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SACRAMENTO STATE

STUDENT RESEARCH SPRING SYMPOSIUM Recognizing the Pursuit of Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities by Our Students

Monday, March 5, 2018 University Union, Sacramento State

8:00 am – 1:30 pm

PRESENTED BY: STUDENT RESEARCH CENTER, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, and

the OFFICE of RESEARCH, INNOVATION, and ECONOMIC DEVELOVEMENT

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Sacramento State Student Research Spring Symposium

Sacramento State | 2018 Student Research Spring Symposium 2

Program Schedule 8:15 am – 9:00 am Participant Check In (Cypress Suite, 1st Floor)

Poster Presentation Session 9:00 am – 10:30 am All Disciplines (Redwood Room, 1st Floor)

Oral Presentation Sessions 9:00 am – 10:30 am Arts & Letters: English

(Walnut Room, 2nd floor)

9:00 am – 10:00 am Arts & Letters: Music (Auburn Room, 3rd Floor)

10:00 am – 10:40 am Arts & Letters: Philosophy & Communication Studies (Auburn Room, 3rd Floor)

9:00 am – 11:00 am Natural Sciences & Math: Biology (Orchard II, 2nd floor)

9:00 am – 10:40 am Natural Sciences & Math (Orchard III, 2nd floor)

9:00 am – 11:00 am Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Studies (Oak Room, 2nd floor)

Luncheon & Awards Ceremony Noon –1:30 pm Luncheon & Awards Presentation

(Redwood Room)

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Provost’s Awards for Research Excellence & Announcement of 32nd CSU Student Research Competition Participan

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Oral Presentation Sessions

Arts & Letters: English ______________________________________

9:00 am – 10:30 am Walnut Room, 2nd floor

9:00 am The American Soldier: Fitzgerald and Du Bois on

Moral Liminality in Post-WWI America Bailey, Jennifer Undergraduate, English Mentor: Hellen Lee, PhD

9:20 am Money as a Representation of America’s Influence on

Greed in 1920s Society: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz” and Eugene O’Neill’s “The Emperor Jones” Jackson, Nyjawah Undergraduate, English Mentor: Hellen Lee, PhD

9:40 am The Reluctant Ideologue and Tableaux Vivant in

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s the Blithedale Romance Espinoza, Juan Graduate, English Mentor: Nancy Sweet, PhD

10:00 am The Circle and Circumference: “Water, is taught by

thirst” and the Limits of Knowledge Roa, Ramon Graduate, English Mentor: Nancy Sweet, PhD

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Arts & Letters: Music ______________________________________

9:00 am – 10:00 am Auburn Room, 3rd Floor

9:00 am Symphonic Metamorphosis: The Evolution of

Women’s Roles in American Orchestras, from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present Aguinaldo, Khadija Ashley Undergraduate, Music Mentor: Chantal Frankenbach, PhD

9:20 am The Glass Marimba and its Predecessors Muir, Sean Graduate, Music Mentor: Chantal Frankenbach, PhD

9:40 am The Devil’s Staircase: György Ligeti and the Shepard’s Scale Sykes, Charles Graduate, Music Mentor: Chantal Frankenbach, PhD

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Arts & Letters: Philosophy & Communication Studies ______________________________________

10:00 am – 10:40 am Auburn Room, 3rd Floor

9:00 am Sexual Orientation: Rights and the Choices You May

Have Berger, Deidra Undergraduate, Philosophy Mentor: Saray Ayala-Lopez, PhD

9:20 am The DREAMer Experience: A Qualitative Study of

Undocumented College Students’ Identity and Communication Ramirez, Erik Graduate, Communication Studies Mentor: Shawna Malvini Redden, PhD

Natural Sciences & Mathematics:

Biological Sciences ______________________________________

9:00 am – 11:00 am Orchard II, 2nd floor

9:00 am Construction of single gene knockouts and investigations into gene amplification mechanism Clayton, Shannon Undergraduate, Biological Sciences Mentor: Drew Reams, PhD

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9:20 am Non- Selective Pre-Growth Conditions Determine Gene Amplification Frequency in Acinetobacter baylyi Cabral, Samuel Undergraduate, Biological Sciences Mentor: Drew Reams, PhD

9:40 am The Evolution of Egg Size in Substrate Spawning

Cichlid Fishes Pfeiffer, Jerene Undergraduate, Biological Sciences with Laura Givens Mentor: Ron Coleman, PhD

