Susan VanBeuge (Nursing) was reappointed to the Nevada State Board of Nursing. She is set to stay in this position until Oct. 31, 2024.

Ozgur Ozdemir (Hospitality) published an article, "Board Diversity and Firm Performance in the U.S. Tourism Sector: The Effect of Institutional Ownership," in the International Journal of Hospitality Management. The study examines the relationship between board diversity and firm performance in the U.S. tourism sector by using institutional…

Jason Smith (Accounting) recently had his research, "Investor Perceptions of Government Deregulation: Evidence from Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act," accepted for publication in Accounting Horizons, an "A" journal on the Australian Business Deans Council journal list. Smith's research study, which is co-authored with colleagues from…

Jason Flatt (Environmental and Occupational Health) published the first national study on the health of intersex adults — an umbrella term for people born with differences in sex development in PLOS One. The work was also highlighted in the Bay Area Reporter and in Them.

Shane Kraus (Psychology) recently participated in a "Psychology 360" podcast, More on Sex and Porn Addiction with Dr. Shane Kraus, to discuss his work on trying to resolve current diagnostic issues surrounding the assessment and treatment of compulsive sexual behavior in help-seeking clients. 

Barb Brents (Sociology) was interviewed about her career, her research, her new book, Paying for Sex in the Digital Age, and the similarities between the sex industry and mainstream businesses in the UK podcast, "Brave, Bold and Brilliant" with Jeanette Linfoot.

Rei Serafica (Nursing) has been awarded the American Association for Men in Nursing (AAMN) Gene Trabenger National Award for outstanding writing. This award is given to nurse scholars who made substantial contribution to nursing, men in nursing, student nurses, or men's health through their writings. He was selected using an award-…

Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) presented at the 2020 Virtual LEAD School, hosted by the International Fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi. The topic of the presentation was incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion into contemporary business practices.

Susan B. Wainscott and Richard J. Zwiercan (Libraries) presented a conference paper, "Improving Access to Standards," at the 2020 American Society for Engineering Education. This paper describes the development and assessment of the process the University Libraries use to make standards documents available to faculty, staff, and students…