Michael McCreery (Interaction and Media Sciences) and Kathleen Krach (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) co-authored a paper with doctoral students Danielle Head, Joey Fiorentini, Zandy Leung, and Sam Leif (all Interaction and Media Sciences). The paper titled, “Examining player estimates of prior video gaming experience:…
Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez (Journalism and Media Studies) recently published "A Snapshot of Students at Hispanic Serving Institutions and their Pathways into Media Careers" in the Journal of Media Education. The study finds that familial obligations and ambiguous career expectations impact Latino students’ postgraduation career direction.…
Bobbie Barnes (Hospitality), Joanne Ullman (Psychology), Jenna Heath (Liberal Arts) and Melikabella Shenouda (Liberal Arts) have published an article titled "Educating the Educators: Preparing Faculty to Teach Career Readiness; a literature review" in Research Square. The article focuses on the demands for universities to equip students with…
Kavita Batra (Medicine), Ravi Batra, Ying Guo (both Public Health), Mina Atin (Nursing), and Bryar Shareef (Computer Science) co-authored a paper titled "Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence: Digital Monoculturalism in a Robotic World," published in the Advances in Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health journal. Dr. Kavita Batra, an…
Sidath Kapukotuwa (Social and Behavioral Health) has been awarded the Research Mini-Grant for $3,000 from the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, International Gaming Institute for the project titled, “Testing the efficacy of RESPONSIBLEPLAY©: MTM-based intervention for responsible gambling for college…
Brisa Rodriguez Alcantar (Social and Behavioral Health), Priyambda Kumra (Environmental and Occupational Health), Asma Awan, Christopher Johansen, and Manoj Sharma, (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a poster tilted “A systematic review of interventions to increase physical activity behavior among Latino adults” at the American Public…
Aastha Poudel, Asma Awan, and Manoj Sharma, (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a poster tilted “Mental health disorders among South Asian immigrants (SAIs) worldwide: A comprehensive review” at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting October 27-30, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of the APHA Student Assembly…
Professor Michael Kagan (Law) was part of a panel discussion for Hispanics in Politics on the ramifications of a mass deportation program if it were to be implemented.
Professor Joe Regalia (Law) was part of a panel discussion on "The Future of Persuasion: How AI is Changing the Landscape of Appellate Advocacy" at the 2024 DRI Appellate Advocacy Seminar.

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