Two of Doris Namala's greatest thrills are experiencing students' enthusiasm about her lessons that challenge European-centered perspectives of Mexican history, and knowing her former students who now teach are relishing the same experience in local schools. Namala, a colonial Latin American historian, is well respected in California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) History Department for her bold and creative approach to integrating her research into student learning. That admiration has garnered her the 2018 Catherine H. Jacobs Outstanding Faculty Lecturer Award, an honor that acknowledges non-tenure track lecturers who have “demonstrated excellence in teaching effectiveness ... Read More
O&P Students Offer First Dance and Swim to those with Disabilities
With help from students in California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Orthotics and Prosthetics Department, O&P patients learned to better manage their functional limitations in a fun and active way during First Dance and First Swim adaptive clinics on March 16-17. The O&P Society, the O&P Department's student organization, held the clinics in partnership with the Orthotic and Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF) to offer those with amputations, limb differences, and other physical disabilities the opportunity to learn or relearn to dance and swim with the help of skilled instructors and adaptive equipment. For many, it was the first time they entered a pool ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: March 2018
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 Professor of Communications Nancy Cheever, and Emeritus Professor of Psychology Larry Rosen, co-authored the chapters “When Does Internet and Smartphone use Become a Problem?” and “Media Multitasking and Mental Health” in the textbook Technology and Adolescent Mental Health. The book provides a framework for healthcare providers working with the dual challenges and opportunities presented by the intersection ... Read More
Thomas Parham Appointed President of CSUDH
The board of trustees of the 23-campus California State University System has chosen Thomas Parham as president of California State University, Dominguez Hills. Dr. Parham will take office in June as the 11th president of the university. California State University, Dominguez Hills, located in Carson between Los Angeles and Long Beach, enrolls nearly 13,000 undergraduate students and more than 2,000 graduate students. African Americans make up 13 percent of the undergraduate student body, according to the latest data submitted to the U.S. Department of Education. Currently, Dr. Parham serves as vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of California, Irvine. He has held ... Read More
‘In the Next Room’ Sure to Create Hysteria
California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) production of “In the Next Room (or the vibrator play),” playwright Sarah Ruhl's comedic play set in the 1880s about sex, intimacy, equality, and the use of a new instrument to treat female “hysteria,” will run on campus April 6, 7, 13, and 14 at 8 p.m., and April 15 at 2 p.m. Produced by CSUDH's Department of Theatre and Dance, and directed by Shonni Holmes, alumnus and theatre arts faculty member, “In the Next Room” is the department's final theatrical production of the 2017-18 season. “Sarah Ruhl is masterful at two things:finding the humor in serious topics, and exploring the depths of the female experience, and'In the Next ... Read More
