KIE Faculty Awards and Achievements
The 2017-2018 Academic Year has been a productive one for KIE Affiliate Faculty Members! Here are some selected achievements:
- Dr. Steve Campagna-Pinto (Religious Studies) received a grant to study at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. and will attend a faculty seminar on”Racial Theory and Practice in Nazi Germany and the Jim Crow South.”
- Dr. Debra Jackson (Philosophy) was recognized as a 2017/2018 Outstanding Faculty Advisor at CSUB, participated in the NEH Summer Institute on Diverse Philosophical Approaches to Sexual Violence at Elon University (June 18-30, 2017), and was accepted to attend the Prindle Institute Applied Epistemology Retreat and Workshop at Depauw University (June 17-23, 2018)
- Dr. Ivy A.M. Cargile (Political Science) helped one of her graduating seniors turn his research methods paper into a conference paper that was accepted to the annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference (Chicago, IL). The student, Esau Casimiro, will present his paper at the conference, titled “Let’s Talk Immigration: The Misconceptions of Immigration as an Economic Threat and Women’s Perspective on the Issue”
- Dr. Jackie Kegley (Philosophy) received an Award of Appreciation for her decades of service to CSUB students from the Helen Hawk Honors Program and CSUB’s Alpha Chi CA Iota Chapter.
- Dr. Brittney Beck (Teacher Education) received a TeachingWorks Fellowship from the S.D. Betchel Jr. Foundation that includes a $10,500 stipend for redevelopment of courses in CSUB Teacher Education.
- Dr. Nate Olson (Philosophy) accepted an award from the CSUB Community Engagement Office, in part, for his development of the KIE and Philosophy and Religious Studies Department Ethics Bowl Program. In addition, this award recognized the work of Dr. Senem Saner in leading and developing the CSUB Philosophy for Children Program.
- Dr. Michael Burroughs (Philosophy) received the 2017/2018 CSUB Promising New Faculty Award and was accepted to attend the Prindle Institute Applied Epistemology Retreat and Workshop at Depauw University (June 17-23, 2018)