Rigaud Joseph works to be an advocate for the marginalized through teaching and research, noting that social work places a strong emphasis on using theories in classroom as well as in clinical settings.
Matthew Des Lauriers (anthropology) was interviewed for an article about the arrival of the first humans in the Americas, and Janet Kottke (psychology) cowrote an article about online industrial-organizational (I-O) master’s programs.
Sonia Otte, MSPA founding program director, Daniel MacDonald, associate professor and chair of the economics department, and Brian Levin, director of CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, were each interviewed in their area of expertise.
The 12 winners from the 37th annual CSUSB Student Research Competition will represent the university at this year’s CSU statewide Student Research Competition April 28-29 at San Diego State University.
A paper on U.S.-Mexico border issues by Kimberly Collins (public administration) was cited in an article, Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on an arrest of a suspect who shot two Jewish men in Los Angeles, and a paper Pablo Gomez (psychology) cowrote on letter-similarity effects occur in reading braille was published.
Alec Karakatsanis, a civil rights lawyer and social justice advocate, will discuss his work and his book, “Unusual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Justice System,” at the next Conversations on Race and Policing, which will be livestreamed on Zoom.
Stuart Sumida (biology) discussed the consulting role he and his wife, Elizabeth Rega, had in Disney’s newest feature film, “Strange World,” Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) commented on the School of Entrepreneurship’s latest ranking, and Jacob. D. Jones (psychology) led a team that published a paper on cognitive impairment among people with Parkinson’s Disease.
Chrystina Smith-Rasshan will work in collaboration with ICDFR director Mark Agars to oversee the multitude of institute programs and activities.
Megan Carroll (sociology) talked about celebrating love in all forms and Nicole Collier (criminal justice) cowrote a study on recidivism among homicide offenders.