Alfred Acquah (Teaching and Learning) published a peer-reviewed article on "Higher Education Finance Between Ghana and the United States" in the journal Current Issues of Comparative Education. The paper comparatively analyzes higher education funding sources in Ghana and the U.S., considering both countries' goals for higher…

Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) served as a panelist to discuss the effectiveness and limitations of the SALT Model (Social Action, Leadership, and Transformation) in regard to co-curricular student programming. The panel was part of the Student Leadership for Justice and Equity Preconference Workshop presented at the annual…

Drs. Hassan Ziada, Marcia Ditmyer and Neamat Hassan (all Dental) published a paper, "Reflections of Psychomotor Skill Development in Preclinical Simulation: A Qualitative Analysis," in the European Journal of Dental Education, that appeared online on this month. The paper investigated dental students' insight of their progression…

Vivek Sah (Lied Center for Real Estate) has been selected to serve as the vice program chair on the American Real Estate Society (ARES) board of directors for 2021-22. ARES is one of the leading and premier academic real estate organizations in the world. 

Marina Garber-Colacicchi (World Languages and Cultures) participated in the virtual anthology “Women’s Poetry: the Space and Time” presented at the biennale “The Oriental Vector: Women’s Literature of Asian Countries”. The project involved 78 women poets residing in 14 countries and reading the poems of 44 women poets written before 1917. Garber-…

Andra Scano, Christine Oliver, Allyson Waldron, and Violeta Aguirre (all Nursing) successfully defended their Doctor of Nursing Practice projects. They will officially earn their doctorate title upon completing their classes. Topics defended: Scano, “Developing Strategic Partnerships to Impact Population Health” Oliver, “Increasing…

Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing) was competitively selected to receive a tuition grant through the UNLV office of faculty affairs to attend the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity Faculty Success Program Summer 2021. This program is designed to teach faculty skills to increase research and writing productivity. 

Gabriela Buccini (Environmental and Occupational Health) recently published an article on "Scaling Up of Brazil’s Criança Feliz Early Childhood Development Program: An Implementation Science Analysis" in the Annals of the New York Academy of Science. To address inequities that prevent socioeconomically vulnerable young children from reaching…

David G. Schwartz (Faculty Affairs) recently published a commentary for gaming industry resource "CDC Gaming Reports" about the significance of the 90th anniversary of the state of Nevada relegalizing commercial gaming in 1931. In it, he explores an alternate history where Nevada did not relegalize gaming, leading to profound changes for the…