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.

Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented a session at Nevada's Early Learning Institute 2023 titled, "How Building Relationships Supports the Inclusion of Young Children with Disabilities." This virtual session shared a framework for building partnerships with families of young children with disabilities…

The College of Education's department of early childhood, multilingual, and special education attended the Council for Exceptional Children's 2023 Convention March 1-3 in Louisville, Kentucky. Across faculty and graduate students, they presented eight sessions about supporting students with disabilities and their families. Presenters included…

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…

Nate Koerber (Teaching and Learning), along with colleagues Lee Flood (University of Augusta) and Pamela Angelle (University of Tennessee) published a systematic review in Management in Education. The abstract is included below: This systematic review provides an overview of findings gleaned from the International School Leadership…

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…

Monica R. Brown, Pricella Morris (both Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), M. Matute-Chavarra (NMSU), and E. House (NMSU) recently published a book chapter titled, "You Must Learn”: Remixing the Rhythm in the Classroom," in W. Hunter, J. Taylor, & L. Scott (Eds.), The Mixtape Volume 1: Culturally Sustaining…

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.