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May 2013

Fraud Magazine recently honored Professor Gil Geis by featuring him in their March/April issue. Geis passed away on November 10, 2012 and his absence has left a void in the Criminal Justice community.

Featured in Fraud magazine:

• The best in everyone by Dick Carozza, CFE
• The only reason we are here today is because of Gil Geis by Henry Pontell, Ph.D.
• Unaccountable external auditors by Gil Geis, Ph.D., CFE
• Geis, Sutherland and white-collar crime, Part 1, by Robert F. Meier, Ph.D.

May 2013

Jodi Quas, Professor in Psychology and Social Behavior, stated in International Business Times that Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight's ability to overcome such severe sexual and psychological abuse will depend on their psychological makeup. “They’re going to have different needs, particularly the youngest of the three victims," said Quas.

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May 2013

Valerie Jenness, Dean of the School of Social Ecology and Professor of Criminology, Law and Society, was quoted in the Voice of the OC about why hate crimes don’t always make it to a courtroom. One reason is prosecutors often choose cases based on their chances of winning. Therefore, Jenness said, many hate crimes cases that lack a suspect or sufficient evidence are never filed.

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May 2013

The California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education, planned by a consortium of public and private colleges and universities from throughout California, is designed particularly to meet the needs of advanced undergraduates and master's candidates who belong to groups that are currently under-represented in doctoral-level programs.

May 2013

Roxane Cohen Silver, Professor of Psychology and Social Behavior, was quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education about how stress can build resilience in people and a life without adversity leaves people unable to cope with setbacks.

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May 2013

Oscar Tsai and Anaid Yerena, graduate students in Planning, Policy and Design, and Marisa Omori, graduate student in Criminology, Law and Society, have each been awarded the 2013 Haynes Lindley Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award. They are three of only eight students throughout California to be awarded this prestigious fellowship this year.

Oscar's project is "Towards a Sustainable Los Angeles Region? Insights from the Regional Plan." Anaid's project is "Advocacy in Action: Understanding the Influence of Advocacy Organizations on Local Affordable Housing Policy in the U.S" and Marisa's project is "Cumulative Racial Inequality of Drug Offenders."
 

May 2013

We are pleased to announce that the School of Social Ecology spring e-newsletter is available on-line! In this issue we are featuring our current research, news and events. View Current Issue

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May 2013

Sarah Pressman, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Social Behavior, and her colleagues research are showing that people who are happy and optimistic have a physiological advantage over angry, hostile depressed people. Pressman was recently featured in the Orange County Register's Well magazine.

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May 2013

Roxane Cohen- Silver, Professor of Psychology and Social Behavior, was interviewed on Huffpost Live by Mike Sacks about American Terror Exceptionalism.

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April 2013

UC Irvine ranks first in the U.S. and fourth in the world among the 100 best universities less than 50 years old, according to an analysis by Times Higher Education. UC Irvine is also the youngest university to gain membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities. UC Irvine was founded in 1965.

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