Student Research Competition

2010 Student Research Competitioin Finalists

Statewide Winners

Samantha Lang - Deborah Kristan, faculty mentor

Dalziel Soto - Jeff Nessler, Faculty mentor

Statewide Runner-Ups

Michelle Calderwood - Keith Trujillo, Faculty mentor

Maria Isabel Rocha - Arcela Nuñez-Alvarez, Faculty mentor

Marianne Klumph - Keith Trujillo, Faculty mentor

CSUSM Student Research Competition
2010-2011 Finalists

Ned Imming - David Avalos, Faculty mentor
Biochemistry, Undergraduate
Relative Remembrance

Andrew Cooper - Matthew Escobar, Faculty mentor
Biological Sciences, Undergraduate
Silencing Glutaredoxins in Arabidopis thaliana

Samantha Lang - Deborah Kristan, faculty mentor
Biological Sciences, Undergraduate
Chronic Calorie Restriction Increased Mouse Immune Response But Did Not Protect Against Parasite Infection

Maria Isabel Rocha - Arcela Nuñez-Alvarez, Faculty mentor
Communication, Undergraduate
Linking Coachella Farmworkers to Vital Resources

Dalziel Soto - Jeff Nessler, Faculty mentor
Kinesiology, Undergraduate
Preserving Lower Limb Muscle Function Following Spinal Cord Injury: Optimizing Robotic Training Techniques

Michelle Calderwood - Keith Trujillo, Faculty mentor
Psychology, Undergraduate
Behavioral Effects of Ketamine Depend on Route of Administration

Anna Hood - Kimberley Pulvers, Faculty mentor
Psychology, Undergraduate
Female Smokers Show Increased Pain Sensitivity for a Physically Distressing Task

Eleuterio Limas - Kimberley Pulvers, Faculty mentor
Psychology, Undergraduate
Pain Tolerance is Influenced by Social Normative Messages

Marianne Klumph - Keith Trujillo, Faculty mentor
Psychology, Graduate
Adolescents Show an Enhanced Behavioral Response to Dissociative Drugs

Gina Merchant - Kimberley Pulvers, Faculty Mentor
Psychology, Graduate
Coping with the Urge to Smoke