CSR Scholars 2020-2021

Name: Khinda, Arshdeep 

Research Mentor: Dr. Khaled Obaid

Name: Johnson, Ajahnae

Research Mentor: Dr. Anndretta Wilson

Name: Cabrera, Mica

Research Mentor: Dr. Monika Sommerhalter

Project Title: Investigating Saline-Tolerance Within Pistachio Plants

Name: Abbasian, Romina

Research Mentor: Dr. Maria Gallegos

Project Title: Investigation of Autophagy’s Role in PLM Dendrite Termination through atg-9 Gene

Name: Aquino, Kayla

Research Mentor: Dr. Claudia Stone

Project Title: Using Bioinformatics to Characterize Genes Involved in the Iron Deficiency Response of the Plant White Lupin

Name: Cohenour, Emry

Research Mentor: Dr. Pascale Guiton

Project Title: Does rop42 contribute to the virulence of Toxoplasma gondii in the bradyzoite developmental stage?

Name: Cruz, Trinidad

Research Mentor: Dr. Erica Wildy

Project Title: A second attempt at manipulating growth in tadpole shrimp

Name: Duong, Andy

Research Mentor: Dr. Maria Gallegos

Project Title: Sax-2 and Sir-2.1 interactions in PLM

Name: Gee, Michelle

Research Mentor: Dr. Nazzy Pakpour

Project Title: How does Type 2 Diabetes impact malaria parasite transmission and development?

Name: Hibarguen, Ailyn

Research Mentor: TBD

Project Title: New Pioneer Scholar

Name: Jalala, Hamed

Research Mentor: Dr. James Murray

Project Title: Investigation into magnetic orientation and turning neurons in the sea slug Tritonia tetraquetra

Name: Kalavadia, Aashaka

Research Mentor: TBD

Project Title: New Pioneer Scholar

Name: Mendoza, Destiny

Research Mentor: Dr. Jenny Hazlehurst

Project Title: Pollination ecology of California's threatened and endangered flowering plant species

Name: Moline, Ariel

Research Mentor: TBD

Project Title: Distinguished Pioneer Scholar

Name: Moreno, Alejandra

Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida

Project Title: Evolutionary compounds of medicinal interest in the genus Arctostaphylos

Name: Novoa, Jennifer

Research Mentor: Dr. Nazzy Pakpour

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

Name: Ouyang, Lisa 

Research Mentor: Dr. Ram Kandasamy

Project Title: Antinociceptive Activity From Minor Constituents In Cannabis

Name: Parada, Karen

Research Mentor: Dr. Nazzy Pakpour

Project Title: Type 2 Diabetes, Malaria, and the Gut Microbiome

Name: Parihar, Bharti

Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida

Project Title: The dynamics of plantlet development in Kalanchoe marnieriana

Name: Prasad, Natisha

Research Mentor: Dr. Claudia Stone

Project Title: Investigating Iron Deficiency in White Lupin

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: Riaz, Aa’ishah

Research Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Hayes

Project Title: Building Models to Promote Equity in the Scientific Classroom

Name: Richardson, Kevin

Research Mentor: Dr. Maria Gallegos

Project Title: A Direct Comparison of Two Tissue Specific Protein Degradation Methods in Caenorhabditis elegans

Name: Richardson, Jennifer

Research Mentor: Dr. Nazzy Pakpour

Project Title: The effect of malaria and T2D co-morbidity on gametocyte sequestration and development in a murine model

Name: Roy, Proyasha

Research Mentor: Dr. Claudia Stone 

Project Title: RNA-Seq to unravel signal transduction pathways in plants in response to sucrose, a long-distance signal of nutrient deficiency

Name: Ureno, Gabriella

Research Mentor: Dr. Claudia Stone

Project Title: Drosophila Genome Annotation

Name: Thompson, Christopher

Research Mentor: Dr. Stephanie Seitz

Name: Kala, Arjav

Research Mentor: Dr. Albert Mendoza

Name: Niizawa, Edward

Research Mentor: Dr. Marlin Halim

Project Title: Improving MRI Safety & Resolution with Aptamers

Name: Shah, Aarohi 

Research Mentor: Dr. Ruth Tinnacher

Name: Dewan, Kanika 

Research Mentor: Dr. Zahra Derakhshandeh

Project Title: Intelligent Tutoring System for specially-abled students

Name: Patel, Bhumi

Research Mentor: Dr. Zahra Derakhshandeh

Project Title: Online Learning System: Increasing student Attention and Alertness within online learning system

Name: Saremi, Fatemeh 

Research Mentor: Dr. Pascale Guiton

Project Title: Identification of rhoptry specific targeting motif in Toxoplasma gondii

Name: Singh, Aileen 

Research Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Grimm

Project Title: ATLAS- The rise of Higgs Boson

Name: Torres, Sandra 

Research Mentor: Dr. Andrea Arauza Rivera

Name: Fung, Michael 

Research Mentor: Dr. Zachary Pietrantoni

Name: Johnson, Javon

Research Mentor: Dr. Cory Lepage

Project Title: Holistic Defense

Name: Kaaid, Mohamed

Research Mentor: Dr. Sanjay Marwah

Project Title: Specifying and Valuating Merton's Levels Analysis Framework

Name: Smith, Kai Willow

Research Mentor: Dr. Anndretta Wilson

Name: Rancifer, Kameil 

Research Mentor: Dr. Nicholas Baham

Name: Moreno, Brenda Delgadillo 

Research Mentor: Dr. Jean Moran

Name: Abdullahi, Fathudin 

Research Mentor: Dr. Michael Stanton

Project Title: The association between adolescent stress and adult obesity

Name: Etafe, Yerusalem 

Research Mentor: Dr. Megan Cherewick

Project Title: Development of a Coping Skill Intervention to Promote Mental Health Resilience among Vulnerable Youth in Tanzania

