The associate directors at Student Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Emily Slife and Erin Williams, recently presented “Critical Incidents on Campus: Responding to Gun Violence” at the Association for the Coordination of Counseling Center Clinical Services (ACCCCS) annual conference held in Las Vegas on May 20-23.  Along with…

Jamie Davidson (Student Wellness) was profiled in the Frontlines segment of the Mary Christie Institute quarterly newsletter. The "Frontlines" section highlights national leaders in college student health and mental health.  

Luke R. Allen (CAPS) was selected to serve on the editorial board of LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal. LGBTQ+ Family is the first journal to address the unique experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals in the context of the family. The journal publishes original research, as well as theoretical…

Christina A. Patterson (CAPS) and co-authors published, "Development of the awareness, skills, knowledge: General (ASK-G) scale for measuring cultural competence in the general population." This article details the development of a measure for cultural competence to be used in the general population to measure change in awareness, skills, and…

Luke R. Allen (Student Counseling and Psychological Services) and 118 others published the Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8 (SOC-8). The SOC-8 is based on the best available science and expert professional consensus in transgender health. International professionals and…

Luke Allen (Student Counseling & Psychological Services) and lore dickey published a chapter, "Recommendations and Advocacy Strategies for Meeting the Needs of Transgender College Students," in the book Affirming LGBTQ+ Students in Higher Education. The book guides institutions of higher learning in making practical and effective changes at…

Sonia Dhaliwal and Sonaly Silva (both Counseling and Psychological Services) gave a presentation titled "Creating a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee within a University Counseling Center" at the Association of Counseling Center Training Agencies annual conference. The presentation outlined the process and importance of…

Sonia Dhaliwal (Counseling and Psychological Services) and co-presenter, Jeffery Newell, gave a presentation titled "A Game-Based Approach to Cultural Competence Training" at the Association for Counseling Center Training Agencies 2021 annual conference. 

Liz Carrasco, Sonaly Silva, and Christina Patterson (Counseling & Psychological Services) gave a presentation titled "White Fragility: What is it?" based on the 2018 book White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo. This presentation focused on white fragility and how white people can develop their capacity to engage more constructively…

Christina Patterson (Counseling & Psychological Services), Dr. Sal Biazzo, and Kristen Enos (both Student Wellness Center) gave a presentation titled "Transforming Transgender and Gender Diverse Support in Higher Education" at the Southern Nevada Diversity Summit. This interactive workshop focused on assisting people to…

Luke Allen (Counseling and Psychological Services) published an article "Gender-Affirming Psychological Assessment With Youth and Families: A Mixed-Methods Examination" in Practice Innovations. This study's findings highlight how mental health professionals can promote parental acceptance of their child’s gender identity by…

Harriet Barlow (The Intersection), Orlando White (Campus Life), and Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) facilitated a panel discussion and presentation on how toxic masculinity and hypermasculinity is manifested on campus and in the workplace, and how to alleviate those problematic behaviors.  The panelists who shared their…