Research, Scholarship, & Creative Activity Spring Showcase

CSUMB's Research, Scholarship, & Creative Activity Showcase is a forum for both graduate and undergraduate students to share their research, scholarship, and creative work(s) within CSUMB and the surrounding community. Students, under the guidance of one or more faculty members within their department, or multiple departments for interdisciplinary projects, are eligible to submit a project a project to be considered for the showcase. All faculty-mentored research projects are welcomed!

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2016 Showcase Video

2025 Spring Showcase

Applications are now open for the Spring Showcase that will take place on Friday, April 18th, 12-4pm in the Tanimura and Antle Family Memorial Library. Students from across all disciplines will share any research or creative work, completed projects and “works in progress”. The CSU SRC Competition delegates will also be presenting in preparation for the statewide competition.

Application Deadline: March 7th at 3 p.m.

Application

Submissions must include:
- Your name, major, and your faculty mentor's name and departmental affiliation
- Project Title
- Project Abstract: 250 word limit
  - Your abstract may include: 1) a short review of relevant literature, 2) a description of the process you used during your research, 3) any results that you have obtained so (not all abstracts will be able to include results because the research is ongoing --- this is fine), and 4) a discussion or conclusion.
- Your choice of presentation format: poster, oral presentation, creative or multimedia presentation, or CSU Student Research Competition (by invitation only).
- Any audiovisual equipment or disability accommodation needs (optional).
- Poster presentation of research (poster board presentation of research). Posters should be 42 inches x 36 inches.
- 10-minute Oral Presentation with 5 min Q&A -- individual and small groups (2-3); visuals recommended.
- Short Creative/ Multimedia Presentations (film, creative writing); 10 minute short film showings, readings of creative writing, or other creative works.
- CSU Research Competition Delegate Feedback Session (by invitation only to CSU delegates).
Oral Presentation Guidelines

Slide decks (Google, ppt) is the preferred format for the oral presentation.

Oral presentations will take place in person on April 12.

For the CSU Research Competition delegates, all will be required to give a 10-minute oral presentation followed by a 5-minute Q&A. Presentations will also take place on April 12.

Poster Presentation Guidelines

Posters will be displayed on the first floor of the library beginning April 8th and should be 42 inches x 36 inches. Landscape or portrait formats are acceptable.

If necessary, see UROC poster guidelines for information on how to convert your poster into a PDF appropriately.

2024

Oral Presentations

Session 1 took place in the Tanimura & Antle Library Room 1173

Time	Presenter(s)	Mentor	Title
12:05	René Aguilera & Nicolle Leon	Steven Machek	The Impact of MultipleAcute Turkesterone Doses on Serum Growth Hormone, Resting Metabolic Rate and Substrate Utilization
12:20	Brielle Liske	Arun Jani	Carbon and Nitrogen Mineralization from Oat and Fava Bean Residues in Community Garden Beds
12:35	Damaris Ispache	Dr. Arun Jani	Paper circular chromatography: A qualitative tool for soil health assessments
12:50	Nelsy Montes-Romero	Ignacio Navarro	Assessing Health Information Materials to Improve Health Literacy in Minority Communities: Inter-rater Reliability Analysis of a CLAS Standards Rubric
1:05	Kiley Appleby & Amanda Gutierrez	Jennifer Lovell	Is there a healthy way to be addicted to your phone?
1:20	Alo Wilson, Moncerat Navarro Carpio, Mikayla Castillo, & Jourdan Garnier	Christine Rosales	Envisioning Collective Action: Seaside Community Action Teams
1:35	Kyle Parker & C Mazariegos	Jennifer Dyer-Seymour	The Assessment of Student Writing in Advanced Research Methods in Psychology
1:50	Mackenzie Caprino	Cheryl Logan	Correlating Thermal Tolerance with Symbiont Community Type of Galápagos Pavona clavus
2:05	Alora Skustad	Sherry Palacios	Surf’s Up: The Integration of Surfing and Science
2:20	Moana Bullock	Sherry Palacios	Environmental Microplastic Biodegradation and Feeding Bias in an Invasive Crustacean (Procambarus clarkii) at the Terrestrial-Marine Interface

Session 2 took place in the Tanimura & Antle Library Room 1180

Title	Presenter(s)	Mentor	Title
12:05	Oscar Murillo-Espinoza	Jim Brown	Arithmetical structures on canoe paddle graphs
12:20	Alyssa Walter	Salvador Jorgensen	Phenology of Cryptic White Shark Mating Inferred From Mating Scars
12:35	Marina Jimenez & Ilia Borromeo	Alison Haupt	Exploring the Recovery of the Pismo Clam (Tivela stultorum) in the Monterey Bay
12:50	Connor Quiroz	John Olson	The California Red-legged frog, Rana draytonii, Habitat: Defining and Predicting their Current and Future Ranges
1:05	Margaret Falknor	Eric Martin	Testing the Reliability of a Modified Spider Test for Pickleball
1:20	Matt Ritchey	Eric Martin	Neuromuscular Fatigue in Pickleball
1:35	Jissel Antonio	Chrissy Hernandez	Uniendo Nuestras Voces: A Study of Collective Experiences of Oppression in Schools
1:50	Maria Corral Cervantes & Aislynne Chappell	Jennifer Dyer-Seymour	Unveiling the Connection Between Parents' Education and First-Generation Psychology Alumni's Choice of Higher Education or Workforce
2:05	Sarina Regis & Katelyn Huie	McKenzie Floyd	Trend identification in x-ray diffraction peaks of historic cartridge cases from Fort Ord, CA

Poster Presentations

Tanimura and Antle Library, 1st and 2nd Floor. Poster Session 1: Odd Poster Numbers, 2 - 3 p.m.; Poster Session 2: Even Poster Numbers, 3 - 4 p.m.

