CSR Scholars 2014-2015

Scholars by Major

Name:  Diaz, Hugo
Research Mentor: Dr. Gwyan Rhabyt
Project Tile: The Friend Zone Project

Name:  Amadi, Michael
Research Mentor: Dr. Claudia Uhde-Stone
Project Tile: Functional Genomics of White Lupin

Name:  Avina, Monika
Research Mentor: Dr. Maria Gallegos
Project Tile:Exploring mechanosensory circuit development in C. elegans

Name:  Ceja, Alma
Research Mentor: Dr. Tyler Evans
Project Tile:Exploring the effects of climate change using zebrafish embryos

Name:  Fathi-Torbaghan, Nadija
Research Mentor:  Dr. Kenneth Curr
Project Tile:Determining the method of viral entry of GBV-C into human WBCs

Name:  Fernandez, Matthew
Research Mentor:  Dr. Kenneth Curr
Project Tile:The effect of GBVC infection on human white blood cell apoptosis

Name:  Hackney, Margaret
Research Mentor:  Dr. Kenneth Curr
Project Tile:Manipulation of PBMC gene expression by human pegivirus

Name:  Henderson, Chelsea
Research Mentor:  Dr. James Murray
Project Tile:Study of Navigation in Tritonia diomedea

Name:  Maynard, Ashley
Research Mentor:  Dr. Tyler Evans
Project Tile: Enhancing the restoration of California’s estuaries by exploring the genetic basis of environmental tolerance in Olympia oyster (Ostrea lurida)

Name:  Mayol, Katrina-Mari
Research Mentor:  Dr. James Murray
Project Tile:Magnetic Navigational Senses in Tritonia Diomeda

Name:  Nguyen, Daniel
Research Mentor:  Dr. Tyler Evans
Project Tile: Common and stressor-specific response to temperature hypoxia and salinity in the estuarine fish Gillicthys mirabillis

Name:  Patel, Archana
Research Mentor:  Dr. Matthew Atencio
Project Tile: Critical Media Analysis

Name:  Penaflor, Alexander
Research Mentor:  Dr. Jennie Guzman
Project Tile: Strontium Magneto-Optical Trap

Name:  Perez-Murillo, Martha
Research Mentor:  Dr. Maria Gallegos
Project Tile: Growth and development of PLM in C. elegans

Name:  Roth, Caroline
Research Mentor:  Dr. Kenneth Curr
Project Tile: Determining the 3-D structure of GBV-C’s RNA polymerase NS5B

Name:  Schaefferkoetter, Devin
Research Mentor:  Dr. Tyler Evans
Project Tile: Exploring the relationship between habitat temperature and enzymatic hydrogen bonds in endothermic marine organisms

Name:  Sharifi, Osman
Research Mentor:  Dr. Kenneth Curr
Project Tile: An Evolutionary Look Inside the Order Nudibranchia

Name:  Sood, Riddhi
Research Mentor:  Dr. Christoph Baysdorfer
Project Tile: Phylogenetic analysis of genus Prosartes

Name:  Sultana, Arshia
Research Mentor:  Dr. Maria Gallegos
Project Tile: The Role of Rab GTPases in Olfactory Adaptation in C. elegans

Name:  Trinh, Hao
Research Mentor:  Dr. Christoph Baysdorfer
Project Tile: The role of RNAi in regulating transposable elements (TE)

Name:  Vardakis, Crystal
Research Mentor:  Dr. James Murray
Project Tile: Structure and Composition of the Eyes in Tritonia tetraquetra

Name:  Zacarias, Samantha
Research Mentor:  Dr. James Murray
Project Tile: Elucidating the neural circuit involved in chemotaxis in Tritonia tetraquetra

Name:  Baginski, Robin
Research Mentor: Dr. Monika Sommerhalter
Project Tile:Characterization of PPO from bacteria Thermomicrobium roseum

Name:  Becker, Anthony
Research Mentor: Dr. Ehsan Kamalinejad
Project Tile:Machine learning and analysis of narrative structures

Name:  Chaitesipaseut, Lena
Research Mentor: Dr. Chul Kim
Project Tile:Structural Studies on an RNA pseudoknot

