Accomplishments: Division of Health Sciences
Barbara Lewis (Public Health) gave a presentation on Family Advisory Councils to the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation, titled Embedding Your Voice in Hospital Care Delivery.
Ph.D. student Hiraku Nagahori (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences), under the mentorship of Kai Yu Ho, Ph.D., (Physical Therapy) and in collaboration with James Kenyon (Teaching and Learning), is advancing innovative rehabilitation strategies for individuals with chronic low back pain. In their recent study, the team investigated how a simple, low鈥
Monica Millard, Du Feng, Rebecca Benfield, Clariana Ramos de Oliveira (all Nursing), and Joseph Morgan (Department of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) published an article, "A comparative analysis of the impact of virtual patients versus high-fidelity manikin-based blended simulation on nursing students鈥 self-evaluation of鈥
Reimund Serafica (Nursing), Andrew Thomas Reyes (Nursing), and Miguel Fudolig (Public Health) co-authored an article titled "Underrated risk: Food insecurity and distress of Filipino Americans with hypertension in a primary care setting" in the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. The study examined the relationship鈥
Hyunhwa "Henna" Lee (Nursing) delivered the poster presentation "RN-RISE: Collaborative Faculty Pathways for Advancing Nursing Scholarship and Community-Responsive Research" at the 2026 AACN Doctoral Education Conference Research Leadership Network Program on Jan. 14, 2026 in Bonita Springs, Florida. This presentation highlights RN-RISE鈥
Micah Char, with coauthors Brady Williams, Bella Chung, Baylor Akhavan-Mora, and Jennifer Panczyszyn (all Medicine students) helped advance state public health advocacy at the 2025 Nevada State Medical Association (NSMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of Resolution 4, Oppose the Reintroduction of Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada鈥
Micah Char (Medicine student) helped advance state public health advocacy at the 2025 Nevada State Medical Association (NSMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of Resolution 10, Prohibit Speed Enhancements on E-Bikes and E-Scooters. He authored the resolution, which highlights the sharp rise in micromobility-related injuries and鈥
性视界传媒 School of Medicine students helped advance state policy at the 2025 Nevada State Medical Association (NSMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of Resolution E23, Address Public Health Risks of Online Sports Betting. The resolution was led by Ryan Jannoud, with coauthors Eileen Enriquez and Gwen Metcalf (all Medicine).
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Maria Aladjova (Health Sciences) has been selected for two highly competitive Emerging Leader Programs, the Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (WACES) Emerging Leaders Program and the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC) Emerging Leaders Program.
These prestigious programs identify and support鈥
Students and faculty from the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences published 鈥淎n Exploratory Study Comparing the Metabolic Responses between the 12-3-30 Treadmill Workout and Self-Paced Treadmill Running.鈥 Authors were faculty members Michael W.H. Wong, Dustin W. Davis, and James W. Navalta; and students Olivia R. Perez (鈥
Hannah Fraley (Nursing) and her research team published "Mobile Applications Designed for Sexual or Dating Violence Prevention Targeting Adolescents and Emerging Adults: A Scoping Review" in Clinical Nursing Research. The research maps the available mobile-based applications geared toward young people to mitigate sexual violence as well鈥
TSK Architects has been honored with the AIA Design Honor Award for outstanding work on the Kirk Kerkorian Medical Education Building. The Design Honor Award is a recognition from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), to acknowledge outstanding architectural projects. Projects that receive this award are evaluated based on their design鈥