During the 2024 AERA annual conference LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was welcomed as the nee secretary/treasurer of the superintendent SIG and DEI chair for the research on women in education SIG.

Ching-Chen Chen (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services), along with colleagues Peitao Zhu (Northern Illinois University), Qiu Wang, Melissa M. Luke, and Yanhong Liu (Syracuse University), published an article titled, “Item Response Theory Analysis and Measurement Invariance Testing of the Cultural Humility and Enactment Scale…

Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza (Educational Psychology, Leadership, Higher Education) co-authored a book chapter on "Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) as Critical Sites for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA&NHPI) Students in Higher Education" with Mike Hoa Nguyen…

Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza and Lisa Bendixen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) were recognized at this year's 26th Annual Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) Research Forum on Saturday, April 6.  Bendixen was recognized as one of the two faculty recognized with the "Outstanding Mentor" award.…

Alain Bengochea, Gloria Carcoba Falomir, Suheyla Sarisahin, Tracey West, and Xin Zhang (all Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented "Toward a translanguaging-as-resource orientation: Elementary and secondary educators' beliefs and practices in English-medium settings" at the American Educational Research Association…

The Nevada Association of Teacher Educators (NvATE) proud to introduce the new leaders of NvATE: Tracy Spies (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), who has assumed the leadership role of President, and Benita Brooks (Teaching and Learning), who will be serving as Vice President. Their expertise and dedication are undoubtedly…

Sarah Wolff (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was awarded second place for research presented at the UNLV Postdoctoral Research showcase in collaboration with Jonathan Hilpert, Vanessa Vongkulluksn and their colleagues at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. The research, "Self-efficacy inertia: The role of…

Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) presented two papers, "Practical Budgeting for K12 Administrators: A Practical Approach" and "Education Finance in Rhode Island" at the National Education Finance Academy Annual Conference.  

Master's student Jae (Alex) Ko (Intercollegiate Sport Management Program; Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) together with his advisor, Minkyo Lee, assistant professor (Intercollegiate Sport Management Program), presented a research paper titled, “Sponsoring eSports to Facilitate Positive and Prevent Negative Image…

Travis Hammond (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) received the Hammill Institute on Disabilities Doctoral Fellowship, which is a competitive fellowship that recognizes doctoral students across the nation who are committed to serving the field of special education. Doctoral fellows receive a scholarship amount to…

Rebecca Nathanson (Law; Education) presented a paper, Preparing children for court: An overview of court preparation programs and essential components of programs for children, at the 2024 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference in Los Angeles on March 23, 2024.  

Rebecca Nathanson (Law; Education) chaired a session, Competency Interventions and Restoration, at the 2024 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference in Los Angeles.