Accomplishments: Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
David Grant Sinclair (Urban Affairs) wrote an article, "Food Deserts of Las Vegas: An Overview with a Vertical Solution," which appears in Journal of the West. The article examines the cyclic creation of food deserts and their pervasive role in economic and health outcomes of Nevadans living in areas without access to fresh foods. He also presents鈥
Katelin Gilbertson (Economics, Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute) recently had her OpEd, "Clark County deserves a bigger slice of pizza" published in the Las Vegas Sun. Gilbertson proposes a long term solution to the recovery of Las Vegas' most prominent industry, live entertainment. Her piece discusses how Clark County should鈥
Kenneth Miller (Political Science) was interviewed by the Las Vegas Sun to talk about the implications of this week's Georgia Senate runoffs for Nevada senators' legislative efforts in the next Congress.
Katelin Gilbertson (Economics, Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute) and Eshaan Vakil (Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute) recently published an op-ed in the Nevada Current titled "Not an L, not a V, not a Nike swoosh: Nevada鈥檚 K-shaped recovery" Their piece discusses the difference in economic recovery between white-鈥
Natalie Pennington (Communication Studies) published, along with co-author Dr. Jeff Hall (University of Kansas), an article, "Does Facebook-enabled communication influence weak-tie relationships over time? A longitudinal investigation into mediated relationship maintenance" in the academic journal, Communication Monographs. The study鈥
Jayce L. Farmer (Public Policy and Leadership) co-authored an article, 鈥淪ocial Media as an Innovative Policy Tool: Lessons and Recommendations from the City of Austin,鈥 in the Journal of Public Management & Social Policy. This article provides an assessment of the city of Austin鈥檚 (Texas) use of social media in its community policing efforts.鈥
An-Pyng Sun (Social Work), Lawrence J. Mullen (Public Policy and Leadership), along with Hilarie Cash and Cosette Rae of the reSTART Life program, recently published an article, "Internet Addiction, Identity Distress, and Depression among Male Adolescents Transitioning to Young Adults: A Qualitative Study," in Future Review: International Journal鈥
Saha Salahi (Communications Studies, Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute) recently had her OpEd, "Hate Crimes in France Affect Muslims Worldwide" published in the Las Vegas Sun. Her piece discusses how the French government's actions toward practices of the Muslim religion only encourage hate crimes against Muslims.
Anjala Krishen (Marketing), Han-fen Hu (Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology), Andrew Spivak (Sociology), and Olesya Venger (Journalism) recently had their paper, "The Danger of Flavor: E-cigarettes, Social Media, and the Interplay of Generations," accepted by the Journal of Business Research. This interdisciplinary study鈥
Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio (Public Policy and Leadership, Criminal Justice, Honors College, Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute) had her OpEd, "Handling of COVID-19 in Nevada Prisons and Jails 鈥楪rossly Inadequate鈥" published in the Las Vegas Sun. Her piece discusses the rise of coronavirus cases in Nevada's correctional facilities鈥
Stephen Bates (Journalism and Media Studies) delivered the annual State of the First Amendment Address at the University of Kentucky Nov. 12. His speech, "The Press of Democracy," discussed five challenges now facing the American news media.
Eshaan Vakil (Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute) recently had his opinion piece, "Mountain West suburbs become a key battleground" published in the Las Vegas Sun. In light of the 2020 presidential election,Vakil discusses how more political attention will be paid to congressional districts within the Mountain West region鈥