Tim Grigsby (Environmental and Global Health) coauthored a paper titled “Decreasing prevalence in youth depressive episodes: Evidence from the 2021-2024 national survey on drug use and health” in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, along with researchers from Mississippi, Florida, Kentucky and Illinois. The study examined changes in depressive…

Margaret Harp (World Languages & Cultures) presented a paper, "Yver's Appropriation of Pliny," at the 58th annual meeting of The Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association (RMMRA), hosted by the University of New Mexico's Institute for Medieval Studies in Albuquerque NM. The paper addresses late sixteenth-century understanding and…

Jarod Giger (Social Work) recently published a book chapter titled, "It Took My Village: How the Pandemic Worsened Decades of Social Isolation and Increased Loneliness" in the volume Academic Chutes & Ladders: The Hidden Curriculum That Makes or Breaks Academic Careers (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026). The chapter addresses campus isolation,…

New faculty member Cassie Hazelip (Law) was selected to present at the National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy (NARPA) Annual Rights Conference in Huntsville, Alabama. The workshop, co-presented with Marisol Orihuela from Yale Law School, is titled "Thinking Creatively about Civil Commitment Defense." This workshop…

Dr. Sonal Shah (Dental) has accepted appointments to two national committees. First, the American Dental Education Association’s Advisory Council, which directly reports to the board of directors about dental educational trends and CE programming. Second, the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology’s Strategic Planning Committee,…

Ph.D. student Alexis Rice (Psychological and Brain Sciences program) presented her research at the American Psychological Association Convention in Washington, D.C. Representing UNLV on a national stage, Rice presented “Hypervigilance as a Social Response to Identity-Based Threat,” highlighting her research on hypervigilance and identity-based…

Ph.D. student Alexis Rice (Psychological and Brain Sciences program) has been selected as a mentor and scholarship recipient for the Grad Rebel Advantage Program for the 2026–27 academic year. Through the program, Rice will mentor a cohort of 11 UNLV students as they navigate the graduate school application process, providing guidance on exploring…

Doctoral student Esther U. Adaji (Integrated Health Sciences) co-authored a study titled “Evaluation of Share Tables in U.S. Elementary School Lunchrooms, from Waste to Rescue,” published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health on September 15, 2026. The study evaluated share tables in 11 Title I elementary schools…

Robert Pelletier (PhD Biological Sciences, Spring 2026), Michael D. Treat, Frank van Breukelen, and Jef Jaeger (all School of Life Sciences) recently published a paper in the Journal of Experimental Zoology, titled "Higher Energy Demands and Lower Body Condition in a Hot Spring: Comparing Relict Leopard Frogs at Two Thermally Contrasting Sites."…