Courtney Coughenour, Maxim Gakh, Jennifer R. Pharr (all Environmental & Occupational Health), Timothy Bungum (Epidemiology & Biostatistics), and Sharon Jalene (Kinesiology) recently published an article on "Changes in Depression and Physical Activity Among College Students on a Diverse Campus After a COVID-19 Stay-at-Home" in the journal…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) launched a free, Spanish-language, virtual pre-college philosophy course entitled "Filosofía Infantil Sin Fronteras," with the support of a Whiting Foundation Public Engagement Fellowship. She was interviewed by Telemundo Las Vegas about the project as well.

Dr. Christina Demopoulos, Dr. Flora Phipps, Dr. Marcia Ditmyer, and Dr. Lily T. Garcia (all Dental) accepted invitations to speak during the 2020 Nevada Public Health Association Annual (Virtual) Conference, which was themed Creating the Healthiest Nevada: Putting Prevention into Practice. Dr. Demopoulos presented “Putting Teeth into Early…

Kavita Batra and Manoj Sharma (both Environmental & Occupational Health) have published a commentary entitled, "Alcohol consumption in COVID-19 pandemic:  Implications for alcohol education" in the August 2020 issue of the Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education in association with Vinayak Nahar of the University of Mississippi…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented on a virtual symposium on her book Socially Undocumented: Identity and Immigration Justice at the Third Annual International Forum on Migrants, Refugees and Human Rights, organized by Paso de Esperanza A.C. in Monterrey, Mexico.

Amanda Belarmino (Hospitality) recently had an article published in Current Issues in Tourism. Her study surveyed hosts who had first listed their homes for rent during mega-events, like the Olympics. The study found that those who were satisfied with the money they earned, their interactions with the guests,…

Stephanie Loomis (Teaching and Learning) published an article along with co-author Buffy Hamilton in the September issue of Voices from the Middle, a publication of the National Council of Teachers of English. "The Classroom Is a Mirror: Learning Spaces as a Reflection of Instructional Design" discussed the importance of classroom layout…

Erin Hannon, Stephen Benning, and Joel Snyder (all Psychology) have been awarded a Misophonia Research Fund grant from the REAM Foundation. Hannon is the principal investigator, while Benning and Snyder are co-investigators. The project title is "Misophonia and High-level Auditory and Affective Processing in Adults and Children," and the total…

Natalie Pennington (Communication Studies) has co-authored an academic journal article alongside Kelly Winfrey (Journalism, Iowa State). Their article, titled "Engaging in Political Talk on Facebook: Investigating the Role of Interpersonal Goals and Cognitive Engagement," was published in the academic journal Communication…

Joanne Goodwin (History) participated in a webinar, "Trailblazers: The National Votes for Women Trail," sponsored by the National Woman's Suffrage Centennial Commission.  

Saha Salahi (Communication Studies, Brookings Mountain West, and The Lincy Institute) along with Santiago Gudino-Rosales, '20 BS Biology, and Yanneli Llamas, '20 BA English and Criminal Justice, were featured in "Our Nation of Immigrants," a new Brookings Cafeteria Podcast series on immigration policy that launched Sept. 21 and is led by John…

Amy Tureen and Susie Skarl (both Libraries) had an article, "Assessing Generational Preferences in Characteristics of an Admired Leader Among Career Library Professionals," published in Library Leadership & Management. Tureen is the head of the library liaison program and Skarl is the urban affairs librarian. Library Leadership &…