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CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Erin Hall, Professor Department of EnglishDr. Erin Hall is an Assistant professor of linguistics and speech-language pathologist in the English Department at CSUSB. She tells me that she has a goal of building a strong rapport with students and leading them to develop an appreciation of the field. She hopes to help develop new programs in speech-language pathology at CSUSB to address the lack of a public university options in the Inland Empire, which will prepare students for well-paying and interesting careers in the field.Regarding research, Erin examines the intersection between child language acqusition and sociolinguistics with a particular focus on...
2026-01-1612 min
CSUSB CAL TalksScott Kruger, Publicity Specialist & Graphic Designer, Department of Theatre ArtsScott was such an fun interviewee! Not only does he have a colorful background but he delivers his story with vividness and humor. He is a true Inland Empire original being born in San Bernardino and growing up in the High Desert. His youth brought some health challenges that turned into his life's passion. Well, his work passion! Because there's Julie Kruger, too. And much more importantly so - his wife and high school sweetheart.The Department of Theatre Arts has Scott as their cheerleader and staple. Here's the biography he provides:An...
2025-12-0430 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Kevin Zhang, Associate Professor, Department of MusicKevin Zhang’s work as a composer and experimental musician encompasses instrumental, vocal, electronic, and electro-acoustic concert music, along with field recordings, sound walks, site-specific installations, and interdisciplinary projects involving film, theater, and dance. His compositions have been presented internationally at the Darmstadt Ferienkurse für Neue Musik, Dian Red Kechil International Young Composers Residency, Electroacoustic Barn Dance, Festival de Royaumont, Hear Now Music Festival, MOXsonic Festival, Northwestern University New Music Conference (NUNC!), Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium, Puerto Rican Sound Art Fair, Qualcomm Institute’s IDEAS series, the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) National Confe...
2025-11-0816 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Matthew Smith, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of StudentsDr. Matt Smith began his academic career at Cal State San Bernardino but that's just part of his amazing college experience. He takes us through that path and the hows and whys of his commitment to student affairs. After all, we're all here because of the students! But his story may be the best.Matt spent his youth in the Inland Empire so he knows first hand what it's like to make your way as a young adult in our region.Describing his K-12 years you'll find his story engaging and enlightening. As a teenager...
2025-10-1524 min
CSUSB CAL TalksPeter Nguyen, ITS Consultant & Coyote Radio EngineerPeter has such a fun zig-zag college path that is unlike most students in getting where he is today. He laughs frequently at discribing how he came to be an ITS Consultant trhough that very path of finding his way through academia. Peter describes his Vietanmese background and the orign of his family's last name. It's all so facinating and the epitome of being American.Coyote Radio is in the College of Arts and Letters and the home to these podcasts. Peter knows the equipment all too well! He is our IT Consultant and Broadcast E...
2025-09-1225 min
CSUSB CAL TalksProfessor Kristi Papailler, Department of Theatre ArtsAnd just like the blouse she wears in her profile pic here, Professor Papailler is colorful, intriguing, smartly presented and just a bounty of liveliness. She has some super fun stories about growing up in Louisville, Kentucky. From that early age she was play acting with her brother and neighborhood friends. Her desire was to attend Columbia University but stayed home and was a student at University of Louisville. Listen and find out why it was a great choice. Kristi is so passionate about Theatre Arts that it's contagious! From start to finish you'll be engaged in t...
2025-06-1339 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Debora Perez Torres, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication & MediaThis episode will bring you a smile! Dr. Perez Torres brings her happiness to this interview which features her infectious laugh. Her educational path has a terrific travel element to it and that is fun to hear. Empirical evidence is her stronghold as she talks about her research and expertise in media effects. I asked her if she could devise a course to teach what would it be and what would the students learn. It's fascinating!BioDr. Debora Pérez Torres (She/Her/Ella) is an Assistant Pr...
2025-06-0516 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Sunny Hyon, English Department Professor of LinguisticsIt's fascinating that Dr. Hyon achieved her PhD at just age 27. And with that she also got her first professor job at Cal State San Bernardino. Lucky for us she has retained her position in the English Department since then. But wait, there's more! In addition to her Professor of Linguistics office, Sunny is the coordinator at the Professional & Career Readiness Center for Students within the College of Arts and Letters. Dr. Hyon is about as So Cal as it gets, too. Join us for a listen of her life from L.A. to San Diego and t...
