Thomas Corrigan (media studies) discussed the state of journalism in the Inland Empire, Stacy Ortiz (education) was interviewed about the upcoming LEAD Summit XIII, Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) commented on a UC regents’ decision regarding obtaining non-lethal, military-grade equipment for its campus police, and Meredith Conroy (political science) contributed to an article about the GOP stance on abortion during the 2024 election.
Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) was interviewed about the upcoming LEAD Summit XIII, Sept. 27, at CSUSB, Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts, emerita), president of the League of Women Voters San Bernardino Area, talked about the upcoming Citizen Achievement Awards on Oct. 6, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) discussed the political violence and the November presidential election.
José A. Muñoz (sociology) was one of the authors of a team that examined racialized organizations to class stratification in academia, and Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts, emerita) helped develop an interactive concert, “Artists Against Hate.”
In the study, “Another Civil War in America? Comparing the Social Psychology of the United States of the 1850s to Today,” authors Montgomery Van Wart, Cary M. Barber and Miranda McIntyre of Cal State San Bernardino, and Jeremy L. Hall of the University of Central Florida, examined the much-discussed idea of a second civil war.
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.
Eugene Wong, Kevin P. Rosales and Lisa Looney (child development) published a paper that examined the use of computerized cognitive training on at-risk students, and Jacob Jones and Maria Santos (psychology) were part of a research team that looked at the difference in cognitive performance between Latino and white non-Latino individuals with Parkinson’s Disease.
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.