Accomplishments: College of Liberal Arts
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) was interviewed for the Wisdom at Work podcast about her work in public and academic philosophy, including her Philosophy for Children outreach in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.
Jenna Heath (Liberal Arts) presented at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrator (NASPA) Student Success in Higher Education Conference earlier this month. The conference provided those committed to student success from across diverse universities with dynamic keynotes, thought-provoking …
Marta Soligo (Sociology, International Gaming Institute) and David Dickens (Sociology) published an article in Tourism Culture & Communication about the increasing frequency of tourist visitation to "Hollywood memorial parks," which host the graves of some of the most famous stars in the world. Their study found…
Erika Gisela Abad (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) wrote "Revisiting Naya Rivera's Santana Lopez: The Afro-Latina who Deserved More Time," for peer-reviewed online Latinx media outlet Latinx Spaces. In it, she discusses the significance of Rivera's Santana Lopez from Glee in the context of both Rivera's career and the kinds of queer…
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was interviewed by reporter Alicia Pattillo to offer historical perspective and context for a special report on racism in the United States, produced by KTNV, channel 13. He is a professor of African American and Africa Diaspora Studies.
Brenna Renn (Psychology) offered a review of a new tool that evaluates mental health apps in a recent Stat News article. This new tool was developed by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and aims to help patients sort through the mental health app marketplace to make an informed decision about app quality, usability, and…
Marina Garber (Colacicchi) ( World Languages and Cultures) is the author of a book of poetry that has been the subject of two recent reviews. "The Ural's Accent" by Oleg Dozmorov was published in the literary magazine Znamya (Russia). "The Unsightly Exhibits" by Marina Temkina was published in The New…
Laura Brennan, Sapira Cheuk (both Art) and Jean Munson (Art and WRIN) have published personal essays and images of their artwork as a part of Nevada Humanities' online program Heart to Heart. Their work considers the place of the artist amidst quarantine and pandemic.
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) joined a panel discussion, "Every Voice: Race, Protest, and Power in Las Vegas," organized by Desert Companion and Nevada Public Radio earlier this month. The panel included activists, artists, scholars, ministers, and politicians in Clark County, each discussing police brutality, race…
Peter Gray and Alex Straftis (both Anthropology), along with UNLV alum Timothy McHale, '17 PhD Anthropology, and other colleagues, published a review paper on human reproductive behavior, life history, and testosterone as part of a 30-year anniversary special issue in the journal Hormones and Behavior devoted to the "Challenge Hypothesis."…
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was invited to provide historical context for a Fox News special on Black Cowboys and their Broader Impact in the American West. He is a professor of African American and Africa Diaspora Studies.
Alyssa Crittenden (Anthropology) was interviewed for a recent episode of The Food Programme on the BBC about the significance of wild meat to many Indigenous and global food systems. The story, called "Why Eat Wild Meat?" explores legal and illegal global trade in wild meat after links have been made between the COVID-19 pandemic and wild…