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Professional Activities

Scholarship

Ed Brazo, Theatre and Dance, was elected to represent Western region members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers on a committee titled "Professionals working within the academic environment."

Gale Justin, Philosophy, has a review of Terence Penner’s and Christopher Rowe’s Plato’s Lysis forthcoming in the journal Ancient Philosophy.

Stephan Kroll, Economics, will have his co-authored paper "The Impact of Endowment Heterogeneity and Origin on Contributions in Best-Shot Public Good Games" published in the journal Experimental Economics.

Bill Leach, Center for Collaborative Policy, delivered a paper at the American Political Science Association’s annual meeting in Philadelphia on Sept. 2. "Collaborative Versus Technocratic Policymaking: California's Statewide Water Plan" is coauthored by Ariel Ambruster of UC Berkeley.

David Booher, Center for Collaborative Policy, authored an article on collaborative governance in the new edition of the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy which will be published in 2006 and presented a paper at the 50th annual conference of the International Society for Systems Sciences. "Complexity and Adaptive Policy Systems" is co-authored by Judith Innes of U.C. Berkeley.

Bridget Parsh, Nursing, authored an article "Want to become a clinical nursing instructor?" published in September 2006 issue of Nursing 2006.

In the News

Mark Emerson, Art, was a judge in the inaugural Elk Grove Unified School District Art Contest, as reported in the Elk Grove Citizen on April 7.

Wayne Maeda, Ethnic Studies, was featured in the Nichi Bei Times on April 20 and in Nikkei West on April 25 for receiving a KVIE/Union Bank of California’s “Asian Pacific American Heritage Local Hero Awards.”

Cheryl Osborne, Nursing, provided tips for transitioning elders into a caregiving situation in the March 27 Lodi News-Sentinel.

Robert Wassmer, Public Policy and Administration, was quoted in the April 27 Davis Enterprise about urban limit lines and how they may affect the City of Woodland in regard to the Measure A ballot proposal.

Tim Hodson, Center for California Studies, was quoted: in the May 12 San Francisco Chronicle about extra money in the state budget and how it may help Gov. Schwarzenegger’s campaign and image; in the May 13 Woodland Hills Daily News and the Pasadena Star News about the on-time passage of the California budget this year; in the April 2 Honolulu Observer and the April 16 Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel about the challenges of commemorating the 1906 San Francisco earthquake; in the May 6 Los Angeles Times about Gov. Schwarzenegger’s improved relationship with California legislators; and in the May 15 San Francisco Chronicle about Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown’s career.

Barbara O’Connor, Communication Studies, was quoted: in the May 4 San Francisco Chronicle and the Davis Enterprise about calls for UC President Dynes’ removal; in the April 25 Riverside Press Enterprise about Steve Westly’s and Phil Angelides’ TV spots in the weeks before the primary election; in the May 5 San Francisco Chronicle about younger voters being the least likely voters to designate a party affiliation; in the May 2 Los Angeles Times about multiple political endorsements; in the May 1 San Luis Obispo Tribune, San Ramon Valley Times and Monterey County Herald about Steve Westly’s gubernatorial campaign; in the May 12 San Francisco Chronicle about the race for the District 10 Senate seat; in the May 11 Los Angeles Times about college students’ disenfranchisement with both the Democratic and Republican parties; in the May 11 San Francisco Chronicle about the candidates for the Secretary of State race; in the May 11 Pleasanton Valley Times about the importance of the role of the state controller; in the April 22 Orange County Register about the Gov. Schwarzenegger’s announcement regarding restitution for crime victims; in the May 4 San Francisco Chronicle regarding the volatility in polling about immigration issues; in the May 11 San Francisco Chronicle about Gov. Schwarzenegger’s proposed $5.7 billion increase in school funding and how it could repair his relationship with the California Teachers Association; in the May 14 Los Angeles Times about legislators’ family members running for their seat when they are termed out; in the May 12 San Francisco Chronicle about voters’ aversions to negative political campaigns; in the May 16 San Jose Mercury News about low voter turnout hurting Proposition 82; in the May 10 Orange County Register about politicians’ plans being leaked to the media; in the May 18 Capitol Weekly about the large number of media requests for her, as a political expert, to provide quotes during election season; in the May 17 Hollister Free Lance, Pasadena Star News and Long Beach Press Telegram about Gov. Schwarzenegger’s running for governor with a budget surplus; in the May 4 Sacramento News and Review about the challenges of beating John Doolittle in the next election; in the May 28 Sacramento Bee about the voters’ lack of a strong impression about Democratic gubernatorial candidates Steve Westly and Phil Angelides; and in the May 18 Pleasanton Valley Times, Contra Costa West County Times, San Jose Mercury-News and Contra Costa Times and May 23 San Francisco Chronicle about the efficacy of negative political ads, despite voters’ antipathy of them.

Xin Ren, Criminal Justice, was quoted in the April 24 Davis Enterprise about China’s emerging role in world affairs.

Robert Waste, Public Policy and Administration, was quoted in the March 24 Sacramento Business Journal about the proposed L Street Lofts project in midtown Sacramento.

Kimberly Nalder, Government, was quoted in the May 6 Monterey County Herald and the May 9 Contra Costa West County Times about Latino voters and the influence they could have on the lieutenant governor election.

Botamo Mosupoyoe, Ethnic Studies, was featured in an April 13 Monterey County Weekly article about her role as an advisory board member in the Global Majority organization.

Afshin Marashi, History, was featured in the May 17 Dixon Tribune about a lecture he gave in Davis titled, “The Nation’s Poet: Ferdausi and the Iranian National Imagination.”

Robert Fountain, Applied Research Center, was quoted in the April 28 Sacramento Business Journal and the East Bay Business Times about his report on the need for education spending to be stepped up in California to produce highly educated workers for the state.

Suzanne O’Keefe, Economics, was quoted in the April 28 Sacramento Business Journal about the leveling off in the decline in manufacturing jobs in the Sacramento region in the past year and in the May 19 Sacramento Business Journal about construction employment dips and how they affect other job sectors.

Kevin Wehr, Sociology, was quoted in the May 21 Sacramento Bee about the decline since the 1960s in the average American’s relationship with his or her neighbors.

Michael Semler, Government, was quoted in the May 20 Contra Costa Times and Pleasanton Valley Times about Oakland mayoral candidate Ron Dellums.

Nancy Kalish, Psychology, was quoted in the May 27 Sacramento Bee about the desire to compare one’s life with people in one’s past.

Sanjay Varshney, Business Administration, was quoted in the May 26 Sacramento Bee regarding Sacramento State students’ studying the ethical slips in Enron contracts.

Tim Fong, Ethnic Studies, was quoted in the May 24 Sacramento Bee regarding the report he co-authored about the poverty rates of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders living in Sacramento.

Stephan Kroll, Economics, was interviewed by Capital Public Radio on Sept. 11 in the All Things Considered segment and on Morning Edition on Sept. 12, on Aug. 30 by KCRA Channel 3's evening news on the economics behind the proposed cap-and-trade scheme to reduce California's greenhouse gas emissions.

Ron Coleman, Biological Sciences, was interviewed by KNX NewsRadio 1070 in Los Angeles about stingrays and the death of the "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, on September 4.