Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed about ways to combat antisemitism, and Anahid Modrek (psychology) was the lead author for a study on executive functioning (a general ability to monitor and regulate thoughts and attention) in sub-Saharan Africa.
Marc Robinson (history) participated in a professional development retreat organized and led by Black Male Educators Talk, Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences) was named 2024 Outstanding Educator by the inland chapter of the American Society of Public Administration, Stuart Sumida (biology) discussed the problem of selling fossils to private collectors, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed by various news media on topics related to extremism.
Meredith Conroy (political science) discussed on a 538 podcast what polls say about white Democrats’ views on racial disparities, Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) shared some lighter fare outside of his studies of hate and extremism, Ethel Mickey (sociology) co-authored a study examining how people color, and women of color particularly, perceived how they are welcomed in the academy.
Stuart Sumida (biology) will be a panelist at San Diego Comic-Con on Sunday, July 28; Yawen Li (sociology) presented a talk at Yunnan University in China; and research by Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was cited in a news article about U.S. political violence.
Marc Robinson (history) was interviewed about his latest book, “Washington State Rising: Black Power on Campus in the Pacific Northwest;” Stuart Sumida (biology) was a panelist at San Diego Comic-Con; Katherine Gray (art) discussed the science of glassmaking; Andrea Giuffre (criminal justice) co-authored two papers that were recently published; and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was a panelist at a recent forum on hate crimes in the Inland Empire.
Megan Carroll (psychology) was one of the experts interviewed for an article about asexuality, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed for an article about California’s latest hate crime numbers.
Marc Robinson (history) was interviewed for an article about Juneteenth and the civil rights movement in the Pacific Northwest, Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) discussed the Islamophobic rhetoric of Donald Trump, and Meredith Conroy (political science) joined the 538 liveblog during the June 25 primary elections in Colorado, New York, Utah and parts of South Carolina.
Ryan Keating (history) was interviewed on the Addressing Gettysburg podcast and delivered the Gabor Borrit Address at the 2024 Civil War Institute Summer Conference at Gettysburg College, Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus), discussed the increase in hate crimes against the Muslim community, and Lorraine Hedtke (special education rehabilitation and counseling) will lead a workshop at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Aug. 31-Sept. 1.
Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) discussed the reaction of right-wing extremists to the guilty verdict against Donald Trump, Yolonda Youngs (geography and environmental studies) has published a book on the Grand Canyon, and Nicholas Moon (psychology) coauthored a paper on inclusive leadership.