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The Banned Books Buffet: Introducing Intellectual Freedom To Library Users, Amanda Melilli, Rosan Mitola

Library Faculty Presentations

Through the use of interactive activities, the UNLV University Libraries’ annual Banned Book Buffet provides library users with an opportunity to reflect on what their lives would be like if they didn’t have access to the stories and information in challenged materials.

Oa Week Report: College Of Engineering, Scholarly Communication Initiatives

Scholarly Communication Initiatives Department Reports

This report provides usage statistics, metrics, and top downloads for the College of Engineering in Digital Scholarship@UNLV, the institutional repository of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Included with these reports are services offered by the University Libraries Scholarly Communication Initiatives department as well as events for the 2018 Open Access Week.

Oa Week Report: School Of Nursing, Scholarly Communication Initiatives

Scholarly Communication Initiatives Department Reports

This report provides usage statistics, metrics, and top downloads for the School of Nursing in Digital Scholarship@UNLV, the institutional repository of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Included with these reports are services offered by the University Libraries Scholarly Communication Initiatives department as well as events for the 2018 Open Access Week.

Oa Week Report: School Of Dental Medicine, Scholarly Communication Initiatives

Scholarly Communication Initiatives Department Reports

This report provides usage statistics, metrics, and top downloads for the School of Dental Medicine in Digital Scholarship@UNLV, the institutional repository of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Included with these reports are services offered by the University Libraries Scholarly Communication Initiatives department as well as events for the 2018 Open Access Week.

Oa Week Report: School Of Community Health Sciences, Scholarly Communication Initiatives

Scholarly Communication Initiatives Department Reports

This report provides usage statistics, metrics, and top downloads for the School of Community Health Sciences in Digital Scholarship@UNLV, the institutional repository of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Included with these reports are services offered by the University Libraries Scholarly Communication Initiatives department as well as events for the 2018 Open Access Week.

Oa Week Report: School Of Allied Health Sciences, Scholarly Communication Initiatives

Scholarly Communication Initiatives Department Reports

This report provides usage statistics, metrics, and top downloads for the School of Allied Health Sciences in Digital Scholarship@UNLV, the institutional repository of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Included with these reports are services offered by the University Libraries Scholarly Communication Initiatives department as well as events for the 2018 Open Access Week.

Oa Week Report: Unlv University Libraries, Scholarly Communication Initiatives

Scholarly Communication Initiatives Department Reports

This report provides usage statistics, metrics, and top downloads for the UNLV University Libraries in Digital Scholarship@UNLV, the institutional repository of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Included with these reports are services offered by the University Libraries Scholarly Communication Initiatives department as well as events for the 2018 Open Access Week.

Oa Week Report: Lee Business School, Scholarly Communication Initiatives

Scholarly Communication Initiatives Department Reports

This report provides usage statistics, metrics, and top downloads for the Lee Business School in Digital Scholarship@UNLV, the institutional repository of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Included with these reports are services offered by the University Libraries Scholarly Communication Initiatives department as well as events for the 2018 Open Access Week.

Oa Week Report: Greenspun College Of Urban Affairs, Scholarly Communication Initiatives

Scholarly Communication Initiatives Department Reports

This report provides usage statistics, metrics, and top downloads for the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs in Digital Scholarship@UNLV, the institutional repository of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Included with these reports are services offered by the University Libraries Scholarly Communication Initiatives department as well as events for the 2018 Open Access Week.

Oa Week Report: College Of Sciences, Scholarly Communication Initiatives

Scholarly Communication Initiatives Department Reports

This report provides usage statistics, metrics, and top downloads for the College of Sciences in Digital Scholarship@UNLV, the institutional repository of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Included with these reports are services offered by the University Libraries Scholarly Communication Initiatives department as well as events for the 2018 Open Access Week.

Oa Week Report: College Of Liberal Arts, Scholarly Communication Initiatives

Scholarly Communication Initiatives Department Reports

This report provides usage statistics, metrics, and top downloads for the College of Liberal Arts in Digital Scholarship@UNLV, the institutional repository of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Included with these reports are services offered by the University Libraries Scholarly Communication Initiatives department as well as events for the 2018 Open Access Week.

Oa Week Report: College Of Hospitality, Scholarly Communication Initiatives

Scholarly Communication Initiatives Department Reports

This report provides usage statistics, metrics, and top downloads for the College of Hospitality in Digital Scholarship@UNLV, the institutional repository of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Included with these reports are services offered by the University Libraries Scholarly Communication Initiatives department as well as events for the 2018 Open Access Week.

Oa Week Report: College Of Fine Arts, Scholarly Communication Initiatives

Scholarly Communication Initiatives Department Reports

This report provides usage statistics, metrics, and top downloads for the College of Fine Arts in Digital Scholarship@UNLV, the institutional repository of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Included with these reports are services offered by the University Libraries Scholarly Communication Initiatives department as well as events for the 2018 Open Access Week.

