Ph.D. student Debika Jana and associate professor Merryn Cole (Teaching and Learning) presented their research on “Teachers’ conceptual knowledge of Wildfire and Human interaction” on National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Annual Conference, 2026, in Seattle. This study aims to identify the teachers’ understanding about…

Sam Leif, Michael McCreery, P.G. Schrader (all Teaching and Learning), Kathleen Krach (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services), and Brett Abarbanel (International Gaming Institute) published an open-access research article, "Differentiating Video Game Expertise Using the Model of Domain Learning," in Frontiers in Education. The…

CyberCorps SFS scholars Hareign Casaclang (Computer Science) and Bianca Ionescu (Computer Science; Information Systems) recently had their research paper, "Self-Hosted Workflow Automation for AI-Based Cybersecurity Operations," published in the Spring 2026 edition of the Journal of The Colloquium.  The journal is published by the Colloquium…

Suheyla Sarisahin, Gloria Carcoba Falomir, Alain Bengochea (all Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), and Tracy Spies (Teacher Education at Wyoming University) presented a paper titled, "Shifting teachers' beliefs and practices to support multilingual learners with disabilities," at the American Educational Research…

Doctoral student Alexis Rice (Psychological and Brain Sciences) has been awarded multiple competitive honors from the UNLV Graduate College. She is the recipient of the 2026 Patricia Sastaunik Scholarship and the Janine Lee Memorial Scholarship, recognizing her academic excellence and contributions to research. Rice was also awarded the 2026…

On April 11, 2026, Dilara Kara-Zorluoglu and Debika Jana (both Teaching and Learning) presented “Scripted to Teach: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Scripted Curricula in Science Education” in a paper session on Centering Other Epistemologies in Critical Curriculum Studies at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2026 Annual Meeting…

Doctoral students Alexis Rice and Shanika Wickramarachchi (both Psychological and Brain Sciences) presented a roundtable at the 2026 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Convention in Los Angeles, CA. Their presentation, titled “Feeling Out of Place: A Mixed Methods Investigation of the Imposter Phenomenon Among BIPOC and LGBTQ…

Adjoa Mensah (Online Education), Tina Vo (Teaching and Learning), and David Ko (Teaching and Learning) presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2026 Annual Meeting. Adjoa presented research examining K–8 science teachers’ ICT planning and implementation practices using the PIC-RAT framework to understand technology…

On April 8, 2026, Bridget K. Daleiden (Educational Psychology) presented “'Easily Distracted': A Thematic Analysis of College Students’ Attentional Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulated Learning” in a paper session on motivation, belonging, and help-seeking at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. The…

Bridget K. Daleiden (Ph.D. Candidate; Educational Psychology) presented her research on music and self-regulated studying in an invited roundtable session honoring the legacy of Dr. Barry J. Zimmerman at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, CA. Daleiden’s research builds on Zimmerman’s…

UNLV faculty and graduate students Metehan Zorluoglu (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Dilara Kara-Zorluoglu (Curriculum and Instruction; Education), and Hasan Deniz (Teaching and Learning) helped elementary school students achieve recognition as Nevada State Winners in the Presidential AI Challenge, Elementary Category Track II (Technical/…

Researchers from the Auditory Cognitive Development Lab and the Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Lab co-authored a large-scale study attempting to replicate findings from 164 papers across the social and behavioral sciences. The study showed that only about 50% of findings were replicable, similar to another landmark study about the…