Dr. Maryam Tabrizi (Dental Medicine) organized and provided a continuing education course titled “Dentistry and Opioids” for community general dentists in response to opioid crisis in Nevada. The course provided a comprehensive outlook on clinical pain management for dentists, including: Focusing on history of opioids use, culture, the…

Jessica Immonen, Linh Nguyen (both Dental Medicine) and co-authors published the article "An Integrative Review of Remediation Practices for Health Profession Students and Clinicians" in the journal Nurse Education Today. Their findings demonstrated a statistically significant difference between medicine and nursing regarding remediation…

Aldo Barrita, Michelle Strong, Janelle Ferraris, and Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt (all Psychology) published a paper, "Drugs and racial microaggressions: A mediation analysis of racism, mental health, and coping strategies," in the Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. Their results highlight how people of color might engage in…

Dr. Sonal Shah (Dental) presented a poster titled "Rare Oral Pathologies in Two Immunocompromised Patients and Their Management Challenges" during the national, annual meeting of the American Academy of Oral Medicine. The presentation explored two cases. The first was a patient taking immunosuppressive medications for a kidney transplant, and…

Jessica Immonen (Dental), along with orthodontics resident Dr. Jeremy James, and second-year dental students Ceanna Robinson-Wiley, Megan Melocoton, Philip Friesen, and Yuxuan Ren, co-authored, "Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis Exacerbates with Restored Teeth: A Cadaveric Case Report," which published in the April issue of Open Access…

Marta Soligo (Economic Development) was interviewed for the Italian podcast DOI. In the episode, Soligo described her research on Italianness in Las Vegas' attractions, exploring the relationship between tourism, food, and identity. Moreover, she explained how a sociological approach can help researchers better understand topics such as the role…

Kavita Batra (Medicine) along with Ravi Batra, and Manoj Sharma (both Public Health) published a book chapter titled "Social Media and Infodemiology: Use of Social Media Monitoring in Emergency Preparedness" in the book Effective Use of Social Media in Public Health. This chapter aims to elucidate the “misinformation” aspect of the…

Mark Lenker (UNLV Libraries) presented at the LOEX Annual Conference in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  His talk, "Teaching Information Literacy in Untrusting Times: Prioritize Research for Knowledge (Not Just Understanding)," made a case for addressing the public's diminished trust in experts directly in library instruction.  Exploring the…

Leslie Griffin (Law) commented on the recently released report about abuse in the six Roman Catholic Illinois Dioceses and how survivors of abuse can be protected in the journal Verdict.