Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Administration Sarah Britto, Professor of Public Administration Rui Sun, and Professor of Information Systems Xuefei (Nancy) Deng co-authored a study published in Journal of Public Affairs Education titled “Resilience of public administration students during the pandemic: The impacts of coping strategies and learning barriers.” In it, they examined the relationship between coping strategies, learning barriers, and resilience among CSUDH public administration students during the COVID-19 pandemic. They found that proactive coping strategies helped lessen the negative impact of learning barriers, implying that programs should prioritize efforts to strengthen these strategies to support student success.

Adjunct Professor of Kinesiology Willda Jarrett made history at CSUDH in 1986, when she became California’s first Black athletic trainer at a four-year university. Jarrett was selected as the keynote speaker for the 2025 Annual California Athletic Trainers’ Association Symposium, where she was honored for being a trailblazer in her field. CBS News also featured Jarrett in their 2025 Black History Month coverage, dubbing her a “Sports Trainer Pioneer.”

Assistant Professor of Strategy Chacko George Kannothra was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for $300,704 for “The Role of Narratives, Identity, and Collective Action in Entrepreneurship.” Run in partnership with CSU San Marcos, the project is exploring how socially and economically disadvantaged identities interface with entrepreneurship, social movements, and collective action. It will highlight how to build pathways toward social mobility, as well as create opportunities for students at both campuses to have hands-on research experience.

Assistant Professor of Political Science Julien Labarre was prolific in French-language media leading up to and after the 2024 election, offering numerous interviews and articles about the current political climate. Hermès La Revue, a French journal on political communication, published one such article entitled “The Media, Technology, and Resentment in the 2024 U.S. Election.” In it, Labarre posited that resentment is the single most powerful predictor driving right-wing populism in the U.S., and that it helped clinch Trump’s 2024 victory.

Professor of Biology Terry McGlynn was named a 2024 Fellow by the Ecological Society of America in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of ecology. McGlynn studies the natural history of tropical rainforest ants, urban ecology, and thermal biology. He has expanded understanding of social insects and the biology of non-indigenous species, and has worked for equity, broadening representation, and evidence-based teaching and mentoring practices within the CSU.

Assistant Professor of Teacher Education Minhye Son authored “Content and Language Integration: Pre-Service Teachers’ Design of Culturally Sustaining Social Studies Units for Emergent Bilinguals” for Education Sciences journal. The study, based on her students’ work at CSUDH, highlights how integrating locally relevant language and cultural resources into teaching creates equitable learning environments for emerging bilingual students in elementary schools.

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