2025-05-2820 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. George Thomas, Department Chair, World Languages and Literatures and Professor of SpanishSo, how many languages does a chair speak when they are the leader of the World Languages and Literatures department? Please listen and find out! It's a very fun interview from start to finish.His life story (so far) has many travels included in it. I found myself quite envious! Starting in Brooklyn and landing in San Bernardino and everything in between is quite entertaining. George takes advantage of our Southern California prime location here in the Inland Empire. You know how they say you can go to the beach, mountains and deserts all in o...
2025-05-1625 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Kelly Campbell, Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Senior Diversity Officer, Academic AffairsI know you'll enjoy this pleasant half-hour with Kelly. Who knew daydreaming could be so rewarding in one's life? She delivers her succinct profile with humor and insight as a relationship expert might do! Dr. Campbell is also a Professor of Psychology at CSUSB. In fact, she used to host a talk show on Coyote Radio called "Let's Talk Relationships" which I co-engineered at the campus radio station. I liked hearing about her grocery shopping trips and that was an unexpected random road we went down. It is a fun listen!Here is her bio as listed...
2025-04-3028 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. David Carlson, Acting Assistant Coordinator and Faculty AdvisorProfessor Carlson has a charming way of delivering his background and his stories. His tales read like a captivating short story! And he knows a little bit about reading and writing. Most people from central Massachusetts wouldn't care to find themselves plopped down in the Inland Empire but David found it to be the perfect fit for him and his family. And we here at CSUSB are the better for it.We touched on his life's bits and pieces and they all were a joy to hear. It's quite the variety too - from Swedish food, wine...
2025-03-1347 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Rafik Mohamed, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, CSUSBI had the great pleasure to have a chat with our Provost during this fetching sit down meeting at our Coyote Radio studios. What started out to be a journey down accountant lane for him became a successful career studying and practicing sociology in his every day life and with his students. What happened to initiate this change? Give us a listen and find out!During your listen you'll hear more too about his philosophies, pizza, burgers and living your best life. A quick look at his official CSUSB bio:Rafik Mohamed was n...
2025-02-1830 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Kathy Ervin, Professor Emeritus, Department of Theatre ArtsThere is so much I can say about spending time with Professor Ervin but succinctly I'll say one word: enthralling!Growing up in Detroit the theater bug hit her very early. Not many kids know what they want to do with their lives but she did. and you'll hear how she did it and how good she is at it! Her life reads like a bestseller. She dove in big time during her high school career and that momentum keep moving forward.She can do it all in theater but directing is her favorite and...
2025-01-2941 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Jonathan Robinson Anthony, Assistant Professor, Department of EnglishSpeech Language Pathology: it's got legs here at CSUSB and in the forefront of it all is Dr. Jonathan Robinson Anthony. The certificate program looks to expand in the Department of English. We've got all the details as we spend time with the congenial Jonathan. His love of language started at an early age and his expertise is quite impressive in the general and focused courses he teaches.Dr. Anthony is a So Cal native growing up in West Covina just west of us in the San Gabriel Valley. While his academic career saw him in Nor...
2025-01-1719 min
CSUSB CAL TalksVan Tu, Assistant Professor, Department of PhilosophyPhilosophy is about the art of living which is what I learned! Something I will always remember from my interview with Dr. Van Tu. She is an expert in and passionate about the ancients. With her gleeful smiling laughter she speaks of her start in studying philosophy which was in high school. You'll hear about her travels from her native Vietnam to Florida and on to Colorado, Michigan and Maine. But what's important here is her landing spot at Cal State San Bernardino. She'll make you want to read Plato and Aristotle! I promise you'll enjoy this m...
2025-01-071h 05
CSUSB CAL TalksProfessor Roberto S. Oregel, Department of Communication & MediaIt was my pleasure to interview Professor Oregel. I loved hearing about his youth in Boyle Heights, the history, the theaters and the ghost stories. We are lucky to have him as part of our campus community!In this podcast Roberto discusses his recent documentary "Foxtrot: Operation Reunification." I'd like to share his GoFundMe page which helps to support the making of this important film. Here is the link:https://gofund.me/9deda642His biography:Roberto S. Oregel is an independent filmmaker who has been writing, directing and producing documentary films...
