A multidisciplinary team from UNLV's Computer Science and Teaching & Learning departments was awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) grant under the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program. The team included: Edward Jorgensen (Computer Science), Marla Goins (Teaching &…

Amanda Melilli (Libraries) and co-authors Alicia G. Vaandering (University of Rhode Island) and James W. Rosenzweig (Eastern Washington University) published a book chapter titled, "Here, Queer, but Catalog Records Aren't Used to it: The Discoverability of LGBTQIA+ Representation in Library Collections" in Censorship is a Drag: LGBTQ Materials and…

April Ursula Fox (Educational Psychology), author and editor, has published the STTAR - Storytelling with Tarot Anthology. Also available for digital download through Avantpop Publishing. This project was supported in part by the Black Mountain Institute at UNLV. STTAR is a collection of short stories by Las Vegas writers,…

Holmes scholar and doctoral candidate Mayra Marquez-Mendez (Education) and Holmes scholar Anel Rojas (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) recently presented their research at the 2025 American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). Their poster, "Voices of Resilience: Exploring the Mentorship Needs of…

Amanda Melilli (Libraries), along with colleagues Alicia G. Vaandering (University of Rhode Island) and James W. Rosenzweig (Eastern Washington University) presented "Reading the Rainbow: Exploring Themes and Identities in LGBTQIA+ Picture Books" at the 2025 Children's Literature Assembly Online Research Conference. 

Madeline Clark (Counselor Education) was elected president for the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) for 2026-2027 fiscal year making her the 80th ACES president. Clark will assume the role of ACES president-elect July 1, 2025.

Kenyon Lee Whitman (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) recently co-authored a report titled, "Understanding Belongingness, Support, and Perseverance: An Exploratory Study of the Educational Experiences of Foster Youth in California," with colleagues from UCLA's Center for the Transformation of Schools.

Kenyon Lee Whitman (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published a paper titled, ""It's Not About Blood, It's About Who Shows Up for Me": Black College-going Foster Youth Disrupting Family Privilege and Creating Chosen Family Networks," with co-author Kizzy Lopez in the Journal of College Student Development.

Madeline Clark (Counselor Education), Michelle Paul (UNLV PRACTICE), and Dan Allen (Psychology) were awarded $120,000 from the Nevada Department of Education for the Rural Health Outreach Program-McKinney Vento, which will help provide counseling services to unhoused children and adolescents in Elko and Humboldt counties.

Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) published a book chapter titled, "Intervention and Instruction Strategies for Supporting Young Children with Delays and Disabilities," in the Sixth Edition of An Introduction to Young Children with Delays and Disabilities. This chapter provides research-based strategies;…

Kari Kokka (Teaching and Learning) was interviewed on the TODOS: Mathematics For All podcast.

Megan R. Griffard and Jacob D. Skousen (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published the book chapter "Leading Through Climate Disasters and Environmental Injustice: Past, Present, and Future" in the latest anthology in the series, Transforming Education through Critical Leadership, Policy, and Practice. In their…