José Muñoz (sociology) discussed his National Science Foundation grant to explore the realities of contingent Latinx faculty in STEM, and Kelly Campbell (psychology) was interviewed about “breadcrumbing” in relationships, and how to avoid it.
CSUSB associate professor of sociology José Muñoz earned a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant worth $49,000 to explore the realities of contingent Latinx faculty in STEM.
Ebony O. McGee, Vanderbilt University associate professor of diversity and STEM education, on May 6 will talk about what it means to be racially marginalized and minoritized in the context of learning and achieving in STEM higher education and in STEM professions.
Khalil Dajani, chair and a professor at the CSUSB School of Computer Science and Engineering, focuses on working to create internships, research and job opportunities for CSUSB students in computer science.
Mentioned in recent news coverage are Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Mark T. Clark (political science) Dave Maynard (chemistry and biochemistry), Guillermo Escalante (kinesiology), Carol Hood (physics) Khalil Dajani (computer science and engineering) and Brian Levin (criminal justice).
Two separate seminars will take place: “Individual Development Plan (IDP) for Undergraduate Students” on Thursday, Oct. 21, and a training workshop for a select group of faculty on Friday, Oct. 22. They are the inaugural events that are part of the College of Natural Sciences’ U.S. Department of Education grant, “PATHS: Proactive Approaches for Training Hispanics in STEM.”
The five-year grant, “Proactive Approaches for Training Hispanics (PATHS) in STEM,” will help increase graduation rates and prepare students for graduate and professional schools.
Brittany Bloodhart, CSUSB assistant professor of psychology, has received a $444,414 grant to work with UC Riverside to reduce gender and sexual harassment in its College of Engineering.
Gracie Torres (adjunct, chemistry) has established a scholarship for high school students pursuing STEM in honor of her grandmother, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about a man accused of killing his two young children and saying he was influenced by the QAnon conspiracy theory.