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.
Click here for more information about submitting a research article to the peer-reviewed ideaFest Journal.
Submissions from 2024
Food preference of backyard birds in Siskiyou County, CA, Cheyanne Nelson
Connecting Care: Advancing Diabetes Management in Rural Areas Through Telehealth and Community Empowerment, Ana Ocegueda
Small Mammal’s Abundance in Relationship to Distance and Water Type, Mitchell Owen
College Corps: Our Service At Arcata High, Jazmin Pacheco-Vasquez and Eyanna Jones
Testing Gravitational Interactions Below Fifty Microns, Alexandra Papesh
How Ankle Braces affect Mobility in Multidirectional sports, Kazimierz Parks
Habitat Selection of American Crows in Eureka, CA, Christina Parra
Stylohyoid-tympanic articulation in shrews and its possible implications for echolocation, Silvia Pavan, Aviva Saadatfar, and Jesyka Rosa
Examining the potential interference of Scandium on Iron Uptake Mechanisms in Phytoplankton, through the lens of Nutrient Consumption, Isabel Perez-Zoghbi and Claire Till
Stage Management for The Life of Galileo, Evan Pierce
Nest Tree Selection of Swainson's and Red-Tailed Hawks in Butte Valley, CA, Cristina Portillo
Characterization of a Novel Endocellulase Enzyme for Biofuel Optimization, Amanda Ratcliff, Sarai Tapia, Priscilla Gamez, Sienna Mills, Matthew Escobar, Matthias Hess, Frank Cappuccio, and Jenny A. Cappuccio
Habitat Preferences and Distribution Patterns of Salamanders In the Arcata Community Forest, Tristan Ray
College Corps: The Importance of Community Service, Luis Reyes
College Corps: Creating Communities Through Collaboration, Malcolm Ridings and Zacarias Torres
Wicked Problems: An Interdisciplinary Podcast Produced by Students in the Individualized Degree Program (IDP), Rebecca Robertson
GIS Data Archive, Thomas Rocha and James Graham
College Corps: Food for People's Impact on Food Insecurity in Humboldt County, Petrita Rodriguez
Evening Bike Ride Extravaganza, ernesto roide
The Effects of Sleep Loss on Collegiate Athletic Performance, Grace Rosebrook
Somos Semillas-Ethnic Studies as Liberatory Joy in Rural California, Marisol O. Ruiz, Nancy Pérez, Audriana Peñaloza, Athens Marron, Georgina C. Salvarrey, Noemi Maldonado, Joahnna Tool, Arianna Bucio, and Pamela Hernandez
Kenned Center American College Theatre Festival, Benji Salisbury
Attitudes of Recognizable and Unrecognizable Disabilities in Various Contexts, Mari Sanchez, Alicia Martin, Andrew Greely, Zoe Burg, and Alice Zhang
A picture worth a thousand words: Factors influencing faculty in disability accommodations, Mari Sanchez, Alicia Martin, and Matias Solorzano
Subjective versus objective language proficiency: An investigation of age of acquisition and exposure in multilinguals, Mari Sanchez, Anastina Steiber, Sofia Gutierrez Johnson, and Gianna Giacomotto
College Corps: Valor and Verse Book Club, Melanie Sanchez
Preparation and Evaluation of Polylactic Acid-Quinoa Composite films, David Schmitz, Rafeal Bernard, Priscilla Gamez, Gavan Jones, Jenny A. Cappuccio, and Frank Cappuccio
Perching Height Preference in Raptors, Jacob Scholar
Mesocarnivore Temporal Niche Partitioning in Response to Anthropogenic Presence in Northern California, Anna Schwecke
Manual Therapies in Myofascial Pain and The Application of Trigger Point Therapy, Alexandria Sekulski
Recreational Beach Day, Grace Shanahan
Analyzing Trace Levels of Iron in Seawater: Expanding the Measurable Concentration Range, Brooke Stafford, Elijah Joves, and Claire P. Till
College Corps: Sustainability, Art, & Community at the Arcata Creative Sanctuary, Stella Stahl, Joseph Meihak, Ally Hair, Bella Virgen, Marisabel Moreno, Carter Daniel, Yocelin Rios, Mack Barker, and Leonela Bolanos
Maternal Nutrition & Gut Microbiota Quality: Determining Fetal Immune Development Outcome, Gessica Stepanenko
Weight Cycling and Rapid Weight Loss and its Effect on Athletic Performance in Combat Sports, Jack Stewart
Influence of Running shoes on Running Economy, Injury Performance, and Biomechanical Efficiency, Sawyer Stoddard
“Are We Ready?” Disaster Preparedness for People with Chronic Conditions or Disabilities, Ashley Stone
Effects of Freshwater on Purple Sea Urchin and Bull Kelp Dynamicx at the Mouths of Rivers Along the Mendocino Coast, Marina Storey, Isabelle Shirah, Duncan Jackson, and Franklin Moitoza
Ethics in forensic anthropology: Racial profiles and the obstruction of finding missing persons, Nicolette Svitenko
Sudden Death Among Athletes, Aleksander Teplicki
Increasing Motivation and Fitness Levels in Pre-adolescents with Disabilities: A Study in Self-Determination Theory, Adam Thomas
Climate Action in Humboldt County : College Corps, Indigo Thorson
Alzheimer's Disease as Type 3 Diabetes? Unconventional Methods to Utilize if AD is Seen as T3DM, Frank Tirado
College Corps: Six Rivers Charter High School Battling Chronic Absenteeism, Kaelyn Trapsi
Pollinator Response to Ultraviolet Light Reflection in Flowers, Carina Trentini
Mathematical Modeling of Adaptive Sex Ratios in Sea Lamprey Populations, Jaxon Tuggle, Amanda Case, and Emmanuel Mezzulo
Affects of Common Fishing and Recreational Beaches on Dead Seabird Abundance Found Onshore, Nikkie Villagrana
College Corps: Trinidad Coastal Land Trust, Jael Villamil
V.R. Gaming Could Break Our Sedentary Habits, Tyler Voner
College Corps: Students Helping Students, Alex Votaw, Midalia Garcia, Julian Wan, and Marlon Wexler
What were the Religious Belies of the Neolithic Irish?, Joseph Walsh
Intravenous Vitamin C in Cancer Treatment, Nick Weil
Impacts of the edge effect on avian species distribution in the Arcata Community Forest, Christy Wheatley
The Clarke Museum College Corps Fellows - Pitch Fest 2024, Carrie White
College Corps: Mental Health Matters In Elementary Schools, Ruth White
Don't get caught with a CAUTI, Jill Williams
Combatting opioid use disorder through the power of exercise, Kyle Winton
The Moderating Effects of Age on the Relationship Between Cannabis and Tobacco Smoking and Pain, Joshua Worthington
Changes in Motivation and Intention to Change Multiple Health Behaviors Associated with a College Health Course, Joshua Worthington and Carrie Aigner
Assessing Attitudes Toward Law Enforcement and Civilian Law Enforcement Review Boards in Humboldt, California, Joshua Worthington, Chad Hinojosa, Catie Burtch, Crane Conso, Jordan McDowell, and Amber Gaffney
Individual differences in the coordinated behavioral and physiological immune response to pathogenic threat, Povheng Yam, Edwin Rosales-Vijil, Nathan Boone, Francesca Messina, and Amanda C. Hahn
Prevalence of Iridovirus in Terrestrial Isopod Colonies, Aang Younger
Small Mammals vs. Understory Plant Diversity and Health at L.W. Schatz Farm, Puyao Zhang