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Yang Lor is an Assistant Teaching Professor at the University of California, Merced. Previously, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. He completed his Ph.D. in the Department of Sociology at the University of California...

As an instructor, I am guided by the mission of helping students develop a critical analysis of history and the social world through interrogating taken-for-granted beliefs and ideas. In particular, I seek to instill in students a sociological lens with which to understand the social construction of...

LOC Toolbox: The LOC Toolbox is a general resource designed for Local Organizing Committees (LOCs) across a range of topics. While our partnership with Faith in the Valley (FIV) and Cultiva Central Valley (CCV) has primarily focused on housing LOCs, we hope this toolbox will support those interested...

Peer-reviewd journal articles 2025 - under construction Salim K*, Chan-Golston AM, Naughton CC, Ha S, Bradman A, Joyce A. Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT), emerging alternatives for Adult Mosquito Control. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. Accepted 3/5/2025...

Underlined names indicate collaborators that were students or postdoctoral fellows at the time of work completion. Books Koenig, C., Depaoli, S., Liu, H., Van De Schoot, R., eds. (2022). Moving beyond non-informative prior distributions-achieving the full potential of Bayesian methods for...

July 2025: Associate Professor. Beth is promoted to be an Associate Professor with tenure. Thank you to all the group members for their ongoing research contributions over the past years! May 2025: Kishwar graduates! Kishwar defends her thesis and receives her Ph.D. in Materials & Biomaterials...