CSR Scholars 2015-2016
Scholars by Major
Name:  Millslagle, Scott Peter
 Research Mentor: Dr. Beth Yeager 
 Project Title: CIRCLe Labs (Centers for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaborative Learning)
Name:  Becker, Anthony
 Research Mentor: Dr. Ehsan Kamalinejad
 Project Title: Automatic semantic analyses of written passages
Name:  Khorasani, Reza
 Research Mentor: Dr. Chris Baysdorfer
 Project Title: Next Generation Sequencing of the PGI Gene of Scoliopus Bigelovii
Name:  Shrestha, Saurav
 Research Mentor: Dr. Monika Sommerhalter
 Project Title: Antioxidant capacity of poplar hybrids irrigated with high salt and boron water
Name:  Luu, Anthony
 Research Mentor: Dr. Marlin Halim
 Project Title: SELEX on Galactose Sugar Metabolites
Name:  Amadi, Michael
 Research Mentor: Dr. Claudia Uhde-Stone
 Project Title: Project Lupin
Name:  Biswas, Adity
 Research Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Curr
 Project Title: Bioremediation of Heavy Metals by Cyanobacteria Spirulina Maxima
Name:  Cole, Jason Timothy
 Research Mentor: Dr. Claudia Udhe-Stone
 Project Title: Deducing the Mechanism for White Lupins to Adapt to Low Phosphate Conditions
Name:  Colston, Tobey
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Fredrick Bauzon
 Project Title: The Role of TME55B in Tumorigenesis
Name:  Corcoran, Jesse
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Monika Sommerhalter
 Project Title: Antioxidant capacity of poplar leaves after salt/boron irrigation
Name:  del Rosario, Jonathan
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Brian Perry
 Project Title: Phylogenetic analysis of endemic California fungi M. calhouniae
Name:  Keramati, Negar
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Kenneth Curr
 Project Title: Annotation of T. Tetraqutrea Genome
Name:  Lopez-Ornelas, Yesenia 
 Research Mentor:  Dr. James Murray
 Project Title: Quantifying gene expression and enzyme activity in the sea slug Tritonia
Name:  Maynard, Ashley
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Tyler Evans
 Project Title: Enhancing the restoration of California's estuaries by exploring the genetic basis of salinity tolerance in ostrea lurida
Name:  Nguyen, Emily
 Research Mentor:  Dr. James Murray
 Project Title: Quantifying gene expression and enzyme activity in the sea slug Tritonia
Name:  Schaefferkoetter, Devin
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Tyler Evans
 Project Title: What Mushroom is That? Fungal Survey of Fleshy Fungi and Ascomycote of Pepperwood Preserve
Name:  Schneider, William
 Research Mentor:  Dr. James Murray
 Project Title: Elucidating Magnetoreceptive Structures in Tritonia Tetraquetra
Name:  Sengupta, Debapriya
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Chris Baysdorfer
 Project Title: Characterization of Virus Like Participle (VLP) Extracted from Plant Tissue to Identify Retrotransposons
Name:  Swift, Sean
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Brian Perry
 Project Title: Fungal Endophytes of Hawaiian Scaevola
Name:  Tat, Christopher
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Nazzy Pakpour
 Project Title: Can we make an appetite suppressant for fruit flies?
Name: Valencia, Luke
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Claudia Udhe-Stone
 Project Title: White Lupin Transformation and Regeneration
Name:  Vu, An
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Kenneth Curr
 Project Title: Speciation of the microflora in the nudibranch Tritonia Tetraquetra
Name:  Waters, Justine
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Monika Sommerhalter
 Project Title: Purification and Characterization of Polyphenol Osidase
Name:  Jamoosian, Leila
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Christine Lee
 Project Title: IMMS Project (Integrated Middle School Science Partnership)
Name:  Villalobos, Giselle
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Ken Chung
 Project Title: Event-time Pacing Research
Name:  Chan, Tracy
 Research Mentor: Dr. Marlin Halim
 Project Title: Development of Aptamer Based Galactosemia Detection Kit
Name:  Hand, Christopher
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Jeffery Seitz
 Project Title: Molecular Astrobiology
Name:  Lo, Carl
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Patrick Huang
 Project Title: Characterization of Calcium Carbonate Pre-Nucleation Clusters
Name:  Rosenberg, Daniel
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Anne Kotchevar
 Project Title: Total Synthesis of 3-O-methyl-thiophanic acid
Name:  Sigua, Levi Martin
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Marlin Halim
 Project Title: Isolation and binding studies for aptamer-based sensor for Galactonate
Name:  Smith, Edward
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Kim Chul
 Project Title: Purification of the CPNT2 Protein
Name:  Tso, Jonathan, Lee
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Kim Chul
 Project Title: Characterization of CPNT Peptide
Name:  Meneses, Moises
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Elena Dukhovny
 Project Title: Augmentative Communication Intervention Study
Name:  Kundu, Paramita