2024-12-0533 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Thomas Girshin, Professor, Department of EnglishDr. Girshin earned his PhD in Composition and Rhetoric from Binghamton University. His research focuses predominantly on composition pedagogy, writing assessment, and the rhetoric of exile. His current research project analyzes the rhetorical strategies of Soviet Gulag prisoners in their letters home. Before coming to CSUSB, Dr. Girshin was Assistant Professor of Writing and Director of First-Year Writing at Ithaca College in upstate New York. Tom is the author of the book published in April 2024: The Creative Argument: Rhetoric in the Real World, with Readings. In this podcast he talks about how he came up with the...
2024-11-2617 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Terry Donovan Smith, Professor, Department of Theatre ArtsI know you'll enjoying hearing this captivating interview with Dr. Terry Smith. He's an actor and director, after all! Oh, but that's just a little bit of his story. His education path spanning a couple of decades is quite compelling. Look at this:Ph.D. Dramatic Critical Theory and Theatre History - University of Washington School of Drama, M.A. Theatre Arts (With Distinction) - CSU, Northridge B.F.A Acting - Virginia Commonwealth UniversityThe interview starts with Terry chronicling his many moves and hotel stays as an Air Force military brat. You'd never...
2024-11-2235 min
CSUSB CAL TalksMaxine Van Doren, Assistant Professor, Department of EnglishMaxine Van Doren is a linguist and licensed speech-language pathologist. She obtained her PhD in Linguistics from University of California, San Diego. Her clinical and research interests include voice disorders and phonetics. Prior to joining CSUSB, Professor Van Doren was serving as an adjunct lecturer at San Diego State University's Global Campus and Emerson College's Speech@Emerson.Maxine is an Inland Empire native having grown up in Rialto.Since her favorite subject is speech it's fun to know that Professor Van Doren is fluent in French.
2024-11-2016 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Jessica Getman, Assistant Professor, Music DepartmentFolks from the Inland Empire mostly associate Barstow as a stop on the way to Las Vegas. But for Professor Getman, this is her hometown where she began her musical journey. During her time at Barstow High School Jessica became a musician on what instrument - guitar, piano? Listen and find out! It's an extraordinary thing to play.As a professor, Dr. Getman is a film musicologist, with emphasis in television studies and science fiction media. Her PhD dissertation at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, was on music and social discourse in the original series of...
2024-11-0722 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Bibiana Diaz-Rodriguez, Professor of Spanish in World Languages & LiteraturesTalk about filling the room with light and energy! Dr. Bibiana Diaz-Rodriguez does exactly that. She'll fill your ears with excitement, too. Bibiana joined Cal State San Bernardino in 2012 and has continued to expand her profile, passion and teaching reach and has recently been promoted to full professor at the most senior level.Listen as she describes her native Colombia all full bloom of roses and coffee. She takes us down the path of transitioning from college in Colombia to the North America. She spent time in Canada and Michigan but did not find her ultimate landing...
2024-10-2927 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. John Mumma, Interim Chair and Professor, Department of PhilosophyDr. Mumma is now in his 13th year in the Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Letters at CSUSB. He teaches the department's logic courses. His research is in logic and the philosophy of mathematics. He received his PhD from Carnegie Mellon University for a dissertation on the logic of geometric diagrams. He has since moved on to the connection of the logic of elementary arithmetic to counting. John is very athletic in his spare time playing pick-up soccer in his hometown of Claremont.
2024-09-2815 min
CSUSB CAL TalksAlicia Escobedo, Assistant Professor, Department of EnglishAlicia Escobedo, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a graduate of the San Diego State University/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Language and Communicative Disorders. Her research focuses on typical and atypical language development in bilingual children through community-based research methods. Alicia recently completed her Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology. Her dissertation work was funded by an NIH F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award.When we get to her hobbies, you'll love what she does in her free time!
2024-09-2814 min
CSUSB CAL TalksRafael Duffie, Assistant Professor, Art and DesignMr. Duffie is an exciting addition to our Department of Art & Design at Cal State San Bernardino. Wait until you hear about his background and work projects before he landed at CSUSB. Very impressive! Rafael graduated with an MFA in Animation & Visual Effects from the Academy of Art in San Francisco. His MFA focus is on 3D modeling and sculpting characters for feature films and video games. Professor Duffie held positions at Cal State Long Beach and Cal State Los Angeles prior to joining our university. Adding to his resume he also worked at The Institute of Creative Technology...
