Accomplishments: College of Liberal Arts
J. Abigail Saavedra (Psychology) and colleagues published their article, "Radical Accountability: A Strategy for Addressing Challenges and Inequities in Research Mentoring Relationships" in Feminisim and Psychology. Their paper paper argues that while research mentoring in psychology can either reduce or reinforce systemic inequities,鈥
Austin Horng-En Wang's (Political Science) research on cognitive warfare and espionage was cited in a legislative proposal introduced by a Member of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan. In the proposal, the legislator referenced Wang鈥檚 research to urge Taiwan鈥檚 Ministry of National Defense to develop more comprehensive preventive measures aimed at鈥
Mayumi Ajioka, Ph.D., (World Languages and Cultures), co-presenting with Yumiko Kawanishi, Ph.D., (UCLA), presented a practice-oriented paper titled, 鈥淎 Path to Confident Conversation Participants Using PBI Class Activities,鈥 at the 2025 ACTFL Convention in New Orleans on Nov. 21, 2025.
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Tyler D. Parry, associate professor and chair, (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) gave a lecture for the Desert Oasis Black Student Union's "Lyceum Series," a collection of events organized by high school students for Black History Month. He presented research on the formation of Las Vegas's Historic Westside neighborhood, the鈥
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was invited to discuss the experiences of African Americans in the Historic Westside based upon the documentary entitled, "Across the Tracks: A Las Vegas Westside Story." The event was organized by "Leadership Las Vegas" and took place at the new West Las Vegas Library on Jan. 29.
Siddharth Srikanth (English) presented a paper titled "The Political Unconscious of The Rhetoric of Fiction" at the Modern Language Association annual conference as part of a panel he co-organized on the legacy of Wayne Booth's seminal study The Rhetoric of Fiction (1961). This presentation offered a revisionary history of Chicago-鈥
Siddharth Srikanth (English) published an article titled "Towards A Secular Narratology" in the top-tier journal Narrative, which is the leading international journal in the field of narrative theory/narratology. This article proposes a new paradigm for how narrative theorists might incorporate into their theories the effects of ideology on鈥
The 性视界传媒 Writing Center is pleased to highlight the accomplishments of its staff members. Madison Browne, a current consultant, acts on the Editorial Board of The Peer Review (TPR), a publication of the International Writing Centers Association, serving as its Web Editor. Delight Ejiaka, a former consultant, recently authored "鈥
Dave Beisecker's (Philosophy) article, "America Encounters the Absolute" has been published in the latest issue of Pragmatism Today. The article traces the emergence of American pragmatist philosophy out of revolutionary German Idealism.
Claudia Keelan (English) is featured in a Desert Companion podcast, which explores ideas of the poetic imagination that she has developed in her decades at 性视界传媒..
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) joined a Facebook Live panel sponsored by the Las Vegas Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), in which he discussed the history of Black people in Las Vegas and the efforts of the NAACP in pursuing social justice throughout Southern鈥
Robert Futrell (Sociology) recently commented in The New York Times and for NBC News on social media campaigns from the White House, Department of Labor, and Department of Homeland Security that included tropes and symbolism drawn from white supremacist culture.