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Shubha Kashinath
 Project Title: Language Environments of Preschool Children with Autism
Name:  Flores, Freddy
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Ryan Smith
 Project Title: Microcontroller monitoring temperature and system parameters for stable femtosecond lower operation
Name:  Norris, Glenn
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Ryan Smith
 Project Title: Arduino-based lock-in amplification for small-signal detection
Name:  Fabian, Arthur
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Vanessa Yingling
 Project Title: Applicability of mobile app to bone loading
Name:  Gupta, Sunil
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Jiaofei Zhong
 Project Title: Bioinformatics Software to Analyze Hydrogen Bonds
Name:  Su, Wei
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Jiaofei Zhong
 Project Title: Developing Emotion Recognition Algorithm for Mobile Robot
Name: Elkhoudary, Hammam
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Cristian Gaedicke
 Project Title: Hedging and Mitigating Risk Using Financial Instruments and Risk Base Modeling
Name: Georgiyesh, Mark
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Cristian Gaedicke
 Project Title: Simulation and optimization of a femtosecond laser system
Name:  Jimenez, Elvia
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Oanh Tran
 Project Title: School-Wide Practices to Promote Learning
Name:  Moody, Olivia
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Oanh Tran
 Project Title: Examining School Belongingness in English Language Learners
Name:  Leal, Daniel
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Beth Yeager
 Project Title: Brain Jam (Game Jam with Brain Bee; STEM Learning Through Neuroscience-Themed Game Development)
Name:  Bahramian, Jennifer
 Research Mentor: Dr. Jeffery Sietz
 Project Title: Volumetric Properties of Aqueous-Organic Solutions
Name:  Abimbola, Ayoola
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Luther Strayer
 Project Title: Ground Truthing Our Geophysics - Finding Faults Under CSUEB
Name:  Lovelace, Faithe
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Jean Moran
 Project Title: Study of Phosphorus Sources at Lake Temescal, Oakland CA
Name:  McEvilly, Adrian
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Luther Strayer
 Project Title: EB3D
Name:  Peters, Elizabeth
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Jean Moran
 Project Title: Sources and Residence Times of Groundwater near Mount Shasta Determined by Isotopic Tracers
Name:  Vialpando, Marcelino
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Jean Moran
 Project Title: Identifying components of groundwater flow
Name:  York, Drew
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Jeffery Seitz
 Project Title: Molecular Astrobiology
Name:  Erhahon, Hendrix
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Erik Helgren
 Project Title: Conductivity of Polyaniline Pellets
Name:  Beltran, Lormelle
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Sukari Ivester
 Project Title: A Tale of Two West Oaklands
Name:  Nair, Deepajayan
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Sara Smith
 Project Title: Quantitative Survey Research for LAND Project
Name:  Anderson, Erik
 Research Mentor: Dr. Cathy Inouye
 Project Title: Inflammation, cardiovascular fitness, and automatic flexibility
Name:  Brar, Evranjeet
 Research Mentor: Dr. Jenny O
 Project Title: Sit/Stand Workstations in the Workforce
Name:  Brizendine, Evan
 Research Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Sherwood
 Project Title: Four Case Studies of how a physical training program in a worksite wellness setting effects cardiovascular and anthropometric measures
Name:  Call, Simonne
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Matthew Atencio
 Project Title: The transitioning views of body type and image in female athletes
Name:  Castro, Dimitri
 Research Mentor: Dr. Vanessa Yingling
 Project Title: Upper limb bone adaptation in collegiate athletes
Name:  Cesena, Michael Ryan
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Jenny O
 Project Title: Mindfulness and attention control/capacity
Name:  Gomez-Castillo, Julio
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Jenny O
 Project Title: Temporal Occlusion in the Sport of Futsal
Name:  Greene, Laura
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Matthew Atencio
 Project Title: The Impact of Using Mirrors on Physical Activity Performance and Motivation
Name:  Hall, Brett
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Jenny O
 Project Title: Using Psychological Mental Skills to Elicit Deliberate Practice
Name:  Imtair, Rajab
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Jenny O
 Project Title: Observational Learning and Anticipatory Cues in Sport
Name:  Jackman, Nioka
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Jenny O
 Project Title: Mindfulness Awareness and Control
Name:  Jordan, Brendan
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Jennifer Sherwood
 Project Title: Is the PASE related to aerobic fitness levels in elderly adults?
