last name: Saucedo

first name: Leticia

middle initial: M

department: Law School

mail code: 1003

email address:leticia.saucedo@unlv.edu

phone: 702-895-0491

expertise: Immigration

Quality of labor and labor supply

Racial and ethnic disparities

other quality of life issues:

publications:

courses taught: immigration law
immigration clinic

committees_boards_organizations:

grants_gifts: DOJ grant

student_participation: 10

interest_join: 10

last name: Daneshvary

first name: Nasser

middle initial:

department: Economics

mail code: 6005

email address:nasser.daneshvary@unlv.edu

phone: 895-1660

expertise: affordable housing

economic growth

Immigration

Quality education (all levels)

Quality of labor and labor supply

Racial and ethnic disparities

other quality of life issues:

publications: Gender Difference in the Valuation of Employer-Provided Health Insurance, Daneshvary, N., and M. Clauretie, Economics Inquiry, Forthcoming.

Educational Attainment and the Lesbian Wage Premium, Daneshvary, N., C. J. Waddoups, and B. S. Wimmer, Journal of Labor Research, Forthcoming.

Efficiency and Costs in Education: Year-Round versus Traditional Schedules, Daneshvary, N., and M. Clauretie, Economics of Education Review, 20 (2001) pp. 279-287.

Solid-waste Recycling Behavior and Support for Curbside Recycling,@ Daneshvary, N., R. Daneshvary, and K. Schwer, Environment and Behavior, Vol 30, No. 2, March 1998, pp. 144-61.

"An Analysis of Occupational Upgrading Differentials Between Black and White Males," J. Waddoups, N. Daneshvary, and D. Assane, Applied Economics, Vol. 27, 1995, pp. 841-47.

"On the Revenue-Expenditure Nexus: Evidence from Missouri School Districts," Weber, W. and N. Daneshvary, Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, Vol. 34, No. 1, May 1995, pp. 3-19.

"Black Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market: An Earnings Analysis," Daneshvary, N. and K. Schwer, The Review of Black Political Economy, Vol. 22, No. 3, Winter 1994, 77-98.

"Risk Compensating Behavior," Thayer, M. and N. Daneshvary, Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, Edited by V. S. Ramachandran, Academic Press, Inc. Vol. 4, 1994, pp. 35-39.

"Wage Differentials Between Natives and Immigrants with College Degree," Daneshvary, N., The American Economist, Vol. 37, No. 2, Fall 1993, pp. 46-52.

"Labor Market Segmentation and Mobility: Structural and Racial Differences," Waddoups, J. and N. Daneshvary, Industrial Relations Research Association Series, Proceedings of the Forty-Fifth Annual Meetings, Refereed Papers-Labor Markets, Madison, WI: IRRA, 1993, pp. 515-523.

"Job Search and Immigrant Assimilation: An Earnings Frontier Approach," Daneshvary, N., H. Herzog, Jr., R. Hofler, and A. Schlottmann, The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 74, No. 3, 1992, pp. 482-492.

"Securitizing the HUD Reverse Mortgage: Problems and Prospects," Devaney, M., N. Daneshvary, and C. Ray, The Journal of Real Estate Appraisal and Economics, Vol. 6, No. 1, 1992, pp. 15-22.

"Sources of Wage Differentials Between Native and Immigrant Workers: A Regional Analysis," Daneshvary, N. and W. Weber, The Review of Regional Studies, Vol. 21, No. 2, 1991, pp. 119-136.

"Impact of Economic Education Courses on the Knowledge and Retention of Teachers," France, J., R. Summary, and N. Vasegh-Daneshvary, The Journal of Economic Education, Vol. 20, No. 4, 1989, pp. 346-354.

"Immigration of Engineers, Scientists, and Physicians and the U.S. High Technology Renaissance," Vasegh-Daneshvary, N., A. Schlottmann, and H. Herzog, Jr., Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 68, No. 2, 1987, pp. 311-325.

"College Educated Immigrants in the American Labor Force: A Study of Locational Behavior," Vasegh-Daneshvary, N., H. Herzog, Jr., and A. Schlottmann, Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 52, No. 3, 1986, pp. 818-831.

