CSR Scholars 2021-2022

Scholars by Major

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    Name: Garcia, Rachel

    Research Mentor: Dr. Tony Marks-Block

    Project Title:  Acorn and Oak Research
  • Name: Johnson, Ajahnae

    Research Mentor: Dr. Anndretta Wilson

    Project Title:  Black United States performers who traveled and worked overseas through Jim Crow, Civil Rights, and Black Power eras.
  • Name: Shah, Aarohi

    Research Mentor: Dr. Ruth Tinnacher

    Project Title:  Studying Treatment Options for Sorption-Based Boron Removal from Produced Waters
  • Name: Aquino Nambo, Kayla

    Research Mentor: Dr. Chris Baysdorfer and Dr. Nazzy Pakpour

    Project Title: Microbial Communities in Traditional Fermented Foods

     

    Name: Babacarkhial, Edres

    Research Mentor: Dr. Pascale Guiton

    Project Title: How do developmentally regulated metabolic enzymes contribute to Toxoplasma stage conversion?

     

    Name: Bal, Avraj

    Research Mentor: Dr. Pascal Guiton

    Project Title: Understanding the Transcriptional Regulation of Toxoplasma Developmental Differentiation and Virulence

     

    Name: Bouffard, Grant

    Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida

    Project Title: Genetic diversity of Arctostaphylos densiflora M.S. Baker and its related cultivars: implications for conservation and management.

     

    Name: Cauwels, Austin

    Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida

    Project Title: Expression of the Abaxial-Adaxial Gene Regulatory Network in the Tendrils of Rosids

     

    Name: Delgado, Maximiliano (Max)

    Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida

    Project Title: Chloroplast Genome Evolution in a Rapid Radiating Neotropical Clade

     

    Name: Dhungana, Namrata

    Research Mentor: Dr. Chris Baysdorfer and Dr. Nazzy Pakpour 

    Project Title: Fermentation

     

    Name: Gee, Michelle

    Research Mentor: Dr. Chris Baysdorfer and Dr. Nazzy Pakpour

    Project Title: Microbial Communities In Traditional Fermented Foods

     

    Name: Iglesia, Elizabeth (Liz)

    Research Mentor: Dr. Maria Gallegos

    Project Title: Does atg-2 play a role in the refinement of PLM dendrite morphology?

     

    Name: Jalala, Hamed

    Research Mentor: Dr. James Murray

    Project Title: Magneto-sensory orientation discrepancies across different populations of the sea slug Tritonia tetraquetra when undergoing magnetic field rotations

     

    Name: Jattan, Namrisha

    Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida

    Project Title: Plant Microbiome

     

    Name: Kalavadia, Aashaka

    Research Mentor: Dr. Divya Sitaraman

    Project Title: Oviposition Project

     

    Name: Lam, Sharon

    Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida

    Project Title: A transcriptomic approach to the evolution of metabolic pathways of medicinal interest in the genus Arctostaphylos

     

    Name: Low, Jennifer

    Research Mentor: Dr. Divya Sitaraman

    Project Title: Neural Connectivity Underlying Sleep and Wake Regulation in Drosophila melanogaster

     

    Name: Luu, Ryan

    Research Mentor: Dr. Monika Sommerhalter

    Project Title: Pistachio Project

     

    Name: Martinez, Cynthia

    Research Mentor: Dr. Pascale Guiton

    Project Title: How do Serine-Arginine-Rich (SR) Proteins contribute to the regulation of alternative splicing during Toxoplasma gondii developmental differentiation? 

     

    Name: Mendoza, Destiny

    Research Mentor: Dr. Jenny Hazlehurst

    Project Title: Endangered/Threatened California Native Plant Pollination Survey

     

    Name: Moreno, Alejandra

    Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida

    Project Title: Evolution of Compounds of Medicinal Interest in the Genus Arctostaphylos

     

    Name: Nguyen, Emily

    Research Mentor: Dr. Maria Gallegos

    Project Title: CRISPR editing of sax-1 gene in C. elegans 

     

    Name: Novoa, Jennifer

    Research Mentor: Dr. Chris Baysdorfer and Dr. Nazzy Pakpour 

    Project Title: How does type 2 diabetes alter the immune response of a host to malaria infection?

