Dr. Hassan Ziada (Dental) co-authored a multi-center and interdisciplinary collaborative study, including contributions from several countries in Peer Journal (Life & Environment). The publication is titled, "Further Development of the Reflective Practice Questionnaire."
Jeff Kinney (Brain Health), chair of the department, will serve as a keynote speaker during the School of Dental Medicine's "Student Research Day Symposium" on March 1 at the Shadow Lane campus.
Kinney will present on the topic, "Progress in Fluid Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease."
Kenyon Lee Whitman and Federick Ngo (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), both faculty members in the Graduate Program in Higher Education, received a grant from the Governor's Office of Workforce Innovation (OWINN) to analyze two higher education policies using the Nevada P-20 to Workforce Research (NPWR) data system.…
On February 7, 2024, Shane Kraus (Psychology) was part of an expert panel, Sports Betting and Gambling Addiction, hosted by SciLine and American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Teddy Uldricks (History) presented a virtual lecture on "Soviet Foreign Policy during the World War II" to faculty and students at the University of Montreal (Canada) on 7 February 2024.
Janna Bernstein (Business) wrote the Introduction for the new book, Confronting Antisemitism on Campus (Equity in Higher Education Theory, Policy, and Praxis, 14) 1st Edition. For reference, the book "...allows higher education professionals to dive in and consider how their roles on campus impact Jewish students, faculty, and staff.…
Published: Richard Chang, Aldo M. Barrita, and Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt
Graduate students Richard Chang and Aldo M. Barrita, along with their faculty advisor Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt, (all Psychology) published an encyclopedia entry titled, "Race (Racism)," in Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd Edition.
Medical student Kian Habashi (Medicine) won second place at the Clark County Medical Society 2024 Virtual Research Symposium with his virtual poster on "Improved Advanced Care Planning in Geriatric Hip Fractures."
Dr. James Mah (Dental) co-authored "The Impact of Buccopalatal Translation and Trimline Design on Clear Aligners: An In Vitro Study of the Upper Central Incisor," which published in the Journal of Aligner Orthodontics. The study focused on the biomechanical dynamics of clear aligners in managing translational movement, and its findings underscored…
With a little guidance from his mother, the new director of Student Diversity Programs is ready to cheer on and empower UNLV's diverse student population.