“I’m overwhelmed and humbled,” said Manijeh Badiee, professor of psychology. “This is the one award that means so much to me. I love teaching. I love our students. They’re why I do what I do.”
Alumna Laurena “Lala” Bolden ’11, psychology and criminal justice, was recognized by the Time for Change Foundation with its 2024 Community Champion Award.
Montgomery Van Wart (public administration), Cary Barber (history) and Miranda McIntyre (psychology) collaborated on a study that examined the likelihood of another U.S. civil war; Jim Estes (finance) offered tips on how to select the least expensive auto liability insurance; Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed by news media about incidents of antisemitism, racism and bias against the LGBTQ community; and Barbara Flores (education, emeritus) commented on a state Assembly bill that would mandate that reading instruction be aligned with the “science of reading.”
Jess Block Nerren (communication studies) was interviewed about The Cognitive Collective on campus, Mahmood Nikbakhtzadeh (health science and human ecology) will be a guest speaker at a meeting of the ACS San Gorgonio chapter, and Mark Agars (psychology) coauthored a study about supporting workers with chronic illnesses.
She's in the Top 5! On the May 5 show, Abi Carter was voted one of the Top 5 contestants on "American Idol." Carter will next appear on "American Idol" on Sunday, May 12, on the ABC network. The season finale will take place on May 19.
“New Directions in Gender & Sexualities Research: Interdisciplinary Perspectives” will take place beginning at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the John M. Pfau Library, room PL-4005.
Manijeh Badiee (psychology) was part of a group of researchers that published a study that “explored the experiences of Iranian adult children of divorce (ACOD) in the US,” and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was quoted in an article on a “Zoombombing” of a Laguna Beach City Council meeting where speakers unleashed antisemitic, racist and transphobic comments.
Marc A. Robinson, (history) will discuss his latest book, “Washington State Rising,” at an event at Gonzaga University, Jamie O’Quinn (sociology) led a team that recently published an article on remote interviews and feminist methods, and Kelly Campbell (currently interim vice provost for academic affairs) and Cari Goetz (psychology) were part of a team that wrote a paper on mate preference and attraction.
The Alaska Peace Center will host Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) at a Jan. 26 screening of “1948: Creation and Catastrophe,” a documentary that she co-produced, and Kelly Campbell (psychology) was quoted in an article about why people cheat in relationships.