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 Natural and Behavioral Sciences John Keyantash, associate professor and chair of the Department of Earth Science and Geography, was the keynote speaker at the Indian Institute of Technology and National Institute of Hydrology’s Roorkee Water Conclave 2020 in Uttarakhand, India. Keyantash spoke on “Indices for Meteorological and Hydrological Drought.” College of Extended and International ... Read More
Faculty Highlights
Faculty Highlights: January 2020
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 Business Administration and Public Policy Fynnwin Prager, assistant professor of public administration, and Mohja Rhoads, lecturer in policy, planning and development, have penned the article “Telecommuters create positive change – so why aren't employers more flexible about people working from home?” for the online news outlet The Conversation. Xuefei (Nancy) Deng, associate professor of ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: November 2019
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 In September, Gilah Yelin Hirsch, professor of art, was the visiting artist at the New Delhi College of Art, and at the Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi, in Chandigarh, India. As visiting artist, Hirsch worked with graduate and undergraduates students, and delivered various comprehensive presentations regarding her multidisciplinary work. Her film, Reading the Landscape, won the official selection Silver ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: October 2019
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. Recent quotes and/or interviews in the media from faculty “It is not uncommon to see users delete photos that don’t get enough likes shortly after they are uploaded to keep their presence curated with their best performing pieces of content. “Since we spend more time online, where we don't get positive reinforcements from facial gestures, hugs, and other nonverbal cues, we try to get it from likes.” – Larry Rosen, emeritus professor of ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: September 2019
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 Corina Benavides-Lopez, assistant professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies, delivered the keynote address on Sept. 12 at “Si a la Exelencia Academica!: Celebrating the Cultural Wealth of Familial Resistance in Turbulent Times." Cal Poly Pomona’s Hilda Solis Scholarship Dinner and Reception. Salim Faraji, professor of Africana Studies, presented his paper ... Read More
