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Research, Scholarship, & Creative Activity Spring Showcase

麻豆村's Research, Scholarship, & Creative Activity Showcase is a forum for both graduate and undergraduate students to share their research, scholarship, and creative work(s) within 麻豆村 and the surrounding community. All faculty-mentored research projects are welcomed!

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2026 Spring Showcase

Join us for the 2026 Research, Scholarship, & Creative Activity Spring Showcase on Friday, April 17th, 12-4pm in the Tanimura and Antle Family Memorial Library. Nearly 100 students across disciplines will present their research in either poster or oral presentations formats as a kick off to  and at 麻豆村 Undergraduate Research Week. See the oral presentation schedule, below.

  • Grad Slam 2026: 12-12:30pm. . 
  • Research Poster Gallery: 12 - 1pm, Odd Posters; 1 - 2pm, Even Posters
  • Oral Research Presentations: 1:25 - 4:00pm

To read abstracts and all other information, please see our . 

麻豆村 Grad Slam Virtual

Time Presenter Mentor Presentation Title
12:10 Sara Goel Jenny Duggan Lizard Recognition of Cats as a Predator
12:15 Matthias Milton Cheryl Logan

Rockfish in Changing Ocean
12:20 Katherine Molinari Jenny Duggan Quantifying Antipredator Behaviors of the Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus) on the Central Coast of California

Oral Research Presentation Schedule

Session 1: CSU Student Research Presentation, Room 1188. Moderated by Natasha Oehlman

Time Presenter(s) Mentor Presentation Title
1:30 Galilea Bustos-Ataide & Jasmine Torres Christine Valdez Program Evaluation of a Trauma-Informed Pedagogy Micro-Credential for Faculty in Higher Education
1:45 Joshua Meyers Steven Machek Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Player Skill Influences Simple And Spatially-cued Reaction Speeds Without Impacting Impulsivity
2:00 Brooke Snodgrass George Beckham Sex-based Countermovement Jump Differences in Older-Adult Amateur Pickleball Players
2:15 Jena Kottke Eric Martin Potential Relationship Between Jump Power and Winning Scores in Doubles Pickleball
2:30 Jasmine Torres & Destiny Renero Danielle Burchett Examining the Impact of Psychopathology Overreporting on the Validity of the 25-Item PID-5 Brief Form Scales in an English/Spanish Bilingual Sample
2:45 Tyler Cassidy & Elijah Brunnerngraeber Arunkumar Shamar Training Machine Learning Models to Identify Abiotic Stress Factors in Problematic Central Coast Weeds Using Hyperspectral Data
3:00 Maria Ugaz Aide Macias-Muñoz, UC Santa Cruz Mapping Transposable Element Expression Across Hydra Cell Types Using Single-Cell Transcriptomics
3:15 Addison Ryne Aditya R. Nayak, Florida Atlantic University Advancing Rapid Quantification of Microcystis Colonies in Freshwater Systems Using Digital Holography
3:30 Max Johnston Gomez John Carlos Garza, UC Santa Cruz Plenty of (Rock)Fish in the Sea: Genetic Species ID of Baja California Rockfish Larvae

Session 2: College of Science, Room 1128. Moderated by Aaron Wickware

Time Presenter(s) Mentor Presentation Title
1:30 Max Johnston Gomez n/a Beneath Pacific Tides: Disrupting the Boundary Layer Between Science and Art
1:45 Michael Torrisi Salvador Jorgensen Prey Handling Scars Incurred by White Sharks Reveal Size and Sex-Based Differences in Foraging Patterns
2:00 Novallyn Bremberg Salvador Jorgensen Increasing the Range and Accuracy of a Remote Shark Tag Relay Station
2:15 Alannah Cetti Darren Johnson, CSU Long Beach Uninvited Guests: How Does the Presence of Epiphytes Impact Macrocystis pyrifera Productivity?
2:30 Jasmine Rosario Cheryl Logan Ropes, Reefs, and Resilience: Symbiont Dynamics in a Galápagos Coral Nursery
2:45 Daniel Sambold Salvador Jorgensen

Computational Multimodal Perception for White Shark Body Condition Tracking from Monocular Underwater Video
3:00 Gabriella Hamilton Salvador Jorgensen

Understanding Conspecific Aggression among Great White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias)
3:15 Kianna Kahn Alison Haupt Sedimentary Drivers of Pismo Clam Population Distributions in 麻豆村
3:30 Kate Tinney Jeremy Goldbogen, Stanford University Quantifying Predator-Prey Interactions in Deep-Diving Risso’s Dolphins
3:45 Alondra Casas Navarro Cheryl Logan A Change of Scenery: Evaluating Genetic Composition of Translocated Pocillopora spp. Corals in the Galápagos National Park

Session 3: College of Science/African Heritage Research Collaborative, 1173. Moderated by Dr. John Banks

Time Presenter(s) Mentor Presentation Title
1:30 Audrey Longan John Olson Distribution and Diversity of Aquatic Macrophyte Taxa in the Carmel                 River Watershed
1:45 Madalyn Sears James Guilinger Linking Active and Pre-Fire Metrics with Post-Fire Runoff Hazards
2:00 Ignacio Maravilla Gabriel Chavez, Arizona State University Knots, Shadow-Spaces & Bracelets
2:15 Shannyn Cabi & Jacob Banducci Dongji Feng How Much Trust Can We Place in AI’s Logic? Evaluating Estimation and Reasoning in Large Language Models Through Fermi Problems
2:30 Eli Davies Sriya Shrestha “Fighting For Our Future” The Grassroots Victory for Ethnic Studies in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District
2:45 Navid Amarlou Kelly Sorenson, Ventana Wildlife Society Value Orientations and Targets of Concern in a Conservation-Focused Online Community
3:00 Amaya Watson, Melani Johnson, & Ilex Blunt Angela Maggott, Thanayi Lambert, Jeremias Zunguze From Redlining to Resilience: African American Homeownership, Civil Rights Legacies, and Housing Inequality in the 麻豆村 Area
3:15 Alyse Pierce, Matthew Sanders, Oluwatobiloba Michael Olaoye, & Ashantee Johnson Jason Lambert, Jeremias Zunguze, Nathaniel Jue The Impact of the Civil Rights Legacies in the 麻豆村 Area on Black Entrepreneurship
3:30 Raimi Elenes Mitchell Renie Rondon-Jackson, Thanayi Lambert, Dennis Kombe, Jeremias Zunguze Civil Rights Era Legacies and Contemporary Black Education and Politics in the 麻豆村 Area

