Anderson Cooper, television personality and correspondent for “60 Minutes,” the nation's longest-running television newsmagazine, visited California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) to interview communications professor Nancy Cheever and psychology professor Larry Rosen for a story about the effects of habit-forming smartphone applications on people's behaviors and lives. The “60 Minutes” story, which aired April 9, featured former Google product manager Tristan Harris, who since leaving the tech giant has spoken out nationally about the development of smartphone apps–some of which he helped design–that he claims are purposefully designed by software companies to be addictive. ... Read More
Psychology
Human Services Student Asia Watkins Aspires to Help Incarcerated Women
Motivated by the dramatic psychological changes her mother went through before and after serving time in prison, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) human services major Asia Watkins aspires to work with women of color and their families experiencing the same challenges. “When she came home from prison my mom just wasn't the same. She suffered from depression, anxiety, and personality disorder,” said Watkins, a Carson resident who has a certificate in mental health recovery, and is expected to graduate with her bachelor's degree from CSUDH in May 2017. “So it's personal to me. I want to go into the prison system and specifically target women of color, starting with ... Read More
Psychology and Anthropology Students Garner Top Honors at WPA Convention
Three California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) psychology students and their faculty mentors were awarded 1st Place during the International Honors Society in Psychology (Psi Chi) poster session at the Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention in May 2016. The winning presentation, “The Bones Effect: Television Influence on Perceptions of Forensic Science,” one of 31 CSUDH student/faculty presentations provided during the convention, was presented by psychology students Shelby Oppel, Ray Jaquez, Kevin Munoz and Daniel A-Haja, and anthropology students Ron Bermudez Perea and Andrea Esparza. The faculty members on the 1st Place team were Wing Nam (Joyce) Chan, ... Read More
Keisha Paxton Honored with ‘2016 Presidential Outstanding Professor Award’
With an engaging personality that enables her to “work effectively” with “anyone,” and an innate talent for nurturing students as fellow researchers, Keisha Paxton, professor of psychology and director of California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Faculty Development Center (FDC), was honored with the 2016 Presidential Outstanding Professor Award. Paxton will carry the University Mace, an honor reserved for highly distinguished faculty members, at the College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences Commencement Ceremony at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 20. The Presidential Outstanding Professor Award recognizes “excellence in teaching and overall contributions in research and service as a ... Read More
Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus Delves into ‘The Fiction of Memory’
The Social Justice Distinguished Speaker Series, co-founded by Shari R. Berkowitz and Jennifer Sumner, assistant professors in Criminal Justice Administration at the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), is delving deep into miscarriages of justice in the criminal justice system by hosting two nationally recognized experts. Steven Drizin, clinical professor of law and assistant dean of the Bluhm Legal Clinic at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, will speak about juvenile false confessions on May 2 on the fifth floor of the University Library South Wing. Drizin is the post-conviction attorney for Brendan Dassey. Dassey's case has drawn international attention due ... Read More