Ashok K. Singh (Hospitality) and Rohan J. Dalpatadu (Math) published their study, "Prediction of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Fast Fourier Transform of Overnight Breath Recordings," in Machine Learning with Applications. The study addresses the problem of predicting the risk of obstructive sleep apnea from overnight breath recordings collected by…

Yuang-Sheng "Ken" Chiu (Hospitality) received the 2021 Undergraduate Research Competition Honorary Award at the West-Federation CHRIE Conference in February. Chiu, an undergraduate, received the honor for presenting his paper, “Blame It on the Virus: Effect of COVID-19 Message on the Relationship between Layoff and Survivors' Prosocial Rule-…

Joseph Lema (Hospitality), along with Jihye Min, '06 BS Hospitality Management, '12 MS Hotel Administration, and Harold Lee, '05 BS Hospitality Management,'12 MS Hotel Administration, and their co-authors recently published their paper, "The #MeToo Movement in Paradise: An Assessment of the Restaurant Industry," in the Journal of Foodservice…

Nirmala Lekhak, Lori Candela (both Nursing) and Kweisi Ausar (Hospitality) co-authored a recent publication, "Nurse Spiritual Self-Care: A Scoping Review," in Nursing Outlook. The report examines the need to promote spiritual self-care of nurses.  Additionally, Lekhak recently presented her research on "Healthy Lifestyle: Impact of…

Lateka Grays (Libraries) is the 2021 recipient of the Outstanding Library Faculty Service Award. She was nominated for her significant contributions to service to the University Libraries, the UNLV campus, and to the library profession as a whole. She has shown remarkable dedication and creativity across a range of service initiatives for the…

Kweisi Ausar (Hospitality) published his memoir No Sur in this month. His book examines how spiritual cultivation can help overcome trauma.

Brian Jones (Hospitality) of the UNLV PGA golf management program recently received a PGA Professional Development Award from the Southwest PGA. The award is presented to a PGA professional who has made significant leadership contributions in education.

Amanda Belarmino and Chih-Chien Chen (both Hospitality), along with Tevfik Demirciftci, '20 PhD Hospitality Administration, and their co-author recently published their paper, "Understanding the Gap between University Revenue Management Courses and the Job Market," in the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education. The article examines the gap…

Joseph Lema (Hospitality), along with Jihye Min, '06 BS Hospitality Management and '12 MS Hotel Administration, and Harold Lee, '05 BS Hospitality Management,'12 MS Hotel Administration, and their co-author recently published their paper, "The Tourism Sector and U.S. Regional Macroeconomic Stability: A Network Approach," in Sustainability. The…

Mehmet Erdem (Hospitality) and his co-authors recently published a paper, "Reading Between the Lines: Analyzing Online Reviews by Using a Multi-method Web-analytics Approach" in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. The purpose of this study is to propose a novel Web analytics methodology to examine online reviews…

Nasim Binesh, Amanda Belarmino and Carola Raab (all Hospitality) are the authors of a paper recently published online in the Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management. This paper analyzes revenue management literature between 2013 and 2019 to examine the trajectory of hospitality research and identify gaps in the…

Ashok K. Singh (Hospitality), along with Noah Loewy a student at Schreiber High School in Port Washington, New York; and Tina Marie Gallagher, co-coordinator of math research at that same high school wrote a paper, "Developing an Empirical Model to Forecast United States Presidential Elections: A Machine Learning Approach," which has been…