Saxophonist and California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Music Teodross Avery has felt a connection to the music of Thelonious Monk from an early age. “I've been listening to his music since I was 15 years old,” says Avery. “He was one of my favorites and my heroes long before I started pursuing degrees in music.” Avery's longtime love and respect for his music has resulted in a new album celebrating Monk's work, “Harlem Stories: The Music of Thelonious Monk,” released in September on Wj3 Records. The title of the album refers to Monk's strong New York roots. “I wanted to make sure that we brought the spirit of Harlem ... Read More
College of Arts and Humanities
Faculty Highlights: October 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. To share faculty news, email ucpa@csudh.edu. College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences Ximena Cid, professor and chair of the Physics Department, was a featured speaker on Oct. 20 during 2020 SACNAS – The National Diversity in STEM Virtual Conference, the largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM diversity event in the country. Her inspirational presentation was titled, “Who We Are and Where We Come From Shape Who We Are as ... Read More
Matthew Luckett’s Book Explores Horse Stealing on the Western Great Plains
Riffling through dusty files in an old shed behind a courthouse in Chadron, Nebraska, External Master’s in Humanities academic coordinator Matthew Luckett scanned ledgers and criminal case files that had not been touched in decades. He was looking for horse thieves as part of his research for his book "Never Caught Twice: Horse Stealing in Western Nebraska, 1850–1890." The book, published by the University of Nebraska Press, documents the widely misunderstood crime in American mythology of horse stealing, revealing that it was perpetrated by four main Western Plains groups whose crimes inadvertently transformed plains culture and settlement. For some, violence was the solution for ... Read More
Theatre Arts Presents ‘Confessions of Women from East L.A.’ by Author Josefina López
(Carson, Ca.) California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will host a live stream production of Josefina López’s classic comedic drama “Confessions of Women from East L.A.” on Nov. 12, 13, and 14 at 7 p.m. López is the celebrated author of “Real Women Have Curves.” Produced by CSUDH’s Theatre Arts Department and featuring faculty lecturers Stefani Baez as director, and Marco Carreon as choreographer, the all-Latina cast is composed of four theatre arts majors who live in local communities that CSUDH serves: Diana Caranza, Genesis Garcia, Emma Soltero, and Andrea Velasquez. What: “Confessions of Women from East L.A.” by Josefina López When: November 12, 13, and 14 at 7 ... Read More
Faculty Researchers Provide In-Depth Analysis of Fake News
Researchers at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) have released the results of a study that provides an in-depth understanding of who produces and spreads “fake news,” and who is duped by it. The findings are part of a larger study on the psychological constructs associated with fake news consumers and producers. Developed in CSUDH’s George Marsh Applied Cognition Laboratory by Professor of Psychology Mark Carrier, Professor of Communications Nancy A. Cheever, and students from the lab, data from the 14-month study was collected from an anonymous online questionnaire conducted from December 2018 to February 2020. The study’s 2,283 participants lived in college ... Read More
