CSUDH Associate Professor of Biology Sonal Singhal has been honored by the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) for her research work on lizard speciation. Her paper “Strong Selection Against Hybrids Maintains a Narrow Contact Zone Between Morphologically Cryptic Lineages in a Rainforest Lizard” was named one of the 25 top works in speciation research by women authors by Evolution, SSE’s prestigious international journal. Singhal co-authored the paper in 2011 with Craig Moritz, who at the time was director of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California, Berkeley. Singhal’s research focused on a pair of lizard species living in a “hybrid zone” of the Australian ... Read More
College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
Chemistry Lecturer Barbara Belmont Named LGBTQ+ Trailblazer
Chemistry Lecturer Barbara Belmont has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Trailblazer in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society. Belmont, an analytical chemist from Pasadena, is “thrilled and humbled” by the accolade, which recognizes her excellence in teaching, as well as activism with Out to Innovate, a professional society dedicated to LGBTQ+ visibility in the sciences, mentoring, and scholarships for students. Having taught at CSUDH since 2002, Belmont is passionate about sparking students’ curiosity in the sciences and adopting pedagogical best practices in her lectures and laboratories. She is also a firm believer in the value of ... Read More
CSUDH Professor Enjoys Side Project as TV Anthropology Expert
Whether it’s the bones in the Paris catacombs or the historical use of psychedelics, television producers know who to call when they need some expert commentary: CSUDH associate professor of anthropology Sarah Lacy. In the last six months, she has been featured prominently on both the History Channel’s The UnXplained with William Shatner and CuriosityStream’s History by the Numbers, which also airs on Smithsonian Channel Canada. Lacy’s foray as an expert commentator started as a fun YouTube project. She and Cal Poly Pomona history professor Rachael Hill starred in several short videos for Gamology’s Experts React series, offering academic opinions on the accuracy of historical video games ... Read More
Montes, Kevin
Kevin Montes, Ph.D. Title: Assistant Professor Department: Psychology Areas of Expertise Addiction, alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, gambling Professional Background Montes is a consulting editor of the American Psychological Association (APA) journal and has published more than 30 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. He has also received a Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award for $866,000 from the National Institutes of Health. Education Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of North Dakota M.A., Psychology, University of North Dakota B.A., Pyschology, California State University, Dominguez Hills Contact Email Address: kmontes@csudh.edu ... Read More
Seligson, Ken
Ken Seligson, Ph.D. Title: Assistant Professor Department: Anthropology Areas of Expertise Archaeology and anthropology, the Ancient Maya, human-environment relationships, Mesoamerica, ancient civilizations Professional Background Seligson is an archaeologist who has conducted fieldwork in Mexico, Honduras, and Spain. He specializes in human-environment relationships, conservation, and technology in the Maya lowlands of eastern Mexico. His forthcoming book, The Maya Marvel: Climate Change and Human-Environment Relationships in the Classic Maya Lowlands (2022) will be published by Oxford University Press. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation. He has ... Read More
