Bradley Marianno (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) with co-authors Paul Bruno and Katharine Strunk published "The Effect of Teachers’ Union Contracts on School District Efficiency: Longitudinal Evidence From California" in the journal Sage Open. 

Latoya Burdiss (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) has been named to the NSHE Chancellor's Task Force on Mental Health. She is a PhD student.

Luis Ortega and Kristine Jan C. Espinoza (both Educational Psychology & Higher Education) presented during the CSN Spring Convocation on Jan. 15, on "Exploring 'Servingness' at CSN for Dual Designated HSI and AANAPISI Statuses." Both Ortega and Espinoza are doctoral students.

Ariana L. Garcia, Blanca E. Rincón, and Juanita Hinojosa (all Educational Psychology & Higher Education) co-authored a book chapter, "'There Was Something Missing:' How Latinas Construct Compartmentalized Identities in STEM" in the book An Asset-Based Approach to Advancing Latina Students in STEM: Increasing Resilience,…

Bradley Marianno (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) with co-author Annie Hemphill published "Teachers’ Unions, Collective Bargaining, and the Response to COVID-19" in the journal Education Finance and Policy. 

Blanca E. Rincón and Kristine J. Espinoza (both Educational Psychology and Higher Education) co-authored a manuscript on how dually designated Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Latinx-serving institutions communicate "servinginess" through campus artifacts. Using critical ethnographic methods, they found that campus artifacts at…

Federick Ngo (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) published a study with co-author Elizabeth S. Park (UC Irvine) in the journal Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Titled "The Effect of Developmental Math on STEM Participation in Community College: Variation by Race, Gender, Achievement, and Aspiration," the study examines how…

Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) and his colleagues, Spencer Weiler, Jason Kopanke, and Luke Cornelius, published "Taking Aim at Preventing School Shootings: A Comparative Analysis of School Board Policy Related to the Practice of Arming Educators" in the Journal of School Violence.  The issue of school safety is…

Stefani Relles (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) and Charles Burmeister (Film) are involved in a documentary film project, "Mattering in the Margins: Skateboarders’ Stories of Mental Health Challenges and Opportunities." The project will involve producing a documentary using cinematic methods that were developed at UNLV with funding…

Miguel M. Gonzales, Dana Bickmore, and Maria Roberts (all Educational Psychology and Higher Education) had a study published in the Journal of Research on Leadership Education. All three work in the educational policy and leadership program. This study examines what aspiring principal candidates in one university base preparation program learned…

Dana Bickmore, Maria Roberts, and Miguel Gonzales (all Educational Psychology and Higher Education) recently presented at the University Council of Educational Administrators annual conference.  Their presentation, “Exploring Principal Communities of Practice and School Improvement,” reviewed their research conducted in conjunction with Clark…

Dañelle Sundell and Federick Ngo (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) presented a co-authored paper at the annual conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. Titled "Community College Students with Disabilities: An Intersectional Analysis," the study examined the academic progress and college completion of more…