Jorge Ardon Garcia (Political Science) was recognized as an Outstanding Emerging Leader for his work founding the political science club and his commitment to fostering virtual connections among students throughout the pandemic. 

Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt, Aldo Barrita, Anthony King, and Michelle Strong (all Psychology) recently published a two-study publication titled, "The Slow Violence of Racism on Asian Americans During the COVID-19 Pandemic," in the journal Frontiers in Public Health.  Both studies tracked the unique relationships between psychosocial…

Ruzena Zatko (Anthropology), doctoral student, has recently been awarded the 2022-2023 Federal Employee Education and Assistance (FEEA) Fund Scholarship.

Roberto Lovato (English) was interviewed in the Los Angeles Times about the ongoing crisis in the city council following the anonymous release of recordings of council members making racist remarks. "L.A. has seen this script before," says Lovato in the article by LA Times journalist Jean Guerrero. "The one in which people of color in…

Aldo Barrita (Psychology) was awarded the 2022 Dr. Cynthia De Las Fuentes Dissertation Grant at the 20th annual meeting for the National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA). This grants aims to support dissertation projects that center Latinx communities and Latinx Psychological. Barrita's dissertation proposal was supported based on his…

Aldo Barrita and Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt (both Psychology), recently presented at the 20th annual meeting for the National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA) two symposium presentations about recent research the GAME Lab has completed in the last two years. Barrita chaired both symposiums focusing on intersectional oppression for racial,…

Tyler D. Parry's (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) book, Jumping the Broom: The Surprising Multicultural Origins of a Black Wedding Ritual (University of North Carolina Press, 2020), was awarded the 2022 Wayland D. Hand Prize from the American Folklore Society. Sponsored by the society's history and folklore section, the biennial…

Barbara Roth and Danielle Romero (both Anthropology) have published, "Great Kivas and Community Integration at the Harris Site, Southwestern New Mexico," in the latest issue of American Antiquity.

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented "El Socialismo de Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez: Más Allá del Marxismo?" ("Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez's Socialism: Beyond Marxism?") to the Cátedra Extraordinaria: Humanismo y Filosofía de la Praxis en Adolfo Sánchez Vazquez at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 

Lisa Johnson (Anthropology) recently presented "Keeping up with the Joneses: Neighbors and Neighborhoods in Classic Period Lowland Maya Cities" at an international conference, "Compreder el Urbanismo Antiguo: Forma Urbana, Planeacion de Sitio y Vida Cotidiana en La Ciudad Maya Del Periodo Clasico (250-900 CE)," hosted by the University of Rome,…

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) was invited by Hoover Institution at Stanford University to have a talk titled, "How The Ukraine Crisis Shapes Taiwan’s Public Opinion — And Beyond." Wang presented his research on Taiwan politics and its potential impact to the U.S.-China-Taiwan relationships. Through a series of survey, survey…

Andrew Kauffman (World Languages and Cultures) presented a paper on his current research on literary depictions of sacrifice at the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico on October 15.