Accomplishments: Department of Psychology
Kara Christensen Pacella (Psychology), Graham McGinnis (Kinesiology and Nutrition), and colleagues recently published a new paper, "Associations between intraindividual variability in weekday-weekend sleep timing and duration and eating disorder pathology," in Eating Behaviors.
Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues recently published a paper, "Motives for pornography use and women's sexual wellbeing: Insights from a 42-country study," in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions.
Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues recently published a paper, "Identification and comprehensive characterization of moral…
Madeline Clark (Counselor Education), Michelle Paul (51ԹϺ PRACTICE), and Dan Allen (Psychology) were awarded $120,000 from the Nevada Department of Education for the Rural Health Outreach Program-McKinney Vento, which will help provide counseling services to unhoused children and adolescents in Elko and Humboldt counties.
Regine DeGuzman-Lucero, Nicole Short, Ph.D., and Jennifer Le (all Psychology) published a new article in the journal British Journal of Clinical Psychology titled, "The role of impulsivity in the association between rumination and cannabis-related problems among trauma-exposed cannabis users."
Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues recently published several scholarly works.
The first article (Cross-cultural Validation of the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) in 42 Countries and 26 Languages) was published in Sexuality Research and Policy.
The second article (Cross-Cultural Validation of the Sexual Desire Inventory…
Grace J. Goodwin (Clinical Psychology) coauthored an article, "Neuropsychiatric symptoms predict rate of change in executive function in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias," where she and fellow Cognitive Aging and Neuropsychological Equity (CANE) lab members Katie T. Singsank (Clinical Psychology), Denise Ruiz de Mendoza Lafont-…
Brenna Renn (Psychology) was appointed as associate editor to Aging & Mental Health, an international peer-reviewed journal focused on the biological, psychological and social effects of aging on mental health.
Kirsten Calvin-Dunn (Neuroscience IDP), Amanda Leisgang-Osse (Brain Health), Jeff Kinney (Brain Health), and James Hyman (Psychology) published "Electrophysiological insights into Alzheimer's disease: A review of human and animal studies" in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. This comprehensive review article links together work from animal…
Christopher Kearney (Psychology) received $35,500 via UNR and a Nevada Department of Education/Office of Inclusive Education grant. This work focuses on how special education eligibility referrals and rates differ for schools implementing multi-tiered systems of support with greater or less fidelity, and how Nevada special education…
Christopher Kearney (Psychology) and Kelliann Beavers (Lincy Institute) were awarded a 51ԹϺ-UNR Extension grant ($254,661) titled, “Youth mental health/community asset mapping and multi-tiered system of support pilot to address school attendance and school absenteeism.” The project aims to develop a community asset map of mental health and…
Christopher Kearney (Psychology) and Michelle Paul (51ԹϺ PRACTICE; Psychology) were awarded a three-year grant from the State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. The grant, budgeted for $695,214, is to develop a Children’s Behavioral Health Psychology (B.A.) degree program. This program would train undergraduate students in high-…
Michelle Paul (51ԹϺ PRACTICE; Psychology) and Christopher Kearney (Psychology) were awarded a three-year grant from the State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. The grant, budgeted for $2,246,378, is to develop a Doctor of Professional Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) degree program to prepare individuals for competent and ethical…