Poster #	Presenter(s)	Mentor	Title
1	Aline Tuzan	Corin Slown	Understanding the state of Marine Science education and the impact of outreach on Elementary students and their choices later in life.
2	Riley Moulton, Paola Cabezas, & Hailey Christian	Frank Macabenta	Investigating the role of bantam microRNA in promoting Drosophila muscle precursor homeostasis
3	Michael Torrisi	Salvador Jorgensen	An examination of the ontogenetic shift of White Shark prey preference from fishes to pinniped marine mammals
4	Martin Gil, Josie Wrinkle, & Lilah Wise	Alison Haupt	Annual Urchin Recruitment Along the Monterey Coast
5	Clark Lee	Salvador Jorgensen	Integrating Machine Learning to Identify Copepods on Sharks
6	Anne Hansen	Sherry Palacios	Shining a light: Measuring Light Absorption and Irradiance through Eelgrass, Zostera marina, Meadows
7	Curtis Bireley	Arun Jani	Evaluating Diverse Baby Greens Germplasm For Drought Tolerance And Nitrogen Responsiveness
8	Aubriana Bernhardt	Arun Jani	Sustainability Indexing: An Ecosystem Perspective on Agricultural Sustainability
9	Alex Rodriguez	Arun Jani	Testing Plant-Based Carbon Nanoparticles on Arugula for Improved Yields and Nitrogen Recovery
10	Samantha Kozlo & Annabelle Norman	Arlene Haffa & Stephanie Kortman	Characterizing Nitrous Oxide-Producing Archaea in Soil : Genomic Analysis of Sustainable Practices
11	Amira Colon	Alana Unfried	National Trends in Undergraduate Statistics and Data Science Courses from a Stratified Sample
12	April McCoy	Maria Bellumori	The gut microbiome: effects on and links with ADHD and Parkinson’s disease
13	Ella Johnston	Babita Gupta	Exploring College Students’ Awareness of the Environmental Impact of Cloud Computing Technologies and their Sustainability
14	Jamie Booth, Genelle Watkins, & Bibi Narebor		Exploring The Identities And Social Interactions of Black Students at CSUMB
15	Nathan Salow	Jill Yamashita	The Relationship between Extraversion and Face Recognition
16	Diana Mendoza	Danielle Burchett	Exploring the Potential for Bias Against Individuals with Thought Dysfunction in the Assessment of Symptom Overreporting
17	Madison Loewen	McKenzie Floyd	Trend identification of historical bullet casing chemical compositions on Fort Ord, CA
18	Neahkanie Hunt-Conley	Robert Majzler	The Effectiveness of Reentry Programs: Monterey County
19	Esme Schwerin & Michelle Katuala	Mrinal Sinha	Latinx Educational Success: Identifying Obstacles
20	Autumn Day	Justin Matthews	Face-ism and Gaze Among Neuroscience Faculty Representations
21	Casey Johnson	Jill Yamashita	Dynamic Superiority Effect on Short-term Memory
22	Saba Shah	Rob Weisskirch	How parents assess the risks of technology use in their children
23	Sofia Campos & Jhoana Morales-Lopez	Jennifer Dyer-Seymour	Exploring the Chance Events that Influence the Career Paths of First-Generation and Continuing-Generation Psychology Alumni
24	Yeritzi Victoria	Rebecca Pozzi	Bilinguals and their tip of the tongue (TOT) rates.
25	Nicholas Zuniga, Efrain Ramirez, Elizabth Anaya, Natalie Gilbert, & Dennah Eritzian	Jennifer Lovell	Get off your screen - go outside! Students explore how to utilize class break for well-being
26	Liberty Allen, Alison Jensen, Sofia Campos, & Heaven Smith	Jennifer Dyer-Seymour	What do CSUMB Psychology Alumni have to say to current undergrads? Take a piece of advice from a former otter.
27	Melanie Abarca, Kimberly Smith	Jennifer Lovell	Screen-time Solutions: Assessing the Link Between Screen-time Wellness and Academic Self-efficacy
28	Psychology 355/Bilingual Cognition Fall 2023, Yeritzi Victoria, Dolores Marquez, Sara Jew, Samantha Ulloa, Reina Yorba-Rico, Edward Nelson, and Harmony Perna	Renee Penalver	The Impact of Bilingualism on False Memory and Source Memory
29	Psychology 355/Bilingual Cognition Fall 2023, Yeritzi Victoria, Dolores Marquez, Sara Jew, Samantha Ulloa, Reina Yorba-Rico, Edward Nelson, and Harmony Perna	Renee Penalver	The Impact of Bilingualism on False Memory and Source Memory

2023

The Spring Showcase took place on April 21, 2023 from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. in person at the Tanimura & Antle Library. Please view our Spring Showcase Program for student research abstracts.

Oral Presentations, 12 - 2:20 p.m.

Session 1 will take place in the Tanimura & Antle Library Room 1173

Time	Presenter	Mentor	Title
12:05	Christian Martinez	Alison Haupt	The Spawning Patterns of the Purple Urchins
12:20	Anne Hansen	Sherry Palacios	Starting at the Source: Increasing Accessibility of Seagrass Ecology through Source-to-Source Compiling
12:35	Emily Vidusic	Alison Haupt	A comparison of Multiple Methods to Measure Purple Sea Urchin Population Densities within the Monterey Peninsula Intertidal
12:50	Ellery Charleton	John Olson	Macroinvertebrate Comparison in the Dry Salinas River at Sites With and Without Arundo
1:05	Katie Hermann	Gerick Bergsma	Follow the Feeder: A Look at Western Gulls' Foraging Relationships with Sea Otters

Session 2 will take place in the Tanimura and Antle Library Room 1176

Time	Presenter(s)	Mentor	Title
12:05	Gabriel Morales	Juan Jose Gutierrez	Resilience Demonstrated Through Community Cultural Wealth: How Latino Students Persist in Higher Education With the Case of California State University, Monterey Bay
12:20	Leila Ashman, Samantha Camacho, Stela Apostolova	Christine Rosales	A Rhetorical Analysis of White Supremacist Moves to Innocence
12:35	Berenice Lemus	Shaowen Hua	Developing and Assessing a Framework for Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Monitoring Concerning RPA in Audit Tasks
12:50	Adam Dean	Nathaniel Jue	The Effects of Soil Microbiome on the Nutrient Content of Tomatoes
1:05	Malcom Tunnell, Lyrik Hampshire, Audrey Jones, Anastasia Swann, Giles Johnson	Nathaniel Jue, Dennis Kombe	The Effectiveness of University Student Resources for Black Students at CSU Monterey

Session 3 will take place in the Tanimura and Antle Library Room 1180

Time	Presenter(s)	Mentor	Title
12:05	Angelica May Amita	Jenny Lin	Social Impacts of Co-Branding and Public Service Announcements Messaging
12:20	Devon McCauley	Kelly Medina-Lopez	Adoption as Ongoing Settler Colonialism: A Genealogy of Severance and Domination
12:35	Kimberly Smith, Rosa Acevedo Duran	Jennifer Lovell	Understanding Youth Mental Health Needs Through Participatory Action Research
12:50	Kiki (Vasiliki) Iden	Alana Unfried	Modeling the Majority: Bridging Practicality with Purpose
1:05	Isaak Haberman	Alison Haupt	Disparities in Drivers of Subtidal and Intertidal Sea Urchin Reproductive Capacity
1:20	Paige Siegel	Alison Haupt	Mapping the Stars: Understanding the Spatial Variability of Sea Stars along the Monterey Peninsula
1:35	Pepper St. Clair	Simon Titen	Analysis of Antibiotic Pressure on Conjugation Efficiency of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in E. Coli
1:50	Alexandra Yokomizo	John Olson	Revealing How Wildfires Can Affect River Sediments and Chemistry During Droughts and After Precipitation
2:05	Mikaela Kirkpatrick, Jherrica Phillips	Eric Martin	Effect of Extended Run Time on Load-Voltage Relationship in S-Type Load Cells
2:20	Savannah Saldana	John Olson	Effects of Arundo donax Removal on Aerial Invertebrates Along the Salinas River, Monterey County, CA

Poster Presentations

Tanimura and Antle Library, 1st and 2nd Floor. Poster Session 1: Odd Poster Numbers, 2 - 3 p.m.; Poster Session 2: Even Poster Numbers, 3 - 4 p.m.

