Sharon Velarde Pierce, an associate professor of public administration and CSUSB alumna, was honored for her expertise in advising, authentic care for student success, a heartfelt passion for the profession, and her enduring commitment to teaching and mentoring students.
Pablo Gómez (psychology) co-wrote a study on the wide tolerance expert readers have for distortions of the letters that make up a word, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the latest update to the FBI’s hate crime report.
Cynthia Crawford (psychology) led a team that published a study on the effect of Serotonin 5-HT1A receptor agonists on the locomotor activity of both preweanling and adult rodents.
The two new officers are the first to be recruited as CSUSB students to join the university police department under a partnership with the department and the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Jennifer Sorenson, senior associate vice president for Facilities Planning & Management, credits her upbringing with providing the mindset to choose a career area that interested her, regardless of gender.
Ed Gomez (art and design) was interviewed about the MexiCali Biennial, now on display at The Cheech in Riverside, and Nicole Collier (criminal justice) coauthored a study on the role of psycho-social factors on the recidivism of homicide offenders.
“IE to Ph.D. & Policing The Inland” will be presented by Humberto Flores, a doctoral candidate in sociology from UC Santa Barbara. The program is free and open to the public, and will be livestreamed on Zoom at 1 p.m. March 14.
“New York, New York” was a festive evening of iconic New York City foods, classic cocktails and music that showcased program developments, introduced hospitality program students and featured student DJs from PDC’s Paws Radio.
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.
Jewish communal service professor emeritus Steven Windmueller will present “Reflections on a Revolution: Unpacking 21st Century American Judaism” at the 2023 Rabbi Hillel Cohn Lecture Series on the Contemporary Jewish Experience.
The event will be specifically geared toward teachers, school administrators and staff, parents, and government officials, and will showcase a self-assessment approach that has been successfully used by the FBI and other organizations seeking to prevent a tragic event from occurring. There is no charge to attend, but advance registration is required.
Books by Diana K. Johnson (history and ethnic studies), Teresa Velásquez (anthropology) and Fabián A. Borges (political science) have published books in their areas of expertise, and their work is available in print or as ebooks.