Cal State San Bernardino helped shape national conversations on higher education leadership and resilience at the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) 60th Annual Meeting in St. Louis. Sastry Pantula, dean of the College of Natural Sciences, led a panel discussion focused on how academic leaders can navigate change and thrive in an ever-evolving higher education landscape.
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.
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.
Publishing research recently were College of Social and Behavioral Sciences faculty Zachary Powell (criminal justice), Rachel Kanter (the supplemental instruction leader for psychology) and Christina Hassija (psychology, dean of the college), Jurgita Abromaviciute and Ethel Mickey (sociology), Jacob Jones (psychology), and Dionisio Amodeo (psychology).
Dorothy Chen-Maynard (health science and human ecology) was interviewed about the temblor that shook the San Bernardino area on Feb, 10. And the following faculty recently published studies: Miranda M. McIntyre (psychology), Yunfei Hou (computer science and engineering), Rajrani Kalra (geography and environmental studies), Nicholas Brunet (psychology) and Christina Hassija (psychology).
CSUSB’s criminal justice and MBA online programs continue to be ranked among the top programs in the nation – and in California – by the highly regarded U.S. News & World Report.
Kelly Campbell, (psychology, vice provost for Academic Programs) was interviewed about the amorous interactions of athletes competing at the Olympics, Christina Hassija (psychology, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences) co-authored a paper on trauma and survivors of sexual assault, and Meredith Conroy (political science) joined the 538 liveblog during the June 11 primary elections.
Negin Ghaffari, the Outstanding Graduate Student, and Natalya Marsh, the Outstanding Undergraduate Student, were recognized at the college’s Commencement exercises at 1:30 p.m. on May 17.
“I’m overwhelmed and humbled,” said Manijeh Badiee, professor of psychology. “This is the one award that means so much to me. I love teaching. I love our students. They’re why I do what I do.”