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Student Research Competition


Each year The California State University sponsors a system-wide CSU Student Research Competition. The purpose of this competition is to promote excellence in undergraduate and graduate research and creative activity by recognizing outstanding student accomplishments throughout the 23 campuses of The California State University.
Students are expected to present their work orally before a jury and an audience. Each student has ten minutes to present his or her work and three minutes to listen and respond to audience questions. The work is judged on the basis of a five-page, double-spaced paper and the oral presentation. Each entrant is judged on clarity of purpose (15%), appropriateness of methodology (15%), interpretation of results (15%), value of the research or creative activity (15%), ability of the presenter to articulate the research or creative activity (15%), organization of the material presented (15%) and on the presenter's ability to handle questions from the jury and general audience (10%). Papers are entered into one of ten different categories.

Link to: 2008 CSU Student Research Competition Guidelines and Forms

Discoveries and Directions

Student Research Competition
Guidelines and Forms
Recipients

Previous Sacramento State Participants
2007-2008
2006 - Present

Contact Information
Research Administration
(916) 278-7565

Sacramento State Participants

2007-2008 ^TOP 

Hitasha Mitera – Graduate, Speech Language Pathology (received “best presentation” award) Assessment for People with Aphasia
To facilitate clinicians in providing evidence-based treatments for people with aphasia, by providing a comprehensive assessment tool incorporating advantages of other assessments tools, minimizing disadvantages. More information>

Tejaswitha Bhavsar - Graduate, Computer Science
A Fuzzy Trigger Language to Relational Database Systems

J. R. Carroll - Graduate, Psychology
Visual/Haptic Sensory Memory: A Line Length Discrimination Task

Sarah Estrella - Graduate, Biological Conservation
Ecology and Control of Perennial Pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium L.) in a Tidal Marsh in Solano County, California

Kimberley Aisha Folkes - Graduate, Ethnic Studies
“With All Good Intent”:  An analysis of AFSA and Affiliated Legislation

Jessica Lynn Knight - Graduate, Education
An Examination of Gender Differences in Building Classroom Community

Jennifer Reynolds-Kusler - Undergraduate, Geography
Reconstruction of Late Holocene Vegetation Productivity and Composition from Meadow Sediments at Diamond Lake in California’s Klamath Mountains.

James Phillips - Graduate, Biological Conservation
Nest site selection by cuckolder (Type II) plainfin midshipman (Porichthys notatus)

Rupal Prajapati - Graduate, Mechanical Engineering
A Computational Study of Premixed Methane/Air Mixture in a Microburner

Michael Skidmore - Undergraduate, Chemistry
The Synthesis of a Sulfated Cellobiose Glycodendrimer as a Potential Anti-Viral Agent


2006-2007 ^TOP 

Pang Moua – Undergraduate, Biological Sciences
The Effects of Datisica Glomerata on Two Breast Cancer Cell Lines, MDA-MB 231 and BT-474. An aqueous extract of Datisica glomerata (Durango root) was shown to have cytotoxicity towards breast cancer cell lines MDA-MB 231 and BT-474 grown in culture. More information / Presentation slides (pdf).

Meenal S. Abhyankar - Graduate, Chemistry
Use of Tracers to Estimate Influence of Smoke from Forest Fires on CA Central Valley Cities

Catalina Alvarez - Undergraduate, Social Work
The Views of Domestic Violence through the Perspective of Immigrant Mexican Women as a Norm in their Romantic Relationships

Ryan Bibler - Undergraduate, History
Interpretations of Herodotus’ Account of the Battle of Thermopylae

Elizabeth Glidewell - Undergraduate, Biology
Morphometrics as a Method to Determine Sexual Dimorphism in the Convict Cichlid

Erika Holland - Graduate, Biological Sciences
Reproductive Biochemistry of Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

Lusi Marcia Martin - Undergraduate, Food and Nutrition
A Study of Eating Habits and Perception of Coronary Heart Disease Risk in African American Female College Students

Kim Nelson - Undergraduate, Biological Sciences
Protein Biochemistry of Cichlid Fish Eggs


2005-2006 ^TOP

Susan Dennis Catron - Graduate, Public Policy/Administration
Beyond the Basics: The Effect of Curricular Enrichment on School-Wide Student Achievement in Public Secondary Schools. With 2003-04 data from 188 public high schools and 184 middle schools in fourteen Northern California counties, this study uses multiple regression techniques to explore the causal link between enrichment-defined here as the number of non-core courses per student - and student achievement as measured by the Academic Performance Index (API).

Nick Janusch - Undergraduate, Economics
Social Benefit from Homelessness? Answering the question of whether homelessness provide a social benefit to society by  increasing the recycling rate.

