{"id":42,"date":"2023-05-01T18:53:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T18:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2025\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2025-05-02T22:16:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:16:05","slug":"poster-presentations-session-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2025\/conference-schedule\/poster-presentations-session-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Poster Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

9:30am – 11:30am
Grand Salon<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Investigating the Impact of Zoo Visits on Conservation Attitudes and Behaviors<\/a><\/strong>
    Paula DallStella & Dr. Rachel Olsthoorn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Voting in the Digital Age: The Role of Social Media in Electoral Decisions<\/a><\/strong>
    Avonlea Lefor & Dr. Rachel Olsthoorn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. World War II’s Impact on the Automotive Industry and the Car Collection Culture<\/a><\/strong>
    Jennifer Oseguera & Dr. Jaime Matera<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Urban Ethnography Through Digital Inclusion: Understanding and Expanding Community Engagement in Urban Planning<\/a><\/strong>
    Jacob Velasco & Dr. Rachel Olsthoorn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Toward a Decolonized Classroom: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Ventura County Schools<\/a><\/strong>
    Kimberly Ramos & Dr. Rachel Olsthoorn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Dragons, Dwarves, and Divisions: An Examination of Representation in Skyrim<\/a><\/strong>
    Zachary De Los Santos & Dr. Rachel Olsthoorn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Medievalism Materialized: Modern Tapestries of William Morris and Jean Lur\u00e7at<\/a><\/strong>
    Kamilla Peters & Dr. Alison Perchuk<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Gathering Forgotten Stories about the U.S. National Parks<\/a><\/strong>
    Natalia Luna & Dr. Theresa Avila<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Investigation of Desiccation Stress Responses at Cell Cycle Checkpoints in Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/a><\/strong>
    Ryan Brener & Dr. Hugo Tapia<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Host Plant Influence on Ophyrocytis elektroscirrha Parasite Load and Implications for Western Monarch Butterflies<\/a><\/strong>
    Julia Beuning & Dr. Allison Alvarado & Dr. Rueben Alarcon<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Dissecting the distinct but overlapping brain circuits that control attraction to smells to mammalian sensed odors<\/a><\/strong>
    Emily Chang & Dr. Gareth Harris<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Antimicrobial Effect of Teas Made from Native California Plants on Staphylococcus aureus<\/a><\/strong>
    Genesis Ceja & Dr. Caryl Ann Becerra<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Should I stay or should I go? The effects of odor repellents on worm decision-making<\/a><\/strong>
    Lily Yered, Natalie Leon, Olivia Fagnani & Dr. Gareth Harris<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. A Workflow for Anuran Acoustic Monitoring: Integrating Audiomoth, Raven Pro, and Kaleidoscope Pro<\/a><\/strong>
    Nicholas Burdick & Dr. Allison Alvarado<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Red but not Dead<\/a><\/strong>
    Nadine Zayyad, Miffy Wu & Dr. Hugo Tapia<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Causes and implications of nest fate variation among Western Snowy Plover breeding sites in Ventura County<\/a><\/strong>
    Brianna Fernandez & Dr. Allison Alvarado<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Studying Human Disturbance on Western Snowy Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) at Hollywood Beach in Oxnard, CA<\/a><\/strong>
    Max Morales & Dr. Allison Alvarado<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. Effect of Nutrient Availability on Herbivore Density and Flowering Time In Narrow Leaf Milkweed<\/a><\/strong>
