![Palm Desert Campus, Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Faculty-in-the-News-PalmDesert_6.jpg.webp?itok=H2v9Tw6X)
Thomas McWeeney (public administration) discussed an upcoming program on school shooter prevention, Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on an NFL team owner’s campaign against antisemitism, Jess Nerren (communication studies) was interviewed about her research into disability inclusion, and Mark Agars (psychology) was part of a team that published a study on flexible work schedules for shift workers.
![“Coded Bias,” the award-winning documentary examining artificial intelligence and how such tools still reflect racial and gender biases of their creators and society, will be presented by the university’s Extended Reality for Learning (xREAL) Lab.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_Coded-Bias_1_JoyinMaskStill_28Mar2023.jpg.webp?itok=gDUV7NTa)
The free screening of Shalini Kantayya’s 2020 documentary and the faculty panel that follows will be held from noon to 2:15 p.m. at the university’s Santos Manuel Student Union Theater (SMSU South, Room 107). Attendees can also join via Zoom.
![Jess Nerren](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/WHM_JessNerren_Slide.jpg.webp?itok=xKgky64H)
Through her research, Jess Nerren, full-time lecturer of communication studies, hopes to develop inclusive research practices and work with individuals with autism in developing new critical theories and research methodologies.
![Lacey Kendall](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Homepage-%5BPOST%5D-Banner--20_4379-OSC_DFV_13-Lacey-Kendall%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=mHALuK5P)
CSUSB faculty member Lacey Kendall stresses the importance of diversity in education.
![Pfau Library, Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Faculty-in-the-News-Library_22.jpg.webp?itok=Sf3n0kyd)
The university will host a faculty panel on the use of artificial intelligence apps such as ChatGPT in academia, Sharon Velarde Pierce (public administration) is CSUSB’s 2022-23 Outstanding Faculty Advisor, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was cited in an article on a new book about Chinese laborers brought to the U.S. in the late 1800s.
![ChatGPT illustration](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_Lib_ChatGPTPanel_15Mar2023.jpg.webp?itok=XM609XFl)
A panel of CSUSB faculty members from a cross section of academic disciplines will share their insights and perspectives on ChatGPT and its implications for instruction, research and writing.
![Center for Global Innovation building, Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Faculty-in-the-News-CGI_19.jpg.webp?itok=W7VCe9SQ)
Jason F. Reimer (psychology) co-wrote a paper on a tool measuring how people concentrate, Jess Block Nerren (communication studies), Becky Sumbera and Shannon Sparks (education), J. Chad Sweeney (English) will participate in the public reading of a new book on Feb. 2, and Stuart Sumida (biology) reached a milestone as a film consultant.
![Graphic from the event’s flyer](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/JessNerren_Book-Reading_Slide.jpg.webp?itok=Pcx5YQkW)
The book, which includes several CSUSB contributors, explores the scholarly research related to autism inclusion, disability inclusion, disability studies, communication, critical scholarship, education, education reform and educational leadership.
![PDC student Marla Guzman](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_Paws%20Radio_25Oct2022.jpg.webp?itok=0kLmCUu3)
The Paws Radio and Multi-Media Learning Lab now includes a completely renovated broadcast facility with 24-hour programming.