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 2024 ideaFest event, please click here.
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Submissions from 2024
The Impact of a Structured Exercise Program on the Pre-Established Exercise Goals for an Individual with Autism Spectrum Disorder, David Adams, Gary Smith, Paige Mccollum, and Emily Batini
Depressive Symptomology Mediates the Relationship Between Self-stigma and Mental Health Help-seeking Intention, Carrie Aigner, Jena Cruces, Kim Polanco-Mendoza, and Kyle Ruelas
Prevalence, Risk, and Treatment of Muscle Dysmorphia in Transgender Populations, briseyda Alvarado
Vigilance Rates in Shorebirds in Marsh and Beach Habitat During the Non-Breeding Season, Jennifer Alvarado
Comparative Anatomy of Mouse, Zebrafish, and Trout, Adnan Alyan
Does the Thatcher Effect extend to infant faces?, Adnan Alyan, Nathan Boone, and Amanda Hahn
Anabaena Sensory Rhodopsin Membrane Protein, Jacquelyn Amadeo-Ranch, Jenny Cappuccio, David Morales, Valeria Aviles, and Frank Cappuccio
KCACTF:Community, Art, Activism, Filip Amborski
Transitioning Faiths: Assimilation of Polytheistic Traditions into Monotheistic Institutions, Justin Andrew
A Review and Possible Interventions of Hypertension Prevalence in the Filipino American Population, Jason Arcilla
The Role of Exercise Addiction and Overtraining in Collegiate Athletics and the Effects on Collegiate Athletes, Carmella Baldassarre
Increasing Chiropractic Prevalence in Black Communities, McKenna Bartlett
Orchid Micropropagation and the Potential for Conservation, Rebecca Bendzick, Heidi Rutschow, and Valori Mraz
Ulterra-Nigma: An Experimental Excercise in The Study of Myth, Jared Benham
College Corps: Community Service on Wiyot Land, Seth Beres, Marie Roberts, Nick Salgado-Stanley, Rhiannon Lopez, and Jovanni Flores
Hummingbird Nectar Preference in Urban and Forested Areas, Bridget Blanco
Resistance Training and Kinesiophobia Post Hip Replacement, Ian Blank
“Revised and Enriched ‘Where to Go Camping Guide’ for Boy Scouts of America, California Inland Empire Council”, Andrew Blessum
A Prediction Model of Nathan's Jacket Preferences, Nathan Boone
Effects of cleft lip and palate on visual scanning and neural processing of infant faces, Nathan Boone and Amanda Hahn
Build a Causal Diagram to Compare Calculus Outcomes Across CSU Campuses, Nathan Boone, Rosanna Overholser, and Francesca Messina
College Corps and Arcata House Partnership Combating Homelessness in Humboldt County, Annika Botha and Amanda Anderson
Drug Decriminalization, James Brother
College Corps: Big Brothers Big Sisters College CORP Experience, Ivory Browning
Carbohydrate phloem loading mechanism in Nicotiana tabacum via the downregulation of sucrose transporter 1, Jennah Brown
The Effects of Combined Oral Contraceptives on Mood and Affect: A Meta-Analysis, Camille Burns and Shairy Jimenez-Delgado
American Pikas Responses to Long and Short Alarm Calls During Mid-Summer in Lassen National Forest, California, Thomas Butler
Visualization of Broadleaf Cattail Root Biofilm from the Arcata Marsh via Scanning Electron Microscopy, Lillian Caballero and Frank Cappuccio
Culturally-Informed Interventions for Self-Harm in Indian Country, Elizabeth Caplan
Human Disturbance and Anthropogenic Noise Impacts on Foraging Egrets at the Arcata Marsh, Yesenia Cerrillo
Challenging Boundaries: Investigating the relationship between human persecution and Coyote behavior in California, Steven Childs
KCACTF: Opportunity, Experience, Expression and Knowledge, Stephan Chittenden
College Corps: Potawot Community Food Garden, Erin Clear, Azariah Mohr, Angelica Mercer-Garcia, Chrys Furrer, Lily Green, Karina Juarez, and Leighanna Jake
A meta-analysis of the variables affecting tick abundance, Curtis Cline
College Corps: Market Watch - Northcoast Growers Association, Fiona Connors and Robyn Stallman
Envisioning a Better Future for the Tijuana River Using an Anthropological Approach, Kimberly Cramer
Media Coverage of the Klamath Dam Removal, Jessie Cretser-Hartenstein, Oden Taylor, Jillian Wells, Emma Wilson, and Gabriel Zucker
College Corps: Increase in Queer Knowledge, Madison Culp, Alexis Villegas, Ares Munguia, Bee Wilson, and Melissa .
