10 °®¶¹´«Ã½ Students Advance to CSU Student Research Competition
Hundreds of students presented original research and creative projects at the 11th Student Research Symposium.

More than 520 undergraduate and graduate students showcased their original research, scholarship projects and creative abilities across a variety of disciplines at °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s 11th annual .
The event took place March 2-3 in Montezuma Hall at the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union. Panels of °®¶¹´«Ã½ faculty and staff judges evaluated entries and awarded participants more than 50 cash prizes in recognition of outstanding presentations or performances. Categories included the Undergraduate Research Excellence Awards, Library Awards, Dean’s and Provost’s Awards, as well as the President’s Awards.
The following 10 students were recognized with $500 President’s Awards for outstanding achievement in original scholarship. They will represent °®¶¹´«Ã½ at the California State University (CSU) Student Research Competition on May 4-5, 2018 at CSU Sacramento:
David Watson, Musical Theatre
Mentor: Robert Meffe
Research: “There Goes War Like a Dream of Love: Directing “Trojan Incident†in 2018 Americaâ€
Mason Hearn, Physical Therapy
Mentor: Harsimran Baweja
Research: “Acrophobic? Let’s Walk the Plankâ€
Jamie Renna, Psychology
Mentor: Phillip Holcomb
Research: “Spanish/English Bilingual Processing of Cognates, False Cognates, and Noncognates: An EEG Studyâ€
Amanda Schumaker, History
Mentor: Pierre Asselin
Research: “The Committee of Correspondence: Women in American Politics and International Relations, 1952-1969â€
David White, Psychology
Mentor: Ksenija Marinkovic
Research: “EEG Resting State Analysis of Fibromyalgia Patientsâ€
Katherine Nager, Political Science
Mentor: Cheryl O’Brien
Research: “The Importance of Social Capital in Microfinance, A Case Study from Rural Ugandaâ€
Marwa Abdalla, Communication
Mentor: Charles Goehring
Research: “Rhetorical Insights into Islamic Feminismâ€
Sophia Do, Bioengineering - Biomaterials
Mentor: George Youssef
Research: “Synthesis and Characterization of Polyurea Microspheresâ€
Yessenia Zepeda, Social Work and Public Health – Health Management and Policy
Mentor: Melody Schiaffino
Research: “Factors Associated with Adaptive and Maladaptive Coping in Female Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorsâ€
Madison Kennedy, Biochemistry
Mentor: Christal Sohl
Research: “Characterization of the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Tie2â€
View a full list of all of the symposium awardees.