On March 11, Christopher D. E. Willoughby (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) gave an invited lecture for the Science Studies Colloquium at the University of California, San Diego. In this presentation, Willoughby discussed his book, Masters of Health: Racial Science and Slavery in U.S. Medical Schools.

Dave Beisecker (Philosophy) presented a paper, "The Ballistics of Inquiry in a Post-Truth Age," at the annual meeting of the Philosophy of Education Society in Salt Lake City. The paper was recognized as a finalist for the Joint PES & Educational Theory Outstanding Paper Award, and will soon be published in the society's journal, Philosophy of…

On March 7, Tyler D. Parry (African American and African Diaspora Studies; Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) gave a lecture at the Clark County Public Library. Parry examined the history of the "Great Migration" to the Las Vegas Valley, in which thousands of African Americans moved to Southern Nevada for economic opportunity and to…

Richard Chang (Psychology) and colleagues published a paper titled, "Testimonios on participatory action research as a critical race approach to studying Southeast Asian American refugee subjects," in the Journal of Social Issues. 

Professor David Tanenhaus (Law; History) will present a paper in May on the history of juvenile justice at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security, and Law in Freiburg, Germany.

Tyler D. Parry (African American and African Diaspora Studies; Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was interviewed on KNPR's State of Nevada to discuss a new documentary titled, "Across the Tracks: A Las Vegas Westside Story," that explores the history of Las Vegas' Westside and the African American experience in southern Nevada. Parry…

On March 2, Susan Lee Johnson (History) spoke on a panel entitled "The Future of Chicana/o/x Studies: Where do We Go From Here?" at the symposium "The Past, Present & Future of Chicana/o/x Studies" at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. The symposium was held in honor of Deena J. Gonzalez, former Gonzaga Provost and Senior Vice…

Shane Kraus (Psychology) and members of the International Sex Survey Consortium recently published a paper, "Problematic pornography use across countries, genders, and sexual orientations: Insights from the International Sex Survey and comparison of different assessment tools," in the Addiction. 

Sam Leif (Summer Term) and Matthew Montalto (Anthropology) published "Morra Cinematic Game System," a chapter in the book Learning, Education, & Games Vol. 4: 50 Games to Use for Inclusion, Equity, and Justice.

The Philosophy Dept. is happy to announce that Associate Professor Amy Reed-Sandoval has been selected as a UNLV Barrick Scholar for 2024. The Barrack Scholar Award is UNLV's most prestigious research award for early career scholars. One or at most two faculty members across the whole university receive this honor each year. Over the past decade,…

Robert Futrell (Sociology) recently co-authored essays in Mobilization: An International Journal and The Journal of Right-Wing Studies that sketch a “constellation” framework for understanding U.S. extremist white supremacy. A constellation approach focuses on a core set of practices, ideas, and emotions and offers a more complex,…

Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing), Tirth Bhatta (Sociology), and Joel Snyder (Psychology) collaborated with other colleagues to publish "Meditation, Compassionate Love, and Mental Health in Later Life." This study underscores the need for contemplative interventions that foster compassionate love to improve mental health in later life.