Jennifer Byrnes (Anthropology) has co-authored a chapter that appears in a new edited volume, The Bioarchaeology of Structural Violence: A Theoretical Framework for Industrial Era Inequality, edited by Lori A. Tremblay and Sarah Reedy. The chapter, "The Erie County Poorhouse (1828–1926) as a Heterotopia: A…
Qing Wu, Yingke Xu (both Epidemiology and Biostatistics), and Jovan Alvarez (Life Sciences) published an article on “Tricyclic Antidepressant Use and Risk of Fractures: A Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies through the Use of Both Frequentist and Bayesian Approaches” in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.
This meta-analysis aimed to quantitatively…
Fawn Douglas and Tiffany Lin (both Art) have work that is part of the exhibit, "A Claiming, Which Cannot Be Tamed." The exhibit will be on view at Holland Project Gallery in Reno through Oct. 9. It is a curatorial collaboration between Art BFA alumna Krystal Ramirez and Alberto Garcia R. The artwork created by Douglas and Lin (Art) considers…
Karyn Holt (Nursing) was contacted and interviewed by the national "Airwaves and Educators," a podcast produced by physician assistant educators targeting health occupations academicians. In Episode 20, sh discusses the nuances of online education, emergency remote teaching, hy-flex teaching, and how she thinks the COVID-19 pandemic has…
Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) coauthored an article, "Using the Multi-Theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change to Explain Yoga Practice," in Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine with his former students from Jackson State University.
Marcela Rodriguez-Campo (Teaching & Learning) recently published a commentary article in Latinx Talk titled "Social Distancing While Brown." Latinx Talk is an online, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, and moderated forum for the circulation and discussion of original research, commentary, and creative work
She also…
Jamie Davidson (Student Wellness) was a faculty member at the COVID-19 Virtual Summit of the American College Health Association. He served as a panelist for the "You've Prepared, Then Things Go Wrong: A 'Live but Virtual' Tabletop Exercise" session and moderated a presentation called "Planning for Now: College Mental Health Reopening Challenges."
Honors: John Fildes, Michael Gardner, and Deborah Kuhls
Dr. John Fildes, Dr. Michael Gardner, and Dr. Deborah Kuhls (all Medicine) have been recognized by Nevada Business Magazine as Healthcare Heroes for 2020. The awards are:
Fildes in the Lifetime Achievement category
Gardner in the Humanitarian category
Kuhls in the Physician category
They were selected by a panel of judges from the Nevada…
Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) delivered a presentation on "Effective Time Management" to the current cohort in the Tide Together mentoring program at the University of Alabama. Tide Together helps traditionally underrepresented students in graduate programs reach personal and professional success as they navigate their…
Back to School: Lynn Manning John's Life Comes Full Circle
The College of Education Alumna of the Year works to land much-needed funding for the school where her educational journey began — and where she returned as principal.