Amanda Melilli (Libraries) presented at the Young Adult Library Services Association's 2015 Symposium with Clark High School teacher and UNLV instructor Ashley Nebe (Education). Their presentation, "A Series of Fortunate Events: Library Collaborations that help LGBTQ Young Adults Transition to College Life," focused on how academic libraries can…

Tracy Johnson (College of Liberal Arts), Ed Ronca (College of Education), and John Starkey (School of Business) presented at the 2015 National Academic Advising Association National Conference. Titled, "Numbers Don't Lie: A Framework for Recognizing and Supporting Nontraditional Learners," their presentation focused …

Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology & Higher Education) presented "Strengths-based Leadership and Team Building" to the Ethnic Minorities and Women in Coaching and Leadership Conference at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in May. She followed that with a presentation on "Media Representation and Marketing of Women Athletes" at the FLAME (…

Howard Gordon (Teaching & Learning) was named president of the Association for Career and Technical Education Research at the recent 2014 conference in Nashville, Tenn. He will serve a two-year term of office.

Cynthia Clark (Teaching and Learning) has published a study, "Teacher Candidate Technology Integration: For Student Learning or Instruction?" in the Journal of Digital Learning and Teacher Education. The co-authors are Shaoan Zhang and Neal Strudler (both Teaching and Learning). The study applied transfer of learning theory to the examination of…

Joseph Morgan (Educational & Clinical Studies) was recognized for his dedication to the city of Las Vegas, his leadership in the Downtown Achieves Project, and his leadership as a professor at UNLV in a special ceremony at Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman's office when the mayor proclaimed Sept. 4, 2014, as "Joseph Morgan Day." Many of his…

Josh Baker and Cori More (both Educational & Clinical Studies) are heading a project and recently received a personal preparation in special education grant in the amount of more than $1.1 million from the office of special education programs. Baker and More are director and co-director, respectively, of the project, which addresses the…

Michael Nussbaum (Educational Psychology & Higher Education) has written a textbook, Categorical and Nonparametric Statistics: Choosing the Best Statistical Technique, published by Routledge/Taylor & Francis. The book is suitable as a reference text for those conducting research in the social sciences or biostatistics. It presents…

Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders announces a partnership with the University of Nevada School of Medicine. The purpose of the partnership is to bring more services to autistic children at a two-story center across from UNLV's main campus. The partnership received kudos from some of the local media.

Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology & Higher Education) will be honored as a Sport Marketing Association Research Fellow at the group's annual conference in Philadelphia in October. The Sport Marketing Association Research Fellow designation recognizes individual scholars who have shown excellence in the area of sport marketing research,…

Clifford McClain (Teaching & Learning) recently was honored by the Nevada Association of Career and Technical Education (NACTE) as Postsecondary Teacher of the Year at its annual conference at Lake Tahoe. This award was presented in recognition of his outstanding service, devotion, and leadership in career and technical education. While at the…

Nathan Slife (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) has been selected as the coordinator of the college's First Year Seminar (FYS) and Second Year Seminar (SYS). Along with Vicki Rosser (Educational Psychology and Higher Education), he has been instrumental in creating courses for both the FYS and SYS. In his new position, he will be…