Kristen Phipps (History), a doctoral student, presented as part of a panel at the recent Western History Association conference in Portland, Oregon. The panel was "Adventures in Applied History: Turning Hindsight into Insight," co-sponsored by the Center of the American West.

Kaitlin Clinnin (English) recently published the article "In the Event of an Emergency: Crisis Management for Writing Program Administrators" in the Fall 2021 issue of the journal WPA: Writing Program Administration. The article details Clinnin's experience leading the UNLV Composition Program through the 1 October shooting and Spring 2020 COVID-…

Doris Morgan Rueda (History) was recently awarded the Graduate Student Prize and the Trennert-Iverson scholarship by the Western History Association at the annual conference this year in Portland, Oregon. 

Tirth R. Bhatta (Sociology), Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing), and Neema Langa (Sociology) collaborated with Timothy Goler of Norfolk State University to publish an article in the Journal of Elder Policy titled "Racial Differences in Self-…

John Curry (History) presented a paper at the annual meeting of the Sixteenth Century Society and Conference (SCSC) in San Diego on Oct. 28. The presentation, "Trans-Mediterranean Ottoman Naval Strategies in the Great Turkish War: The Case of Mezemorta Hüseyin Paşa (d. 1701)," was part of a broader panel that he organized on "Trans-Imperial…

Iván Sandoval-Cervantes (Anthropology) was interviewed by The Nevada Independent about the history and relevance of the Día de Muertos (Mexican Day of the Dead) for the Latinx community in Nevada. 

Susan Lee Johnson (History) wrote Writing Kit Carson: Fallen Heroes in a Changing West (University of North Carolina Press, 2020), which received the Robert G. Athearn Award for the best book published on the 20th century West from the Western History Association.

Christopher Kearney (Psychology) conducted a series of training workshops for educational agencies in September and October regarding supports for elementary, middle, and high school students and their attendance following pandemic-induced shutdowns.  The workshops focused on a multi-tiered approach to support student functioning with respect…

Dave Beisecker (Philosophy) just returned from the Czech Republic, where he presented "The Default to Truth: On the Topology of Assertion" at a workshop on Why and How we Give and Ask for Reasons sponsored by the European Research Council and the University of Hradec Králové. A week before that, he commented on a paper on the normativity of logic…

Iram Gonzalez (English and Philosophy) was chosen as the recipient of the first Sam Lieberman Memorial Scholarship, which was awarded by the College of Liberal Arts. Gonzalez was chosen for the $1,500 award for his campus engagement and leadership. He served as vice president of Phi Sigma Tau honor society and editor of its student research…

Michelle Tusan (History) will begin her term as vice president/president-elect of the North American Conference on British Studies on Nov. 14.

Repairer Etuk (Psychology) received a $3,000 research stipend award from UNLV's International Gaming Institute and the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling for his research project examining impulsivity, eating habits, and physical and mental health disorders in Nevadans seeking treatment for gambling disorder. His mentor for the project is Shane…