Accomplishments: Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education
Dan Wright (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published "Methodological considerations and assumptions in social science survey research" in the Journal of the British Academy. This paper focuses on measurement of constructs used in survey research, focusing on identity resilience, health behaviors, and trust in science.
The UNLV Intercollegiate & Professional Sport Management (IPSM) program was selected as one out of 12 programs in the nation to compete in the 2024 National Sports Forum Case Cup Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on February 23-28. IPSM master's students Cheyne Sauceda (team captain), Meadow Eisenstein, Akash Prinja, and Roland…
LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) has authored the CEDER Yearbook, a peer-reviewed book of educational research published by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's College of Education and Human Development. It is indexed in Books in Print, EBSCO's Education Research Complete, and EBSCO's…
Postdoctoral scholar of Learning Analytics Sarah M. Wolff (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and fellow members of the research advisory board of the Pablove Foundation (a U.S. pediatric cancer nonprofit organization) recently published "A case study of charitable investment impact assessment" in The Journal of Philanthropy…
With colleagues from the UK (Imperial College, Bath University, Brighton University), Dan Wright (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published "Psychological influences on COVID-19 preventive behaviours and vaccination engagement in the United Kingdom and the United States: the significance of ethnicity" in Journal of the…
Minkyo Lee (Intercollegiate and Professional Sport Management) earned the Best Paper Award at the 2023 Sport Entertainment & Venues Tomorrow (SEVT) conference held in Columbia, South Carolina. Lee led the study titled, "Building a university brand through intercollegiate athlete programs: A comparison of eSport and sport' in collaboration with…
Ph.D. candidate Kristine Jan C. Espinoza (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) is one of four authors who contributed to a commentary forum titled, "We Won’t Go Back: Asian Americans and Racial Justice After Affirmative Action," which was published in Amerasia Journal, an interdisciplinary journal in Asian American…
Georgia College & State University has selected LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) as a visiting scholar for spring 2024. As a visiting scholar she will share a special lecture series and guest appearance on campus in the spring of 2024. She is elated to represent the great work happening at…
Nancy Lough (Education and UNLV Sports Innovation); along with Nicole M. LaVoi from the University of Minnesota; Alysse Soll, CEO of Underdog Advisory and Board Chair of Women in Sports Tech; and Marilou McFarlane, founder & CEO of Women in Sports Tech; hosted a panel on Women in Sport Innovation at the 5th Annual…
The Research on Women in Education SIG of AERA met in Las Vegas, and LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was asked to serve as the luncheon welcome speaker on Friday, Oct.13. It was a great opportunity for her to share the work she is doing at UNLV and the SW borderland area and the…
Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was one of the authors of Corporate Social Advocacy in Women's Sport: A Business Opportunity and was published by the Arthur W. Page Center (2023) in the 2023 Insights Report on Corporate Social Advocacy.
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Lisa Bendixen and doctoral students Sasha Ball, Bridget Deleiden, Hank Boon, Taylor Cummings, Jordan Hankins, Holmes Scholar Mayra Marquez-Mendez, and Nicole Thomas (all Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) engaged in an interactive session titled, "Do I Belong Here? Interrogating Knowledge & Creating Community of…