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 Rui Sun and Hugo Ascencio, assistant professors of public administration, co-authored the article “Using Social Media to Increase Nonprofit Organizational Capacity,” which was published in April in the International Journal of Public Administration. Using data from a survey of human service NPOs in Los Angeles, the study finds that NPOs who post frequently on social media sites ... Read More
Faculty Highlights
Faculty Highlights: April 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 Gilah Yelin Hirsch, professor of art, will be participating in the First International Painters’ Symposium “In the Navel of the Moon” in Mexico City, May 20-June 4. She also has been invited to give the keynote address titled “Illuminating the Invisible: The Power of Form” at the conference Logics of Image: Visual Learning, Logic and Philosophy of Form in East and West, which will be hosted by the ... 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
Faculty Highlights: February 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 Salim Faraji, professor of African Studies, has co-authored the article “Déjà vu: The Crisis of the Black Intellectual Again: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Cornel West and the Omission of the Pan-Africanist Tradition,” which was published in the Black Star News on Jan. 20. Faraji also hosted a weekly four-part series titled “Ancient Nubia and Sudanic Africa” throughout February 2018 at Shades of Afrika in ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: January 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 Ellie Zenhari, assistant professor of design, had her image “Toxic House” selected to be featured in the LensCulture Exposure Awards 2018 Competition Gallery. Lens Culture is a prestigious international photography magazine. A. Marco Turk, professor emeritus of the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution & Peace Building program, and an attorney and columnist for the Daily Journal, penned the column “The ... Read More
