Jenna Weglarz-Ward and Joseph Morgan (both Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) were awarded $197,000 per year grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs for 2023-2028. Promoting Inclusive Early Childhood Education for Nevada (PIECE--NV) will provide support to NSHE associate degree…

Minkyo Lee (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), who recently joined the Intercollegiate and Professional Sport Management program as an assistant professor, received the Emerging Scholar in Sport Marketing Award at the 2023 American Marketing Association Summer Academic Conference in San Francisco, California, in…

Sam Leif (Teaching and Learning) and colleagues presented "Exploring Gender Nonbinary Experiences through the Lens of the 7th HCI Grand Challenge: Reactions to the Categorization of Nonbinary Users in AI-Generated Online Advertising Profiles" at the Human-Computer Interaction International Conference. The presentation centered on the perspectives…

Gerilyn Slicker (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) published an article, "The Role of State Subsidy Policies in Early Education Programs' Decisions to Accept Subsidies: Evidence from Nationally Representative Data," in Early Education and Development. This study uses a nationwide sample of early education centers and state-…

Nathan Koerber, Mayra Marquez-Mendez, Adjoa Mensah, Kenneth Fasching-Varner, and P. G. Schrader (all Education) published, "Sustaining Teacher Needs: A Systematic Narrative Review Exploring Teacher Retention, Attrition, and Motivation." This systematic narrative review analyzed 35 studies and sources to identify the factors most commonly…

“Self-efficacy within Cultural Representation of Latino Teachers Moving into the Administrative Pipeline” Excerpts from the LtC interview with LeAnne Salazar-Montoya (Educational Policy and Leadership) and Kristin Kew, New Mexico State University, and David Wade (UNLV).  

Yingtao Jiang (Engineering), Shaoan Zhang (Education), Anthony Ferrar (Engineering), and Qingmin Shi (Decision Support) were awarded a research and development grant of $499,969 from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant supports the HSI Implementation and Evaluation Project, which has a primary objective of enhancing and expanding the…

Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) coauthored a new textbook titled, PK12 Education Budget Workbook: A Basic Guide to Assist PK12 School or District Department-Level Managers in Organizing, Analyzing, and Presenting Budget Data. The textbook was designed to support the preparation and development of…

Heather Dahl-Jacinto (PI) and Wendy Hoskins (Co-I) (both Counselor Education, School Psychology and Human Services), along with colleague Katherine Shirley (Co-I) of Bellevue University, were awarded $2,950 by the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision for their proposal “Counselors in Training with Clients in Crisis: A Sandtray…

Gerilyn Slicker (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) published an article, "Participation of early care and education centers in the child care subsidy system: A statewide mixed methods investigation," in Early Childhood Research Quarterly. This statewide mixed methods study explores how child care and early education…

Safiyya Bintali (Teaching and Learning), a senior undergraduate student, has been honored with the prestigious 2023 Pioneer Award by the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. This esteemed recognition comes in acknowledgment of Bintali's outstanding academic achievements and her unwavering dedication to her career aspirations. This accomplishment is a…

Kenyon Lee Whitman (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published with colleagues a book chapter titled, "Race-Conscious Affirmative Action in U.S. Higher Education in an Era of Pronounced White Racial Backlash," in the edited book, The Racial Crisis in American Higher Education, (3rd ed.). In this chapter, they…