Name:  Mazzarini, Arianna
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Missy Wright
 Project Title: Youth Physical Activity in Bay Area
Name:  Paxton, Danielle
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Matthew Atencio
 Project Title: Perceptions of male and female body image: ideologies surrounding health
Name:  Silva, Sara
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Missy Wright
 Project Title: Youth Physical Activity in Bay Area
Name:  Spink, Nicole
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Cathy Inouye
 Project Title: Aerobic and Cognitive Function in Older Populations
Name:  Yang, Derek
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Vanessa Yingling
 Project Title: Concurrent Validity and Reliability of 2D Motion Analysis for Running Gair Measures using 3D Systems
Name:  Beverly, Linda
 Research Mentor: Dr. Julia Olkin
 Project Title: Gender identifying information and its effect on job applications
Name:  Aarons, Yi
 Research Mentor: Professor Ian Pollock
 Project Title: IDEON
Name:  Ndomo, Rodrique
 Research Mentor: Dr. Christine Lee
 Project Title: Integrated Middle School Science (IMSS) Project
Name:  Cobos, Aracely Susan
 Research Mentor: Dr. Ryan Smith
 Project Title: Constructing an optical laser system for femtosecond spectroscopy
Name:  Diefenbach, Matthew
 Research Mentor: Dr. Erik Helgren
 Project Title: The Renewable Energy Laboratory
Name: Fuentes, Dominic 
 Research Mentor: Dr. Jeannie Guzman 
 Project Title: Searching for Violations of the Spin Statistics Theorem Using Strontium Vapor
Name:  Geronimo, Darwin
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Ryan Smith
 Project Title: Solar Reflectance Indices of Pervious Concrete
Name:  Krunic, Michael
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Ryan Smith
 Project Title: Development of an autocorreclator for characterizing laser pulses
Name:  Li, Yan
 Research Mentor: Dr. Derek Kimball 
 Project Title: Spin-Gravity
Name:  Mendez, Anthony
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Erik Helgren
 Project Title: Investigation of Polyaniline Properties
Name:  Patel, Dilan
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Derek Kimball
 Project Title: Spin-Gravity
Name:  Penaflor, Alexander
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Jennie Guzman
 Project Title: Strontium Magneto-Optical Trap
Name:  Phung, Michael
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Derek Kimball
 Project Title: Magneto Optic Trap for Strontium atom
Name:  Rahimi, Sahil
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Amy Furniss
 Project Title: Gamma-Rays from Supermassive Blackholes
Name:  Viegas, Isaac
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Derek Kimball
 Project Title: GNOME (Global Network of Optical Magnetometers in search of Exotic Physics)
Name:  Hwang, Leslie
 Research Mentor: Dr. Christine Lee
 Project Title: CSUEB Integrated Middle School Science (IMSS) Project
Name:  Pickens, Trevor
 Research Mentor: Dr. Michael Massey
 Project Title: Environmental Monitoring and Restoration
Name:  Ryczek, Cameron
 Research Mentor: Dr. Murray Horne
 Project Title: Spatial learning in rats and human
Name:  Day Nguyenphuc, Fiona
 Research Mentor: Dr. Xeno Rassmusson
 Project Title: Implementing Live-In Animal-Assisted Therapy for Residents in a Long-Term Care Facility
Name:  Kondonijakos, Adi
 Research Mentor: Dr. Oanh Tran
 Project Title: Tiered Approach to Address School-Wide Mental Health Needs Utilizing Mindfulness
Name:  Pothier, Holly
 Research Mentor: Dr. Sara Smith
 Project Title: Bilingualism and Executive Function
Name:  Gomez, Elizabeth
 Research Mentor: Dr. Sukari Ivester
 Project Title: The Olympics and Forced Evictions: RIO 2016
Name:  Singleton, Kendra
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Sukari Ivester
 Project Title: Removal and Resistance in the Olympic City: Case Study Rio de Janerio
Name:  Alonso, Marian
 Research Mentor: Dr. Nidhi Mahendra
 Project Title: Knowledge of palliative care and advance directives among Speech Pathology majors
Name:   Bowens, Ariana
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Sara Smith
 Project Title: Bilingualism and Executive Function
Name:   Byward, Cynthia
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Shubha Kashinath
 Project Title: Using improve to facilitate social inferencing skills in adults with autism
Name:   Cano, Madison
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Nidhi Mahendra
 Project Title: Verbal Information vs. Video: Which do older adults remember best?
Name:  Esquivias, Cindy
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Shubha Kashinath
 Project Title: Increasing parent use of dialogic reading strategies with children with low SES
Name:  Ifah, Monika
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Nidhi Mahendra
 Project Title: Effects of Mild Cognitive Impairment on Linguistic Communication
Name:  Reyes, Carolina
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Elena Dukhovny
 Project Title: Augmentative Communication Intervention Study
Name:  Yao, Jingyun
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Beth Yeager
 Project Title: Brain Jam (Game Jam with Brain Bee: STEM learning through neuroscience-themed game development)
Name:  Plotz, David
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Ehsan Kamalinejad
 Project Title: Big Data Clustering/Classification
Name:  Smith, Jennifer                                              
 Research Mentor:  Dr. Mitch Watnik & Dr. Josh Kerr
 Project Title: Statistical Analysis of the CA Lottery
