Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education; UNLV Sports Innovation Institute) was featured in episode 10 of the City Cast Las Vegas podcast. In this episode she does a deep dive into the complexities of endorsements, sponsorships, pay-to-play in pro sports, and how we can get to pay parity for women's sports.

E. Michael Nussbaum (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), Ph.D., published an article in Science Education detailing a year-long professional development for middle school science teachers in Clark County School District. The study, led by Dr. Nussbaum, Ian Dove (Philosophy), Ph.D., and LeAnn Putney (Educational…

Ariana Garcia and Blanca Rincón (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published an article, "Culturally Responsive Mentoring: A Psychosociocultural Perspective on Sustaining Students of Color Career Aspirations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM),” in the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.…

Ileana Jara Yupanqui (Linguistics), Miriam Melton-Villanueva (History), and Blanca Rincón (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) were selected to receive a 2024 Faculty Opportunity Award (FOA) for project entitled "A Planning Grant for NEH: Mural of Knowledges."

Daniel Wright (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published "Normrank Correlations for Testing Associations and for Use in Latent Variable Models" describing the normrank correlation. Through several simulations he shows some advantages it has over traditional measures in structural equation models and elsewhere.

Federick Ngo (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was named as an Outstanding Reviewer for the American Educational Research Journal (AERJ). AERJ is the flagship journal of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), with articles that advance the empirical, theoretical, and methodological understanding of education…

Federick Ngo (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published an article titled "Use and Effectiveness of Academic Supports After Developmental Education Reform in California’s Community Colleges" in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. The study examines the role of concurrent support courses (e.g., corequisites) in…

Federick Ngo (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published an article titled "The Impact of Course Placement in STEM Sequences on Students’ Short-Term and Longer-Term University Success Outcomes" in The Review of Higher Education with collaborators from the University of Iowa. The study explores the effects of placement in…

During the 2024 AERA annual conference LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was welcomed as the nee secretary/treasurer of the superintendent SIG and DEI chair for the research on women in education SIG.

Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza (Educational Psychology, Leadership, Higher Education) co-authored a book chapter on "Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) as Critical Sites for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA&NHPI) Students in Higher Education" with Mike Hoa Nguyen…

Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza and Lisa Bendixen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) were recognized at this year's 26th Annual Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) Research Forum on Saturday, April 6.  Bendixen was recognized as one of the two faculty recognized with the "Outstanding Mentor" award.…

Sarah Wolff (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was awarded second place for research presented at the UNLV Postdoctoral Research showcase in collaboration with Jonathan Hilpert, Vanessa Vongkulluksn and their colleagues at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. The research, "Self-efficacy inertia: The role of…