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Examining the Impact of Racial Microaggressions and Psychological Distress in Latine Individuals: A Focus on PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, and Stress
No full textLatine individuals in the United States face distinct mental health challenges due to unique stressors, including systemic racism and discrimination. While research has established that racial microaggressions—such as daily slights, insults, and invalidations—negatively impact the psychological well-being of people of color, there remains limited scholarship specifically focused on Latine communities. This study examines different types of racial microaggressions—such as invisibility, criminality, and sexualization—as predictors of psychological distress among Latine individuals. A sample of 434 Latine participants completed measures assessing their experiences with racial microaggressions, as well as symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, and trauma. Four multiple linear regression models were used to test the predictive relationship between different types of racial microaggressions and psychological distress. Findings indicated that racial microaggressions significantly predicted psychological distress, with racial microaggressions related to sexualization and invisibility emerging as particularly strong predictors. These results highlight the need for further research on protective factors that buffer against the effects of racial microaggressions and the importance of culturally responsive mental health interventions for Latine Americans
Public Education Rankings in the Mountain West, 2025
No full textThis fact sheet reports 2025 public education rankings for the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The Consumer Affairs report, “Best States for Public Education 2025,” ranks all 50 U.S. states across four categories: K-12 performance, school funding and resources, higher education quality, and school safety. This fact sheet also highlights the change in each Mountain West state’s overall ranking between 2024 and 2025
Quantitative Analysis of Psychological Safety, Resilience, and Intraminority Solidarity as Predictors of Racial Trauma Distress Among BIPOC College Students
No full textRacial trauma distress is when post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms occur due to repeated and cumulative experiences of racism and can negatively impact Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). Consensus in research findings strongly suggests that BIPOC students are more likely to experience racism on university campuses than non-BIPOC students. To mitigate some of these negative outcomes, existing research has shown that psychological safety, resilience, and intraminority solidarity are protective factors for BIPOC students experiencing race-related distress. However, little is known about the frequency of racial trauma distress among BIPOC college students and how these variables may protect against racial trauma distress. This study examined whether psychological safety, resilience, and intraminority solidarity were significant predictors of racial trauma distress levels among BIPOC college students. Data were collected from 254 BIPOC college students recruited from a minority-serving institution in the southwest region of the United States (Mage = 19.45, SD = 3.00) who completed an online survey. A multiple regression model was used to examine whether the predictors significantly predicted racial trauma distress. Results suggest that psychological safety and resilience were significant negative predictors of racial trauma distress. However, intraminority solidarity was a significant positive predictor of racial trauma distress. This research contributes valuable insights into the interaction between psychological safety, resilience, intraminority solidarity, and racial trauma distress and the roles these variables play as potential mitigators against the race-based stress of racial trauma. Understanding the link between these factors and racial trauma distress is crucial for developing effective interventions to address the negative effects of racial trauma distress among BIPOC college students
The Evolving Roles of U.S. Academic Librarians: A Snapshot of Job Responsibilities in 2023
No full textThis study examines the evolving roles of academic librarians across North America. Adapting a survey tool published in a prior Canadian study, it surveys over 350 librarians in the United States, analyzing shifts in Research Support, Teaching and Learning, Digital Scholarship, User Experience, and Scholarly Communication. Results indicate significant engagement in information discovery and digital scholarship with a growing need for training in digital tools and data management. The resulting report highlights the crucial role of academic librarians in adapting to technological and educational changes, underscoring the necessity for ongoing professional development
The Influence of Nurse Union Size on Nurse Practitioner Full Practice Authority in the U.S.
No full textThe scope of practice for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) is a critical issue in healthcare policy, influenced by both demand for healthcare services and legislative action. This paper examines the impact of nurse union size on a state having full practice authority for nurse practitioners across the United States. Utilizing data from the Nurse Unionization Data Tool and controlling for several variables (right-to-work laws, physicians per capita, and personal healthcare expenditures per capita), this study employs multivariate logistic regression to analyze the relationship between the proportion of unionized nurses and the extent of practice authority granted by state laws. Findings indicate that larger nurse unions are significantly associated with full practice authority for nurse practitioners. The results underscore the importance of nurse unions in advocating for legislative changes that widen APRN autonomy. This study contributes to the broader discourse on the interplay between interest groups and healthcare policy, highlighting the potential of organized labor to influence professional practice boundaries in healthcare. Future research should examine mechanisms in which nurse unions exert influence and the impact of other stakeholders, particularly hospital and physician groups, whose spending may also shape scope of practice laws
A Pill Too Expensive: A Comprehensive Review for Exploring Medical Non-Adherence in the Age of Rising Drug Prices
No full textPrevalence & Health Disparities: Medication non-adherence is a major public health issue. High prescription drug costs are a significant barrier. Affects chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, and mental health disorders.
