Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published a paper titled, "Making Nevada Schools Safer: The State of Empirical Evidence." The policy paper reviews the measures taken to improve school safety. He reports that the evidence shows that overall safety in the nation’s elementary and secondary schools has…

Ph.D. student and graduate assistant Mohamed Ibrahim (Education) successfully organized a TEDx talk on campus that touched on the theme "Vision to Victory." The diverse speakers featured in the event were thought leaders, creatives, and change-makers who aimed to spark conversations and share unique perspectives. This particular TEDx event was the…

Holmes Scholar Anel Rojas (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), presented her research, "Cultivating Success: Unraveling Community Cultural Wealth and Impact in the Latino Youth Leadership Conference (LYLC)," at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) in Aurora, Colorado. Her research…

Holmes Scholars Mayra Marquez-Mendez (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and Adjoa Mensah (Teaching and Learning) presented their research "An Expectancy Value Theory Approach to Understanding Science Teacher’s Persistence" at the AACTE Annual 2024 conference, supported by Tina Vo and her NSF-funded grant.…

Holmes Scholars Adjoa Mensah (Teaching and Learning) and Mayra Marquez-Mendez (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) were presenters at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) annual 2024 conference. Through an NSF Grant project headed by PI’s Tina Vo (Teaching and Learning) and Erica Marti (Civil and…

Associate professor Miguel M. Gonzales (Educational Policy and Leadership), along with co-authors Tiberio Garza (Florida International University) and Elizabeth Leon-Zaragoza (University of Wisconsin-Green Bay), published their manuscript, "Pathways to School Improvement: Uncovering Network Patterns of School Principals," in the Journal…

LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published a book titled, Latina Radiance: Love Letters to the Soul. This book is an odyssey of self-discovery, resilience, and empowerment. Through heartfelt narratives and insightful reflections, Latina Radiance peels back the layers of what it means to…

A million dollars is a lot of money, and Adjoa Mensah and Mayra Marquez-Mendez (both Education) are determined to make the most out of every penny. The two experienced teachers-turned doctoral students stepped up, helping assistant professor Tina Vo (Teaching and Learning) and associate professor Erica…

Kenyon Lee Whitman and Federick Ngo (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), both faculty members in the Graduate Program in Higher Education, received a grant from the Governor's Office of Workforce Innovation (OWINN) to analyze two higher education policies using the Nevada P-20 to Workforce Research (NPWR) data system.…

Vanessa Vongkulluksn (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) has been appointed as 1 of 5 editorial fellows for the Journal of Educational Psychology, the flagship journal of Division 15 Educational Psychology at the American Psychological Association (APA). In service of APA’s recent resolutions to address systemic…

Vuk Celic and Dan Wright (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) recently published "How is the memory conformity effect influenced by the relative power of the individuals involved?" in Applied Cognitive Psychology. They are interested in when people are learning information from others how the power roles each person…

Jungnam Kim (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) published the manuscript, “Leading and supporting school counselors through evaluation systems: A national study,” in the Psychology in the Schools. She worked alongside colleagues in the educational leadership program at Ball State University to analyze the content and tools…