    Ethan Ernst, Javier Melgoza & Dr. Rudolf von May<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. Habitat use by Nanday parakeets (Aratinga nenday) in Southern California<\/a><\/strong>
    Jennifer Notman & Dr. Allison Alvarado<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. Assessing the Impacts of Steam-Based Weed Control on Soil Seed Banks<\/a><\/strong>
    Yone Armenta, Sonia Cotom-Perez, Irene Ochoa & Dr. Caryl Ann Becerra, Dr. Brenton Spies & Dr. Joseph Algiers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. What Lies Beneath: Knowledge Gaps in Microbial Decomposition of Plant Roots<\/a><\/strong>
    Oasis Garcia & Dr. Caryl Ann Becerra<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. Worms like Coffee too: Mapping the Sensorimotor Circuits That Coordinate Coffee Sensation<\/a><\/strong>
    Liz Ayala & Dr. Gareth Harris<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. Characterizing the Pharmacodynamics of Antidepressants Using Worms<\/a><\/strong>
    Stephanie Linares, Leslie Suarez & Dr. Gareth Harris<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. A Pathway to Classroom Belonging: The Impact of Culturally-Responsive Labs and Social Interactions<\/a><\/strong>
    Natalie Leon & Dr. Ashley McCarley, Dr. Caryl Ann Becerra, Dr. Ariel Vaughn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. Long-term incubation in less than 2.5% (w\/v) dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) minimally impacts the viability of the Giardia species of planarian<\/a><\/strong>
    Arianna Miller & Dr. William Munroe<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. Eureka or Confusion? Unveiling General Chemistry I Student Explanations and Language Through Weekly Homework Assignments<\/a><\/strong>
    Alexa Murillo & Dr. Ariel Vaughn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. Breaking Barriers in STEM: A Homework-Based Approach to Evaluating the Accuracy of Students’ Real-World Chemistry Connections<\/a><\/strong>
    Joy Gendy & Dr. Ariel Vaughn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  28. Viability of Giardia sp. planaria with the Senolytic Drug ARV-825<\/a><\/strong>
    Abbie Wells & Dr. William Munroe<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  29. Do I Belong Here?: Measuring how Indigenizing a Microbiology Lab Impacts Students Sense of Belonging at the Classroom Level<\/a><\/strong>
    Diego Espinosa & Dr. Ariel Vaughn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  30. The Influence of Agency: Facilitating Meaningful Connections through Student-Centered Projects in General Chemistry 1<\/a><\/strong>
    Alex Lozano & Dr. Ariel Vaughn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  31. Using Chemical Signatures to Discriminate Between Honey From Different Sources<\/a><\/strong>
    Lee James & Dr. Blake Gillespie<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  32. Examining susceptibility of planaria (Girardia sp.) to the senolytic agent fisetin<\/a><\/strong>
    Amber Seader & Dr. William Munroe<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  33. Comparing espresso, pour-over, and cold-brew: the effects of coffee preparation method on beverage chemical composition.<\/a><\/strong>
    Alyssa Galarza, Jacob Kritzer, & Dr. Blake Gillespie<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  34. Fostering Student Connections: Evaluating a Weekly Homework Assignment to Explore the Connection Between Everyday Chemistry and Concepts in General Chemistry I<\/a><\/strong>
    Leah Lai & Dr. Ariel Vaughn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  35. Design, Synthesis, and Antibacterial Evaluation of Novel Trifluoromethyl-Substituted Cytidine Analogues<\/a><\/strong>
    Xochi Villalobos, Vanessa Santos, Nada Salam, Judyann Bibian, Sonia Cotom Perez & Dr. Ahmed Awad, Dr. Caryl Ann Bacerra<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  36. Helping Students Understand Chemistry: Analyzing Students’ Examples of Chemistry For Correctness in General Chemistry Classrooms<\/a><\/strong>
    Isabella Jackson & Dr. Ariel Vaughn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  37. From Lab to Life: Evaluation of General Chemistry I Student Responses in a Weekly Homework Assignment for Engagement with Material<\/a><\/strong>