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Department of Psychology

Poster #	Presenter(s)	Mentor	Title
1	Nevan Bell	Jennifer Lovell	Exploring Positive and Negative Experiences of Campus Policing Among Students, Staff, and Faculty
2	Monica Gutierrez, Diana Mendoza	Danielle Burchett	The Importance of Reproducibility and Replicability in Psychological Assessment Research
3	Grace Quinowski	Danielle Burchett	Examining the Initial Elevation Phenomenon with MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF Items Administered in a Forensic Inpatient Setting
4	Kaitlyn Wilyard, Vanessa Cruspero	Christine Rosales	Colleges are Not Meeting Students Basic Needs

College of Education

Department of Education and Leadership

Poster #	Presenter(s)	Mentor	Title
5	Jamie Booth, Liyah Marie, Bibi Narebor, Rosa Gonzalez Mojarro, Leahana Venezuela, Cottrell Ealy	Dennis Kombe	Black Student Experiences at Different Types of Higher Education Institutions

College of Health Sciences and Human Services

Kinesiology Department

Poster #	Presenter(s)	Mentor	Title
6	Michiel Breen, Nia Howard	Steven Machek, Kent Adams	Wrist Wrap Type and Sex Impacts on Bench Press Muscular Endurance and Associated Perceptual Indices
7	Alyssa Chappel, Stephanie Mercado, Tianna Wehby	Maria Bellumori	One Year Effects Of Rock Steady Boxing Exercise in Parkinson's Disease
8	Citlaly Jauregui, Rene Aguilera	Steven Machek, Kent Adams	Wrist Wrap Type and Sex Impacts on Grip Strength, Pushup Power, and Associated Subjective Stability
9	Tianna Wehby	Sara Powell	Identifying Implicit Bias of Kinesiology Students Related to Special Populations in Physical Activity Settings

College of Science

Department of Applied Environmental Science

Poster #	Presenter(s)	Mentor	Title
10	Aleah Adame, Tobias Osborne, Madison Moreno	Victoria Derr	Sustainability Literacy Assessment
11	Michelle Cone	Daniel Fernandez	Ground Truthing of MODIS GA V6 Satellite Fog Data with Standard Fog Collectors along the Central California Coast
12	Emily Donahue	Simone Baumann-Pickering	Fish Choruses in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
13	Nicole Lucha, Elise Vasquez	Stefanie Kortman	Comparing Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Fumigant and Alternative Soil Pathogen Management Practices in Commercial Strawberries, Watsonville, California
14	Connor Quiroz	Peter Kourtey	Causing a Stir in Northern Pitcher Plants (Sarracenia purpurea)
15	Hayli Stewart, Danijela Jozinovic	Daniel Fernandez	Comparative Mesh Measurements of Fog Water Collection

Department of Biology and Chemistry

Poster #	Presenter(s)	Mentor	Title
16	Curtis Bireley, Damaris Ispache	Arun Jani	Evaluating Small-Seeded Fava Bean Genotypes for Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Biomass Production
17	Aubriana Bernhardt	Arun Jani	Baby Greens Root Growth and Morphological Response to Carbon Nanoparticles
18	Nicholas Weinman	Arun Jani	Carbon Nanoparticle Added to Arugula for Improved Nitrogen Recovery
19	Sean Gleavy	Arun Jani	Carbon Nanoparticle Addition to Fertilizer Improve Lettuce Yields and Nitrogen Recovery
20	Alma Leon	Maria Laura Habegger	Does Head Dimorphism Lead to Higher Bite Force in Mahi Mahi (Coryphaeana hippurus) Males?
21	Zachary Vayder, Anastasia Swann, Monica Urias	Liz Alter	The Genetic Mysteries in Chelaethiops Fishes of the Congo River
22	Conor Rickard	Arlene Haffa	Assessing How Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Compost Impact Soil Metagenomics

School of Computing and Design

Poster #	Presenter(s)	Mentor	Title
23	Cameron Oakley	Sam Ogden	Exploring Mitigation Strategies for Common MANET Network Layer Attacks

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Poster #	Presenter(s)	Mentor	Title
24	Monica Aguayo, Samantha Fischer, Amira Colon, Lily Vang	Alana Unfried	Building a Sampling Protocol and a National Database for Educational Research in College-Level Statistics and Data Science Courses
25	Sierra Fishman	Alana Unfried	MASDER Project E-SOMAS Instrument
26	Cody Leporini	Alana Unfried	Automation of Personalized Reports: Effective Communication Through Data Visualization
27	Micah Ford Kendall	Alana Unfried	The Elusive Random Sample: Study Showing Convenience Sampling Leaves a Number of Groups Underrepresented

Communication Across the Disciples

Poster #	Presenter(s)	Mentor	Title
28	Olivia Equinoa, Dana O'Donnell	Kristjan Bondesson	Exploring Student Experiences with Non-Traditional Grading Practices in Writing Courses

Koret Scholars

Poster #	Presenter(s)	Mentor	Title
29	Alexandra Aboukhater	Jill Yamashita	Bilinguals and Monolinguals Facial Recognition
30	Sofia Christofi, C Mazariegos	Jennifer Dyer-Seymour	Are Students Ready for the Workplace? Student and Employer Perceptions on Essential Skills
31	Neahkahnie Hunt-Conley	Sriya Shrestha	The Effectiveness of The Prison Industrial Complex and Reentry Programs: Is Abolition the Answer?
32	Alison Jensen	Kevin Grobman	Sex Education, Moral Foundations, & the Current Culture Wars
33	C Mazariegos, Sofia Christofi	Jennifer Dyer-Seymour	Do They Get The Job?: Undergraduates' Perceptions of Skills and Qualifications on Resumes
34	Kyle Parker, Maria Navarro	Jennifer Dyer-Seymour	How Have Students' Perceptions of their Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Changed During the Covid-19 Pandemic?
35	Nathan Salow	Jill Yamashita	Examining Face Perception using Extraversion
36	Sydney Utley, Alo Wilson, Uriah Toussant	Chrissy Hernandez	Community-Based Curriculum Development: Localization of Ethnic Studies in Salinas Union High School District

