Gracie Torres (adjunct, chemistry) has established a scholarship for high school students pursuing STEM in honor of her grandmother, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about a man accused of killing his two young children and saying he was influenced by the QAnon conspiracy theory.
Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote on the individual’s responsibility to end racism, Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision science) will be a panelist at the Inland Empire Economic Partnership’s State of the Region event, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on the latest QAnon myth targeting China and Jewish people.
The work of CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism is highlighted by the news media interviewing Kevin Grisham (associate director, geography and environmental studies) about threats from far-right extremists, and Brian Levin (executive director, criminal justice) on the increase of hate incidents against Asian Americans.
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.
Meredith Conroy (political science) discussed the weaponization of masculinity in the 2020 presidential election, and Kevin Grisham (geography and environmental studies) was interviewed about the influence of President Trump’s rhetoric on extremists, and about the QAnon conspiracy theory.
Kelly Campbell (psychology) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) recently shared their expertise with news media on various topics.
Barbara Sirotnik (statistics, business analytics, and supply chain management) discussed the High Desert Survey and the region’s economy, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed on a wide range of topics related to extremist groups.
Meredith Conroy (political science), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus) were included in recent news coverage in their areas of expertise.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) discusses violence tied to left- and right-wing extremists, Kevin Grisham (geography and environmental studies) was interviewed about QAnon’s spread into Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote on the problem on insularity during the COVID-19 pandemic.