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Krystal Rawls (lecturer of business management organizational behavior and theory), Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) are included in news coverage on various topics.
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Francisca Beer (finance) discusses cash-back credit cards, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Kevin Grisham (geography and environmental science) represent CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism in news coverage.
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Barbara Sirotnick (Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis) and Brian Levin (Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism) were interviewed by news media in their areas of expertise.
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David Yaghoubian (history) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were sought after by news media this week, Yaghoubian regarding Iran-U.S. tensions and Levin regarding the Gilroy shooting and the latest hate crime report.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about the conviction of a former law enforcement officer on charges that he aided ISIS, and David Yaghoubian (history) discussed the rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
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David Yaghoubian (history) discussed a Congressional hearing on Iran-U.S. relations, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for two articles on hate and extremism.
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The work of Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts), Barbara Sirotnik (statistics and supply chain management) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) are featured by news media.
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The work of Enrique Murillo Jr. (education), Daniel MacDonald and Yasemin Dildar (economics), Kevin Grisham (geography and enviornmental studies) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) is highlighted by news media.
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History and current events put the two of the university’s faculty — Sid Burk (educational leadership and technology) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) — in the media spotlight this past week.