Through surveys, open-ended responses and interviews, Amy van Schagen, associate professor in the CSUSB child development department, and her team of student research assistants gathered information about perceived experiences with racism within early childhood education.
Seyed Mahmood Nikbakht Zadeh (health and human ecology) was interviewed for an article about bath soaps that could act as mosquito repellent for some people, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in an article about the FBI’s latest hate crime report.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in an article about the mass shooting at an Allen, Texas, outlet mall on May 6, and Pablo Gómez (psychology) led a research team that examined the use of a passive-haptic device in tactile perception.
Brian Levin (criminal justice), Stacey Fraser (music), Kristi Papailler (theatre arts) and Viktor Wang (education) were included in recent news coverage.
The new book on the civil rights movement in the Pacific Northwest by Marc Robinson (history) was the focus of an article, and Nerea Marteache (criminal justice) co-wrote a study on the relationship between urban tourism and crime.
Thomas McWeeney (public administration) was interviewed about steps schools could take to be safer, Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in an article about a man sentenced in the shooting death of a gay teen, and Pablo Gómez (psychology) was part of a team researchers that published a study on masked priming.
Jacob Lacy will graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in physics and plans on attending the University of Vermont biomedical engineering Ph.D. program to ultimately become a professor in the field and a researcher in ulcerative colitis.
The Meeting of the Minds Student Research Symposium, part of CSUSB’s Research Week, showcases the research and creative activities of graduate and undergraduate students from throughout the university.
News of Montgomery Van Wart (public administration) being named the 2022-23 Outstanding Professor and the work of Brian Levin (criminal justice) through the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism was included in recent news coverage, and research by Nerea Marteache (criminal justice) on the illicit removal of downed redwood trees from a state park was recently published.