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Stull receives award
IE Business Daily
Aug. 16, 2026
Mike Stull, been named the 2026 Outstanding Educator by the Inland Empire Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration. Stull, the director of the Randall W. Lewis Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Cal State San Bernardino, received the award during the society’s recent Scholarship & Service Awards Banquet.
Law, witnessing, and the 'grey zone'
Psychology Today
Timothy Pytell, professor of history, wrote an article about the tension between law and witnessing in teaching about genocide, and how his students considered both the legal framework and the attention to the human experience.
The ‘Year of the Woman’ keeps happening — just not for Republicans
Gender Gap (Substack)
Aug. 10, 2026
Meredith Conroy, professor of political science, wrote a article that noted a record number of women (85) are running for governor, the most in U.S. history, as well as more women running for Congress. Yet the candidates skew toward the Democratic party. “In short, almost all of this year’s gains for women belong to one party,” Conroy wrote. “And that’s not new. It’s a pattern that stretches back three decades.”
What Trump’s vaccine order says about his relationship with MAHA moms
The 19th via Yahoo!News
Aug 14, 2026
Meredith Conroy, a political science professor at Cal State San Bernardino, was quoted in an article about the Trump administration’s latest order on childhood vaccines and the so-called MAHA movement. Conroy said in an email that while Trump made progress with working class men and young men of color in 2024, polling shows that support has since declined. By focusing on MAHA’s anti-vaccination agenda, he may now be trying to shore up other voting blocs, she said.
"The MAHA movement are some of his most loyal and vocal, so I would speculate that this EO is to reengage that movement, and those supporters," Conroy wrote. "In short, it's a niche-consolidation play rather than a persuasion play. The risk, of course, is that it can alienate suburban voters and parents who see vaccine access as settled science, so it's a bet that the enthusiasm gained outweighs the backlash it risks with a broader audience."
CSUSB’s Jose Navarrete-Cruz discussed best budget apps
WalletHub
Jose Navarrete-Cruz, a lecturer in the Department of Accounting & Finance was featured in WalletHub's piece about the best budget apps. “A budgeting app can create greater financial awareness by putting that information in front of consumers in an easy-to-understand format.” He said, “However, downloading an app does not automatically improve someone's finances. The real value comes from using that information to change behavior. A budgeting app is a tool, not a solution by itself.”
California lawmakers examine persistent hate crimes, online radicalization
Inland Valley News
Aug. 14, 2026
Brian Levin, professor of criminal justice, emeritus, and chair of the California Commission on the State of Hate, and Assemblymember Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley and a CSUSB graduate) were quoted in an article on a recent state Assembly Select Commission on Racism, Hate and Xenophobia.
Faculty in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences have published their research recently.
- When is a gift not a gift? Constructing corruption in antiquity.
The Classical Review
Cary Barber, associate professor of history, reviewed “Corruption in the Graeco-Roman World. Re-reading the Sources,” by Filippo Carlà-Uhink add Eike Farber (editors). He wrote, in part, “ … if those investigating modernity struggle to find their footing on the subject (of corruption), what hope have students of antiquity?
“The volume’s editors have established a new book series – Twisted Transfers, Studies on Ancient Corruption – to address such challenges an promote ancient studies’ contributions to these conversations.” - Research participation among American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals living with Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s Disease
Jacob Jones, professor of psychology, led a team who that published a study that “investigated research participation among AIAN (American Indian and Alaska Native) individuals in terms of perceived access to research opportunities, willingness to participate, and potential concerns about participation,” noting the gap in racial and ethnic representation in Parkinson’s disease research, particularly in the population on which the study focused. - When victims don’t call: Police-cited nonreporting in the NCVS, 1992–2023.
Police Quarterly
Zachary Powell, associate professor of criminal justice, published a paper that examined how the public’s perception of police affects whether they contact law enforcement. “… (I)f the public exhibits a negative attitude toward police, the public may also avoid contact with law enforcement. This paper examines this possibility by analyzing longitudinal data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) to see if periods of negative scrutiny affect the public’s willingness to call police.” - Gender differences in older adult social participation.
Innovation in Aging
Eric Vogelsang, professor of sociology, with Sara Moorman of Boston College, published a study that examined how “older adult social participation may benefit various aspects of health and well being. … Using 10 waves of the Health and Retirement Study, we study how (a) the breadth of social activities, (b) social activity frequency, and (c) the social determinants of social participation differ by gender.” - The effect of sleep quality on academic performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis study.
Behavioral Sciences
Department of Child, Adolescent and Family Studies faculty Keting Chen and Kevin Rosales were part of a team of researchers who looked into how sleep quality affects academic performance. “This paper examines this relationship through a meta-analysis using the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. To clarify the relationship between sleep quality and academic performance, this study examined data from 72 independent effect sizes extracted from 59 articles involving 163,357 participants.”
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