Illinois, Casinos, and Property Values, Clauritie,T., T. Carroll, and N. Daneshvary, Illinois Real Estate Letter, editorially reviewed article, 1998, pp. 7-9.

courses taught: Spatial Economics--Regional Economic Analysis (graduate level) Urban Economics

committees_boards_organizations:

grants_gifts:

student_participation: 1

interest_join: 10

last name: Busser

first name: James

middle initial: A

department: College of Hotel

mail code: 6013

email address:james.busser@unlv.edu

phone: 895-0942

expertise: Parks and Recreation

Problems of youth

Public spaces and land use

other quality of life issues:

publications: Arnold, M, Heyne, L. & Busser, J. A. (2005). Problem solving in recreation and parks (4th edition). Champaign, IL: Sagamore.
Boo, S. Y. & Busser, J. A. (2005). Impact analysis of a tourism festival on tourists destination images and satisfaction. Event Management, 9(4). 223-237.
Busser, J. A. & Norwalk, M. (2001). A case study of the willingness to volunteer for a public leisure service organization. The Cyber Journal of Applied Leisure and Recreation Research. Available online at: http://www.nccu.edu/larnet/2001-1.html
Carruthers, C. P. & Busser, J. A. (2000). A qualitative outcome study of Boys and Girls club program leaders, club members, and parents. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 18(1), 50-67.

courses taught: Park and Recreation Administration

committees_boards_organizations:

grants_gifts: Busser, J. A. (2000). University of Nevada, Las Vegas Applied Research Initiative Grant, Clark County community needs assessment for parks and recreation, $25,260.
Carruthers, C. P., Busser, J. A., Glenmaye, L., Markos, P., Whiston, S., Sexton, T., Nielsen, K (1998). University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Youth developmental assets initiative, $17,450.

student_participation: 7

interest_join: 9

last name: Michelman

first name: Molly

middle initial: M

department: Nutrition Sciences

mail code: 3026

email address: Molly.Michelman@unlv.edu

phone: 702-895-4478

expertise:

other quality of life issues: Food Security

publications:

courses taught: Practicum in Nutrition Education NUTR 495 Direct and Independent Study NUTR 480

committees_boards_organizations: Research Chair for Three Square www.threesquare.org (This is the non-profit organization for which I am conducting the research.)

grants_gifts:

student_participation: 10

interest_join: 7

last name: Heske

first name: Clemens

middle initial: T

department: Chemistry

mail code: 4003

email address:heske@unlv.nevada.edu

phone: (702)-895-2694

expertise: Sustainable sources of energy (solar, hydrogen, wind, etc.)

other quality of life issues:

publications: My group performs research on the electronic and chemical properties of surfaces and interfaces. With this capability, we team up with people who make a variety of devices (solar cells, hydrogen production, storage, consumption devices, LEDs), and try to optimize their approaches. Results are documented in peer-reviewed publications. Please see http://www.unlv.edu/faculty/heske/publications/publications.html
for a list of publications.

courses taught: CHEM793-Materials Chemistry CHEM793-Synchrotron Radiation in Materials Science CHEM122-General Chemistry II HON230H-Science World View CHEM421/621-Physical Chemistry I

committees_boards_organizations:

grants_gifts:

student_participation: 1

interest_join: 5

last name: Allen

first name: Daniel

middle initial: N

department: Psychology

mail code: 5030

email address:daniel.allen@unlv.edu

phone: 702 895 1379

expertise: Public health and quality of healthcare

Social services

other quality of life issues: treatment for mentally ill, particularly schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and substance use disorders

publications: Frantom LV, Allen DN, Cross C (accepted with revisions, 4/6/07). Neurocognitive endophenotypes for bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders.

Allen DN, Strauss GP, Donohue BC, van Kammen DP (in press). Factor analytic support for Social Cognition as a separable cognitive domain in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research.

Allen DN, Frantom LV, Strauss GP, van Kammen DP (2005). Differential patterns of premorbid academic and social deterioration in patients with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 75, 389-397.

Allen DN, Goldstein G, Warnick E (2003). A consideration of neuropsychologically normal schizophrenia. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 9, 56-63.

