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JCHB, Faculty in the News
February 17, 2023

A paper on U.S.-Mexico border issues by Kimberly Collins (public administration) was cited in an article, Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on an arrest of a suspect who shot two Jewish men in Los Angeles, and a paper Pablo Gomez (psychology) cowrote on letter-similarity effects occur in reading braille was published.

Illustration of criminal justice: gavel, handcuffs, scale
February 17, 2023

Alec Karakatsanis, a civil rights lawyer and social justice advocate, will discuss his work and his book, “Unusual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Justice System,” at the next Conversations on Race and Policing, which will be livestreamed on Zoom.

Chemical Sciences building, Faculty in the News
February 16, 2023

Stuart Sumida (biology) discussed the consulting role he and his wife, Elizabeth Rega, had in Disney’s newest feature film, “Strange World,” Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) commented on the School of Entrepreneurship’s latest ranking, and Jacob. D. Jones (psychology) led a team that published a paper on cognitive impairment among people with Parkinson’s Disease.

Chrystina Smith-Rasshan
February 16, 2023

Chrystina Smith-Rasshan will work in collaboration with ICDFR director Mark Agars to oversee the multitude of institute programs and activities.

CSBS Faculty in the News
February 15, 2023

Megan Carroll (sociology) talked about celebrating love in all forms and Nicole Collier (criminal justice) cowrote a study on recidivism among homicide offenders.

Coussoulis Arena, Faculty in the News
February 14, 2023

Meredith Conroy (political science), Guy Hepp (anthropology), Frances Berdan (anthropology emerita) and Stuart Sumida (biology) were mentioned in recent news coverage, and Brittany Bloodhart (psychology) published some of her research.

art sculpture, Faculty in the News
February 13, 2023

Stuart Sumida (biology), Brian Levin (criminal justice), Michael Stull (entrepreneurship) and Michael Karp (history) were included in recent news coverage, and research by Leslie R. Amodeo was published.

A Mesoamerican pyramid in Chichen Itza, Mexico. CSUSB will host the 2023 Spring Meeting of the Southern California Mesoamerica Network.
February 13, 2023

“Crafting in Mesoamerica,” which is free and open to the public, will take place from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 4 at the university’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Pfau Library, Faculty in the News
February 10, 2023

Manijeh Badiee (psychology) and Yawen Li (social work) each published papers on their research.