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Ahlam Muhtaseb

Palm Desert Campus, Faculty in the News
March 26, 2025

Emily Loveland (social work) published research on the impact that COVID-19 had on young people’s mental health, and Thomas Corrigan (communication and media), Ahlam Muhtaseb (media studies) and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were mentioned in recent news coverage.

Center for Global Innovation, Faculty in the News
March 18, 2025

Ahlam Muhtaseb (media studies), Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Jessica Vierra (communications lecturer) and Brian Levin (criminal justice emeritus) were included in recent news coverage.

Center for Global Innovation, Faculty in the News
March 6, 2025

Ahlam Muhtaseb (media studies) was interview for an article on media bias, and Stuart Sumida (biology) will be one of the guest speakers at the DVRS Games Festival in England next month.

Center for Global Innovation, Faculty in the News
March 3, 2025

Ahlam Muhtaseb (media studies) was interviewed for a feature on the “Phoenix of Gaza XR” project, David Yaghoubian (history) was a guest on “The Adnan Husain Show” to discuss the modern history of Iran, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed about the latest hate crime statistics.

Screenshot from “What Now? With Trevor Noah Podcast” featuring Ruha Benjamin, sociologist and MacArthur Fellowship winner (center), who discussed the “Phoenix of Gaza XR” project as part of her interview.
February 26, 2025

“The Phoenix of Gaza XR,” a virtual reality endeavor developed by Ahlam Muhtaseb, professor of communication and media studies, and her former student, CSUSB alumnus Naim Aburaddi, was the topic of discussion on podcasts by Trevor Noah and WGBH’s “Culture Show.”

Center for Global Innovation, Faculty in the News
January 22, 2025

Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) was interviewed for an article about the ceasefire in Gaza, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed by news media about pardons given to people involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and a gesture by Elon Musk that has been embraced by right-wing extremists.

Center for Global Innovation, Faculty in the News
January 2, 2025

Ahlam Muhtaseb (media studies) discussed the Phoenix of Gaza XR virtual reality project, Lucy Lewis (music) was interviewed about the inaugural performance of the San Bernardino Youth Symphony Orchestra, Terezie Tolar-Peterson (health and human ecology) is the principal investigator for a grant aimed at combating acute child malnutrition in Nigeria, and Stuart Sumida (biology) discussed researchers’ access to privately owned fossils.

Ahlam Muhtaseb, professor of media studies, (left) with her former student, Naim Aburaddi ’22, (M.A., communication studies), 21-22 Outstanding Graduate Student for College of Arts and Letters, at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, Calif. for Spring Commencement on May 21, 2022.
December 13, 2024

The project, titled “The Phoenix of Gaza XR,” is a collaborative virtual reality endeavor, which uses immersive technologies to document life in Gaza, was developed by Ahlam Muhtaseb, professor of communication and media studies, and her former student, CSUSB alumnus Naim Aburaddi.

University Hall, Faculty in the News
December 10, 2024

Ahlam Muhtaseb (media studies) discussed the work of CSUSB alumnus Naim Aburaddi, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Colorado, Mihaela Popescu (communication studies) was interviewed for a white paper on the impact of the metaverse, Stuart Sumida (biology) commented on the auctioning of dinosaur fossils, and Bob Miller (public administration, adjunct) is being considered for a vacancy on the Yucaipa City Council.