Submissions from 2025
Shorebird Vigilance from Biological Influences, Ryan Abdilla
Analyzing Soil Quality & Forage Potential of Solar Microhabitats in Coastal Grasslands, Claudia Alfaro Hernandez, Logan Holey, Gabriel Abundis, Tonia Brito-Bersi, and Justin C. Luong
Seeing Red: Color Vison and Aposematic Prey Avoidance in the Jumping Spider Phanias albeolus, Samuel Alfsen
MCKINLEYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, Lorenzo Almond
What Determines Field Use by Shorebirds, Samantha Bacon
Resistance Training on Self-Concept to Improve Gender Affirmation and Community Belonging LGBTQ+ Individuals, Lauren Bankerd
CREATIVITY AND WELLNESS AT WINSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOL, Mack Barker
Strength and Agility Training Could Reduce the Likelihood of ACL Injuries in Women’s Soccer, Nevaeh Batrez
Queer Humboldt Representation through service, Galina Berger, Angela Shumard, and Madison Verba
The Clarke Museum, Josue Bermudez
Preparation and Evaluation of Polylactic Acid-Quinoa Composite Films, Rafeal Bernard, Priscilla Gamez, David Schmitz, Christopher W. Harmon Dr, Jenny A. Cappuccio Dr, and Frank Cappuccio Dr
Eschscholzia californica shows evidence of fitness based local and home-site advantage regardless of morphological patterns, Soren A. Biel, Sage Brislen, Ernesto Chaves-Velasco, Shannon Still, Kerry Byrne, and Justin Luong
Preventing Falls in Hospitalized Elderly Patients, Rory Boeck
Revisiting the Fishes of the Beartooth Butte Formation, Patience Brennan, Lucas Kebow, and Amanda Broadhurst-Werrin
Terror at Home: A 10 Minute Play Exploring History in an Intersectional Method, Starsong Brittain
James' Fabulous Mobile Dog Food Pantry: A Grassroots Initiative!, James Brother
ALDER GROVE CHARTER SCHOOL, Ivory Rose Browning
The Boys and Girls Club Combating Juvenile Delinquency, Heidi Brust
Campus After Dark: Exploring Local Bat Activity and Species Composition, BreeLynn Butler
The Effects of Outdoor Physical Therapy Sessions on Depression and Overall Recovery Rate in Elderly Patients, Elizabeth H. Cameron
Nourishing Community Health, Levit Cantu
Marsh Bird Diversity Increases With High Tides, Alondra Cardona
Selective Logging and Mammal Diversity: Evidence of Ecological Stability, Zach Case
Effects of Weight Management Techniques on Female Athletes' Mental Health in Weight-Class Sports, Paige Cato-Stahl
Human activity influence on shorebird flushing and foraging along Humboldt Bay Coastal Beaches, Cindy E. Chavez
Cal Poly Humboldt Presents Prasch Hall Facility Needs Assessment, Matthew Cherovsky
The Effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence in Fall Risk Assessment for Older Adults, Ian Church
Interspecific competition increases the foraging activity in Great Blue Herons (Ardea herodias), Thalia Contreras
Pyromania From a Forensic Psychology Perspective, Claudia Cress, Olivia Beck, Nix Helms, and Kaylee Walrath
Temporal habitat usage of Columbian black-tailed deer across urban-wildland interfaces in Arcata, California, Jaret Cross
Genome Compartmentalization of Effector Genes in Phytophthora, Charlie Deible and Oscar M. Vargas Dr.
Fawn Awareness - A Health Education Initiative, Jessica De Laguna
Great and Snowy Egrets Observed Showing Greater Strike Rate and Movement in Estuarine Habitats When Foraging, Riyanna De La Rosa
Senior Project, Wildflower Rave: Spring Into the Arts, Lavender Deng
Modeling Peak Photosynthesis in The Great Smoky Mountains, Crystal Diaz and Rachel Torres
Humboldt Forensics: Lumberjack Speech and Debate 1926 - 2025, Aaron Donaldson
Equitable Self-Assessment and Intervention Practices in Supplemental Instruction, Isabella Donato
Hypertension in Incarcerated Adults, Jennifer Dreyer
AIDING IN A 1ST GRADE CLASS, Kimberly Duck
Exercise is Medicine- On Campus, Jason Dyck, Danielle Lositzki, Brendan Yoder, Jacob Allen, Lexanee Inzunza, Luis Medina, Ali Dougish, and YoungSub Kwon
Lupinus nipomensis survey to assess plant growth and grazing management strategies, Trinity J. Edwards, Wendy Kornberg, and Justin Luong
Utilizing PCR to Test Oysters from the Humboldt Bay for Toxoplasma gondii, Porter Ellis, Christina Varian, and Mourad Gabriel
