Accomplishments: College of Liberal Arts
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) appeared on the Black Studies Podcast to discuss his perspectives on the field. In this conversation, he described his intellectual journey toward pursuing research about Black life in the United States and abroad, his current work analyzing the Black experience in Las Vegas, and…
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented comments on the book Matthew Lipman and the Educational Role of Philosophy, co-edited by Megan Laverty and Maughn Gregory, at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, held this year at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý.
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) gave the 2026 Ann Gary and Sharon Bishop Endowed Lecture in Feminist Philosophy at California State University, Los Angeles. Her lecture was entitled "Borders as Intimacy Violation: Toward a Feminist Theory of Borders".
Lisa Johnson (Anthropology) recently co-presented at the 20th annual Tulane Maya Symposium on "Maya Cities," a talk titled "Households, Neighborhoods, and the Dynamics of Urbanism at Lakamha'."
Annaliese Grant (Sociology) and her coauthor recently published a paper, "Watching scripted fiction: Repertoires of co-viewing, time, and attention to scripted series and movies in Australia," in Poetics.
Tiange Xu (International Gaming Institute), Mehmet Erdem (Hospitality), Brett Abarbanel (International Gaming Institute; Hospitality), and Shane Kraus (Psychology) recently published a paper, "A Methodological Scoping Review for Video Analysis in Hospitality Research," in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights. This study reviewed 37…
Bailey Way, Todd Jennings and Shane Kraus (all Psychology) and colleagues recently published a paper, "Psychometric Evaluation of the Nonmainstream Pornography Use Extent Scale," in Sexual Health and Compulsivity.
Cheryl Abbate (Philosophy) presented an invited talk titled "Taking Feline Well-Being Seriously" at the Cat/People Symposium at Southern Methodist University. In this talk, Abbate argued that promoting animal well-being (human and nonhuman, felines included) involves more than just promoting happiness; it also involves treating and viewing animals…
Susan Byrne (World Languages & Cultures) chaired a panel of scholars presenting papers on Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes during the Renaissance Society of America's annual conference, held this year in San Francisco, CA. The panel's speakers came from the USA, Canada, France and Ireland to critically analyze numerous aspects of the works…
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies Department) gave a guest lecture for the Nevada Federal Public Defender's Office on Feb. 24, 2026. Entitled "Examining the Fight for Police Accountability in 20th-Century Las Vegas," Parry analyzed a series of case studies emerging from his research project on the history of policing in…
Margaret Harp (World Languages and Culture) presented a paper, "Blindness as Motif in Montaigne's Librairie," at the annual meeting of the Renaissance Society of America on February 20, 2026 in San Francisco, CA.
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) provided historical context and commentary about the early Black pioneers in Las Vegas for a segment on KVVU-TV, Fox 5 News. The report aired on February 24, 2026.