Jeffrey T. Child (Communication Studies) and a colleague recently published an article, "Communication privacy management theory: History of development, research trends, and future applications," in the Journal of Family Communication. The article examines the state of research utilizing the theory in advancing a deeper understanding of…

Trenton Dawson, Marcedes Butler, and Kenneth Varner (all Teaching and Learning) published “What counts as competent teaching? A systematic narrative synthesis of teacher competencies in K-12 education” in the Teaching & Teacher Education journal.

Cory Lampert (Libraries) was a panelist for the webinar, "The AI Legal Frontier: U.S. Frameworks & International Perspectives" featuring keynote speaker Chris Weston of the United State Copyright Office. The webinar was hosted by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Artificial Intelligence Special Interest…

Katherine Walker (English) was awarded an Honorable Mention Prize by the Marlowe Society of America for her article "Clowns and Demonic Learning in Doctor Faustus," which was published in English Literary History. 

Education & Outreach coordinator Jackie Gaetos (The Care Center) recently co-authored a published article in collaboration with Zida Wang and Deanne Sole (both Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art). Their article, published in the Journal of Museum Education, is called "Designing Care Centered Museum Education: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration of…

UNLV's International Gaming Institute (IGI) hosted the 19th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking May 26-28, 2026, at Bellagio. This triennial event is the world’s largest research conference in the gambling field and welcomed over 500 attendees from 26 countries, comprised of academics and researchers, industry…

Trent W. Dawson, Marcedes Butler, and Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner (Education) published "What counts as competent teaching? A systematic narrative synthesis of teacher competencies in K–12 education" in Teaching and Teacher Education, 181, 105684. This review systematically synthesizes the teacher competency literature to examine which competencies…

Gerilyn Slicker (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), along with colleagues from University of Oklahoma - Tulsa and The University of Delaware, published "State policy predictors of child care centers’ utilization of subsidies for children from underserved groups" in Children and Youth Services Review.  This study identified…

Ph.D. student Ammrito Roy, a Ph.D. student (English) presented his paper, “Land, Story, and Community in Kanthapura: A Comparative Reading Through Critical Indigenous Theory,” at the 10th Annual Global Souths Conference. The paper applies Comparative Indigenous Theory to Raja Rao’s novel Kanthapura to examine how land, oral storytelling, communal…