The university’s Research Week shines the spotlight on the research and scholarly achievements of faculty and students across campus in all disciplines. Along with the Meeting of the Minds Student Research Symposium on April 13, other programs are scheduled during the week to showcase research at CSUSB.
Thomas McWeeney (public administration) discussed an upcoming program on school shooter prevention, Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on an NFL team owner’s campaign against antisemitism, Jess Nerren (communication studies) was interviewed about her research into disability inclusion, and Mark Agars (psychology) was part of a team that published a study on flexible work schedules for shift workers.
Through her research, Jess Nerren, full-time lecturer of communication studies, hopes to develop inclusive research practices and work with individuals with autism in developing new critical theories and research methodologies.
Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) discussed the upcoming release of the State of Entrepreneurship report, Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed in continuing coverage about the Anti-Defamation League’s latest report on the increase in antisemitic hate crimes, and Jacob D. Jones (psychology) was part of a research team that examined apathy’s relationship to depression among patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Pablo Gomez (psychology) was part of a team of researchers that examined the effect pseudowords created by transposing two adjacent letters, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the Anti-Defamation League’s latest report on the increase in antisemitic hate crimes.
Evangeline “Angie” Fangonil-Gagalang (nursing) has been named to a American Association of Colleges of Nursing fellowship, Jane Chin Davidson (art) will be a guest speaker at an Asian American Women Artists Association art event in San Francisco, and Dionisio A. Amodeo (psychology) led a team of researchers who published a study on restricted, repetitive behaviors.
Arianna Huhn (anthropology) was interviewed in an article about the Anthropology Museum’s celebration of Afro-Oaxacan culture, Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in articles about the latest FBI hate crime report, and Gisela Bichler (criminal justice) was part of a team that published a study on network structures that could aid in law enforcement interdiction of covert networks.
Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) was featured in an El Compás Católico article where he discussed his work, a study on physical activity associated with Parkinson’s disease led by Jacob D. Jones (psychology) was published, and an article on Lúa López (biology) focused on her use of mixed method research.
The university will host a faculty panel on the use of artificial intelligence apps such as ChatGPT in academia, Sharon Velarde Pierce (public administration) is CSUSB’s 2022-23 Outstanding Faculty Advisor, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was cited in an article on a new book about Chinese laborers brought to the U.S. in the late 1800s.