Professor Francine Lipman (Law) received the Human Rights Excellence Award from the American Bar Association’s Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice. The award recognizes her leadership and as Editorial Board Chair in producing the Human Rights Magazine Volume 50 — a six-issue series, including a landmark double issue, that elevated urgent…

Doris L. Watson (Educational Psychology, Leadership and Higher Education) has been appointed as editor-in-chief for the Higher Education Section of the Journal Education Sciences (IF: 2.6, Q1). Watson has served as a reviewer and section editor for the journal over the last four years.

Barbara Roth (Anthropology) received the Byron Cummings Award from the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society. The award is given "for outstanding research and contributions to knowledge in anthropology, history, or a related field of study" pertaining to the Southwestern U.S. 

Tim Grigsby (Environmental and Global Health) coauthored a paper titled, “Adverse childhood experiences and college student mental well-being: The role of coping strategies and the developmental timing of adversity,” in the journal Adversity and Resilience Science, along with researchers from California. The paper assesses the impact of adverse…

Sarah M. Wolff (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), along with colleagues from the University of Iowa and University of Washington and the Pablove Foundation, published an article in the Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing examining the impact of a virtual photography program on quality of life among children…

Sarah Wolff and Dan Wright (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published a paper in Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling evaluating a method for using response times to improve the reliability of performance estimates for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (the Nation's Report Card). As they…

The Nevada Section of the Pierre Fauchard Academy held its annual induction ceremony, honoring faculty members Dr. Sonal Shah and Dr. Karen Kucharski (both Dental Medicine), and dental school alumna Dr. Joanna Shen ('19).  Founded in 1936, the Pierre Fauchard Academy is an international dental honor organization that recognizes leaders and…

Dr. Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental Medicine) was named among the 2024 Top Scholars by ScholarGPS, which recognizes those who conduct research for their outstanding performance in various fields, disciplines, and specialties. Based on Ebersole’s strong publication record, impact, and notable quality of his scholarly contributions, ScholarGPS placed him…

Karyn S. Hollingsworth (Liberal Arts) has earned the Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) credential granted by the Universal Accreditation Board - Public Relations Society of America. Considered the gold standard in the PR profession, accreditation demonstrates knowledge and proficiency in effective public relations techniques, ethics, and…