Hoor Ul Ain, Jaelin Isquith, and Kara Christensen Pacella (all Psychology) published "Sensitivity and specificity of self-diagnosis of eating disorders in university students with and without food insecurity" in Eating Behaviors. Graduate student Hoor Ul Ain led this analysis, which found that students with food insecurity were similar to students…

Robert Futrell (Sociology) recently published a co-authored chapter, "A Constellation Framework for White Supremacy," in Right-Wing Movements in North America and Europe: Media, Identity, and Parties (Routledge). The chapter offers a more complex, nuanced, and useful conceptual approach to understanding the expansion and normalization of…

Members of UNLV's chapter of the Nevada Faculty Alliance (NFA) recently elected a new executive board. Sue Wainscott (University Libraries), Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy), and John Curry (History) will serve as president, vice president, and treasurer, respectively. NFA is the independent association of faculty in Nevada since 1983…

Tirth Bhatta (Sociology) collaborated with colleagues from UNLV and other universities to author a book chapter entitled the title "The Intersections of Gender and Caste, Cumulative Dis/Advantage and Later-Life Health in Nepal" for the Routledge publication "Population Aging in Societal Context." This chapter uses Nepal as a model to…

Iván Sandoval-Cervantes (Anthropology) presented his work on animal protection activism and politics in Mexico at the Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social (CIESAS, Center for Research and Higher Education in Sofial Anthropology) Northeast (Monterrey, Mexico) on August 22.

Tirth Bhatta (Sociology) co-authored an updated report on aging in Nevada titled, "Aging Trends & Challenges in Nevada," in "The Social Health of Nevada: Leading Indicators and Quality of Life in the Silver State (edited by Dmitri N. Shalin)." The report was published by UNLV Center for Democratic Culture.

Rebecca Gill (Political Science) and her colleagues published "Legislating in the First Female Majority State Legislature: Gendered Power, Leadership, and Patterns of Sponsorship and Cosponsorship" in Political Research Quarterly. The article analyzes legislator behavior in the Nevada legislature from 2013-2023. This piece is part of a larger…

Roberto Lovato's (English) theoretical work on immigration was recognized and discussed in "Juan Crow," and published in El Espectador, Colombia's pre-eminent newspaper.

Richard Chang (Psychology), received the Barbara Smith & Jewell E. Horvat Graduate Student Award for Research on LGBTQ Individuals of Color Award at the 2025 American Psychological Association Convention in Denver, CO.

Richard Chang and Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt (both Psychology), received second place for their poster presentation, "Intraminority solidarity as post-traumatic growth among Asian American college students: The mediating role of critical consciousness" at the 2025 Asian American Psychological Association Convention in Denver, CO.

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) discussed Philosophy for Children and philosophical parenting on the podcast Nurturing Minds: The Psychology and Philosophy of Parenting, co-hosted by Rachel Riskind and Vance Ricks.

Nerses Kopalyan (Political Science) appeared on CNN and CNN International, "Trump Hosts Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Signing." He was interviewed on US-led peace process in the South Caucasus, the implications of the Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization agreement on the region, and the consequences this has on US-Russia relations and the negotiations…