Markos PA, Baron HL, Allen DN (2005). A Unique Population: Women Who Are Homeless and Mentally Ill. Guidance & Counseling, 20, 109-116.

Allen DN, Goldstein G, Weiner CL (2001). Differential neuropsychological patterns of frontal- and temporal-lobe dysfunction in patients with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 48, 7-15.

Markos PA, Allen DN (2001). A model of primary healthcare service delivery for individuals who are homeless. Guidance and Counselling, 16, 127-131.

Kelley ME, van Kammen DP, Allen DN (1999). Empirical validation of primary negative symptoms: Independence from effects of medication and psychosis. American Journal of Psychiatry, 156, 406-411.

Allen DN, Goldstein G, Aldarondo F (1999). Neurocognitive dysfunction in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and alcoholism. Neuropsychology, 13, 62-68.

courses taught: PSY 736 Psyhopathology
PSY 742 Neuropsychology

committees_boards_organizations:

grants_gifts: 12/07 12/11. Child and Drug Abuse Treatment. $1,480,000.00. RO1 NIDA. PI: Brad Donohue, Ph.D. Investigator: Daniel N. Allen, Ph.D.

1/00 12/01. Homelessness Treatment and Evaluation Center. $585,800.00. Applied Researc Initiative, State of Nevada. PI: Daniel N. Allen, Ph.D. Co-PI: Patricia A. Markos, Ph.D.

8/01 7/03. Medical and Psychiatric Status of Elderly Homeless Women. $385,959.00. Applied Research Initiative, State of Nevada. PI: Patricia A. Markos, Ph.D. Co-PI: Daniel N. Allen, Ph.D.

student_participation: 5

interest_join: 8

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last name: Palmer

first name: Craig

middle initial: J

department: Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies

mail code: 4009

email address:craig.palmer@unlv.edu

phone: 702-895-1797

expertise: Urban ecology/ecosystems (vegetation, wildlife, soils, horticulture, etc.)

Water supply, quality, and efficiency of water use

other quality of life issues:

publications: Soil monitoring protocols. National Forest Health Monitoring Program (includes urban forestry)

courses taught:

committees_boards_organizations:

grants_gifts: Limnological Assistance for the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Meeting the Challenge of the Water 2025 Initiative. National Park Service. $630,000 (Begins June 1, 2007) Addresses emerging water quality issues

student_participation:

interest_join: 7

last name: Hafen

first name: P Jane

middle initial:

department: English

mail code: 5011

email address:p.hafen@unlv.edu

phone: 895-3508

expertise: cultural enrichment

Racial and ethnic disparities

other quality of life issues:

publications: Reading Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine_ _Dreams and Thunder: Stories, Poems, and the Sun Dance Opera by Zitkala- a_
A Fair Voice. Studies in American Indian Literatures 17.2 (Summer 2005). 84.
An Indigenous Approach to Teaching the Works of Louise Erdrich. Modern Language Association Approaches to Teaching Louise Erdrich. Ed. Greg Sarris. Co-authored with Gwen W. Griffin. New York, Modern Language Association, 2004. 95-101.
Story Speaks for Us : Centering the Voice of Simon Ortiz. Studies in American Indian Literatures 16.4 (Winter 2004). 61-67.
Zitkala a (Gertrude Simmons Bonnin). Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. Ed. David J. Wishart. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2004. 498.
Preface. Iktomi and the Ducks by Zitkala- a. Bison Books. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. 2004. vi-xiii.
Indigenous Peoples and Place. A Companion to the Regional Literatures of the United States. Ed. Charles Crow. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell, 2003. 154-70.
A Trail in the Sand : Helen Sekaquaptewa s Spiritual Frontiers. Literature and Belief. 21.1,2 (2002): 149-62.
We Anishinaabeg are Keepers of the Names of the Earth : Louise Erdrich s Great Plains. Great Plains Quarterly 21.4 (Fall 2001): 321-32.
Native American Literatures. A Companion to American Indian History. Ed. Philip J. Deloria and Neil Salisbury. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 2001. 234-47.
More than Intellectual Exploration. Paradoxa 15 (2001): 280-81.

