Jennifer Vanderlaan (Nursing), Jay Shen (Public Health), and Ian K. McDonough (Economics) published their article, "Validation of a measure of hospital maternal level of care for the United States."

Dr. Marc J. Kahn (Medicine), dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, was recently approved as an incoming member of the 2024-2025 COD Administrative Board for the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Kahn's term will formally begin in November.   

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine) and Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) have been awarded a grant to develop a training program for reducing implicit bias among emergency room staff at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System based on the multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change. The intervention will help…

Dana Moran Williams (Theatre), is the first recipient representing the Fine Arts to have been named the Barrick Distinguished Scholar recipient in 23 years. This award recognizes faculty members who have established a record of distinguished research or demonstrated excellence in the area of creative activity. 

Travis Hammond (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) received the Hammill Institute on Disabilities Doctoral Fellowship, which is a competitive fellowship that recognizes doctoral students across the nation who are committed to serving the field of special education. Doctoral fellows receive a scholarship amount to…

Amanda Belarmino, Renata Fernandes Guzzo (both Hospitality), and their co-author Elizabeth A. Whalen recently published the article "The impact of message framing on perceptions of controversial CSR in hotels" in the International Hospitality Review. The paper aims to understand how hospitality companies can best explain controversial…

Rachel Anderson (Law) was appointed to the Executive Committee for the Section on Poverty Law for the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). 

Rebecca Nathanson (Law; Education) presented a paper, Preparing children for court: An overview of court preparation programs and essential components of programs for children, at the 2024 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference in Los Angeles on March 23, 2024.  

Rebecca Nathanson (Law; Education) chaired a session, Competency Interventions and Restoration, at the 2024 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference in Los Angeles.