Name: Gómez, Laura 

Research Mentor: Dr. Mariana Guzzardo and Dr. Alina Engelman

Project Title: Emergency Preparedness of Community-Based Organizations in Puerto Rico after Hurricane María

Name: Kanhai, Elizabeth 

Research Mentor: Dr. Arnab Mukherjea

Project Title: Trauma within the South Asian Community

Name: Khosravi, Sepehr

Research Mentor: Dr. Michael Stanton

Project Title: Investigating Which Types Of Early Life Stress Contributes To The Development Of Adult Obesity

Name: Lal, Pooja 

Research Mentor: Dr. Arnab Mukherjea

Project Title: Understanding Facilitators and Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening among South-Asian Subgroups

Name: Marroquin, Jackelyn 

Research Mentor: Dr. Patty Oikawa

Project Title: Analyzing methane emission data from wetlands

Name: Pritchard, Maria 

Research Mentor: Dr. Ryan Gamba

Project Title: From Stamps to Phone Apps: Identifying the Most Effective and Preferred Methods of Food Assistance for Students at CSU East Bay

Name: Santillan, Joshua Kier Adrian 

Research Mentor: Dr. Ryan Gamba

Project Title: “Spending all this time stressing and worrying and calculating, and you know that just kind of sucks.” Marginal Food Security and Student Life

Name: Silva Perez, Angela 

Research Mentor: TBD

Project Title: New Pioneer Scholar

Name: Tran, Christine 

Research Mentor: Dr. Nidhi Khosla

Project Title: South Asian youth healthcare decision making

Name: Souza, Christiana 

Research Mentor: Dr. James Tandon

Name: Abdulkhaliq, Raneen 

Research Mentor: Dr. Albert Mendoza

Project Title: Effect of Participation in Virtual Exercise Sessions on Physical Activity, Language and Cognitive Functioning, and Quality of Life in Persons with Aphasia

Name: Gonzalez, Maria 

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

Project Title: Relationship of Lower Limb Power and Handgrip Strength to Cognitive Function

Name: Hendrick-Sumchai, Mayet

Research Mentor: Dr. Dong-Won Choi

Project Title: Negotiation

Name: Juhala, Candace

Research Mentor: Dr. Vanessa Yingling

Project Title: Peak power and body mass as indices of bone loading in a healthy adult population

Name: Moore, Delia 

Research Mentor: Dr. Albert Mendoza

Project Title: Effect of Participation in Virtual Exercise Sessions on Physical Activity, Language and Cognitive Functioning, and Quality of Life in Persons with Aphasia.

Name: Romero-Medina, Claudia

Research Mentor: Dr. Vanessa Yingling

Project Title: Cortical and Trabecular Side-to-Side Percent Strength Differences in Upper and Lower Limbs of Female Volleyball Players Compared to Control Group

Name: Ruiz Mena, Patricia 

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

Project Title: Connections of Muscle Power and Physical Activity in Older Adults

Name: Hill, Edward 

Research Mentor: Dr. Steven Cleveland

Project Title: MLK's Journey to Hawaii

Name: Williams, Evelyn 

Research Mentor: Dr. Nicholas Baham and Dr. Anndretta Wilson

Name: Mwamba, Gregory

Research Mentor: Dr. Jesus Oliver

Name: Mhatre, Vishruti 

Research Mentor: Dr. Lindsay Rothwell

Name: Porchia, Chavelle 

Research Mentor: TBD

Name: Batshoun, Jamil 

Research Mentor: Dr. Amy Furniss

Project Title: Investigation of Soft X-ray Absorption within the Gamma-ray Blazar1ES 1959+650

Name: Davis, Julian

Research Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Grimm

Project Title: Optimization of the Di-Higgs Search in the bbττ Final State with the ATLAS Detector

Name: Durflinger, Josh

Research Mentor: Dr. Amy Furniss

Project Title: VERITAS Analysis of Source 4C +55.17

Name: Johnson, Madalyn

Research Mentor: Dr. Amy Furniss

Name: Ramirez, Reign 

Research Mentor: TBD

Name: Buchert, Steven

Research Mentor: Dr. Divya Sitaraman

Project Title: Effects of Dopamine on Wakefulness and Motivation in Drosophila Melanogaster

Name: Cazares, Fernanda 

Research Mentor: Dr. Oanh Tran

Name: Fox, Lindsey

Research Mentor: Dr. Natalie Ingraham

Project Title: Transgender Health Care in Family Planning Clinics

Name: León González, Andrés

Research Mentor: Dr. Natalie Ingraham

Project Title: Patient Perspectives of Transgender Health Care in Family Planning Clinics in the US

Name: Riegelsberger, Aerin 

Research Mentor: Dr. Natalie Ingraham

Name: Do, Jennifer 

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

Project Title: Bilingual Mandarin English Child Development Differences in Speech

Name: Lopez, Kana 

Research Mentor: Dr. Eve Higby

Project Title: Cross-Language treatment effects in Bilinguals with Aphasia

Name: Marshall, Amy

Research Mentor: Dr. Pradeep Ramanathan

Project Title: VNeST /CHAT

Name: Millar, Sarah

Research Mentor: Dr. Michelle Gravier

Project Title: Aphasia Physical Activity Program (APAP)

Name: Soto, Joselin 

Research Mentor: Dr. Eve Higby

Project Title: Bilingual Aphasia Research

Name: Vasquez, Angelica 

Research Mentor: Dr. Eve Higby

Name: Islas, Nathaniel

Research Mentor: Dr. Eric Suess