AJ Cook (Nursing) has been appointed president of the National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA). With more than 60,000 members, NSNA mentors students preparing for initial licensure as registered nurses and conveys the standards, ethics, and skills that students will need as responsible and accountable leaders and members of the profession. He…
Published: Andrew Thomas Reyes, Christopher Kearney, and Ross Bryant
Andrew Thomas Reyes (Nursing), Christopher Kearney (Psychology), and Ross Bryant (Military and Veteran Services Center) published an article "Student Veterans’ Construction and Enactment of Resilience: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study" and was considered as a top cited article for 2018-19 in the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health…
Sean Slattery (Art) is included in the Mojave Madness group exhibition at the Yucca Valley Visual & Performing Arts Center, Feb. 8 - April 12. This show, curated by Michael McCall, includes more than 40 artists responding to life in the desert.
Stephen M. Miller (Center for Business and Economic Research) recently published a paper titled "Is Real Per Capita State Personal Income stationary? New Nonlinear, Asymmetric Panel‐Data Evidence" in the Bulletin of Economic Research with co-authors Furkan Emirmahmutoglu, Rangan Gupta, and Tolga Omay. This paper appears in the January issue.
Tirth Bhatta (Sociology) and colleagues published "Intersectional Effects of Gender, Education, and Geographic Region on Functional Health Disparities Among Older Adults in India" in the Journal of Aging and Health.
The equestrian is one of the newest members of the Human Resources team, bringing her leadership development and organizational design mastery to UNLV, one team-building interaction at a time.