Oa Week Report: College Of Education, Scholarly Communication Initiatives

Scholarly Communication Initiatives Department Reports

This report provides usage statistics, metrics, and top downloads for the College of Education in Digital Scholarship@UNLV, the institutional repository of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Included with these reports are services offered by the University Libraries Scholarly Communication Initiatives department as well as events for the 2018 Open Access Week.

Evaluation Of Innovative Medical School Facilities And Consultant Recommendations, Tripp Umbach

Lincy Institute Reports and Briefs

In August 2018, The Lincy Institute1 retained Tripp Umbach2 to provide consultation to evaluate and identify best practices for medical school facilities and development models as the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) and the community embarks on the development of a home for the UNLV School of Medicine. To complete this assignment, Tripp Umbach completed a comprehensive process involving secondary data analysis and actively sought and received input from stakeholders including leadership at The Lincy Institute, UNLV School of Medicine, previous Tripp Umbach clients, leading design professionals with experience developing medical schools, and potential donors to the proposed project. …

Book Review: The Dysfunctional Library: Challenges And Solutions To Workplace Relationships, Pat Hawthorne

Library Faculty Research

It is not easy to tackle the issues and address the impact of abnormal or unhealthy interpersonal behaviors and interactions in the workplace. Drawing from literature on dysfunctional organizational cultures and workplaces from the library, management, and organizational development disciplines, Jo Henry, Jo Eshleman, and Richard Moniz approach the subject of the dysfunctional library in a slim volume titled The Dysfunctional Library: Challenges and Solutions to Workplace Relationships.

The Privilege Of Healthy Eating: A Qualitative Study Exploring The Local Food Choices Of Low-Income Families From Appalachia, Iryna Sharaievska Dr., Stephanie West Dr., Melissa Weddell Dr.

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Using qualitative semi-structured interviews, 15 low-income women of different ages were asked to discuss their perceptions of healthy eating, local farmers’ markets, as well as their visitation of farmers’ markets. The participants were also asked to share what features of farmers’ markets they found appealing. The results showed that most of the participants had either a deep or moderate understanding of what it means to eat healthy. However, many of them also believed they could improve their own patterns of eating. The data also showed that the low-income women who took part in the study had positive attitudes overall toward …

Tumor Biology And Racial Disparities In Reconstruction After Mastectomy: A Seer Database Analysis, Sarah J. Ullrich, Michael C. Smith, Paul J. Chung, Sara Y. Kim, Gainosuke Sugiyama

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Introduction:

Significant disparities in immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy have persisted, and may even be increasing, despite large-scale efforts to minimize them, such as the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998. Immediate breast reconstruction has been shown to lead to higher rates of surgical satisfaction, minimize delay in post-operative cancer treatment, and improve the quality of life and overall well-being of mastectomy patients. However only 25-40% of eligible women in the United States receive reconstruction. The rate of reconstruction is even lower in African American and Hispanic women compared to White women. To better understand this disparity, …

Racial Disparities In Breast Cancer Survival: The Mediating Effects Of Macro-Social Context And Social Network Factors, Ganga Vijayasiri, Yamile Molina, Ifeanyi B. Chukwudozie, Silvia Tejeda, Heather Pauls, Garth Rauscher, Richard T. Campbell, Richard B. Warnecke

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

ABSTRACT

This study attempts to clarify the associations between macro-social and social network factors and continuing racial disparities in breast cancer survival. The study improves on prior methodologies by using a neighborhood disadvantage measure that assesses both economic and social disadvantage and an ego-network measurement tool that assesses key social network characteristics. Our population-based sample included 786 breast cancer patients (nHWhite=388; nHBlack=398) diagnosed during 2005-2008 in Chicago, IL. The data included census-derived macro-social context, self-reported social network, self-reported demographic and medically abstracted health measures. Mortality data from the National Death Index (NDI) were used to determine 5-year survival.

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Disentangling The Effects Of Acculturation And Duration In The United States On Latina Immigrant Maternal Overweight And Macrosomia, Miguel Ceballos, Andrea Cantarero, Shanell Sanchez

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

A significant body of research on minority health shows that while Latina immigrants experience unexpectedly favorable outcomes in maternal and infant health in the United States, this advantage deteriorates with increased duration of residency. This study assesses the relationship between excessively high birth weight (macrosomia), maternal weight, and length of residency in the United States. A sample of Mexican immigrant women living in two Midwestern communities in the United States is used to analyze the effects of duration in the United States, acculturation on birth outcomes, and maternal overweight once controlling for social, behavioral, and environmental mediators of health status. …

Promoting Community And Population Health In Public Health And Medicine: A Stepwise Guide To Initiating And Conducting Community-Engaged Research, Scott D. Rhodes, Amanda E. Tanner, Lilli Mann-Jackson, Jorge Alonzo, Florence Siman, Eunyoung Y. Song, Jonathan Bell, Megan B. Irby, Aaron T. Vissman, Robert E. Aronson

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Various methods, approaches, and strategies designed to understand and reduce health disparities, increase health equity, and promote community and population health have emerged within public health and medicine. One such approach is community-engaged research. While the literature describing the theory, principles, and rationale underlying community engagement is broad, few models or frameworks exist to guide its implementation. We abstracted, analyzed, and interpreted data from existing project documentation including proposal documents, project-specific logic models, research team and partnership meeting notes, and other materials from 24 funded community-engaged research projects conducted over the past 17 years. We developed a 15-step process designed …

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (Ecmo) Access In The 30 Largest U.S. Metros, Kaylie Pattni, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown

Lincy Institute Reports and Briefs

This Fact Sheet highlights the locations and availability of ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) medical capacity in the 30 largest U.S. metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Using the ELSO (Extracorporeal Life Support Organization) registry,1 the Table that follows shows all registered ELSO hospitals in the top 30 MSAs, and their respective type(s) of ECMO access.

