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2021 Statewide CSU Student Research Competition

The 35 ^th Annual CSU Student Research Competition was hosted virtually by Cal Poly, Pomona on April 30 and May 1, 2021.

Ten delegates selected from among local CSU, Chico Student Research Competition winners went on to compete against winners from across all 23 CSU campuses.

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.

Sessions were highly competitive, and all delegates presented admirably. The delegates and their mentors have much to be proud of.

Two students took top prizes in their statewide sessions:

Vania Buck, a Social Work graduate student, took 1st place in her session presenting her work on bilingual professionals in social work agencies (see below).
Courtney Merrick, a graduate student in the Nutritional Sciences program, took 2nd place in her session presenting her work investigating the effect of sulforaphane treatment on breast cancer cells (see below).

Delegates
Student	Mentor	Project Title
Alondra Adame, English (Grad)	Dr. Rob Davidson	The Audacity to Live: Essay Collection
Vania Buck, Social Work (Grad)	Dr. Celeste Jones	“En Español por Favor”: Experiencias de Nosotros Bilingües en Agencias de Bienestar de Menores
Alaina Castor, Psychology (Grad)	Dr. Linda Kline	The Journey to College Success: A Pilot Study
Natalia Garcia, Biological Sciences (Undergrad)	Dr. Patrick Johnson	Caffeine Use Disorder: Risk-taking and Impulsive Behavior Associations
Vivian Hernandez, History (Undergrad)	Dr. Stephen Lewis	Women's Fertility And Social Transformation in Modern Mexico
Courtney Merrick, Nutritional Science (Grad)	Dr. Lauren Housley	Cytokine Secretions in Partial Breast Tumor Microenvironment with and without Sulforaphane
Aleeza Namit, Biological Sciences (Undergrad)	Dr. David Stachura	mustn1a is essential for normal vertebrate hematopoiesis
Kristen Rueb, Biological Sciences (Grad)	Dr. David Stachura	ccl44 is Essential for Normal Embryonic Hematopoiesis
Jessica Shippen, Interdisciplinary Studies (Grad)	Dr. Garrett Liles	Novel Biophysical Treatment of Seeds for Enhancing Early Plant Growth
Juan Vega, History (Grad)	Dr. Stephen Lewis	Proselytizing Modernity: Reexamining the Summer Institute of Linguistics' Tenure in Mexico, 1934-1979This Happened in a Matter of a Single Generation: From Farmer to Retired Capitalist, the Life of Charles H. Lindsley 1841-1923