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 lmckibbin@csudh.edu.
College of Arts and Humanities
Professor of Music Jonathon Grasse‘s 2022 book Hearing Brazil: Music and Histories in Minas Gerais has been nominated for the American Musicological Society’s 2023 Judy Tsou Critical Race Studies Award, which honors outstanding musicological work in the field of critical race and/or critical ethnic studies.
College of Business Administration and Public Policy
Professor of Finance Rama Malladi‘s paper “Benchmark Analysis of Machine Learning Methods to Forecast the U.S. Annual Inflation Rate During a High-Decile Inflation Period” was published in Computational Economics, a Springer-Nature journal.
The paper compares 25 machine learning methods to detect U.S. annual inflation rates up to a year in advance, and tries to build a bridge between machine learning and traditional econometrics using inflation forecast as a practical example.
Professor of Criminal Justice Administration C. Augustus “Gus” Martin appeared on The Policing Conversation podcast to discuss the U.S. War on Terror and the current threat of domestic terrorism. Martin was interviewed by James Williams, a lecturer at Liverpool James Moores University’s School of Justice Studies.
Quotes and/or interviews in the media from faculty
“The simplest financial habit is to pay your bills on time. You can start by enrolling in auto payment plans that are offered by vendors such as utility companies, mortgage companies and credit card companies. This will take the pressure off of having to remember due dates for those bills.” – Prakash Dheeriya, professor of finance, was a featured expert in Best Credit Cards for Bad Credit by LendingTree.
“The most common mistakes people make are not reading the fine print. Comparing the interest rate is important, but some savings accounts require a minimum balance. If you don’t have the minimum balance, your interest rate will be a lot less.” – Lecturer of Finance Michael Manahan spoke to WalletHub about savings accounts.
Manahan was also a featured expert in three MoneyGeek articles: buying a house in California, types of business insurance, and finding the best debt consolidation loans.
“By announcing your desire to leave, an employer might see a short-term issue with your immediate departure and make a counteroffer to buy time while they identify and train another employee.” – Thomas Norman, professor of management and marketing, offered expert insight about salary negotiation with employers for MoneyGeek.
“The reason why people procrastinate more now is that we are easily distracted by our phones and any other tech that vibrates, beeps or buzzes.” – Larry Rosen, professor emeritus of psychology, was quoted by Forbes about the causes of procrastination, and how to overcome it.
