Tirth R. Bhatta (Sociology), Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing), and Sfurti Rathi (Public Health) have published an article, "The Intersection of Race and Financial Strain: The Pain of Social Disconnection among Women in the United States," in the Journal of Women and Aging. They used their nationwide Web-based survey to examine the effects of financial…

Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published the manuscript "Social Justice Leadership: Coming to Know Another Possibility Through Autoethnography" in the open journal Cogent Education. In this study, autoethnography was used as a process and product to explore one leader’s journey opening and leading a new…

Jamil Johnson (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) presented his paper, "Critical Counternarratives of African American Males in First-Year Seminars," at the 41st Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, which took place last month in Florida. His findings highlight the experiences of African American males who…

Jamil D. Johnson (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) has been appointed to the board of the Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition for a three-year term ending Dec. 31, 2024. This semiannual refereed journal publishes current research on issues pertaining to the first and second year…

Brenna Renn (Psychology) and colleagues from the University of Washington School of Nursing authored a manuscript  detailng provider preferences for patient digital health technologies to support primary care across clinical contexts. Published in the February issue of JMIR Formative Research, this study investigated differences across…

Yaa Obeng (Nursing) has been promoted to graduate engagement and retention coordinator. In this role, she will forge connections with graduate students, establishing positive and proactive relationships; track key metrics, identify student concerns, refer them to resources, and work with faculty on potential solutions.

Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) was recognized as Editor of the Month (for February) by Informing Science Institute for her work as an editor the International Journal on Doctoral Studies.

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was interviewed by journalist Bridgette Bartlett Royall who was spotlighting the custom of "jumping the broom" for a feature in The New York Times. She interviewed him about the custom's origins and used the information to provide historical context for the piece, which was published…

Patrice Leverett (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) published a paper, "The Impact of Student-Teacher Relationships on Black Middle School Boys," in the Journal of School Mental Health with collaborators Stephanie D'Costa of St. Mary's College and Malaika Baxa of the University of Wisconsin.