McNair Scholars

Poster #	Presenter(s)	Mentor	Title
37	Damaris Ispache	Arun Jani	Evaluating Diverse Fava Bean Genotypes for Above and Below-ground Biomass Production and Nitrogen Accumulation Potential in the Salinas Valley
38	Rosa Acevedo, Kimberly Smith, Aliyah Castillo, Sherlyn Flores-Magadan	Jennifer Lovell	Desires and Challenges for Seeking Mental Health Support Among Latinx High School Students
39	Jhoana Morales, Maria Fernanda Corral Cervantes, Sofia Campos	Jennifer Dyer-Seymour	Alumni Study
40	Kimberly Smith, Rosa Acevedo Duran	Jennifer Lovell	Comparing Adolescent Mental Health between 2020 and 2022: A Youth Participatory Action Research Project
41	Yeritzi Victoria, Sara Jew, Sam Ulloa, Thuytien Nguyen, Selena Achi	Renee Penalver	The Impact of Social Interaction on Communities of Color Experiencing Cognitive Decline
42	Yeritzi Victoria, Melissa McGinnis	Danielle Burchett	The Importance of Examining the Comparability of Psychological Tests Across Languages
43	Efrain Ramirez, Ingrid Romero, Monica Gutierrez	Danielle Burchett	The Importance of Identifying Invalid Data in Psychological Assessment Research

Apple Scholars

Poster #	Presenter(s)	Mentor	Title
44	Elliot Shabram	Samuel Ogden	Rethinking Mobile Ad-hoc Networks With Security and Privacy In Mind
45	Skye Cardoza	Cheryl Logan	Assessing the Potential for Rapid Adaptation to Climate Change in Rockfish

2022

Oral Presentations, 1-3:20 p.m.

Session 1 will take place in Suite 2159. Moderated by Dr. Jessica Bautista & Dr. John Banks.

Time	Presenter	Mentor	Presentation Title
1:02	Matt Dunham	Alana Unfried	Pilot 2: Further development and psychometric analysis of the Student Survey of Motivational Attitudes Towards Statistics
1:15	Michael Haidar	Glenn Bruns	Understanding Representation Space of Memories via Deep Learning
1:28	Korina McKinley*	Chrissy Hernandez	The Localization of History and Civics in Salinas Ethnic Studies Classrooms
1:41	Summer Alinaeem	Joe Miller	Assessing small mammal species diversity and richness given habitat type at Fort Ord Natural Reserve: Tiny creatures big impacts
Break
2:00	Maggie Seida	Steve Moore	ROV Lighting for Underwater 3D Modeling
2:13	Alexandra Yokomizo	John Olson	Revealing how wildfires can affect river sediments and chemistry during droughts
2:26	Annie Jones	Sara Salazar Hughes	Greenwashing Settler Colonialism: the Case of Israel’s 2018 UN Climate Change Report
2:39	Jace Innis	Sherry Palacios	Deep learning ocean conditions to predict shellfish toxicity in the Philippines
2:52	Emily Locke-Paddon	JP Dundore-Arias	Characterization and Control of Pythium Wilt
3:05	Morgan Raimondo	JP Dundore-Arias	Optimization of Methods for Assessing Pathogen Inhibition Activity of Soilborne Streptomyces from the Salinas Valley

Session 2 will take place in Suite 2178. Moderated by Natasha Oehlman.

Time	Presenter	Mentor	Title
1:02	Jocelyn Chavez-Diaz	Lamar A. Graham	Bilingual Heritage Speakers and Their Formed Ethnic Identity in the United States
1:15	Nyah Edington	Dennis Kombe	Kin Folk vs Skin Folk
1:28	Brianna Saucedo*	Angeline Nariswari	Consumer Financial Vulnerability and Predatory Lending
1:41	Lucas Bugarin	Rebecca Pozzi	"Nobody uses that here": Case studies of students' development of sociolinguistic competence in Argentina
Break
2:00	Nevan Bell**	Jennifer Lovell	Campus Perceptions of Policing and How to Improve Sense of Safety
2:13	Gagandeep Choongh**	Jenny Lin	Respect the Culture: A Case Study on Conducting Cross-Cultural Research
2:26	Rachel Frese**	Maria Bellumori	Rock Steady Boxing Exercise Both Maintains and Improves Physical Function in People with Parkinson's Disease.
2:39	Erika Hernandez-Gonzalez* **	Jenny Lin	Green skepticism: Examining the role of social media influencers on consumer attitudes towards green brands
2:52	Ellre Villanueva-Anchera & Lauren Frey**	Nicole Reichhart	The Effects of Near-Peer Mentorship on Aspiring Physician Assistant Student Confidence
3:05	Spencer Winter**	Zurine De Miguel	Speckled Sanddab Cell Proliferation During Adult Neurogenesis

*Denotes Koret Scholars

**Denotes CSU Student Research Competition Delegates

Poster Presentations, 3 - 4 p.m.

1st Floor - College of Science

Presenter(s)	Mentor	Title
Alyssa Walter	Kayla Roy	Shell Loss in Red Abalone
Ánh Cao	Victoria Derr	Green Technologies in Green Schools
Aleah Adame	Joe Miller	Analyzing the Effects of Urbanization on Species located on UCSCs’ Fort Ord Natural Reserve
Gabriela Lopez	Alana Unfried	Is the MASDER national sample from Fall 2021 S-SOMAS representative of the population of all introductory statistics students in the US?
Keyoni McNair	Joshua Gross	Understanding Computer Science Students through their Non-Computer Science Interest
Zachary Vayder, Bryan Gopez, & Lizbeth Navarro-Aceves	Liz Alter	Genetic diversity in fishes (log suckers in the genus Garra) of the lower Congo River
Christian Morris	Lipika Deka	A generating function for the number of tableaux of a specific modular major index, given only the λ and gcd(n, m) of a SYT.
Monica Urias	Josh Beasley & Jennfer Duggan	Monitoring movement and habitat preference of local amphibians along trails in the Fort Ord National Monument and the UCSC Fort Ord Reserve
Nicholas Romero	Sherry Palacios	Remote sensing survey of phytoplankton size class in the California Current Ecosystem at different ENSO phases
Taylor Trivino	Larry Crowder	The Policy Safety Net of Highly Migratory Marine Species within Ecuador
Annabelle McCarthy	Jennifer Duggan	Oak Titmouse Nesting Success when using Nest Boxes in Urban Greenspaces
Isaiah Woodard	Gerick Bergsma	Effects of Baccharis pilularis occupation on grassland bird habitat use within Fort Ord National Monument
Connor Rickard	Dan Fernandez	Prediction of Evening Fog Based on Daily Weather Variables, Marina California
Daniel Jacoby, Aaron Helman, & Austin Folster	Joshua Gross	Demonstrating Computational Complexity by using Draculog to Examine Energy Efficiency

2nd Floor - College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; College of Business; College of Health and Human Services