Session 4: College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science, Room 1176. Moderated by Dr. Jessica Bautista

Time Presenter(s) Mentor Presentation Title
1:30 Eli Kotasic Jennifer Lovell “You Can Make an Impact”: Student Perspectives on Service Learning
1:45 Navid Amarlou Katie Grobman Urbanity in the Digital Age: Stressors of Modern City Life
2:00 Alison Jensen, Heaven Smith, & Denise Angulo Jennifer Dyer-Seymour Student Perceptions of Employer Values in 2026
2:15 Jaylin Van Guilder, Emily Chandler, & Jasmine Torres Danielle Burchett Exploring the Potential Misdiagnosis of PTSD as a Personality Disorder in Forensic Inpatient Settings Using the MMPI-2-RF Scores
2:30 Naomi Ybarra, Katherine Caballero, & Tyler  Geipel Jennifer Dyer-Seymour The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: A Comparison of Employers’ Ratings of the Importance of New Hires’ Skills in 2003 and 2025
2:45 Dalia Canchola, Karissa Gralnick, & Alex Olivas Jennifer Dyer-Seymour Employers’ Ratings of the Importance of New Hires’ Competencies 2026
3:00 Uma Vij Jill Yamashita Investigating the Role of Natural Environments in Reducing Rumination and Increasing Working Memory
3:15 Isabel Zuchelli, Aileen Chavarin, & Katie Sani Tess Shirefley Adult’s Attitudes in Children’s Science Media
3:30 Daylyn Reese Sara Salazar Hughes Nursing at Fort Ord from the 1970s until Base Closure in 1994
3:45 Nancy Espitia Justin Matthews Looking and Being Seen: Gendered Patterns of Facial Prominence and Gaze in Mexican Magazine Covers

Submissions must include:

  • Your name, major, and your faculty mentor's name and departmental affiliation
  • Project Title
  • Project Abstract: 250 word limit
    • Your abstract may include: 1) a short review of relevant literature, 2) a description of the process you used during your research, 3) any results that you have obtained so (not all abstracts will be able to include results because the research is ongoing --- this is fine), and 4) a discussion or conclusion.
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  • Your choice of presentation format: poster, oral presentation, creative or multimedia presentation, or CSU Student Research Competition (by invitation only).
  • Any audiovisual equipment or disability accommodation needs (optional).

Format

  • Poster presentation of research (poster board presentation of research). Posters should be 42 inches x 36 inches.
  • 10-minute Oral Presentation with 5 min Q&A -- individual and small groups (2-3); visuals recommended.
  • Short Creative/ Multimedia Presentations (film, creative writing); 10 minute short film showings, readings of creative writing, or other creative works.
  • CSU Research Competition Delegate Feedback Session (by invitation only to CSU delegates).

Oral Presentation Guidelines

Slide decks (Google, ppt) is the preferred format for the oral presentation.

Oral presentations will take place in person on April 18. 

For the CSU Research Competition delegates, all will be required to give a 10-minute oral presentation followed by a 5-minute Q&A. Presentations will also take place on April 18.

Poster Presentation Guidelines

Posters will be displayed on the first floor of the library beginning April 8th and should be 42 inches x 36 inches. Landscape or portrait formats are acceptable. 

Past Showcase Presenters

Oral Presentations

Session 1: CSU Student Research Competition, Room 1180. Moderated by Natasha Oehlman. 

Time Presenter(s) Mentor Presentation Title
2:05 Bailee Costa Eric Martin Comparison of Subjective Fatigue of Men and Women to Step Counts in a Doubles Pickleball Tournament
2:20 Daniel Northouse Eric Martin Possible Singles Pickleball Predictors Related to Point Differential
2:35 Denisse Emeterio Nathaniel Jue Comparing Brain Organoid Profiles from Different Embryonic Stem Cell Lines
2:50 Guy Baz Eric Martin Assessing Neuromuscular Fatigue After Doubles Pickleball Tournaments
3:05 Kaitlyn Alvarez & Ty Takahashi Alison Haupt Sandy Beach Habitat Variability of Pismo Clam (Tivela stultorum) Populations within 麻豆村
3:20 Luke Rockenbaugh Eric Martin Interrater Reliability Aspects of the Pickleball Serve Penetration Test
3:35 Ryan Marriam Eric Martin Predictors of Success in Doubles Pickleball
3:50 Skye Cardoza Cheryl Logan Demystifying Stress: A Model to Identify and Quantify Stress in Captive Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)
4:05 Tia Papapietro Steven Machek Heart Rate Alterations and Game-specific Associations in a Top 10 Internationally Ranked Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Player Throughout A Double Elimination Invitational Tournament

Session 2, Room 1170. Moderated by Dr. John Banks

Time Presenter(s) Mentor Presentation Title
2:05 Alannah Cetti Michelle Paddack Comparison of Benthic Foraminifera Abundance on Western Pacific Atoll Reefs
2:20 Anastasia Swann John Carlos Garza Genetic Species Identification of Sebastes Rockfishes in California
2:35 Anne Hansen Sherry Palacios Shining a Light: Measuring Light Absorption and Irradiance through Eelgrass, Zostera marina, Meadows
2:50 Elizabeth Schaefer Amanda Kahn Investigating Leatherback Sea Turtle Foraging Strategies and Preferences for Scyphozoan Jellyfish in Coastal Ecosystems
3:05 Kristopher Church & Jackie Luc Shahidul Islam Curated Dataset for Benchmarking RNA Base Pairing Annotation Tools
3:20 Michael Torrisi Salvador Jorgensen When Dinner Fights Back: Interfering White Shark Behavioral Adaptations from Prey Handling Injuries
3:35 Lauren Mallicoat & Ryan Brady Alison Haupt

Investigating the Current Population Status of the Pismo Clam (Tivela Stultorum) Around the 麻豆村  
3:50 Alyssa Walter Salvador Jorgensen Project Shark Scar: Engaging Undergraduates through Majority Consensus Data Processing

