Faculty Highlights

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 Gilah Yelin Hirsch, professor of art, presented the talk “Imaging the Nature of Health Toward Social Harmony” during the 10th International Symmetry Society's Triennial Congress-Festival titled, “SymmAdelaide 2016 - Symmetry & Social Harmony,” which took place Dec. 1-6 at the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, Australia. Hirsch will also present “Emanations, Radiance, and Glimmer,” an art exhibit ... Read More

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 Education James S. Cantor, professor of teacher education, received the 2016 California Council on Teacher Education's (CCTE) “Distinguished Teacher Educator Award” during the non-profit organization's Fall 2016 Conference in San Diego. The council is dedicated to continual improvement of the pre- and in-service education of teachers.       Anthony H. Normore, professor and chair of Graduate ... Read More

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 Devon Tsuno, assistant professor of art, is currently exhibiting “Los Angeles River: Urban Reclamation” at the Santa Barbara City College Atkinson Gallery through Dec. 2.  As an avid fisherman, Tsuno shares through his work his “embedded perspective” from the banks of the river, a “place where land and water meet.” His work emphasizes the importance of developing an “engaged and critical connection to the ... Read More

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 Thomas Landefeld, professor of biology and pre-health adviser, attended the National Association of Medical Minority Educators Conference in Arlington, VA, where he co-presented a talk with Western University of Health Sciences Professor Christina Goode titled “Changing the face of STEM faculty and health professionals.” Landefeld also visited Tougaloo College in Jackson, MS, where he gave ... Read More

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 Donald Hata, emeritus professor of history, presented the workshop "Words Can Lie Or Clarify," which showed how the U.S. government intentionally used euphemistic language for propaganda purposes to minimize and conceal the punitive nature of the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans (Nikkei) interned during World War II. Hata's workshop took place in July at the Tule Lake Segregation Center National ... Read More