Candace Burton (Nursing) and co-author Stacy Drake of Bowling Green State University received the 2022 Education Article of the Year award from the Journal of Forensic Nursing, for their paper, "Trauma-informed approaches to medicolegal death investigation: A forensic nursing perspective." The paper explores how forensic nurse death…

Maria B. Roberts (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was elected to the executive board for the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership (ICPEL). Roberts will serve in this capacity for a three-year term from 2023 through the 2026 academic year. Established in 1947, the ICPEL is the oldest…

Peter D. Wiens (Teaching and Learning), Leona Calkins (California State University and a 2022 UNLV Ph.D. graduate in Teacher Education), and Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published "Examining Teacher Leadership in the United States: How do BIPOC Teachers and White Teachers in Urban Environments…

Christy Strong, Ph.D. and Kurt Regner, Ph.D., (both Life Sciences) have a recent publication, "Complete genome sequences of cluster G1 and cluster K4 Mycobacterium smegmatis phages Omnicritical and Barkley26." The publication has 16 UNLV undergraduates as coauthors. The publication will appear in Microbial Resource Announcements.

Andre Chiang, DMA, baritone (Music - Voice Faculty), is performing the role of Il Conte in Le nozze di Figaro in Landlocked Opera’s inaugural collaboration with the Missouri Symphony in Columbia, Missouri. The performances are on Sept. 9 and 10 in the historic Missouri Theatre. During the rehearsal process of the opera, Chiang also gave a lecture…

Kavita Batra (Medicine) has recently been invited to serve on the Cancer, Reproductive, Cardiovascular, and Other Chronic Diseases Prevention (CRC) Cross-Sector Council with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This council addresses many types of health outcomes, including occupational cancers, adverse reproductive outcomes…

Renata F. Guzzo (Hospitality) and her co-authors recently published the article "Should I admit my wrongdoings? Examining Stealing Thunder in the Context of Performance Evaluations," in the International Journal of Hospitality Management. The study study examined stealing thunder – a self-disclosure strategy in which people reveal negative…

Recent published research by Kenneth M. Miller and Tanner Bates (both Political Science), "PACs and January 6th: Campaign Finance and Objections to the Electoral College Vote Count" was covered in the Washington Post article "How Corporate Liberalism is Changing Both Parties." The article discussed Miller and Bates' research on the effect of…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) and Micajah Daniels (Social and Behavioral Health) have authored the article “College Students' Readiness to Change in Physical Inactivity Behavior using Perfection Quotient Behavioral Model” with colleagues from the University of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Medical Center,…