Session 3, Room 1173. Moderated by Dr. Jessica Bautista

Time Presenter(s) Mentor Presentation Title
2:05 April McCoy Maria Bellumori Probiotic Supplementation and Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
2:20 Casey Johnson Katie Grobman The Effects of Psychosocial States and Cognitive Styles on Political Outgroup Bias
2:35 Esme Schwerin, Michelle Katuala, & Navid K. Amarlou Mrinal Sinha The View From Above: Contextualizing Educational Failure
2:50 Isaac Veal, Ashantee Johnson, & Amaya Watson Dennis Kombe Homeroom: A Black Film Analysis on Students’ Contemporary Fight for Educational Justice
3:05 Madelyn Ellinger Chrissy Hernandez Xenophobia vs. Solidarity: The Radical Divide Over Japanese American Return in Monterey County
3:20 David Steward, Skylar Walters, & Valerie Madriaga Jeremias Zunguze Black Women’s Representation in Film: Challenging Patriarchal Narratives
3:35 Cydney Devine-Jones, Latasha Neal, & Mio Pannell Nathaniel Jue & Dennis Kombe Black Excellency Displayed through Film
3:50 Angelique Loera Sara Powell Improving Physical Activity and Motivation: Insights from the MB FLOW Intervention Program

Oral Presentations  

Session 1 took place in the Tanimura & Antle Library Room 1173

Time Presenter(s) Mentor Title
12:05 René Aguilera & Nicolle Leon Steven Machek The Impact of MultipleAcute Turkesterone Doses on Serum Growth Hormone, Resting Metabolic Rate and Substrate Utilization
12:20 Brielle Liske Arun Jani Carbon and Nitrogen Mineralization from Oat and Fava Bean Residues in Community Garden Beds
12:35 Damaris Ispache Dr. Arun Jani Paper circular chromatography: A qualitative tool for soil health assessments
12:50 Nelsy Montes-Romero Ignacio Navarro Assessing Health Information Materials to Improve Health Literacy in Minority Communities: Inter-rater Reliability Analysis of a CLAS Standards Rubric
1:05 Kiley Appleby & Amanda Gutierrez Jennifer Lovell Is there a healthy way to be addicted to your phone?
1:20 Alo Wilson, Moncerat Navarro Carpio, Mikayla Castillo, & Jourdan Garnier Christine Rosales Envisioning Collective Action: Seaside Community Action Teams
1:35 Kyle Parker & C Mazariegos Jennifer Dyer-Seymour The Assessment of Student Writing in Advanced Research Methods in Psychology
1:50 Mackenzie Caprino Cheryl Logan Correlating Thermal Tolerance with Symbiont Community Type of Galápagos Pavona clavus
2:05 Alora Skustad Sherry Palacios Surf’s Up: The Integration of Surfing and Science
2:20 Moana Bullock Sherry Palacios Environmental Microplastic Biodegradation and Feeding Bias in an Invasive Crustacean (Procambarus clarkii) at the Terrestrial-Marine Interface

Session 2 took place in the Tanimura & Antle Library Room 1180

Title Presenter(s) Mentor Title
12:05 Oscar Murillo-Espinoza Jim Brown Arithmetical structures on canoe paddle graphs
12:20 Alyssa Walter Salvador Jorgensen Phenology of Cryptic White Shark Mating Inferred From Mating Scars
12:35 Marina Jimenez & Ilia Borromeo Alison Haupt Exploring the Recovery of the Pismo Clam (Tivela stultorum) in the 麻豆村
12:50 Connor Quiroz John Olson The California Red-legged frog, Rana draytonii, Habitat: Defining and Predicting their Current and Future Ranges
1:05 Margaret Falknor Eric Martin Testing the Reliability of a Modified Spider Test for Pickleball
1:20 Matt Ritchey Eric Martin Neuromuscular Fatigue in Pickleball
1:35 Jissel Antonio Chrissy Hernandez Uniendo Nuestras Voces: A Study of Collective Experiences of Oppression in Schools
1:50 Maria Corral Cervantes & Aislynne Chappell Jennifer Dyer-Seymour Unveiling the Connection Between Parents' Education and First-Generation Psychology Alumni's Choice of Higher Education or Workforce
2:05 Sarina Regis & Katelyn Huie McKenzie Floyd Trend identification in x-ray diffraction peaks of historic cartridge cases from Fort Ord, CA

Poster Presentations

Tanimura and Antle Library, 1st and 2nd Floor. Poster Session 1: Odd Poster Numbers, 2 - 3 p.m.; Poster Session 2: Even Poster Numbers, 3 - 4 p.m.