Presenter(s)	Mentor	Title
Jennifer Berberian*	Vanessa Lopez-Littleton	Advancing Critical Consciousness to Erase Anti-Black Racism for Equity Advocates
Kyle Parker* & Maria Navarro*	Jennifer Dyer-Seymour	Exploring A Post-Pandemic World: Assessing CSUMB Students' Competencies During COVID-19
Megan Dearie*	Jennifer Dyer-Seymour	Students' Perception of How Much They Have Learned is Associated with Professors' Explanation of Learning Outcomes
Sofia Christofi* & Cecilia Mazariegos*	Jennifer Dyer-Seymour	Do They Get the Job?: Undergraduates’ Perceptions of Job Applicants’ Qualifications on Resumes.
Brenda Alfaro*	Babita Gupta	Social Media Technologies and Sustainable Environment: Exploring the Awareness of College Students About the Impact of their Social Media Use on the Environment
Rosa Acevedo Duran & Kimberly Smith	Jennifer Lovell	Concerns and Hopes for Interracial Dialogue Among Campus Leaders
Amanda Young	Vanessa Lopez-Littleton	The 2nd Annual Monterey County Youth Summit: Race to Equity: Journey to Radical Self-Love
Joseph Ruiz, Brooklyn Greene, & Zah-Rah Latour	Vanessa Lopez-Littleton	Disparities Experienced by African American Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Priscilla Amao* & Alexa Noriega	Mrinal Sinha	How students use Community Cultural Wealth to excel in academia
Lesley Rocha*	Sharon Hua/Jenny Lin	Can female CEOs win the game in a big boy’s industry? Exploring the effect of industry’s gender stereotype on female CEO appointments
Stephanie Stephens	Vanessa Lopez-Littleton	Community Cookbook
Saray Garcia & Angelica May Amita	Jenny Lin/Angeline Nariswari	Should Brands Make Sustainable Claims? The Role of Green Identity and Locus of Control
Nikole Babcock	Shannon Snapp	A Theory of Safety Spectrum: How LGBTQ+ Young Adults Navigate Personal Risk in App-Based Hookups
Gennelle Watkins	Vanessa Lopez-Littleton	Overcoming Organizational Apathy to Erase Anti-Black Racism in a Nonprofit Organization

*Denotes Koret Scholars

2021

Oral Presentations - Moderated by Eric Barajas

Student Presenter(s)	Presentation Title
Krissi Alari	A Tutorial of Bland Altman Analysis in A Bayesian Framework
Daniella Spina	Revising the U.S. Fisheries Management Policy Framework to be More Compatible with Evolving Technologies in Service of Sustainable Fisheries
Kevin Pilotzi	Comparing Positions for Handgrip Dynamometry
Annabelle McCarthy	Oak Titmouse Nesting Success when using Nest Boxes in Urban Greenspaces
Charles Scrivner	Spectral Convolution of PHYDOTax Inversion Algorithm for Lower Resolution, Satellite-borne Visible Spectral Radiometry.
Morgan Raimondo and Gloria Greenstein	SARS-CoV-2 Biochemical Properties and Interactions that may disrupt cellular signaling and the reoxidation of cytochrome P450
Isaiah Woodard	The impacts of grazing management on avian community composition and behavior in the James K. Herbert Wetland Prairie Preserve
Xenia Enriquez and Korina McKinley	The Localization of History and Civics in Salinas Ethnic Studies Classrooms

Koret Scholar Presentations - Moderated by Dr. Jessica Bautista

Student Presenter(s)	Presentation Title
Darchelle Burnett	Comparison of Afro Indigenous to African American and Native American student research models in Higher Education
Monica Urias	Women, Children, & Sustainability: How climate change and global sustainability affect women's beliefs, feelings, and concerns about their participation in raising children
Hana Jacinto	Second Language Auditory Discrimination in Japanese by English Native Speakers
Xochitl Saldana	Hooking up as a pathway for sexual identity development
Michael Haidar	Using EEG recordings and convolutional neural networks for document retrieval
Arlene Diazleal	Student-Parent Tailored Resource List
Megan Dearie and Rodi Edil	Psychology Students Awareness of MLO’s in Framing Desired Skills and Knowledge
Darchelle Burnett, Juday Young, Cobey Davis, and Marcus Garrett	Faculty-Student Relationships: An Indicator of Black Student Belonging and Engagement at a Minority Serving Institution?
Jennifer Lopez	Abolitionist Practices in Social Work
Stephanie Stephens	Findings from the Everyone’s Harvest Research Team
Asgton Stephenson	A biological link between SARS-CoV-2 infection and depression
Paula Beltran and Jennifer Berberian	Advancing Critical Consciousness to Erase Anti-Black Racism for Equity Advocates

Poster Presentations - Moderated by Dr. Corin White and Dr. Heather Haeger

Student Presenter(s)	Presentation Title
Angelica May Amita	A Preliminary Analysis of Messaging in Anti-Domestic Violence Ads
Daniel Jacoby, Aaron Helman, and Ed Garcia	The Relationship between Computational Complexity and Energy Efficiency of Common Algorithms
Siana Fields, Brooklyn Greene, Zah-Rah Latour, and Anthony Mckay	“I still managed to get through it”: COVID-19, Resiliency and the Black Student Experience
Nevan Bell and Courtney Crouse	Students’ Perceptions of a Digital Wellness Group Project During COVID-19
Gretchen Wichman	The Influence of Salinity on Leaf Breakdown Rates in Tidal Streams
Samuel Perrello	Spatial Time Series Analysis of Kelp Canopy Extent Around the Monterey Peninsula from 2013-2020.
Heba Fayez	SARS-CoV-2 Biochemical Properties and Bait-Prey Proteins Interaction
Clyde Sumagang and Jamiel Capatayan	Analogies in Computer Science Education
Keyoni McNair	Gauging Student Interest with a Computer Science Success Interest Survey

CSU Student Research Competition Delegate Presentations - Moderated by Natasha Oehlman

Student Presenter(s)	Presentation Title
Claudia Rocha	“WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS!” Using Youth Participatory Action Research as a Tool to Advocate for Latinx Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Paul Dommert	Understanding the Psychology of Transformation: A Mixed Methods Investigation into the Dynamics of Significant Psychological Change
Erika Hernandez-Gonzalez and Gagandeep Choongh	Safety or Value? A Construal Level Theory Perspective on How to Better Serve Consumers
Melissa-Ann Lagunas	Connectedness to Nature and Well-being Among First-generation College Students, Faculty, and Staff
Courtney Crouse and Nevan Bell	Project-Based Learning as an Intervention for Digital Wellness During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Rosalba Saavedra	Relationship Between Walking Speed and Key Vital Signs in Young Adults
Gerhard Gross and Ethan Quaranta	Assessing the Vulnerability of Monterey Bay Area Seniors to COVID-19
Amelia Parker and Jesus Orozco	Higher education is not immune to messaging mishaps: A qualitative rhetorical analysis of COVID-19 messaging on U.S. campuses

2020

CSU Student Research Competition Delegates

Selina Espinoza & Dr. Jennifer Lovell, Department of Psychology: Cannabis Use and Perceptions Among Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Jessica Folck & Dr. Arlene Haffa, Department of Biology and Chemistry: Electrocardiographic Parameters of Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) Sedated with Fentanyl and Midazolam
Nicholas Heyer & Dr. Judith Canner, Department of Mathematics and Statistics: Development of New Genomic Tools and Discovery of Novel Alleles in Human-Specific Paralogs of NOTCH2NL Genes, Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Sarah Ricks & Dr. Jenny Lin, College of Business: Social Media Use of Mothers in India: Empowering Mother's Spending on Children's Education

Oral Presentations

Ryan Solymar, Maggie Seida, Ethan Switzer, & Dr. Steve Moore, Department of Marine Science: 3D models of maritime heritage sites created from ROV video.

