Marcia M. Gallo (History) has been named Martin Duberman Visiting Scholar for 2017–18 by the New York Public Library. The visiting scholar program fosters excellence in LGBT studies by providing funds for scholars to do research in the library’s preeminent LGBT historical collections. The fellowship is open to both academic faculty and independent…

Ranita Ray (Sociology) published her paper "Identity of Distance: How Economically Marginalized Black and Latina Women Navigate Risk Discourse and Employ Feminist Ideals" in one of the premier sociology journals, Social Problems. She is the author of the forthcoming University of California Press book The Making of a Teenage Service Class: Poverty…

Robert Futrell (Sociology) was interviewed by FOX 5 Las Vegas about domestic hate groups and also was interviewed by Las Vegas News Now. He is the co-author of American Swastika: Inside the White Power Movement's Hidden Spaces of Hate.  

Andrew Spivak (Sociology) and colleagues published an article, "Self-interest and Public Opinion in Health Policy: Smoking Behavior and Support for Tobacco Control," in Social Theory & Health.

Rochelle Hines and Dustin Hines (both Psychology) were awarded the office of undergraduate research (OUR) Director’s Faculty Research Mentor Award at the recent OUR summer undergraduate research symposium. This award recognizes the outstanding contribution of UNLV faculty members in support of undergraduate research and professional development.

Susan Byrne (World Languages and Cultures) participated in a debate with professor Eric Graf of the Universidad Francisco Marroquín (Guatemala), titled "Tilting at Windmills." The July 22 debate about the multiple messages in Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quijote, was a breakout session during the 11th  annual conference (…

Donovan Conley (Communication Studies), Janet Dufek (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Jennifer Rennels (Psychology) have been named Graduate Faculty Fellows for the 2017-18 academic year. The Graduate Faculty Fellows Program allows UNLV faculty and the Graduate College to work together on projects each academic year. The program…

James Hyman (Psychology) is the co-author—along with Clay Holroyd of the University of Victoria in Canada and Jeremy Seamans of the University of British Columbia in Canada—of an article, "A Novel Neural Prediction Error Found in Anterior Cingulate Cortex Ensembles" that was published this week in Neuron. When unexpected events occur, a feedback-…

Susan Byrne (World Languages and Cultures) recently presented at two international conferences. The first presentation, “Los tres poderes incorpóreos en Cervantes, desde La Galatea al Persiles,” was presented in June at UiT, the Arctic University of Norway, at Tromso, during a conference titled Cervantes en el Septentrión. The…

Sheila Bock (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) published an article, "Ku Klux Kasserole and Strange Fruit Pies: A Shouting Match at the Border in Cyberspace" in the Journal of American Folklore.

Jennifer Reed and Barb Brents (both Sociology), along with UNLV alumna Crystal Jackson, '03 BA Psychology, '07 MA Sociology, '13 PhD Sociology, published a co-authored book chapter titled "Strange Confluences: Radical Feminism and Evangelical Christianity as Drivers of US Neo-Abolitionism" in Feminism, Prostitution, and the State. Jackson is now a…

Vicki Holmes (English Language Center) was recently designated Associate Professor Emerita effective July 1, 2017. Holmes retired on June 30, 2017 after 27 years of service as director of the English Language Center. During her years at UNLV, she won five faculty awards including: the UNLV Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award (2003), the…