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
1 Aline Tuzan Corin Slown Understanding the state of Marine Science education and the impact of outreach on Elementary students and their choices later in life.
2 Riley Moulton, Paola Cabezas, & Hailey Christian Frank Macabenta Investigating the role of bantam microRNA in promoting Drosophila muscle precursor homeostasis
3 Michael Torrisi Salvador Jorgensen An examination of the ontogenetic shift of White Shark prey preference from fishes to pinniped marine mammals
4 Martin Gil, Josie Wrinkle, & Lilah Wise Alison Haupt Annual Urchin Recruitment Along the Monterey Coast
5 Clark Lee Salvador Jorgensen Integrating Machine Learning to Identify Copepods on Sharks
6 Anne Hansen Sherry Palacios Shining a light: Measuring Light Absorption and Irradiance through Eelgrass, Zostera marina, Meadows
7 Curtis Bireley Arun Jani Evaluating Diverse Baby Greens Germplasm For Drought Tolerance And Nitrogen Responsiveness
8 Aubriana Bernhardt Arun Jani Sustainability Indexing: An Ecosystem Perspective on Agricultural Sustainability
9 Alex Rodriguez Arun Jani Testing Plant-Based Carbon Nanoparticles on Arugula for Improved Yields and Nitrogen Recovery
10 Samantha Kozlo & Annabelle Norman Arlene Haffa & Stephanie Kortman  Characterizing Nitrous Oxide-Producing Archaea in Soil : Genomic Analysis of Sustainable Practices
11 Amira Colon Alana Unfried National Trends in Undergraduate Statistics and Data Science Courses from a Stratified Sample
12 April McCoy Maria Bellumori The gut microbiome: effects on and links with ADHD and Parkinson’s disease
13 Ella Johnston Babita Gupta Exploring College Students’ Awareness of the Environmental Impact of Cloud Computing Technologies and their Sustainability
14 Jamie Booth, Genelle Watkins, & Bibi Narebor   Exploring The Identities And Social Interactions of Black Students at 麻豆村
15 Nathan Salow Jill Yamashita The Relationship between Extraversion and Face Recognition
16 Diana Mendoza Danielle Burchett Exploring the Potential for Bias Against Individuals with Thought Dysfunction in the Assessment of Symptom Overreporting
17 Madison Loewen  McKenzie Floyd Trend identification of historical bullet casing chemical compositions on Fort Ord, CA
18 Neahkanie Hunt-Conley Robert Majzler The Effectiveness of Reentry Programs: Monterey County
19 Esme Schwerin & Michelle Katuala Mrinal Sinha Latinx Educational Success: Identifying Obstacles
20 Autumn Day Justin Matthews Face-ism and Gaze Among Neuroscience Faculty Representations
21 Casey Johnson Jill Yamashita Dynamic Superiority Effect on Short-term Memory
22 Saba Shah Rob Weisskirch How parents assess the risks of technology use in their children
23 Sofia Campos & Jhoana Morales-Lopez Jennifer Dyer-Seymour Exploring the Chance Events that Influence the Career Paths of First-Generation and Continuing-Generation Psychology Alumni
24 Yeritzi Victoria  Rebecca Pozzi Bilinguals and their tip of the tongue (TOT) rates.
25 Nicholas Zuniga, Efrain Ramirez, Elizabth Anaya, Natalie Gilbert, & Dennah Eritzian Jennifer Lovell Get off your screen - go outside! Students explore how to utilize class break for well-being
26 Liberty Allen, Alison Jensen, Sofia Campos, & Heaven Smith Jennifer Dyer-Seymour What do 麻豆村 Psychology Alumni have to say to current undergrads? Take a piece of advice from a former otter.
27 Melanie Abarca, Kimberly Smith Jennifer Lovell Screen-time Solutions: Assessing the Link Between Screen-time Wellness and Academic Self-efficacy
28 Psychology 355/Bilingual Cognition Fall 2023, Yeritzi Victoria, Dolores Marquez, Sara Jew, Samantha Ulloa, Reina Yorba-Rico, Edward Nelson, and Harmony Perna Renee Penalver The Impact of Bilingualism on False Memory and Source Memory
29 Psychology 355/Bilingual Cognition Fall 2023, Yeritzi Victoria, Dolores Marquez, Sara Jew, Samantha Ulloa, Reina Yorba-Rico, Edward Nelson, and Harmony Perna Renee Penalver The Impact of Bilingualism on False Memory and Source Memory

Oral Presentations, 12 - 2:20 p.m.

Session 1 will take place in the Tanimura & Antle Library Room 1173

Time Presenter Mentor Title
12:05 Christian Martinez Alison Haupt The Spawning Patterns of the Purple Urchins
12:20 Anne Hansen Sherry Palacios Starting at the Source: Increasing Accessibility of Seagrass Ecology through Source-to-Source Compiling
12:35 Emily Vidusic Alison Haupt A comparison of Multiple Methods to Measure Purple Sea Urchin Population Densities within the Monterey Peninsula Intertidal
12:50 Ellery Charleton John Olson Macroinvertebrate Comparison in the Dry Salinas River at Sites With and Without Arundo
1:05 Katie Hermann Gerick Bergsma Follow the Feeder: A Look at Western Gulls' Foraging Relationships with Sea Otters

Session 2 will take place in the Tanimura and Antle Library Room 1176

Time Presenter(s) Mentor Title
12:05 Gabriel Morales Juan Jose Gutierrez Resilience Demonstrated Through Community Cultural Wealth: How Latino Students Persist in Higher Education With the Case of California State University, 麻豆村
12:20 Leila Ashman, Samantha Camacho, Stela Apostolova Christine Rosales A Rhetorical Analysis of White Supremacist Moves to Innocence
12:35 Berenice Lemus Shaowen Hua Developing and Assessing a Framework for Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Monitoring Concerning RPA in Audit Tasks
12:50 Adam Dean Nathaniel Jue The Effects of Soil Microbiome on the Nutrient Content of Tomatoes
1:05 Malcom Tunnell, Lyrik Hampshire, Audrey Jones, Anastasia Swann, Giles Johnson Nathaniel Jue, Dennis Kombe The Effectiveness of University Student Resources for Black Students at CSU Monterey

Session 3 will take place in the Tanimura and Antle Library Room 1180

Time Presenter(s) Mentor Title
12:05 Angelica May Amita Jenny Lin Social Impacts of Co-Branding and Public Service Announcements Messaging
12:20 Devon McCauley Kelly Medina-Lopez Adoption as Ongoing Settler Colonialism: A Genealogy of Severance and Domination
12:35 Kimberly Smith, Rosa Acevedo Duran Jennifer Lovell Understanding Youth Mental Health Needs Through Participatory Action Research
12:50 Kiki (Vasiliki) Iden Alana Unfried Modeling the Majority: Bridging Practicality with Purpose
1:05 Isaak Haberman Alison Haupt Disparities in Drivers of Subtidal and Intertidal Sea Urchin Reproductive Capacity
1:20 Paige Siegel Alison Haupt Mapping the Stars: Understanding the Spatial Variability of Sea Stars along the Monterey Peninsula
1:35 Pepper St. Clair Simon Titen Analysis of Antibiotic Pressure on Conjugation Efficiency of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in E. Coli
1:50 Alexandra Yokomizo John Olson Revealing How Wildfires Can Affect River Sediments and Chemistry During Droughts and After Precipitation
2:05 Mikaela Kirkpatrick, Jherrica Phillips Eric Martin Effect of Extended Run Time on Load-Voltage Relationship in S-Type Load Cells
2:20 Savannah Saldana John Olson Effects of Arundo donax Removal on Aerial Invertebrates Along the Salinas River, Monterey County, CA

Poster Presentations

Tanimura and Antle Library, 1st and 2nd Floor. Poster Session 1: Odd Poster Numbers, 2 - 3 p.m.; Poster Session 2: Even Poster Numbers, 3 - 4 p.m.

