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…

Kenyon Lee Whitman and graduate student Rachel De Vera (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published an op-ed in The Imprint, exploring the challenges and solutions that contribute to educational (in)equity for foster youth in the state of Nevada.

Chia Liang Dai (Teaching and Learning), Ching-Chen Chen (Counselor Education), and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an article titled, “Exploring yoga behaviors among college students based on the multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change,” in the International Journal of Environmental Research and…

Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was interviewed for a story in the Arizona Republic regarding online schools since COVID. Drawing from his research on the preparation of online school leaders, Skousen shared several noteworthy findings. Among these was the lack of specialized training programs tailored…

Jared Lau (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) has been elected as the 2023-2026 secretary of Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ), an official national division of the American Counseling Association. CSJ works to promote social justice in our society through confronting oppressive systems of power and privilege that…