2024-09-2517 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Shafiq Rahman, Professor, Communication & MediaDr. Shafiq Rahman is an esteemed member of our tenured faculty at Cal State San Bernardino. He is an expert in communication studies and has done research, writings and teachings on international communication. He describes his time in his native Bangladesh and the educational path that led him to the United States. It is delightful to hear about his journey from tropical Southeast Asia to the cold, rain and snow of Nebraska. Why did Dr. Rahman chose international communication as his life's work? Find out with a listen to this interview with our Communication & Media professor.
2024-09-2525 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Julie Taylor, Associate Professor, Communication and MediaDr. Julie Taylor is not an idle person! She teaches many courses in Communication & Media with a specialization in Organizational Communication. She is also the Department's Faculty Advisor. In addition, Julie is the Co-Director at The Speaking Center at JHBC (the CSUSB business college).During our interview you learn about her upbringing in lovely Colorado. Does that make her "outdoorsy?" Listen and she'll go over that fun fact. For someone who didn't like school, Dr. Taylor stayed on through her Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees with encouragement from advisors. That's why she believes faculty advisors a...
2024-08-1519 min
CSUSB CAL TalksLuisa Notarangelo LangeLuisa graduated in May 2024 with her Bachelor of Arts in Art and Design. She was also honored by being named the College of Arts and Letters Outstanding Student for that year! Luisa was well engrained in the CAL family by working as a student assistant graphic designer for Coyote Radio & Advertising. Listen as she describes what she'd like to be doing with her degree and experience in graphic design. It's totally a different take than you'd think. An Inland Empire native Luisa describes what she holds dear about her youth in our land and how immersed her entire family...
2024-08-1318 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Parastou Feiz Zarin Ghalam, Associate Dean, College of Arts and LettersDr. Parastou Feiz Zarin Ghalam is our guest on this episode and she has some delightful stories to tell! There's a favorite recipe included, too. Listen as she describes her favorite memory growing up in Tehran. And what was it that brought her to the United States? And how did she land at CSUSB? With her eloquent delivery Dr. Feiz also talks about her favorite class to teach as a Professor in the English Department. Parastou is a beloved administrator in her primary role as Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Letters. So, she is also my...
2024-07-1119 min
CSUSB CAL TalksPenny Drake-Green, Lecturer, Communication and MediaHats off to this homegrown lady! Penny grew up in Redlands and it's fun to hear what kind of things she did there as a teenager. Always drawn to radio, Lecturer Drake-Green achieved her Associate of Arts degree in Radio-Television from San Bernardino Valley College but there was some years in the carnival thrown in there! Miss Penny, as the students affectionately call her, made her way to Cal State San Bernardino where she earned both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Communication Studies (now called The Department of Communication and Media). Penny is a CSUSB veteran and continues...
2024-04-1315 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Nicole Scalissi, Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor in Art History and Global CulturesYou'll enjoy hearing about Art and Design from the perspective of Dr. Scalissi. Discovering her love of and interest in art came at an early age in a home filled with artists. Andy Warhol plays a big part in her launch!Nicole is a historian of contemporary art. Her research focuses on performance, intervention, and installation art that deals with issues of violence, Latinx/Afro-Latinx identities, and representation in the United States, in Aztlán, and at the border shared with Mexico. Her teaching extends to contemporary art of the Americas, modern and contemporary art in a g...
2024-03-2739 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Kirk Kanesaka, Assistant Professor of Japanese, World Languages and LiteraturesI was delighted to spend time interviewing Dr. Kirk! His lively, easy-going disposition is contagious. From a Huntington Beach humble beginning to a world-class scholar, hear the engaging delivery of his story here on the CAL Talks Podcast Series. From his CSUSB bio:Dr. Kirk Kanesaka is an Assistant Professor of Japanese and Asian Studies. His specialty is in premodern Japanese literature and theater. In particular the emergence of early modern (1603-1900) popular fiction and kabuki/bunraku theater. In addition, because of his specialty in the performing arts, his research interests span beyond the premodern into...
