CSUSM Symposium 2023

37th Annual CSU Statewide Competition

Congratulations to all the participants in the 37th Annual CSU Statewide Research Competition!  Twelve CSUSM students made 10 of the 195 presentations at the two-day event at SDSU .  

CSUSM was represented in four disciplinary categories -- Biological and Agricultural Sciences; Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences; and Behavioral, Social Sciences and Public Administration – and the campus had two award-winners:

First Place

Jaeden Flury– Dr. Elinne Becket, Faculty Mentor
Biological Sciences, Undergraduate
Investigating Wound Microbiome Composition in Type 2 Diabetic Mice

2nd Place

Marielle Castaneda – Dr. Nancy Caine, Faculty Mentor
Psychology, Graduate

Effects of Repeated Exposure to Animals in Anthropomorphic Contexts

2023 Symposium Finalists

Congratulations to all the finalists at the 2023 Symposium on Student Research, Innovation, and Creative Activities. These finalists advance to the CSU Statewide Student Research Competition in April 2023.

Jasmine O’Hara & Jessica Keatly - Dr. Christina Simokat, Dr. Elizabeth Ferguson, Faculty Mentors

Environmental Studies, Undergraduate

Camera Trap Survey of Insect pollinators of Encinitas Baccharis (Baccharis vanessae) in San Diego, California

Jocelyne Dates - Dr. Dennis Kolosov, Faculty Mentor

Biological Sciences, Graduate

Voltage-gated Ion Channels Regulate Ion and Fluid Transport in the Malpighian Tubules of the Common Cabbage Looper larvae Trichoplusia ni

Mason Laurin - Dr. Diego Sustaita, Faculty Mentor

Biological Sciences, Undergraduate

Malleable mouths: upper and lower beak kinematics of the Loggerhead Shrike in relation to bite force and velocity

Cristina Velasquez & Jake Coast - Dr. Julie Jameson, Faculty Mentor

Biological Sciences, Undergraduate

Identification of BST2 as a Biomarker for Alopecia Areata in Both Mice and Humans

Jaeden Flury– Dr. Elinne Becket, Faculty Mentor
Biological Sciences, Undergraduate
Investigating Wound Microbiome Composition in Type 2 Diabetic Mice

Minjung Kang - Dr. André Kündgen, Faculty Mentor

Mathematics, Graduate

The Saturation Spectrum of Odd Cycles

Karissa Tran - Dr. Kim Pulvers, Faculty Mentor

Psychological Sciences, Undergraduate

Age of First Cannabis Use and Cannabis Misuse Linked for Men and Women and Explained by Depressive Symptoms among U.S. Young Adults

Marielle Castaneda – Dr. Nancy Caine, Faculty Mentor
Psychology, Graduate

Effects of Repeated Exposure to Animals in Anthropomorphic Contexts

Nicolas Morales - Dr. Eric Leas, Faculty Mentor

Kinesiology, Undergraduate

Assessing compliance to in-person tobacco sales requirements in San Diego County

Leah Coe - Dr. Todd Astorino, Faculty Mentor

Kinesiology, Graduate

Sex Differences in Hemodynamic Response to High Intensity Interval Exercise (HIIE)