Doris L. Watson (Educational Psychology, Leadership and Higher Education) has been appointed as editor-in-chief for the Higher Education Section of the Journal Education Sciences (IF: 2.6, Q1). Watson has served as a reviewer and section editor for the journal over the last four years.

Sarah M. Wolff (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), along with colleagues from the University of Iowa and University of Washington and the Pablove Foundation, published an article in the Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing examining the impact of a virtual photography program on quality of life among children…

Sarah Wolff and Dan Wright (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published a paper in Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling evaluating a method for using response times to improve the reliability of performance estimates for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (the Nation's Report Card). As they…

Dana Roseman (Executive Educational Leadership), a doctoral candidate, and Maria B. Roberts (Educational Policy and Leadership) delivered a scholarly presentation and participated in panel discussions at the July 28-30, 2025 International Conference for Professors of Educational Leadership. Their presentation, entitled "Telling Herstory: The…

Federick Ngo (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and Lucas Graff (Ph.D. '23), a graduate of the doctoral program in Higher Education, were awarded a research grant from The Spencer Foundation. Their project draws upon administrative data from a large statewide system of higher education to examine fairness and inequitable…

Beth Barrie (SVPAA) and Jon Hilpert (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) presented at the UPCEA (online and professional education association) 2025 Summit for Online Leadership and Administration (SOLAR) Conference. Their presentation, "Same Strategy, Different Tactics: How Do Learning Analytic Dashboards Differ…

Kenyon Lee Whitman (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) co-authored a paper in Innovative Higher Education titled, "A Mixed-Methods Study of Students of Color with Foster Care Experience Navigating a Syndemic," the paper explored how the intersection of COVID-19 and racial violence impacted them. Findings revealed that…

Kenyon Lee Whitman (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) has received a $40,000 grant from the Transition-Age Youth Research & Evaluation Hub (TAY-Hub) to do a "Socio-ecological Examination of the Educational and Life Trajectories of Young Men of Color (YMOC) with Foster Care Experience." This study will further our…

Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) co-authored the article, "Internal Equity: Analyzing Fluctuations in Salary Differences within Public Education in California Over Time," published in the Journal of Education Finance and Law. The co-authors included K. Scriber, D. McDaniel, M. Frame, S. Hilton, and S. C.…

The College of Education is pleased to share that several faculty/staff-alumni were recognized for contributions to their field and program, and named as 2025 Alum of the Year. Recipients included: Maria Aladjova '19 M.S. Counselor Education Jennifer Guyer '05 Ed.S. School Psychology Kim Nehls '07 Ph.D. Higher Education Ignacio Prado '12 M.…

Juha Yoon (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) in Intercollegiate and Professional Sport Management, participated in the UNLV Sport LEAP executive advancement program, June 16-21. Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) led the program along with Bo Berhhard (Foundation) for the second year.…

Kenyon Lee Whitman (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) co-authored a paper in the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice titled "Creating Validating Environments for Foster Youth in Higher Education." This study engaged with Foster Youth Support Program (FYSP) staff across a university system to develop an…