36th Annual CSU Student Research Competition Winners

Session 1: Behavioral, Social Sciences and Public Administration - Graduate #1

1^st Place: Eric Pennino, California State University, Sacramento, "Demystifying Undergraduate Research Experiences to Increase Access and Equity for Four-Year and Community College Students"

2^nd Place: Isaac Ho, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, "Use of Preference Analysis to Identify Early Adopter Mind-Sets of Insect-based Food Products"

Session 2: Behavioral, Social Sciences and Public Administration - Graduate #2

1^st Place: Ramon Ronquillo, Saba Rezvani, Chris Simmons, Khanh Phan, California State University, Dominguez Hills, "Tattoos and six inch heels: A visual exploration of the meaning of clothing for adults with mobility disabilities"

2^nd Place: Jean Pauline Serrano, California State University, Northridge, "Home-School Cultural Value Mismatch, Anxiety, Academic Problems, and Self- Efficacy Among Underrepresented University Freshmen"

Session 3: Physical and Mathematical Sciences – Undergraduate

1^st Place: Mauricio Gomez Lopez, California State University, Fullerton, "Studying the Material Properties of an Active Suspension of Swimming Bacteria"

2^nd Place (tie):

Alisa Quon, Anna Nguyen, California State University, Los Angeles, "Porphyrinic Metal-Organic Frameworks for the Photocatalytic Detoxification of a Mustard Gas Simulant via Selective Oxidation"

Felice Angelica Dacpano, Eli Frazer, California State University, Stanislaus, "Analyzing the potential of toluene o-xylene monooxygenase in acetanilide metabolism by molecular modeling and site directed mutagenesis"

Session 4: Biological and Agricultural Sciences - Graduate #1

1^st Place: Emma Siegfried, California State University, Long Beach, "Effects of Ocean Acidification and Food Availability on Mortality Rates of California Grunion (Leuresthes tenuis)"

2^nd Place: Savannah Weaver, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo,"Additive Effects of Humidity and Temperature on Acclimation in a Lizard"

Session 5: Biological and Agricultural Sciences - Graduate #2

1^st Place: Amanda Alker, San Diego State University, "Genetic insights for a coral settlement chemical from bacteria"

2^nd Place: Natalie Pendicino, Humboldt State University, "Characterizing the relationship of Lgl1 and AKT in migration of neural stem and progenitor cells"

Session 6: Engineering and Computer Science – Mixed

1^st Place: Nikita Mishra, California State University, Los Angeles, "Computational Characterizations of Binding Affinity in SARS-CoV-2 Variants to the Human ACE2 Receptor"

2^nd Place: Mehrshad Mazaheri, California State University, Fullerton, "High-speed machining of 2219 Aluminum utilizing Nanoparticle Enhanced MQL lubrication"

Session 7: Engineering and Computer Science – Undergraduate

1^st Place: Andrew Wolfe, Sonoma State University, "Low-Cost Ambient High-Frequency Radio Power Sensor"

2^nd Place: Garrett Hentges, California State University, Bakersfield, "Odd-Even Flexible Router for High Performance Network-on-Chips"

Session 8: Business, Economics, and Hospitality Management

1^st Place: Marium Sarah, California State University, East Bay, "Can a rewarding application drive Environment-friendly actions among individuals?"

2^nd Place: Tai Reagan, Guillermo Mendoza, Evelyn Kim, Sonoma State University, "Examining a Brand Positioning Strategy for Small Winery Operators"

Session 9: Humanities, Arts and Letters - Undergraduate #1

1^st Place: Justise Wattree, San Jose State University, "The Two-Front War: Self-Help, and Black Health Activism during The Spanish Flu, HIV/AIDS, and COVID-19"

2^nd Place: Vaishalee Chaudhary, California State University, Long Beach, "Postcolonial Development of Jury Trials: The Spread of Common Law Across The Globe"

Session 10: Humanities, Arts and Letters - Undergraduate #2

1^st Place: Pamela deVega, San Diego State University, "Spreading the Love: Comparing the 1986 Nonviolent Revolution in the Philippines to the 1989 Velvet Revolutions in Eastern Europe"

2^nd Place: Wesley Mariscal, San Francisco State University, "Climate Interference in Islamic Egypt"