2024-02-0732 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Andrea Daventry, Assistant Professor, Department of PhilosophyJoin us for a listen to the brightly spoken podcast from one of our latest additions to the CAL family in our Philosophy Department.Andrea Daventry tells us about her educational path from sunny and balmy Florida to the wilds of the Connecticut River valley in Amherst, Massachusetts. And she adds where she settled on living in the Inland Empire (great pick!).The courses she teaches at CSUSB include Introduction to Ethics, Feminist Philosophy and Sexual Ethics. She talks about how our students react to and participate in these classes.Dr. Daventry specializes...
2023-12-2221 min
CSUSB CAL TalksProfessor Izzy Wasserstein, MFA, Department of EnglishProfessor Wasserstein is the latest addition to the wonderful Department of English at CSUSB. Is it something about people from the Midwest that makes them inherently nice and polite? I don’t know but she is both!Izzy was born and raised in Kansas. She’s the author of two poetry collections, This Ecstasy They Call Damnation and When Creation Falls, the short story collection All the Hometowns You Can't Stay Away From (a Lambda Literary Award finalist), and the forthcoming novella These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart (Tachyon, 2024). My home includes a dog and two...
2023-12-2119 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Guillermo Aviles-Rodriguez, Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre ArtsThis is an entertaining and informative episode with Dr. Guillermo Aviles-Rodriguez. It's an understatement to say that Guillermo is colorful, intelligent, funny and a deep thinker. He is all that and more as he adds his depth and style to the Department of Theatre Arts here at Cal State San Bernardino. Guillermo holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Utah, a Master of Fine Arts from UC San Diego and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Guillermo grew up in Watts and holds the distinction of being the first Chicana/o...
2023-12-2053 minCSUSB CAL TalksDr. Guillermo Aviles-Rodriguez, Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre ArtsThis is an entertaining and informative episode with the Guillermo Aviles-Rodriguez. It's an understatement to say the Dr. Aviles-Rodriguez is colorful, intelligent, funny and a deep thinker. He is all that and more as he adds his depth and style to the Department of Theatre Arts here at Cal State San Bernardino.Guillermo holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the University of Utah, a Masters of Fine Arts from UC San Diego and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Guillermo grew up in Watts and holds the distinction of being the first...
2023-12-1554 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Miriam Fernandez, Professor, Department of EnglishDuring this episode on the College of Arts and Letters Podcast Series we spend time with Miriam Fernandez, PhD who recently received her promotion to Professor in the CSUSB English Department.What is the difference between writing and composition? This expert puts it plain and easy to understand and practice. Her stance? Everyone can write!Her current research focuses on Chicanx rhetorical practices and the rhetorical uses of Llorona storytelling. One of her research projects looks at the uses of epideictic rhetoric among Chicanas in the 1970s and 1980s as they reshaped the meaning of...
2023-11-2227 min
CSUSB CAL TalksAndrew Oakes, MFA, Department of Art and Design ProfessorThe Art and Design building at CSUSB is an enormous and finely equipped space for students to learn and practice their craft. One of the leads in the department is the guest you'll listen to on this episode. Andrew Oakes is an Art and Design Professor who loves the world of branding. He describes how he has successfully run his own branding design company for decades while also teaching multiple disciplines in Art and Design on campus.Mr. Oakes is an Inland Empire native through and through. Born and raised in San Bernardino, you'll enjoy hearing how...
2023-11-1735 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Thomas Corrigan, Professor, Communication StudiesNewly promoted Professor of Communication Studies, Dr. Thomas Corrigan discusses his research and teaching which examines the relationship between wealth, power, and the media. This area of Communication Studies is also known as the Political Economy of Communication (PEC). He shares the focus of two of his Fall 2023 courses which are Digital Media and Society and the Political Economy of Communication.His research specifically focuses on the business of sports media, the news ecosystem in California's Inland Empire, the 'hope labor' of digital creatives and interns, and critical realist epistemology and methodology. His work has been published...
2023-08-1832 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Neal Malik, Associate Professor, Health Science and Human EcologyHere's another engaging episode in the CAL Podcast Series on Mental Health and Well Being.Dr. Neal Malik (Dr. Neal) has worked in higher education since 2007. He is currently an Associate Professor within the Department of Health Science and Human Ecology and Program Director for the Master of Science in Health Services Administration the Program Coordinator for the Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration programs. Prior to his current position, he has served as Department Chair and Assistant Professor within the Department of Nutrition and Basic Sciences at Bastyr University California. His roles have also included...