Poster Presentations

Rosalba Saavedra, Kevin Pilotzi, Claire Ebersole, Dr. Eric Martin (Department of Kinesiology), & Dr. Steven Kim (Department of Mathematics & Statistics): Relationship Between Walking Speed and Key Vital Signs in Young Adults.
Timothy Hanneman & Dr. Chandrika Satyavolu, School of Computing and Design: Controller Placement in Software Defined Networking
Natassia Aleman-Teweles & Dr. Jennifer Dyer-Seymour, Department of Psychology: Social and Cognitive Development in Play: Observing Family Experiences at a Children's Museum.
Brandon Garcia & Dr. Jennifer Dyer-Seymour, Department of Psychology: Observing Gender-Typed Play Differences in a Children's Museum.
Emma Teall & Dr. John Olson, Department of Applied Environmental Science: A key to progress: Advancing bryology taxonomy.
Ekaterina Patrice, Katharine Tinsman, Emily Tate, Logan Van Nevel, & Dr. Steve Moore, Ecosystem Engineering Lab, CSUMB: The effects of sand grain size on the presence and abundance of market squid (Doryteuthis opalescens) egg capsules.
Sarah Munro-Kennedy & Dr. Gerick Bergsma, Department of Biology and Chemistry: Disrupting each other: Larus occidentalis and humans.

2018

Oral Presentations

Danielle Layne, Kinesiology - Reliability and Concurrent Validity of an Inertial Measurement Unit and Linear Encoder for Kinematic Measurement of Barbell Back Squats. Faculty Mentor: Dr. George Beckham
Hadley Giebeler, Marine Science - Role of Vortex Rings on Thrust Production in Squid Paralarvae Jetting. Faculty Mentor: Diana Lip, Hopkins Marine Station
Tracey Ramirez, Mathematics, Statistics - Enhancing STEM Leadership. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alana Unfried & Dr. Corin Slown
Madison Bashford, Marine Science - Temperature effects on Swimming Kinematics of Foraging Behavior in the Northern Anchovy, Engraulis mordax. Faculty Mentor: Jody Beers
Kasie Talbot, Mathematics - Sex Difference in Countermovement Jump Performance Controlling for Maximum Strength. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Steven Kim & Dr. George Beckham
Parker Smith, Marine Science - Engaging and Training Undergraduates in Modern Electrochemistry. Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Goeltz
Avery Calhoun - Habitat Sustainability Model for Buckwheat on the Santa Lucia Preserve. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Christy Wyckoff, Santa Lucia Conservancy

CSU SRC Oral Presentations

Yollette Merritt, History, SPED - The Unknown History of the 19th Century California Underground Railroad. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Debian Marty
Nick Prew, Business Administration - The Impact of Cold Sensations on Message Effectiveness. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jenny Lin
Rebekah Newman, Psychology, Human Development minor - Increased Citizenship and Professional Development: Undergraduate Psychology Students Experiences with Service Learning. Faculty Mentors: Dr. Jennifer Lovell & Dr. Christine Valdez
Shelby Delcambre, Rosalba Saavedra, Kinesiology, Nathan Sanders, Statistics - 6th Vital Sign App: Testing Validity and Reliability. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eric Martin
Katrina Conen, Psychology - Impact of MMPI-2 versus MMPI-2-RF Booklet Administration on the Internal Structure and Predictive Utility of MMPI-2-RF Scales in a Forensic Inpatient Setting. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Danielle Burchett
Bryan Sierra-Rivera, Biology - The Role of Antibiotics in Modulating Secondary Metabolite Production of Streptomyces grown in Co-Culture. Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Goeltz
Jennifer Hatch, Psychology, Human Development minor - Cognitive Symptom Trajectories among Forensic Inpatients Diagnosed with Psychotic Disorders with or without Comorbid Mood Disorders. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Danielle Burchett

