Accomplishments: Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez (Journalism and Media Studies) presented a co-authored paper entitled "Collective Memory-Making of the January Insurrections in Brazil and the United States on YouTube" at the 10th conference of the International Journal of Press/Politics held at the University of Edinburgh. His co-authors were Raiana de Carvalho from…
Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez (Journalism and Media Studies) presented a co-authored paper entitled "Collective Memory-Making of the January Insurrections in Brazil and the United States on YouTube" at the 10th conference of the International Journal of Press/Politics held at the University of Edinburgh. His co-authors were Raiana de Carvalho from…
Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez (Journalism and Media Studies) with co-author Raquel Moreira from Southwestern University recently published "Invoking Ethnic Identity in the Service of Right-Wing Rhetoric: an Analysis of 2022 Latina Republican Candidates in South Texas" in Communication, Culture and Critique. In the article, they…
David R. Gruber (Communication Studies) published a book chapter titled "Material Forces in the Brain Sciences" in the "Routledge Handbook of Rhetoric and Power" edited by Nathan Crick.
The chapter initially reviews the scholarly literature sitting at the intersection of the neurosciences and rhetorical studies and argues that three sub-areas have…
The National Academy of Public Administration has announced 42 new inductions for the 2024 Class of Academy Fellows, including professor Edgar E. Ramirez de la Cruz (Public Policy and Leadership).
The National Academy of Public Administration is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization, chartered by Congress in 1967 to provide expert advice to…
Brittani Sterling and Su Kim Chung (both Libraries) are the authors of a chapter, "We Need to Talk: Creating a University Library-Driven Series on the UNLV Campus to Address Systemic Racism" published in the book, Creating an Inclusive Library: Approaches for Increasing Engagement and Use with Students of Color. The chapter discusses how the…
An-Pyng Sun (Social Work), together with Tracy Liu and Avi Ramprashad (both from University of Maryland, School of Medicine), wrote an article, "Methamphetamine-Associated Psychosis: Its Nature and Management," which appeared in the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Specialty Practice Section 2024 Fall…
Craig Hennigan (Communication Studies), with collaborators Tiana Brownen (Simpson College), Shanna Carlson (Illinois State University), A.J. Edwards (Louisiana State University - Shreveport), Shiela Ritchie (Abilene Christian University), Philip Samuels (Wichita State University), Zachary Thornhill (University of Nebraska - Lincoln), Baker Weilert…
Alexa Bejinariu (Criminal Justice) was selected as a Faculty Fellow with the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP) at Binghamton University for the 2024-25 academic year.
Rebecca Rice (Communication Studies) was awarded the Linda L. Putnam Early Career Scholar Award from the International Communication Association. This award recognizes the contributions of an early career scholar to organizational communication research. Specifically, this award honors a scholar no more than six years past receipt…
David R. Gruber (Communication Studies) published "A Forum on Neurorhetorics: Conscious of the Past, Mindful of the Future" as lead author in the journal Rhetoric Society Quarterly. The forum brings together multiple scholars to evaluate the past twelve years of research at the intersection of neuroscience and rhetorical studies, suggesting…
Laura V. Martinez (Communication Studies), Ph.D., authored the article, "That's what makes somebody circus": The collaborative process of transforming the meaning of pain through discourse in circus organizations," in Circus: Arts, Life, and Sciences. The article explores how aerial acrobats collaboratively transform the meaning of…