Dr. Josh Fullman

Dr. Josh Fullman, professor of English: Christian Ducats and Jewish Scales: Religious Currency in “The Merchant of Venice.” Christian Libertarian Review (2023).

Dr. Lindsay Fahnestock

Dr. Lindsay Fahnestock, associate professor of public health: Investing in retail food safety: Assessing the NEHA-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model Grant program's distribution through an SDOH lens. Journal of Food Protection (December 2023).

Karim Youssef

Karim Youssef, assistant professor of architecture: The Paradigm and Paradox of Place: Threshold Crossing of Sacred Architecture (Nova Science Publishers Inc., November 2023).

Dr. Jong-Kyung Kim

Dr. Jong-Kyung Kim, professor of exercise science: Effects of Chronic Grape Seed Extract Supplementation on Muscle Metaboreflex in Young Prehypertensive Individuals and Walking with Blood Flow Restriction Elicits Postexercise Hypotension in Prehypertensive Individuals. SouthWest American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting in Costa Mesa on Oct. 27-28.

Dr. Juliann Perdue

Dr. Juliann Perdue, professor of nursing: poster Assistance Animals in Higher Education and Nursing. SIGMA So Cal Odyssey Research Conference in San Diego on Oct. 5. The poster won second place.

Dr. Charles Lee-Johnson (Left) and Dr. Liza Arellano (Right)

Dr. Charles Lee-Johnson, associate professor of social work, and Dr. Liza Arellano, assistant professor of social work: Attracting Black and Latinx Students in Social Work Programs. Council on Social Work Education Annual Planning Meeting in Atlanta on Oct. 27.

Grace Brown, director of student success coaching, Dr. Wayne Fletcher, associate provost for academic services, and Dr. Steve Neilsen, dean of academic persistence and support: Doubling Down on Student Success. Toward a Shared Vision conference in Riverside on Oct. 26.

Dr. Maritza Bojórquez, assistant professor of social work, and Dr. Lizbeth Gaona, assistant professor of social work: Bilingualism as a Social Work Superpower: Equipping the next generation of social workers via the use of implicit learning activities in graduate school. NASW-CA Social Work Conference in Burbank on Oct. 20-21. Bojórquez: Increasing Electronic Health Literacy Among Latinx Communities. Council on Social Work Education's annual program meeting in Atlanta on Oct. 25-29.

Dr. Tom Schneider

Dr. Tom Schneider, professor of English: The Motion of “The Mabinogion”: student perspectives in a shifting context. Annual Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Associate Conference in Portland on Oct. 27.

Dr. James Lu

Dr. James Lu, professor of English: The Locality of the Novel. He also chaired a panel, Comparative American Ethnic Literature. Annual Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Associate Conference in Portland on Oct. 25-29.

Dr. Mary Ann Pearson, professor of communication, Dr. Gaynell Vanderslice, assistant professor of business management, and Dr.  Monica O’Rourke, professor of kinesiology: roundtable discussion Shared Leadership Enhanced with Organizational Learning and BA. Pearson: presentation and poster presentation Crucial Generative Dialogue with Ph.D. Students to Conquer the Dissertation Defense. University of New Mexico Mentoring Conference on Oct. 24-25. Pearson, Vanderslice and O’Rourke: workshop Tacit Knowledge Sharing and Generative Dialogue. Sound Transit in Seattle on Nov. 2.

Dr. Jacqueline Gustafson, dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Dr. Philip Breitenbucher, assistant professor of social work, and Dr. Lizbeth Gaona, assistant professor of social work: poster Harnessing Technology for Social Good: Facilitators Towards the Adoption of Technology in Child Welfare. Breitenbucher and Dr. Ed Garrett, professor of sport and performance psychology: workshop A Dynamic Duo: Social Workers in Sports and Sports and Performance Psychology Programs. Breitenbucher: The Use of Cloud-based Technology in the Administration of Social Work Field Education. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting in Atlanta on Oct. 26–29.

Dr. Philip Breitenbucher, assistant professor of social work, and Dr. Catherine Leach, assistant professor of social work: Harnessing Technology for Good: The Use of Cloud-Based Technology in Social Work Practice. Breitenbucher: Growing Sport Social Work Through Field Opportunities: Important Considerations for Practitioners. National Association of Social Workers-California Chapter Annual Conference in Burbank on Oct. 20.

