Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education doctoral students and faculty presented poster and conference sessions during the 2022 Division for Early Childhood/International Society on Early Intervention Conference on September 27-30 in Chicago. Topics included math instruction for children with disabilities, gross motor interventions…

John Tuman (Political Science) presented an invited talk titled "Latinos in Nevada" to the Reno Chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). His talk discussed topics and findings from his co-authored book Latinos in Nevada: A Political, Economic, and Social Profile (with professors Tiffiany Howard, David Damore, and Nerses…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) coauthored with colleagues at Chongqing Medical University the article “Understanding and use of nutrition labels of prepackaged food by university students: A cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China,” in the journal Nutrients (Impact Factor 6.706). The article highlights the need for developing…

Kenneth Miller (Political Science), and co-editors John Green and David Cohen have published State of the Parties 2022: The Changing Role of Contemporary American Political Parties with Rowman & Littlefield. The book brings together leading scholars of parties, elections, and interest groups to explore the current state of American party…

Michael Pravica (Physics) was awarded a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct research into the mechanisms of X-ray induced photochemistry.   Experimental Investigation of the Control Mechanism of X-ray Induced Structural and Chemical Synthesis at Extreme Conditions (DE-SC0023248)  

Nicole Short (Psychology) recently published a study in Addictive Behaviors that examines prospective associations between insomnia symptoms and later prescription opioid and benzodiazepine use with colleagues Anna Austin and Becky Naumann from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The study found bidirectional associations between…

Nicholas Barr (Social Work) published a paper elucidating a novel theoretical model integrating event-exposure characteristics, symptoms and processes, and treatment implications for posttraumatic illness and moral injury with co-authors Hazel Atuel, Shaddy Saba, and Carl A. Castro.   

Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published a policy paper titled, "Making Nevada Schools Safer: The State of Empirical Evidence" in Policy Issues in Nevada Education, Volume 5, Issue 1. In the paper, Skousen reviews the state of the empirical literature on school safety and argues that while…

Buddha Dawn (Medicine) delivered the James Willerson Excellence in Science lecture at the North American meeting of the International Society for Heart Research and the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences in Winnipeg, Canada. His talk, “Regenerative potential of discarded materials,” was focused on potential therapeutic benefits of…