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Department of Psychology

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
1 Nevan Bell Jennifer Lovell Exploring Positive and Negative Experiences of Campus Policing Among Students, Staff, and Faculty
2 Monica Gutierrez, Diana Mendoza Danielle Burchett The Importance of Reproducibility and Replicability in Psychological Assessment Research
3 Grace Quinowski Danielle Burchett Examining the Initial Elevation Phenomenon with MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF Items Administered in a Forensic Inpatient Setting
4 Kaitlyn Wilyard, Vanessa Cruspero Christine Rosales Colleges are Not Meeting Students Basic Needs

College of Education

Department of Education and Leadership

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
5 Jamie Booth, Liyah Marie, Bibi Narebor, Rosa Gonzalez Mojarro, Leahana Venezuela, Cottrell Ealy Dennis Kombe Black Student Experiences at Different Types of Higher Education Institutions

College of Health Sciences and Human Services

Kinesiology Department

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
6 Michiel Breen, Nia Howard Steven Machek, Kent Adams Wrist Wrap Type and Sex Impacts on Bench Press Muscular Endurance and Associated Perceptual Indices
7 Alyssa Chappel, Stephanie Mercado, Tianna Wehby Maria Bellumori One Year Effects Of Rock Steady Boxing Exercise in Parkinson's Disease
8 Citlaly Jauregui, Rene Aguilera Steven Machek, Kent Adams Wrist Wrap Type and Sex Impacts on Grip Strength, Pushup Power, and Associated Subjective Stability
9 Tianna Wehby Sara Powell Identifying Implicit Bias of Kinesiology Students Related to Special Populations in Physical Activity Settings

College of Science

Department of Applied Environmental Science

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
10 Aleah Adame, Tobias Osborne, Madison Moreno Victoria Derr Sustainability Literacy Assessment
11 Michelle Cone Daniel Fernandez Ground Truthing of MODIS GA V6 Satellite Fog Data with Standard Fog Collectors along the Central California Coast
12 Emily Donahue  Simone Baumann-Pickering Fish Choruses in 麻豆村 National Marine Sanctuary
13 Nicole Lucha, Elise Vasquez Stefanie Kortman Comparing Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Fumigant and Alternative Soil Pathogen Management Practices in Commercial Strawberries, Watsonville, California
14 Connor Quiroz Peter Kourtey Causing a Stir in Northern Pitcher Plants (Sarracenia purpurea)
15 Hayli Stewart, Danijela Jozinovic Daniel Fernandez Comparative Mesh Measurements of Fog Water Collection

Department of Biology and Chemistry

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
16 Curtis Bireley, Damaris Ispache Arun Jani Evaluating Small-Seeded Fava Bean Genotypes for Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Biomass Production
17 Aubriana Bernhardt Arun Jani Baby Greens Root Growth and Morphological Response to Carbon Nanoparticles
18 Nicholas Weinman Arun Jani Carbon Nanoparticle Added to Arugula for Improved Nitrogen Recovery
19 Sean Gleavy Arun Jani Carbon Nanoparticle Addition to Fertilizer Improve Lettuce Yields and Nitrogen Recovery
20 Alma Leon Maria Laura Habegger Does Head Dimorphism Lead to Higher Bite Force in Mahi Mahi (Coryphaeana hippurus) Males?
21 Zachary Vayder, Anastasia Swann, Monica Urias Liz Alter The Genetic Mysteries in Chelaethiops Fishes of the Congo River
22 Conor Rickard Arlene Haffa Assessing How Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Compost Impact Soil Metagenomics

School of Computing and Design

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
23 Cameron Oakley Sam Ogden Exploring Mitigation Strategies for Common MANET Network Layer Attacks

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
24 Monica Aguayo, Samantha Fischer, Amira Colon, Lily Vang Alana Unfried Building a Sampling Protocol and a National Database for Educational Research in College-Level Statistics and Data Science Courses
25 Sierra Fishman Alana Unfried MASDER Project E-SOMAS Instrument
26 Cody Leporini Alana Unfried Automation of Personalized Reports: Effective Communication Through Data Visualization
27 Micah Ford Kendall Alana Unfried The Elusive Random Sample: Study Showing Convenience Sampling Leaves a Number of Groups Underrepresented

Communication Across the Disciples

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
28 Olivia Equinoa, Dana O'Donnell Kristjan Bondesson Exploring Student Experiences with Non-Traditional Grading Practices in Writing Courses

Koret Scholars

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
29 Alexandra Aboukhater Jill Yamashita Bilinguals and Monolinguals Facial Recognition
30 Sofia Christofi, C Mazariegos Jennifer Dyer-Seymour Are Students Ready for the Workplace? Student and Employer Perceptions on Essential Skills
31 Neahkahnie Hunt-Conley Sriya Shrestha The Effectiveness of The Prison Industrial Complex and Reentry Programs: Is Abolition the Answer?
32 Alison Jensen Kevin Grobman Sex Education, Moral Foundations, & the Current Culture Wars
33 C Mazariegos, Sofia Christofi Jennifer Dyer-Seymour Do They Get The Job?: Undergraduates' Perceptions of Skills and Qualifications on Resumes
34 Kyle Parker, Maria Navarro Jennifer Dyer-Seymour How Have Students' Perceptions of their Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Changed During the Covid-19 Pandemic?
35 Nathan Salow Jill Yamashita Examining Face Perception using Extraversion
36 Sydney Utley, Alo Wilson, Uriah Toussant Chrissy Hernandez Community-Based Curriculum Development: Localization of Ethnic Studies in Salinas Union High School District

McNair Scholars

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
37 Damaris Ispache Arun Jani

Evaluating Diverse Fava Bean Genotypes for Above and Below-ground Biomass Production and Nitrogen Accumulation Potential in the Salinas Valley
38 Rosa Acevedo, Kimberly Smith, Aliyah Castillo, Sherlyn Flores-Magadan Jennifer Lovell

Desires and Challenges for Seeking Mental Health Support Among Latinx High School Students
39 Jhoana Morales, Maria Fernanda Corral Cervantes, Sofia Campos Jennifer Dyer-Seymour

Alumni Study
40 Kimberly Smith, Rosa Acevedo Duran  Jennifer Lovell

Comparing Adolescent Mental Health between 2020 and 2022: A Youth Participatory Action Research Project
41 Yeritzi Victoria, Sara Jew, Sam Ulloa, Thuytien Nguyen, Selena Achi Renee Penalver

The Impact of Social Interaction on Communities of Color Experiencing Cognitive Decline
42 Yeritzi Victoria, Melissa McGinnis  Danielle Burchett

The Importance of Examining the Comparability of Psychological Tests Across Languages
43 Efrain Ramirez, Ingrid Romero, Monica Gutierrez Danielle Burchett

The Importance of Identifying Invalid Data in Psychological Assessment Research

Apple Scholars

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
44 Elliot Shabram Samuel Ogden Rethinking Mobile Ad-hoc Networks With Security and Privacy In Mind
45 Skye Cardoza Cheryl Logan Assessing the Potential for Rapid Adaptation to Climate Change in Rockfish

Oral Presentations, 12 - 2:20 p.m.

