June Cho (Nursing), Jess Li (Medicine), and Xan Goodman (Libraries) published a paper, "The Variability and Determinants of Testosterone Measurements in Children: A Critical Review,” online in Biological Research for Nursing.  

Jessica Teague (English) has published a book with Cambridge University Press, Sound Recording Technology and American Literature, from the Phonograph to the Remix. Phonographs, tapes, stereo LPs, digital remix — how did these remarkable technologies impact American writing? This book explores how 20th-century writers shaped the ways we…

Shaoan Zhang and Katrina Liu (both Teaching and Learning), along with Guoxiang Wang and Michael Strong (both at Texas Tech University), published an article, “Preservice Teacher Professional Commitment: A Literature Review and Conceptual Model,” in the premier teacher education journal Teaching and Teacher Education. Wang was a doctoral student in…

Hyelin Kim (Hospitality) and co-authors recently published their article, "Why Not this Destination? The Effects of Travel Constraints of Independent Travelers on Destination Image Formation," in the International Journal of Tourism Research. The aim of the study is to understand the factors that prevent independent travelers from selecting…

Amanda Belarmino, Carola Raab, and Wenjia Han (all Hospitality), along with Jason Tang, '19 PhD Hospitality Administration, recently published their article "Exploring Motivations to Use Online Meal Delivery: Before and during Quarantine" in the International Journal of Hospitality Management. This article explores the motivations for consumers to…

Angela Amar (Nursing) was appointed as Chair of the Governance Affairs Committee for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

Andrew Thomas Reyes, Huaxin Song (both Nursing), Tirth R. Bhatta (Sociology), and Christopher A. Kearney (Psychology) published an article, “Exploring the Relationships Between Resilience, Mindfulness, and Experiential Avoidance After the Use of a Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Mobile App for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.” This article is…

Michelle Kuenzi and John Tuman (Political Science), along with Hafthor Erlingsson, '19 PhD Political Science, published an article, "The Role of International Factors in Electoral Volatility in Latin America: An Examination of Structural Adjustment," in the journal Sage Open . Focusing on 18 Latin American countries during the period of 1982 to…

Micajah Daniels, Manoj Sharma (both Environmental and Occupational Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) published a commentary, "Social Media and Substance Use among Adolescents: Implications for Research" in the Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education. The commentary examines the growing use of social media among adolescents and its impact on…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented commentary at an author-meets-critics panel on her recent book Socially Undocumented: Identity and Immigration Justice at the Feria del Libro de La Frontera (online), sponsored by the Secretaría de Cultura in Chihuahua, México. Other panelists included Carlos Pereda (Universidad Autónoma de México…

Brett Abarbanel and Bo Bernhard (International Gaming Institute) and Ashok K. Singh and Anthony Lucas (Hospitality) presented the paper "A comparison of CB-SEM and PLS-SEM in validating online casino e-servicescape theory"  at the virtual conference GLOSERV 2021, May 10-13, 2021,  jointly organized by University of South…

Justin Bauzon, a fourth-year medical student, was selected as a poster finalist in the Patient Safety category, and podium winner in the high value care category during the American College of Physicians 2021 National Abstracts Competition.  Bauzon collaborated with Dr. Caleb Murphy and Dr. Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj from the…