Jay Shen, Soumya Upadhyay, and Betty Burston (all Healthcare Administration and Policy) have been invited as guest editors of a special issue, "Socioeconomic Inequalities in Access to Care, Outcomes, and Healthcare Utilization," of the journal Healthcare. Manuscript submissions are being accepted until Oct. 31.

Carlos S. Dimas (History) authored a book, Poisoned Eden: Cholera Epidemics, State-Building, and the Problem of Public Health in Tucumán, Argentina, 1865-1908 through the University of Nebraska Press. The book analyzes the social, political, and cultural effects of three cholera epidemics, in 1868, 1886, and 1895, that shook the northwestern…

Toni Repetti (Hospitality) has earned her Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification from The Council for Sig Sigma Certification (CSSC). This certification along with her industry experience brings value to the classroom when teaching students how to improve quality and efficiency in hospitality operations while keeping an eye on the bottom line.…

Soumya Upadhyay (Healthcare Administration & Policy) was presented with the 2021 Research to Practice Award during the American Public Health Association annual meeting for her abstract "Do Patient Engagement IT Functionalities Influence Patient Safety Outcomes." She also was interviewed by Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (…

Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues recently published a paper, "Common Features in Compulsive Sexual Behavior, Substance Use Disorders, Personality, Temperament, and Attachment—A Narrative Review," in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.  

Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning & Leadership) co-authored a chapter in the new book from Information Age Publishing titled Navigating Complexities in Leadership: Moving Toward Critical Hope. His chapter, authored with colleagues from Chapman and Chatham universities, is titled "Tensions in sustainability leadership" and introduces a model…

Jay Vickers (Economic Development) chief business and revenue officer for UNLV’s Sports Research & Innovation Initiative, was named to the advisory council for the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Game Changers United.  The newly created seven-member council of athletics leaders and former U.S. Soccer national team members will work alongside…

Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) recently was elected to the leadership of three different sections of the Association of American Law Schools. He was named as the chair-elect of the Section on Securities Regulation, the secretary of the Section on Professional Responsibility, and to the Executive Committee for the Section on Transactional Law &…

Bradley D. Marianno,  Ana Paula S. Loures-Elias, Libna Garcia (all Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), Deanna Cooper (Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment), and Emily Coombes (Sociology), along with Annie Hemphill (Michigan State University), published "Power in a Pandemic: Teachers’ Unions and…