2023 In-Person Capstone Conference Summary Schedule
Saturday, May 6th, 2023
8:45AM - 3:00PM
- Bizzini Hall B102, B108, B111, B113, B114, B118
- There will be concurrent sessions of Senior and Junior presentations.
- Junior presentations will be in 30 minute blocks with 20 to 30 minute breaks in between each session.
- Coffee will be available in B-113 from 8:45AM to 10:00AM
- There will be light refreshments and hor d'oeuvres in B-113 starting at 11:30AM.
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8:45AM |
Welcome & Opening Remarks |
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9:00AM - 11:30AM |
Senior Presentations |
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11:30AM - 12:00PM |
Break |
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12:00PM - 2:30PM |
Senior Research Presentations |
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3:00PM |
Conference Concludes |
Complete 2023 In-Person Capstone Conference Program
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22nd Annual Capstone Conference Program
22nd Annual Capstone Conference Presentation Schedule
In-Person Senior Presentations
9:00AM - 3:00PM
Moderators: Dr. Nicole Cochran (Director, McNair Scholars), Dr. Jamila Newton (Biological Sciences), Dr. James Tuedio (Philosophy), CAHSS Dean, University Honors Co-Director
Timekeeper: Celina Bridges, Jennifer Frisk
Coordinator: Kirstin Halstead
McNair Scholars are indicated with an asterisk *
Morning Session
9:00AM - 11:30AM
Lara Al-Jaser, Monica Montenegro, Gianna Nunes, Asha Nair, Jacqueline Villasenor-Ramirez (Public Health Promotion): A Mixed Methods Study Of The Stanislaus State Community's Perception And Behaviors Of Nicotine And Tobacco Use And Disposal
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Meggan Jordan and Dr. José Díaz-Garayúa
*Daniel Pasillas-Pablo (Public Health Promotion): Associations Between Psychosocial Stressors And Nicotine, Cannabis Use In Ethnically Diverse Emerging Young Adults
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Wura Jacobs
Mackenzie Creamer (Psychology): The Impact of Stress on Opioid Addiction
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Suditi Gupta
Maya Young (Sociology): A Hidden Epidemic: Domestic Violence and Resource Accessibility During the COVID-19 Pandemic
*Cristian Silva-Toro (Psychology & Criminal Justice): Criminal Justice or Public Health: An Analysis of California Central Valley's Approach to Drug Addiction
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sebastian Sclofsky
Joseph Lao (Public Health Promotion): The Effects and Impacts of Subliminal Affirmations on the Subconscious
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Suditi Gupta
Nina Lydon (Psychology): The Efficacy of Music on Emotional Wellbeing
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Andrea Duroy
Madison Wingate (Psychology): Defining Minimalism and Exploring its Effects on Well-Being
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Suditi Gupta
Angela Esau (Fine Art): How Does Sharing Artwork on Social Media Affect Artists and Their Artwork?
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Staci Scheiwiller
30 Minute Break
Light Refreshments in B-113
Afternoon Session
12:00PM - 2:30PM
Paola Viviana Campos (Mathematics): Responsibility in the Math Classroom and its Correlation with Mathematics Anxiety
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jungha An
Isabel Gaddo (Biology): The Relationship between Covid-19 Related Stress and Fatigue
*Edith Herrera (Sociology): Gendered Attitudes and Beliefs Among Latinx Youth
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Whitmer
*Melissa Nallely Rubio (Spanish and Psychology): Fluency vs. Literacy in Multilingual College Students in the Central Valley
Faculty Mentor: Sandra García Sanborn
15 Minute Break
*Raymond Duenas (Mathematics and Computer Science): Climate Change Analysis and Datasets Derived Through Computer Vision
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kyu Han Koh
Christian Gerard Capuno (Biological Sciences): AAV-Induced Upregulation of Aquaporin-4 Expression as a Means of Bolstering Beta-Amyloid Oligomer Eflux
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jamila Newton
Sherly Yaghoubi (Computer Science and Math): Hidden Markov Models on DNA Sequencing Data
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jessica De Silva
Delton Boswell (Computer Science): EV Charging Desert: The Challenges with Electric Vehicle Charging in East Modesto
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jessica De Silva
*Heather D. Collins (Anthropology): Ethnogeology and Interdisciplinary Approaches
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ryan I. Logan
In-Person Junior Poster Presentations
9:00AM - 1:35PM
Moderators: Dr. Ellen Bell (Anthropology) University Honors Co-Director, Dr. Andrew Conteh (Politics and Public Administration)
Timekeepers: Jennifer Frisk, Celina Bridges
Coordinator: Kirstin Halstead
McNair Scholars are indicated with an asterisk *
Morning Session
9:00AM - 11:40AM
*Cecilia Alvarez (Biological Sciences): Xylene bridged Organosilica nanotubes as catalyst for the synthesis of Cinnamic acid
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Amanpreet Manchanda
Victoria Bizzanelli (Chemistry): 2,4,6-trichloroanisole detection with chemosensors
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stone
*Jose Aguirre III (Biological Sciences): Testing the relative efficacy of lytic bacteriophages or cocktails on treating Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris in vitro.