Session 1 will take place in the Tanimura & Antle Library Room 1173

Time Presenter Mentor Title
12:05 Christian Martinez Alison Haupt The Spawning Patterns of the Purple Urchins
12:20 Anne Hansen Sherry Palacios Starting at the Source: Increasing Accessibility of Seagrass Ecology through Source-to-Source Compiling
12:35 Emily Vidusic Alison Haupt A comparison of Multiple Methods to Measure Purple Sea Urchin Population Densities within the Monterey Peninsula Intertidal
12:50 Ellery Charleton John Olson Macroinvertebrate Comparison in the Dry Salinas River at Sites With and Without Arundo
1:05 Katie Hermann Gerick Bergsma Follow the Feeder: A Look at Western Gulls' Foraging Relationships with Sea Otters

Session 2 will take place in the Tanimura and Antle Library Room 1176

Time Presenter(s) Mentor Title
12:05 Gabriel Morales Juan Jose Gutierrez Resilience Demonstrated Through Community Cultural Wealth: How Latino Students Persist in Higher Education With the Case of California State University, 麻豆村
12:20 Leila Ashman, Samantha Camacho, Stela Apostolova Christine Rosales A Rhetorical Analysis of White Supremacist Moves to Innocence
12:35 Berenice Lemus Shaowen Hua Developing and Assessing a Framework for Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Monitoring Concerning RPA in Audit Tasks
12:50 Adam Dean Nathaniel Jue The Effects of Soil Microbiome on the Nutrient Content of Tomatoes
1:05 Malcom Tunnell, Lyrik Hampshire, Audrey Jones, Anastasia Swann, Giles Johnson Nathaniel Jue, Dennis Kombe The Effectiveness of University Student Resources for Black Students at CSU Monterey

Session 3 will take place in the Tanimura and Antle Library Room 1180

Time Presenter(s) Mentor Title
12:05 Angelica May Amita Jenny Lin Social Impacts of Co-Branding and Public Service Announcements Messaging
12:20 Devon McCauley Kelly Medina-Lopez Adoption as Ongoing Settler Colonialism: A Genealogy of Severance and Domination
12:35 Kimberly Smith, Rosa Acevedo Duran Jennifer Lovell Understanding Youth Mental Health Needs Through Participatory Action Research
12:50 Kiki (Vasiliki) Iden Alana Unfried Modeling the Majority: Bridging Practicality with Purpose
1:05 Isaak Haberman Alison Haupt Disparities in Drivers of Subtidal and Intertidal Sea Urchin Reproductive Capacity
1:20 Paige Siegel Alison Haupt Mapping the Stars: Understanding the Spatial Variability of Sea Stars along the Monterey Peninsula
1:35 Pepper St. Clair Simon Titen Analysis of Antibiotic Pressure on Conjugation Efficiency of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in E. Coli
1:50 Alexandra Yokomizo John Olson Revealing How Wildfires Can Affect River Sediments and Chemistry During Droughts and After Precipitation
2:05 Mikaela Kirkpatrick, Jherrica Phillips Eric Martin Effect of Extended Run Time on Load-Voltage Relationship in S-Type Load Cells
2:20 Savannah Saldana John Olson Effects of Arundo donax Removal on Aerial Invertebrates Along the Salinas River, Monterey County, CA

Poster Presentations

Tanimura and Antle Library, 1st and 2nd Floor. Poster Session 1: Odd Poster Numbers, 2 - 3 p.m.; Poster Session 2: Even Poster Numbers, 3 - 4 p.m.

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Department of Psychology

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
1 Nevan Bell Jennifer Lovell Exploring Positive and Negative Experiences of Campus Policing Among Students, Staff, and Faculty
2 Monica Gutierrez, Diana Mendoza Danielle Burchett The Importance of Reproducibility and Replicability in Psychological Assessment Research
3 Grace Quinowski Danielle Burchett Examining the Initial Elevation Phenomenon with MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF Items Administered in a Forensic Inpatient Setting
4 Kaitlyn Wilyard, Vanessa Cruspero Christine Rosales Colleges are Not Meeting Students Basic Needs

College of Education

Department of Education and Leadership

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
5 Jamie Booth, Liyah Marie, Bibi Narebor, Rosa Gonzalez Mojarro, Leahana Venezuela, Cottrell Ealy Dennis Kombe Black Student Experiences at Different Types of Higher Education Institutions

College of Health Sciences and Human Services

Kinesiology Department

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
6 Michiel Breen, Nia Howard Steven Machek, Kent Adams Wrist Wrap Type and Sex Impacts on Bench Press Muscular Endurance and Associated Perceptual Indices
7 Alyssa Chappel, Stephanie Mercado, Tianna Wehby Maria Bellumori One Year Effects Of Rock Steady Boxing Exercise in Parkinson's Disease
8 Citlaly Jauregui, Rene Aguilera Steven Machek, Kent Adams Wrist Wrap Type and Sex Impacts on Grip Strength, Pushup Power, and Associated Subjective Stability
9 Tianna Wehby Sara Powell Identifying Implicit Bias of Kinesiology Students Related to Special Populations in Physical Activity Settings

