CSUSM Symposium 2020

34th Annual CSU Statewide Competition

Congratulations to our 2nd Place Winner in the Humanities and Letters Category!

Joseph Esparza - Dr. Suzanna Krivulskaya, Faculty Mentor
History, Undergraduate
Revising Birmingham: The Natural Law and Just War Traditions in Martin Luther King Jr's Letter From a Birmingham Jail

2020 Symposium Finalists

Congratulations to all the finalists at the 2020 Symposium on Student Research, Innovation, and Creative Activities. These finalists advanced to the CSU Statewide Student Research Competition in April 2020.

Kianna Avilez - Dr. Anna Woodcock, Faculty Mentor
Psychology Sciences, Undergraduate
Effectiveness of Bilingual Instruction Training at Sustaining a Strong Bilingual Teacher Identity

Sarah Bricke - Judit Hersko, Faculty Mentor
Arts, Undergraduate
Undines at the Salton Sea

Cassidy Cooper - Dr. John Eme, Faculty Mentor
Biological Sciences, Graduate
The Thermal Physiology and Metabolic Rates of Archocentrus nigrofasciatus Acclimated to a Large Daily Temperature Fluctuation Reflects its Success as an Invasive Species

Jamie DeRevere - Dr. Todd Astorino, Faculty Mentor
Kinesiology, Graduate
The effect of Ethnicity on Changes in Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Response to Short-Term High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

Rosa Hunt - Dr. Kimberly E. Vanderbilt, Faculty Mentor
Psychology Sciences, Graduate
Was it you, the other Zazz, or that Flurp? Children's Moral Evaluation of Self-Serving and Prosocial Lies in the Context of Social Groups.

Emily Lyon - Dr. Robert Iafe, Faculty Mentor
Chemistry, Undergraduate
A microwave assisted gold-catalyzed substitution reaction of benzylic alcohols with benzimidazole

Yesenia Mora - Dr. Diego Sustaita, Faculty Mentor
Biological Sciences, Undergraduate
The Effect of "Wing-Flashing" Behavior on Prey Capture Efficiency in San Clemente Loggerhead Shrikes

Karen Ngo - Dr. Carlos Luna Lopez, Faculty Mentor
Biological Sciences, Undergraduate
Aggregation of HEK 293 Tumorigenic Cell Line Using Sound Waves of Varying Frequencies

Kyra Terry - Dr. Anna Woodcock, Faculty Mentor
Psychology Sciences, Undergraduate
Increasing Identification with Computer Science While Sustaining Gender Identity among High School Girls

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