Kavita Batra (Medicine) has been selected as one of few members to serve on the Technical Expert Panel (TEP) for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Practice Based Research Networks (AHRQ-PBRN). The goal of the TEP is to obtain insight regarding approaches or strategies for supporting the research of PBRNs and guidance for the…

Kara Christensen Pacella (Psychology) published a new article, "Weight bias internalization is positively associated with insomnia symptom severity in young women with disordered eating," in Sleep Health. Christensen Pacella and colleagues (lead author Kelsie Forbush, Ph.D., University of Kansas) published "Integrating 'Lumpers' Versus 'Splitters…

Vladislav Zhitny (NYU Anesthesiology Resident/UNLV Medicine Graduate), Kenny Do (UNLV Medical Student), Eric Kawana (UNLV Medical Student) published a systematic review regarding the radiation exposure of interventional pain physicians in the Pain Physician journal. Millions of interventional pain procedures are performed each year to address…

James Woodbridge (Philosophy) presented a talk titled "That's Just How it Is: Properties, Deflationism, and Non-Nominal Quantification" (co-authored with Bradley Armour-Garb) at the 1st South American Logic Meeting (SALOME 1) in Cusco, Peru, Jan. 12, 2024.

Vladislav Zhitny, Eric Kawana, Edgar Lopez (all Medicine) published a study, "An assessment of program information on pediatric anesthesiology fellowship websites," on the Wiley Online Library. This study evaluates and compares information on pediatric anesthesiology fellowship websites in the United States to identify areas for improvement. With…

Jarret Keene (English) recently appeared on the Florida Book Club podcast to talk about his science-fiction adventure novel Hammer of the Dogs (University of Nevada Press, 2023), growing up in Tampa in the 1980s, heavy metal, comic books, book bans, and the difference between Florida and Nevada. Listen here.

Associate professor Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) recently published an article in the latest edition of Division for Early Childhood's Recommended Practices Monograph Series--Leadership: Leading From Where You Are. "Every Family is a Leader: How Professional-Family Partnership Empowers Family Leaders,"…

Catharine Lory (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) is the recipient of the 2024 Early Career Research Award presented by the Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (DADD), which is part of the Council for Exceptional Children — the largest international professional organization dedicated to supporting the…

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on From the Ombuds, the official blog of UNLV's Ombuds Office. The post announces the release of the UNLV Ombuds Office 2023 Annual Report, sharing some thoughts on the events of 2023 and their continuing impact on campus. For more information about the Ombuds Office, please visit its website.…