Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza (Educational Psychology, Leadership, Higher Education) co-authored a book chapter on "Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) as Critical Sites for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA&NHPI) Students in Higher Education" with Mike Hoa Nguyen…

Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza and Lisa Bendixen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) were recognized at this year's 26th Annual Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) Research Forum on Saturday, April 6.  Bendixen was recognized as one of the two faculty recognized with the "Outstanding Mentor" award.…

Dr. Jacqueline Killian, retired United States Air Force colonel (Nursing) with Dr. Penny Pierce, retired United States Air Force Reserves colonel and emeritus professor, University of Michigan, recently delivered the plenary session titled, "Service Beyond the Uniform: Prepare Now for What's Next" at the 2024 TriService Nursing Research…

Tina Brandon Abbatangelo, Nancy Nguyen, Rachel Kim, Christina Demopoulos (all Dental Medicine) along with Timothy Grigsby (Public Health), Kavita Batra (Medicine) presented their study, "Investigating e-cigarette use perceptions among dental students: A cross-sectional study," at the Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference on April 17,…

Lisa J. Toelle, Allison J. McNickle, Declan Feery, Salman Mohammed, Paul J. Chestovich,  Kavita Batra, Douglas R. Fraser (all Medicine) published a study "The pulmonary contusion score: Development of a simple scoring system for blunt lung injury" in the Surgery in Practice and Science journal.  This scoring system with high…

UNLV Nursing doctoral (Ph.D., DNP) students and faculty well represented our institution with distinction at the 2024 WIN (Western Institute of Nursing) Conference, held from April 17-20 in Salt Lake City, Utah. All presenters showcased their expertise, research contributions, and dedication to advancing nursing science and practice. The…

Jonathan Rhodes Lee (Music) published a review article in the Journal of the American Musicological Society. The piece examines Nathan Link’s A Poetics of Handel’s Operas. It appears in vol. 77 no. 1, pp. 247-50 of the journal.

Lisa J. Toelle, Allison J. McNickle, Declan Feery, Salman Mohammed, Paul J. Chestovich,  Kavita Batra, Douglas R. Fraser (all Medicine) published a study "The pulmonary contusion score: Development of a simple scoring system for blunt lung injury" in the Surgery in Practice and Science journal. This scoring system with high specificity and…

Tim Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health) has been awarded a grant to evaluate the "Southern Nevada Post Opioid Response Team (SPORT)" project in collaboration with the Southern Nevada Health District. The project is funded through the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP).