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College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Center for Global Innovation
August 29, 2025

An article on fossils sold to private collections cowritten Stuart Sumida (biology) was translated for the Brazilian edition of The Conversation. Published were research studies by Sishi Wu (criminal justice), Yasemin Dildar (economics), Fabian Borges (political science), Yui Li (accounting and finance), Jing Zhang (management), Miranda McIntyre (psychology), Gölge Seferoğlu (education) and Montgomey Van Wart (public administration).

Illustration of diversity and disability.
August 29, 2025

A presentation by Elaine Hall, founder of The Miracle Project and star of HBO’s two-time Emmy award-winning film “Autism: The Musical,” marks the start of the 2025-26 lecture series at CSUSB, which provides access to world-class scholarship and expertise in the vital multi-disciplinary field of critical disability studies.

CSUSB’s Theta Iota chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honors Society, has been named a 2024-25 Best Chapter. Chapter officers are, from left: Giobana Martinez: assistant program coordinator; Amanda Neiheisel, treasurer; Mathew McHenry, secretary; David Rodriguez, president; Christina Villegas, faculty advisor; and Frank Garcia, vice president.
August 27, 2025

The university’s Theta Iota chapter has been awarded a 2024-25 Best Chapter Award by Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honors Society. 

A mortarboard
August 27, 2025

The California State University Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program prepares promising doctoral students for careers as CSU faculty. At the foundation of the fellowship program is the mentorship between a CSU faculty member and the fellow.

José Muñoz
August 26, 2025

Muñoz, assistant dean of Student Success for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and interim chair of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, will begin his term on Sept. 1.

Marcus Funchess
August 26, 2025

Funchess received a bachelor of arts degree in sociology from CSUSB and credits the university with providing the foundation for his leadership and commitment to advancing educational excellence and equity.

University Hall, Faculty in the News
August 25, 2025

Greg Gondwe (communication and media) and Alicia Gutierrez-Romine (history) were interviewed by news media; James Fenelon (sociology), Anahid S. Modreka (psychology) and Andrea Giuffre (criminal justice) published research in their respective disciplines; and Rosario Rizzo Lara (sociology) published a book she co-authored.

Chemical Sciences bldg., Faculty in the News
August 20, 2025

Stuart Sumida (biology), Johnny Coffeen (communication and media lecturer), Thomas Chapman (cybersecurity), Bob Miller (public administration adjunct), Brian Levin (criminal justice emeritus) were mentioned in recent news coverage. Also, Anahid S. Modrek, Dionisio A. Amodeo, Leslie R. Amodeo and Jason F. Reimer (psychology); Kevin P. Rosales (child development) and Matthew R. Des Lauriers (anthropology) recently published their research in their respective disciplines.

Center for Global Innovation, Faculty in the News
August 7, 2025

Daisy Ocampo Diaz (history) was interviewed about “Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art,” an exhibit she co-curated, Elizabeth Castillo (management) was named a CUMU Impact Fellow by the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) discussed the latest FBI crime statistics.