ideaFest is an annual event that showcases the collaborative research and creative projects of faculty and students from across campus. To submit a research poster or video to the 2023 ideaFest event, please click here.
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Submissions from 2023
Trust of Facial Recognition in the Black Community, Michaela Old
There's Not A Lot of Cool Chicks Out There: a Regional Study of Climate Change on Passerine Morphology Over Time, Tabitha Page
Diversity Among University Students in the U.S.: An Analysis of Student Ethnic Group Preferences and its Impact on Campus Diversity, Joseph Pang, Diana Olivan, and Amber Gaffney
Improved Measurement of the Newtonian Gravitational Constant, Alexandra Papesh
Cultural Fire Behavior and Effects on Hazel Shrubs, Thomas Paulson
"The Sense of Solidarity": Relational Ethics, Peer Support, and Specialized Resources for Rural and Indigenous Social Work Education Program Alumni, Calla Peltier-Olson
Giant Serpents Of Humboldt, Luis Penick Penick
Buddy Bench and Buddy Squad Programs, Maddie Pyles
Evaluation of a Novel Cellulase to Optimize Biofuel Production, Amanda Ratcliff, Sarai Tapia, and David Lopez
Invertebrate Biomass Effects on Abundance and Foraging Behavior of Dabbling Ducks, Mary-Kate Reed
Using eDNA to Detect Endangered Tidewater Goby, Eucyclogobius Newberryi, in Northern California's Lost Coast, Madison Richardson
Harnessing the Power of Open Pedagogy for Collaborative and Innovative Education, Juergen Riedelsheimer
Honor Our Elders, Josh Ringland
Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., Raul Roman
Self-Determination Theory and Fragile X Syndrome, Marcus Romero
Hummingbird Aggression and Use at Artificial Feeders with Varying Sugar Concentrations, Aviva Saadatfar
The Junior Monitors Project, Taevia Salazar and Nat Kubo
Self-Determination Theory and Down Syndrome, Peggy Manuelita Scarborough
Using Nature to Nurture: A Forest Based Emotional Support Intervention, Jay Schoenfield
Sculpture Walk Spring 2023, Sondra Schwetman
McGirt v. Oklahoma: The Case that Showed America How to Give Power Back to the Tribes, Rainer Shea
Northern Harrier Foraging Modes in Habitats Around Humboldt Bay, Collin Silva
Outreach programs, Homelessness, and Mental Health Illness, Yamileth Simmons
Likelihood of Agonistic Behavior by Gull Species in Humboldt County Based on Relative Body Size, Conor Somerville
African Presence in the Ancient New World, Garrett Spruiell
Sustainability in Mental Health, Meghan Stanton and Angela Borge
Burnout Syndrome an Occupational Hazard for Nurses, Erika Sterling
Resource Booklet, Sally Stewart
Mental Health - Medication Compliance in Corrections, Darin Straub
Habitat Selection of Northern Harriers in Grasslands and Coastal Wetlands in Humboldt County, CA, Riley Sullivan
Soulmates within Primates, Michael Szyndler
Mesocarnivore Responses to Visual Lures In Freshwater, California, Adeline Tealle
Managing Pain to Avoid Opioid Misuse, Nicholas Terrill
Salamander Occupancy according to Log Shape and Condition in Humboldt County, Riley Tetzlaff
"Think of the Children!": Understanding Parental and Community Opposition to Critical Race Theory in Schools, Daniela S. Tierra
Meet and Eat, Julia Top
Effects of Competitor Species on Black-Crowned Night Heron Activity at Different Times of Day, Korinn Trinies
White-Crowned Sparrow Songs not Shown to Respond to Anthropogenic Noise Pollution in Coastal Humboldt County, Keagan Trischman
Boundaries in Death: Deviant Burials and Mortuary Practices of Slavic Cultural Origin, Rowan Vespia
Salamander Habitat Abundance Based on Water Flow, Chris Vignery
ACEs, Perceived Academic Control, and GPA in College Students of Diverse Backgrounds, Brandilynn Villarreal, Luis Lara, and Sophie Timin
Effects of Moonlight Illumination on Animal-Vehicle Collisions, Sidney Wells
Post-Wildland Fire Prescribed Burning: Regeneration of Ponderosa Pine and Changes in Fuel Loads Following the Jasper Fire, Cristina Winters
Surgical Smoke: The Forgotten Biohazard, Julie Wooldridge
Does Having Siblings Affect Caretaking Responses to Infants?, Joshua Worthington and Nathan Boone
How Anthropogenic Disturbance Affects Terrestrial Wildlife Use and Presence in a California Coastal Dune Ecosystem, Joshua Zastrow