College of Science

Department of Applied Environmental Science

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
10 Aleah Adame, Tobias Osborne, Madison Moreno Victoria Derr Sustainability Literacy Assessment
11 Michelle Cone Daniel Fernandez Ground Truthing of MODIS GA V6 Satellite Fog Data with Standard Fog Collectors along the Central California Coast
12 Emily Donahue  Simone Baumann-Pickering Fish Choruses in 麻豆村 National Marine Sanctuary
13 Nicole Lucha, Elise Vasquez Stefanie Kortman Comparing Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Fumigant and Alternative Soil Pathogen Management Practices in Commercial Strawberries, Watsonville, California
14 Connor Quiroz Peter Kourtey Causing a Stir in Northern Pitcher Plants (Sarracenia purpurea)
15 Hayli Stewart, Danijela Jozinovic Daniel Fernandez Comparative Mesh Measurements of Fog Water Collection

Department of Biology and Chemistry

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
16 Curtis Bireley, Damaris Ispache Arun Jani Evaluating Small-Seeded Fava Bean Genotypes for Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Biomass Production
17 Aubriana Bernhardt Arun Jani Baby Greens Root Growth and Morphological Response to Carbon Nanoparticles
18 Nicholas Weinman Arun Jani Carbon Nanoparticle Added to Arugula for Improved Nitrogen Recovery
19 Sean Gleavy Arun Jani Carbon Nanoparticle Addition to Fertilizer Improve Lettuce Yields and Nitrogen Recovery
20 Alma Leon Maria Laura Habegger Does Head Dimorphism Lead to Higher Bite Force in Mahi Mahi (Coryphaeana hippurus) Males?
21 Zachary Vayder, Anastasia Swann, Monica Urias Liz Alter The Genetic Mysteries in Chelaethiops Fishes of the Congo River
22 Conor Rickard Arlene Haffa Assessing How Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Compost Impact Soil Metagenomics

School of Computing and Design

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
23 Cameron Oakley Sam Ogden Exploring Mitigation Strategies for Common MANET Network Layer Attacks

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
24 Monica Aguayo, Samantha Fischer, Amira Colon, Lily Vang Alana Unfried Building a Sampling Protocol and a National Database for Educational Research in College-Level Statistics and Data Science Courses
25 Sierra Fishman Alana Unfried MASDER Project E-SOMAS Instrument
26 Cody Leporini Alana Unfried Automation of Personalized Reports: Effective Communication Through Data Visualization
27 Micah Ford Kendall Alana Unfried The Elusive Random Sample: Study Showing Convenience Sampling Leaves a Number of Groups Underrepresented

Communication Across the Disciples

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
28 Olivia Equinoa, Dana O'Donnell Kristjan Bondesson Exploring Student Experiences with Non-Traditional Grading Practices in Writing Courses

Koret Scholars

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
29 Alexandra Aboukhater Jill Yamashita Bilinguals and Monolinguals Facial Recognition
30 Sofia Christofi, C Mazariegos Jennifer Dyer-Seymour Are Students Ready for the Workplace? Student and Employer Perceptions on Essential Skills
31 Neahkahnie Hunt-Conley Sriya Shrestha The Effectiveness of The Prison Industrial Complex and Reentry Programs: Is Abolition the Answer?
32 Alison Jensen Kevin Grobman Sex Education, Moral Foundations, & the Current Culture Wars
33 C Mazariegos, Sofia Christofi Jennifer Dyer-Seymour Do They Get The Job?: Undergraduates' Perceptions of Skills and Qualifications on Resumes
34 Kyle Parker, Maria Navarro Jennifer Dyer-Seymour How Have Students' Perceptions of their Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Changed During the Covid-19 Pandemic?
35 Nathan Salow Jill Yamashita Examining Face Perception using Extraversion
36 Sydney Utley, Alo Wilson, Uriah Toussant Chrissy Hernandez Community-Based Curriculum Development: Localization of Ethnic Studies in Salinas Union High School District

McNair Scholars

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
37 Damaris Ispache Arun Jani

Evaluating Diverse Fava Bean Genotypes for Above and Below-ground Biomass Production and Nitrogen Accumulation Potential in the Salinas Valley
38 Rosa Acevedo, Kimberly Smith, Aliyah Castillo, Sherlyn Flores-Magadan Jennifer Lovell

Desires and Challenges for Seeking Mental Health Support Among Latinx High School Students
39 Jhoana Morales, Maria Fernanda Corral Cervantes, Sofia Campos Jennifer Dyer-Seymour

Alumni Study
40 Kimberly Smith, Rosa Acevedo Duran  Jennifer Lovell

Comparing Adolescent Mental Health between 2020 and 2022: A Youth Participatory Action Research Project
41 Yeritzi Victoria, Sara Jew, Sam Ulloa, Thuytien Nguyen, Selena Achi Renee Penalver

The Impact of Social Interaction on Communities of Color Experiencing Cognitive Decline
42 Yeritzi Victoria, Melissa McGinnis  Danielle Burchett

The Importance of Examining the Comparability of Psychological Tests Across Languages
43 Efrain Ramirez, Ingrid Romero, Monica Gutierrez Danielle Burchett

The Importance of Identifying Invalid Data in Psychological Assessment Research

Apple Scholars

Poster # Presenter(s) Mentor Title
44 Elliot Shabram Samuel Ogden Rethinking Mobile Ad-hoc Networks With Security and Privacy In Mind
45 Skye Cardoza Cheryl Logan Assessing the Potential for Rapid Adaptation to Climate Change in Rockfish

2022

Oral Presentations, 1-3:20 p.m.

Session 1 will take place in Suite 2159. Moderated by Dr. Jessica Bautista & Dr. John Banks.

Time Presenter Mentor Presentation Title
1:02 Matt Dunham Alana Unfried Pilot 2: Further development and psychometric analysis of the Student Survey of Motivational Attitudes Towards Statistics
1:15 Michael Haidar Glenn Bruns Understanding Representation Space of Memories via Deep Learning
1:28  Korina McKinley* Chrissy Hernandez The Localization of History and Civics in Salinas Ethnic Studies Classrooms
1:41  Summer Alinaeem Joe Miller Assessing small mammal species diversity and richness given habitat type at Fort Ord Natural Reserve: Tiny creatures big impacts 
Break    
2:00 Maggie Seida Steve Moore ROV Lighting for Underwater 3D Modeling
2:13 Alexandra Yokomizo John Olson Revealing how wildfires can affect river sediments and chemistry during droughts 
2:26 Annie Jones Sara Salazar Hughes Greenwashing Settler Colonialism: the Case of Israel’s 2018 UN Climate Change Report 
2:39 Jace Innis Sherry Palacios Deep learning ocean conditions to predict shellfish toxicity in the Philippines 
2:52 Emily Locke-Paddon JP Dundore-Arias Characterization and Control of Pythium Wilt 
3:05 Morgan Raimondo JP Dundore-Arias Optimization of Methods for Assessing Pathogen Inhibition Activity of Soilborne Streptomyces from the Salinas Valley 

Session 2 will take place in Suite 2178. Moderated by Natasha Oehlman.

