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Recipients of the Masters Degree from Biological Sciences By Year

Name	Supervisor	Year of Degree	Thesis	Current Contact
2008
Eichenberger, DJ	Lancaster	2008	Vertebral fusion in bats (Order: Chiroptera).	djeichenberger@gmail.com
Holland, Erika	Coleman	2008	Reproductive Biochemistry of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
2007
Stringer, Stephen	Coleman	2007	Optimization of hydrostatic pressure treatment to induce triploidy in American River Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)	js.stringer@sbcglobal.net
2006
Cholodenko, Laura	Coleman	2006	The role of pesticides, introduced fish, and habitat change in the decline of the Cascades frog (Rana cascadae) in California	lauracho@sbcglobal.net
Drennan, Lynn	Coleman	2006	Female competition and display in kribensis (Pelvicachromis pulcher), a West African cichlid	lynnd3737@yahoo.com
Messer, Cindy	Avery	2006	An Evaluation of the Impacts of the Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis) on the Benthic Community in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta	cmesser@water.ca.gov
Patterson, Laura	Avery	2006	Life history and ecology of an introduced population of red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) in the Central Valley of California with implications for the conservation of the Western pond turtle (Emys marmorata)	lpatters@water.ca.gov

2005
Clevenger, Walter	Lancaster	2005
Crosbie, Lizette		2005
Crosbie, Scott	Bell	2005	Yellow-billed Magpie Roosting Behavior
Dunne, Vanessa		2005
Forward, Bryan		2005	Allele Frequencies for 15 Human DNA Identification STRs in the Population of Tanzania, Africa .
Grasso, Rob	Coleman	2005	Palatability and antipredator response and palatability of Yosemite toad (Bufo canorus) to nonnative brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California
Hice, Karina	Ewing	2005	Dorothy-Gal4 driven UAS-GFP Expression in Drosophila melanogaster.
Kogut, Nina	Coleman	2005	Effect of Delayed Brood development on Parental Defense by Female convict cichlids
Lee, Dana		2005	Analysis of Transgene Detection Strategies in Maize and Tomatoes
Lee, Lou		2005
Moat, Ron		2005	Frequency of Somatic Mosaicism for Human DNA Identification Alleles: Implications for Forensic DNA Casework
Slater, Steven	Avery	2005
Wall, Robin	Avery	2005	Comparative Survey of the Insect Fauna of an Exotic Plant, Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius L.), and a Native Plant, Bush lupine (Lupinus albifrons Bentham ex Lindl), in the Sierra Nevada Foothills of Northern California	outdoorcompanion@yahoo.com
Yanga, Saturnino		2005
2004
Adam, Rochelle		2004
Baumgardner, Ann		2004
Delgado, Arturo		2004
Emmanuela, Dumitru		2204
Emaddudian, Mohammed		2004
Finley, Heather	Nguyen	2004	Synergistic effect of Vitamins E and C in the prevention and treatment of cancer
Flourney, Mary		2004
Huitt, Christopher	Avery	2004
Jones, Kenneth	Kenneth	2004
Mahaffey	Ewing and Gumerlock	2004
McKinney, Aaron		2004
Nipper, David	Ewing	2004	Development of a large-scale low-cost expression system in Tomato
Seefloth, Katherine	Lundmark and Cech	2004
Sirish, Padmini	Ewing	2004	Development of a large-scale low-cost expression system in Tomato
Soroka, Denise	Avery	2004
Swolgaard, Craig	Bell	2004
Thompson, Lissa	Coleman	2004	Effects of Egg Size and Temperature on Development Time in Mouthbrooding Cichlid Species
Trieu, Minh		2004
Volkoff, Martha	Coleman	2004	Stock Discrimination of Central Valley Chinook Salmon using Otolith Microstructure
2003
Anderson, Michael D.	Ballard	2003	Allele frequencies of nine STR loci in the Maasai population of Northern Tanzania.
Barruel, Philip	Lindgren	2003	Isolation and characterization of enterohemmorrhagic E. coli in Sacramento retail ground beef
Chan, Leigh	Bell	2003	Use of macroinvertebrates as an indicator of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) spawning habitat quality in the Lower Mokelumne River, San Joaquin County, California
Garfield, Betsy	Ballard	2003	The search for imorphic PCR-based markers for forensic DNA typing of the biological ancestry of a suspect.
Gow, Edna	Ewing	2003	Analysis of the tomato LeEXP1 promoter in transgenic tomato plants and its potential use in edible vaccines.
Sclafani, Pete	Ballard	2003	Adaptation of in situ PCR fir forensic typing of nuclear DNA for shed hair.
Schweizer, Leslie Ann		2003
Veldhuizen, Tanya	Avery	2003	Spatial and temporal distribution of the Chinese mitten crab in the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta
Voong, Phuc		2003
Whitson, Joseph	Ewing	2003	Analysis of Plasma membrane H+-ATPase LHA2 mRNA levels in antisense and wild type tomato
2002
Bush, Belinda	Metcalf	2002	The effect of cabernet sauvignon red wine and chardonnay white wine and naturally produced phenolics in red wine on the viability of bacteria
