Accomplishments: College of Liberal Arts
Michael Green (History) presented a lecture, "The Tropicana: From Tiffany to Island to Gone," at the Clark County Museum on Nov. 13.
Jesse Fitts (Philosophy) has published the paper, "Access Denied: An Argument Against King鈥檚 Propositional Access Principle," in the journal Thought: A Journal of Philosophy.
Arpine Mkrtchyan (World Languages and Cultures) has been selected and invited to present her article at the 51st Annual Nineteenth-Century French Studies Colloquium, organized by University of Nevada, Reno, from October 30 to November 1, 2025.
Mkrtchyan has presented her article titled 鈥淎lt茅rit茅 et perception po茅tique chez Victor Hugo: Analyse en鈥
Todd Jones (Philosophy) gave a presentation titled, 鈥淚maginative Worlds in Literature and Real World Understanding鈥 at the 76th Annual Northwest Philosophy Conference on October 31 in Portland, OR.
Fatima Suarez (Sociology) published a book titled, Latino Fathers: What Shapes and Sustains Their Parenting, with New York University Press. Use code NYUP30 for 30% off at checkout at nyupress.org.
Michael Green and A.B. Wilkinson (both History) participated as panelists at a special Vegas PBS preview event for the forthcoming documentary, "The American Revolution," produced by Ken Burns and his company.
Fatima Suarez (Sociology) published a book titled, Latino Fathers: What Shapes and Sustains Their Parenting with New York University Press.
Graduate student Grace Goodwin (Psychology), undergraduate Sebastian Mehrzad (Princeton University), and faculty Jorge Fonseca (Computer Science), Jeffrey Cummings (Brain Health), and Samantha John (Brain Health) recently published their research article, "Classification of AD and bvFTD using neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric variables: a鈥
Katherine Walker (English) presented a paper at the Sixteenth Century Society Conference titled "Tamburlaine and the Reshaping of the Landscape." The essay studies early modern geology and land mass formations and considers how the dramatist Christopher Marlowe incorporated emergent scientific ideas into his epic tragedy.
Chenghui Zhang (Sociology) coauthored a book chapter titled, "Bias-Based Bullying and Hate Crimes in Schools," in The Routledge Handbook on Marginalized Groups in the United States and their Challenges. This chapter provides an in-depth review of the challenges associated with bias-based bullying and hate crimes when they occur in school鈥
Sherry Bell, Renato (Rainier) M. Liboro (both Psychology), and members of the Community Health Advocacy for Minority Populations, Immigrants, and Newcomers, and their Mental Health (CHAMPION Mental Health) research lab, recently published an article, "Fostering school engagement and social support in post-secondary school: The roles of ethnic鈥
Katherine Walker (English) gave a community lecture titled, "The Weird World of Renaissance Magic," at the Boulder City Library.