Session 11: Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences – Graduate

1^st Place: Jane Clare Vosteen, Kristen Corsaro,San Francisco State University, "A Comparison of Hip Strengthening Protocols and Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Improving Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"

2^nd Place: Eli Baginski, Skye Choi, Eden Marquez, Humboldt State University, " Normative Values of College-Aged Men and Women for the 1.5-Mile Test on a Treadmill for Cardiorespiratory Fitness"

Session 12: Education – Undergraduate

1^st Place: Shelby Chandar, Ryan Crum, California State University, Sacramento, "Examining faculty use of inclusive and equitable language through the lens of course syllabi"

2^nd Place: Nahui Gonzalez Millan, California State University, Stanislaus, "Power of Guidance: Mentorship Need and Viability for Undocumented Student Populations"

Session 13: Behavioral, Social Sciences and Public Administration - Undergraduate #1

1^st Place: Krystal Alvarez-Hernandez, California State University, San Marcos, "Exposure to Childhood Abuse on Symptoms of Depression Across the Perinatal Period in Mexican/Mexican American Women"

2^nd Place: Nidah Mohammed, California State University, Northridge, "Keep Scrolling!: TikTok Potentially Sharpening Sustained Attention"

Session 14: Behavioral, Social Sciences and Public Administration - Undergraduate #2

1^st Place: Nevan Bell, California State University, Monterey Bay, "Campus Perceptions of Policing and How to Improve Sense of Safety"

2^nd Place:Leslie Gomez, California State University, Dominguez Hills, "Lidar Study of Agricultural Landscape Usage & Food Security in the Northern Maya Lowlands"

Session 15: Biological and Agricultural Sciences - Undergraduate #1

1^st Place: Madison Stewart, California State University, San Marcos, "Defining the Relationship Between the Soil Microbiome and Crop Nutritional Content"

2^nd Place (tie):

Julia Teeple, California State University, Fullerton, "Analyzing flow using accurate manta anatomy"

Stephanie Varghese, California State University, Los Angeles, "Drought and warming shift primary production in grasslands disproportionately by plant species and functional traits"

Session 16: Biological and Agricultural Sciences - Undergraduate #2

1^st Place: Azeem Horani, California State University, Fullerton, "Identification and Characterization of Nuclear Export Sequences in Polypyrimidine Tract Binding Protein 1"

2^nd Place: Abagail McInnes, California State University, Sacramento, "Investigating the Relationship Between Aggression and Longevity in Fruit Flies"

Session 17: Education – Graduate

1^st Place: Ellre Villanueva-Ancheta, Lauren Frey, California State University, Monterey Bay, "The Impact of Mentorship on Pre-PA Student Knowledge and Confidence"

2^nd Place: Jacob Campbell, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, "Defining Mixed-Race College Students: Examining Graduation Gaps Between Multiracial & Monoracial Undergraduates"

Session 18: Physical and Mathematical Sciences – Graduate

1^st Place: Elizabeth Kennedy, California State University, Chico, "Naturally Occurring Asbestos in the Rock Formations of Paradise and Magalia, CA"

2^nd Place: Michael Wood, Kimberly Campos, California State University, Dominguez Hills, "Air Pollution Distribution Among Vulnerable Populations in the South Los Angeles Region"

Session 19: Health, Nutrition and Clinical Sciences – Undergraduate

1^st Place: Tanvi Gehani, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, "Effect of Coconut Oil Intake in a Pig Model of Pediatric Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease"

2^nd Place: Makena Pollon, California State University, Long Beach, "The Significance of Nationwide COVID-19 Pandemic Data and Individual Factors During the Alpha Variant on Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in the U.S. Adult Population"

Session 20: Humanities, Arts and Letters - Graduate #1

1^st Place: Hannah McKinzie, California State University, Bakersfield, "Humor and Housewives in the Postwar United States"

2^nd Place: Mei (Mikaela) Huang, California State University, Sacramento, "Structuralism in Literary Studies and the Role That It Plays in 2022"

Session 21: Humanities, Arts and Letters - Graduate #2

1^st Place: Brittany Mondragon, California State University, San Bernardino, "Flora’s Forth Child: Race, Gender, and Nature in the Colonial British Caribbean"

2^nd Place: Carrie Tully, Humboldt State University, "Working Towards Land Return in Goukdi'n: A History of Genocide, and a Future of Healing"