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Department of Psychology News

The Department of Psychology offers students a broad foundation in fundamental psychological concepts. We also provide opportunities for students to take specialty courses and be involved in research and various applied settings. Our curriculum meets the needs of students intending to pursue advanced training in psychology, education, medicine, or other related fields.

Current Psychology News

UNLV XMAS
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This month’s frosty headlines and highlights from the students and faculty of UNLV.

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As plans for a permanent memorial garden take shape, community-driven projects offer a way for students and faculty to reckon with loss.

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Engelstad Scholars celebrate 15 years of leadership, scholarship, and service to the community.

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A monthly roundup of the top news stories at UNLV, featuring the presidential election, gaming partnerships, and much more.

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From groundbreaking researcher to UNLV president, Marta Meana reflects on the unexpected moments of her long career.

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A monthly roundup of the top news stories featuring UNLV staff and students.

Psychology In The News

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She competed in a long list of sports from elementary school to high school to university and adult life. Notably, she competed regionally in running and at the world level in dance. Regarding the latter, she is a World Championship-winning professional Irish dancer, and she now dances for coaching. Meanwhile, she ran her first 10K in 2017 and has remained very involved in running. She is the Graduate Lab Coordinator at the University of Nevada Las Vegas for The Optimum Performance Program in Sport (TOPPS), which blends traditional mental health services with sport culture and customized performance coaching.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Kennedy Jackson, a UNLV theater arts major, still remembers the hummingbird she saw fluttering outside of UNLV’s Beam Hall one year ago. She was walking back from studying for finals, and the campus was abuzz with pre-finals stress and pre-holiday anticipation. But in just a few short hours, the excitement and jitters would turn into utter fear.

Cronkite News

Sports gambling operators are using artificial intelligence to track and limit problem gambling exposure for their users, but the introduction of this technology and the use of personal data also raises questions about whether it could be used for the wrong reasons.

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Strengthening your relationship with your grandchildren can improve your memory and well-being. Have fun with these ideas.

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Strengthening your relationship with your grandchildren can improve your memory and well-being. Have fun with these ideas.

KNPR News

Experts say that, depending on your viewpoint, last week’s election might have greatly impacted your mental and physical health. It’s not that unusual, especially in these times.

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Recent Psychology Accomplishments

Teresa (Tess) Walker, Rakshitha Mohankumar, Shane Kraus, Brenna Renn (all Psychology) recently published a manuscript "Mental and physical health characteristics of older and younger adults receiving medication for opioid use disorder" in Frontiers in Public Health. Secondary analysis of this multisite survey data found older participants reported…
Richard "Rich" Chang, Aldo M. Barrita, and Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt (all Psychology) published a study "Predictors of the fear of monkeypox in sexual minorities" in Translational Issues in Psychological Science. They examined everyday discrimination, sexual orientation microaggressions, and victimization distress as potential predictors for…
Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues recently published several scholarly works: The first paper (Spanish Validation of the Brief Pornography Screen Within a Clinical Sample of Individuals with Gambling Disorder) was published in Archives of Sexual Behavior.  The second was a letter to the editor (A Response to “A Meta-Review to Guide…
Bobbie Barnes (Hospitality), Joanne Ullman (Psychology), Jenna Heath (Liberal Arts) and Melikabella Shenouda (Liberal Arts) have published an article titled "Educating the Educators: Preparing Faculty to Teach Career Readiness; a literature review" in Research Square. The article focuses on the demands for universities to equip students with…
Kara Christensen Pacella (Psychology) and Kelsey Hagan of Virginia Commonwealth University recently published a commentary on future directions for eating disorders assessment in the International Journal of Eating Disorders: "Balancing Objective Markers and Subjective Experience in Eating Disorder Diagnoses: Commentary on Dang et al. (2024…
Aldo Barrita, Shane Kraus, Rachael Robnett, Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt (all Psychology) and Cassaundra Rodriguez (Sociology) recently published a paper titled, "The Illegal Threat": The Presumed Illigality Microaggressive Experience Scale in the journal of Translational Issues in Psychological Science. This research project aimed…