Poster Presentations

Karen Baker, Tatiana Magana, Courtney Allen, Constant Braggs, Jorge Cabrera, Madeline Oviedo, Psychology - How Cultural Factors Impact Student Definitions of Health. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Lovell
Leah Martin, Alex Ferreira, Molecular Biology - The Investigation of the Role of Lac1/Lag1 in Early G1 Events in the Cell Cycle of the Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Aparna Sreenivasan
Annalyn Roberts, Marine Science - Gene Flow of Pisaster Ochraceus along California's Pacific Coast. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eric Crandall
Julian Gonzalez Gutierrez, Kinesiology - Systematic Review Article: Isometric mid-thigh pull performance in Rugby Players. Faculty Mentors: Dr. Eric Martin & Dr. George Beckham
Madalyn Price, Josh Bowman, Joe Huerta, Andy Soto, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies - An Analysis of Water Quality along the Salinas Valley Watershed. Faculty Mentor: John Silveus
Tiffany Rivera, Environmental Science Technology & Policy - Evaluating Quantum Chemistry Methods to Predict Redox Potential for Quinones. Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Goeltz
Alexandria Cervantes, Mathematics - Some People are Just Naturally Good at That: Values and Beliefs towards Communication in Photonics and Optics. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kelly Martin
Taylor Chille, Psychology - Impact of Unscorable Responding on MMPI-2-RF Scores in a Forensic Inpatient Setting. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Danielle Burchett
January Cornelius, Collaborative Health and Human Services - Thinking Outside the Box: Creating an Educational Pathway for Students to serve as Community Health Workers for Diabetes Prevention in the Latino Community. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kim Judson
Gina Dabbah, Biology, Statistics minor - Commercial IgM ELISA Kit Utility for Diagnosis of Acute Dengue and Chikungunya Disease in Kenya. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Desiree LaBeaud
Skylar Kensigner, Molecular Biology - Investigating Somatic Mutations in tRNAs and Flanking Regions. Faculty Mentor: Bryan Thornlow
Kailey Hansen, Rene Nunes, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science Technology & Policy - Influence of Temperature on Denitrification of Mesophilic Bacterial Communities in Wood Chip Bioreactors. Faculty Mentor: Zane Morensen
Selena Velasquez, Psychology - The Best Time to be Creative. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kevin Grobman
Marisol Figueroa, Marine Science, Statistics minor - Influence of Ocean Acidification and Dissolved Oxygen Availability on Swimming Speeds in Larval Gopher Rockfish (Sebastes carnatus). Faculty Mentor: Neosha Kashef
Ruben Chavarin, Environmental Science Technology & Policy - A Comparison of Water Testing between IDEXX Colilert TM and Membrane Filtration. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Donna Ferguson
Seaenna Correa-Garcia, Juan Cueto, Janet Gonzalez, Grace Kim, Rene Nunez, Marine Science, Environamental Science, Molecular Biology, Environmental Science Technology & Policy - Difference in Water Quality between upper and lower sections of Carmel River. Faculty Mentors: John Silveus & Timothy Thomas
Nathan Morrison, Environmental Studies - The Effects of Disturbing Surface Nitrogen Fertilizer Application during Instrument Installation in a Broccoli Trial. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Arlene Haffa
Ivie Foster, Mariah Daniel and Carissa Borrego, Marine Science and Environmental Science - Correlation between Discharge Levels and Water Quality Parameters from 2017-2018. Faculty Mentors: John Silveus and Timothy Thomas
Sarcee Munoz-Renteria, Raquel Hernandez, Ann Batoon, Andrea Cedillo, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science Technology and Policy - Effects of Agricultural Runoff within the Elkhorn Slough. Faculty Mentors: John Silveus and Timothy Thomas
Parker Smith, Marine Science - Proton-couples Electron Transfer and Substituent Effects in Catechol-based deep Eutectic Solvents: Gross and Fine Tuning of Redox Activity. Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Goeltz
Chelsey Bucher-Hebert, Psychology - Modes of Processing Traumatic Experiences: Self Compassion Buffers Feelings of Guilt. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Christine Valdez
Lauren Kashiwabara, Marine Science - Differences in Pterygophora Californica Stipe Ring Morphology: Annual Ring Analysis and Indications of Oceanic Oscillations and Climate Change. Faculty Mentor: Lindsay Cooper
Kendall Whitney, Psychology - Examination of a Combined Response Inconsistency (CRIN) Scale for the MMPI-2-RF: Basic Properties in Normative and Forensic Inpatient Samples. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Danielle Burchett
Nyalok D. Nhial, Psychology - Examining Correlates of Service Use by Race of Homeless Youth. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kimberly Tyler
Zane Mortensen, Applied Marine and Watershed Science - An Evaluation of Bacterial Pesticide Reduction Capabilities Facilitated by Wood Chip Bioreactors
Natalie Brown & Derek Hall, Kinesiology - Does Fitness Level Predict Skill Level? Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eric Martin
Erika Perez, Humanities & Communication - Daily Assaults on Minority Individuals: Microaggressions within the LGBTQ+ Community. Faculty Mentor: Shar Gregg

2017

Oral Presentations

1:00 - 1:15 Malachi Alexander, Mathematics Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alison Lynch Title: HEXIGONAL MOSAIC KNOTS 1:15 - 1:30 Nicolasa Villalobos, Psychology Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jill Yamashita Title: DOES MOOD INFLUENCE THE GENERATION EFFECT? 1:30 - 1:45 Mathew Tomberlin, Computer Science Faculty Mentor: Dr. Krzysztof Pietroszek Title: GAUNTLET: TRAVEL TECHNIQUE FOR IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENTS USING NON-DOMINANT HAND 1:45 - 1:55 Julia Karo, Marine Science Mentor: Elan Porter Title: ALEPISAURUS FEROX: A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLER OF RARE MICRONEKTON IN THE NORTH PACIFIC SUBTROPICAL GYRE --------2:00 - 2:30 BREAK-------- CSU Research Competition Delegates: 2:30 - 2:45 Katrina Conen & Jayme Luna, Psychology Faculty Mentor: Dr. Danielle Burchett Title: IMPACT OF USING RAW VERSUS UNIFORM T-SCORES IN MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY-2 RESTRUCTURED FROM DESCRIPTIVE AND INFERENTIAL RESEARCH 2:45 - 3:00 James Vongsaroj, Kinesiology Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brian Cook Title: EXAMINING TEMPERAMENT IN EXERCISE DEPENDENCE AND EATING DISORDERS 3:00 - 3:15 Kellen Murray, Kinesiology Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brian Cook Title: INSPIRATION OR THINSPIRATION: EXAMINING PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATIONS AMONG PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE, EXERCISE DEPENDENCE, AND EATING DISORDER RISK IN WOMEN 3:15 - 3:30 Sarah Coffin, Psychology Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Dyer-Seymour Title: SEEING THROUGH THE EYES OF AN ALBATROSS: PERSPECTIVE-TAKING AT THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM 3:30- 3:45 Cecilia Garcia, Biology Faculty Mentor: Dr. Henrik Kibak Title: RNA INTERFERENCE (RNAi) CONTROL OF WHITEFLY, BEMISIA TABACI MEAM1

Poster Presentations

1:00 - 1:30 Poster set-up 1:30 - 3:30 Poster Presentations 3:30 - 4:00 Poster take-down Presenters: Haley Cline & Ashley Tedesco, Psychology Faculty Mentor: Dr. Danielle Burchett Title: AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF CONTENT-BASED INVALID RESPONDING ON MMPI-2-RF SUBSTANTIVE SCALE CRITERION VALIDITY IN A FORENSIC INPATIENT SAMPLE Nigel Hardy, Computer Science Faculty Mentor: Dr. Krzysztof Pietroszek Title: VR BIO-HYBRID GROWTH SIMULATION Alexandria Cervantes, Mathematics Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alison Lynch Title: MODELING EVOKED ASTROCYTE CALCIUM DYNAMICS Jordan Collignon, Mathematics Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lipika Deka Title: PROPAGATION OF LEAD IN THE HUMAN BODY Mikaela Bogdan, Environmental Science Faculty Mentor: John Silveus Title: POST-SOBERANES FIRE WATER QUALITY MONITORING OF THE BIG SUR AND CARMEL RIVER WATERSHEDS Zane Mortensen, Environmental Science Faculty Mentor: John Silveus Title: EFFICACY OF BIOREMEDIATION OF AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF USING BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN WOODCHIP BIOREACTORS Ryan Pugh, Mathematics Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alison Lynch Title: EARLY UNDERGRADUATES' EMERGING CONCEPTIONS OF CONVICTION AND PROFF Parker Smith, Marine Science Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Goeltz Title: ELECTROCATALYTIC CONVERSION OF CO2 USING MOLECULAR MANGANESE CARBONYL BASE CATALYST Rosa Garza, Mathematics Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lipika Deka Title: ULTRASOUND NERVE SEGMENTATION Megan Pentecost & Kaylie Low, Environmental Science & Environmental Studies Faculty Mentor: John Silveus Title: MONITORING WATER QUALITY IN THE LOWER SALINAS VALLEY WATERSHED AND ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF AGRICULTURE RUNOFF Kyle Starling, Steven Villaneda, Selena Romero, Andrew Stuck, Kinesiology Faculty Mentor: Dr. Maria Bellumori Title: IMPROVEMENTS IN QUALITY OF LIFE FOLLOWING A SPEED-BASED GROUP EXERCISE PROGRAM

The following formats will be accepted for both completed projects and “works in progress” (work that is in the middle stages of data collection or formulation or early draft sketches or creative works).