2023-08-0223 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Jennifer Moulton, Director of Counseling and Psychological ServicesFrom the CAL Podcast Series on Mental Health and Well Being, we hear the story of Jennifer "Jen" Moulton as told by herself from start to finish. She details for us her childhood growing up locally in Temecula, a city in the Inland Empire where California State University San Bernardino is located. But she made the dramatic move across the country to New York City to begin her academic career. She had a love for theater acting so how did Dr. Moulton make the switch to being a world class counselor and therapist? Also, her department offers individual and...
2023-07-2841 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Christina Hassija, Dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Professor of PsychologyFrom the CAL Podcast Series on Mental Health & Well Being: Christina's research interests lie within the area of trauma and associated mental health conditions, such as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Her research activities focus on elucidating mechanisms of vulnerability and resilience among interpersonal violence and combat populations. As a natural progression of this work, Dr. Hassija's research efforts also include the development and dissemination of evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD that are designed to improve resilience capacities and alleviate posttraumatic distress. Her specific interests include: Psychological and emotional consequences of sexual assault and intimate partner violence. Ri...
2023-06-0132 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Matthew Poole, Interim Department Chair, Communication Studies and Professor of Art History and TheoryMatthew Poole is a curator and writer living and working in Los Angeles, California. His practice involves producing exhibitions, publishing artists’ projects, writing on topics related to the relations of production and distribution of art, and teaching. Poole is a professor of art history and theory in the Department of Art & Design at California State University, San Bernardino. In 2022-23 and 2023-24 he is seconded as the Interim Chair of the Department of Communication Studies at CSUSB, and from 2015-2021 he was Chair of the Department of Art & Design at CSUSB. Prior to moving to California in 2012, Poole was a...
2023-05-1933 min
CSUSB CAL TalksJames Trotter, Assistant Director, Academic Technologies Innovation (ITS Division)James Trotter is the Assistant Director of the Academic Technologies and Innovation (ATI) Department in the lower level of the Pfau Library on campus. The ATI Department is a branch of CSUSB Information Technology Services. In his ATI role, James has dedicated his expertise, mentorship and passion for technology to his department for over fourteen years. Mr. Trotter constantly searches for new opportunities to elevate the department’s technological contributions to the campus. As an Assistant Director, James invests his time into ensuring that his students and employees are equipped with the right information, technology, and equipment to...
2023-05-0246 min
CSUSB CAL TalksLacey Kendall, Broadcast Media Consultant/FacultyLacey Kendall is a radio expert who continues to bring her knowledge to CSUSB students as a communication studies lecturer. With more than 40 years of radio experience, Kendall managed CSUSB’s Coyote Radio before launching and managing PAWS Radio on the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus.She also remains active in the industry as a radio announcer at KCAL.Kendall, who earned her master’s in communication studies from CSUSB in 2010, has a passion for mentoring students and strives to give them as much hands-on experiences as possible, with several of her past students going on to c...
2022-11-2234 min
CSUSB CAL TalksMartim Galvao, Associate Professor, Music DepartmentJoin us for this interview with CSUSB’s Department of Music Assistant Professor of Music (Music Technology), Martim Galvao. He is somewhat new to the College of Arts and Letters having moved to the region in August to start with the Fall Semester. Dr. Galvão is a Brazilian-American composer, percussionist and multimedia artist. Much of his work is concerned with interfaces and how we interact with them. He is especially interested in exploring ideas related to consumer-facing technologies and the web.Galvão's work has been performed at venues such as the International Confe...
2022-10-2819 min
CSUSB CAL TalksMerry Scully, Director, Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art, CSUSBMerry Scully joined the CSUSB Museum in August of 2022. Most recently she was head of curatorial affairs, and curator of contemporary art at the New Mexico Museum of Art. Previous positions include curator of the Governor’s Gallery for Governor Bill and Barbara Richardson; director of exhibitions and the associate director of exhibitions and public programs at the San Francisco Art Institute; and assistant to the artistic director Judith F. Baca, and gallery program director for the Social and Public Art Resource Center in Venice, California. She holds a B.A. from Loyola Marymount University and an M.F.A...
