The news media tapped the expertise of CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, interviewing director Brian Levin (criminal justice) about extremists moving to small social media platforms, and associate director Kevin Grisham (geography and environmental studies) on changes the QAnon conspiracy movement is experiencing after the 2020 election.
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.
Alumnus Adonis Galarza-Toledo ’20, who served as CSUSB’s ASI president, has been elected to the Coachella Valley Unified School District Board.
Tony Coulson (cybersecurity and information and decision sciences), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Kim Cousins (chemistry and biochemistry) were included in recent news coverage.
Meredith Conroy (political science), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences) were quoted in their areas of expertise in recent news coverage.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the possibility of post-election political violence and was interviewed about the outcome of the social justice ballot initiatives in California.
Laura Woodney (physics and astronomy) discusses the findings of a team she led regarding centaurs, icy bodies flying through space, and David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the Iranian foreign minister’s comments regarding the U.S. presidential election.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article looking back at the Mother Emanuel AME Church tragedy, as well as numerous articles reporting on the potential for election-related unrest and violence.
Jason Burke (chemistry and biochemistry) has received a research grant from the National Institutes of Health and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed a variety of topics related to extremism.