10:00 am Assortative Mating of Convict Cichlids in a Free-Choice Lab Environment Schulte, Kristyn Undergraduate, Biological Sciences Mentor: Ron Coleman, PhD

10: 20 am Common Skin Commensals Cutibacterium acnes, Staphylococcus aureus, and Staphylococcus epidermidis Alter Lipid Synthesis by Human Sebocytes Davis, Tyler Graduate, Biological Sciences Mentor: Robert Crawford, PhD

10:40 am Insecticide Resistance Development in the Filth Fly

Pupal Parasitoid, Spalangia cameroni (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) Using Laboratory Selections Maiquez, Vincent

Graduate, Biological Sciences Mentor: Jimmy Pitzer, PhD

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Natural Sciences & Mathematics ______________________________________

9:00 am – 10:40 am Orchard III, 2nd floor

9:00 am Optimizing the HH->bbtautau analysis to measure the

strength of the tri-linear Higgs self-coupling Abbott, Mark Samuel Undergraduate, Physics & Astronomy Mentor: Joshua Moss, PhD

9:20 am Using a Geometric View of Relatively Prime Integers to

Associate Fractions to Decimals Ceja Ayala, Rafael Undergraduate, Mathematics Mentors: Scott Farrand, PhD and Vincent Pigno, PhD

9:40 am Cytotoxic Components of Oshala Root Extract

Hairston, Dontrel Undergraduate, Biochemistry Mentor: Mary McCarthy Hintz, PhD

10:00 am Analysis of the Effectiveness of Zeolites at Removing Halogenated Organic Species from Water Martinez, Samuel Undergraduate, Chemistry Mentor: Susan Crawford, PhD

10:20 am Isotopic Lapse Rates in the South Fork of the American River:

A Cautionary Tale Sowers, Theron Undergraduate, Geology Mentor: Amy Wagner, PhD

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Social Science & Interdisciplinary Studies ______________________________________

9:00 am – 11:00 am Oak Room, 2nd floor

9:00 am Race for Top-Two: How Districts' Racial Makeup Influence Top-

Two General Elections McReynolds, Rana Graduate, Government Mentor: Danielle Joesten Martin, PhD

9:20 am An Analysis of Walkability Value in the City of Sacramento

Sanni, Shukurat Graduate, Public Policy & Administration Mentor: Robert Wassmer, PhD

9:40 am What is the Impact of a Homeowners Association on Property Value? Stumpf, Erin Graduate, Public Policy & Administration Mentor: Robert Wassmer, PhD

10:00 am Have Charter Schools Outperformed Traditional Public Schools in California? Vang, Tseng Graduate, Psychology Mentor: Robert Wassmer, PhD

10:20 am Does the Likely Demographics of Affordable Housing Justify NIMBYism? Wahid, Imaez Graduate, Public Policy & Administration Mentor: Robert Wassmer, PhD

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Poster Presentation Session All Disciplines

______________________________________ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Redwood Room, 1st Floor

Akter, Monia Hot Topic! Relationship Between Education and Global Warming Opinion Graduate, Public Policy & Administration Mentor: Danielle Joesten Martin, PhD

Bartley, Trevor Innovative Chemogenetic Approaches in Neuroscience: Targeted Silencing of Neural Communication in the Perirhinal Cortex Using DREADDs Graduate, Psychology with Jennifer Viscidy and Rebecca Neal Mentor: Sharon C. Furtak PhD

Berry, Ashley Overground Walking Practice on a Track System Shows Superior Results Compared to Treadmill Training in a 17-Month Old Child with Left Hemiparesis and Severe Neglect: A Case Report

Graduate, Doctor of Physical Therapy Mentor: Katrin Mattern-Baxter, PT, DPT, PCS

Brazil, Manny Assessing Dietary Patterns Among Hmong American Youth (14 – 25-year-old) in the Sacramento Region Undergraduate, Family & Consumer Sciences with Houa Lo, Jeannine Mengel and Kong Peng Moua Mentor: Urvashi Mulasi, PhD

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Czar, Roshelle Religion: Survival of the Fittest Undergraduate, English and Religious Studies Mentor: Kathleen Hanson (CSU Bakersfield)

Datko, Kelly Mismeasurement of Gender: Attempt to Capture the Variability of Gender Identity Undergraduate, Psychology with Tiffany Napierski Mentor: Melissa McTernan, PhD

Doan, To Hien Analysis of Synapse Formation to Identify Chemicals that Converge with Fmr1 Mutations to Confer Risk of Autism Undergraduate, Biological Sciences with Angelina Tupikova, Ashlie Lopez, Rafael Corona, Jomari Gabriel and Carmen Wong Mentor: Kimberly Mulligan, PhD

