Lúa López, assistant professor of biology, uses mixed method research, which, although complex and demanding, provides a more multidimensional approach in her study in the rapid environmental response in plants in light of climate change.
Dionisio A. Amodeo (psychology) led a group of CSUSB researchers who published a study on the effect of pharmacological activation of the serotonin (5-HT) 1B and 5-HT1A receptors on the behavior of mice, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed in continuing coverage of the FBI’s latest hate crime report.
Pablo Gómez (psychology) co-wrote a study on the wide tolerance expert readers have for distortions of the letters that make up a word, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the latest update to the FBI’s hate crime report.
Cynthia Crawford (psychology) led a team that published a study on the effect of Serotonin 5-HT1A receptor agonists on the locomotor activity of both preweanling and adult rodents.
Ed Gomez (art and design) was interviewed about the MexiCali Biennial, now on display at The Cheech in Riverside, and Nicole Collier (criminal justice) coauthored a study on the role of psycho-social factors on the recidivism of homicide offenders.
Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Stacey Fraser (music), Kristi Papailler (theatre arts) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were mentioned in recent news coverage, and a study by Gisela Bichler (criminal justice) was recently published.
Stuart Sumida (biology) discussed his work consulting with movie studios to translate the realistic and precise movements and behaviors of animals onto the big screen, and Arianna Huhn (anthropology) was interviewed about last weekend’s Anthropology Museum celebration of Oaxaca’s Afro-Mexican heritage and history at the Garcia Center for the Arts.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed in reports about the FBI’s knowledge of a man, now charged with two hate-motivated shootings, prior to the incidents, and Lisa Looney and Eugene Wong (both child development) led a team that published a study on the impact of teacher perceptions on students’ academic-related outcomes.
Jeremy Murray (history) is the recipient of CSUSB’s Outstanding Service Award, Claire Todd (geological sciences) described the conditions for avalanches in the local mountains, and Deidre Lanesskog (social work) cowrote an article on qualitative inquiry.