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The College of Education is pleased to share that several faculty/staff-alumni were recognized for contributions to their field and program, and named as 2025 Alum of the Year. Recipients included: Maria Aladjova '19 M.S. Counselor Education Jennifer Guyer '05 Ed.S. School Psychology Kim Nehls '07 Ph.D. Higher Education Ignacio Prado '12 M.…

Andrew Lugg (Political Science) recently published a co-edited book titled "Globalization in Latin America: The Law, Politics and Economics of Preferential Trade Agreements" at Cambridge University Press. The 13-chapter volume brings together a diverse array of scholars from the fields of economics, political science, and law to better…

Jennifer Byrnes (Anthropology) co-authored "Female lineages and changing kinship patterns in Neolithic Çatalhöyük," published in Science. This study analyzed 130 ancient genomes from the Neolithic archaeology site of Çatalhöyük, located in modern-day Turkey. The study showed how kinship patterns changed over time, but individuals from the same…

Hikmet Loe's (Art) essay, "Composition/Decomposition: Great Salt Lake at the Crossroads" was recently published in the exhibition catalog Salt Lines: Exploring Climate, Environment, & the Saline Influx. Accompanying the eponymous exhibition held at Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUU) the essay provides an analysis of how two contemporary…

Samantha E. John (Brain Health), along with Jalal Uddin, Drew Blasco, Timothy J. Grigsby, Chad L. Cross, and Jason D. Flatt (all Public Health), recently published a study titled, "Exploring Discharge to Hospice for Dementia-Related Healthcare Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups in Southern Nevada," in the Journal of Palliative Medicine.…

Barbara Morrow Williams (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) recently posted and presented, "Juneteenth: Symbol of Resilience, Resistance--and Hope" for the Juneteenth observance of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Southern Nevada Alumnae Chapter. 

Scott Jackson (Accounting) recently published a case study, "A COVID-19-Related Fraud at Applied BioSciences Corp.: What Are the Lessons?" in Issues in Accounting Education, the premier educational journal in accounting. The case, co-authored with Paul Ordyna (University of Missouri - St Louis) and Srini Ragothaman (University of South…

Jessica Immonen (Dental Medicine) delivered an invited platform presentation at the annual American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA) conference in Bellevue, WA. Her presentation was titled "Morphological and Biomechanical Trends in TMJ Osteoarthritis: Approaching a CBCT Imaging Study." The presentation was awarded the Clinical Anatomy…

Jessica Immonen (Dental Medicine) was elected to the Anatomical Services Committee of the  American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA) for her expertise and perspectives on use of cadaveric donors in translational research. She was appointed to the dental faculty group of the AACA Executive Committee with new aims of shaping standards…