The Lincy Institute at UNLV

04/23/2026

The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West invite you to attend this year's Robert E. Lang Memorial Fellowship Lecture. Join us in the Greenspun Hall Auditorium Wednesday, April 29, at 4:00pm as Celene Fuller, the 2025-2026 Robert E. Lang Memorial Fellow, presents a lecture titled, "Abortion Politics and Policy: Stigma and Access in the Silver State."

Learn more about this lecture and RSVP here: https://mailchi.mp/fa839a717ec2/next-week-robert-e-lang-memorial-fellowship-lecture?e=f5f10d697b

The Robert E. Lang Memorial Fellowship is awarded annually to support an outstanding UNLV Ph.D. student completing a dissertation in metropolitan public policy broadly defined. At the end of their fellowship year, fellows present their doctoral research in a public forum.

03/20/2026

12/16/2025

Robert E. Lang Memorial Fellowship recipient Emylia Terry will cross the commencement stage to accept her Ph.D. in public health with a 3.98 GPA. Her dissertation focused on the public health costs experienced by LGBTQ+ people and how to bolster existing mental health infrastructure for that community. With a decade of experience in community health and policy, Emylia Terry brings her commitment to health equity back to UNLV as a visiting assistant professor for the School of Public Health.

Read more about her story here: https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/championing-access-unlv-graduate-tackles-nevadas-health-inequities?utm_source=unlvtoday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=unlvtoday-20251216

11/25/2025

A round of applause for our amazing student researchers that participated in the Fall 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium!

Our researchers presented Mountain West data on extremely low-income renter households, the digital economy and equitable access to jobs, and immigrant population.

Interested in this data? Find them in the Data Hub: https://www.unlv.edu/datahub

11/06/2025

On November 4th, The Lincy Institute and UNLV Department of Psychology hosted “Advancing Children’s Mental Health in Nevada,” a community forum discussing the state of youth mental health. We heard from experts and local leaders including:
- Dr. Chris Kearney, Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at UNLV
- Dr. Kelliann Beavers, Community Outreach Coordinator for The Lincy Institute
- Dr. Tara Raines, Senior Director of Child Behavioral Health Dissemination at the Ballmer Institute
- Mayra Pacheco, Program Manager for Prevent Child Abuse Nevada
- Las Vegas Councilman Brian Knudsen

Watch the event recording: https://mailchi.mp/f293778d5061/watch-now-advancing-childrens-mental-health-in-nevada

10/29/2025

New from The Lincy Institute: Understanding Film Tax Credits in Nevada and Nationally

This policy primer provides an overview of Nevada’s transferable tax credit program for film and other productions, including the program’s legislative history and recent usage, and reviews research examining the effects of film tax programs across the nation, focusing on four areas: economic outcomes, fiscal impacts, stability, and industry outlook.

Learn more and read the report here: https://mailchi.mp/e9a3fa7510cb/new-release-understanding-film-tax-credits-in-nevada-and-nationally

10/27/2025

The Lincy Institute and UNLV Department of Psychology invite you to join us in the Greenspun Hall Auditorium at UNLV on Tuesday, November 4th for "Advancing Children’s Mental Health in Nevada." A light reception will be hosted from 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. with the scheduled event occurring from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Nevada ranks 51st nationally in youth mental health access and services, underscoring persistent shortages and disparities across the state. This community forum is an opportunity to generate dialogue and amplify practical strategies to enhance Nevada’s mental health support and improve outcomes for children statewide.

Learn more and RSVP here: https://mailchi.mp/593a4d34f766/next-week-advancing-childrens-mental-health-in-nevada

10/06/2025

The Lincy Institute is pleased to announce the release of the policy brief, "Nevada's Healthcare and Education Workforce Pipelines" by David F. Damore, Caitlin J. Saladino, and William E. Brown Jr. This brief explores Nevada’s workforce shortages in K-12 education, healthcare, and mental and behavioral health at the state and metro levels, and provides policy recommendations to strategically address these deficits. The authors’ analysis finds that Nevada is not producing a large enough workforce to meet current and future needs and that substantially more women than men are earning credentials in these sectors.

Read the report here: https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/lincy_policybriefs_reports/19/

06/04/2025

The Lincy Institute is pleased to announce the release of "The Startup Ecosystem in Southern Nevada: Growth, Energy, and Emerging Entrepreneurship in 2025," a new policy brief by Len Jessup and Sean Curry. This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the strengths and gaps within the Southern Nevada startup ecosystem.

Learn more and read the report here: https://mailchi.mp/267d35303132/new-publication-the-startup-ecosystem-in-southern-nevada

05/05/2025

On April 30th, The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West hosted the annual Robert E. Lang Memorial Fellowship Lecture featuring Emylia Terry, the 2024-2025 Robert E. Lang Memorial Fellow.

Emylia's lecture, titled "Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals in Our Community: Policy Recommendations to Address Discrimination-Related Stresses" explored community and societal factors that affect health outcomes for sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals, and provided recommendations for effective public policies that protect members of the SGM community from discrimination.

The event recording is now available to view online: https://mailchi.mp/50eef7b6d474/watch-now-robert-e-lang-memorial-fellowship-lecture-featuring-emylia-terry?e=f5f10d697b

04/29/2025

Tomorrow! There's still time to RSVP! Hope to see you there 👏

Save the Date! Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from 3:30pm-5:00pm

This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to save your seat: https://www.unlv.edu/event/robert-e-lang-memorial-fellowship-lecture-emylia-terry

The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West invite you to attend this year's Robert E. Lang Memorial Fellow Lecture. Our 2024-2025 Fellow Emylia Terry will present her doctoral research in a lecture titled, "Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals in Our Community: Policy Recommendations to Address Discrimination-Related Stresses."

Emylia Terry is a graduate student in the UNLV School of Public Health completing a Ph.D. in public health. Her research focuses on health disparities and the role of public policy in mitigating inequities, with a focus on the LGBTQIA+ community. Emylia is currently a research associate for the Center for Health Disparities Research and the Rainbows of Aging research teams.

The Robert E. Lang Memorial Fellowship supports UNLV Ph.D. students completing a dissertation in metropolitan public policy broadly defined.