Potential Solutions: Patient assistance programs. Use of generic drugs. Policy reforms to reduce medication costs.
Future Directions & Solutions: Address research gaps in long-term outcomes. Explore broader policy interventions. Improve accessibility and awareness of assistance programs.
Contributing Factors: Leads to worse health outcomes. Increases hospitalizations and long-term healthcare costs. Affects vulnerable populations (i.e., elderly, uninsured, racial minorities)https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/durep_lightning/1045/thumbnail.jp
Unseen and Underserved: A Narrative Review of Binge Eating and Binge-Eating Disorder in Black Women
No full textPrevalence & Health Disparities:
Black women engage in binge eating at similar or higher rates than White women. Lower diagnosis and treatment in black women.
Barriers to Treatment:
Limited access to mental health resources. Implicit bias in clinical settings. Lack of culturally tailored interventions.
Future Directions & Solutions:
Need for inclusive clinical research. Culturally responsive treatment models. Policy reforms to improve healthcare accessibility.
Contributing Factors:
Racial stress, trauma, and socioeconomic constraints. Food insecurity, stigma, and healthcare disparities.https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/durep_lightning/1046/thumbnail.jp
U.S. Water Infrastructure: Diving Into Needs and Recent Policy Developments
No full textAs part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West presents a lecture titled, U.S. Water Infrastructure: Diving Into Needs and Recent Policy Developments by Brookings fellow in Brookings Metro, Joseph Kane. Whether providing drinking water, treating wastewater, or managing stormwater, water infrastructure in the United States spans a wide range of human-made and natural systems. In turn, the enormous scale and variety of these systems is leading to an array of challenges: aging and vulnerable infrastructure; fragmented governance and siloed planning across different geographies; a lack of financial, technical, and managerial capacity; difficulties adapting to new industrial and environmental demands; and more. In this lecture, Joseph Kane explores challenges to our regional and national water infrastructure with a focus on how federal, state, and local leaders—including utilities, policymakers, and other stakeholders—are coordinating to launch more proactive water infrastructure plans and investments in recent years
The Compositional and Dynamical Properties of Exoplanets
No full textThe solid surface density profile of protoplanetary discs, and the composition of these solids, can be formed through sequential condensation models of dust precipitating from the cooling gas of the solar nebula. I continue developing a code that reproduces the chemical compositions of most chondrites as well as the bulk compositions of the rocky planets using our partial condensation model with an evolving disc. I extend this validated code to exoplanet systems with different initial elemental ratios, like the carbon-to-oxygen ratio and estimated stellar abundances over the age of the universe. I have improved this dust condensation code to include isotopic fractionation of elements as certain isotopes preferentially condense over others. Isotopes provide additional constraints to improve our model’s reproduction of the rocky solar system bodies and, thus, enable more informed models for extrasolar systems. Additionally, I continue my dynamical work on the sporadic rotation of tidally locked planets that arises from the interaction between tidal locking and orbital perturbations due to mean motion resonance. Previously, I examined sporadic rotation in the system TRAPPIST-1. I find a new exoplanet system that likely exhibits sporadic rotation around a high-mass M-dwarf star, K2-3. Additionally, I find no sporadic rotation in the other systems I examine and validate my model against the Jovian moon system. I show the impact of these complex spin states on planet climates in high-mass M-dwarf star systems and compare them to low-mass M-dwarf models
AI Across the Disciplines: Bridging Perspectives in STEM and the Humanities
No full textThe presentation examines and identifies ways in which faculty members can use AI as a tool for teaching that reflects the ethos and standards of their respective disciplines. The arts and humanities tend to focus on interpretation and the expression of a unique vision across changing contexts. STEM disciplines, in contrast, seek objectivity and rely on the scientific method to verify knowledge. Four panel members, a student from engineering and a second from art and two faculty members from the College of Education with degrees in math, English and education, will share their use of AI in the classroom. The take-away will be a set of strategies for using AI set within the larger discussion of the ways in which it shapes and is shaped by our own academic traditions