Katherine Walker (English) has published a lecture series with Audible's Great Courses titled, "The History and Enduring Popularity of Astrology." The lectures argue that past cultures viewed astrology as a science, one that shaped metaphorical thinking in the premodern worlds. The work is available to listen to for free for those who have an…

Kara Christensen Pacella and graduate student Maegan Nation (both Psychology) recently co-authored a publication in the Journal of Eating Disorders titled, "Engagement in binge eating and fasting associated with poorer sleep quality in an online sample of adults," with colleagues from North Dakota State University and University of Minnesota.

Nicole Koval and Kenneth Miller (both Political Science) published their article, "Gender and Attack Advertising in U.S. Senate Campaigns," in Sage Open. In this article the authors find that candidates running in for office today are attacked in campaigns based on the issues on which their parties have weaker reputations with voters. But…

Cassaundra Rodriguez (Sociology) received an honorable mention for her book, Contested Americans: Mixed-Status Families in Anti-Immigrant Times, from the American Sociological Association's (ASA) Latino/a Sociology Section's Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award.

Booklist and School Library Journal recently published nice reviews of an illustrated nonfiction book for kids written by Jarret Keene (English) called Heroes of World War II: 25 True Stories of Unsung Heroes Who Fought for Freedom (Bushel & Peck Peck). Booklist says "this engaging book briefly describes 25 individuals (or groups) who were…

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was quoted in an article titled, "7 Juneteenth Foods and Traditions," published in History.com. It provides a historical overview of the holiday and its continued importance for Americans in the 21st century.

Published: Annaliese Grant (Sociology) recently published an article about the role of socioeconomic status, shared television time, and family relationships in the Journal of Children and Media, titled, "The role of socioeconomic status in U.S. children’s co-viewing television and family member relationship quality over time."

Teresa (Tess) Walker and Brenna Renn (both Psychology) recently published a chapter detailing "Models of Integrated Behavioral and Mental Health in Primary Care" in the textbook, "Geriatrics Models of Care" (2nd ed). This text reviews various evidence-based and emerging models of care for best practice care of older adults and emphasizes an…

Gary Totten (English) published the article "Naturalism and the New Woman: Theodore Dreiser's "Sister Carrie" and Grant Allen's "The Woman Who Did" in the journal Studies in American Naturalism. The article examines the representation of New Woman characters in these two novels in relation to the genre conventions of literary naturalism…

Aldo Barrita, Richard Chang, Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt (all Psychology), and colleagues recently published a paper, "Immigration Status Microaggressions: A Moderated Mediation Analysis of Cultural Stress, Fear, Internalization, and Psychological Stress Among Latinx and Asian College Students" in Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority…

François-Nicolas Vozel (World Languages and Cultures) published an essay titled "Under the Cobblestones, Prehistory! Maurice Blanchot, Marguerite Duras, and the Afterlife of May ’68" in Romanic Review 115.1: 190-212 (Columbia University / Duke U.P.).  The essay investigates how Blanchot and Duras experienced May ’68 as a miraculous…

Anthony King (Psychology) presented his research titled "Are College Students More Likely to Problem Gamble if They Were Raised in Las Vegas? An Analysis of Early Gambling Exposure and Its Relationship to Gambling in Adulthood" at the 17th Annual Nevada State Conference on Problem Gambling.