Congratulations to the Session Winners from the 2013 Student Research Day held Thursday, February 21st! 
Each winning first place presentation additionally wins a cash prize of $100 and the second place presentations win prizes of $50.
The overall winners who will represent CSU Dominguez Hills at the system-wide Twenty-Seventh Annual Student
Research Competition
have been announced.
Student Research Day 2013 Session Winners
| 1st Place | Hugh Leonard, Psychology The Unexpected Classroom: Using Online Chat to Enhance Subsequent Face to Face Communications Faculty Mentor: Mark Carrier, Psychology |
| 2nd Place | Kelly Whaling and Aimee Miller, Psychology Explaining Technology’s Disruption of our Sleep through Structural Equation Modeling Faculty Mentor: Mark Carrier and Larry Rosen, Psychology |
| 1st Place | Geraldy Eisman, Walter Lopez, Lauryn Maes, Diego Garcia, Victoria Moss and Monique Turner, Psychology The Relationship between Time Perspective and Neuropsychological Test Performance Faculty Mentor: Tara Victor, Psychology, and Maria E. Cottingham (Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Camp Pendleton) |
| 2nd Place | Alex Solis, Jordan Lacayo, Christen Willard and Andrea Casillas, Psychology The Impact of Texting on Impression Formation Faculty Mentor: Silvia Santos, Psychology |
| 1st Place | Kristie Gordon, Sociology Alcohol Use, Sexual Risk, and HIV: Sexual Exploration Among Black and Latino Young Men Who Have Sex with Men (YMSM) Faculty Mentor: Matt G. Mutchler, Sociology |
| 2nd Place | David C. Turner III, Africana Studies Do they really care about us? Investigating Hypermasculinity, Violence, and Victimization within Student Teacher Relationships at an Urban High School Faculty Mentor: Maurice Keith Claybrook, Africana Studies |
| 1st Place | Brenna Smith, Anthropology Massive Earthworks in the Western Amazon Faculty Mentor: Jerry Moore, Anthropology |
| 2nd Place | Diana Ochoa, Anthropology Discerning Site Distribution and Settlement Patterns in Andahuaylas (Apurimac), Peru Faculty Mentor: Jerry Moore, Anthropology, and Danielle Kurin (Universidad Nacional Jose Maria Arguedas, Peru) |
| 1st Place | Michael Gomez, Psychology Assessment of Continuous Partial Attention Faculty Mentor: Mark Carrier, Psychology |
| 2nd Place (tie) |
Vanessa Black, Kelly Whaling, and Aimee Miller Psychology Psychological Risk Factors for Becoming a Victim of Human Sex Trafficking Faculty Mentor: Mark Carrier, Psychology |
| 2nd Place (tie) |
Brandon Finaly, Sociology Critical Thinking and Corrections: The Potential Impact of Higher Education on Recidivism Faculty Mentor: Jose Prado, Sociology, Sora Han and Susan Coutin (University of California Irvine) |
| 1st Place | Alfred Fernandez, Biology Analyses of an Asxl1 Knockout Mouse Model Faculty Mentor: Hee-Kwang Choi, Biology, Feng-Chun Yang, Mingjiang Xu, Zhaomin Li, Jiapeng Wang, Zhe Li and Yongzheng He (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) |
| 2nd Place | Jose Victorino, Rachel Gasaway and Mason Anthony Brown, Biology Targeting the Mitotic Kinase, MPS1, for Breast Cancer Therapy Faculty Mentor: Chun, Biology, Brenda Grimes, Roger Slee, and Brittney-Shea Herbert (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) |
| 1st Place | Matthew Roesger, Computer Science Determining Acceptable Error Threshold of Biometric Fingerprint Security Faculty Mentor: Antonia Boadi, Computer Science |
| 2nd Place | Samori Price, Computer Science AUV Joystick Simulation Test for Detecting Mines and Obstacles Faculty Mentor: Antonia Boadi, Computer Science |
