Su Kim Chung (Libraries) has been appointed by Gov. Steve Sisolak to the Nevada State Historical Records Advisory Board. 

Drs. Maria B. Roberts (Education), Miguel M. Gonzales, and Sylvia Tegano (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) had their study, "School Leadership During COVID-19: Implications for School Leadership Preparation Programs" accepted for publication in the October volume of the Journal of School Administration Research and…

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a chapter, “To Skill, Perchance to Win: How Chance and Skill Have Coexisted in Gambling History.”  In Mark R. Johnson, ed. The Casino, Card, and Betting Game Reader: Communities, Culture, and Play. Oxford: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.  The chapter traces how both chance and skill elements have…

John Starkey (Business) recently was elected chair of the Administrative Faculty Committee (AFC) for 2022-23. Starkey has been a member of the AFC representing Lee Business School, Harrah Hospitality College and Boyd School of Law. The remainder of the 2022-23 Executive Committee will be elected at the June meeting. The AFC is a standing…

Maria B. Roberts (Education) has been selected for the second cohort of the UNLV Search Advocate Pilot Program. As a search advocate, she will play an important role in aiding search committees with diversifying candidate pools, ensuring equity in the search process, and collaborating with Human Resources to ensure compliance with university…

Dr. Aditi Singh and Dr. Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj (both Medicine), along with former School of Medicine faculty member Dr. Miriam Bar-on, presented their initiative, "Wellness on a Budget," as a poster at the Association for Hospital Medical Education's Annual AHME Institute and at the American Association of American Medical Colleges…

Karen Callahan (Environmental & Occupational Health) and Sfurti Maheshwari (Public Health) along with co-authors published an article on "Elevated Breast Cancer Mortality among Highly Educated Asian American Women" in the journal PLOS One.  The study found that postmenopausal breast cancer (PMBC) mortality for higher educated Asian women…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) co-authored an article, "Development of Nutrition Literacy Scale for Middle School Students in Chongqing, China: A Cross-Sectional Study" in the journal, Frontiers in Nutrition in association with co-authors from Chongqing Medical University and Qatar University.  The article presents a valid and…

Eda Anlamlier (Marketing and International Business) had a paper, "Temporary or Permanent Social Media Post? The Impact of Product Type," accepted in Psychology & Marketing journal with her co-author Sevinc Ulu (New Jersey City University). The article demonstrates the product display duration on social media (temporary via stories vs.…