Jeff Stempel (Law) served as a commentator for an "Author Meets Reader" session on Shauhin Talesh's book, Insuring Cyber Insecurity, at the 2026 Law and Society Association Annual Meeting.
Published: Katsiaryna Afanasyeva, Alina Swafford, James Navalta, Graham McGinnis, John Mercer
Congratulations to UNLV graduate student Katsiaryna (Kate) Afanasyeva (Kinesiology, Sports Science) on the publication of her master's thesis research, "Brief Report of Core Temperature Patterns in Triathletes While Swimming in Warm Open Water With and Without a Wetsuit," in the International Journal of Exercise Science. The study was co-authored…
Sarah Surrain (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), along with colleagues, published the article, “Tuning in to Development: How Home Music Activities Relate to Language and Motor Skills in Toddlers from Monolingual and Multilingual Home Environments” in Infancy.
Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine) presented a paper titled, “Overcoming Workforce Shortages: Evidence from a Structured, Scholarship Experiential Program Linking Academia and Local Health Departments” at the Academy Health, Annual Research Meeting held in Seattle, WA from…
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) and Luvell Anderson (Department of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) co-presented their paper "African American Migration Ethics" at the 2026 Latin American Studies Association congress in Paris, France.
Shawn Gerstenberger (Public Health) was awarded a $296,109 grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc., which proposes routine opt-out HIV and syphilis testing for adult ED patients already receiving blood draws for clinical care.
Published: Brett Gleason, Heather Dahl, Taylor Milner
Brett Gleason, Heather Dahl, and graduate student Taylor Milner (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services), along with a colleague from Oregon State University - Cascades, published their study, "Bridging Nature and Counselor Education: Utilization and Barriers to EcoWellness" in the Journal of Humanistic Counseling.
Tom Romero (Law) presented "The Color of Kinship: Observations of a Brown Buffalo on Rights to the River in North and South America and its Implications for Racial Justice in “Western” Water Law" at the Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association in San Francisco.
From a COVID-Era Student to Occupational Therapy Instructor at UNLV
Kayla Ford was among the first students in the university's OT program. Now she teaches mental health-related courses in the School of Integrated Health Sciences.