Jose Melendrez, Christopher Johansen, Manoj Sharma, and Amanda Haboush-Deloye (all Public Health) presented on "Examples of Community Based Participatory Research in Action" at the Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Institute.  The CBPR Institute was sponsored by the UNLV School of Public Health, Nevada Minority…

Kimberly A. Barchard (Psychology) and Edwin Oh (Medicine) are the recipients of the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) 2021 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award in arts and health and natural sciences, respectively.   Each year during the Office of Undergraduate Research Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium, OUR recognizes and honors UNLV…

Tara McManus (Communication Studies) published the peer-reviewed study "Conditional effects received parental support on emerging adults’ relational satisfaction" in the Journal of Marriage and Family Review. The cross-section survey of emerging adult children suggests parents can be reassured that the support they provide cannot…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented "Socially, Not (Necessarily) Legally Undocumented" for the Lewis & Clark College Philosophy Colloquium (online).

Natalie Pennington (Communication Studies) published a peer-reviewed journal article, "The Toll of Technology While Working from Home during COVID-19" alongside Amanda J. Holmstrom (Michigan State) and Jeffrey A. Hall (University of Kansas) in the academic journal Communication Reports.   The study draws from a representative sample…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) and Kavita Batra (Medicine) have published the article, “The Role of Vitamin E in Slowing Down Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Narrative Review” in collaboration with Ram Lakhan of Berea College and Frazier Beatty of Regis College.   The article explores the possible neuroprotective effect of…

Blanca E. Rincón and Juanita K. Hinojosa (both Educational Psychology & Higher Education) recently co-authored a journal article, “(Re)creating family and reinforcing pedagogies of the home: How familial capital manifests for Students of Color pursuing STEM majors”, that appears in the most recent issue of…

Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing) was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from St. Ambrose University College of Health and Human Services in Davenport, Iowa in October. This award recognizes a graduate who exemplifies the mission of St. Ambrose through outstanding leadership, scholarship, or community…

Erin Collier, Janet Dufek, Kate Shapiro, Juliet Casey, Catherine Weeks, Debra Coleman, John Fennig, Lisa Bausell, Maggie Campe, Tifara Rachal, Tondra De, and Deana Wilson competed as a team representing UNLV in The Coalition of Urban Serving Universities Advancing Racial Justice and Equity Intensive + Pitch Competition with the theme of…

Eda Anlamlier and Anjala Krishen (Marketing and International Business) have published their article entitled "Fear of missing out in the digital age: The role of social media satisfaction and advertising engagement" in the Psychology & Marketing journal with their co-authors My (Myla) Bui of Loyola Marymount University and Orie…

Amanda Belarmino (Hospitality) and her co-author have published an article entitled "Can peer-to-peer accommodations act as lodging a stepping-stone for mega-events?" in Tourism Management Perspectives. This article examines the role of peer-to-peer accommodations like Airbnb in helping mid-sized cities host mega-events by examining the…

Matthew Schurr and Brenna Renn (both Psychology) published an open access manuscript entitled, "Artificial Intelligence: An Interprofessional Perspective on Implications for Geriatric Mental Health Research and Care" in Frontiers in Psychiatry. This piece, written with colleagues from the Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics (Toronto) and the…