CSUDH has risen from 10th to 8th place on CollegeNET, Inc.’s 2021 Social Mobility Index, a benchmark for universities according to how effectively they graduate students from low-income backgrounds into good-paying jobs. The 2021 Social Mobility Index includes 1,549 four-year institutions. Six CSU campuses, including CSUDH, were among the top ten. The Index utilizes five variables in making assessments, including tuition, economic background, graduation rate, early career salary, and university endowment, with the greatest emphasis put on tuition and economic background. Tuition at CSUDH is $7,051 per year and 68 percent of students have an expected family contribution of $5,000 or ... Read More
Archives for November 2021
Montes, Kevin
Kevin Montes, Ph.D. Title: Assistant Professor Department: Psychology Areas of Expertise Addiction, alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, gambling Professional Background Montes is a consulting editor of the American Psychological Association (APA) journal and has published more than 30 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. He has also received a Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award for $866,000 from the National Institutes of Health. Education Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of North Dakota M.A., Psychology, University of North Dakota B.A., Pyschology, California State University, Dominguez Hills Contact Email Address: kmontes@csudh.edu ... Read More
Seligson, Ken
Ken Seligson, Ph.D. Title: Assistant Professor Department: Anthropology Areas of Expertise Archaeology and anthropology, the Ancient Maya, human-environment relationships, Mesoamerica, ancient civilizations Professional Background Seligson is an archaeologist who has conducted fieldwork in Mexico, Honduras, and Spain. He specializes in human-environment relationships, conservation, and technology in the Maya lowlands of eastern Mexico. His forthcoming book, The Maya Marvel: Climate Change and Human-Environment Relationships in the Classic Maya Lowlands (2022) will be published by Oxford University Press. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation. He has ... Read More
Carbine, Kaylie
Kaylie Carbine, Ph.D. Title: Assistant Professor Department: Psychology Areas of Expertise Health Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychophysiology, Weight/Diet Professional Background Carbine’s interest in the overlap between health behaviors and brain activity began as an undergraduate student when she joined a psychophysiology research lab at Brigham Young University (BYU) examining the effects of sleep deprivation on neural responses to food. She then dove deeper into examining how our brain and cognition play a role in our eating habits and decisions as a graduate student at BYU. She has since focused her work on using electroencephalography (EEG) and ... Read More
Meals 4 Toros Program Distributes Thanksgiving Dinners to Students in Need
Responding to the needs of many in the Toro Nation, the staff of CSUDH’s Basic Needs Office distributed Thanksgiving meals to students on Friday, Nov. 19. The event was part of the university’s new Meals 4 Toros program, which is aimed at providing holiday dinners for CSUDH students in need. The program is a joint effort between the Office of Development, the Basic Needs Office, and Campus Dining. It was the brainchild of Andre Khachaturians, CSUDH’s senior director of annual campaigns and advancement services. As a member of the school’s Basic Needs Committee, he is keenly aware of the lack of resources available to many Toro students. “I was at home thinking about Thanksgiving,” he ... Read More