     

    Name: Parihar, Bharti

    Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida

    Project Title: The Dynamics of Plantlet Development in Kalanchoe marnieriana

     

    Name: Patino, Serena

    Research Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Curr

    Project Title: Identification of Toll-Like Receptors in the Hemolymph of Nudibranch Tritonia tetraquetra

     

    Name: Powell-Ford, Marcus

    Research Mentor: Dr. James Murray

    Project Title: Phenotypic Plasticty vs Local Adaptation in T. exsulans

     

    Name: Prasad, Natisha

    Research Mentor: Dr. Claudia Stone

    Project Title: Does my gene have a connection and impact in the Insulin Pathway in  D. Melanogaster?

     

    Name: Quach, Austin

    Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida

    Project Title: Are Carex albida L.H. Bailey and Carex lemmonii W. Boot ‘genomic synonyms’? Genomic comparisons within Carex lemmonii for conservation purposes.

     

    Name: Quintana, Taylor

    Research Mentor: Dr. Ram Kandasamy

    Project Title: The effects of β-caryophyllene on pain relief and activity in rats models of chronic inflammatory pain.

     

    Name: Renteria, Maria

    Research Mentor: Dr. Pascale Guiton

    Project Title: How does the developmentally regulated enzyme, glucose-6-phosphate isomerase, contribute to stage conversion during Toxoplasma pathogenesis?

     

    Name: Reyes, Martin

    Research Mentor: Dr. Divya Sitaraman

    Project Title: Dopamine regulation of sleep and wakefulness

     

    Name: Riaz, Aa’ishah

    Research Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Hayes

    Project Title: Returning to the Classroom: Supporting Teacher Competency

     

    Name: Shammi, Tahmina

    Research Mentor: Stone, Claudia

    Project Title: Transcriptomics to Unravel Sucrose Signaling in White lupin

     

    Name: Tefera, Scarlet

    Research Mentor: Dr. Maria Gallegos

    Project Title: Creating a fluorescent Protein Knock in by CRISPR

     

    Name: Woolbright, Katherine

    Research Mentor: Dr. Pascale Guiton

    Project Title: How does ROP23 contribute to Toxoplasma gondii virulence?

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    Name: Prasad, Shaneil

    Research Mentor: Stephanie Zaleski

    Project Title: Constructing a Quantitative Model for SERS Analysis of Mixtures of Natural Dyes


    Name: Reyes, Roelyne

    Research Mentor: Marlin Halim

    Project Title: Aptamer Based Imaging Agent Gd-DTPA

  • Name: Mendoza, Auzeen

    Research Mentor: Dr. Grant Kien

    Project Title: A qualitative case study of d/Deaf communication in a non-English speaking home

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    Name: Jain, Dikshant Pravin

    Research Mentor: Dr. Lynne Grewe

    Project Title: “AutoGuide”: Self Correction through Personalized Video Generation for Improved Video Activity Performance


    Name: Jeong, Minsol

    Research Mentor: Dr. Zahra Derakhshandeh

    Project Title: Online Learning System For Specially-abled Students


    Name: Kakarla, Manish

    Research Mentor: Dr. James Tandon

    Project Title: Machine learning Accelerator Project


    Name: Lao, Henry

    Research Mentor: Dr. JamesTandon

    Project Title: ML Accelerator


    Name: LaRussa, Michael

    Research Mentor:  Dr. Fay Zhong

    Project Title: Social XR Program Development


    Name: Morfin Montes, Luis

    Research Mentor: Dr. Jesus Oliver

    Project Title: Multiple Measures and Student Math Success


    Name: Mutyala, Soumya Sri

    Research Mentor: Dr. James Tandon

    Project Title: Machine Learning Accelerator Project


    Name: Rathore, Nilesh

    Research Mentor: Dr. Fay Zhong

    Project Title: At Home Driving School - Training with Extended Reality


    Name: Sharmila Bolikoppa Palakshappa, Fnu

    Research Mentor: Dr. Zahra Derakhshandeh

    Project Title: Machine Learning of Induced Seismicity Associated with Fluid Injection in Oklahoma


    Name: Soni, Gorav

    Research Mentor: Dr. James Tandon

    Project Title: Modular Quadcopter Drone System


    Name: Su, Wenjin

    Research Mentor: Dr. James Tandon

    Project Title: Relative Positioning System


    Name: Torres, Sandra

    Research Mentor: Dr. Andrea Arauza-Rivera

    Project Title: Towers of Hanoi and its Configuration Space Related to the Sierpinski's Gasket


