Internal Service

• Department of World Languages & Cultures Graduate Council Review Committee Member. 01/15/2022 - present. University service.
• Senate Task Force on the Presidential Selection Process. 01/15/2022 - present. University service.
• EDI Director. 08/25/2021 - present. Department service.
• College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Dean Search Committee. 01/12/2021 - present. College service.
• Acting Chair. 02/01/2020 - 02/15/2020. Department service.
• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee. Co-Chair, 08/21/2019 - present. College service.
• Colloquium Committee. Chair, 08/20/2019 - present. Department service.
• USGIF Geospatial Intelligence Certificate Program. Director, 09/2017 - 12/31/2019. Department service.
• USGS/NGA Center of Academic Excellence. Director, 08/2017 - 12/31/2019. Department service.
• University of Utah, Department of Geography, Undergraduate Committee. Committee Member, 08/2014 - present. Department service.
• University of Utah, Department of Geography, Graduate Committee. Committee Member, 08/2014 - present. Department service.
• GTU/Geography Club. Faculty Advisor, 08/2014 - present. Department service.

Outreach

• Diversity Panel, Diversity Scholars Class . 02/27/2018 - 02/27/2018
• University of Utah Latinos in Action Conference. 03/27/2015 - present
• U Explore, Criminology Sciences and Intelligence Majors Recruiting. 02/27/2015 - present
• Diversity Sustainability Dinner. 02/25/2015 - present

Honors & Awards

• Outstanding Mentor/Advisor Award. University of Utah, Department of Geography, 04/21/2023
• Advancing Equity and Connecting Communities. University of Utah, CSBS, 07/01/2022
• Poster competition, 3rd Place – Weber, C. and Medina, R. Terrorism in Nigeria: The Cultural and Ideological Context of Radical Violence. United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, 05/16/2016
• Outstanding Mentor/Advisor Award. Department of Geography, University of Utah, 04/29/2016

In the Media

• Gonzalez, S. Utah Among Top 10 States with Highest Levels of White Supremacist Propaganda. KSL, March 19. 03/19/2023. https://www.ksl.com/article/50602480/utah-among-to...
• Bojorquez, K. Utah Saw “High Activity” of White Supremacist Propaganda in 2022. Axios, March 17. 03/17/2023. https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2023/03...
• Reed, J. 6 Utahns Allegedly Part of White Supremacist Group Arrested at Idaho Pride Event. KUER. June 13. 06/13/2022. https://www.kuer.org/race-religion-social-justice/...
• Bree, J. Anti-Asian Hate on Twitter Spiked During Pandemic, New U of U Study Finds. Fox 13 News, Salt Lake City, May 25. 05/25/2022. https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/anti-asia...
• Watson, P. J. New App Encourages Americans to Report ‘Offensive’ Speech. First Amendment? What First Amendment? Infowars.com. 05/10/2019. https://www.infowars.com/new-app-encourages-americ...
• Harkins, P. University of Utah Researchers, ‘Shocked’ by Bad Data on Hate Crimes, Develop an App to Help Track Them. Salt Lake Tribune. 04/25/2019. https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/04/25/university-...
• Bennet, L. University of Utah Launches App Designed to Gain More Insight on Hate Crime. Deseret News. 04/20/2019. https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900066826/univ...
• Rigley, N. Need to Report a Hate Crime? There’s an App for that Now. KSL. 04/11/2019. https://www.ksl.com/article/46530039/need-to-repor...
• Hegyi, N. New App Lets People Anonymously Report Hate Crimes and Speech. KUER, NPR Utah. 04/09/2019. https://www.kuer.org/post/new-app-lets-people-anon...
• UNEWS. Hate Incidents are Notoriously Underreported. Now, there’s an App for That. University of Utah. 04/08/2019. https://unews.utah.edu/hate-incident-app/
• Hegyi, N. White Nationalist Groups Increase Recruiting and Propaganda Across the West. National Public Radio. 03/19/2019. https://www.npr.org/2019/03/19/704586335/white-nat...
• Hoeven, E. The Rise of White Nationalism is Creeping onto Utah Campuses. What You Need to Know. Deseret News. 03/15/2019. https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900060738/the-...
• Hegyi, N. White Nationalist Groups Rising On College Campuses In Mountain West. Utah Public Radio (KUER). 03/01/2019. https://www.kuer.org/post/white-nationalist-groups...
• Public News Service. University of Utah Study Maps Hate in America by Region. 02/28/2018. https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-02-12/immig...
• Williams, T. The Regional Differences of Hate with Richard Medina & Emily Nicolosi On Wednesday’s Access Utah. Utah Public Radio. 02/14/2018. http://upr.org/post/regional-differences-hate-rich...
• Penrod, S. Geography Plays Role in Spreading, Fueling Hate, U. Study Says. KSL News. 02/09/2018. https://www.ksl.com/?sid=46257785&nid=148
• Drivers of Hate in the U.S. Have Distinct Regional Differences. University of Utah, UNEWS. 02/09/2018. https://unews.utah.edu/drivers-of-hate-in-the-u-s-...
• Wood, B. Hate Has Regional Roots in Poverty and Lack of Education, Say University of Utah Researchers. Salt Lake Tribune. 02/09/2018. https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2018/02/09/h...
• Hate in America (Interview). @THEU, University of Utah. 11/14/2017. https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/hate-in-ameri...
• Harris, D. H. Let it Snow: Local Professor Conducts Traffic Study to Improve Winter Storm Preparedness. Salt Lake City Weekly. 12/14/2016. https://www.cityweekly.net/utah/let-it-snow/Conten...
• Cobabe, A. Where are the Accident Spots when a Storm Comes through Utah? Asks One Researcher. Utah Public Radio. 12/05/2016. http://upr.org/post/where-are-accident-spots-when-...
• Boyd, R. U of U scientist hopes to save lives by analyzing winter car crashes in Salt Lake Co. FOX 13, Salt Lake City. 11/28/2016. http://fox13now.com/2016/11/28/u-of-u-scientist-ho...
• Driving in a Winter Wonderland. UNEWS. 11/18/2016. https://unews.utah.edu/context-from-campus/driving...
• Interview: Hagan, K. The Terrain of Terrorism: Academics from Two USGIF-Accredited Universities Collaborate on New Textbook. Trajectory Magazine. United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), 2:8. 05/2013. http://trajectorymagazine.com/education/item/1468-...