Jonathan Rhodes Lee has published an article in the latest issue of the international, refereed Journal of Musicology. Lee's contribution, "Texts, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll: Easy Rider and the Compilation Soundtrack," is the first musicological article to take the famous 1968 film as its primary focus. Lee draws on filmmaker…

Mark Buttner and Patricia Cruz (both Environmental & Occupational Health) received a 12-month, $1.25 million award through Nevada Health and Human Services to conduct molecular microbiological environmental monitoring and research.

Dr. Deborah Kuhls (Medicine) published "Survey of American College of Surgeons Members on Firearm Injury Prevention" in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.  This publication represents the largest survey of an American medical organization related to firearm injury prevention to date.  She also co-authored an article "…

Doris Morgan Rueda (History) was selected as recipient of the American Dissertation Fellowship 2021-2022 from the American Association of University Women. This fellowship will support the final writing year of her dissertation, "Saving the Bad Kids, Caging Los Chicos Malos: Juvenile Justice and Racialized Surveillance on the U.S.–Mexico…

Soumya Upadhyay (Healthcare Administration & Policy) earned a $7,500 Troesh Scholar award for her proposal on "Does Patient Engagement through Health IT affect Patient Safety?" Upadhyay's proposal explores if patient engagement IT functionalities and electronic health records can affect patient safety outcomes.

Jason Flatt (Environmental & Occupational Health) received a renewal from the NIH Loan Repayment Program, which will pay off the remaining of his educational debt. Jason is also an LRP Ambassador and he is happy to share advice for postdoctoral fellows and faculty applying to the program.

Jennifer Vanderlaan (Nursing) co-authored a new article,"Association of Delivery Outcomes With the Number of Childbirth Education Sessions," published in The Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing.  

Shane Kraus (Psychology) recently participated on the podcast "Fall In: The Problem Gambling Podcast for Military Service Members and Veterans."

Dr. John Fildes (Medicine) has been selected by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians to receive the 2021 Norman McSwain Leadership Award.  The award is bestowed on individuals who demonstrate outstanding leadership and commitment to trauma care excellence. Fildes will receive the award at the World Trauma…