| 1st Place | Dalia Cornejo, Art and Design “Destroy the Box” Project Faculty Mentor: Michele Bury, Art and Design |
| 2nd Place | Elvia Martinez and Ruth Morales-Mazariego, Art and Design A Visual Presentation About Homelessness Faculty Mentor: Michele Bury, Art and Design |
| 1st Place | Mony Hean, Edward Kim and Peggy Lee, Occupational Therapy The Experience of Minority Parents Raising a Child with Autism: A Phenomenological Study Faculty Mentor: Claudia Peyton, Occupational Therapy |
| 2nd Place | Hee Do Jang and Micaela King, Occupational Therapy The Effects of Spinal Cord Injury on Motherhood Faculty Mentor: Claudia Peyton, Occupational Therapy |
| 1st Place | Pam Nguyen, Lizel Grace Ongchangco and Marianne Lacoste, Occupational Therapy Transitional Narratives of Adults with Asperger’s Syndrome: A Qualitative Study Faculty Mentor: Claudia Peyton, Occupational Therapy |
| 2nd Place (tie) |
Leslie Walker, Miriam Wasserman and Jessica Raimondo, Occupational Therapy Perceptions of Disabled Adults about the Value of Animal-Assisted Therapy Faculty Mentor: Claudia Peyton, Occupational Therapy |
| 2nd Place (tie) |
Kiara John-Charles and Danielle Luther, Occupational Therapy Foster Youth Transition into Independent Living: A Narrative Study Faculty Mentor: Claudia Peyton, Occupational Therapy |
| 1st Place (tie) |
Megan Arquette, Mikayla Avrea, Jennifer Brueckner and Orland Garcia, Occupational Therapy Hippotherapy: A Storied Perspective From Caregivers and Therapists Faculty Mentor: Claudia Peyton, Occupational Therapy |
| 1st Place (tie) |
Gary Barden, Health Science Cross National Comparison of the Effects of Parental Strictness of Rules on Adolescents’ Well-being in Italy and the Netherlands Faculty Mentor: Enrique Ortega, Health Science |
| 2nd Place |
Amy Bisogni, Ashley Bossier, Debbie Edwards and Melanie Hamel, Occupational Therapy Relationships Between Humans and their Companion Animals: A Qualitative Study Faculty Mentor: Claudia Peyton, Occupational Therapy |
| 1st Place | Nancy Buenrostro, History The Visible Hoodlum Vs The Invisible Soldier Faculty Mentor: Ericka Verba, History |
| 2nd Place | Rafael Martinez, History Shades of Black and Brown: Allied Activism During the Civil Rights Movement in Los Angeles Faculty Mentor: Ericka Verba, History |
| 1st Place | Alejandro Rubio, English There Isn't a Literal Connection, Dude Faculty Mentor: Roderick Hernandez, English |
| 2nd Place | Jessica Portillo, Art & Design An Overview of the Life and Work of Cambodian Artist You Khin Faculty Mentor: James Scarborough, PICTURE Cultural Art |
| 1st Place | Alec Thompson, Physics Studying the Λp Interaction with CLAS Faculty Mentor: John Price, Physics |
| 2nd Place | Peter Halcrow, Biology Non-Contact Ultrasound Imaging Applied to Cortical Bone Phantoms Faculty Mentors: John Bulman (LMU) and Kenneth Ganezer, Physics |
| 1st Place | Mahyar Kohanbash and Parham Zamani, Biology Optimization of Recombinant AFP Expression in the E. Coli System Faculty Mentor: Tilly Wang, Chemistry |
| 2nd Place | Fred Pasquarella, Psychology Predicting Suicidal Tendencies Among the Youth Faculty Mentor: Steven Frieze, Psychology |
| 1st Place - tie | Diego Garcia, Psychology Does Paying More for Your Child Mean Better Care? A Look at the Health Habits and Cost of Childcare Centers in SPA 6 of Los Angeles County. Faculty Mentor: L. Mark Carrier, Psychology |
| 1st Place - tie | Jessica Williams, Alexx Salazar, and Marko Germono, Psychology Assessing Attitudes and Perceptions of Sustainable Seafood Among Purchasers in Los Angeles California Faculty Mentor: Ana Pitchon, Anthropology |