courses taught: English 494a/694a/ETS 457: Native American Literature

English 427b/WOM: Native Women's Autobiography

English 429c: Literature of the American West

committees_boards_organizations: Center for Great Plains Studies, 1997-present, Associate Fellow
Studies in American Indian Literatures, 2002-present, Book Review Editor, Editorial Board Member Great Plains Quarterly, 2002-present, Advisory Editor University of Nevada Press, 2004-present, Editorial Advisory Board Michigan State University Press, American Indian Series, 2006-present, Editorial Board Western Writers Series, 2005-present, Editorial Board Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, 2003-present, Board Member Native American Literature Symposium, 2000-present, Steering Committee Clark County School District, 2004-present, Equity and Diversity Education Advisory Committee

grants_gifts:

student_participation: 1

interest_join:10

last name: Titus

first name: Dina

middle initial:

department: Political Science

mail code: 4052

email address:dina.titus@unlv.edu

phone: 702-895-3756

expertise: air quality

envirmonment policy

Municipal and regional governance

Public spaces and land use

Sustainable sources of energy (solar, hydrogen, wind, etc.)

other quality of life issues:

publications: *"Growth Management: The Challenge of State Involvement", Nevada Public Affiars Review(1999): 29-34.

*"Nevada's Energy Future: Challenges and Opportunities," Nevada Public Affirs Review (1995): 54-60.

*"Ring Around the Valley" - unsuccessful legislation in 1995.

*Red Rock Overlay Zone - legislation 2003.

*A number of Renewable energy bills: establishing green pricing; net metering; portfolio standards for renewables; incentives for renewable energy development; cap and trade provisions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions; Lied certification incentives; etc.

courses taught: None to date but would like to offer a graduate seminar. Also interested in team teaching across disciplines.

committees_boards_organizations: Nevada State Legislature.

grants_gifts:

student_participation: 5

interest_join: 10

last name: Bergman

first name: Christine

middle initial: J

department: Food and Beverage Managment

mail code: 6022

email address:christine.bergman@unlv.edu

phone: 702.895.5458

expertise: Public health and quality of healthcare

other quality of life issues: Sustainable food production and food processing

publications: Ditmyer, M., Mobley, C., Meacham, S. and Bergman, C.J. 2006. Body image perceptions in a sample of children and adolescents at risk of overweight in Nevada. 80th Annual School Health Conference of the American School Health Association. St. Louis, MO, Oct. 11th 14th.

Meacham, S., Grayscott, D., Jau-Jiin, Chen and Bergman, C. Review of dietary reference intake for calcium. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition (accepted)

Goffman, F.D. and Bergman, C.J. 2004. Rice kernel phenolic content and its relationship with antiradical efficiency. J Science Food Agric. 84: 1235-1240.

Chen, M.-H. and Bergman, C.J. 2004. A rapid procedure for analyzing rice bran tocopherol, tocotrienol and gamma-oryzanol contents. J Food Composition and Analysis 18: 139-151.

Chen, M.-H. and Bergman, C.J. 2004. Effect of kernel milling quality on rice bran tocopherol, tocotrienol and gamma-oryzanol contents. Cereal Chemistry 82: 4-8.

courses taught: UNLV FAB 470: Global Food and Nutrition Issues
MSU AgEcon: Food, Population and Poverty

committees_boards_organizations:

grants_gifts: Co-investigator on a proposal which was awarded a USDA-CSREES Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems grant for $2.5 M. The proposal was titled, A Systematic Investigation of the Development and Health Benefits of Functional Foods Derived from Mid-South Crops. Bergman received $111,000 to research the Effects of cultural management, maturity, genetics and environment on U.S. rice antioxidant levels. The other team members are scientists from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA; and ARS, Lane, OK. (2000)

Received $227,000 from the USA Rice Foundation for the proposal titled, Identification of critical gene variation impacting rice end-use quality (industrial and health-beneficial properties). Bergman s portion of the grant was $105,000. The co-investigator on this project is with the USDA-ARS Rice Research Unit. (2002)

student_participation: 3

interest_join: 7