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Palm Desert Campus, Faculty in the News
December 18, 2025

Included in recent news coverage are Thomas McWeeney (public administration), Daniel MacDonald (economics), Meredith Conroy (political science) and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus).

From left, CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales, Linda Bennecke, alumna '69, and Richard Bennecke, alumnus '67 and the first ASI President at CSUSB.
November 17, 2025

Richard and Linda Bennecke built their lives alongside the growing institution. Richard was the college’s student body president, while Linda, a campus tour guide, produced the college’s first historic publication, “The T Tauri.” 

Center for Global Innovation bldg., Faculty in the News
October 24, 2025

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.

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty in the News
October 17, 2025

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.

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty in the News
October 3, 2025

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.

CSUSB’s Theta Iota chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honors Society, has been named a 2024-25 Best Chapter. Chapter officers are, from left: Giobana Martinez: assistant program coordinator; Amanda Neiheisel, treasurer; Mathew McHenry, secretary; David Rodriguez, president; Christina Villegas, faculty advisor; and Frank Garcia, vice president.
August 27, 2025

The university’s Theta Iota chapter has been awarded a 2024-25 Best Chapter Award by Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honors Society. 

College of Natural Sciences, Faculty in the News
June 5, 2025

Meredith Conroy (political science), Stuart Sumida (biology) and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus), were mentioned in various news media coverage in the past week.

CSBS building, Faculty in the News
April 25, 2025

Marc Robinson and Tiffany Jones (history), Meredith Conroy (political science), Guy Hepp (anthropology), Thomas Corrigan (communication and media), and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were mentioned in recent news coverage, and research was published by the following faculty: Yasemin Dildar (economics), Eric Vogelsang (sociology), Keting Chen, Kevin Rosales, Lisa Looney (all child development), and Zachary Powell and Sishi Wu (both criminal justice).

Pfau Library, Faculty in the News
January 30, 2025

Highlighted in various media is the work of Daisy Ocampo Diaz (history), Sishi Wu (criminal justice), Lisa Looney (child development), Yunfei Hou (computer science and engineering), Miranda McIntyre (psychology), Jesus Herrera (information and decision science), Hani Aldirawi (mathematics), Montgomery Van Wart (public administration), Eric Vogelsang (sociology), Jacob D. Jones (psychology) and Fabian A. Borges (political science).