Review Of: Families At Play: Connecting And Learning Through Video Games, Matthew Murray

Library Faculty Research

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We Provided Psychological First Aid After The Las Vegas Shooting – Here’S What We Learned., Michelle Paul, Heather Dahl, John A. Nixon, Noelle Lefforge

Psychology Faculty Research

What is “psychological first aid”? How do mental health experts like you work side by side with traditional first responders? The goal of psychological first aid is to sooth, assist and help people function and cope in a healthy way in the wake of a traumatic event. It’s employed in the hours and days following the event, when people’s immediate needs, including medical care, as well as basic needs like food, shelter and water, must be met, along with their psychological and physical safety needs.

Justice Served Fresh: Associations Between Food Insecurity, Community Gardening, And Property Value, Micajah Daniels, Courtney Coughenour Ph.D

McNair Poster Presentations

Numerous stakeholders in Nevada have used a variety of efforts to combat the growth of food insecurity facing Nevadans. The purpose of this research project is to understand the association between food insecurity, community gardens, and property value. Following the wealth of scholarship on these topics and data collected from community garden agencies in Southern Nevada, the research questions for this project include: (1) Where are community gardens located in SNV? (2) What efforts community gardens agencies are doing to address food insecurity (most interested in their efforts using community gardens)? (3) What are the perceptions of supports and barriers …

Continuous Theta Rhythm During Spatial Working Memory Task In Rodent Models Of Streptozotocin-Induced Type 2 Diabetes, Stephanie Hernandez, Ryan A. Wirt, James M. Hyman

McNair Poster Presentations

Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder altering memory loss thought to be due to neuropathological symptoms such as the buildup of beta amyloid plaques (Ab) and neurofibrillary tangles (NFT). The etiology of Alzheimer’s is still unknown; however, potential risk factors such as diabetes may lead to its development. The most common form of diabetes is type 2 diabetes known for persistent insulin resistance leading to a state of hyperglycemia. Insulin resistance has been shown to affect cognitive abilities such as learning, memory and also alters synaptic plasticity. Neural connections between the hippocampus (HC) and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) are known …

Investigation Of Mexican-American Attitudes Towards Pet Dogs, Deisy Landeros, Shelly Volsche

McNair Poster Presentations

From wild wolves to ‘fur babies,’ dogs have transcended their relationships with humans after years of domestication and evolved pet keeping dynamics. This research study explores human and dog relationships through cultural perspectives. My research specifically targets the Mexican-American population in Las Vegas in order to understand diverse attitudes towards dogs. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether there are more positive attitudes towards pet dogs within Mexican communities, or if negative attitudes are still present like they have been in past Mexican traditions. While previous studies have presented increasing dog attachment bonds within Americans, I will instead …

Keep Calm And Carry On: Infant Carrying Practices And Motor Development, Mariah Clanton, Alyssa Crittenden

AANAPISI Poster Presentations

Increasingly, infants in the post-industrialized west are being diagnosed with conditions such as plagiocephaly or torticollis – which are postural deformities that can be corrected with positioning behavior. While a handful of studies have cursorily explored infant carrying practices, here I provide the first comprehensive cross-cultural literature review that aims to make connections between infant transport style and the timing of infant development in the emergence of sitting, crawling, and walking .Such a synthesis is important, not only in terms of contributing to cross-cultural research, but also for parents in the cultural west to aid in the better understanding of …

Commercial Interests In American Foreign Policy, From Dollar Diplomacy To The Trump Administration, Geoffrey Gertz

Brookings Scholar Lecture Series

Throughout history, foreign investors have often relied on their home governments for support in managing complex relationships with foreign governments. This commercial diplomacy is particularly important for businesses in highly-regulated industries, such as mining and natural resources. This lecture assesses how American diplomats have responded to these private pressures, and explains why commercial diplomacy has (re)emerged as a key priority in American foreign policy.

Anti-Queer Microaggressions Towards Queer Black Men, Camisha D. Fagan, Anna Smedley-López

McNair Poster Presentations

Microaggressions are reoccurring derogatory messages that degrade and/ or discredit one’s identity. While invisible and unknown to many, they remain visible and apparent to those impacted by them. The research questions for this project are: (1) What microaggressions do Queer Black men experience within larger society? (2) To contrast with larger society, what microaggressions do Queer Black men experience within Black communities? By conducting focus groups, I will examine the intersectional microaggressions that Queer Black males experience in their own community, as well as document microaggression that they experience in larger society. After conducting my focus groups, I will be …