2022-10-2511 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Lesley Leighton, Music Department Chair and Associate ProfessorThis is a delightful look into the world of our Music Department Chair extraordinaire, Lesley Leighton. What hasn't she done in music? She explains to you with insight and wit. Plus, she makes soufflés? Yes! Listen and be inspired by "the chef." At the end she offers our Music students advice on what's important to have and maintain a career in the Music world. Here are some links with stories and background on some of the wonderful things Lesley has accomplished in the Music Business. Check out the movies she has sung and worked on! Amazing. Th...
2022-08-0320 min
CSUSB CAL TalksRob Ray, Associate Professor, Department of Art & DesignFrom growing up in the South to working for NASA and now as an Associate Professor in Art and Design at CSUSB, Rob entertains us with his unusual, interesting and fun path as he details his background in Art and Design. In addition to teaching, Rob is also a Faculty Fellow in the xREAL Lab on campus (xREAL: Extended REALity for Learning). Find out what drew Mr. Ray to Cal State San Bernardino. He also talks about his hobbies and passion for keeping active. Rob wraps up his interview with advice for his students which can apply to anyone...
2022-02-0224 min
CSUSB CAL TalksTaylor Moon, Associate Professor, Department of Art & DesignNew to the CSUSB Department of Art and Design, Associate Professor Taylor Moon discusses her strong ties to the CSU system via Cal State Northridge and how that shaped her future as a Design Artist. Being a Southern California native, her academic path took her from her home area of Northridge to UCSB where she began working in art galleries. You'll be fascinated by what is her art "specialty." Listen also as she describes how she came to be at CSUSB. We delve in to some of her other favorite things besides art - food! And finally, you'll hear w...
2022-01-2911 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Gregory Gondwe, Professor of Communication StudiesDr. Gregory Gondwe researches contemporary media ecosystems and their implications on society. His scholarly works are based on the interrogation of the effects of persuasive media messages across cultural and geographical boundaries. Essentially, he examines how individuals and groups of different backgrounds assimilate and accept information as either true or false. He asks questions like, “What makes one believe and trust in one kind of information over the other? How do news organizations monetize attention in the digital world? To what extent are people with strong cultural backgrounds affected by the media messages? Most of these issues are measured qu...
2021-11-0317 min
CSUSB CAL TalksLoydie Burmah, Lecturer, Communication Studies and Alumna Outstanding StudentLoydie Burmah is a lecturer of oral communication [CSUSB] and media studies [SBVC]. She’s also a researcher and journalist. Her most recent publication is a thesis about cancel culture. She enjoys multimedia immersion arts and technology, cultural studies, digital and social media. Loydie graduated with an M.A. in Communication Studies as one of the Outstanding Graduate Students for the College of Arts & Letters. She also earned her B.A. in Mass Communication from CSUSB.
2021-10-0708 min
CSUSB CAL TalksKaitlyn Creasy, Assistant Professor, Philosophy DepartmentKaitlyn “Kaity” Creasy is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at CSUSB. She is the author of the book “The Problem of Affective Nihilism in Nietzsche, Thinking Differently, Feeling Differently.Nietzsche is perhaps best known for his diagnosis of the problem of nihilism. In this book, Kaitlyn Creasy offers a comprehensive account of affective nihilism that draws on Nietzsche's drive psychology, especially his reflections on affects and their transformative potential.In July 2021, Kaitlyn was among three philosophers named by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) as winners of its 2021-22 fellowships. Creasy was select...
2021-09-0320 min
CSUSB CAL TalksShane Burrell, Communication Studies M.A.Listen as Shane describes his challenging upbringing and what led him to CSUSB and to major in Communication Studies. What Professor inspired him? You'll hear about that wonderful relationship. Shane is attending Oregon State for his Ph.D. But does he want to return to the Inland Empire after that? It's a very engaging story!
2021-08-2421 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Ernest Siva, respected elder of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians and CSUSB College of Arts and Letters contributorElder, Morongo Band of Mission IndiansCalifornia State University, San BernardinoMr. Ernest H. Siva is a respected elder of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, whose influence has enriched the lives of thousands in and outside the Inland Empire. He is central to the transmission of Indian culture through his exceptional work as a musician, extensive involvement in community life and education arts, and his service as a university teacher. Committed to preserving and transmitting the cultures of Southern California Native Americans to future generations, Mr. Siva has served as a distinguished...
