Brian Levin (criminal justice) honored a group of Ladera Ranch residents with an award from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, recognizing their effort to protect and support an Asian American family that had been the target of racial slurs and vandalism by some local teens.
Tomasz Owerkowicz (biology) was part of a research team that found that alligators have built-in antiarrhythmic protection when under stress, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the problem police have with trying to weed out extremists from their ranks.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the general profile of people arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, and Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote about coping with loneliness during a pandemic Valentine’s Day.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article on how some American voters – prior to and after the 2020 presidential election -- actively searched online for topics related to joining extremist groups, conspiracy theories, and how to make homemade firebombs, and Francisca Beer (accounting and finance) will be one of the presenters for a Society of Extraordinary Women event on Feb. 11.
Meredith Conroy (political science) discusses the GOP’s new class of women Congress members, Brian Levin (criminal justice) talks on how extremists groups have inserted themselves in mainstream politics, and David Yaghoubian (history) appeared in a segment about U.S. possibly rejoining the multinational Iranian nuclear agreement.
Enrique Murillo Jr. (education), Kaitlyn Creasy (philosophy), Tony Coulson (cybersecurity), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Anthony Silard (public administration) were included in news coverage over the winter break.
The news media tapped the expertise of CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, interviewing director Brian Levin (criminal justice) about extremists moving to small social media platforms, and associate director Kevin Grisham (geography and environmental studies) on changes the QAnon conspiracy movement is experiencing after the 2020 election.
Tony Coulson (cybersecurity and information and decision sciences), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Kim Cousins (chemistry and biochemistry) were included in recent news coverage.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the possibility of post-election political violence and was interviewed about the outcome of the social justice ballot initiatives in California.