Four lecturers from Cal State San Bernardino’s Department of Public Administration — Bob Miller, Bob Gardner, David Ready and Treasure Ortiz — have been elected to serve in public offices, two of them following the 2024 elections.
Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus), was interviewed about the increase in antisemitic incidents in the past year and on the diverse membership of a white supremacist group, and Meredith Conroy (political science) was interviewed and wrote about the lack of gender parity between the Democratic and Republican parties.
David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the growing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, and Alex Vara (lecturer, education) is on the Nov. 5 ballot seeking reelection to his seat on the Redlands Unified School District Board of Trustees.
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.
Meredith Conroy (political science) wrote about the possible impact of Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, and Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts, emerita) is the project director for “Artists Against Hate,” which recently staged a performance at Cal State Dominguez Hills.
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.
Meredith Conroy (political science) was interviewed on the renewed attention of Vice President Kamala Harris and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) discussed with various news media , and at a public forum, the influence of political rhetoric and violence.
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.
Kelly Campbell, (psychology, vice provost for Academic Programs) was interviewed about the amorous interactions of athletes competing at the Olympics, Christina Hassija (psychology, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences) co-authored a paper on trauma and survivors of sexual assault, and Meredith Conroy (political science) joined the 538 liveblog during the June 11 primary elections.