Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences) discussed the latest Purchasing Managers Index and the region’s economy, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed about the increasing incidents of antisemitism.
Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed about increasing hate incidents targeting the Latino community (the segment also featured the Raza Database Project housed at CSUSB’s Latino Education and Advocacy Days project), and in a separate news segment, about the increase in hate incidents directed at Muslims and Jews.
Jonathan Dubois (anthropology) was interviewed about the symbolism of the hawk and the “evil eye,” Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) discussed increasing hate crimes in the U.S. related to the escalating fighting between Hamas and Israel, and Nicolas M. Brunet (psychology) recently published a study that “explores early Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) sensitivity to facial stimuli.”
Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) was on a program that discussed paths to peace between Palestine and Israel and was interviewed for a report on how a German media outlet is instructing its journalists on how to cover the escalating violence in Gaza, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was on a segment about the surge of threats against Jewish and Muslim American communities.
Tony Coulson (cybersecurity) discusses CSUSB’s leading role in training cybersecurity professionals, Jonathan Duboism (anthropology) explains the symbolism behind snake tattoos, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed on various topics related to extremism and hate crimes.
Thomas McWeeney (public administration) co-wrote an op-ed column on school site safety and school shootings, Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) discussed the rise in violent hate crimes in the U.S. in recent years, and Yolonda Youngs (geography and environmental sciences) helped put together an exhibit on Wyoming’s Snake River for a Jackson Hole museum.
The documentary by Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies), “1948: Creation & Catastrophe,” continues to be shown online to Australian audiences by the organizers of the postponed 2023 Palestinian Film Festival Australia, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed for separate articles about the increase in hate crimes, some linked to Israel-Hamas war.
Faculty in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice were in the news or published new studies: Brian Levin (emeritus) participated in an Ethnic Media Services briefing on how the Israel-Hamas war is influencing domestic hate incidents, Nerea Marteache was part of a team that published a study on perspective bias in the use of videos recording police-citizen encounters, and Zachary Powell published a study on law enforcement officers’ use of body-worn cameras and civilian complaints of police misconduct.
Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) was in a segment about talking to children about the Israel-Hamas war, and addressing parents own mental health, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) commented on Oregon’s hate crime laws.