Kavita Batra (Medicine) published a book chapter, "Deaths of Despair among College Students amidst COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call for Action." As highlighted in this review chapter, early identification of at-risk students, promoting parental education to develop open communications with their young children, and building mental health…

Erika Marquez (Environmental & Occupational Health) is principal investigator on a $1.5 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received by the Nevada Childhood Lead Poisoning Preventing Program (NvCLPPP). The program is under the Nevada Institute for Children’s Research and Policy. NvCLPPP will be working…

Cheryl Abbate (Philosophy) published a book chapter, "Racialized Sexual Discrimination: A Moral Right or Morally Wrong?" in the Palgrave Handbook of Sexual Ethics (edited by David Boonin).

Tirth R. Bhatta (Sociology), Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing), and Sfurti Rathi (Public Health) have published an article, "The Intersection of Race and Financial Strain: The Pain of Social Disconnection among Women in the United States," in the Journal of Women and Aging. They used their nationwide Web-based survey to examine the effects of financial…

Brenna Renn (Psychology) and colleagues from the University of Washington School of Nursing authored a manuscript  detailng provider preferences for patient digital health technologies to support primary care across clinical contexts. Published in the February issue of JMIR Formative Research, this study investigated differences across…

Yaa Obeng (Nursing) has been promoted to graduate engagement and retention coordinator. In this role, she will forge connections with graduate students, establishing positive and proactive relationships; track key metrics, identify student concerns, refer them to resources, and work with faculty on potential solutions.

Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) was recognized as Editor of the Month (for February) by Informing Science Institute for her work as an editor the International Journal on Doctoral Studies.

Patrice Leverett (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) published a paper, "The Impact of Student-Teacher Relationships on Black Middle School Boys," in the Journal of School Mental Health with collaborators Stephanie D'Costa of St. Mary's College and Malaika Baxa of the University of Wisconsin.

Patrice Leverett (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) in partnership with community collaborators Jordan Moore , Lee Quick, Sheena Judie-Mitchell, and Tara Manor presented at Las Vegas City Hall to staffers in a presentation for Black History Month, "Views from the 5th: Implicit Bias and Why it Matters". 

Eda Anlamlier and Anjala Krishen (both Marketing and International Business) presented a research paper at the American Marketing Association Winter Conference in Las Vegas. "Advertising Engagement on Social Media: FoMO, Information Overload, Basic Motivations" was co-authored with Myla Bui of Loyola Marymount University. Anlamlier…

Noehealani Antolin and Tara Nerida (Social and Behavioral Health) won second place in the Graduate Competition Award of the National Case Study Competition in Health Education, organized in partnership with Eta Sigma Gamma and HEDIR. They will be receiving a trophy. Both are graduate students. Their faculty advisor…

Mary Bondmass (Nursing) recently spoke at the Better Medicare Alliance virtual roundtable, a discussion on access to high-quality health coverage. She presented among other health care leaders and U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford of Nevada. Bondmass spoke on behalf of UNLV Nursing and as president of the Nevada Nurses Association, promoting efforts to…