Walls, Weed, and Coal: How Threats to Local Industry Shape Economic Voting

Do threats to local economic industry influence voting behavior? While research has shown that voters backlash against candidates whose policies negatively affect their socio-economic status, relatively little research explores if voters can anticipate whether candidates/direct legislation threaten their local economies. We argue that individuals who are economically embedded within industries that serve as the basis of th...

Stand in the wind: Market power reformation during uncertain periods

Economic policy uncertainty affects firm dynamics and profitability, and thus imposes an impact on firm markups and market power. Using quarterly data of the U.S. publicly listed firms over 1985Q1 to 2020Q3, this paper empirically shows a decline of firm markups under an uncertain environment. However, the decrease in average markup does not necessarily imply an increase in market competition due to the heterogeneous effects amo...

Student Animation Showcase

The Student Animation Showcase highlights final projects from animation graduates all over the country. Our focus is to create a venue for celebration and exposure of the accomplishments of college graduating animators. We invite industry recruiters to screen graduating college student work, from colleges and universities, to enhance recruitment opportunities.

Building trust in machine learning and robotics

In this project, we will look into defining various machine learning methods, and its applications into robotic technologies and suggest factors that are required in automation. In industry, trust is key in ensuring acceptance and continuous progress and development. It is hoped that the findings from this research will contribute towards the awareness and importance of technologies on the basis of policies and regulations, to maximize the advanceme...

The Sustainable Manufacturing Alliances for Research and Training Industry Assessment Center (The SMART IAC)

The Sustainable Manufacturing Alliance for Research and Training Industrial Assessment Center (SMART IAC), hosted by the University of California Irvine and California State University Northridge (satellite) is part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Assessment Centers Program. We provide no-cost energy consulting services to manufacturers within 150 miles of UC Irvine and CSUN...

Consortium for High-volume Additive Manufacturing of Aerospace Heat Exchanger and Talent Development

The Autonomy Research Center for STEAHM1 (ARCS), a NASA-sponsored center for convergence research at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), in partnership with Castheon Inc, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), ASTM International Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE), UCLA, LA Piece College and Honeywell propose a transformative convergence research approach that will fundament...

LAUSD Black Student Enrichment Program 2--The Black House Events

The DuBois Hamer Institute for Academic Achievement (DHIAA) of the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences within the California State University Northridge (CSUN) shall collaborate with LAUSD to form the CSUN-LAUSD Partnership for the Black Student Achievement Plan. DHIAA shall coordinate use of the CSUN Black House to host activities for up to 100 students from Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle School in Northridge, California. DHIA...

Integration of Mobile Accessibility in Engineering and Design Curriculum

Today, we see people use more mobile computers, such as smartphones and their companion mobile applications including both native and hybrid than any other types of computing devices. Smartphones become the world's most personal computing devices for everything, dating, ride sharing, finance, gaming, insurance claims, email, music, etc. Both devices and applications should also be designed and engineered as accessible as it...

Motivating Learners

I participated in the "Mindset GPS" course that assists faculty to learn teaching skills and techniques that will assist students to succeed. Specifically, we are taught techniques to help students with Growth Mindset, Purpose and Relevance, and Sense of Belonging. These techniques can be especially useful with first generation students, such as those attending CSUN. The techniques I have learned can be applied towards the course I teach, which is Introduction to Biology.

COVID-19 and Southeast Asian Americans

Unlike other ethnic minority groups, data on the impacts of COVID-19 on Southeast Asian Americans (SEAAs) are limited, oftentimes aggregated with other Asian American groups, thus limiting targeted assistance efforts. Without adequate data to inform best practices around testing and vaccination, many SEAAs become invisible Americans who have difficulties navigating a health care system that inadvertently excludes them. SEAAs have large disparities gap due to...

Dialect and Language Contact

I examine dialect contact among different varieties of Spanish throughout the Spanish-speaking world. I have published on dialect contact between Mexican and Central American varieties of Spanish in Los Angeles, California. I am currently the recipient of a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Uruguay, where I am investigating 1) immigrant identity formation through the use of language among speakers of different dialects of Spanish in Uruguay; and 2) code-switchin...

Spanish as Heritage Language at CSUN

My research examines the use of Spanish in Latinx communities in the U.S. I investigate situations of contact between Spanish and English in the U.S., and I study how Spanish is developed, used, and maintained by heritage speakers of Spanish in the U.S. I have conducted research on language variation of linguistic registers in speakers of Spanish as a heritage and as a second language. I have also explored the characteristics of heritage learners of Spanish...