CSUSM Symposium 2018

32nd Annual CSU Statewide Competition

The 32nd Annual CSU Student Research Competition was held by California State University Sacramento in May of 2018. 

Congratulations to our winners at this year's competition!

First Place:

Sarah Chaffins – Dr. Wesley Schultz, Faculty Mentor
Psychology, Undergraduate
Using Social Normative Feedback to Increase Recycling Behavior

Francisco Fernandez – Dr. Matthew Escobar, Faculty Mentor
Molecular Biology, Undergraduate
Functional characterization of the nitrate-induced glutaredoxins in Arabidopsis thaliana

2nd Place:

Caitline Castillo – Dr. Anna Woodcock, Faculty Mentor
Psychology, Undergraduate
Developing STEM Identities among Latino and White Science Students

Conner Whitten  – Dr. Kimberly D’Anna-Hernandez, Faculty Mentor
Psychology, Undergraduate
Pup Retrieval Across the First Week in Lactating Dams: Relevance for Maternal Motivation

2018 Symposium Finalists

Congratulations to all the finalists at the 2018 Symposium on Student Research, Innovation, and Creative Activities. These finalists advanced to the CSU Student Research Competition in May 2018.

Ashley Bonilla – Dr. Anna Woodcock, Faculty Mentor
Psychology, Undergraduate
Interventions for Early Career Scholars in STEM

Maylin Caldwell - Dr. Matthew Escobar, Faculty Mentor 
Biology, Undergraduate
Defining the role of the Arabidopsis thaliana alternative oxidase gene family in mitochondrial production of reactive oxygen species

Caitline Castillo – Dr. Anna Woodcock, Faculty Mentor
Psychology, Undergraduate
Developing STEM Identities among Latino and White Science Students

Sarah Chaffins – Dr. Wesley Schultz, Faculty Mentor
Psychology, Undergraduate
Using Social Normative Feedback to Increase Recycling Behavior

Francisco Fernandez – Dr. Matthew Escobar, Faculty Mentor
Molecular Biology, Undergraduate
Functional characterization of the nitrate-induced glutaredoxins in Arabidopsis thaliana

Petrona Gregorio-Pascual  – Dr. Heike I.M. Mahler, Faculty Mentor
Psychological Science, Graduate
The Theory of Planned Behavior Applied to Decreasing Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption

Erick Ochoa  – Dr. Justin Perron, Faculty Mentor
Applied Physics, Undergraduate
Reducing charge offset drift in Si/SiO2 single electron devices using a poly-Si top gate

Marvin Pena  – Dr. Amber Puha, Faculty Mentor
Mathematics, Undergraduate
Priority in Call Centers: Patterns of minima in concave objective functions

Evelyn Sarsar  – Dr. Kimberly D’Anna-Hernandez, Faculty Mentor
Psychology, Undergraduate
The association between cultural adaptation factors and infant birth outcomes in mother/child dyads of Mexican descent

Conner Whitten  – Dr. Kimberly D’Anna-Hernandez, Faculty Mentor
Psychology, Undergraduate
Pup Retrieval Across the First Week in Lactating Dams: Relevance for Maternal Motivation

For Finalist Information prior to 2017, please contact the Office of Graduate Studies and Research at OGSR@csusm.edu.