Through surveys, open-ended responses and interviews, Amy van Schagen, associate professor in the CSUSB child development department, and her team of student research assistants gathered information about perceived experiences with racism within early childhood education.
Amy van Schagen (psychology) was awarded a grant to explore the potential of racial inequity and experiences in racism with the region’s early childhood workforce, and Eric Mulz (theatre arts) talked about student Isabel Peña, who he nominated for a Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival fellowship.
A grant of nearly $168,000 was awarded to the Institute for Child Development and Family Relations at CSUSB to explore potential race inequity and experiences in racism with the early childhood workforce in San Bernardino County.
Amy van Schagen (psychology); David Yaghoubian (history); and Timothy Usher (physics), Kimberly Cousins (chemistry and biochemistry) and Renwu Zhang (chemistry and biochemistry).