In recent headlines: Nicole Dabbs (kinesiology) has been appointed president-elect of the Southwest Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine; Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus), was quoted in an article about the phenomenon known as “looksmaxxing;” and Fred Jandt (communication studies, emeritus) just published a book on mediation in resolving disputes.
News media interviewed Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) on the U.S. Department of Justice shutting down its “peacemaker” unit that deescalated confrontations between law enforcement and demonstrators, and on a trend among young men on the far-right called “looks-maxing.”
Yunfei Hou (computer science and engineering), Zachary Powell (criminal justice) and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were quoted in recent news coverage in their respective areas of expertise.
Stuart Sumida (biology) spoke at the Dec. 2 Day of Remembrance ceremony, Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed about the latest Los Angeles County hate crime report, and Sarah Dunn (kinesiology) collaborated on a study that explored how neuroimaging biomarkers relate to cognitive recovery in traumatic brain injury patients.
Meredith Conroy (political science), Raisa Alvarado (communication and media) and Stuart Sumida (biology) were mentioned in recent news coverage, and Sishi Wu and Zachary A. Powell (criminal justice), Yolonda Youngs (geography and environmental studies), Nicolas Brunet (psychology), and Jamal Appiah-Kubi and Priyanjali Chakraborty (social work) recently had their research published.
Valencia Jones, Lasisi Ajayi and Enrique Murillo Jr. (education), Stuart Sumida (biology), Tiffany Jones (history) and Brian Levin (criminal justice emeritus) were included in recent news coverage, and Dave Solance Smith (biology) recently published a study on predator-prey interactions and natural selection.
Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed about some on the far-right trolling airline reservation systems to block Indian visa holders from booking tickets to the U.S., and Meredith Conroy (political science); Nerea Marteache (criminal justice); Evangeline Fangonil-Gagalang, Yeon Kim, Justin Schneider and Renee Gregg-Chastain (nursing); and Justin Schneider (nursing), Brittany Bloodhart (psychology) and Nicole Arkadie (social work) had their research recently published.
Michelle Lorimer and Michael Karp (history), Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Enrique Murillo Jr. (education), Kevin Grisham (global studies) and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were mentioned in recent news coverage.
Diane Vines and Samantha Duffle (nursing, Palm Desert Campus) were interviewed about a grant from the Houston Family Foundation to expand the Nursing Street Medicine Program, and news media spoke with Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) about the increase in political violence in the U.S.