    Name: Truong, Tiffany

    Research Mentor: Dr. Fay Zhong

    Project Title: VR gaming

  • Name: Harland Kira

    Research Mentor: Zachary Pietrantoni

    Project Title: Transition into the Unknown: A qualitative study on adolescents transitioning to physical instruction after 18-months of virtual learning


    Name: Lopez, Vanessa 

    Research Mentor: Zachary Pietrantoni

    Project Title: Transition into the Unknown: A qualitative study on adolescents transitioning to physical instruction after 18-months of virtual learning


    Name: Pena, Janet

    Research Mentor: Dr. Zachary Pietrantoni

    Project Title: Child Maltreatment in Schools: A Survey of School Counselors and Teachers Roles and Responsibilities


    Name: Richardson Brittney

    Research Mentor: Dr. Zachary Pietrantoni

    Project Title: Transition into the Unknown: A qualitative study on adolescents transitioning to physical instruction after 18-months of virtual learning
  • Name: Williams, Evelyn

    Reseach Mentor: Dr. Anndretta Wilson

    Project Title: Black United States performers

  • Name: Hopkins, Tiffany

    Reseach Mentor: Dr. Patty Oikawa

    Project Title: Greening the Biosphere through Nature-Based Climate Solutions: A Study of the Phenology of a Compost-Amended Rangeland System

     

    Name: Torres, Isabel

    Reseach Mentor: Dr. Anndretta Wilson

    Project Title: An Investigation of Belowground Processes that Regulate Carbon Cycling in Compost-Amended Rangelands

     

  • Name: Campbell, Torren

    Research Mentor: Dr. Jean Moran

    Project Title: Sustainable Groundwater Management for San Pablo Creek During Drought

  • Name: Abdullahi, Fathudin

    Research Mentor: Michael Stanton

    Project Title: Association between COVID-19 Stressors and Health Behaviors: Results from the Global PsyCorona Study

    Name: Aggalut, Leizel

    Research Mentor: Dr. Valerie Smith

    Project Title: Emergency Response of Medical Professionals During COVID-19

    Name: Basi, Sharn

    Research Mentor: Dr. Patty Oikawa

    Project Title: Analyzing Methanotrophic Communities in Compost Treated Grasslands

    Name: Chao, Cassandra

    Research Mentor: Dr. Juleen Lam

    Project Title: Air quality in marginalized communities and associated public health impacts

     

    Name: Corte, Leslie

    Research Mentor: Ryan Gamba

    Project Title: Food Insecurity Study


    Name: Faruqi, Sophia

    Research Mentor: Dr. Arnab Mukherjea

    Project Title: RCMAR South Asian Colorectal Cancer Intervention Effectiveness Study


    Name: Jones, Adriana

    Research Mentor: Dr. Steven Cleveland

    Project Title: Black Pioneer project


    Name: Kanhai, Elizabeth

    Research Mentor: Dr. Arnab Mukherjea

    Project Title: Understanding Potential Influence of Social, Cultural, and Historical Traumas on Health of Diverse South Asian Communities in California


    Name: Lopez, Seanne

    Research Mentor: Dr. Valerie Smith

    Project Title: Emergency Response of Medical Professionals During COVID-19


    Name: Marroquin, Jackelyn

    Research Mentor: Dr. Patty Oikawa

    Project Title: Methane synthesis across tidal wetlands


    Name: Scott, Kellen

    Research Mentor: Dr. Ryan Gamba

    Project Title: AB 74 Food Insecurity Studies


    Name: Tran, Christine

    Research Mentor: Dr. Nidhi Khosla

    Project Title: South Asian youth healthcare decision making


    Name: Tran, Savanna

    Research Mentor: Dr. Arnab Mukherjea

    Project Title: COVID-19 among Asian and Pacific Islander

  • Name: Hill, Edward

    Research Mentor: Dr. Steven Cleveland

    Project Title: Black Excellence Project/ A King in Paradise

     

    Name: Mariano, Isabella

    Research Mentor: Dr. Linda Ivey

    Project Title: "La Voce del Popolo" newspaper (1867-1943). Italian immigration in San Francisco and their impact on Californian society

  • Name: Saffen, Rachel

    Research Mentor: Dr. Saehya Ann

    Project Title: Using Artificial Intelligence to Implement Sustainability Measures in the Hospitality Industry

