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36th Annual Student Research Competition Top Presenters
Congratulations to the winners of the CSUC 36th Annual Student Research Competition held March 2 and 3, 2022!
For our first ever 3-minute competition, 12 undergraduate and 10 graduate students were allowed one static slide and distilled their work into a 3-minute presentation via live Zoom. It was impressive to see how they encapsulated so much fascinating research in such a short amount of time. It was such a challenge to select just three session winners per category that the judges awarded a tie for first place in the graduate student competition, and created two honorable mention awards in the undergraduate competition.
For the traditional, 8-minute competition, 11 undergraduate and 21 graduate students submitted 5-page research descriptions and gave short presentations before a panel of judges and audience members via Zoom. Their work was judged on clarity of purpose, appropriateness of methodology, interpretation of results, clear articulation of the research, and ability to field questions.
Given the overall quality of all the students’ work, it was a challenge for the faculty judges to select the three top presenters in each session. The judges, other presenters, and audience members were impressed and inspired by the quality and rigor of the students' work.
We have listed all of the session winners below. In addition, listed below are the 10 delegates selected to compete in the CSU Statewide Research Competition hosted virtually by San Francisco State University, April 29-30, 2022. Given that we had 32 excellent student presenters vying for a chance to be one of 10 student delegates, making the final selections was an extraordinarily difficult task.
Thanks to all of the students who participated and the faculty mentors who supported them. Again, our congratulations to these Top Presenters:
3-Minute Competition Local Session Winners
Finalist | Mentor |
| Shelby Bomke, Grad, Biological Sciences (tie) | Kristen Gorman |
| Sophia Thao, Grad, Biological Sciences (tie) | Kristopher Blee |
| Angel De Trinidad, Undergrad, Plant and Soil Science | Garrett Liles |
Finalist | Mentor |
| Dominique Soares, Grad, Social Work | Judy Vang |
| Matthew Wagoner, Undergrad, Geology | Hannah Aird |
Finalist | Mentor |
| Sandra Scholton, Grad, Public Administration | Lori Weber |
| Paula Amezcua, Undergrad, Biological Sciences | Kristen Gorman |
Finalist | Mentor |
| Stephanie Duarte-Amezcua, Undergrad, Biological Sciences | Kristen Gorman |
| Justin Craven, Undergrad, Physics | Hyewond Pechkis |
8-Minute Competition Local Session Winners
Finalist | Mentor |
| Cody Frazer, Grad, Biological Sciences | Troy Cline |
| Donavan Cervantes, Grad, Psychology | Marie Lippmann |
| Roxzel Soto Tellez, Undergrad, Sociology | Tonya Lindsey |
| Maria Navarro/Francisco Aguilera, Undergrad, Concrete Industry Mgmt | Feraidon Ataie |
Finalist | Mentor |
| Elisabeth Kennedy, Grad, Geology | Hannah Aird |
| Joaquin Jordan, Grad, Political Science (tie) | Sarah Smith |
| Alex Wilson, Grad, Communication Studies (tie) | Jennifer Malkowski |
| Jordan Stifle, Grad, Psychology | Patrick Johnson |
| Alejandro Ayala, Undergrad, Electrical & Computer Engineering | Ghang-Ho Lee |
Finalist | Mentor |
| Sofia Rodriguez, Grad, Biology | David Stachura |
| Travis Souders, Grad, Communication Studies | Stephanie Hamel |
| Jose Leon/Greta Fischer, Engineering | Ozgul Yasar-Inceoglu |
Statewide Research Competition Delegates
Delegate | Mentor | |
| Cody Frazer, Grad, Biology | Troy Cline | |
| Donavan Cervantes, Grad, Psychology | Marie Lippmann | |
| Roxzel Soto Tellez, Undergrad, Sociology | Tonya Lindsey | |
| Maria Navarro/Francisco Aguilera, Undergrad, Concrete Industry Mgmt | Feraidon Ataie | |
| Elisabeth Kennedy*, Grad, Geology | Hannah Aird | |
| Jordan Stifle, Grad Psychology | Patrick Johnson | |
| Sofia Rodriguez, Grad, Biology | David Stachura | |
| Travis Souders, Grad, Communication Studies | Stephanie Hamel | |
| Caylin Stanley, Grad, Biology | Troy Cline | |
| Taylor Lambrigger, Grad, Anthropology | Eric Bartelink | |
* Placed first in her session at the statewide competition.
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. Hannah Aird, Geology
- Dr. Sharon Barrios, Dean of Graduate Studies
- Dr. Jennifer Brundidge, Communication Studies
- Dr. Jonathan Day, Biological Sciences
- Dr. Kristen Gorman, Biological Sciences
- Dr. Meghdad Hajimorad, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Dr. Patrick Johnson, Psychology
- Dr. Kurtis Kredo, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Dr. Greg Madonia, Economics
- Dr. Jennifer Malkowski, Communication Studies
- Dr. Hyewon Pechkis, Physics
- Dr. Joe Pechkis, Physics
- Dr. Gwenola Ricordeau, Political Science
- Dr. Matt Thomas, Political Science
