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34th Annual Student Research Competition Top Presenters
Congratulations to the winners of the CSUC 34th Annual Student Research Competition held March 4, 2020!
On that evening, 51 students were vying for a chance to be one of 10 student researchers from our campus selected to compete against hundreds of other students at the CSU Statewide Research Competition at CSU, East Bay, April 24-25.
Both the local and statewide competitions are held to promote and recognize excellence in student scholarly research and creative activities. The participants submit a 5-page research description and give a short presentation before a panel of judges. Their work is judged on clarity of purpose, appropriateness of methodology, interpretation of results, clear articulation of the research, and ability to field questions from the jury and audience.
Judges, presenters, and audience members were impressed and inspired by the quality and rigor of the students' work. Selecting the winners and runners-up is always a challenging task for our judges, and this year was no exception.
Thanks to all of the students who participated and the faculty mentors who supported them. Again, our congratulations to these Top Presenters:
Local Session Winners
| Finalist | Faculty Mentor |
| Kyle Palazzolo, Anthropology, Graduate | Carly Whelan |
| Arely Saldana, Psychology, Undergraduate | Linda Kline |
| Jessica Ramirez, Sociology, Undergraduate | Marianne Paiva |
| Jacob Ewald, Biological Sciences, Graduate | Christopher Ivy |
| Juan Vega, History, Graduate | Michael Magliari |
| Kallie Griffin, Biological Sciences, Undergraduate | David Stachura |
| Stephanye Frias, Biological Sciences, Graduate | David Keller |
| James Calvo, Chemistry, Undergraduate | Monica So |
| Finalist | Faculty Mentor |
| Gustavo Martir Luna, Psychology, Graduate | Neil Schwartz |
| Jackson Park, Psychology, Undergraduate | Patrick Johnson |
| Marissa Thomas, Economics, Undergraduate | Jacob Jennings |
| Maya Trajkovski, Kinesiology, Graduate | Aubrey Newland |
| Marialana Vieira, Communication Studies, Graduate | Zach Justus |
| Leandra Boodoo, Biological Sciences, Graduate | Don Miller |
| Sandra Martell, Biological Sciences, Graduate | Emily Fleming |
| Kelley Duggan, Animal Science, Undergraduate | Kasey DeAtley |
| Finalist | Faculty Mentor |
| Cory Tondreau, Psychology, Graduate | Neil Schwartz |
| Alisandra Macias, Psychology, Undergraduate | Mathew Withers |
| Reilly Lombardi-Hackett, Economics, Undergraduate | Anita Chaudhry |
| John Machado, Environmental Sciences, Graduate | Sandrine Matiasek |
| Alondra Adame, English, Graduate | Robert Davidson |
| Stephanie Parker, Biological Sciences, Graduate | Don Miller |
| Cody Mocko, Biological Sciences, Graduate | Kristen Gorman |
| Claire Monahan, Environmental Sciences, Undergraduate | Kristen Kaczynski |
Statewide Research Competition Delegates
Delegate | Mentor | |
| Leandra Boodoo, Biological Sciences, Graduate | Don Miller | |
| James Calvo, Chemistry, Undergraduate | Monica So | |
| Kelley Duggan, Animal Science, Undergraduate | Kasey DeAtley | |
| Jacob Ewald, Biological Sciences, Graduate | Christopher Ivy | |
| Stephanye Frias, Biological Sciences, Graduate | David Keller | |
| Kallie Griffin, Biological Sciences, Undergraduate | David Stachura | |
| Claire Monahan, Environmental Sciences, Undergraduate | Kristen Kaczynski | |
| Kyle Palazzolo, Anthropology, Graduate | Carly Whelan | |
| Stephanie Parker, Biological Sciences, Graduate | Don Miller | |
| Arely Saldana, Psychology, Undergraduate | Linda Kline | |
| Juan Vega, History, Graduate | Michael Magliari | |
Alternates:
| Drew Gilberti, Biological Sciences, Graduate | Christopher Ivy |
| Gustavo Martir Luna, Psychology, Graduate | Neil Schwartz |
| Constantin Raether, Biological Sciences, Graduate | Christopher Ivy |
| Maya Trajkovski, Kinesiology, Graduate | Aubrey Newland |
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.
Competition Judges
- Dr. Zahrasadat Alavi, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Dr. Eric Bartelink, Anthropology
- Dr. Kevin Buffardi, Computer Science
- Dr. Jonathan Day, Biological Sciences
- Dr. Kristen Gorman, Biological Sciences
- Dr. Meghdad Hajimorad, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Dr. ChengTu Hsieh, Kinesiology
- Dr. Jacob Jennings, Economics
- Dr. Patrick Johnson, Psychology/Director, Honors Program
- Dr. Ashley Kendell, Anthropology
- Dr. Nan Li, Communication Arts and Sciences
- Dr. Arash Negahban, Business Information Systems
- Dr. Greg Madonia, Economics
- Dr. Aubrey Newland, Kinesiology
- Dr. Matt O’Brien, Anthropology
- Dr. Gwenola Ricordeau, Political Science
- Dr. Susan Roll, Social Work
- Dr. Katia Samoilova, Philosophy
- Dr. Synthia Shin, Finance and Marketing
- Dr. Matt Thomas, Political Science
- Heather Werner, Social Work
- Dr. Zanja Yudell, Philosophy
