Tammi Kim (Libraries) is the co-author of an article, "Learning from Las Vegas: Adapting Workflows for Managing Born-Digital Design Records," published in the fall/winter 2021 issue of The American Archivist, the semi-annual journal of the Society of American Archivists. The article discusses UNLV Special Collections and Archives' approach to…

Katherine Gaddis (Anthropology) was one of nine applicants to receive the Forensic Science Foundation's Student Travel Grant, which will fund her attendance at this year's American Academy of Forensic Sciences conference.

Elizabeth Lawrence (Sociology) and colleagues published an article, "Peer Network Processes in Adolescents’ Health Lifestyles," in Journal of Health and Social Behavior. Lawrence and colleagues use state-of-the-art social network analysis methods to investigate network characteristics of health lifestyles and the role of…

Ayla Gelsinger (Communication Studies and Psychology) received the Spectra Undergraduate Research Journal Best Article Award for the work, A Critical Analysis of the Body Positive Movement on Instagram: How Does it Really Impact Body Image?, which published in Spectra’s inaugural fall 2020 issue. Sponsored by the office of undergraduate research (…

Jennifer F. Byrnes (Anthropology) and Timothy Gocha (Texas State University, Anthropology) have been awarded a National Institute of Justice grant titled "Reliability and Validity of Radiographic Comparisons for Positive Identification" for $567,682 over a two-year period. This grant is in collaboration with the Clark County office of the coroner/…

Manoj Sharma (Environmental and Occupational Health) and Sheniz Moonie (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) have published an article, “Can the Multi-theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change Explain the Intent for People to Practice Meditation?” in the Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine in collaboration with colleagues from Baylor…

Kathleen Thimsen (Nursing) was elected into a Board of Directors' position as treasurer for the Academy of Forensic Nursing. 

Paul Thomas Clements (Nursing) was published in Evidence Technology Magazine. He authored an article, "Gang Migration to Rural and Suburban Areas: An Evolving Threat for Emergency Departments and Law Enforcement."

Jungnam Kim (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) published the manuscript “School Counseling College-going Culture: Counselors’ Influence on Students’ College-going Decisions” in the Journal of Counseling and Development. She worked alongside colleagues Julia Bryan and Chang Liu at Penn State University to test the…