Accomplishments: Women's Council
Jungnam Kim (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) published the manuscript “School Counseling College-going Culture: Counselors’ Influence on Students’ College-going Decisions” in the Journal of Counseling and Development. She worked alongside colleagues Julia Bryan and Chang Liu at Penn State University to test the…
Sojeong Lee, Toni Repetti, Ashok Singh (all Hospitality) and Bo Bernhard (Economic Development and International Gaming Institute) have published an article, "The Impacts of a Smoking Ban on Gaming Volume in a South Korea Casino," in The Journal of Gaming Business and Economics. The number of countries and cities implementing smoking bans has…
Annie Weisman and Dr. Marc J. Kahn (both Medicine) recently published an editorial in the Las Vegas Sun titled, "Integrating Compassion Back Into Health Care." The editorial describes the importance of a holistic approach in caring for patients.
Marta Soligo (International Gaming Institute and Sociology) published a post in the blog Northern Notes, produced by the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds in the UK. In the post, Soligo analyzes tourism through the lens of social problems, touching on topics such as inclusivity for minorities, accessibility…
Xue "Cher" Xing (Teaching and Learning) presented "Tackling Low Enrollment: Data-driven Program Redirection & Recruitment" as part of the Postsecondary Leadership Success Program professional development series at the annual meeting of the Association for Career and Technical Education in New Orleans. In addition, she was…
Dr. Tina Brandon Abbatangelo (Dental) has been honored by the Peter Emily International Veterinary Dental Foundation (PEIVDF) with its annual Foundation Award acknowledging her outstanding contributions to the organization. According to the announcement, “Dr. Tina Brandon-Abbatangelo has been a dedicated volunteer with PEIVDF for 13 years and is…
Sojeong Lee, ,Toni Repetti, Ashok Singh (all Hospitality), and Bo Bernhard (Economic Development and International Gaming Institute) have published an article, "The Impacts of a Smoking Ban on Gaming Volume in a South Korea Casino" in The Journal of Gambling Business and Economics. The number of countries and cities implementing smoking bans has…
Tesfaye Yadete, Kavita Batra, Dale M. Netski, Sabrina Antonio, Michael J. Patros, and Johan C. Bester (all Medicine) published a study titled "Assessing Acceptability of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose among Adult Americans: A Cross-sectional Study" in the journal Vaccines. Findings of this study underscore the need of developing effective…
Christina Miskey and Andrea Wirth (both Libraries) presented at the annual Northeast Institutional Repository Day. Their presentation, "Developing a Comprehensive Faculty Bibliography to Facilitate Scholarly Communications Outreach," discussed the evolution of the UNLV Bibliography, including ideas for future development, and provided…
Dr. Christina Demopoulos (Dental) presented “The Use of Caries Risk and Smoking Assessment Tools in the Implementation of Intervention Strategies in a US Dental School” during the STAR-ICON Conferences’ Global Summit on Women Empowerment, Surgery, Telehealth Care & Medicine, which had attendees from South America, the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
An-Pyng Sun (Social Work) and Hilarie Cash (reSTART Life) recently gave a presentation, "Internet Addiction and Identity Distress among Male Adolescents and Young Adults" at the NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, 2021 annual conference (virtual).
Susan Byrne (World Languages and Cultures) has published "Cervantes y el Derecho: Préstamos Recíprocos" in Admiración del mundo: Actas selectas del XIV Coloquio Internacional de la Asociación de Cervantistas. In the article, first offered as a plenary talk in Venice, Italy, in 2019, Byrne studies the relationship between…