Faculty Mentor: Tricia Van Larr; Andrew Gardner
Justin Raymond (Biology): Flower Color and their selective pressures
*Sharlien Bernadet Envieh (Agriculture): Conventional vs Agroecological Way of Growing Strawberries
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Chantelise Pells
Taylor Blee (Biology): The production of spider silk and expression of spider silk proteins in practical applications
Angeles Christina Ramirez (Biology How does access to vision healthcare, in affordability, proximity, and number of options, affect the rate of treatment of frequently occurring or existing, treatable vision conditions?
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Suditi Gupta
Megan Gillen (Psychology): Does eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) improve symptoms of suicidal ideation in those affected by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Suditi Gupta
Carolyn Gallella (Psychology): Effects of diagnosing mental illness self-labelers
Faculty Mentor: Aletha Harven
*Lu Aguiniga (Psychology): Self-talk and Behavior
Faculty Mentor: Shannon Bianchi
Lucas Azevedo (Psychology and Music Technology): Screen time and GPA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Suditi Gupta
Silvia Lemus (Psychology): Selfies and their effects on self esteem
35 Minute Break
*Nathalie Michelle Hernandez (English): Analyzing Attitudes & Performance from Learning Methodologies In English Language Learners in Higher Education Classrooms
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mirta Maldonado
Jasmine Martinez (Exercise Science): The effects of food insecurity on college student academic performance
*Mahmoud Sulieman (Mathematics): Creating a webpage for Simplex Method calculation
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jessica De Silva
*Dylan John Hoyt (English SSMP): Let the Robots do the Homework!: A Progressive Study in AI Infused Curriculum
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Pace Wittman
Sarah Everingham (Instrumental Education): Importance of Cultural Representation in Music Classrooms
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sarah Minette
Kaylee Kinst (Anthropology): Social norms in animals
Alexander C. Ayers (Geography and Environmental Resources): The Ripple Effects of Framing: Explicit Terms and Co-occurrence in California Water Futures Market Media Representations
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Allison McNally
Jasmine Butler (Child Development): How is Education Made Accessible to Underserved Children?
20 Minute Break
Light Refreshments in B-113
Afternoon Session
12:00PM - 1:25PM
Robert Sims Wikoff (Business Administration): Neural Networks and Business or Neural Networks and Analogue Computation.
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tom Carter
Jillian de la Motte (Communication Studies): A study into the effects that ADHD has on Communication
Paulina Bennett (Psychology): COVID P-19s impact on attachment styles
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Suditi Gupta
Julie Diaz (Developmental Psychology): Take It Easy On Us: The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Quality of Well-Being and Academic Achievement of College Students
Faculty Mentor: Deborah Foster
Ashley Cabral (Nursing): Systemic Factors That Contributed to Nurse Burnout in the Pandemic
Faculty Mentor: Brandy Gleason, MSN, MHA, PHN, BC-NC
*Celina Bridges (Sociology, Gerontology Minor): Ageism & COVID-19: A war of Perception
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Della Winters
* Summer Anderson (Psychology): Research shows steady decline in importance of religion in one's life from the Greatest generation to generation Z; how will this shape the future political landscape in the United States?
Faculty Mentor: Deborah Forester
25 Minute Break
Alyssa Beltran (History): The Effectiveness in Monarchies Today?
Faculty Mentor: Erin Hughes
Ruben Marquez Jimenez (Political Science and Spanish): The Bracero Program
Tiffany Williams (Psychology): Nationalized Mental Health Care
Faculty Mentor: Suditi Gupta
Chanta Mon (Criminal Justice): A Journey to homelessness living in poverty.
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Sudita Gupta
*Jayden Nadine Lopez (Criminal Justice): The Disadvantages of the United States having the highest incarceration and recidivism rates
Faculty Mentor: Jason Pourtaverdi
Hailey Borchardt (Political Science): The Eighth Amendment: Crime v. Punishment
* Sinaí Cecilia Arenas Solorio (Psychology): Empathy, Aggression, and Symptoms of PTSD as it Relates to Police Brutality
Faculty Mentor: Deborah Forester
Updated: August 14, 2023