Simon Gottschaik (Sociology) and Celene Fuller (Sociology) published a chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Symbolic Interaction titled: “De-realization and Infra-humanization: A Theory of Symbolic Interaction with Digital Technologies.” The authors suggest that interactions with digital technologies impose a series of adjustments that compromise…

Aldo M. Barrita (Psychology) was elected as the student representative chair 2022-23 for the National Latinx Psychological Association. 

Ryan Wirt, Lauren Crew Andrew Ortiz, and Emmanuel Flores (all Neuroscience), Jefferson Kinney (Brain Health), and James Hyman (Psychology) published an article in Communications Biology entitled "Altered theta rhythm and hippocampal-cortical interactions underlie working memory deficits in a hyperglycemia risk factor model of Alzheimer’s…

Brenna Renn (Psychology) published "Behavior change factors and retention in dietary interventions for older adults: Scoping review" in The Gerontologist. This work, done in conjunction with colleagues and students at the University of Washington School of Nursing, mapped behavior change theories, agents, and techniques in dietary…

Aldo M. Barrita (Psychology) received the 2021 Jenessa Shapiro Graduate Research Award from the Society of Personality and Social Psychology. The award provides assistance to a graduate student from an underrepresented background with the cost of conducting research in personality and/or social psychology up to $1,000.

Renato "Rainier" M. Liboro (Psychology) presented on the two ongoing research projects of his Community Health Advocacy for Minority Populations, Immigrants, and Other Newcomers, and their Mental Health (CHAMPION Mental Health) research lab. His talks were titled "Awareness and Knowledge on Aging and HIV-Associated Neurocognitive…

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

Brenna Renn (Psychology) recently published two manuscripts related to mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, appearing in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.  The first paper, entitled "Telemental Health After COVID-19: Understanding Effectiveness and Implementation Across Patient…

Renato M. Liboro, Sherry Bell, and Brandon Ranuschio (all Psychology), and academic colleagues and community partners from Toronto recently published their article, "Protective Factors That Foster Resilience to HIV/AIDS: Insights and Lived Experiences of Older Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men" in the International…

Stephen D. Benning (Psychology) has been elected director of clinical training.     

Renato M. Liboro, Sherry Bell, Brandon Ranuschio, and Lianne Barnes (Psychology),  along with other members of the CHAMPION Mental Health research lab of UNLV, recently published their article, "Barriers and Facilitators to Promoting Resilience to HIV/AIDS: A Qualitative Study on the Lived Experiences of HIV-Positive, Racial and…

Shane W. Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues recently published five papers this summer. The first paper "Attachment insecurities and body image self-consciousness among women: The mediating role of pornography use" was published in Computers in Human Behavior. "Reliability, Validity, and Unidimensionality of the Korean Version of the…