Ligia Verduga (Music) is a DMA student in the UNLV flute studio of John McMurtery. She has been invited to Sofia, Bulgaria, for the Moyse International Flute Competition on June 29, 2025, to present a lecture on her research topic "Ecuadorian Influences on the Flute Repertoire." Furthermore, the organizers of the competition have invited her to be…

Holmes Scholar Mayra Marquez-Mendez (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was featured in the spotlight reflection piece for her participation in the AACTE Holmes Dissertation Retreat 2024. In the article, Marquez-Mendez shares the significant impact of the retreat on her research journey, emphasizing the vital role…

Alyssa Crittenden (Graduate College), vice provost for graduate education and Graduate College dean, participated in a plenary session at the National Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) 2024 Annual Meeting, held from Dec. 4-7 in St. Louis, Missouri. The panel focused on the expansion of national surveys collecting data on graduate enrollment,…

Associate professor of mathematics education Kari Kokka (Teaching and Learning) gave the opening keynote, "Who is in the frame?," for the California Math Council North Annual Conference in Asilomar, California, on Dec. 6, 2024. 

S. Kathleen Krach (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services), along with Shengtian Wu (Illinois State University), Dan Florell (Eastern Kentucky University), and Sara Whitcomb (University of Massachusetts), published aTechnical Assistance Brief for the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) with the title…

Linc Johnson's (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) paper, "Exploring the Nexus of Language, Culture, and Identity: Insights from Interdisciplinary Perspectives," has been published in the International Multidisciplinary Research Journal as part of the 11th International Conference on Language, Literature, and Linguistics…

Madeline Clark and Brett Gleason and doctoral student Karisa Odrunia (all Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) published "Recruitment and retention of minoritized students in CACREP-accredited counseling programs" in Counselor Education and Supervision with colleagues from the University of Toledo and Eastern Virginia…

LeAnne Salazar-Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and UNLV alumni Brione Minor Mitchell's work has been published, "The Tenets and Foundation Building for Academic Success: Preparing Graduate Students and Postdocs for Professional Growth in the publication by IGI Global Scientific Publishing, "Educational Philosophy…

Michael McCreery (Interaction and Media Sciences) and Kathleen Krach (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) co-authored a paper with doctoral students Danielle Head, Joey Fiorentini, Zandy Leung, and Sam Leif (all Interaction and Media Sciences). The paper titled, “Examining player estimates of prior video gaming experience:…

Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and colleagues at Brigham Young University published the article "Reflections About Educational Leadership: Leadership Lessons Learned From School Building Leaders at the End of a Career in Public Education" in the Journal of School Leadership. This qualitative study…

Brett Gleason and Madeline Clark (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) published Wellness and Discrimination in Counselor Education in the Teaching and Supervision in Counseling journal, along with colleagues from Kent State University and Palo Alto University. 

Madeline Clark (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) presented Social Class and the Intersectional Applications in Counseling at the Taiwanese Guidance and Counseling Conference in Taichung, Taiwan.