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Faculty in the News
October 9, 2020

Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed by news media to share his perspective on the arrest of a group of 13 suspected terrorists who authorities say had plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Faculty in the News
October 7, 2020

Meredith Conroy (political science) participated in a politics chat on the FiveThirtyEight website in advance of the Oct. 7 vice presidential debate, and Brian Levin (criminal justices) was interviewed about the psychology behind people joining extremist groups and movements.

Faculty in the News
October 5, 2020

Barbara Sirotnik (statistics, business analytics, and supply chain management) discussed the High Desert Survey and the region’s economy, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed on a wide range of topics related to extremist groups.

Faculty in the News
October 2, 2020

Barbara Sirotnik (statistics, business analytics, and supply chain management) will speak at an Oct. 4 event on Facebook and YouTube focusing on the High Desert communities, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the Patriot Movement AZ far right group and the Proud Boys extremist group.

Faculty in the News
October 1, 2020

The news media continued to call on Brian Levin (criminal justice) to get his analysis in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s failure to categorically condemn white supremacy and his comment during the Sept. 29 presidential debate that the extremist group the Proud Boys “stand back and stand by.”

Faculty in the News
September 30, 2020

Brian Levin (criminal justice) shared his analysis of the extremist group the Proud Boys in the wake of the Sept. 29 presidential debate, and Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote about recognizing and overcoming anxiety.

Faculty in the News
September 28, 2020

A Sept. 26 rally in Portland, Ore., by the extremist group the Proud Boys was the topic of two articles for which the expertise of Brian Levin (criminal justice) was sought.

Faculty in the News
September 25, 2020

Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about a Black Lives Matter stand in Murrieta that has been targeted for harassment, and about the case of a man suspected of, among other activities, organizing a camp for “civil disorder” for a far-right militia group.

Faculty in the News
September 15, 2020

Francisca Beer (finance), Kenneth Shultz (psychology), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Anthony Silard (public administration) shared their expertise in recent news coverage.