Accomplishments: College of Education
Katherine Feather (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) co-authored a book chapter, "Understanding and applying trauma stewardship," in Advising and Supporting in Student Affairs along with Dian Squire of Loyola University, Scout Miller of Nortern Arizona University, and Natalie Schmitz of Christopher Newport…
Nancy Lough (Education) published an article entitled "Pro softball fan segments: a two-step cluster analysis" in the International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship.
This was the first study to determine specific market segments within professional softball. The author's worked collaboratively with the Commissioner of the…
Norma A. Marrun (Teaching and Learning), Marcela Rodríguez-Campo (Nevada State College), Tara J. Plachowski (Teaching and Learning), and Christine Clark (Teaching and Learning) coauthored an article, Divergent Values: A Family Critical Race Theory Analysis of Families of Color and Their Perceptions of Teachers and Teaching as a…
Brett Gleason (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) was appointed to the board of directors for the National Organization of Human Services (NOHS). He will serve as secretary for a two-year term, beginning immediately. Gleason is looking forward to representing UNLV in NOHS leadership.
Hasan Deniz (Teaching and Learning) was awarded a grant of $435,679 by the National Science Foundation. The project, "Developing an Integrated Computer Science Curriculum for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms at Grades 3-5" is a collaborative proposal among UNLV, George Mason University, University of South Carolina Upstate and…
Kristine Jan C. Espinoza and Blanca Rincón (both Educational Psychology and Higher Education), Lawrence Letourneau (Academic Enrichment and Outreach), Judd Harbin (Student Affairs), and Brent M. Drake (Decision Support) have received a $10,000 research grant award from APIA Scholars to fund a research project entitled, “Oceania in the Desert:…
Emma Regentova and Venkatesan Muthukumar (both Electrical and Computer Engineering ), Si Jung Kim (Entertainment Engineering and Design), and Jonathan Hilpert (Education) have received an $882,699 award from the National Science Foundation Advancing Informal STEM Learning program for implementing the project " NEVADA STEM LAB…
Nancy Lough (Education) was part of the research team recently recognized with the Mary Ann Yodelis Smith Award for Feminist Scholarship from the Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication at Penn State University.
The award was for a research proposal titled “Communicating for Justice and Equality: Women’s Sport and…
Dana Bickmore, Miguel Gonzales, and Maria Roberts (all in Educational Psychology and Higher Education) coauthored an article “Exploring School Leaders Communities of Practice and School Improvement” in the National Association of Secondary School Principals Bulletin. The study examined a program of collaborative professional development for…
Kenneth Varner, Tina Vo, and PG Schrader (all Teaching and Learning), and Danica G. Hays (Education) along with their colleagues Claudio Diaz of the University of Concepcion and Michaela Stone of Northern Vermont University published the article "Interacciones pedagógicas y prácticas culturalmente relevantes entre…
Monica Hernández-Johnson (Educational Psychology and Higher Education); Valerie Taylor and Ravijot Singh (both Interdisciplinary, Gender, & Ethnic Studies); and Norma A. Marrun, Tara J. Plachowski, and Christine Clark (all Teaching and Learning) coauthored an article, “Like Where Are Those Teachers?”: A…
Kenneth J. Varner, Iesha Jackson, Christine Clark, Averill Kelley, Chelsea DeSalvo, and Norma A. Marrun (all Teaching and Learning) published an edited book, Multicultural Curriculum Transformation in Social Studies and Civic Education.