Elaine E. Manzanilla - Undergraduate, Biology
The Pattern of Expression of the Plasma Membrane ion pump LHA2 During Tomato Root Colonization by Endomycorrhizal Fung. This Investigation Examines the Pattern of Expression of the Gene Encoding the Plasma Membrane H+-ATPase LHA2 to understand its role in establishing and maintaining mycorrhizal associations.

Andro C. Rios - Undergraduate, Chemistry
The Power of the Bergman Cyclization: Design and Synthesis of Light-Activated Pro-Drugs.
The rationale of designing and synthesizing organic compounds that can potentially be used as anti-tumor agents will be presented in conjunction with current results.

Breanna Wallace - Undergraduate, Biology
Is Glycosylation of the Xenopus Laevis Cortical Granule Lectin Essential for Its Function to Prevent Polyspermic Fertilization? Examining the Xenopus laevis cortical granule lectin(CGL) that functions in the block to polyspermy(prevention of multiple sperm entry into eggs). CGL binds to its ligand partner, after interaction with the first sperm, to prevent additional sperm.


2004-2005 ^TOP 

Katherine Beam - Graduate, Nursing
A Comparison of Oral Patient Controlled Analgesia with Nurse Administered Oral Analgesia in the Management of Acute Postoperative Pain

Bianka Bommarito - Undergraduate, Biological Science
Temperature Preference of Reproducing Substrate Spawning Cichlids

Maura Dykstra - Undergraduate, History
White Lotuses, Shining Red Lanterns, and the Eternal Mother: The Subversive Legacy of the Wusheng Lao Mu from the White Lotus Rebellions to the Boxer Movement

Elizabeth Ferry - Graduate, Early Childhood Education
Why Preschool Children are Motivated to Establish Friendships

Teresa (Terry) Filipowicz - Graduate, Communication Studies
Technology's Effects on Critical Media Literacy: "Use the Media Against the Media"

Kanya Godde - Graduate, Anthropology
A Measure of Biological Distance in Nubians: A Look at Intrapopulation Variability

Robert Lawrence Grasso - Graduate, Biological Science
Antipredator Response and Palatability of Yosemite Toad Larvae to Nonnative Brook Trout in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California

Anthony Herda - Undergraduate, Civil Engineering
The High Definition Digital Synthesizer, The Principles of Instantaneous Tuning

Samantha Hilber - Undergraduate, Biological Science
Egg Size through Successive Spawnings in the Convict Cichlid

Rebecca Money - Graduate, Civil Engineering
Analysis of Alternatives to Mitigate Erosion of Sacramento River Levee

John Ortiz - Undergraduate, Economics
California Gaming Industries: How Has the Expansion of Gaming Rights Affected Local Communities

Tina Robilliard - Graduate, Public Policy and Administration
The Kindness of Strangers: Family-based Early Intervention and Improved Outcomes for Children


2003-2004 ^TOP

Charlotte Harris-Neblett - Graduate, Nursing: Mental Health Services in Public Elementary Schools: Experiences of Undergraduate Nursing Students in the Provision of Mental Health Services to School-Age Students

Bindu Gurram - Graduate, Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Design and Simulation of High Performance Memory

Patricia Ann Johnston - Graduate, Anthropology: From Ethnographic Methods to Needs Assessment Data: Informing ‘Sacramento Urban Indian Health Project, Inc.'

Manuel Senna IV - Graduate, English: Ethnic Identity as a Hindrance to English Acquisition by Generation 1.5 Students

Jennifer Cruz - Undergraduate, Chemistry: The Influence of Residential Wood Burning in Central Valley Cities during the Winter

Ila Zapanta and Elena Ramil  - Undergraduates, Business Administration: How Positive Emotions Affect Product Attitudes

Arachana Bhalerao - Graduate, Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Microcontroller-based Prosthetic Arm Monitoring Device

Lee Chazen - Graduate, Curriculum: Thriving on the Edge of Chaos:  An Argument for Structural Changes in the Classroom and Elsewhere

Ameer Naphtali Thompson - Undergraduate, Biology: A Test of the Misdirection Hypothesis for False Eyespots Using Parental Convict Cichlids Archocentrus nigrofasciatus

Erric Morita - Graduate, Geology - Human Influence on Streambed Topography and its Effects on Localized Groundwater Flow

Hardik Modi - Graduate, Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Simulation of Intermodulation Distortion in EER Transmitters

Melanie Au - Undergraduate, Psychology - The Role of Context in Memory Recollection


2002-2003 ^TOP

Mary Anderson - Graduate, Theatre Arts: African Presence in the Philosophical Writing of Katherine Dunham and its Implications for Spiritual Education Theory

Melanie Au - Undergraduate, Psychology: Body Image and Self Esteem: Individual or Unitary Concept?

