myCSUSMResearch Seminar Series
Research Together: Faculty Mentorship, Student Discovery
Join us during U-Hour for Research Together: Faculty Mentorship, Student Discovery, a seminar series showcasing how CSUSM faculty involve students in research, mentorship, and collaboration.
Sessions are held on select dates from 12:00–12:50 pm in ACD 102 and include a food sampling.
- November 3, 2026 - James Kezos
A Fruit Fly Approach to Studying Human Health and Disease - December 8, 2026 - Kang Du
Developing Non-Rare-Earth Molecular Magnets - February 2, 2027 - Yu Zhang
Learning in Contexts: Student-Engaged Research on Children’s Mathematical Learning Environment - March 2, 2027 - Nefertari Deschamps, Stephanie Russo, and Meegan Feori-Payne
Qualitative Analysis: Organizing Data and Initial Coding of FSF Summer Scholar Series Digital Career Webinars - April 6, 2027 - Christiane Assefa, Fernando Amador, and Marlene Mercado
From the Archive to the Field: Engaging Students as Oral History Researchers - May 4, 2027 - Kaitlyn Woltz
The Role of Prison Journalism in Criminal Justice Reform in the United States
- 2025-2026 Innovative Approaches to Global & Environmental Health
During the 2025-2026 event series Faculty speakers explored a variety of topics related to global and environmental health, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and highlighting innovative research across campus.
- November 4, 2025 - ARTS 240: Andy Spieldenner, Homophobia as a Global Health Threat
- December 2, 2025 - ACD 102: Alhelí Calderón Villarreal, The Tijuana River and the Environmental Structural Violence Among the Deported Population That Inhabit It
- February 3, 2026 - ACD 102: Shannon Switzer Swanson, Destruction and Reconstruction in the Coral Triangle: overlooked aspects of blast & poison fishing
- March 3, 2026 - ACD 102: Kim Pulvers, Turning Toxic Waste into Action: Strategies to Address the Persistent Cigarette and Vape Trash Problem
- April 7, 2026 - ACD 102: Elinne Becket, Analyzing the Mission Bay, CA Water Microbiome Across Space and Time to Investigate Urban Impacts on Wetland Ecosystems
- May 5, 2026 - ACD 102: Devan Romero, Exploring Environmental Determinants of Health Through Culture, Context, and Global Learning in Italy
- 2024-2025 International Research Seminar Series
The International Research Seminar Series 2024-2025 was a resounding success! A heartfelt thank you to our 8 outstanding presenters, the 500 enthusiastic participants, and the numerous contributors who made this event possible. Your support and engagement were invaluable. If you want to know more about the 2024-2025 series, please check our infographics and the list of speakers below:
- October 15, 2024: France-Luce Benson, Femme Diaspora: Revolution, Resilience, and Womanhood (Haiti)
- November 19, 2024: Armaghan Ziaee, Amplifying Voices: Intersectional Approach to Gender, Space, and History in the Middle East (Iran)
- January 28, 2025: Elizabeth Ridder, Exploring Mediterranean Landscapes of the Bronze Age (Mediterranean)
- February 13, 2025: Erika Díaz-Almeyda, Milpas for the Future: Protecting and Reclaiming Traditional Agriculture (Mexico)
- February 25, 2025: Cecilia S. Uy-Tioco, Mobile Phones in the Philippines: Colonial Legacies and Global Neoliberal Rationalities (The Philippines)
- March 11, 2025: Gabriel Valle, Cali-Baja Foodways: Place-Based Foods and Traditions from an Emerging Borderlands Cuisine (Mexico - Baja California)
- March 27, 2025: Devan Romero, Examining Cross-Cultural Awareness and Global Health Perspectives: Impact of Short-Term Study Abroad in Italy and Science Identity (Italy)
- April 17, 2025: Tihomir Kostadinov, Taking the Pulse of the Ocean Biosphere from Space (Space)