     

  • Name: Abdulkhaliq, Raneen

    Research Mentor: Dr. Albert Mendoza

    Project Title: Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Online Exercise Group to Promote Physical Activity in Chronic Aphasia


    Name: Clemens, Mason

    Research Mentor: Dr. Jenny O

    Project Title: Efficacy of weighted throwing implements on performance and incidence of injurty in baseball pitchers


    Name: Cruz, Angelica Renee

    Research Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Sherwood

    Project Title: Physical Activity Promotion via Social Media


    Name: Cruz, Samantha

    Research Mentor: Dr. Albert Mendoza

    Project Title: Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Online Exercise Group to Promote Physical Activity in Chronic Aphasia


    Name: Lupercio, Judith

    Research Mentor: Dr. Albert Mendoza

    Project Title: Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Online Exercise Group to Promote Physical Activity in Chronic Aphasia


    Name: Niranjan, Sita

    Research Mentor: Dr. Vanessa Yingling

    Project Title: Meta-Analysis - Muscle and Bone


    Name: Reyes, Carina

    Research Mentor: Dr. Albert Mendoza

    Project Title: Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Online Exercise Group to Promote Physical Activity in Chronic Aphasia


    Name: Ruiz Mena, Patricia

    Research Mentor: Dr. Cathy Inouye and Dr. Jennifer Sherwood

    Project Title: Relationship Between Body Composition and Sit-to-Stand Power in Older Adults


    Name: Van Horn, Emily

    Research Mentor: Dr. Vanessa Yingling

    Project Title: Bone Robusticity in Youth


    Name: Vatuvei, Roshetta

    Research Mentor: Dr. Cathy Inouye and Dr. Jennifer Sherwood

    Project Title: The Relationship Between Muscle Strength, Power, and Bone Strength in Healthy, Community-Dwelling Adults Age 60 Years and Older


    Name: White, Michael

    Research Mentor: Dr. Vanessa Yingling

    Project Title: Muscle power and bone strength
  • Name: George, Joshua

    Research Mentor: Dr. Shirely Yap

    Project Title: Covid Modelling with Mathematics and Code

     

    Name: Gorostiza, Gabrielle

    Research Mentor: Dr. Amy Furniss

    Project Title: Gamma Ray Galaxies and Void Spaces along the Line of Sight

     

    Name: McNeill, Amber

    Research Mentor: Dr. Jesus Oliver

    Project Title: Qualitative Analysis of SPIPS Data

     

    Name: Mwamba, Gregory

    Research Mentor: Dr. Jesus Oliver

    Project Title: Blow up of Klein Gorgon Equation in Cosmological Spacetimes

     

     

  • Name: Davis, Julian

    Research Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Grimm

    Project Title: Radiation Damage to the ATLAS Detector: Finding a New Predictive Model

     

    Name: Duenas, Mario

    Research Mentor: Dr. Ryan Smith

    Project Title: Probing the transient terahertz response of quantum dots

     

    Name: Interiano, Andres

    Research Mentor: Dr. Derek Kimball

    Project Title: Dark matter search with magnetometers

  • Name: Salaam, Kadeef

    Research Mentor: Dr. Anndretta Wilson

    Project Title: Golden Gate Quartet Project

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    Name: Abraham, Kimberly

    Research Mentor: Dr. Jeri Little

    Project Title: Memorization Versus Rule Abstraction as a Function of Sequence and Category Learning


    Name: Caballero Galvan, Omar

    Research Mentor: Dr. Murray Horne

    Project Title: Horne Lab Studies rodent models of spatial navigation and associative learning


    Name: Chin, Christopher

    Research Mentor: Dr. Ram Kandasamy

    Project Title: Non-opioid therapy for pain management


    Name: Karlin, Rachel

    Research Mentor: Dr. Jeri Little

    Project Title: Interleaving is better than blocking for memorizers, but blocking is better than interleaving for finding a rule (even with a delay)


    Name: Khosravi, Sepehr

    Research Mentor: Dr. Natalie Ingraham and Dr. Amara Miller

    Project Title: The Experiences of Fatphobia Among the Iranian Women Population


    Name: Liu, Jiaqi

    Research Mentor: Dr. Jeri Little

    Project Title: Examining relationships between learning modalities and narrative vs expositional content. 


