The Research on Women in Education SIG of AERA met in Las Vegas, and LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was asked to serve as the luncheon welcome speaker on Friday, Oct.13. It was a great opportunity for her to share the work she is doing at UNLV and the SW borderland area and the…

Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was one of the authors of Corporate Social Advocacy in Women's Sport: A Business Opportunity and was published by the Arthur W. Page Center (2023) in the 2023 Insights Report on Corporate Social Advocacy. Top insights:  78% of CSA messages did not relate to…

Lisa Bendixen and doctoral students Sasha Ball, Bridget Daleiden, Hank Boon, Taylor Cummings, Jordan Hankins, Holmes Scholar Mayra Marquez-Mendez, and Nicole Thomas (all Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) engaged in an interactive session titled, "Do I Belong Here? Interrogating Knowledge & Creating Community of…

Holmes scholar Mayra Marquez-Mendez (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) presented at the 2023 Scholarly Consortium for Innovative Psychology in Education Biennial Conference. She presented her poster titled, "A Self-Determination Theory Approach Towards Perceptions of Mentorship Among Science Teachers." This research…

Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published the article "Rhode Island" in the education finance special edition in the Journal of Education Human Resources. The article provides an overview and update on educational funding in Rhode Island. 

Iesha Jackson (Teaching and Learning) and Doris L. Watson (Educational Psychology, Leadership and Higher Education) have published an edited book, The History of Now: Urban Education, Alternative Routes to Licensure, and the Oral Histories of Black and Latinx Educators (DIO Press). Readers of the book will learn about the history of…

Associate Professor Blanca Rincón (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) received the university's nomination for the 2024 Nevada Regents Mid-Career Researcher Award. The nomination now goes to the system-level committee and the winner, who will receive a $5,000 stipend, will be announced in early 2024. 

Ph.D. candidate Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 NASPA Region V Graduate Student Rising Star Award. This award is given to a graduate student showing evidence of exemplary service to an institution of higher education, to NASPA, and to the…

Juanita K. Hinojosa (Service Learning and Leadership, doctoral student in Higher Education) recently co-published an article, "(In)visibility to Advocacy: The Insider–Outsider Experiences of AfroLatinX Higher Education Professionals," in the Journal of Higher Education. This article explores the educational and professional experiences of…

Chelsie Hawkinson and Nathan Slife (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) were selected as the Geoffrey J. Comber Touchstones Teachers of the Year. Hawkinson and Slife revised COE 103, COE 202, and COE 303 curriculum to include various texts published by the Touchstones Discussion Project, a non-profit…

Juanita K. Hinojosa (Service Learning and Leadership, doctoral student in Higher Education) and Federick Ngo (Higher Education) participated in a recently published report by the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) titled “An ASHE Institute with Southern Nevada Higher Education Leaders: Postsecondary Student Access…

Bradley Marianno and Stefani Relles (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published "Who is the Principal Here? Understanding the Social Conditions of Collective Bargaining Agency and Implementation in Schools" in the journal Leadership and Policy in Schools.