Keyonna Summers

Senior Media Relations Specialist

702-895-0898
keyonna.summers@unlv.edu

Keyonna Summers writes about and connects journalists to UNLV experts in the following areas:

  • College of Education
  • College of Engineering
  • Division of Health Sciences (Dental School, School of Community Health Sciences, and Allied Health Sciences)
  • Research Division
  • Jean Nidetch Women's Center
  • Division of Student Affairs

Focus Areas

  • Diversity/Title IX Initiatives
  • Economic Development

Articles by Keyonna Summers

Study: Black Entrepreneurship in the United States
smiling black woman hangs "open" sign on the window of her business
Research | July 24, 2020
UNLV political science expert Tiffiany Howard examines the lag in U.S. Black business ownership and opportunities for closing the racial wealth gap.
UNLV Scientist on a Mission to the Red Planet
This artist's rendition depicts NASA's Mars 2020 rover studying rocks with its robotic arm.
Research | July 6, 2020
Geoscientist Libby Hausrath gives an insider glimpse at her role as one of 15 scientists selected by NASA to work on Mars sample return on the 2020 Rover Mission.
Domestic Abuse and COVID-19
silhouette of man and woman arguing
Research | June 16, 2020
UNLV criminal justice professor Gillian Pinchevsky on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on victims of intimate partner abuse and how society can help protect them in the future.
COVID-19 and Connectedness: Finding a Balance in Our Online Lives
cartoon person looks away from phone and touches head anxiously
Business and Community | May 22, 2020
UNLV sociologist Simon Gottschalk provides tips on how to adjust to increased screen time during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ergonomics 101: Working from Home During Coronavirus
Closeup woman holding her wrist in pain from using computer.
Business and Community | April 28, 2020
As remote work and distance learning become a way of life, UNLV occupational therapist Donna Costa offers hacks for a healthy home office and exercise routine.
Love Under Lockdown: How Couples Can Cope During COVID-19
hugging couple drawn onto two fingers
Business and Community | April 22, 2020
UNLV relationship therapist Katherine Hertlein offers strategies for singles and newly dating, longtime cohabitating, married, separated, and divorced partners to navigate quarantine conflict.
Setting the Stage for At-Home Learning During the Coronavirus Crisis
7-year-old boy in blue shirt, 1st grader William Hawkins, 9-year-old 3rd grader Georgia Hawkins, and PhD student in microbiology Erin Cassin, all working/learning from home on the dining room table.
Business and Community | April 6, 2020
UNLV College of Education experts share tips, resources, and activities for parents thrust into the added role of schoolteacher, guidance counselor, and playground monitor.
Combatting Coronavirus Stress
chalk drawing of human head with brain outlined
Business and Community | March 25, 2020
UNLV College of Education professor explains trauma symptoms of children versus adults, and offers strategies and resources to help overcome them.
Social Media While Social Distancing: A How-To Guide
girl on computer with earbuds
Business and Community | March 20, 2020
UNLV communication studies professor Natalie Pennington offers tips to preserve your mental health while protecting your physical health.