Dr. Charles Lee-Johnson, associate professor of social work, and Dr. Robin Duncan, dean of the School of Education: Received a School-Based Mental Health Services Grant in collaboration with the Riverside County Office of Education. This is a four-year grant, and the anticipated award amount to CBU is $513,024. The program aims to increase the number of credentialed mental health service providers providing school-based mental health services to students in local education agencies with demonstrated needs.

Dr. Seung-Jae Kim

Dr. Seung-Jae Kim, professor of bioengineering and CBU students Scott Howsden and Nicole Bartels: Concurrent locomotor adaptation and retention to visual and split-belt perturbations. PLOS ONE (December 2022).

Dr. Thomas Frederick, professor of psychology, Dr. Yvonne Thai, professor of sociology, and Dr. Scott Dunbar, associate professor of human resource management: The Effects of Role Differentiation Among Clergy: Impact on Pastoral Burnout and Job Satisfaction. Pastoral Psychol (January 2023).

Dr. Teresa Hamilton

Dr. Teresa Hamilton, professor of nursing: Nurse Faculty: Moving Away from the Script. Nursing Science Quarterly (January 2023).

Jessica Alzen

Jessica Alzen, adjunct professor of English: Characterizing relationships between collective enterprise and student epistemic agency in science: A comparative case study. Journal of Research in Science Teaching (December 2022).

Dr. Veola Vazquez, professor of psychology, Dr. Joshua Knabb, professor of psychology, Dr. Charles Lee-Johnson, associate professor social work, and Dr. Krystal Hays, associate professor of social work: Healing Conversations on Race: Four Key Practices from Scripture and Psychology (IVP, 2023).

Dr. Effat Zeidan

Dr. Effat Zeidan, associate professor of science and mathematics: Empowering Students Through Motivational Engagement in the Online Classroom. A chapter in Theoretical and Practical Teaching Strategies for K-12 Science Education in the Digital Age (IGI Global, 2023).

Dr. Linda-Marie Sundstrom, professor of public administration, Jim Bishop, associate professor of criminal justice and business law, and Dr. Mark Kling, professor of criminal justice: No Cash Bail Policies: Vantage Points for Evaluation. PA Times (Dec. 9, 2022).

Dr. Riste Simnjanovski, professor of public administration, and Kenneth Minesinger, professor of law: From Bernie Madoff to Bankman-Fried: Bitcoin maximalists have been validated. Cointelegraph (Jan. 11).

Dr. Gretchen Bartels-Ray

Dr. Gretchen Bartels-Ray, professor of English: Good News. Voices de la Luna (Volume 15 Number 1).

Dr. Wayne Fletcher

Dr. Wayne Fletcher, associate professor of health sciences: Doubling Down on Student Success. Hawaii International Conference on Education in Honolulu on Jan. 5.

Dr. Brian Bovee

Dr. Brian Bovee, assistant professor of computer information technology: Named an Outstanding Microsoft Excel (Office 2016) Educators as a result of one of his students, Joshua Atilano, placing in the top three students in California in the 2022 Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Championship Fall Qualifier.

Jessica Reyes

Jessica Reyes, transcript and records analyst in the Office of the University Registrar, was named employee of the month for January. Her nomination included the following statements: “Jessica’s attention to detail and her high accuracy in evaluations has been proven. This high level of proficiency has aided in her being very productive and aiding the office in serving the student body. Jessica has gone above and beyond in her willingness to serve her co-workers while maintaining a high level of productivity in her own job responsibilities.”

Dr. Charles Lee-Johnson

Dr. Charles Lee-Johnson, associate professor of social work: Appointed in December to serve a one-year term on the Riverside County Continuum of Care (CoC), Board of Governance. The CoC is a network of private and public sector homeless service providers whose goal is to assist people to achieve stability through self-sufficiency.

Michael Berger

Michael Berger, professor of graphic design and visual experience: Worked with the Alvord School District's Board and superintendent to design their new logo and branding initiatives. He also designed the logo for the "Campus Riverside" initiative for the Riverside’s mayor's office.

Graham Cracker Gingerbread House Shakedown event

The Civil Engineering and Construction Management Department hosted the Graham Cracker Gingerbread House Shakedown event on Dec. 13 with the CBU American Society of Civil Engineers student chapter. The event used a medium-sized shake table in the Project Hall of the Engineering Building. Twelve teams with 57 students from seven local high schools participated. Local engineers served as mentors and judges and high school science teachers and CBU faculty, staff and students volunteered. The APWA (American Public Works Association) Inland Empire branch provided $1,000 to cover cash prizes and the cost for materials.

Lincoln Elizabeth Brown

Grace Brown, director of student success coaching, and her husband, Steven, welcomed a daughter on Nov. 1. Lincoln Elizabeth “L.E.” Brown weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 19.75 inches.

Caleb Anthony Moore

Derek Moore, head wrestling coach, and his wife, Christina, welcomed a son on Nov. 20. Caleb Anthony Moore weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 19 inches.

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