Linc Johnson (Early Childhood, Multilingual and Special Education) presented his research, Activating the Globalization Scorecard – Measuring and Assessing Global Engagement, Consciousness and Citizenship in Education, at the Bangkok International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning, 15-16 December 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand…

Assistant Professor Megan Griffard (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), Ph.D., and doctoral student Monica Ceja-Rodriguez recently published the article, "Managing in a Storm of Chaos: The Ecology of School Principals’ Crisis Management," in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (EEPA). The article examines…

Nick Carozza (Music) will compete as a national finalist in the MTNA Young Artist Woodwind Competition. He earned this opportunity after winning the Nevada State and Southwest Regional Division of the MTNA Young Artist Woodwind competition. A second-year D.M.A. student at UNLV, Carozza has been studying oboe for 14 years and is currently a…

Madeline Clark (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) published "A Content Analysis of Neurodiversity Constructs in Counseling Journals" in the Journal of Mental Health Counseling with colleagues from the University of Toledo and Oakland University. 

Vuk Celic and Dan Wright (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published research on how the power relationships among people influence how much they learn from each other in Applied Cognitive Psychology.

LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) authored Tonio and the Chicharra, a heartfelt children’s book available for purchase on Amazon. Tonio and the Chicharra tells the story of a young boy and his Nana, capturing the warmth of intergenerational relationships and the richness of cultural…

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…