Nham, Peter	Ewing	2002	Analysis of the Fusarium venenatum glucoamylase promoter by deletion, insertion and substitution analyses
Queheillalt (Beck), Dianna	Avery	2002	Vertebrate use of a coastal riparian restoration site along the Carmel River mouth : Implications for future restoration and monitoring efforts.	Dianna_Queheillalt@umit.maine.edu
Ramones, Susan	Trapp	2002	Night roosting activity budgets for pallid bats (Antrozous pallidus) in two northern California barns.
2001
Avelino, Olivia	Ewing	2001	Genetic analysis of hatchery and naturally spawning fall-run chinook salmon in Central Valley, California
Bradshaw, Kathryn	Ewing	2001	The effect of an auxin transport inhibitor n-1-naphthyphthalamic acid (NPA) and sucrose on expression of LHA2 in Arabidopsis thaliana and Lycopersicon exculentum.
Cain, James	Avery	2001	Nest success of yellow warblers (Dendroica petechia) and willow flycatchers (Empidomax trailii) in relation to predator activity in montane meadows of the Central Sierra Nevada, California.
Fujii, Scott	Loo	2001	Transfection efficacy of five cationic lipid vectors in three mammalian cell lines.
Hansen, Mary	Ballard	2001	Determination of the allele frequencies of two sb-Alus for use in forensic casework
Hogan, Bronwyn	Trapp	2001	A study of bat foraging activity and its relation to codling moth activity on four Yolo County walnut orchards in Northern California
Hoover, Stacia	Bell	2001	The response of raptors and their prey to topographical features at Altamont Wind Resource Area
Jeya, Priya	Lindgren	2001	Characterization of two OmpR/EnvZ regulated genes in Salmonella typhimurium.
Massey, Dua	Loo	2001	Stability of mRNA in human cerebrospinal fluid: protection conferred by cationic lipid complexes
Robertson, Scott		2001
Rugge, Lourdes	Avery?	2001	An avian risk behavior and mortality assessment at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area at Livermore, CA
Skaggs, Paul		2001	Analysis of genetic diversity in Utah juniper (Juniperus osteosperma) using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers.
Spalty, Robin	Huff	2001	Survival and transmission of bacteria by fomites and the contribution of air filters to bacterial growth
2000
Arya, Palwasha	Ballard	2000	Structure-function studies of human Alu RNA
Bellini, Daniel	Ewing	2000	Effects of mutations upstream of the translational initiation site in Aspergillus oryzae
Burton	Steven
Brinkhaus, Amy	Trapp	2000	Characteristics of an urban black bear (Ursus americanus) population in the San Gabriel mountains of southern California
Burton, Steve	Trapp	2000	A comparison of waterfowl use of flooded agriculture and managed wetlands at the Cosumnes River Preserve
Carroll, Keely	Trapp	2000	Macro- and microhabitat characteristics of the western spotted skunk, Spilogale gracilis, in the Sierra Nevada of northern California.
Christopherson, Kirsten	Trapp	2000	Small mammal use of yellow starthistle at Beale Air Force Base
Hulst, Miriam	Trapp	2000	Salt marsh harvest mouse habitat use and habitat quality at San Pablo Bay, CA
Johnson, Heather	Trapp	2000	A study of the Sutter Butte's bats.
Kirschke, Cathie	Ewing	2000	Tomato plasma membrane H+-ATPase LHA2 and abscission
Marsh, Glenda	Baad	2000	Genetic structure of Layne's butterweed (Senecio layneae) using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers
Oliver, Julie	Lindgren	2000	Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) detected in retail ground beef in the Sacramento area using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Riley, Frank	Leidahl	2000	Trout parasites from three tributary streams of the South Fork of the American River, California
Ro, Seungil	Ewing	2000	Transcriptional regulation of genes controlling plant growth and development: LHASS, at H+-ATPase and LeExp1 an Expasin.
Robertson, Scott	Heffernan	2000	Mimicking filamentous phage penetration of the cytoplasmic membrane in a model membrane system: fusion of I Forms and Lipid vesicles.
Sood, Ehsan	Leidahl	2000	Laboratory evaluations of the susceptibility of two isopod species exposed to two entomogenous nematodes
Swanberg, Susan	Ballard	2000	The PKR-Binding properties of a mouse sine
Tuato'o-Bartley, Natasha	Avery	2000	The hunting and nesting success of the northern harrier in yellow starthistle at Beale Air Force Base
1999, 1998, 1996, 1994
Bui, Tu	Loo	1999	Establishing a weaning rat model to study the effect of zinc deficiency on insulin secretion
Burmeister, Daniel		1999
Grunder, Gary		1999
Hobbs, Joseph		1999
Leong, Lillian		1999
Lautamo, Roy		1999
Norton, Kathleen		1999
Otterson, Elizabeth		1999
Rockriver, Andrew		1999
Santerre, Chadd		1999
Stackpole, Patricia		1999
Stitt, Eric		1999
Jamison, Judy		1998
Richerson, Sandi		1998
Ballard, Adam		1998
Lanier, Mary		1996