2016

Oral Presentations, Lightning Talks, and Multimedia Presentations

Madison Heard, Marine Science - Effects of Climate Change on the Larval Development of Haliotis rufescens. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Corey Garza
Luis Canett, Social & Behavioral Sciences - The Cultural and Economical Effects of Deindustrialization on Mining Towns in Northern Spain. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Juan Jose Gutierrez
Alison Aceves, Marine Science - The Discovery of Mixotrophy in the Winter-Bloom Forming Dinoflagellate Heterocapsa rotundata. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Corey Garza
Steven Villandea, Kinesiology - The Impact of Student Stress on Athletic Performance Over the Duration of an Academic Term. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Erin Martin & Dr. George Beckham
Courtney Nawroki, Biology - CSUMB and Natividad Family Medicine Residency Collaboration: Social Determinants of Health, East Salinas Surveys Inform Community-Oriented Primary Care. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Henrik Kibak
Tiffany Roman, Psychology - Can the Amount of Time Spent Eating Predict a Child's Health in the Future? Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Dyer-Seymour
Elizabeth Snider, Psychology - Of course I tease my children. Thank you, captain obvious. What happens to social interactions when families use friendly sarcasm. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Dyer-Seymour
Elizabeth Hensley & Karina Ruiz, Human Communication - Tell It Like It Is: Oral History in the Field and at CSUMB. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sam Robinson & Kristen LaFollette
Mia Sosa, Zane Mortensen, Alexandra Ball, Teresa Munoz, & Justin Vivar, Environmental Science, Technology, & Policy, Environmental Studies, and Biology - A Controlled Study of Denitrifying Bioreactors. Faculty Advisors: John Silveus & Dr. Arlene Haffaa

Lydia Selzer & Veronica Jones, Kinesiology - Examination of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among University Employees Participating in a Workplace Walking Program. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lisa Leininger
Catrin Wendt, Marine Science - Designing Underwater Video Systems to Study a Remote Mesophotic Coral Reef Ecosystem. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Steve Moore
Jesse Yamagata, Aidan Shands, Juan Cerda, & Noah Luecke, Biology - Molecular Diagnostic Techniques Used to Detect Plant Pathogens. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Timothy Miles
Zane Adamo, Film/Cinematic Arts & Technology - Quand la magie arrive (When the magic happens). Faculty Advisor: Meghan O'Hara

Poster Presentations

Lauren Tuosto, Psychology - The Basis for an Individual’s Moral Reasoning: Personal Beliefs vs.Group Affiliation. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kevin Grobman
Jennifer M. Bennett, Kimberly A. Hudson, Grace J. Lee, Psychology - Associations Between Writing Skills, Strategies, and Grades in Psychology Undergraduates. Faculty Advisor: Drs. Danielle Burchett, Justin L. Matthews, Shannon D. Snapp
Meredith Flores, Collaborative Health and Human Services - Why has Education Attainment in Monterey County Worsened During the Last 25 years?: A Demographic Study. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ignacio Navarro
Lydia K. Selzer, Kinesiology - Examination of Exercise Self Efficacy in Staff, Faculty, and Partners Enrolled in a University Workplace Health Promotion Program. Faculty Advisors: Drs. Lisa Leininger & Brian Cook
Kayla Marshall, Stella Ornelas, Brittany Smith, Kaitlin Wilkerson, & David M. Glassmire, Psychology - MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF Overreporting Validity Scale Scores for Forensic State Hospital. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Danielle Burchett
Jessica Amstadter, Joshua Olmeda, Alexus Campos, Victoria Covert & Kimberly Eleazar, Kinesiology - Examination of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among University Employees Participating in a Workplace Walking Program. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lisa Leininger
Veronica N. Jones, Kinesiology - Validation and Accuracy of Fitbit Charge: A Pilot Study. Faculty Advisor: Drs. Lisa J. Leininger & Brian J. Cook
Ana Karen Corral, Justin J. Lane & Laura E. Munoz, Psychology - Faces (and Bodies) in the QueerCrowd: An Archival Analysis of Photographic Depictions of LGBTQ+ People in Queer Print Media. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Justin Matthews
Victoria Clardy, Kinesiology - Reaction Time in College Athletes. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Maria Bellumori
Brandan Lockwood & Donald Dong, Computer Science - PINThought: Authentication using Mobile Brain Computer Interface. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Krzysztof Pietroszek
Steven Villaneda, Kinesiology - Physical Function in Older Adults and a Speed-Based Exercise Intervention. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Maria Bellumori
Teresa Munoz and Justin Vivar, Molecular Biology - Characterizing Microbes from the Molera Constructed Treatment Wetland for Their Use in Denitrifying Bioreactors. Faculty Advisors: Dr. Arlene Haffa, Charmaine Robinson, John Silveus and Dr. John Skardon
Katherine Hadley, Psychology/Kinesiology - Self-Efficacy, Perceived Competence, and Outcome Expectancy as Predictors of Strength Gains in a Strength and Conditioning Technique Course. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jo Morrissey
Josua Shallow & Matthew Johnson, Computer Science - Designing a Large-Size Multi-Touch 3D Interactive Tabletop. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Krzysztof Pietroszek
California Biordi, Environmental Science, Technology, & Policy - Polymorphic Horizontal Bioreactor Channel Design. Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Skardon
Ana Lorena Saldivar, Psychology - Relationships Between Familial Socialization and Educational Success of Latino Men. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mrinal Sinha
Jordan Colligñon, Mathematics - Using an Agent-based Model to Simulate the Reintroduction of the Extinct Passenger Pigeon. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lipika Deka
Joshua Olmeda, Alexandra Flores, & Julian Echeverry, Kinesiology - Assessing Explosiveness Using a Range of Medicine Ball Weights for the Backwards Overhead Medicine Ball Throw. Faculty Advisor: Dr. George Beckham
Alixandra Rachman, Environmental Science, Technology, & Policy - Efficiency of Three Carbon Substrates in a Vertical Up-Flow Denitrifying Bioreactor. Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Skardon
Brian Zimmerman, Computer Science - Low-Cost Latency Compensation in Motion Tracking for Smartphone-Based Head Mounted Displays. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Krzysztof Pietroszek

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center