Toni Lynn Behl - Undergraduate, Communication Studies: Narrative Mediation: A Communication-Based Approach to Problem Solving

Erik Bloomquist - Undergraduate, Mathematics: Nurturing Grounds for Brilliant Minds: A Statistical Study

Ambarish M. Bhavsar - Graduate, Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Finite Difference Time Domain (FD-TD) Analysis of the Spinal Cord

Jeffrey B. Casebolt - Graduate, Exercise Physiology: A Comparison of Lower Extremity Joint Kinetics Between Maximal Vertical Squat Jumps and Hang Power Cleans

Jacqueline Houston - Graduate, Chemistry: Transition Metal Cation Migration through Zeolite Materials

Jose Mandawe - Jr. Graduate, Civil Engineering: Reinforcement Bond and Anchorage Characteristics in Grouted Duct Connections for Development of a Precast Bent Cap System in Seismic Regions

Sherry Reafsnyder - Undergraduate, English and Astronomy: Open Clusters: An Important Means of Probing Galactic Disk Evolution

Shin-Da Song - Graduate, Mechanical Engineering: On-line Monitoring of Boring Tools Using Virtual Instrumentation and Intelligent Techniques

Jason Talanian - Graduate, Exercise Physiology: The Effects of Supramaximal Intensity Interval Training in V02max  and Maximal and Submaximal Fat Oxidation Rate

Jason E. Ybarra - Undergraduate, Physics: An [SII] Survey of the Rosette Molecular Cloud


2001-2002 ^TOP

Golee Abrishami and Julie Murphy - Undergraduates, Psychology The Effects of Age and Ethnicity on Photo Assessment of Romantic Relationships

Muneera Smith - Undergraduate, Chemistry: Infectivity of Phage fd I-forms and S-forms to E. coli Cells: Assessment of a Proposed Infection Intermediate

Paul Vincent Tillman - Undergraduate, Humanities and Religious Studies: The Modes of Oscar Wilde

Jeremy Tollefson - Undergraduate, Physics and Astronomy: Galactic Building Blocks: Open Star Clusters

Rohit M. Tulpule - Graduate, Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Conformal Antenna Array (CAA) System for Microwave Hypothermia Treatment of Tumors


2000-2001 ^TOP

Michelle R. Dowling - Undergraduate, Communication Studies: Apologia and Damage Control: A Survey of Benoit's Theory of Image

James A. Gamble - Graduate, Geology: Numerical Experiment to Test the Effects of Heterogeneity on Groundwater Flow Path and Travel Time

Elizabeth Valdovinos - Graduate, Anthropology: Effect of Enrichment Items on the Aggression and Competition Levels of Captive Orangutans


1999-2000 ^TOP

Peter M. Frinchaboy - Undergraduate, Physics: A Search for Candidate Old Open Clusters: The "Sauer et al.Clusters"

Johnna Goeke - Undergraduate, Marketing and Angela Leonelli - Undergraduate, Management: Variability in Home Sales: United States vs. California

Karen Harris - Graduate, Accountancy: Predicting Unemployment for a Rural California Metropolitan Area

Shane Kemper - Undergraduate, Mechanical Engineering: The Aerodynamic Analysis of Experimental vs. Analytical Data of a Scale Delta-Wing Model in subsonic Flow

Barbara Mendenhall - Graduate, Anthropology: Identity and Popular Culture among Navaho Gang Members

Ellen F. Sander - Graduate, International Affairs: A Study of Migrant Women - Education, Work and Lives in a Semi-Rural California Agricultural Community

Jason Wortham - Undergraduate, Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Analog IC Design of a Linearization Circuit for Accurate Location Sensing

Barbara Young - Undergraduate, Sociology: The Effect of Education on Attitudes Toward Capital Punishment


1998-1999 ^TOP

Jacob Armstrong - Undergraduate, Business: Statistical Analysis of Kenco Engineering, Inc.

Anmarie Eves - Undergraduate, English: Rhetorical Advertising

Deborah Franklin - Graduate, Public Policy and Administration: Teen Birthrates in California: What Really Matters

Ellen F. Sander - Graduate, International Affairs: The Establishment of a Natural Resources Regime in Accordance with Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Aaron Shonk - Graduate, English: Faulkner's Deconstructive Practice at the Critical Extremes: The (Post) modern Racial Construct and Its Practices in Three Faulkner Novels

Jason W. Turner - Graduate, Interdisciplinary: Kingdom Come, Thy Will be Done: The Debate Over Eshatological Meaning in the Sayings of the Historical Jesus