Using the California Mussel as a Bioindicator for the Presence of Heavy Metals on the Humboldt County Coastline, Emily Curry and Dana Johnstun
The Fun Factor: A case for focusing on fun and enjoyment in Physical Activity, Dorian DeNisi
Benefits of Birth by Water Immersion, Kylie Dennhardt
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Stories about Global Health in Humboldt County, Eden Donahue and Amanda Dinscore
Pacific Purple Sea Urchin Movement Trends, Holly Elbert
Do bears know when trash pickup day is?, Amber Elving
KCACTF Poster, Sophia Escudero
White-crowned sparrow song adjustments to anthropogenic noise, Lucca Faccini
Intergenerational Connections: Silvercrest Eureka, Salvation Army, Myranda Felton
Water Adsorption/Desorption on Environmental Metal Oxides Determined by the Diffuse Refractive Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (DRIFTS) Technique, Cesar Fernandez, Jill Mochizuki, and Jack DeCorso
ANALYSIS OF ACIDITY, CO2 AND OXYGEN CONCENTRATION DURING SUMMER UPWELLING CONDITIONS IN HUMBOLDT BAY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, Lindsey Fischer
Shifting the Paradigm from Weight to Health, Aubrey Lyn Flores
The Educational Development Center: A Stepping Stone to Sustainable Development, Jazzmin Fontenot`
Mammal presence in coastal foredunes dominated by European beachgrass., Ethan Franco
The Body’s Adaptations to Facilitate Motor Learning and Injury Prevention for the Overhand Throw Skill in Baseball Players, Dominic Gallardo
Studies of Bio-Sustainable Materials by Scanning Electron Microscopy, Priscilla Gamez and Frank Cappuccio
Sea Stars and Wave Action, Jackson Gershanoff
A Survey of Shrew (Soricidae) and Mole (Talpidae) Mortality in Arcata, CA, Christina Giltzow
Senior Speed Mixer, Charlie Gittings and Grace Daverso
Role of Recreational Trailways and Cover Objects in Relation to Terrestrial Salamanders, Anthony Gomez
Climate Change and Its Effect on Spring Migrating Waterfowl, Xander Gonsalves
Human Impacts on Songbird Abundance and Diversity, Chloe Good
Candidate Landing Sites for Artemis 3 in Two NASA Candidate Landing Regions Nearest The Lunar South Pole, Steven Gracy
The Best Parts of KCACTF 2024, Aly Greaver
Seabirds and Their Effects on Plant Growth, Hunter Green
Sea Star Wasting Disease and Species Biodiversity, Lily Green
Investigating How LGL1 Loss Affects the Murine Brain Cytoarchitecture, Madison Gutierrez and Ashley King
Women are disproportionately impacted by food insecurity: How activists are connecting to local food systems, Allison Hair
Black to the Kitchen: A Genealogical Cookbook, Dillon Harp
Macroinvertebrate Abundance Decreases Waterfowl Diversity, Rachel Higuera
Camp Hall Project Proposal, Grey Hildebrand
Eelgrass beds impact on juvenile Dungeness crab in Humboldt Bay, CA., Jillian Hodge
Around the Bay in 80 Days: Investigating the Relationship between Bird Diversity and Plants, Quinlan House
Benefits of Physical Exercise On Motor and Non Motor Aspects in Parkinson's Disease, Ebony Isaiah
Revisiting the Five Finger Discount: Shoplifting as a Reproductive Strategy, Shairy Jimenez Delgado
Does Handedness Affect Lateralization of Facial Emotion Processing, Shairy Jimenez Delgado and Alice Zhang
Harmonic Analysis of Currents in Humboldt Bay, Taylor Juchau, Tamara Barriquand, Noe Camarillo, and Steven Gracy
College Corps: Greenwood Cemetery: Preserving Veteran Legacies, Nizhoni Kears
Redefining Career Prep for Environmental Studies, Ashley Keya, Imran Rashid, and Athens Marron
2024 International Social Work Day - Buen Vivir: Shared Future for Transformative Change, Cheuk-Shan Kuang and Ella Green
Multifaceted: SEM analysis of Entolomatoid basidiospores, Casey Ledford and Frank Cappuccio
FISH 480: Challenges that Women Scientists Encounter Conducting Fieldwork-Based Research, Cynthia Le Doux-Bloom, Rebecca Colyar, Raili Makela, Raven Mcadams, Elizabeth Meisman, Sarah Moreau, Ellena Negrete, and Isidra Trejo
Strategies to Reduce Heart Failure Readmissions in Rural Hospitals, Xee Lee
Temperatures Impact on Insect Capture and Black Phoebe Foraging Activity, Alyssa Lomeli
Beyond the Impact: Traumatic Brain Injuries and Long-Term Association with Neurodegenerative Diseases, Andrea Lugo
Plastic Ectotherm Plasticity, Jacob Mackenzie
Cal Poly Humboldt Earth Week Quest/ Treasure hunt Evan Mack and Joe Watson Recreation Administration, Evan Mack and Joe Watson
The Therapeutic Potential of Exercise for Substance Use Disorder: Targeting Stress Resilience, Neuroplasticity, and Reward Pathways, Lillian Maddock
A Picture Worth a Thousand Words: Factors Influencing Disability Accommodations, Alicia Martin, Matias Solorzano, and Mari Sanchez
Is Ice effective for acute injuries or should it go away?, Cali Martino
Indigenous Occupation and Projectile Chronology of the Kern Plateau in Tulare County, California, Nick Mavrolas
Case Study Focusing on ASD, Improving Accuracy in Sports with SDT and Video Modeling, Cassandra Mcmillen and David Adams
Through The Eyes of Liberian Americans: The Post-Civil War Consequences on Liberia, Joy Mehn
Does cleft palate repair surgery restore normal neural processing for infant faces?, Francesca Messina, Nathan Boone, David Harris, and Amanda Hahn
Agent-based Modeling of Microglia Behavior in the Context of Alzheimer's Disease, Emmanuel Mezzulo, Cheyenne Ty, Amanda Case, Abigail Penland, and Kamila Larripa
Scanning Electron Microscope Imaging of Nitropentaamminecobalt(III) Chloride ([Co(NH3)5NO2]Cl2) Crystal Structure, David Morales
Effects of Participation in a Deliberative Democracy Initiative on Sense of Community, Marissa Morales, Elka Medina, Kat Singer, Audrey Ashdown, Alejandro Lopez, and Benjamin Graham
Physical Education Teacher Burnout, Nelson Na
Fort Humboldt: The Development of Redwood Logging in Humboldt, 1878-1950, Qasim Naqvi
Reclaiming Turtle Island: Decolonizing Anthropological Narratives of Migration, Sadie Neff