Name:  Edogun, Osanfanmwen
Research Mentor: Dr. Marlin Halim
Project Tile:Analytical Study of Gadolinium-Aptamer Binding

Name:  Galvan, Stephan
Research Mentor:  Dr. Marlin Halim
Project Tile:Aptamer Ligand for Increased stability Gd (III) MRI Contrast Agent

Name:  Kaur, Karishma
Research Mentor:  Dr. Monika Sommerhalter
Project Tile:Survey of polyphenol oxidase enzymes in the mustard plant family

Name:  Rodas, Melina
Research Mentor:  Dr. Monika Sommerhalter
Project Tile: Characterization of a polyphenol oxidase enzyme from popular trees

Name:  Li, Qing
Research Mentor:  Dr. Yi He
Project Tile: Advertising Strategic Research for International Fast Food Industry

Name:  Sundar, Karthika
Research Mentor:  Dr. Ken Chung
Project Tile: Cultural determinants of pacing in innovation work

Name:  Chan, Tracy
Research Mentor: Dr. Marlin Halim
Project Tile: Galactosemia

Name:  Hand, Christopher
Research Mentor:  Dr. Jeffery Seitz
Project Tile: Molecular Astrobiology

Name:  Le, Tuan Anh
Research Mentor:  Dr. Monika Sommerhalter
Project Tile: Sol-gel Technology and Silica/Protein Hybrid Materials

Name:  Lo, Carl
Research Mentor:  Dr. Patrick Huang
Project Tile: Characterization of Plutonium in Aqueous Environments

Name:  Tso, Jonathan, Lee
Research Mentor:  Dr. Kim Chul
Project Tile: The RNA Pseudoknot: natural unfolding and folding of the simplest shape of RNA

Name:  Kishor, Krishneel
Research Mentor:  Dr. Howard Lei
Project Tile: Animal Voice Recognition Project

Name:  Anumala Vijayakumar, Lakshminarasimhan
Research Mentor:  Dr. Beth Yeager
Project Tile: Implementation of technology-in-use in one school district

Name:  Taluja, Richa
Research Mentor:  Dr. Beth Yeager
Project Tile: Ethnographic Approach

Name:  Banks, Kirsten Bitter
Research Mentor: Dr. Greg Jennings
Project Tile: Identifying Practical and Meaningful Student Strengths

Name:  Inocencio, Dionisia
Research Mentor:  Dr. Greg Jennings
Project Tile: The Effectiveness of Using Mind-Up Curriculum with K-12 Element

Name:  Jimenez, Elvia
Research Mentor:  Dr. Oanh Tran
Project Tile: Promoting Social and Emotional Learning in a Three Tiered Model

Name:  Kondonijakos, Adi
Research Mentor:  Dr. Oanh Tran
Project Tile: Effectiveness of Mindfulness as a Social-Emotional Intervention

Name:  Shaw, Natalie
Research Mentor:  Dr. Greg Jennings
Project Tile: Identifying Practical and Meaningful Student Strengths

Name:  Tiu, Stephanie
Research Mentor:  Dr. Greg Jennings
Project Tile: Identifying Practical and Meaningful Student Strengths

Name:  Nguyen, Nguyen
Research Mentor:  Dr. Ryan Lampe
Project Tile: The competition between chain and independent stores

Name:  Kumar, Jayachandran Pradeep
Research Mentor:  Dr. Farnaz Ganjeizadeh
Project Tile: Forecasting on medication demands in epidemics

Name:  Bahramian, Jennifer
Research Mentor: Dr. Jeffery Sietz
Project Tile: Molecular Astrobiology

Name: Blackwell, Rebecca
Research Mentor: Dr. Jeffery Seitz
Project Tile: Molecular Astrobiology

Name:  York, Drew
Research Mentor:  Dr. Jeffery Seitz
Project Tile: Molecular Astrobiology

Name:  Bracamontes, Amanda
Research Mentor: Dr. Duke Austin
Project Tile: RSF Project

Name:  Minkler Green, Mischa
Research Mentor:  Dr. Jeffery Seitz
Project Tile: Environmental Restoration & Learning: Identifying Best Practices

Name:  Salazar, Christina
Research Mentor:  Dr. Jeffery Seitz
Project Tile: Integrated Middle School Science (IMSS) Partnership

