Erika Engstrom (Communication Studies) is featured in a podcast for the New Books Network, a consortium of author-interview podcast channels that brings scholarly research to the public via new media. She was interviewed about her book Feminism, Gender, and Politics in NBC's "Parks and…
Erin Hamilton and Jason Smith (both Accounting) recently had their paper, "Error or Fraud? The Effect of Omissions on Management's Fraud Strategies and Auditors' Evaluations of Identified Misstatements," accepted for publication in The Accounting Review. The Accounting Review is a top-three journal…
Dr. Lily T. García (Dental) provided comments for an article titled "Talking with Women who are Forging New Paths in Dentistry," which appeared in the January issue of Inside Dentistry.
She also co-authored several articles that appeared in the January issue of the Journal of Dental Education. They…
Dr. Christina Demopoulos and Melissa Argueta (both Dental) received the 2019-20 “Outstanding Community Partner” award from Acelero Learning for their continued commitment and advocacy to children, families, and Acelero Learning Clark County Head Start programs. Demopoulos is leading an early…
Dr. Neamat Hassan, Dr. Tanya Al-Talib, and Angelica Bustos (all Dental) co-authored "Retrospective Analysis of the Association of Non-Carious Cervical Lesions with Bruxism," which appeared in the February issue of the Open Journal of Stomatology. Bustos is a third-year dental student.
Valerie Barboa (Nursing) successfully defended her doctor of nursing practice project to earn the title of doctor. Her project, "Transition for Success: A Pilot Program For The New Graduate Nurses In The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit," studied the high risks/lack of adequate training new graduate…
Karen E. Callahan (Environmental and Occupational Health) recently published an article on "The Association Between Etiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Race‐Ethnicity in Florida" in the journal Liver International.
The study found that HCC etiology is associated with specific…
Kim Nehls (Marketing and International Business) recently presented the keynote presentation at the National Orientation Directors Association conference at UNLV.
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) has received a $50,000 Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship for her project Philosophy for Children in the Borderlands: A Field School.
Doris Chan, Lauren Hollifield, and Zarah Rosen (Medicine) presented their educational research at the annual national meeting of the Association of Professors in Gynecology and Obstetrics in Orlando last month. Their work on innovative teaching in medical education, including the use of gaming…
Erika Engstrom (Communication Studies) presented "The Gendered Endgame: Marvel's 'New Man'" at the 32nd annual conference of the Far West Popular Culture and American Cultures Association in Las Vegas last month. An expert in gender and media, she discussed how Marvel's blockbuster film Avengers:…
Student Diversity & Social Justice hosted the second annual Black Carpet Awards, an event designed to recognize the contributions of black students, staff, faculty, and community partners. The following individuals and organizations were award recipients:
Pre-law student Candace Mays, the…