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.”
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.
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.
Johanna Smith (theatre arts), Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication and media), Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) and Mahmood Nikbakhtzadeh (health science and human ecology) were mentioned in recent articles, James Fenelon (sociology) published a book review, and Michelle Russen (hospitality management/marketing), and Rachel Kanter (a graduate student in psychology) with Christina Hassija (professor of psychology and dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Science) published their research.
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.
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.
Marc Robinson and Tiffany Jones (history), Meredith Conroy (political science), Guy Hepp (anthropology), Thomas Corrigan (communication and media), and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were mentioned in recent news coverage, and research was published by the following faculty: Yasemin Dildar (economics), Eric Vogelsang (sociology), Keting Chen, Kevin Rosales, Lisa Looney (all child development), and Zachary Powell and Sishi Wu (both criminal justice).
Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Ahlam Muhtaseb (media studies) and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were mentioned in recent news media coverage.