Time Presenter Mentor Title
1:02 Jocelyn Chavez-Diaz Lamar A. Graham Bilingual Heritage Speakers and Their Formed Ethnic Identity in the United States
1:15 Nyah Edington Dennis Kombe Kin Folk vs Skin Folk
1:28 Brianna Saucedo* Angeline Nariswari Consumer Financial Vulnerability and Predatory Lending
1:41 Lucas Bugarin Rebecca Pozzi "Nobody uses that here": Case studies of students' development of sociolinguistic competence in Argentina
Break
2:00 Nevan Bell** Jennifer Lovell  Campus Perceptions of Policing and How to Improve Sense of Safety
2:13 Gagandeep Choongh** Jenny Lin  Respect the Culture: A Case Study on Conducting Cross-Cultural Research
2:26 Rachel Frese** Maria Bellumori  Rock Steady Boxing Exercise Both Maintains and Improves Physical Function in People with Parkinson's Disease.
2:39 Erika Hernandez-Gonzalez* ** Jenny Lin  Green skepticism: Examining the role of social media influencers on consumer attitudes towards green brands
2:52 Ellre Villanueva-Anchera & Lauren Frey** Nicole Reichhart  The Effects of Near-Peer Mentorship on Aspiring Physician Assistant Student Confidence 
3:05 Spencer Winter** Zurine De Miguel  Speckled Sanddab Cell Proliferation During Adult Neurogenesis 

*Denotes Koret Scholars

**Denotes CSU Student Research Competition Delegates

Poster Presentations, 3 - 4 p.m.

 1st Floor - College of Science

Presenter(s) Mentor Title
Alyssa Walter Kayla Roy Shell Loss in Red Abalone
Ánh Cao Victoria Derr Green Technologies in Green Schools
Aleah Adame Joe Miller Analyzing the Effects of Urbanization on Species located on UCSCs’ Fort Ord Natural Reserve
Gabriela Lopez Alana Unfried Is the MASDER national sample from Fall 2021 S-SOMAS representative of the population of all introductory statistics students in the US?
Keyoni McNair Joshua Gross Understanding Computer Science Students through their Non-Computer Science Interest
Zachary Vayder, Bryan Gopez, & Lizbeth Navarro-Aceves Liz Alter Genetic diversity in fishes (log suckers in the genus Garra) of the lower Congo River
Christian Morris Lipika Deka A generating function for the number of tableaux of a specific modular major index, given only the λ and gcd(n, m) of a SYT.
Monica Urias Josh Beasley & Jennfer Duggan Monitoring movement and habitat preference of local amphibians along trails in the Fort Ord National Monument and the UCSC Fort Ord Reserve
Nicholas Romero Sherry Palacios Remote sensing survey of phytoplankton size class in the California Current Ecosystem at different ENSO phases
Taylor Trivino Larry Crowder The Policy Safety Net of Highly Migratory Marine Species within Ecuador  
Annabelle McCarthy Jennifer Duggan Oak Titmouse Nesting Success when using Nest Boxes in Urban Greenspaces 
Isaiah Woodard Gerick Bergsma Effects of Baccharis pilularis occupation on grassland bird habitat use within Fort Ord National Monument
Connor Rickard Dan Fernandez Prediction of Evening Fog Based on Daily Weather Variables, Marina California 
Daniel Jacoby, Aaron Helman, & Austin Folster Joshua Gross Demonstrating Computational Complexity by using Draculog to Examine Energy Efficiency  

2nd Floor - College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; College of Business; College of Health and Human Services

Presenter(s) Mentor Title
Jennifer Berberian* Vanessa Lopez-Littleton Advancing Critical Consciousness to Erase Anti-Black Racism for Equity Advocates
Kyle Parker* & Maria Navarro* Jennifer Dyer-Seymour Exploring A Post-Pandemic World: Assessing 麻豆村 Students' Competencies During COVID-19
Megan Dearie* Jennifer Dyer-Seymour Students' Perception of How Much They Have Learned is Associated with Professors' Explanation of Learning Outcomes
Sofia Christofi* & Cecilia Mazariegos* Jennifer Dyer-Seymour Do They Get the Job?: Undergraduates’ Perceptions of Job Applicants’ Qualifications on Resumes.
Brenda Alfaro* Babita Gupta Social Media Technologies and Sustainable Environment: Exploring the Awareness of College Students About the Impact of their Social Media Use on the Environment
Rosa Acevedo Duran & Kimberly Smith Jennifer Lovell Concerns and Hopes for Interracial Dialogue Among Campus Leaders
Amanda Young Vanessa Lopez-Littleton The 2nd Annual Monterey County Youth Summit: Race to Equity: Journey to Radical Self-Love
Joseph Ruiz, Brooklyn Greene, & Zah-Rah Latour Vanessa Lopez-Littleton Disparities Experienced by African American Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Priscilla Amao* & Alexa Noriega Mrinal Sinha How students use Community Cultural Wealth to excel in academia
Lesley Rocha* Sharon Hua/Jenny Lin Can female CEOs win the game in a big boy’s industry? Exploring the effect of industry’s gender stereotype on female CEO appointments 
Stephanie Stephens Vanessa Lopez-Littleton Community Cookbook 
Saray Garcia & Angelica May Amita Jenny Lin/Angeline Nariswari Should Brands Make Sustainable Claims? The Role of Green Identity and Locus of Control 
Nikole Babcock Shannon Snapp A Theory of Safety Spectrum: How LGBTQ+ Young Adults Navigate Personal Risk in App-Based Hookups
Gennelle Watkins Vanessa Lopez-Littleton Overcoming Organizational Apathy to Erase Anti-Black Racism in a Nonprofit Organization 

*Denotes Koret Scholars