Name:  Skiff, Candice
Research Mentor:  Dr. Beth Yeager
Project Tile: STEM: Game Jam

Name:  Brar, Evranjeet
Research Mentor: Dr. Jenny O
Project Tile: Physical and Sedentary Activity in a College Population: The influence of undergraduate major and gender

Name:  Brizendine, Evan
Research Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Sherwood
Project Tile: Student Outcomes from an Experiential Course

Name:  Farnik, Havalind Elizabeth
Research Mentor: Dr. Matthew Atencio
Project Tile: The Influence of Music on Sports and Physical Activity Performance

Name:  Ferrari-Church, Benjamin
Research Mentor:  Dr. Vanessa Yingling
Project Tile: CSUEB Student Athletes

Name:  Frost, Nathan
Research Mentor:  Dr. Jenny O
Project Tile: Performances changes following instant video feedback in fencing

Name:  Hall, Brett
Research Mentor:  Dr. Jenny O
Project Tile: Baseball Imagery Dartfish Analysis

Name:  Hamor, Nastassia Ariana
Research Mentor:  Dr. Jenny O
Project Tile: Examining AGO and the BPNS of NCAA Division II Collegiate Athletes

Name:  Lee, Ji hyeon
Research Mentor:  Dr. Matthew Atencio
Project Tile: How Youth Value Skateboarding and the Involvement of their Parents

Name:  Strickland, Ariana
Research Mentor:  Dr. Vanessa Yingling
Project Tile: Comparing Bone Loading Between Two Different Groups of Collegiate Athletes

Name:  Yang, Derek
Research Mentor:  Dr. Vanessa Yingling
Project Tile: Dartfish Overground vs. Treadmill

Name:  Singh, Abhishek
Academic Program:  Marketing
Research Mentor:  Dr. Ken Chung
Project Tile: Learning Styles and Time Pacing

Name:  Beall, Samuel
Research Mentor: Dr. Derek Kimball
Project Tile: Frequency Comb

Name:  Anaya, Jason
Research Mentor: Dr. Gwyan Rhabyt
Project Tile: Live Cube

Name:  Emono, Michael
Research Mentor: Dr. Gwyan Rhabyt
Project Tile: Live Cube

Name:  Foster, Robert
Research Mentor:  Dr. Gwyan Rhabyt
Project Tile: Project Daffodil

Name:  Geraghty, Sian
Research Mentor:  Dr. Gwyan Rhabyt
Project Tile: Project Daffodil

Name:  Ho, Christine
Research Mentor:  Dr. Gwyan Rhabyt
Project Tile: Project Daffodil

Name:  Rivas, Miguel
Research Mentor:  Dr. Gwyan Rhabyt
Project Tile: The Friend Zone

Name:  Rizzo, Richard
Research Mentor:  Dr. Gwyan Rhabyt
Project Tile: The Friend Zone

Name:  Browne, Nathaniel
Research Mentor: Dr. Gwyan Rhabyt
Project Tile: The Friend Zone Project

Name:  Cobos, Aracely Susan
Research Mentor: Dr. Jennie Guzman
Project Tile: Testing the Spin Statistics Theorem with Ultracold Sr Atoms

Name:  DeCamp, Garrett
Research Mentor: Dr. Derek Kimball
Project Tile: Sensor development for a global network of optical magnetometers

Name:  Diefenbach, Matthew
Research Mentor: Dr. Erik Helgren
Project Tile: Renewable Energy Laboratory

Name:  Erhahon, Hendrix
Research Mentor: Dr. Erik Helgren
Project Tile: Conductivity of Polyaniline pellets

Name: Fuentes, Dominic 
Research Mentor: Dr. Derek Kimball 
Project Tile: Sensor development for global network of optical magnetometers

Name:  Geronimo, Darwin
Research Mentor:  Dr. William Pezzaglia
Project Tile: Analysis of Center of Mass Shift of a Moving Spinning Body

Name:  Inaki, Taichi
Research Mentor:  Dr. Jennie Guzman
Project Tile: Strontium Magneto-Optical Trap Group