    Christell Martinez & Dr. Ariel Vaughn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  38. Addressing The Academic and Personal Disconnect in General Chemistry I: Prompting Resource Activation in Students<\/a><\/strong>
    Grace Hart & Dr. Ariel Vaughn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  39. Quantification and Characterization of Cardiac Glycosides from Native and Non-native Milkweed Species (Asclepias fascicularis and Asclepias eriocarpa)<\/a><\/strong>
    Alec Lopez Mora, Annika Callo & Dr. Blake Gillespie<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  40. Investigation of novel Capecitabine derivatives as colorectal cancer therapeutics targeting HT-29 cells<\/a><\/strong>
    Lillian Straw, Erica Diaz, Fady Hafez, Nathaniel Hidalgo, Connor Blackwell & Dr. Ahmed Awad<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  41. Creating Sense of Place through Sibling Experiential Learning & Restoration Research on Santa Rosa Island<\/a><\/strong>
    Addalie Thiessen, Abril Garcia, Alexa Murillo, Yaiza Delgado, Quinn Reller & Dr. Tracylee Clarke<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  42. Image Compression using Symbolic Regression<\/a><\/strong>
    Port Christman & Dr. John Dempsey<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  43. Automated Data Collection Using Python and Arduino<\/a><\/strong>
    Seth Curtin & Dr. Scott Feister<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  44. Impact of Steam-Based Weed Control on Soil Microbial Communities in Grassland and Chaparral Ecosystems<\/a><\/strong>
    Sonia Cotom Perez, Irene Ochoa, Yone Armenta, Dr. Caryl Ann Becerra<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  45. Dr. Hawthorne’s Case Files: A Fictional Take on Real Mental Illnesses<\/a><\/strong>
    River Nagel & Dr. Mary Adler<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  46. The Impact of Virtual Reality on Community Engagement<\/a><\/strong>
    Shannon Deller & Dr. Jasmine Betka<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  47. Head First into Healing: A 90-Day Care Transition After Brain Injury as a Loved One<\/a><\/strong>
    Anna Sorensen, Yoconda Guzman, Heidi Cardenas & Dr. Kristen Linton<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  48. Virtual Reality for Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Study in Acute Care and Findings from a Randomized, Outpatient Pilot Study<\/a><\/strong>
    Jaylyn Aragon, Anna Sorensen, Abdul Quadir Owais Muhammad & Dr. Kristen Linton & Dr. Bahareh Abbasi<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  49. L. King, Queerness, and K-12 Schools: Expression and Exclusion<\/a><\/strong>
    Binny Flores & Dr. Jose Alamillo<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  50. The Role of Leisure in Santa Paula’ Mexican Community, 1920s-1940s<\/a><\/strong>
    Kimberly Moreno & Dr. Jose Alamillo<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  51. Tea Extracts Versus Bacterial Properties: The Potential of Antibacterial Components in Chumash Species<\/a><\/strong>
    Jennifer Moreno & Dr. Caryl Ann Becerra<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  52. Escher-type Tessellations of the Plane and Their Symmetry Groups<\/a><\/strong>
    Greta Voshege, Hannah Einhoff & Dr. Ivona Grzegorczyk<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  53. Refining Phytochemical Characterization in Medicinal Plants: Optimizing Extraction<\/a><\/strong>
    Annika Callo, Haley Ronk & Dr. Caryl Ann Becerra<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  54. Field Extensions and Multiplication on Induced Tori<\/a><\/strong>
    Levi Puga & Dr. Ricardo Suarez<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  55. The Black-Scholes Equation and its Relation to the Heat Equation<\/a><\/strong>
    Miles O’Brien, Alyssa Claro, Samantha Sagasta & Dr. Ivona Grzegorczyk<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  56. Bio-Marker Discovery by Non-Canonical Polyadic Decomposition<\/a><\/strong>
    Johnathan Harrell, Miles O’Brien, Jasmine Wright & Dr. Alona Kryshchenko<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  57. Algebraic properties of quasistabilizers in quandles<\/a><\/strong>
