Jennifer Pharr (Environmental and Occupational Health), associate professor, and Kavita Batra (Medicine), statistician, recently published  "Propensity Score Analysis Assessing the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases among the Transgender Population in the United States Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2017…

Jennifer Vanderlaan (Nursing) recently presented a symposium, entitled, "Addressing Challenges to Establishing Water Birth Practices" at the International Confederation of Midwives Virtual Triennial Congress. Vanderlaan spoke on three of her research projects related to water birth, potential neonatal outcomes, and protocol reviews.

Kendra Gage (Interdisciplinary, Gender and Ethnic Studies) presented a paper at the Historians of the Twentieth Century United States annual conference entitled "Hell on the Streets: The 1992 Las Vegas Westside Riot," where she discussed the historical practices of discrimination, employment and educational disparities, and police brutality…

Won-Yong Oh (Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology) and his co-authors recently presented the paper, “Tree or Forest? Moral Legitimization Tactics of Family-Based Business Groups," at the 16th Family Enterprise Research Conference 2021. 

Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) was a co-author on a continuing medical education article entitled, "Stuttering: 10 questions a GP must know" in the journal, GP Clinics, in association with Lollie Vaughan-Robinson of Jackson State University.  The journal is a source of continuing medical education for general…

Hyelin Kim (Hospitality), along with Kwangsoo Park, Seunghyun Brian Park, and Chihyung Michael Ok, collaborated on an article published in Sport Management Review. The article explores how participating in a recurring community sporting event impacts community engagement and the quality of life of participants.

Dr. Kavita Batra (Medicine) was interviewed for a feature in Inside Higher Ed called “Suicide Prevention Shouldn’t Be Optional” based on a peer-reviewed article she published in co-authorship with Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) and other co-authors from the University of Utah and Coforge Ltd. The…

Ozgur Ozdemir (Hospitality) and hospitality doctoral student Nasim Binesh are authors of "The effect of target’s CSR performance on M&A deal premiums: a case for service firms" published in Review of Managerial Science. This study examines the effect of corporate social responsibility performance on mergers and acquisitions deal…

Christina Miskey (Libraries) was recognized as the "Most Active" Individual in the ORCID US Community, where she represents UNLV. This award is a part of ​​the ORCID US Community Awards, which encourage and provide recognition for participation, sharing, and achievements in the ORCID US Community Consortium.