Congratulations to Dr. Melissa Shotell (Dental) who appears on the cover of Dentistry Today magazine and wrote the April issue鈥檚 feature story. Her article, 鈥淒igital Workflows for Adult Orthodontic鈥揜estorative Treatment鈥 will also be offered as a complimentary webinar on June 16 at 5 p.m., which will explore the importance of selecting an aligner鈥
Presentation: School of Nursing Students and Faculty
Hyunhwa Lee, Jinyoung Kim, Kevin Dangler, Joseph Cadiz, Kaitlyn Piantoni, Jennifer Vanderlaan, Nikki Rose Ty-Albright, Necole Leland, Breanna Schumacher, Sarah Musovski, Ashley Wood, Victoria Seidman, Kayla Sweeney, Kayla Sullivan, Andrea Koplin, Jodie Peterson, Sandy Phan, Dihini Perera (all Nursing) presented at the 2026 Western鈥
Madeline Clark (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) published "A Pedagogy of Belonging: Strategies and Practices for Building Beloved Community in Counselor Education" in the Journal of Humanistic Counseling with a colleague from Bowling Green State University.
Paul Vincent Ruma (Anthropology) was an invited speaker at California State University, East Bay鈥檚 Music, Identity & Wellness Summit, held May 1, 2026.
Ruma led a story-driven lecture and interactive workshop on mental health, resilience, and identity through Hip Hop culture, incorporating his co-authored book These Are the Breaks! as part of鈥
Ph.D. student Dilara Kara-Zorluoglu (Teaching and Learning) published an article titled 鈥淐omputational Thinking Integrated Science Lesson: STEM Integrated Teaching Approach with Data Practices on Climate Change鈥 in the journal School Science and Mathematics.
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored a textbook, Introduction to Community and Public Health (3rd edition) with his former student, Prof. Paul Branscum of Miami University, and published by Wiley. This is the only textbook that delivers definitive treatment of all five core areas of public health, viz.,鈥
Notable: Helena Otero, Juan Otero, Shaima Mahamud, Iqra Faisal, Emtiaz Emon
Helena Otero, Juan Otero, Shaima Mahamud, Iqra Faisal, and Emtiaz Emon (all Business), MBA and MIS students on 性视界传媒's Business School team, brought home two awards from the International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition.
This five-month competition challenged the team to think strategically, make decisions under pressure, and apply鈥
Leah Chan Grinvald (Law) was honored by the Clark County Bar Foundation as a 2026 Liberty Bell Award recipient. The award is presented to an individual in the community who upholds the rule of law, contributes to good government within the community, stimulates a sense of civic responsibility, and encourages respect for the law in the courts.
Dr. Neamat Hassan (Dental) has been appointed as associate editor to the editorial board of Odontology. Published by Springer Nature, Odontology is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research and review articles in dentistry and craniofacial research.
Dr. Edwin Avallone mentors internal medicine residents at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, emphasizing diagnostic reasoning and patient-centered care.