    Heydar Amanov & Dr. Jennifer Brown<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  58. Applications of Vygotsk’s Zone of Proximal Development in Math Education<\/a><\/strong>
    Krystal Sanchez, Bennett Garden, Cassy Contreras, Carlos Morones & Dr. Ivona Grzegorczyk<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  59. Exploring … : The Gaussian Integers<\/a><\/strong>
    Jules Rodriguez & Dr. Ivona Grzegorczyk<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  60. Tessarines in Digital Signal Processing: A Mathematical Approach to Understanding Marine Mammal Communication<\/a><\/strong>
    Jasmine Wright & Dr. Ivona Grzegorczyk<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  61. Quaternions: Where Math Meets Motion<\/a><\/strong>
    Salam Khalaf & Dr. Ivona Grzegorczyk<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  62. Investigating the Antibacterial Potential of Teas made from California Native Plants on Bacillus cereus<\/a><\/strong>
    Omkar Patil & Dr. Caryl Ann Becerra<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  63. Student Oral Microbiomes Reveal Concerning Bacteria Affecting Reproductive Health of Women<\/a><\/strong>
    Kaylin Choe, Hannah Bergo, Katlyn Gomez, Laura Carmona, Melvin Soriano & Dr. James Harber<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  64. Enhancing Cardiomyocyte Differentiation of P19.CL6 Cells Via Five Defined Factors in a Temporal Sequence<\/a><\/strong>
    Sonya Sahar Khiz Langroody, Elizabeth Taylor Sky Enad, Evelyn Bravo, Victoria Fish, Kyle Butac, Aryan Mishor & Dr. James Harber<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  65. The Effect of Political and Economic Factors on California Counties Cannabis Policy Regulations<\/a><\/strong>
    Kristin Steiner, Jose Coyotl, Keith Wheat & Dr. Sean Kelly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  66. Comparison of Two Worlds: The Academic and Professional Transitions of Black Mathematicians Between Africa and the African American Community<\/a><\/strong>
    Stephannie Abbey & Dr. Ivona Grzegorczyk<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  67. Maui Fires<\/a><\/strong>
    Ana Romo, Grissel Solis, Amanda Amaro, Angelina Murillo & Dr. Charlene Niemi<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  68. The Language of Inclusion: Disability and Public Policy in Conservative Utah<\/a><\/strong>
    Alma Tolentino & Dr. Dana Baker<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  69. Bridging Policy and Practice: Federal Funding Impacts on Mississippi School Education Systems<\/a><\/strong>
    Arin Wells & Dr. Dana Baker<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  70. The Rights of the Neurodiverse: Navigating Education, Labor, and Housing in the U.S. Law<\/a><\/strong>
    Adan Andres Almaraz & Dr. Dana Baker<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  71. Examining the Impact: Student Perspectives on Self-Checks in Upper-Division Online Courses <\/a><\/strong>
    Mia Ayala, Gema Barroso & Dr. Michelle La Monte<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  72. Identifying signs that domestic violence may escalate to severe injuries or crimes <\/a><\/strong>
    Jose Rodriguez & Dr. Daniel Sandoval<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  73. FJC <\/a><\/strong>
    Wendy Gonzalez & Dr. Daniel Sandoval<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  74. Dropout Rates in Domestic Violence Victims Seeking Restraining Orders: Perpetrator History and Victim Engagement<\/a><\/strong>
    Sheila Nava, Priscilla Gonzalez & Dr. Daniel Sandoval<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  75. Examining How Diet-Related Illness Varies by Race, Income, and Food Insecurity in Old Town Saticoy <\/a><\/strong>
    Cameron Pitts, Ithxel Vences, Melissa Gerardo & Dr. Rachel Soper<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  76. Interests in Workshops Among Gardeners at Camino del Sol Community Garden <\/a><\/strong>
