Yan Zhang, associate professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering, is the recipient of Cal State San Bernardino’s 2024-25 Outstanding Service Award for her extensive, sustained service to students, the university and the broader academic and professional community.
Gisela Bichler’s "steadfast, multi-faceted contributions to our campus and community have helped to transform the lives of countless students, further advancing CSUSB and Cal State University’s excellence in teaching, research, student support and community contributions,” said university President Tomás D. Morales.
“Dr. Bichler has excelled in the classroom, building connections with her students that last long after graduation,” said CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales of the criminal justice professor. “She is passionate about her work and shares that energy and excitement with those around her.”
Meredith Conroy (political science) cowrote a study on the electoral success of women at lower-level offices, Gisela Bichler and Nerea Marteache (criminal justice) led a team that studied the impacts of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, and Yawen Li (social work) was part of a team that published a recent study that examined the rapid development of digital health technology.
Arianna Huhn (anthropology) was interviewed in an article about the Anthropology Museum’s celebration of Afro-Oaxacan culture, Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in articles about the latest FBI hate crime report, and Gisela Bichler (criminal justice) was part of a team that published a study on network structures that could aid in law enforcement interdiction of covert networks.
Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Stacey Fraser (music), Kristi Papailler (theatre arts) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were mentioned in recent news coverage, and a study by Gisela Bichler (criminal justice) was recently published.
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice faculty Reveka V. Shteynberg, Gisela Bichler, Alexis Norris, Zachary Powell, Douglas Weiss, and Nicole Collier have recently published their research in several journals.
The Riverside County Probation Department has agreed to contract with CSUSB’s School of Criminology and Criminal Justice to evaluate its Systemic Racism Project.
A paper on civil gang injunctions by Gisela Bichler and Alexis Norris (criminal justice) was published Nov. 11, Kimberley Cousins (chemistry and biochemistry) discussed career options for graduates, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about Donald Trumps allegations of election fraud from a legal perspective.