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31st Annual Student Research Competition Top Presenters

Congratulations to the top presenters of the CSU, Chico Student Research Competition held March 7, 2017!

On that evening, 37 students presented their research projects to a panel of faculty jurors, student peers, faculty mentors, friends, and family in five separate sessions based on discipline and paper topics. As usual, the judges, other presenters, and audience members were impressed and inspired by the quality and rigor of the students' work.

Student presenters competed for two different honors. The first was for an Excellence in Research Award that went to the top three finalists in each session and included a cash award. The second was for a spot as one of the ten delegates to move on and compete at the 31st CSU Annual Statewide Student Research Competition in San Luis Obispo on April 28 and 29, 2017, against hundreds of other California State University students.

Selecting the top finalists this year in both categories was a particularly challenging task for our judges. The range, depth, innovation, and importance of the students’ research was exceptional, and their presentations were polished and compelling. In short, these presenters displayed excellent work.

Thanks to all of the students who participated and the faculty mentors who supported them. Again, our congratulations to these finalists:

Excellence in Research Awards

$250 Cash Award Finalists and Their Faculty Mentors
Finalist	Mentor
Erika Anderson, MA Communication Studies	Dr. Stephanie Hamel
Kevin Click, MA Psychology	Dr. Leesa Huang
Karlie Garcia and Jessica Aldrete, BA Child Development	Dr. Shelley Hart
Jacqueline Coon, MA Anthropology	Dr. Georgia Fox
Jimmy Monge, BS Environmental Science	Dr. Kristen Kaczynski
Jesse Smith, MS Biological Sciences	Dr. David Stachura

$150 Cash Award Finalists and Their Faculty Mentors
Finalist	Mentor
Arturo Berrun, MS Biological Science	Dr. David Stachura
Aubree Bradford, MA Social Work	Dr. Susan Roll
Jessica “Jess” Candela, BA Political Science; Multicultural and Gender Studies	Dr. Nandi Crosby and Ellie Ertle
Chetan Kondeti, MBA Enterprise Information Systems	Dr. Arash Negahban
Kyle Rocha-Brownell, BS Physics and Computer Science	Dr. Shane Mayor
Valerie Sgheiza, MA Physical Anthropology	Dr. Eric Bartelink

$100 Cash Award Finalists and Their Faculty Mentors
Finalist	Mentor
Youngseok Chung, Hojin Noh, Giyong Lee, Soojoung Han, BA Marketing and Psychology	Dr. Sohyoun Shin
Carina Gutierrez and Carmina Vital, MS Applied Psychology and PPS Credential	Dr. Donna Kreskey
Aithne B. Loeblich, BS Biological Science	Dr. Colleen Hatfield
Tamara Maxey, MA Anthropology	Dr. William Nitzky
Maria Olson, BA Communication Studies	Dr. Stephanie Hamel
Jordan Kay Ruth Tackett, BA Psychology	Dr. Theodore S. Bell

Statewide Research Competition Delegates

Statewide Research Competition Delegates. The Ten Finalists and their Faculty Mentors
Finalist	Mentor
Erika Anderson, MA Communication Studies	Dr. Stephanie Hamel
Arturo Berrun, MS Biological Science	Dr. David Stachura
Kevin Click, MA Psychology	Dr. Leesa Huang
Jacqueline Coon, MA Anthropology	Dr. Georgia Fox
Pablo Diaz, MS Biological Sciences	Dr. David Keller
Jimmy Monge, BS Environmental Science	Dr. Kristen Kaczynski
Kyle Rocha-Brownell, BS Physics and Computer Science	Dr. Shane Mayor
Valerie Sgheiza, MA Physical Anthropology	Dr. Eric Bartelink
Jesse Smith, MS Biological Sciences	Dr. David Stachura
Jordan Kay Ruth Tackett, BA Psychology	Dr. Theodore S. Bell

Competition Judges

A special thanks to the faculty judges for the time, care, expertise, and commitment they devote to this special student event. Without them, the Student Research Competition would not be possible.

Dr. Hannah Aird, Geological & Environmental Sciences
Dr. Janell Bauer, Journalism
Dr. Jennifer Brundidge, Communication Arts and Sciences
Dr. Jonathan Day, Biological Sciences
Dr. Darin Haerle, Criminal Justice
Dr. Shelley Hart, Child Development
Dr. Cheng Tu Hsieh, Kinesiology
Dr. Kurtis Kredo, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. Nan Li, Communication Arts and Sciences
Dr. John Mahoney, Biological Sciences
Dr. Jennifer Malkowski, Communication Arts and Sciences
Dr. Matt O’Brien, Anthropology
Dr. Susan Roll, Social Work
Dr. Synthia Sohyoun Shin, Finance & Marketing
Dr. David Stachura, Biological Sciences
Dr. Matt Thomas, Political Science
Dr. Robert Tinkler, History
Dr. Jennifer Wilking, Political Science
Dr. Zanja Yudell, Philosophy

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