    Valeria Garcia, Rachel Rochin, Delia Delgado, Evelin Solorio, Jennifer Martinez Regalado & Dr. Rachel Soper<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  77. Growing Food in One’s Yard to Increase Access to Fresh Produce in a Food Desert<\/a><\/strong>
    Rachel Palmer, Juan Costilla Reyes, Mayra Morales & Dr. Rachel Soper<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  78. Access to a Healthy and Balanced Diet in Old Town Saticoy <\/a><\/strong>
    Kailyn Zavala, Binny Flores, Derek Gonzales, Melaney Ocegueda & Dr. Rachel Soper<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  79. How Gender and Disability Presents Itself Among Elderly Populations in The United States? <\/a><\/strong>
    Alejandro Colmenero, Evan Liska & Dr. Daniel Sandoval<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  80. The Impact of Housing Insecurity on the Restraining Order Process at the Family Justice Center<\/a><\/strong>
    Nariah Alcaraz & Dr. Daniel Sandoval<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  81. Community Outreach Initiatives with the Ventura County Family Justice Center<\/a><\/strong>
    Scarlett Vera, Anna Sanchez, Anakaren Diaz, Yesica Munoz, Leslie Varela & Dr. Daniel Sandoval<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  82. Investigating the Prevalence of Elder Abuse Among Elders with Disabilities<\/a><\/strong>
    Regnar Madarang & Dr. Daniel Sandoval<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  83. The Intersection of Age and Race: The Demand for Domestic Violence Services<\/a><\/strong>
    Eduardo Mauricio, Brenda Mauricio & Dr. Daniel Sandoval<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  84. The Silent Struggle: A Qualitative Study on Law Enforcement’s Response to Male Victims of Domestic Violence<\/a><\/strong>
    Kaleah Perez, Alyssa Vargas & Dr. Daniel Sandoval<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  85. The Impact of a Community Garden in a Low-Income Neighborhood<\/a><\/strong>
    Sarah Sanchez, Yadira Arevalo, Manuel Alexis Torres Avendano, Samantha Gonzalez & Dr. Rachel Soper<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  86. Law Enforcement Response to Domestic Violence Among Latina Women<\/a><\/strong>
    Joy Armenta, Valerie Guerrero & Dr. Daniel Sandoval<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  87. Are There Gaps in Child Abuse Cases?<\/a><\/strong>
    Christelle Assaad Boutros, Kelly Lipscomb & Dr. Daniel Sandoval<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  88. Breaking the Cycle’s Repeating It?<\/a><\/strong>
    Priscilla Mendez & Dr. Daniel Sandoval<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  89. Family Justice Center<\/a><\/strong>
    Paola Melchor & Dr. Daniel Sandoval<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  90. Analyzing Children’s Picture Books for Themes of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI)<\/a><\/strong>
    Jennifer Lopez & Dr. Aura Perez-Gonzalez<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  91. Exploring the 17 Plane Symmetry Groups<\/a><\/strong>
    Hannah Einhoff, Greta Voshege & Dr. Iovna grzegorczyk<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  92. Mathematical models of COVID<\/a><\/strong>
    Gage Lopez White & Dr. Iovna grzegorczyk<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  93. Multi Model Programming AI<\/a><\/strong>
    Bhavyadeep Rao & Dr. John Dempsey<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  94. Mapping the Oral Microbiome of Diseased and Healthy Individuals in<\/strong> response to Natural and Synthetic Sweeteners<\/strong>
    David Ross, Xochi Roque Villalobos & Dr. Nitika Parmar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  95. Dried and Tried: \u200b Yeast Spores, Trehalose, and the Battle Against Desiccation<\/a><\/strong>
    <\/strong>Joshua Sarmina & Dr. Hugo Tapia<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  96. Researching the Records from the Rockefeller Archive Center<\/a><\/strong>
    <\/strong>Caleb Jarrels, Jaime Jewett & Dr. Hanni Jalil<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  97. The Federation of South African Women and the 1956 Anti-Pass March
    <\/strong>Reagan Platt & Dr. James Meriwether










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