8th Annual “Meeting of the Minds” Student Research Symposium
Best Poster Presenters
College of Arts and Letters
Undergraduate
Mellissa Patton
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alison Petty
Title: Summer Skin
College of Education
Graduate
Matthew Atherton
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eun-ok Baek
Title: The Efficiency of Using 3D Models to Teach Lifting and Rigging Concepts to Learners of Varying Spatial Ability
College of Natural Sciences
Graduate
Marlee Poff
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tomasz Owerkowicz
Title: Ablation of Rostral Conchae does not affect Heat Exchange in the Upper Respiratory Tract of the Domestic Chicken
Undergraduate
Bryan Seymour
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Erik Melchiorre
Title: The Origin of Biogenic Growths on Gold Recovered from the SS Central America Shipwreck: Implications for Geoarchaeology
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Graduate
Stephen Ware
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hideya Koshino
Title: The Impact of Working Memory and Anxiety on Sustained Attention in Mindfulness Meditation
Undergraduate
Karen Soria Cortez, Virginia Barbosa Mascorro
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Manijeh Badiee
Title: Systematic Predictors of Latina Women’s Empowerment
Best Art Exhibit
Undergraduate
Andrea Clary
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alison Petty
Title: NCECA 2019
Graduate
Aeleen Jacinto
Faulty Mentor: Dr. Alison Petty
Title: MFA Research on the Guatemala Weaver
Best Oral Presenter
Session 1
Undergraduate
Jeffrey Chance
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeremy Mallari
Major: Biochemistry
Title: Development of Click Chemistry Probes to Investigate the Function of Falcilysin, an Essential Malarial Protease
Session 2
Undergraduate
Jasmine Colorado
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeremy Murray
Major: History/literature
Title: Racism and Popular Culture in World War II, from Dr. Seuss to Walt Disney
Session 3
Undergraduate
Kaylie Balvaneda
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Amanda Rymal
Major: Kinesiology
Title: The Effects of Feedforward Self-modeling on Self-Efficacy Beliefs
Session 4
Undergraduate
Melina Gonzalez
Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Chavez
Major: Psychology
Title: Utilizing Photovoice and Youth Advisory Boards: Collaborative Research to Strengthen Adolescent Empowerment
Session 5
Undergraduate
Jeanette Jetton-Rangel
Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Marshall
Major: English
Title: The Great Oppressor: A Queer Analysis of Fear and of Silence in Carmen Maria Machado’s “The Husband Stitch” and Margaret Atwood’s “Bluebeard’s Egg”
Session 6
Undergraduate
Ciera Hammond
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Meredith Conroy
Major: Political Science
Title: The Psychology of Political Efficacy and its Unanticipated Effect on Youth Voter Turnout
Session 7
Undergraduate
Grecia Troche
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Julie Taylor
Major: Communication Studies
Title: World’s Best Boss: An Examination of Leadership Styles on Organizational Culture using the Office
Session 8
Undergraduate
Amber Olson and Prince Siraj
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ismael Diaz
Major: Psychology
Title: Predicting Job Performance from Personality Displayed in Video Games
Session 9
Undergraduate
Oscar Orozco, Henry Diaz, and David Lopez Sanchez
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Cynthia Crawford
Major: Biological Psychology
Title: Ontogeny of One Trial Fentanyl-Induced Sensitization
Session 10
Undergraduate
Ariana Dorticos and Caitlin Hazelquist
Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Skillman
Major: Biochemistry
Title: Comparing Black and White Sage in CSUSB’s Preserve: Why Leaf Traits and Temperatures Matter
Session 11
Graduate
Nestor Maria
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Cari Goetz
Major: Psychology
Title: Development of the Mate Expulsion Inventory
Session 12
Graduate
Matthew Atherton
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eun-Ok Baek
Major: Instructional Technology
Title: The Efficiency of Using 3D Models to Trach Lifting and Rigging Concepts to Learners of Varying Spatial Ability
Session 13
Graduate
Heather Norwood
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mary Boland
Major: English
Title: The Death of the Self and Agency
Session 14
Graduate
Guadalupe Valdivia and Mauricio Guido
Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Winslade
Major: Educational Leadership
Title: The Development of Academic Resiliency among Survivors of Adverse Childhood Experiences
Session 15
Graduate
Lindsey Sirianni
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Richard Addante
Major: Psychology
Title: Electrophysiology of Non-Conscious Memory Contributions to Free Recall
Session 16
Graduate
Madeline Blua
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kimberlyn Williams
Major: Environmental Science
Title: Edaphic Factors and Invasive Annuals in Chaparral and Coastal Sage Scrub
Session 17
Graduate
Lindsey Chesus
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Christina Hassija
Major: Psychological Science
Title: The Intervening Relationship of Burdensomeness and Belonging on Sexual Assault Disclosure and Mental Health
