Marla Royne Stafford (Hospitality) recently had her co-written article, "Managerial–Consumer Eco-Harmful Media Perceptions and Eco-Conscious Attitudes," published in the Journal of Advertising Research. The article explores managers' estimates (and mis-estimates) of consumer eco…
Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues recently published two papers. The first, "Predicting Problematic Pornography Use among Male Returning US Veterans," was published in Addictive Behaviors. The second paper, "Spotlight on Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder: A Systematic Review of Research on…
Iesha Jackson (Teaching and Learning) has published the article "‘It’s This One Teacher … I Just Don’t Like Him’: The Role of Gender in Establishing Culturally Relevant Caring Relationships" in Gender and Education. This manuscript centers students’ perceptions of care when a race-…
Marina Colacicchi-Garber (World Languages and Cultures) wrote "The Werther Effect," an essay published in the Interpoezia literary magazine, New York.
Susan Belliston (Nursing) successfully defended her doctoral dissertation. Her dissertation was "The Effect of Asynchronous Versus Synchronous Online Course Delivery on HESI Scores and Student Engagement for Rural Pre-Licensure Nursing Students."
Angela Silvestri-Elmore (Nursing) received a grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration for $155,555. This is a school-based loan grant allowing UNLV to offer long-term, low-interest loans to full-time disadvantaged students who are pursuing nursing degrees. The grant makes up…
Du Feng (Nursing) and coauthors recently published an article, "Reliability, Construct Validity, and Measurement Invariance of the PROMIS Physical Function 8b—Adult Short Form v2.0" in the journal Quality of Life Research. This study assessed the reliability, construct validity, and…
Vegas Inc.'s Healthcare Quarterly recently recognized 12 UNLV School of Medicine faculty physicians as "Top Docs" in its summer issue.
Those recognized are:
Dr. Buddha Dawn - Cardiology
Dr. Matthew Ng - Ear, Nose, and Throat
Dr. Robert Wang - Ear, Nose, and Throat
Dr. Kenneth…
Blanca E. Rincón and Juanita K. Hinojosa (both Educational Psychology and Higher Education) have co-authored a journal article that appears in the most recent issue of Teachers College Record. The study investigates the ways in which important others shape the initial…
Dr. Katerina Roma (Medicine) published her manuscript, “Late Stage Diagnosis of Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix: Case Report of an Unusual Tumor with a Rare Presentation” in the BMC Gastroenterology. After a thorough literature review, she reported for the first time a case of…
Robert Lang (The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West), David Damore (Political Science), and Karen Danielsen (School of Public Policy and Leadership) recently had a guest column featured in the Las Vegas Sun. Their piece "Bluelining and its Consequences: Nevada Edition," discusses…
Erika G. Abad (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) and Paloma Guerrero (Law) spoke with UNLV alum Justin Favela and Emmanuel Ortega earlier this month as part of KNPR's Race and Racism in Nevada series. On the episode "As LatinX In Nevada Grows, So Do Racial Challenges" they discussed…