Accomplishments: Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education
Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published a policy paper titled, "Making Nevada Schools Safer: The State of Empirical Evidence" in Policy Issues in Nevada Education, Volume 5, Issue 1. In the paper, Skousen reviews the state of the empirical literature on school safety and argues that while…
Kendall Hartley (Teaching and Learning), Emily Shreve and Dan Gianoutsos (both Academic Success Center), and Lisa Bendixen (Educational Psychology) have recently published their research on college student smartphone usage in relation to planning, studying, learning, and other self-regulatory skills.
Hartley, K., Shreve, E., & Gianoutsos, D…
LeAnne Salazar-Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) presented a guest lecture for the New Mexico State University College of Education doctoral program in leadership. She presented on qualitative methods of research and highlighted photo voice and her past research utilizing qualitative research.
Sadia Shaukat (Teaching and Learning) and Lisa Bendixen (Educational Psychology) published an article, "The Impact of Technostress on Teacher Educators’ Work–Family Conflict and Life Satisfaction While Working Remotely during COVID-19 in Pakistan," in the journal Education Sciences.
Danielle Mireles (Education) published their study, "Theorizing Racist Ableism in Higher Education," in a special issue of Teachers College Record (TCR) on Disability Critical Race Theory (DisCrit) titled “Imagining Possible Futures: Disability Critical Race Theory as a Lever for Praxis in Education” and edited by Subini Ancy Annamma, Beth A…
Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology Leadership and Higher Education) coauthored the book chapter "Efforts to Prevent Mass Shootings in Schools: The Practice, the Costs, and Superintendents’ Experiences with Arming School Personnel" in the book Reclaiming Local Control through Superintendents, School Boards, and Community Activism. The…
Kim Nehls (Business) and Doris Watson (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), along with Brandy Smith of Nevada State College, published an article, "Perceptions of Student Affairs Administrators at an Emerging Minority Serving Institution," in the special issue of About Campus on Hispanic Serving Institutions.
January Durant and Dan Wright (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) examined the relation between two of the standardized tests used at the Clark County School District and the growth on these scores by demographic variables in their article, "Exploring the Associations Between MAP Growth and SBA by Demographics."
Miguel M. Gonzales (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and Maria B. Roberts (Education) published "Realities of Leading Change: Challenges and Successes of an Innovation Faced by Principals" in the International Journal of Educational Reform.
Federick Ngo and Juanita Hinojosa (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published a study on the impact of expanding state financial aid resources to undocumented community college students. Titled "Broadened Possibilities: Undocumented Community College Student Course Enrollment After the California DREAM Act," the study…
LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was honored with an Alumni Award from the Mortar Board National Council on June 5. The award recognizes outstanding achievement and leadership.
Additionally, she was asked to present to the 2022 ELLA Class for session 6 on "Different Pathways to Success." ELLA…
Dan Wright (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), along with colleagues Glynis Breakwell of Imperial College, Julie Barnett of University of Bath, and Rusi Jaspal of University. of Brighton, has published research on psychological influences related to COVID risk behaviours with the British Academy.