Recipients of the Masters Degree from Biological Sciences By Last Name

Name	Supervisor	Year of degree	Thesis	Current Contact
Anderson, Michael D.	Ballard	2003	Allele frequencies of nine STR loci in the Maasai population of Northern Tanzania.
Avelino, Olivia	Ewing	2001	Genetic analysis of hatchery and naturally spawning fall-run chinook salmon in Central Valley, California
Barruel, Philip	Lindgren	2003	Isolation and characterization of enterohemmorrhagic E. coli in Sacramento retail ground beef
Bradshaw, Kathryn	Ewing	2001	The effect of an auxin transport inhibitor n-1-naphthyphthalamic acid (NPA) and sucrose on expressionof LHA2 in Arabidopsis thaliana and Lycopersicon exculentum.
Bui, Tu	Loo	2001	Establishing a weaning rat model to study the effect of zinc deficiency on insulin secretion
Bush, Belinda	Metcalf	2002	The effect of cabernet sauvignon red wine and chardonnay white wine and naturally produced phenolics in red wine on the viability of bacteria
Cain, James	Avery	2001	Nest success of yellow warblers (Dendroica petechia) and willow flycatchers (Empidomax trailii) in relation to predator activity in montane meadows of the Central Sierra Nevada, California.
Chan, Leigh	Bell	2003	Use of macroinvertebrates as an indicator of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) spawning habitat quality in the Lower Mokelumne River, San Joaquin County, California
Fujii, Scott	Loo	2001	Transfection efficacy of five cationic lipid vectors in three mammalian cell lines.
Garfield, Betsy	Ballard	2003	The search for imorphic PCR-based markers for forensic DNA typing of the biological ancestry of a suspect.
Gow, Edna	Ewing	2003	Analysis of the tomato LeEXP1 promoter in transgenic tomato plants and its potential use in edible vaccines.
Hansen, Mary	Ballard	2001	Determination of the allele frequencies of two sb-Alus for use in forensic casework
Hice, Karina	Ewing	2005	Dorothy-Gal4 driven UAS-GFP Expression in Drosophila melanogaster.
Hoover, Stacia	Bell	2001	The response of raptors and their prey to topographical features at Altamont Wind Resource Area
Jeya, Priya	Lindgren	2001	Characterization of two OmpR/EnvZ regulated genes in Salmonella typhimurium.
Kogut, Nina	Coleman	2005	Effect of Delayed Brood development on Parental Defense by Female convict cichlids
Massey, Dua	Loo	2001	Stability of mRNA in human cerebrospinal fluid: protection conferred by cationic lipid complexes
Nham, Peter	Ewing	2002	Analysis of the Fusarium venenatum glucoamylase promoter by deletion, insertion and substitution analyses
Nipper, David	Ewing	2004
Ramones, Susan	Trapp	2002	Night roosting activity budgets for pallid bats (Antrozous pallidus) in two northern California barns.
Queheillalt, Dianna	Avery	2002	Vertebrate use of a coastal riparian restoration site along the Carmel River mouth : Implications for future restoration and monitoring efforts.	Dianna_Queheillalt@umit.maine.edu
Rugge, Lourdes	Avery?	2001	An avian risk behavior and mortality assessment at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area at Livermore, CA
Sclafani, Pete	Ballard	2003	Adaptation of in situ PCR fir forensic typing of nuclear DNA for shed hair.
Sirish, Padmini	Ewing	2004
Skaggs, Paul		2001	Analysis of genetic diversity in Utah juniper (Juniperus osteosperma) using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers.
Spalty, Robin	Huff	2001	Survival and transmission of bacteria by fomites and the contribution of air filters to bacterial growth
Thompson, Lissa	Coleman	2004	Effects of Egg Size and Temperature on Development Time in Mouthbrooding Cichlid Species
Tuato'o-Bartley, Natasha	Avery	2000	The hunting and nesting success of the northern harrier in yellow starthistle at Beale Air Force Base
Veldhuizen, Tanya	Avery	2003	Spatial and temporal distribution of the Chinese mitten crab in the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta	anyav@water.ca.gov
Volkoff, Martha	Coleman	2004	Stock Discrimination of Central Valley Chinook Salmon using Otolith Microstructure
Whitson, Joseph	Ewing	2003	Analysis of Plasma membrane H+-ATPase LHA2 mRNA levels in antisense and wild type tomato

Recipients of the Bachelors Degree from our Department

We will only add names with your permission. If you have received a B.A. or B.S. from our Department (in any year) and would like to be listed, please send an email to me (Ron Coleman) letting me know.

Name	Email	Degree	Year	News
Ramirez, Arthur J. Jr.		BA Biological Sciences	2003

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Robert Titus (BA 1981, MS 1986) was the subject of an Alumni Profile in the Spring 2003 issue of Arts&Sciences Today published by CSUS.

Updated: October 2, 2008

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