Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), along with colleague Spencer C. Weiler (Brigham Young University) and graduate students Kim Scriber, David McDaniel, and Mark Frame, presented their paper, "Internal Equity: Analyzing Fluctuations in Salary Differences within Public Education in Mountain West States Over…

Latinos in Action in conjunction with Clark County Schools took over the UNLV Student Union on March 28, 2023, and UNLV faculty, staff, and students were asked to present to the 280 projected Latino students who aspire to be community leaders and who participate in Latinos in Action here in Clark County. NASA astronaut José M. Hernández was…

Bradley Marianno (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education; Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment), Mark Spinrad (Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment), Sean Mulvenon, Megan Griffard (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), and Monica Ceja Rodriguez (Educational Psychology, Leadership,…

With colleagues from Imperial College, the universities of Bath and Brighton, Dan Wright (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published an article in Journal of Health Psychology comparing Portugal and the UK respondents using identity resilience and beliefs in science to predict vaccine likelihood.

Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza, a Ph.D. student in the Higher Education program (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), is one of the four graduate students selected to be a Graduate Student Fellow for the Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement 2024 Cycle Review Process.  The Carnegie Elective…

Megan Griffard (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published a study on the working conditions and leadership perceptions of school mental health professionals (school counselors, psychologists, and social workers) during remote schooling during the pandemic in the Journal of Education Human Resources. Results…

Members of the Holmes Scholars Program, Adjoa Mensah (Teaching and Learning) and Mayra Marquez-Mendez (Educational Psychology, Leadership and Higher Education) were presenters at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) 2023 conference. They presented "Teacher Education Enrichment: What are universities doing to enhance…

Ariana L. Garcia (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was selected as a 2022-2023 Graduate Student Fellow by the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE). AAHHE is a nationally-recognized organization that works to diversify the academy, recognize Hispanic/Latinx/a/o/é achievement, and advance social…

Dan Wright (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was recognized by Friends of Nevada Wilderness for his community service.

LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was asked to present as the opening keynote for the 2023 National Mortar Board week. She will present, "The Tenets of Leadership, Diversity and Equity are More than a Trend." Mortar Board Week commemorates the founding of Mortar Board with a weeklong celebration,…

Assistant professor Federick Ngo and doctoral student Dañelle Sundell (both Higher Education) co-authored an article titled, "Inequities at the intersection of race and disability: Evidence from community colleges," in the journal Race Ethnicity and Education. The study examines how multiple marginalization based on both race and disability result…

Megan Griffard (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and colleagues from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill published a multi-method study, "School‐based mental health supports COVID‐19:School professional perspectives," on how school mental health professionals' adapted service delivery to students during remote…