Ruby L. Nugent and Aidy Weeks (both Libraries) presented the poster, "UNLV Libraries' Peer Mentor Cohort: A Model for Successful Allyship and Support Amongst Women Faculty" at the 9th Annual Faculty Women of Color Assembly Conference. Nugent and Weeks work in the Health Sciences Library.
Dr. Jordana Haber (Medicine) has been recognized by the Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM) as the recipient of the 2021 AWAEM Catalyst Award. This national award honors a female faculty member who has made outstanding contributions through clinical work, teaching, mentorship,…
Toni Repetti (Hospitality) is the author of two chapters in a newly accepted hospitality financial management etextbook entitled Hospitality Financial Management and Contextualized Decision Making. The chapters are "Fundamentals of Financial Statements" and "Projections of Future Financial…
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) published "Why I Shut Down an Argument in My Philosophy for Children Class" in Psyche, a digital magazine from Aeon.
Samantha Godbey, Xan Goodman, Ruby Nugent, and Aidy Weeks (all Libraries) contributed a paper, "A Multidisciplinary Approach to Systematic Reviews: Elevating Research Support at Your Institution," at the Association of College & Research Libraries 2021 Conference.
Erin Breen (Transportation Research Center) and Laura Gryder (Medicine) were interviewed by NextCity.org about their involvement in the creation, implementation, and assessment of Ped SAFE, a Southern Nevada pedestrian safety educational class offered by the Vulnerable Road Users Project to…
Juanita Hinojosa and Federick Ngo (both Educational Psychology & Higher Education) presented a forthcoming paper, "Supporting Undocumented Community College Students" at the annual conference of the Council for the Study of Community Colleges. In this paper, they discuss policies and practices…
Dr. Antonina Capurro (Dental) and Dr. Amy Tongsiri, '08 DMD, joined hundreds of national and international dentists, dental hygienists, health researchers, dental/health educators, legislators, public health officials, Medicaid/CHIP dental program staff/consultants, state/territorial dental…
Kathryn Houk (Libraries) and Jordan Nielsen od Vanderbilt University contributed a paper, "The Library is Open (And Hiring): Toward Conscientious Academic Librarian Hiring Practices," to the Association of College & Research Libraries (2021 Conference. Houk is in the Health Sciences…
Cindy X. Kha (Life Sciences) was awarded the 2021 Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Graduate Student Scholarship by the NSHE Board of Regents. This award honors students for their distinguished academic achievements, leadership ability, and service contributions. Her work in the…
Nikule Abel (Nursing) earned a scholarship to attend the Nurses in Washington Internship. The event is sponsored by the Nursing Organizations Alliance and gives nurses a chance to see how to influence health care via legislation and regulation. Abel, who is a student, will get to meet with…
Sheila Bock (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) gave a virtual presentation,“From Neo-Nazis and Coughing Karens: Grappling with Intentionality in the Time of COVID-19,” at the Western States Folklore Society annual meeting.