Howard Gordon (Teaching & Learning) was named president of the Association for Career and Technical Education Research at the recent 2014 conference in Nashville, Tenn. He will serve a two-year term of office.

Cynthia Clark (Teaching and Learning) has published a study, "Teacher Candidate Technology Integration: For Student Learning or Instruction?" in the Journal of Digital Learning and Teacher Education. The co-authors are Shaoan Zhang and Neal Strudler (both Teaching and Learning). The study applied transfer of learning theory to the examination of…

Joseph Morgan (Educational & Clinical Studies) was recognized for his dedication to the city of Las Vegas, his leadership in the Downtown Achieves Project, and his leadership as a professor at UNLV in a special ceremony at Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman's office when the mayor proclaimed Sept. 4, 2014, as "Joseph Morgan Day." Many of his…

Josh Baker and Cori More (both Educational & Clinical Studies) are heading a project and recently received a personal preparation in special education grant in the amount of more than $1.1 million from the office of special education programs. Baker and More are director and co-director, respectively, of the project, which addresses the…

Michael Nussbaum (Educational Psychology & Higher Education) has written a textbook, Categorical and Nonparametric Statistics: Choosing the Best Statistical Technique, published by Routledge/Taylor & Francis. The book is suitable as a reference text for those conducting research in the social sciences or biostatistics. It presents…

Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders announces a partnership with the University of Nevada School of Medicine. The purpose of the partnership is to bring more services to autistic children at a two-story center across from UNLV's main campus. The partnership received kudos from some of the local media.

Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology & Higher Education) will be honored as a Sport Marketing Association Research Fellow at the group's annual conference in Philadelphia in October. The Sport Marketing Association Research Fellow designation recognizes individual scholars who have shown excellence in the area of sport marketing research,…

Clifford McClain (Teaching & Learning) recently was honored by the Nevada Association of Career and Technical Education (NACTE) as Postsecondary Teacher of the Year at its annual conference at Lake Tahoe. This award was presented in recognition of his outstanding service, devotion, and leadership in career and technical education. While at the…

Nathan Slife (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) has been selected as the coordinator of the college's First Year Seminar (FYS) and Second Year Seminar (SYS). Along with Vicki Rosser (Educational Psychology and Higher Education), he has been instrumental in creating courses for both the FYS and SYS. In his new position, he will be…

Nancy Lough and Lisa Rubin (both Educational Psychology & Higher Education) made a research presentation, "Equity, Equality and Need: Reflections on 40 Years of Title IX," at the annual meeting of the College Sports Research Institute in Columbia, S.C.

Tracy Johnson (Liberal Arts), Janet Hollinger (Academic Affairs), Eric Lee (Academic Affairs), and Cheyenne Rogers (Education) received four of the nine Region 9 Academic Advising Awards given at the annual NACADA (National Academic Advising Association) Region 9 conference held at the University of California, Berkeley. Johnson received the…

Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology & Higher Education) and Anjala Krishen (Marketing & International Business) presented "USA Pro Cycling Challenge: Cycling Fans Lifestyles and Event Sponsorship" along with co-author Angeline Close of the University of Texas at a meeting of the Sport Marketing Association in October. That month Lough…