Accomplishments: College of Liberal Arts
Deborah Arteaga (World Languages and Cultures) published a book chapter (with Julia Herschensohn), "Methods and Approaches in Plurilingual Research," n the volume Acquisition of French as a Second Language, edited by Martin Howard (Routledge).
Deborah Arteaga (World Languages and Cultures) presented a conference paper (with Julia Herschensohn), "Methods and Approaches and Use of an L3/Ln: Psycholinguistic, Linguistic, and Didactive Perspectives," at the conference, Acquisition, Processing, and Use of an L3/Ln: Psycholinguistic, Linguistic, and Didactive Perspectives, at…
Douglas Unger (English) published an excerpt from chapter two of his book of craft essays in progress, Geometries of Fiction, in the Craft of Writing series of "The Literary Hub", titled: "Douglas Unger on Why You Write."
Assistant professor David J. Morris (English) appeared on the NPR/KJZZ program "The Show" to describe his experiences growing up as an evangelical Christian in conjunction with the release of his essay, "Adventures in Jesusland", in The Believer magazine.
Hoor Ul Ain, Jaelin Isquith, and Kara Christensen Pacella (all Psychology) published "Sensitivity and specificity of self-diagnosis of eating disorders in university students with and without food insecurity" in Eating Behaviors. Graduate student Hoor Ul Ain led this analysis, which found that students with food insecurity were similar to students…
Robert Futrell (Sociology) recently published a co-authored chapter, "A Constellation Framework for White Supremacy," in Right-Wing Movements in North America and Europe: Media, Identity, and Parties (Routledge). The chapter offers a more complex, nuanced, and useful conceptual approach to understanding the expansion and normalization of…
Members of ÐÔÊӽ紫ý's chapter of the Nevada Faculty Alliance (NFA) recently elected a new executive board. Sue Wainscott (University Libraries), Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy), and John Curry (History) will serve as president, vice president, and treasurer, respectively. NFA is the independent association of faculty in Nevada since 1983…
Tirth Bhatta (Sociology) collaborated with colleagues from ÐÔÊӽ紫ý and other universities to author a book chapter entitled the title "The Intersections of Gender and Caste, Cumulative Dis/Advantage and Later-Life Health in Nepal" for the Routledge publication "Population Aging in Societal Context." This chapter uses Nepal as a model to…
Iván Sandoval-Cervantes (Anthropology) presented his work on animal protection activism and politics in Mexico at the Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en AntropologÃa Social (CIESAS, Center for Research and Higher Education in Sofial Anthropology) Northeast (Monterrey, Mexico) on August 22.
Tirth Bhatta (Sociology) co-authored an updated report on aging in Nevada titled, "Aging Trends & Challenges in Nevada," in "The Social Health of Nevada: Leading Indicators and Quality of Life in the Silver State (edited by Dmitri N. Shalin)." The report was published by ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Center for Democratic Culture.
Rebecca Gill (Political Science) and her colleagues published "Legislating in the First Female Majority State Legislature: Gendered Power, Leadership, and Patterns of Sponsorship and Cosponsorship" in Political Research Quarterly. The article analyzes legislator behavior in the Nevada legislature from 2013-2023. This piece is part of a larger…
Roberto Lovato's (English) theoretical work on immigration was recognized and discussed in "Juan Crow," and published in El Espectador, Colombia's pre-eminent newspaper.