Annaliese Grant (Sociology) recently published a book chapter titled, "Caring Through It: Mothers' and Daughters' Perspectives on Disability and Interdependence in Financially Struggling White Families," in the book, Disability and the Family: Challenges, Resources, and Resilience. Co-authored with a former undergraduate student, the chapter…

Grace J. Goodwin (Clinical Psychology) coauthored an article, "Neuropsychiatric symptoms predict rate of change in executive function in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias," where she and fellow Cognitive Aging and Neuropsychological Equity (CANE) lab members Katie T. Singsank (Clinical Psychology), Denise Ruiz de Mendoza Lafont-…

Roberto Lovato (English) recently published a feature length article in Alta Journal, "The Scarlet Macaw: Out of Place and at Home in the Desert," which explores how and why the walking, talking flying rainbow of a tropical bird was — and still is — embraced by indigenous peoples living more than 1000 miles from its native habitat.

Tirth Bhatta (Sociology) authored a study that uses autoethnographic data obtained from the authors to examine cultural (cultural perception of care, sense of familism, care reciprocity, and gendering of care), social (use of technology), and economic factors (role of remittance) and their interactional effects on the health outcomes of older…

Margaret Harp's (World Languages and Cultures) modern English translation of Jacques Yver's Le Printemps d'Yver, Jacques Yver's Winter's Springtime, has been published by Amsterdam University Press.

Roberto Lovato (English) wrote in the Nation Magazine about a cache of recently- released CIA documents confirming that the agency surveilled, infiltrated, and disrupted the lives and organizations of Latinos during the civil on era and beyond.

Michelle Tusan (History) published, "A Fictional Special Relationship," for a series on Britain and the U.S. presidency.

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.

Nikki E. Bennett (Biological Anthropology) and co-authors Elizabeth A. Johnson (Anthropology; Academic Success Center) and Peter B. Gray (Anthropology) have published the paper, "Veterinary care providers recognize clinical utility of genetic testing but report limited confidence in interpreting direct-to-consumer results," in the American Journal…

Several articles edited by Gary Totten (Faculty Affairs; English) and published in the journal MELUS: Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States(Faculty Affairs) and published by Oxford University Press have received awards or honorable mentions for the 1921 Prize in American Literature. The prestigious 1921 Prize is awarded by the American…

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…