About GRSP > Centers & Institutes

CSUB Centers and Institutes serve a variety of purposes. The primary purpose of the centers and institutes is to stimulate and provide organizational support for professional and scholarly activity by CSUB faculty. The Dean of Graduate Studies and Research serves as an ex-officio member of all centers and institutes. Currently operating centers include:

Valley Information Center
(661) 654-2289
fax: (661) 654-2415

The organization shall have as its purpose to maintaining archaeological site record information for Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, and Tulare counties.

Business Research and Education Center
Dr. Donavan Ropp, Director
(661) 654-2435
email: dropp@csub.edu

The Business Research and Education Center has many projects which provide regional capability for understanding the dynamics of business changes. The purpose of the Business Research and Education Center is to function as a focal point for the interaction between the School of Business and Public Administration and the business/government communities in providing information in order to assist them in the practice and application of professional, ethical and effective business activities.

California Well Sample Repository
Dr. Robert Horton, Campus Director
(661) 654-2231
email: bhorton@csub.edu

This organization shall conduct and collect, classify and process, store, and make publicly available to bona fide investigators, representative samples of California rocks, including subsurface rocks from wells, investigative borings and other subsurface information.

Center for Biomedical Research
Dr. Thomas Meyer, Director
(661) 654-2104
email: tmeyer@csub.edu

This organization shall have as its purpose to provide focus and support to faculty engaging in research and scholarly activities in the biomedical sciences (e.g., microbiology, physiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry).

Center for Economical Education and Research
Dr. Abbas Grammy, Director
(661) 654-2466
email: agrammy@csub.edu

The Center has the following purposes: To further the goal of economic
literacy by (a) maintaining a formal affiliation with the National Council on Economic Education and California Council on Economic Education; (b) providing in-service workshops and curriculum consultation for teachers and school districts; (c) offering enrichment programs for teachers and special publics; (d) sponsoring lectures and symposia; and (e) facilitating cooperation among the Economics Department, School of Education, and K-12 educational community.

Center for Environmental Studies (Facility for Animal Care and Treatment)
Dr. David Germano, Director
(661) 654-2471
email: dgermano@csub.edu

The Center shall have as its purpose to: Conduct research including
empirical, simulation and literature-based studies which facilitate understanding environmental issues; provide a forum for the intellectual exchange of ideas central to planning the wise use of urban, rural and wild lands; assist with activities and operations of the Environmental Studies Area (ESA); and serve as an advocate for university and community awareness of environmental issues by conducting workshops and public events which focus on environmental problems; and coordinating and disseminating information.

Center for Living and Learning
Dr. Charles Carlson, Director
(661) 835-7625

The Center has the following purpose:

To support and undertake research on matters related to aging; To facilitate community service programs;
To organize and facilitate delivery of educational programs relevant to the population of older adults in the community;
To establish a living laboratory consistent with the mission and purpose of the university for continuous research and development of model programs that enhance the well-being of older adults; and
To encourage the further development of interdisciplinary programs in gerontology and related subjects at California State University, Bakersfield.

Kegley Institute of Ethics
Dr. Christopher Meyers, Director
(661) 654-3149
email: cmeyers@csub.edu

The organization shall conduct and encourage research, promote teaching, provide consultation, and disseminate information pertaining to ethical issues.

Politics Research Center
Dr. S. Eugene "Gene" Clark, Director
(661) 654-2475
email: sclark@csub.edu

The Center shall have as its purpose to:
Do research and consulting that enhance student training and faculty teaching and professional competence in the following areas:
   - Elections and participation in the United States
   - Intergovernmental relations in the United States
   - Fiscal and regulatory policies in the United States
   - International trade, commerce, and environmental issues; and
   - Human rights issues
Focus on matters in which power relations, institutions and decision-making processes, and discretion and choice in policy-making are important variables.

Public Service Institute
Dr. R. Steven Daniels, Director
(661) 654-2318
email: rdanials@csub.edu

The mission of the Public Service Institute (PSI) is to make available
university-based resources and expertise to public, nonprofit and health care agencies in the southern San Joaquin Valley so that these organizations might carry out more effectively the duties and responsibilities rendered them by the citizens of the region. Specifically, PSI has a three-fold mission: (1) To provide state-of-the-art technical, supervisory and managerial training and assistance to public and nonprofit agencies in the service area; To maintain, utilize, and (2) advance the Meryl Ruoss International Repository of Public Administration Documents; and (3) To build international linkages that will be of benefit to CSUB students and practitioners in our service region.

Nursing Center for the Advancement of Research/Evaluation
Peggy Leapley, Director
(661) 654-3110
email: pleapley@csub.edu

NCARE encourages research, evaluation and the dissemination of information that will benefit the Greater Bakersfield area, the Southern San Joaquin Valley, and the State of California. NCARE will conduct research and evaluation for public and private agencies, institutions and corporations. NCARE will provide basic and applied nursing and health research, evaluation, consultation and related educational services.