2021-07-0138 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Ahlam Muhtaseb, Professor, Communication Studies and Director of the Center for the Study of Muslim & Arab Worlds (CSMAW)Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb is a professor of media studies and Director of the Center for the Study of Muslim & Arab Worlds (CSMAW) at California State University, San Bernardino. She is the recipient of the 2020 CSUSB Outstanding Scholarship, Research and Creative Activities Award and was one of the 2019-20 Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Faculty Mentor Awardees. She has an M.A. in Journalism and a Ph.D. in Digital Communication from the University of Memphis, Tennessee. Her research interests include digital communication, social media, social justice and diasporic communities. Her most recent project is her award-wining documentary 1948: Creation & Catastrophe...
2021-05-1439 min
CSUSB CAL TalksRebecca Waring-Crane, Artist and CSUSB alumna, MFA in Studio ArtsOne of our very own, a College of Arts and Letters graduate, Rebecca Waring-Crane describes her on-going project "Who is my Neighbor?" It's her creation in the socially engaged art practice based on storytelling. She reaches out to her neighbors to know them better. Rebecca also details her decision to "go back to school" after a long hiatus to pursue her dream of becoming a degreed artist. She's an enjoyable guest who is also inspiring. Rebecca Waring-Crane, a fine example of our Arts and Letters family!
2021-03-0924 min
CSUSB CAL TalksEva Kirsch, Director of the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of ArtGet an an inside look at the person who runs RAFFMA on the campus of CSUSB, the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art. Eva describes growing up in communist Poland and how she was always surrounded by art and naturally fell in love with the medium. Eva joined the museum as Director in 1998. During her long museum career, Eva has curated close to one hundred exhibitions. She has published close to one hundred articles and catalog essays both in Polish and English. Ms. Kirsch holds an MA in Art History from the University of Wroclaw, Poland and also...
2021-03-0917 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. W. Benson Harer, CSUSB Museum Egyptian Collection OwnerDr. W. Benson Harer is a longtime supporter of Cal State San Bernardino and the university’s Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA). His Harer Family Trust has provided the museum with their considerable collection of Egyptian antiquities as gifts to CSUSB. These incredible artifacts are on permanent loan to RAFFMA. Listen as Dr. Harer explains how he came to live in San Bernardino after growing up on the East Coast. He discusses acquiring his first Egyptian artifact and how that led to a lifetime of collecting ancient Egyptian pieces. Dr. Ben Harer provides an endearing interview du...
2021-02-0212 min
CSUSB CAL TalksProfessor Katherine Gray, MFA, Department of Art & DesignProfessor Katherine "Kathy" Gray is a glass artist who teaches various glass courses at CSUSB and has her work displayed in museum glass collections. She is also a reality TV show participant! Kathy talks about her background very far away from Cal State San Bernardino in the Great White North and what led her to be the resident master of glass on our campus. What is it about glass blowing that captivates her? Professor Gray is featured in the second season of the Netflix hit series "Blown Away." She talks about how she got involved and some background information...
2021-01-3113 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Eric Bayruns-Garcia, Assistant Professor, Department of PhilosophyDr. Garcia specializes in philosophy of race and epistemology. His focus is on epistemological questions raised by race and racial injustice.He also works on the nature of race concepts and categories and the degree to which, if any, we are disposed to categorize each other using them.His teaching interests are in Latin American philosophy, philosophy of hip hop, ethics, social-and-political philosophy, philosophy of mind and philosophy of cognitive science.During this episode Eric talks about his Queens NYC upbringing and the path that led him across the country to CSUSB. He...
2021-01-1317 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Stacey Fraser, Music Department ChairDr. Stacey Fraser, CSUSB Music Department Chair, Professor and Opera Theater Director discusses her background and how she came to be at CSUSB. Plus, we talk to her about her Amazon streaming short film, "Still Life After Death." The film also ties in with a Grammy submission for one of her songs which we feature in the podcast. Here are some of the details of the film which the soprano produced and stars in:Still Life After Death One of the main concepts behind the staging was to develop a neutral awareness in...
2020-11-1026 min
CSUSB CAL TalksDr. Mihaela Popescu on AR/VR at CSUSBMihaela describes her participation and direction on the virtual lab at California State University, San Bernardino. This is the student run lab where they practice augmented and virtual reality. She starts with her fascinating story about coming to the U.S. from Romania. Plus, you'll hear how she will incorporate AR/VR at home during the pandemic. She's funny and engaging! Enjoy!
2020-09-2219 min