Dugger, Brittany

Fear Not: The Role of Perirhinal Cortex in Extinguishing Fear Memories Undergraduate, Psychology Mentor: Sharon C. Furtak, PhD

Estrada, Brooke

Modeling Youth Substance Use Across the High School Transition Using a Linear Piecewise Regression Undergraduate, Psychology with Michael Boyd Jr. and Kurtis Hofer Mentor: Melissa McTernan, PhD

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Fruneaux, Andrew Simulated Annealing of Nanowire Structures using a Quantum-Based Model Undergraduate, Physics & Astronomy Mentor: Jerome Bürki, PhD

Fuentes, Jaime Amelioration of Bacterial Biofilm Formation by Topical Administration of Adrenergic Antagonists to Improve Wound Healing in a Human Skin Explant Model Graduate, Biological Sciences with Jennifer Tran, Gloria Nguyen and Thy Hua Mentor: Robert Crawford, PhD

Hagen, Timothy

Preliminary Design of an Interconnector for a Biomass Gasifier and 2-Stage Photobioreactor Undergraduate, Mechanical Engineering Mentor: Farshid Zabihian, PhD

Hu, Alain (Chie Hung) The Autism Risk Gene, Chromodomain Helicase DNA Binding Protein 8, affects Axon Guidance and 0 Behavioral Phenotypes in Drosophila melanogaster Undergraduate, Biological Sciences with Any Ardon Castro Mentor: Kimberly Mulligan, PhD

Kern, Afton Scientific Illustration as a Means of Understanding the Natural World Undergraduate, Anthropology Mentor: Kristin Rauch, PhD

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Lenz, Daniel Propagation of Defense Cues Through a Common Mycorrhizal Network Graduate, Biological Sciences Mentor: James Baxter, PhD

Lew, Amy Characterizing Shifts in Microbiome Biogeography Mediated by Inflammatory Skin Disorders Graduate, Biological Sciences Mentor: Robert Crawford, PhD

Maslen, Travis

Graphic Scores: Not Just for Looks Graduate , Music Mentor: Chantal Frankenbach, PhD

McGregor, Adelia Interaction Between the Lower American River and Groundwater Levels in Wells on the Sacramento State Campus Undergraduate, Geology Mentor: Amelia Vankeuren, PhD

Mengel, Jeannine

Factors Influencing Dietary & Physical Activity Choices Among Hmong American Youth (14-25-year-olds) in the Sacramento Region: A Focus Group Study Undergraduate, Family & Consumer Sciences Mentor: Urvashi Mulasi, PhD

Mounts, Ian

The Role of Common Mycorrhizal Networks in Ameliorating Drought Stress in Pseudotsuga menziesii Graduate, Biological Sciences Mentor: James Baxter, PhD

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Murphy, Lillian Exposure to the Environmental Neurotoxicant

Polychlorinated biphenyl-95 Phenocopies a Common Autism Risk Gene in Drosophila melanogaster Undergraduate, Biological Sciences with Zaed Hindi, Kimberly Nguyen, Kristina Ghenta, Ashlie Lopez, To Hien Doan, Angelina Tupikova and Rafael Corona Mentor: Kimberly Mulligan, PhD

Navarro, Jessica

Assessing the Effects of Commercially-Available Adult House Fly (Diptera: Muscidae) Baits on Larval Development Under Laboratory Conditions Undergraduate, Biological Sciences Mentor: Jimmy Pitzer, PhD

Newman, Elisabeth

Development of a GC-FID Method for TMS Derivatized Sucralose Undergraduate, Chemistry Mentor: Justin Miller-Schulze, PhD

Nguyen, Kimberly and Welch, Chloe

Determining How the Neurotoxicant PCB-95 Affects Neural Stem Cell Proliferation in a Drosophila Model of Autism Undergraduates, Biology with Lillian Murphy, Daniel Chu, Jacqueline Stein, Kirill Iakounitchev and Kristina Ghenta Mentor: Kimberly Mulligan, PhD

Nguyen, Uyen

Expression Analysis of the Autism Risk Gene CHD8/kismet from Embryo to Adult in Drosophila melanogaster Graduate, Biological Sciences Mentor: Kimberly Mulligan, PhD

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O'Connell, Chelsea The Relationship between Conservative States and Women in the Legislature Graduate, Political Science Mentor: Danielle Joesten Martin, PhD

