Katherine Walker (English) completed a research fellowship at the American Museum of Magic. This project is supported by the Black Mountain Institute at UNLV. While at the Museum, Katherine made some important archival discoveries on Harry Houdini and spiritualism, which she will be publishing in the upcoming year. 

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) discussed the legacy and importance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Channel 3 News, KSNV in Las Vegas. The interview included topics on his visit to Las Vegas, his legacy, and the lasting importance of the civil rights movement in 2026. It aired on Jan. 19, 2026.

Lauren Reyes and Nicole Short (both Psychology) have published the article "Anxiety Sensitivity and Coping-Oriented Cannabis Use: The Moderating Effect of Positive Cannabis Expectancies" in Substance Use & Misuse. Reyes is a second-year clinical psychology doctoral student. Short is an assistant professor in the department. The study…

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) published an article, "U.S.-China Competition for Artificial Intelligence Markets", with RAND Corporation. This article analyzes the global LLM traffic and show that (1) US-based LLM dominance, 93% of global traffic, (2) DeepSeek increased China-based LLM global share from 3% to 13% within one month,…

Iesha Jackson (Teacher Education), Catharine Lory (Special Education), Vanessa Nunez (Sociology), and Camisha Fagan (Sociology) coauthored an article titled, “(Em)bracing ourselves: Women of Color in the academy supporting each other through troubling times,” in Current Issues in Education. The article emphasizes the importance of cultivating…

John M. Bowers (English) has published his article, “The Myth of the Poor, Homeless Poet: Revising the Chaucer Biography,” in Chaucer Review 61 (January 2026): 1-21.

Margarita Jara Yupanqui (World Languages and Cultures) served as the lead editor of the Letras volume published by the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Lima, Peru), titled "Amazonian Spanish: Studies on the Diversity of Contacts in the Amazon, Toward a Regional Contextualization and the Delimitation of Monolingual Dialects."  This…

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) published an op-ed, "How Social Media Transparency Strengthens Geopolitical Stability in East Asia," in The Diplomat. This article reviews the recent transparency policy change on X and Threads, and analyzes how these changes successfully reduced the impact of cognitive warfare on Taiwan and Japan…

Katherine Walker (English) became a certified reviewer of English and Comparative Literature departments through the Association of the Departments of English (ADE).

Lisa Johnson (Anthropology) recently published a co-edited volume, "The Urban Questions: Interdisciplinary & Multiscalar Approaches to Investigating the Ancient Mesoamerican City," through the University of Utah Press, Available Dec. 19, 2025, ISBN: 978-1-64769-228-5. 

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) served as the historical consultant for the "West Las Vegas Historical Timeline" that is displayed at the new West Las Vegas Library. It depicts and contextualizes key events in the history of Las Vegas' Black community and the Historic Westside.

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) published a public philosophy article titled, "Antisemitism damages Mexico protests" in Salon.