Accomplishments: Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies
Patricia Heisser Metoyer, Ph.D., (Psychology, African American and African Diaspora and Interdisciplinary Studies) was invited by Sage Publications to review the seminal text African American Psychology: From Africa to America, Fourth Edition, a comprehensive coverage of African American psychology by Faye Z. Belgrave and Kevin W. Allison. The…
On Feb. 8, 2023, Tyler D. Parry (African American and African Diaspora Studies program; Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) appeared on Channel 8 News discussing historical and contemporary issues regarding African American Mental health.
Tyler D. Parry (African American and African Diaspora Studies Program; Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was interviewed by a journalist from Seventeen Magazine about the origins of Black History Month and its associated colors.
Tyler D. Parry's (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) book, Jumping the Broom: The Surprising Multicultural Origins of a Black Wedding Ritual (University of North Carolina Press, 2020), was awarded the 2022 Wayland D. Hand Prize from the American Folklore Society. Sponsored by the society's history and folklore section, the biennial…
Norma A. Marrun (Teaching and Learning) and Constancio R. Arnaldo Jr. (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) recently published a book chapter titled, "Taking Up Space: Reflections from a Latina and a Filipino American Faculty Teaching for Racial Justice," in the edited book, First-Generation Faculty of Color: Reflections on…
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) recently appeared on KTNV Channel 13 Action News to weigh in on the controversy over Eighth Judicial District Judge Erika Ballou's comments on the police. Parry opposes the Las Vegas Police Protective Association's call for Ballou to resign over her remarks. He is part of the IGES…
Patricia A. Heisser Metoyer (English, Psychology, Interdisciplinary Studies) was awarded a Los Angeles Review Board ( LARB ) Publishing Workshop Fellowship from June 27 to July 30. The Los Angeles Review of Books will host the fifth annual LARB Publishing Workshop, guiding a new cohort of students through the world of publishing with…
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) served as a guest editor and organizer of an online forum, Black Las Vegas, published by the award-winning blog Black Perspectives. The forum will run through May 6 and feature five essays on different aspects of Black history in Las Vegas from various scholars based in Southern Nevada…
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) served as the chair of the Planning Committee for the seventh annual conference of the African American Intellectual History Society, which took place virtually earlier this month and was hosted and supported by 51ԹϺ. The annual conference brings together the most innovative…
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was interviewed by journalist Bridgette Bartlett Royall who was spotlighting the custom of "jumping the broom" for a feature in The New York Times. She interviewed him about the custom's origins and used the information to provide historical context for the piece, which was published…
Patricia A. Heisser Metoyer (Psychology, Interdisciplinary, English), before International Women’s Day on March 8, was selected as a formal delegate to the United Nations Women CSW66 on March 31. UN Women, NGO participants, including the UNA-USA delegation, will identify global strategies to address gender gaps primarily due to discriminatory…
Sheila Bock (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) published a book chapter “Waking Up Sleeping Metaphors of Diabetes” in the edited volume (Un)doing Diabetes: Representation, Disability, Culture.