Adrianna Amezcua
Major: Sociology
Research question: What are the specific inequities that Modesto's Westside neighborhoods are experiencing that result in extreme river and street flooding?
Arissa Anderson
Major: Psychology
Research question: What are the experiences of Black women accessing maternal healthcare in Stanislaus and San Joaquin county?
Primo Bonilla
Major: Social Sciences
Research question: How do student support programs (Phoenix Project at San Joaquin Delta College and Project Rebound at Stanislaus State) in higher education help formerly incarcerated individuals seeking to transition into college life and complete their education?
Jocelin Deol
Major: Social Sciences and Sociology
Research question: How do Generation Z college students in the Central Valley position religion in their life? How does this position relate to their politics? How does gender and ethnic identity factor into their feelings about religion?
Paulina Downer
Major: Psychology
Research question: How does exposure to short-form video platforms (i.e. TikTok, Instagram Reels, and Youtube Shorts) affect executive function?
Zahra Ghausi
Major: Computer Science
Research question: How effective are machine learning systems in detecting cybersecurity phishing attacks compared to humans?
Diana Gonzalez-Vega
Major: Psychology
Research question: How does use of artificial intelligence tools (i.e. ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini, and Grammarly) effect anxiety and feelings of self-efficacy in college students?
Samuel Hernandez
Major: English and Social Sciences
Research question: How do contemporary representation of HIV/AIDS in film complicate queerness and queer identities? How does this representation of HIV/AIDS play in the larger conversation on the relationship between shame and desire?
Shawn Horton
Major: Psychology and Sociology
Research question: How do college students identify, present, and disclose identity across institutional and social settings? How have these behaviors changed under the current U.S. administration across the Big 8?
Audrey Rubio
Major: Psychology
Research question: Do women of color who have polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) and/or endometriosis report negative experiences or delays before receiving their diagnosis?
Tory Sumbler
Major: Biological Sciences and Political Science
Research question: To what extent does the United States treat the right to health as a universal human right, or as a conditional right shaped by resources, profit, and social position?
Tiana Uriarte
Major: Public health
Research question: What forms of healing are Native Americans in California using? How does an individual's knowledge of Indigenous healing affect their perception of self? And, how can the integration of ethnomedicine and biomedicine enhance Indigenous health?
Esteban Verdin
Major: Computer Science
Research question: How will use of a fine-tuned large language model (LLM) aid in the understanding of Wi-Fi network traffic for non-technical users?
Updated: October 07, 2026