Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) is the lead author of a new report, DisruptHERS: Driving A New Model for Women's Sport, that was released by the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport at the University of Minnesota to celebrate…
Dr. Robin Weltman (Dental) co-authored “A Long-term Retrospective Analysis of Single Tooth Implants and Endodontic Therapies in a University Setting,” which published Feb. 20 online ahead of print in the Journal of Periodontology. She also co-authored “Vertical Ridge Augmentation around Dental…
Lindsay Buczek, Laura K. Gryder, Kavita Batra, Allison G. McNickle, Douglas R. Fraser, Deborah A. Kuhls, and Paul J. Chestovich (all Medicine), along with Samantha Slinkard-Barnum (University of South Carolina) and Cassandra Trummel (Southwest Career and Technical Academy) published a…
Lianelys Cabrera-Martinez, Aldo Barrita, and Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt (all Psychology) recently published "A Systematic Review on the Resilience Reported by BIPOC in the Face of Discrimination" at Spectra Undergraduate Research Journal.
Danielle Romero (Anthropology) has been hired as the director of the Western New Mexico University (WNMU) Museum in Silver City. A Ph.D. candidate, Romero is a student of professor Barbara Roth. Her research focus is on the archaeology of the Mimbres region of southwestern New Mexico. The…
Dr. Evelyn Montalvo Stanton (Medicine) received the Health Care Headliners Honoree Award from Vegas, Inc. for Southern Nevada earlier this month. She chairs the pediatric department.
Kavita Batra (Medicine) published a book chapter, "Deaths of Despair among College Students amidst COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call for Action." As highlighted in this review chapter, early identification of at-risk students, promoting parental education to develop open communications with their…
Erika Marquez (Environmental & Occupational Health) is principal investigator on a $1.5 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received by the Nevada Childhood Lead Poisoning Preventing Program (NvCLPPP). The program is under the Nevada Institute for…
Cheryl Abbate (Philosophy) published a book chapter, "Racialized Sexual Discrimination: A Moral Right or Morally Wrong?" in the Palgrave Handbook of Sexual Ethics (edited by David Boonin).
Tirth R. Bhatta (Sociology), Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing), and Sfurti Rathi (Public Health) have published an article, "The Intersection of Race and Financial Strain: The Pain of Social Disconnection among Women in the United States," in the Journal of Women and Aging.
They used their nationwide Web-…
Brenna Renn (Psychology) and colleagues from the University of Washington School of Nursing authored a manuscript detailng provider preferences for patient digital health technologies to support primary care across clinical contexts. Published in the February issue of JMIR Formative Research…
Yaa Obeng (Nursing) has been promoted to graduate engagement and retention coordinator. In this role, she will forge connections with graduate students, establishing positive and proactive relationships; track key metrics, identify student concerns, refer them to resources, and work…