    Name: Mckay, Ann

    Research Mentor: Dr. Murray Horne

    Project Title: Rats and Spacial Awareness


    Name: Naidu, Rinisha

    Research Mentor: Dr. Liz Kyonka

    Project Title: Functional Assessment of Social Media


    Name: Nepangue, Jexy An

    Research Mentor: Dr. Jeri Little

    Project Title: The Effect of Delay on Memorization vs. Rule-Abstractors as a Function of Sequence and Category Learning


    Name: Passoni, Daniela

    Research Mentor: Dr. Murray Horne

    Project Title: Rodent models of spatial navigation and associative learning

     

    Name: Ron, Katiana

    Research Mentor: Dr. Ram Kandasamy

    Project Title: Solutions for Pain relief 


    Name: Torres, Ezekiel

    Research Mentor: Dr. Liz Kyonka

    Project Title: The Gaming Consequences Questionnaire

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    Name: Anderson, Morgan

    Research Mentor: Dr. Katrina Nicholas

    Project Title: Input Variability Enhances Adjective Learning in 30mo old Late Talkers


    Name: Angstadt-Leto, Eli

    Research Mentor: Dr. Eve Higby

    Project Title: Tracking the development of two inflectional suffixes in Mandarin-English bilingual children


    Name: Armstrong, Simone

    Research Mentor: Dr. Elena Dukhovny

    Project Title: Short-term and long-term support strategies for families of children who are learning to use Speech Generating Devices


    Name: Biblin, Carley

    Research Mentor: Dr. Katrina Nicholas

    Project Title: Predictors of denominal verb use among typically developing and late talking toddlers


    Name: Brandt, Jiana

    Research Mentor: Dr. Pradeep Ramanathan

    Project Title: Constrained Hemisphere Aphasia Therapy


    Name: Do, Jennifer

    Research Mentor: Dr. Eve Higby and Dr. Katrina Nicholas

    Project Title: Mandarin Bilingual English Development


    Name: Evans, Hannah

    Research Mentor: Dr. Eve Higby

    Project Title: Understanding Bilingual Language Processes through Cross-Language Interactions


    Name: Gunari, Siena

    Research Mentor: Dr. Elena Dukhovny

    Project Title: Short-term and long-term support strategies for families of children who are learning to use Speech Generating Devices


    Name: Hayashi, Haley

    Research Mentor: Dr. Michelle Gravier

    Project Title: Interdisciplinary Mindfulness and Self-Acceptance Aphasia Group


    Name: Helen, Priscilla

    Research Mentor: Dr. Katrina Nicholas

    Project Title: Gains in Late Talkers: Verb-Learning by Varying Argument Structure


    Name: Konatalapalli, Soujanya

    Research Mentor: Dr. Pradeep Ramanathan

    Project Title: Intensive cognitive rehabilitation therapy for chronic traumatic brain injury: evidence of training-induced neuroplasticity


    Name: Marshall, Amy

    Research Mentor: Dr. Pradeep Ramanathan

    Project Title: CRT and CHAT Investigations


    Name: Miller, Chelsea

    Research Mentor: Dr. Pradeep Ramanathan

    Project Title: Constrained Hemisphere Aphasia Treatment (CHAT) 


    Name: Morales, Rocio

    Research Mentor: Dr. Elena Dukhovny

    Project Title: Short-term and long-term support strategies for families of children who are learning to use Speech Generating Devices.


    Name: Myngheer, Jessica

    Research Mentor: Dr. Pradeep Ramanathan

    Project Title: Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy for Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury


    Name: Roth, Connie

    Research Mentor: Dr. Pradeep Ramanathan

    Project Title: Intensive Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy for Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury


    Name: Setness, Katelynn

    Research Mentor: Dr. Michelle  Gravier

    Project Title: Interdisciplinary mindfulness and self acceptance aphasia group


    Name: Thies, Christy

    Research Mentor: Dr. Michelle Gravier

    Project Title: Impact of long term participation in aphasia choirs on well being and identity


    Name: Tollast, Alexandria

    Research Mentor: Dr. Eve Higby

    Project Title: Exploring Cross-Linguistic Treatment Effects in Bilingual Individuals with Aphasia


    Name: Yanonis, Crystal

    Research Mentor: Dr. Elena Dukhovny

    Project Title: Short-term and long-term support strategies available with technology purchase for families of children who are learning to use Speech Generating Devices