Past Projects of our Competitors
Select a tab to view the research talks from our East Bay Competitors at the Annual CSU Student Research Competition! Go Pioneers!
Competition Site: San Francisco State University (virtual)
Congratulations to all of our competitors at the 2022 CSU Student Research Competition! This year, we had 1 winner, Marium Sarah, who won 1st Place in the category of Business, Economics, and Hospitality Management!
Marium Sarah - 1st place in Business, Economics, and Hospitality Management
Research Mentor: Dr. Asha Rao
Project Title: Can a rewarding application drive Environment‐friendly actions among individuals?
Isaac Coleman
Research Mentor: Dr. Maria Ortuoste
Project Title: Alternative Voting Systems in an Expanding Society: Tackling the question of voter satisfaction
Sharn Basi and Isabel Torres
Research Mentor: Dr. Chris Baysdorfer and Dr. Patty Oikawa
Project Title: Methane Uptake in Compost-Amended Grasslands: An investigation combining trace gas measurements, quantitative PCR, and soil microbial analysis
Cynthia Martinez
Research Mentor: Dr. Pascale Guiton
Project Title: Understanding transcriptional regulation of T. gondii developmental differentiation and virulence
Amber McNeill
Research Mentor: Dr. Jesus Oliver
Project Title: How a Global Pandemic Changed Students’ Perspectives in Undergraduate Mathematics Courses
Gregory Mwamba
Research Mentor: Dr. Jesus Oliver
Project Title: Blowup of the Nonlinear Klein-Gordon Equation with Arbitrarily in FLRW Spacetimes
Roelyne Reyes
Research Mentor: Dr. Marlin Halim
Project Title: Aptamer Selection for MRI Contrast Agents
Patricia Ruiz-Mena and Roshetta Vatuvei
Research Mentor: Dr. Cathy Inoyue and Dr. Jennifer Sherwood
Project Title: Relationships Between Muscle Fitness and Radial Bone Strength in Older Adults
Competition Site: Cal Poly Pomona (virtual)
Congratulations to all of our competitors at the 2021 CSU Student Research Competition! This year, we had 5 winners which composed of three 1st place winners and two 2nd place winners!
Andrés González - 1st place in Humanities & Letters; Education (Mixed)
Research Mentor: Dr. Natalie Ingraham
Project Title: Utilizing Reflexivity: Strategic Self-Disclosure and Insider Perspective in Qualitative Research with Transgender & Non-Binary People
Aerin Riegelsberger - 1st place in Behavioral, Social Sciences, and Public Administration (Graduate)
Research Mentor: Dr. Natalie Ingraham
Project Title: Putting The Ball In The Patient’s Court: Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy In U.S. Family Planning Clinics
Lisa Ouyang and Taylor Quintana - 1st place in Behavorial & Social Sciences; Interdisciplinary (Mixed)
Research Mentor: Dr. Ram Kandasamy
Project Title: Early treatment of inflammatory pain prevents the transition from acute to chronic pain in rats
Andrew Stanciulesu - 2nd place in Humanities & Letters; Education (Mixed)
Research Mentor: Dr. Jesus Oliver
Project Title: Investigating the Effects of Visualization Media in the Classroom
Aarohi Shah - 2nd place in Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Interdisciplinary (Mixed)
Research Mentor: Dr. Ruth M. Tinnacher
Project Title:Can Ion Exchange Resins Be Used to Remove Boron from Produced Waters and Increase Water Sustainability?
Andrew Denys
Research Mentor: Dr. Vanessa Yingling
Project Title: Neuromuscular Fitness Field Testing: A Strong Predictor Variable For Tibial Bone Strength Indices Prediction Models
Esiason Rodriguez and Sameerah Muhammed
Research Mentor: Dr. Monika Sommerhalter
Project Title: Exploration of Salinity Tolerance in Pistachio Trees By Measuring Stress Responses on the Biochemical Level
Jexy An Nepangue
Research Mentor: Dr. Jeri Little
Project Title: Interleaving Is Better Than Blocking for Memorizers, but Blocking Is Better Than Interleaving for Finding a Rule
Sarah Millar and Delia Moore
Research Mentor: Dr. Michelle Gravier and Dr. Albert Mendoza
Project Title: Let's Get Virtual: Online Interprofessional Aphasia Group Fitness for COVID-19
Steven Buchert
Research Mentor: Dr. Divya Sitaraman
Project Title: Effects of Sleep on Behavioral Decision Making and Reproductive Fitness in the Fruit Fly, Drosophila Melanogaster
Competition Site: Cal State East Bay (virtual)
Congratulations to all of our competitors at the 2020 CSU Student Research Competition! This year, we had 2 winners which composed of one 1st place winner and one 2nd place winner!
Andrés León González and Lindsey Fox - 1st place in Humanities and Letters (Graduate)
Research Mentor: Dr. Natalie Ingraham
Project Title: Transgender and non-binary patient perspectives on receiving transition-related healthcare in family planning clinics in the United States.
Lisa Ouyang - 2nd place in Interdisciplinary
Research Mentor: Dr. Ram Kandasamy
Project Title: Peripherally-restricted opioids restore normal activity without disruptive side effects in rats with chronic inflammatory pain
Abraham Bahlibi and Cesar Contreras
Research Mentor: Dr. Negin Toosi
Project Title: The Role of Race and Gender in Salary Negotiations
Ariel Moline
Research Mentor: Dr. Pascale Guiton
Project Title: How does the developmentally regulated enzyme, Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase, contribute to stage conversion during Toxoplasma pathogenesis?
Claudia Romero Medina, Daniel Den Briones, Sena Harlley, and Jorge Gonzalez
Research Mentor: Dr. Vanessa Yingling
Project Title: Bilateral Bone Strength Differences in Division II Female Volleyball Players
Derek Schmidt
Research Mentor: Dr. Ines Thiebaut
Project Title: The Folk Music Paradox: The Transformation of European Folk Music Into the Innovation of 20th C. Music.
Mica Cabrera
Research Mentor: Dr. Monika Sommerhalter
Project Title: Exploring Antioxidant Capacity in Green Tea Dependent on Types of Water
Munahil Murrieum
Research Mentor: Dr. Saeid Motavalli
Project Title: Building Energy Performance Prediction using Machine Learning: A Data-Driven Decision-Making Framework for Energy Retrofits
Taylor Reinke
Research Mentor: Dr. Oanh Tran
Project Title: Using a Social-Emotional Learning Program to Enhance Students' Well-Being