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Professional Activities

Scholarship

Porfirio M. Loeza, Teacher Education, was recently awarded a joint Fulbright Fellowship to the University of El Salvador and Don Bosco University in San Salvador, El Salvador. He will be consulting in 2008 at the University of El Salvador as a language education specialist and developing a master’s degree program in applied linguistics for the school of languages. At Don Bosco University, he will be cooperating with the Institute for Research and Education on a study of the standardized testing system that is currently in use in El Salvador’s public schools.

Ricky Gutierrez, Criminal Justice, has recently co-authored an article published in Police Quarterly, titled “Federal subsidies and evidence of progressive change: A quantitative assessment of the effects of targeted grants on manpower and innovation in large U.S. police agencies;” written a book review published in The Journal of Critical Criminology, titled “Criminal justice:  Retribution vs. restoration,” edited by Eleanor Hannon Judah and Rev. Michael Bryant Binghamton, NY:  The Haworth Social Work Press, 2004;  and delivered a paper titled “Experiential learning and pedagogy:  The Sac-Mentoring experience” at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

Ted Lascher and Rob Wassmer, Public Policy and Administration, and Stephan Kroll, Economics, co-authored an article titled "Taxes, Expenditures, Ideology, and Happiness," published in State Tax Notes, March 19.  Rob Wassmer delivered a lecture titled "Causes of Urban Sprawl (Decentralization) in the United States" to the Department of Economics at the University of Nevada, Reno, March 30.

Nancy Fox, Transportation and Parking, was elected president of the Sacramento Transportation Management Association at a recent Board of Director’s meeting. She recently served as treasurer of the association.

Bill Owen, Communication Studies, has written a book entitled, small events: haibun, by w. f. owen, published by Red Moon Press.

Ali Porbaha, Civil Engineering, has been selected as the 2006-07 recipient of the President's Award for Research and Creative Activity. He will deliver a lecture on “Innovative Technologies to Accelerate Geoconstruction” at the award ceremony, 4 p.m., April 23 in the Alumni Center. Porbaha has also been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to develop a facility for a Seismic Simulation Laboratory to simulate earthquake engineering research.

Sheila Macias and Brendan McVeigh, Office of Community Collaboration, were acknowledged in the book Whispers of the Past by Flo Oy Wong.

Otis L. Scott, Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies, will be the keynote speaker at the Initiation Banquet of the Phi Kappa Phi society, which will be held at the University Union Ballroom at 7 p.m., April 18. His speech is titled "Implications and Prescriptions for a Post Brown vs. Board of Education Society."

In the News

Tony Platt, Social Work, authored a commentary titled “Life after Death,” which aired on KHSU March 11.

Barbara O’Connor, Communication Studies, was quoted: in the Feb. 24 Woodland Hills Daily News, Whittier Daily News and San Gabriel Valley Daily Tribune about California legislators proposing laws just before the deadline; in the Jan. 28 Woodland Hills Daily News and Long Beach Press Telegram about the governor’s potential political fight to provide health care to all Californians; in the Jan. 20 San Jose Mercury-News and Pasadena Star News about the proposed anti-spanking legislation; in the Feb. 24 Contra Costa Times, West County Times and San Jose Mercury-News about the wide array of bills introduced by state lawmakers before the deadline; in the Feb. 2 Santa Rosa Press Democrat and San Jose Mercury-News about the political implications of San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom’s affair; in the Feb. 7 Visalia Times Delta about Gov. Schwarzenegger’s diverse team of staffers; in the Jan. 11 Sacramento News and Review about Gov. Schwarzenegger’s environmental efforts and in the Jan. 21 Hayward Sunday Review and Stockton Record about Gov. Schwarzenegger’s toned-down rhetoric after his injury.

Tim Hodson, Center for California Studies, was quoted: in the Jan. 9 Alameda Times Star about Wilma Chan’s appointment to the California Medical Assistance Commission; in the March 4 Contra Costa Times, Pinole Sunday Times and Pleasanton Sunday Valley Times about reasons why California GOP candidates would want a closed primary election; and was appointed to the Fair Political Practices Commission, as reported in the Feb. 15 Visalia Times Delta, Lodi News-Sentinel, West County Times and Los Angeles Daily Journal.

Nancy Shulock, Institute for Higher Education and Leadership Policy, was quoted in the March 7 Contra Costa Times about improving transfer rates and services for community college students rather than focusing on low fees.

Robert Mogull, Business Emeritus, was quoted in the Jan. 17 Los Angeles Metropolitan News Enterprise about California’s rising incidence of poverty.

Mark Siegler, Economics, was appointed to the City of Davis’ 2013 General Plan Housing Element Update Steering Committee, as reported in the Jan. 18 Davis Enterprise.

Robert Waste, Public Policy, was quoted in the Jan. 18 Sacramento News and Review about the city’s power shift away from the city manager and leaning toward an executive-mayor system.

Tim Fong, Ethnic Studies, was quoted in the Feb. 23 San Francisco Asian Week about the increase in Asian Americans serving in political office.

Michael Wright, Kinesiology and Health Science, was quoted in the Feb. 26 Stockton Record about the new trend in physical education moving away from competitive sports.

Bruce Bikle, Criminal Justice, was quoted in the Feb. 21 Pleasanton Valley Times, Contra Costa Times, West County Times, San Jose Mercury-News, Oakland Tribune, San Mateo County Times and Whittier Daily News about the ruling denying Gov. Schwarzenegger the authority to send prisoners to other states to relieve overcrowding.

Todd Migliaccio, Sociology, was quoted in the March 15 Sacramento Bee about the dramatic increase in urban growth in the Sacramento area.

Dennis Tootelian, Business Administration, was interviewed on March 12 by KCRA Channel 3 about office pools and the camaraderie they create.