Roberts, Ethan It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity: Burrow Microhabitats Created by a Boring Crustacean Ameliorate Stressful Conditions in the Intertidal Undergraduate, Biological Sciences Mentor: Timothy Davidson, PhD

Sanchez, Vanessa An Investigation of the Big Five as Predictors of Health Behaviors Undergraduate, Psychology with Meghan Snipes and Courtney Hirota Mentor: Melissa McTernan, PhD

Schnider, Ashley

One of These is Not Like the Other: A Rodent Model for Examining Mnemonic versus Perceptual Function Graduate , Psychology Mentor: Sharon Furtak, PhD

Stafford, Alexander

Performance and Operation of the Diamond Beam Monitor at the ATLAS Experiment Undergraduate, Physics & Astronomy Mentor: Joshua Moss, PhD

Stone, Ashley Systematic Literature Review: The Frazier Free Water Protocol Undergraduate, Communication Sciences & Disorders

Mentor: Darla Hagge, PhD, CCC-SLP

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Vang, Bethanie-Grace How Space Makes a Difference Undergraduate, Sociology with Javier Gutierrez, Alexus Greer and Nick Palsgaard Mentor: Bridget Parsh, PhD (First Year Experience)

Watkins, Alexandra Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of the Central American Cichlid, Cryptoheros septemfasciatus Graduate, Biological Sciences Mentor: Ron Coleman, PhD

Williams, Daniel Buying Happiness: How Public Healthcare Spending Effects Overall Life Satisfaction Graduate, Political Science Mentor: Danielle Joesten Martin, PhD

Wofford, Micah Modeling Electrical Properties of CVD Diamond Tracking Sensors for Use in LHC Experiments Undergraduate, Physics & Astronomy Mentor: Joshua Moss, PhD and Matthew Block, PhD

Zoucha, Phillip Population Genetics and Phylogeographic Relationships of the Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp Branchinecta lynchi Undergraduate, Biological Sciences Mentor: Lani Gleason, PhD

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Jurors

We thank the following faculty for their service as volunteer jurors:

Amelia Vankeuren Amy Wagner Candace Gregory-Abbott Carmen Stitt Catheryn Koss Chong Choe-Smith Corinne Lardy Danielle Martin Darryl Omar Freeman Denver Fowler Farshid Zabihian Jenna Porter Jessica Moreno Jimmy Pitzer Joshua Moss Julia Tomassilli Julie Fogarty Jungyun Christine Hur

Katrin Mattern-Baxter Kim Schnurbush Kimberly Mulligan Mark Rodriguez Matthew Brown Matthew Krauel Miguel Bota Patrick Pieng Rodolfo Barniol Duran Sarah Graham Saray Ayala-Lopez Shannon Williams Shawna Malvini Redden Timothy Davidson Tonia Davis Tyler Arguello Urvashi Mulasi Yuan Cheng

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Acknowledgments

This event would not be possible without the guidance and support of our faculty mentors and staff. We would like to thank the following:

Faculty Mentors Hellen Lee, PhD Nancy Sweet, PhD Chantal Frankenbach, PhD Saray Ayala-Lopez, PhD Shawna Malvini Redden, PhD Drew Reams, PhD Ron Coleman, PhD Robert Crawford, PhD Jimmy Pitzer, PhD Joshua Moss, PhD Matthew Block, PhD Scott Farrand, PhD Vincent Pigno, PhD Mary McCarthy Hintz, PhD Susan Crawford, PhD Amy Wagner, PhD Danielle Joesten Martin, PhD Robert Wassmer, PhD

Sharon Furtak PhD Katrin Mattern-Baxter, PT, DPT, PCS Urvashi Mulasi, PhD Melissa McTernan, PhD Kimberly Mulligan, PhD Jerome Bürki, PhD Farshid Zabihian, PhD Kristin Rauch, PhD James Baxter, PhD Amelia Vankeuren, PhD Justin Miller-Schulze, PhD Timothy Davidson, PhD Lani Gleason, PhD Darla Hagge, PhD, CCC-SLP Bridget Parsh, PhD (FYE) Kathleen Hanson (CSU Bakersfield)

ORIED & SRC Staff Shannon Rexin (ORIED) Julie McGinty (ORIED) Jan Lopez (SRC) Megan Heinicke, PhD (SRC) Susan Perez, PhD (SRC)

Ron Coleman, PhD (SRC) Peggy Brady (SRC Student Assistant) Emily Pavia (SRC Student Assistant) Alyssabeth de Jerez (SRC Ambassador)

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