Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section. College of Arts and Humanities Nancy Cheever, professor and chair of Communications research, was referenced in the article, “Don't be ridiculous, put down the phone,” which was published on Nov. 1 in The Creightonian, the weekly news publication of Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu, lecturer of Africana Studies, recently led the talk “How Africa Can Use Its Traditional Knowledge to Make Progress” at the ... Read More
Archives for November 2017
Teodross Avery Draws from a Storied Jazz Career to Inspire his Students
As a seasoned jazz saxophonist, Teodross Avery gives his students a lot to aspire to, and a life filled with rich experiences to learn from. When Avery joined the faculty at California State University, Dominguez Hills in the fall of 2017 as an assistant professor of Jazz Studies and Commercial Music, he brought with him an “outstanding pedigree” and an abundance of abilities on the saxophone that have been in demand in the music industry since he was 19 years old. It was at that age–when he was still an undergraduate student at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston–that A&R executive Carl Griffin of GRP/Impulse Records signed the young artist to his first recording ... Read More
Natural History Museum L.A. Partners with CSUDH to Prepare Science Teachers
A new internship with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles (NHMLA) and the STEM Teachers in Advanced Residency (STAR) program in the College of Education at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) is giving teacher candidates additional classroom tools to excite young students about the sciences. Cristina Gonzalez ('13, B.A. Liberal Studies) and LeiLani Zaragoza ('15, B.A. Liberal Studies) were among the first to take part in the two-month internship in the summer of 2017. During the program they were immersed in active local fossil and other geological research going on behind the scenes at NHMLA to help create and develop units of instruction, or lesson plans, which ... Read More
Research Scholars Achieve First Place at SACNAS Conference
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) research scholars Chad Thomas and Adrianna Perez took first place for their poster presentations at the Society for the Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) National Conference from Oct. 19 to 21 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The conference is considered one of the largest annual gatherings of minority scientists in the country. Thomas, a cell and molecular biology major and a Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) scholar, presented his research “NMR Methods in the Structure Elucidation of Bioactive Alkaloids from Mostuea brunonis.” Perez, a ... Read More
Theatre and Dance to Perform ‘RISE – Fall Faculty and Student Dance Concert’
California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Department of Theatre and Dance will perform “RISE - Fall Faculty and Student Dance Concert,” December 1 and 2 in the University Theatre. “No matter the situation, artists will continue to boldly rise to express their art and beliefs,” says the concert's artistic director, department chair Doris Ressl. “Indeed, it is the driving force of creativity and true artistry.” RISE features original choreography from CSUDH's dance faculty. In “härt”²brÅ”²kÉ™n,” Amy Allen explores making a choice between two undesirable options. Through dance, video, and music, Ressl's “Things Are a Stirrin',” celebrates women who challenge the ... Read More
