Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues recently published a paper, "The short version of the Sexual Distress Scale (SDS-3): Measurement invariance across countries, gender identities, and sexual orientations," in the International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology. 

Doctorate student Richard "Rich" Chang (Psychological & Brain Sciences) and Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt (Psychology) presented "Examining Critical Consciousness as a Mediator for the Relationship Between Racial Trauma & Intraminority Solidarity Among BIPOC College Students" as part of a symposium at the Association of Asian American…

Doctoral student Richard "Rich" Chang (Psychological & Brain Sciences) and colleagues presented and led a roundtable discussion, "Using Participatory Action Research to Mentor Students and Establish a Pathway to the Professoriate," at the Association of Asian American Studies Conference in Seattle, Washington, on April 27.…

Gillian Gottlieb, Lisa Menegatos (Honors), Brenna Renn (Psychology), with Corrin Sullivan, Dale Netski and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) presented a poster of their study, "The Mental Health Impact Among College Students in the Post-COVID-19 Phase" at the Spring 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium held at UNLV.  Gottlieb is graduating this…

Brandon Ranuschio, Sherry Bell, Lianne Barnes, Renato (Rainier) Liboro (all Psychology) and Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) have recently published their article, "Awareness and Knowledge of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder Among Middle-Aged and Older People Living With HIV/AIDS in Southern Nevada: Implications for HIV/AIDS…

Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues recently published a paper, "Exploring the Differences in Positive Play among Various Sports Wagering Behaviors," in the Journal of Gambling Studies. 

Kara Christensen Pacella (Psychology) recently won the Medical University of South Carolina Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization Pitch Day competition for her program to support people with eating disorders on treatment waitlists. Christensen Pacella is participating in the MUSC CREW program (NIGMS) to support the development of women…

Christopher Kearney (Psychology) was awarded Fellow status by the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (Division 53 of the American Psychological Association).  This honor is awarded to those who are already a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and who have made outstanding and extraordinary contributions to the…

Brenna Renn (Psychology) published a peer-reviewed manuscript detailing policy to expand the behavioral health workforce, "Behavioral Health Workforce Development in Washington State: Addition of a Behavioral Health Support Specialist," in Psychiatric Services alongside co-authors from the University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and…

Kara Christensen Pacella (Psychology) has been awarded a grant (R16GM153536) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for her project, "Testing a Dual-Process Mechanistic Model Linking Food Insecurity and Loss-of-Control Eating." Funding of $400,000 in direct costs will support a study examining daily associations between food…

Todd Jennings and Shane Kraus (both Psychology) and colleagues recently published a paper (LGBQ-affirming clinical recommendations for compulsive sexual behavior disorder) in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 

Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues recently published a paper, "Face as a multidimensional construct: Cross-cultural validation of the Loss of Face Scale in Taiwan and the United States," in Asian Journal of Social Psychology.