As part of the leadership team for Q:UNLV (the LGBTQ+ staff/faculty affinity group), staff members Ash Quinn, Raven Brown (both Student Affairs), and Rocky Rockstraw (Nursing) presented a panel at the Southern Nevada Diversity Summit on October 4. The panel included two students, the co-president of UNLV's registered student organization Spectrum…

Clariana Ramos de Oliveira, Laura Chechel, Claudia Palombo (all Nursing), and collaborators have published the article "Associations between Neighborhood Characteristics, Mental Health, and Parenting Among Mothers with Young Children in Brazil" in PLOS Mental Health Journal. This cross-sectional study, conducted in Salvador, Brazil, explores…

Hannah Fraley (Nursing) delivered a podium presentation titled "Youth Trafficking Research Updates: Understanding Trafficking of School-Aged Youth and High Risk Special Youth Populations" at the Academy of Forensic Nursing Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 18.

Hyunhwa Lee (Nursing) published an article in Nursing Education Perspectives titled "Holistic Wellness Support Systems for Nursing Faculty." The study examines how holistic wellness support systems (HWSSs) may help grow the nursing faculty pipeline due to the national shortage. 

Angela Silvestri-Elmore and Candace Burton (both Nursing) published an article in Nurse Educator titled, "How Can Nursing Faculty Create Case Studies Using AI and Educational Technology?" The article explores the use of artificial intelligence technology as an effective learning tool in nursing education for students and faculty.…

Kathleen Thimsen (Nursing) was appointed to the serve on the Advisory Board for the Hope for Family Resilience Team Nevada Domestic Violence High Risk Teams (DVHRT). The Hope for Family Resilience Program helps to support families through education, programs, and resources. It is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of Clark County, Nevada.…

Andrew Thomas Reyes (Nursing) has been appointed to the Advisory Committee on Minority Health and Equity of the Nevada Office of Minority Health and Equity (NOHME) of the Department of Health and Human Services. The committee was created in NOHME pursuant to NRS 232.482. NOHME's overall mission is to improve the quality of health care services and…

Ozioma Nwosu (Nursing) published an article in the Journal of Mental Health and Clinical Psychology titled, "Mood Disorders and Rapid Screening: A Brief Review." The article explores the differences between mood disorders to help increase diagnostic accuracy with the opportunity to provide treatment that may lead to improved patient outcomes.…

Jennifer Vanderlaan (Nursing) published an article in Lamaze International titled, "Considerations for Developing Childbirth Education for High-Risk Pregnancies." This article explores the findings of a recent study and highlights the value of childbirth education. 

Jennifer Vanderlaan (Nursing) co-authored an article titled, "The First Baby Study: What Women Wish They Knew About Their First Childbirth," in Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care, a quarterly journal. The article explores key topics for childbirth education and how issues in decision-making, communication between patients and providers, and…

Reimund Serafica (Nursing), Andrew Reyes (Nursing), Francisco Sy (Public Health), and Lorraine Evangelista (MW CTR-IN) co-authored an article, "Bridging the Gap: Reducing Health Inequities in Access to Preventive Healthcare Services in Rural Communities in the Philippines," in the Journal of Transcultural Nursing. The study suggests that…

Andrew Thomas Reyes (Nursing), Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health), and Lorraine Evangelista (Mountain West Clinical and Translational Infrastructure Network) recently published a paper in the Issues in Mental Health Nursing journal titled, “Testing the Effectiveness of a Mindfulness- and…