Brooke Weinmann (Sociology) just published a co-authored article titled, "'I'm a Good Guy Who Deserves Better, Yet Nobody Wants to Give me Better': The Accounts of Nice Guys" in the journal Symbolic Interaction. Weinmann and her co-author, Dennis Waskul (Minnesota State University, Mankato), explore the concept of the "Nice Guy" and…

Nicole DeVille (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored an article titled, “Areca nut-related oral cancer awareness in adults: A meta-analysis,” in the Journal of Cancer Policy, in association with researchers from Texas, Massachusetts, California, Philadelphia and Vietnam. The article surveyed the awareness among adults that areca nut products…

Carter Gehlken, Moni Ahmadian, and Neamat Hassan (all Dental) published an article titled, “Impact of Medications and Marijuana Use on Hyposalivation and Xerostomia in Adults,” in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Yvonne Houy (Fine Arts) and Julian Kilker (Journalism and Media Studies) gave a presentation at the Elsevier Impact Conference in Cascais, Portugal, on Nov. 6, 2025. The presentation, “Zero Budget by Design: Lessons learned engaging a global community without a budget," was based on their experiences editing the open-access journal Tradition-…

Faculty and students from the Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences department recently published an article in Sensors. James W. Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), Olivia R. Perez (MS Kinesiology), Rodolfo Mejia (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences), Jennifer A. Bunn (Sam Houston State University) published an article titled, "The…

Professor Shih-Chun “Steven” Chien (Law) presented his paper, “Evidence-Based Criminal Justice 2.0: Data, Discretion, and the Invisible Iron Cage,” at the 2025 Rocky Mountain Junior Scholars Forum, hosted by Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School.

Barbara Lewis (Healthcare Administration and Policy) was the featured speaker at a webinar conducted by Planetree and Fidelum Health on Transforming Hospitals with Patient and Family Advisory Councils. 

Dr. Alex Rowan (Medicine) presented a poster entitled "Institution of a Rib Fracture Guideline at a Level 1 Trauma Center" at the 2025 Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) Annual Conference in Chicago on behalf of co-authors Dr. Kevin Petersen, Dr. Christopher Gonzalez, Dr. Odessa Pulido, Dr. Allison McNickle and Dr. Deborah Kuhls (all…

Dr. Allison McNickle (Medicine) presented a poster entitled "Implementation of a Whole Blood Program at a Level 1 Trauma Center" at the 2025 Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) Annual Conference in Chicago on behalf of co-authors Dr. Deborah Kuhls, Dr. Keith Berry, Lisa Rogge and Dr. Mark Dugan (all Medicine) describing the development of…