Name:  Li, Yan
Research Mentor: Dr. Derek Kimball
Project Tile: Spin-Gravity

Name:  McConnell, Christopher
Research Mentor:  Dr. Jason Singley
Project Tile: PANI powder analysis; varied protanation levels

Name:  Mendez, Anthony
Research Mentor:  Dr. Erik Helgren
Project Tile: Polyaniline Metal Insulator Transition

Name:  Phung, Michael
Research Mentor:  Dr. Derek Kimball
Project Tile: Frequency Comb Spectroscopy

Name:  Walker, Eldridge
Research Mentor:  Dr. Erik Helgren
Project Tile: Doping of Polyaniline for use as a possible conducting Polymer

Name:  Burger, Natalie
Research Mentor: Dr. Oanh Tran
Project Tile: Promoting Social and Emotional Learning in a Three-Tiered Model

Name:  Diaz, Rachael
Research Mentor: Dr. Oanh Tran
Project Tile: Promoting Social and Emotional Learning

Name:  Echeandia, Rachael
Research Mentor: Dr. Jeffery Seitz
Project Tile: Integrated Middle School Science (IMSS) Partnership

Name:  Faulkner, Julia
Research Mentor:  Dr. Oanh Tran
Project Tile: Promoting Social and Emotional Learning in a Three Tiered Model

Name:  Hazard, Kathleen
Research Mentor:  Dr. Greg Jennings
Project Tile: Identifying Practical and Meaningful Student Strengths

Name:  Herrera, Katherine
Research Mentor:  Dr. Jeffery Seitz
Project Tile: Integrated Middle School Science (IMSS) Partnership

Name:  Jen, Gianni
Research Mentor: Dr. Gretchen Reevy
Project Tile: Cognitive and Social Benefits of Online Video Gaming

Name:  Menjivar Quijano, Stephanie
Research Mentor:  Dr. Cynthia Barkley
Project Tile: Perspectives

Name:  Miranda, Erik
Research Mentor:  Dr. Jeffery Seitz
Project Tile: Integrated Middle School Science (IMSS) Partnership

Name:  Ponte, Nicole
Research Mentor:  Dr. Oanh Tran
Project Tile: Social Emotional Learning: A Three-tiered Model

Name:  Ramirez, Melissa
Research Mentor:  Dr. Beth Yeager
Project Tile: Long-term Thinking and Futures

Name:  Ramirez, Miguel
Research Mentor:  Dr. Shubha Kashinath
Project Tile: Facilitating emergent literacy skills for low income preschool children

Name:  Ryczek, Cameron
Research Mentor:  Dr. Murray Horne
Project Tile: Spatial Learning in Rodents

Name:  Silva, Robert
Research Mentor:  Dr. Jeffery Seitz
Project Tile: Integrated Middle School Science (IMSS) Partnership

Name:  Moore, Lee Porscha
Research Mentor:  Dr. Sukari Ivester
Project Tile: Different Bondage: Urban Slavery in Richmond & Rio de Janerio

Name:  Cole, Rachael
Research Mentor: Dr. Sukari Ivester
Project Tile: History and Impact of Planning in West Oakland

Name:  Lopes, Filip
Research Mentor:  Dr. Duke Austin
Project Tile: The Effects of Race on Recent Immigrants in Secondary School

Name:  Edwards, Jeffery
Research Mentor: Dr. Elena Dukhovny
Project Tile: Evaluating how SLP Students use Educational Technology

Name:   Ifah, Monika
Research Mentor:  Dr. Nidhi Mahendra
Project Tile: Effects of mild cognitive impairment on language and cognition

Name:  Kundu, Paramita
Academic Program: Speech Language and Pathology
Research Mentor:  Dr. Shubha Kashinath
Project Tile: Language Environments of Preschool Children with Autism

Name:  Lavallis, Hiroe
Research Mentor:  Dr. Nidhi Mahendra
Project Tile: International students in speech-language pathology: Documenting

Name:  Murphy, Kate
Research Mentor:  Dr. Nidhi Mahendra
Project Tile: Designing multimodal aphasia education materials in English and Spanish

Name:  Saucedo, Gabriella
Research Mentor:  Dr. Kai Greene
Project Tile: Using NAP to Evaluate Narrative Skills of Bilingual Preschoolers