CI Students Present at SCCUR 2016

Dozens of CI Students presented their research at the Southern California Council for Undergraduate Research Conference at UC RIverside on November 12, 2016. Transportation and registration fees were supported with funding to the Student Resarch Advisory Committee from the California Lottery. Presentation titles and their student authors are listed below.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Passing the Torch; Systematic study of leadership selection in Congress

Cassandra Estrella-Segura, CSU Channel Islands
Jehu Cazares, CSU Channel Islands

Assessing Neurocognitive Processes and Schizotypal Personality Traits in University Students

Aoife Kirby, California State University, Channel Islands
Edgar Jimenez, California State University, Channel Islands
Dominique DelValle., California State University, Channel Islands
Natalie Rodriguez, California State University, Channel Islands

A Study of Gender Differences in Emotional Processing and Social Functioning Between Natural Sciences vs. Humanities/Social Sciences University Students

Karina R. Duenas, California State University, Channel Islands
Kevin Lee, California State University, Channel Islands
Heidi Kim, California State University, Channel Islands
Tatianna B. Warwick, California State University, Channel Islands

The Dark Triad: An Investigation of Neurocognition and Psychological Processes

Zosimo S. Geluz, California State University, Channel Islands
Rocio Nieves, California State University, Channel Islands
Karina R. Duenas, California State University, Channel Islands
Savannah Winterstein, California State University, Channel Islands
HyeSun Lee, California State University, Channel Islands

A Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Xylo- and Arabinofuranoside Analogs

Lynn Marie Utley, California State University, Channel Islands
Jessica Maldonado, California State University, Channel Islands

Who’s at Risk for Internet Addiction? A Study of Gender and Cultural Differences

Monica Zepeda, California State University, Channel Islands
Cristian Garcia, California State University, Channel Islands
Roby Z. Ordonez, California State University, Channel Islands
Philip Press, California State University, Channel Islands
HyeSun Lee, California State University, Channel Islands

Trust Within Others: The Impact of Stress, Self-Esteem, and Hope

Kelley Kingsley, California State University, Channel Islands

The Psychological Impact of Stress

Katey M. Marin, California State University, Channel Islands

Why Are We An Obese Nation? A Study of Gender Differences

Jane S. Han, California State University, Channel Islands
Elizabeth Y. Casas, California State University, Channel Islands
Vanessa Popoca, California State University, Channel Islands
Kimmy Kee-Rose, California State University, Channel Islands
HyeSun Lee, California State University, Channel Islands

iSprinkle: Design and implementation of an internet-enabled sprinkler timer

Carlos A. Gomez, California State University, Channel Islands

When in Doubt, Hope

Alanna Dantona, California State University, Channel Islands

POSTERS

A New Approach to Binary Phase Diagrams

Thomas P. Dorch, CSU Channel Islands

APPS TO EAT BY: CONSUMPTION INVOLVEMENT IN THE MILLENIAL AGE, TRANSFORMED BY APP USAGE

Emily Cuilty, California State University, Channel Islands

Creating the Curious Classroom: Promoting a Research Mindset in a First-Year Living-Learning Community

Madison Harden, California State University, Channel Islands
Edward Hernandez, California State University, Channel Islands
Zachary R. Lotshaw, California State University, Channel Islands

Improving Multitasking Ability through Verbal Memory Training

Jessikah Morales, California State University, Channel Islands
Kristine Duff, California State University, Channel Islands
Christian Portillo, California State University, Channel Islands

RAPD Fingerprinting Arundo donax from the Santa Clara River

Amrita Duggal, California State University, Channel Islands
Natali Chavez, California State University, Channel Islands
Elizabeth Garcia, California State University, Channel Islands
Victor Viveros, University of California, Irvine
Michael Nicholson, Oxnard College

Speaking of the Channel Islands: Oral Histories of Researchers in the North American Galapagos

Alexandria Calderon, California State University, Channel Islands
Samantha Gonzalez, California State University, Channel Islands
Rodolfo Gutierrez, California State University, Channel Islands
Riley B. Richman, California State University, Channel Islands

Comparative Studies of Myoglobin Regulation in Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises

Vivian P. Garcia, California State University Channel Islands

Constructing SPEQ-DB: A Simple Program for Enhancing Quality in Online Discussion Boards

Sara Colon, University of California, Santa Barbara
Nicole R. Dubin, California State University, Channel Islands
Rafael Hernandez, Oxnard College
Brian Thoms, California State University, Channel Islands

Cost effective spin and dip coaters

Andrew Adford, California State University, Channel Islands

Dip Coater

Michael Bresnahan, California State University, Channel Islands

 Los Angeles Lizard People: An Exploration through Literature and History

Christina L. Brown, California State University, Channel Islands

Novel Beating Cardiac Cell and Pacemaker Macrostructures Produced on 3-D Printed Substrates of Fibrin

Natali Chavez, California State University, Channel Islands
James Harber, Oxnard College

Task Assignment for Multi-Robot Systems of Heterogeneous Ability Using Negotiation

Kelsey R. Geiger, California State University Channel Islands

Uranium Abatement Pellets’ Robustness Enhanced By Slow Dehydration

Karen Ramirez, California State University Channel Islands
Jeremy Jones, New Mexico State University
Antonio Lara, New Mexico State University
Mathew Simpson, New Mexico State University

What are the Predictors of Academic Success in First Generation University Students?

Laura Lugo, California State University, Channel Islands
Roby Z. Ordonez, California State University, Channel Islands
Monica Zepeda, California State University, Channel Islands
Kevin lee, California State University, Channel Islands

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