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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

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University’s online nursing master’s programs, bachelor’s degree in psychology earn top 25 rankings in publication’s annual list of nation’s best online degree programs. 

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An enduring UNLV end-of-semester tradition is to highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

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.

Psychology In The News

Sportsbook Review

It's something that everyone hears about now and our best sports betting sites are already using in a variety of ways: artificial intelligence. AI is fast becoming a part of the US sports betting landscape, and more operators are expected to embrace its possibilities in the future. Sites like SportsLine are using AI modeling to provide the most accurate odds and betting predictions possible, allowing AI data models to consider thousands of data points like past player performances, weather, and injuries to make connections between this data and produce the most accurate predictions. These AI models can simulate data conditions thousands of times to give the most likely result.

Guardian

Our brains are miraculous and weird things, and it turns out everyone has different ways of processing the world.

Healthline

Don’t have time to get enough exercise during the week? Becoming a weekend warrior could help jumpstart your exercise routine.

Las Vegas Sun

Nevada Assemblywoman Selena La Rue Hatch hears from constituents every year when it’s time to change their clocks at the start or end of daylight saving time.

Washington Post

As sports betting becomes normalized, more and more teenagers are betting on games.

KNPR News

A little more than a year ago, on Dec. 6, 2023, a man walked into a building on the UNLV campus, shot and killed three faculty and seriously injured a fourth. The three were Patricia Navarro Velez, Jerry Cha-Jan Chang, and Naoko Takemaru. Daraboth Rith was the seriously injured professor.

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Recent Psychology Accomplishments

Brenna Renn (Psychology) was appointed as associate editor to Aging & Mental Health, an international peer-reviewed journal focused on the biological, psychological and social effects of aging on mental health.
Kirsten Calvin-Dunn (Neuroscience IDP), Amanda Leisgang-Osse (Brain Health), Jeff Kinney (Brain Health), and James Hyman (Psychology) published "Electrophysiological insights into Alzheimer's disease: A review of human and animal studies" in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. This comprehensive review article links together work from animal…
Christopher Kearney (Psychology) received $35,500 via UNR and a Nevada Department of Education/Office of Inclusive Education grant.  This work focuses on how special education eligibility referrals and rates differ for schools implementing multi-tiered systems of support with greater or less fidelity, and how Nevada special education…
Christopher Kearney (Psychology) and Kelliann Beavers (Lincy Institute) were awarded a UNLV-UNR Extension grant ($254,661) titled, “Youth mental health/community asset mapping and multi-tiered system of support pilot to address school attendance and school absenteeism.”  The project aims to develop a community asset map of mental health and…
Christopher Kearney (Psychology) and Michelle Paul (UNLV PRACTICE; Psychology) were awarded a three-year grant from the State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. The grant, budgeted for $695,214, is to develop a Children’s Behavioral Health Psychology (B.A.) degree program. This program would train undergraduate students in high-…
Michelle Paul (UNLV PRACTICE; Psychology) and Christopher Kearney (Psychology) were awarded a three-year grant from the State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. The grant, budgeted for $2,246,378, is to develop a Doctor of Professional Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) degree program to prepare individuals for competent and ethical…