Dr. Ed Garrett

Dr. Ed Garrett, professor of sport and performance psychology: Impact the Physiological by Empowering the Psychological: Mindfulness Applications and Tools to Motivate Your Clients. National Strength and Conditioning Association Nevada State Conference in Las Vegas on Nov. 4.

Kristin Beinschroth

Kristin Beinschroth, assistant professor of radiologic sciences: guest on the Skeleton Crew podcast, episode titled The Future of The Rad Tech Career (season 1, episode 19). The episode covered the evolving landscape of radiologic sciences, the future of radiologic education, and strategies to help radiologic technologists for success.

Christine Lee Smith Photo

Christine Lee Smith, lecturer of photography, has a photography exhibition at the Transitions Gallery at Life Pacific University, San Dimas. Digital Ineffable will be open until the end of the year.

Vivian Quezada (Left) and Dr. Ronald L. Ellis (Right)

Vivian Quezada, senior communications manager, was named employee of the month for November. Her nomination included the following statements: “Vivian is a dedicated team member. She contributes to a positive work culture in the Marketing and Communication’s department and to the CBU campus overall. She provides valid and valuable input on a variety of topics and perspectives; she considers the larger implications of a topic or issue when she is working on a project; and she is open to sharing her institutional knowledge as needed in order to see the department and CBU succeed.”

Marketing and Communication division

The Marketing and Communication division received a Polaris Award from the Public Relations Society of America Inland Empire chapter in Fontana on Nov. 2. The award was for Public Relations in the announcement of the $28.5 million gift to CBU.

CBU Students at Monarch Butterfly Garden

Students in the Division of Natural and Mathematical Sciences along with Laura Flood, administrative secretary for Natural and Mathematical Sciences, volunteered for Mayor Patricia Lock-Dawson’s Beautify Riverside Initiative by cleaning up the Monarch Butterfly Garden on Oct. 27.

Unhappy Hour 2023 Flyer

The Department of Modern Languages and Literature hosted its annual Unhappy Hour on Oct. 25. More than 115 students played literary trivia and read their poetry and short stories.

Pursuit magazine, Fall 2022 cover

The Lancer Media Group received four Grand Prizes at the Baptist Communicators Association’s Fall Forum on Oct. 12. CBU earned the top overall prize in Exceptional Photography for The Play That Goes Wrong, News Writing for Afghan refugees at local school share their stories, Feature Writing for Thank You, Stranger and Publication Design for Pursuit magazine, Fall 2022. The group received additional awards, including first place in yearbook cover design, news and feature writing, social media post, portraiture and website.

CBU student on treadmill

Kinesiology graduate students presented their data from four projects at the Southwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine’s annual conference in Costa Mesa, California. Students were: Isaac Sumaran, Dong Nyeuck Seo, Geoff Dorsett, Joslyn Leage, Carmen Wardwell, Dea Sik Song and Karolina Iznerowicz. Faculty mentors were Dr. Jong-Kyung Kim, professor of exercise science, Dr. Bill Boyer, associate professor of kinesiology, and Dr. Trevor Gillum, professor of kinesiology. Dorsett won the student research award competition with his project, Repeated short cold water immersions are sufficient to habituate to the cold, but do not lead to adaptations during exercise in normobaric hypoxia.

Dr. Mary Ann Pearson (Left), Chase Burns (Middle) and Dr. Victoria Brodie (Right)

CBU’s chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) received the Aaron Norris Spirit of PR award from PRSA Inland Empire at an award ceremony on Nov. 2. The student group was honored for its continued support of the PRSAIE chapter, by serving as interns, volunteers and employees of PRSAIE member organizations. Dr. Mary Ann Pearson, professor of communication, alumni Chase Burns and Dr. Victoria Brodie, associate professor of public relations, accepted the award. Additionally, PRSSA chapter and Lancer PR received a Capella award in Community Relations for the Love LMG campaign. The Department of Communication Arts also won a Capella in Community Relations for a Student Outreach campaign.

Timothy David Barnes

Jonathan Barnes, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, and his wife, Sarah, welcomed a son on Oct. 8. Timothy David Barnes weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 20 inches. He joins Millie, 4, and Moses, 2.

Dr. Nathanael Heyman, professor of biological sciences, completed the Kodiak Ultra Marathons on Oct. 13-14. He circled Big Bear Lake on mountain trails totaling 102.9 miles and 17,400 feet of elevation gain in 27 hours and 33 minutes. He finished first out of 31 runners in his age group. His daughter, Natania Heyman, 10, finished first in her age group in the 10K trail run on Oct. 15.

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