Kenyon Lee Whitman (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) led a webinar in collaboration with the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools, that discussed his recent co-authored report titled, "Foster(ing) Youth in the CSU System: Understanding the Vital Role of Campus Support Programs."
Jyoti Mago (Clinical Sciences, Dental) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) in association with Amar Kanekar of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have published an article titled, “Applications of ChatGPT in oral healthcare: a current and brief overview” in the Global Journal for Research Analysis. The article…
Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) is a recipient of the Emerging Scholar Award for the Aging & Social Change: Thirteenth Interdisciplinary Conference at the Marche Polytechnic University in Ancona, Italy, on September 13-15, 2023.
Each year a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given to outstanding early-career scholars or…
Video on a Rare Local Frog Released to a New Site
Jef Jaeger and M.S. Student Rebeca Rivera (both Life Sciences) are featured in a new video that describes the initial translocation of the Relict Leopard Frog to a restoration site in Arizona. The frog is a species of conservation concern under intensive management in southern Nevada and adjacent…
Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) has been awarded the Emerging Scholar Awards 2023 for Overcoming Inequalities and Promoting Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges for Ageing Societies for Aging & Social Change - Thirteenth Interdisciplinary Conference, Ancona, Italy. Awan will chairperson the themed panel sessions and…
Monica R. Brown (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) just published "Delphi technique: Parents identify protective factors to address problem behaviors in adolescents with and without disabilities" in the Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals.
Monica Brown (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) and co-author Monique Matute-Chavarria (New Mexico State University) published an article in the Journal of African American Males in Education (JAAME) titled, "Using hip hop as pedagogy: Black students with behavior disorders."
Tim Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health) published an article titled, "Adverse Childhood Experiences, Substance Use, and Self-Reported Substance Use Problems Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Individuals: Moderation by History of Mental Illness," in the Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma.
The study explores whether mental illness moderates…
Honors: Lawrence Mullen, Nicholas Barr, Ashton Ridley, Milia Heen, Jennifer Ream
The UNLV Greenspun College of Urban Affairs hosted an award and scholarship ceremony on April 26, 2023. The following individuals received Faculty in Excellence Awards.
Excellence in Teaching Award - Lawrence Mullen, School of Public Policy and Leadership
Excellence in Research Award - Nicholas Barr, School of Social Work …
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.