Mohammad Sohail Akhter (Social and Behavioral Health) was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for presenting innovative and cutting-edge research by the Oral Health Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) at their annual meeting. The presentation titled, “Bibliometric analysis to assess global health research on Periodontal…

Francisco Sy (Public Health) and his co-authors from University of Nebraska, West Virginia University, University of North Dakota, University of Mississippi, Louisiana State University, University of Puerto Rico, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Brown University, Tufts University, and University of…

Rebecca Benfield, Andrew Thomas Reyes, Reimund Serafica, and Catherine Dingley (all Nursing) published a study in the International Journal of Clinical Practice titled, "The Positive Effects of Water Immersion for Symptoms of PTSD in Veterans: A Mixed Methods Study." Dr. Alicia Brown of the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System also contributed to…

Hyunhwa "Henna" Lee (Nursing) delivered a podium presentation titled, "Addressing mTBI Recovery: Early Life Adversity, Mental Health, and Accessible Treatment Solutions with Mobile Health Intervention" at the 39th Annual Conference of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) held Oct. 15-18, 2025 in New Orleans. This presentation…

Andrew Thomas Reyes (Nursing) presented a podium presentation at the 51st Annual International Conference of the Transcultural Nursing Society (TCNS) in Portland, Maine, on Oct. 31, 2025. The title of his presentation was “Cultural Food, Chronic Illness, and Coping: Filipino American Experiences of Food Insecurity in a U.S. Primary Care…

Chris Parker and Shae Deschutter (both Engineering), delivered a virtual presentation at the 2025 Annual NACADA Conference, the global community for academic advising. The conference was held at Caesars Palace from Oct. 26-29, 2025. The virtual presentation was titled "Hitting the Mark: A Holistic Approach to Increasing Retention, Progression and…

Nancy Lough (Intercollegiate and Professional Sport Management) was inducted into the La Junta, Colorado, Hall of Fame. This honor recognized her decades-long contributions through research, teaching, and advocacy for women's sport, gender equity, and women's leadership development. She was a four-sport athlete at La Junta High School, earned a…

Christopher Cain, Ph.D., and Ph.D. candidate Junghoon Lee (both Hospitality) collaborated with researchers from Syracuse University to explore the impact of weather-related variables on the performance of all PGA Tour golfers across tournaments over seven full seasons. Their study, "Forecasters of Success: Atmospheric Conditions and…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) was a co-presenter of 31 presentations with his students and colleagues at the 153rd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association held in Washington, D.C., Nov. 2-5. The topics of his presentation ranged from public health workforce training in Nevada, mental health…