The new program will prepare students for careers in healthcare settings through accredited, hands-on training that blends music, psychology and clinical practice. It is designed to prepare graduates for Board Certification in Music Therapy and includes on-campus coursework, followed by a supervised clinical internship.
Elizabeth Musgrove, the chief of Student Services for the California Department of Rehabilitation and an alumna of Cal State San Bernardino, came to campus to see first firsthand the university’s disability inclusion efforts and resources for Indigenous students, and to reconnect with faculty.
Sixty-seven students from diverse disciplines presented 26 project presentations showcasing their creative activities, scholarly works and research.
Meredith Conroy (political science) and Guillermo Escalante (kinesiology) were mentioned in recent news coverage, and Keri West, Jamal Appiah-Kubi (social work), and Christina Hassija (psychology, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences) each had their research published recently.
Meredith Conroy (political science), Raisa Alvarado (communication and media) and Stuart Sumida (biology) were mentioned in recent news coverage, and Sishi Wu and Zachary A. Powell (criminal justice), Yolonda Youngs (geography and environmental studies), Nicolas Brunet (psychology), and Jamal Appiah-Kubi and Priyanjali Chakraborty (social work) recently had their research published.
Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed about some on the far-right trolling airline reservation systems to block Indian visa holders from booking tickets to the U.S., and Meredith Conroy (political science); Nerea Marteache (criminal justice); Evangeline Fangonil-Gagalang, Yeon Kim, Justin Schneider and Renee Gregg-Chastain (nursing); and Justin Schneider (nursing), Brittany Bloodhart (psychology) and Nicole Arkadie (social work) had their research recently published.
Johanna Smith (theatre arts), Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication and media), Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) and Mahmood Nikbakhtzadeh (health science and human ecology) were mentioned in recent articles, James Fenelon (sociology) published a book review, and Michelle Russen (hospitality management/marketing), and Rachel Kanter (a graduate student in psychology) with Christina Hassija (professor of psychology and dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Science) published their research.
Kenneth Shultz (psychology), Laura Kamptner (child development, emerita), Bob Miller (public administration) and David Yaghoubian (history) were mentioned in recent news coverage, and a study coauthored by Yawen Li (social work) was recently published.
One grant from the National Institutes of Health will fund a study looking at adult day services providers and how they adapt to changing demographics, technology and policies. The other grant will expand services at CSUSB’s Student Assistance in Learning (SAIL) program, including academic advising for low-income and first-generation students, as well as students with disabilities.