Trenton Dawson, Marcedes Butler, and Kenneth Varner (all Teaching and Learning) published “What counts as competent teaching? A systematic narrative synthesis of teacher competencies in K-12 education” in the Teaching & Teacher Education journal.

Gerilyn Slicker (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), along with colleagues from University of Oklahoma - Tulsa and The University of Delaware, published "State policy predictors of child care centers’ utilization of subsidies for children from underserved groups" in Children and Youth Services Review.  This study identified…

Ph.D. student Ammrito Roy, a Ph.D. student (English) presented his paper, “Land, Story, and Community in Kanthapura: A Comparative Reading Through Critical Indigenous Theory,” at the 10th Annual Global Souths Conference. The paper applies Comparative Indigenous Theory to Raja Rao’s novel Kanthapura to examine how land, oral storytelling, communal…

Dan Wright (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and  Higher Education), along with several international colleagues, published an article in Journal of Affective Disorders on mothers' birth-related PTSD symptoms, based on data from 31 countries. This is part of ongoing multicultural birth-related mental health research . 

Brett Gleason, Heather Dahl, and graduate student Taylor Milner (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services), along with a colleague from Oregon State University - Cascades, published their study, "Bridging Nature and Counselor Education: Utilization and Barriers to EcoWellness" in the Journal of Humanistic Counseling.

Aude Picard (Life Sciences) and Cheyenne Brokaw (Law) and master's student Patrice Boyd (English) recently published a research article in the journal Geobiology, titled: "Membrane Vesicle Formation Removes Iron Sulfide Mineral Crusts From the Cell Surface of Growing Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria." In this project, funded by NSF EPSCoR, the team…

S. Kathleen Krach and Shengtian Wu (both Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services), along with Rob Dixon (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse), edited a special issue for the journal School Psychology Training and Pedagogy (SPTP), which is published by Trainers of School Psychologists (TSP). The special issue was on "…

Alain Bengochea (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) has been appointed vice chair of Nevada's newly established English Learner Advisory Council for the 2025-2026 interim, created under legislation passed during the 83rd Nevada Legislative Session. The council is charged with studying and advising on policies related to English…

Hasan Deniz (Teaching and Learning) and Ph.D. student Dilara Kara-Zorluoglu (Teaching and Learning) published with co-authors Ezgi Yesilyurt (Utah State University), Erdogan Kaya (University of Texas at Arlington), Refika Turgut (University of South Carolina Upstate), and Elif Adibelli-Sahin an article titled “Unpacking the sources of computer…

Shaoan Zhang, Ph.D., (Teaching and Learning) has been appointed to serve on the American Educational Research Association (AERA) International Relations Committee (IRC) for a three-year term through 2029. AERA is the largest national research association dedicated to the scientific study of education and learning. The International Relations…

Ph. D. student Hiraku Nagahori (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences), Isabella Keefer (Physical Therapy), Derrick Smith (Physical Therapy), Brendan Yawn (Physical Therapy), associate professor Jing Nong Liang (Physical Therapy), and interim chair and associate professor Kai-Yu Ho (Physical Therapy) recently published a study focused on movement…

Barbara Roth (Anthropology), Ph.D. student Danielle Romero (Anthropology), Scott Nicolay, and Roger Anyon published "The Elk Ridge Community in the Mimbres Pueblo World" in the most recent issue of American Antiquity.