Eugene Wong, Kevin P. Rosales and Lisa Looney (child development) published a paper that examined the use of computerized cognitive training on at-risk students, and Jacob Jones and Maria Santos (psychology) were part of a research team that looked at the difference in cognitive performance between Latino and white non-Latino individuals with Parkinson’s Disease.
Meredith Conroy (political science) was quoted in an article about Matt Gaetz and the current disarray in the U.S. House of Representatives and Jacob Jones (psychology) led a team of researchers who published a study on the mental health disparities among Latinx individuals with Parkinson’s disease.
Montgomery Van Wart (public administration), Jacob Jones (psychology), Yawen Li, (social work), Zachary Powell (criminal justice) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage.
Jacob Jones will receive the Western Psychological Association’s (WPA) Early Career Research Award, which is given to a WPA member relatively early in their career (10 years or fewer post-doctorate) who has demonstrated outstanding promise in research, in publishing articles, chapters, and books, and success in obtaining grants for research.
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.
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.
Angela Clark-Louque (education) was quoted in an article about racist bullying at Inland Empire schools, Kimberley Cousins (chemistry) talked about her work ensuring student success, and Jacob Jones (psychology) cowrote a study on physical activity’s effect on people with Parkinson’s disease.
The recipients of the award are Mahmood Nikbakhtzadeh, assistant professor of health science and human ecology; Jacob Jones, associate professor of psychology; José A. Muñoz, associate professor of sociology; and Mariam Betlemidze, associate professor of communication studies.
Four CSUSB students are among the 76 CSU students who have been named the 2021-22 Sally Casanova California Pre-Doctoral Scholars.