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Alexandra Vicknair became the first CSU Stanislaus history student to take first place in the Humanities and Letters category, graduate division. Her presentation was titled, "Mountains and Mindsets: The Ideologies Behind the Mineral King Controversy, 1965-1978." Vicknair's faculty mentor is Samuel Regalado.
Joseph McCarty took second place in the same division with his presentation, "Assessing Early Start: Collecting Data Necessary for Good Decision Making." McCarty, the first English student from CSU Stanislaus to win in the category, was mentored by John Wittman.
Undergraduate and graduate students from all 23 CSU campuses presented scholarly research and creative activity projects before a panel of judges and an audience during the competition. The presentations and written summaries were evaluated on clarity of purpose, methodology, interpretation of results, value of the research or creative activity, ability to articulate one's work, organization of the material, and ability to handle questions.
Other CSU Stanislaus students who participated are:
• Kristy Ortega (undergraduate, biology), "Bioluminescent E. coli." Faculty mentor: Jim Youngblom.
• Sandi Lavito (undergraduate, physics), "Improvement of Physical Properties of High-Tc Super Conductors With Pb-Doping." Faculty mentor: Rose Zhang.
• Reema Shakir (undergraduate, biology), "The Effects of Second- and Third-Hand Cigarette Smoke Exposure on the Levels of Plasma Glucose Using Swiss Webster Mice." Faculty mentor: Flora Watson.
• Matthew Vander Schuur (undergraduate, chemistry), "Characterization of Florescent Oligonucleotide Analogs to Understand DNA Base Flipping for DNA Repair." Faculty mentor: Elvin Alemán.
• Kirin Basuta (graduate, social work), "Family Experiences and Perspectives of Fragile X Newborn Screening and Cascade Testing. Faculty mentor: Kilolo Brodie.
• Gianna Smith (graduate, educational technology), "The Impact of iPods on Reading Fluency." Faculty mentor: Dawn Poole.
• Jessica Kaven (graduate, advanced studies), "The Development of a Valid and Reliable General Analytic Rubric for a College-Level Public Speaking Course." Faculty mentor: Shawna Young.