SHOULD MDMA BE USED AS TREATMENT FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS, Ashley Erbeck, Claire Gurries, Derek Ray, Emily Giandana, Adam Ibarra, and Brandilynn Villarreal
Scavenger Interactions with Marine Mammal Carcasses along the Northern California Coast, Keith Erickson
Blue Lake Rancheria Daluviwi’ Field Restoration Project, Bella Evenson
THE SOUND OF COASTAL GROVE Creating Impactful Connections Through Music, Jaelyn Flores, Heather Garalde, Gia Gruenhagen, and Makena Martin
Restoration and Education of the Dunes through Kids Ocean Day, Melissa Flores
Captive Collared-Doves ( Streptopelia spp.) Like Millet, But Prefer Corn, Daniel Francois
BEYOND THE FIVE FINGER DISCOUNT: MONETARY MOTIVATIONS BEHIND SHOPLIFTING, Emma Frerichs; Povheng Yam,; Shairy Jimenez-Delgado; Kristin Kearney; Christianne Ablan; Camille Burns; Carlotta Koehler; Miranda Connelly; Aiden Ott; and Amanda C. Hahn
Being A Role Model at the Morris School, Arthur Frye
Potawot Community Garden: Moving Beyond Land Acknowledgements, Chrys Furrer
Culvert and Viaduct Features Influencing Mammal Crossing Frequency, Patty Garrett
Nectar Sweetness Preference in Anna’s Hummingbird, Jeff Gartner
BLACK HUMBOLDT An Impactful Mission, Nauselle Gleglaud
TRANSPORTATION FOR NATIVE YOUTH, Jessa Gomez and Alyssa Huynh
Silent Struggles: Addressing Postpartum Depression in Rural Public Health, Jamie Gormly
MAP OF LOW AND NO-COST OUTDOOR RECREATION NEAR CAL POLY HUMBOLDT, Teddy Goyette
Male Grouping Behavior in Giant Chacoan Peccary, Finley Gralian
No Where 2 Go Humboldt, Jasmine Guerra
Sweet Molecules, Sour Outcome: Enzyme Kinetics to Discover Allosteric Inhibitor of Yeast Alcohol Dehydrogenase (YADH), Dylan J. Harrison and Jenny A. Cappuccio
Corridor Proximity and Habitat Influence on Small Mammal Rescue Call Frequency, Fernando Herrera
ARCATA HOUSE PARTNERSHIP Housing is a human right!, Grey Hildebrand, Juli-Ann Johnson, Jacquelyn Perez, Emma Wilson, Mariana Lara, and Vanessa Luis
Plant Traits Vary Across Microhabitats Under Solar Microgrids on Coastal Grasslands, Logan Holey, Claudia Alfaro Hernandez, Gabriel Abundis, Tonia Brito-Bersi, Ernesto Chavez- Velasco, and Justin C. Luong
The Gut Microbiome and the Influences on Emotional State, Sophia Hummel, Payton Tausig, Sophia VanSlambrouck, Nathan Aguilar, and Angel Roca
ADDRESSING A COMMUNITY IN NEED The Betty Kwon Chinn Foundation, Dillon Hurley
Basque Cultural Exploration, Adam Ibarra
Effects of Non-Invasive Rehabilitation for Baseball Players Recovering from Tommy John Surgery: Optimizing Safe & Efficient Return to Play, Lexanee Inzunza
Building Community Through Academic Support: My College Corps Experience, Leighanna Jake
Effects of Moonlight on Nocturnal Mesopredators Use of Trails in the Arcata Community Forest, Miranda Jones
Effects of Physical Education on Improving Social and Emotional Learning in Physical Education, Edgar Juarez
Remote Sensing for Forest Health and Wildfire Mitigation, Jonathan David Juarez and Rachel Torres
Effects of Human Development on the Spatial and Temporal Behavior on the Neighborhood Mesocarnivore Guild, Amanda Kanaly
EVALUATING APPROACHES TO CHANGING VISITOR BEHAVIOR WITH THE B.A.R.K. RANGER PROGRAM, Nizhoni Kears and Nick Salgado-Stanley
Environmental Monitoring for Tests of Gravity Below Fifty Microns, Abby Keltz, Kelsey Sako, Elizabeth Rosales, Frederick Kuster-Tabares, and Charles D. Hoyle
Addressing the Full Spectrum of ACL Injury, Delilah Kimble-Gray
Edge Effects on Salamander morphology in the Arcata Community Forest., Blake Knapp
California at a Crossroads: Saving the Trinity’s Water Future, Chris Koier
Comparing Mammalian Populations and Human Disturbance Between Different Units at the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Erin Konefal
Precision Measurement of the Universal Gravitational Constant, Frederick Kuster-Tabares, A. G. Papesh, Emily Ord, R. S. Decca, Charles D. Hoyle, and M. Hua
Modeling Brown Pelican Predicted Abundance in Humboldt Habitats, Gavin Lahr
People, Dogs, and Bikers! How Are We Affecting Marbled Godwit Behavior in Humboldt Bay?, Emma Rebeka Leininger
Change in Snowmelt Timing and its Effects on the Green-up Timing of Mixed Conifer Forests, Tully Leonard and Rachel Torres
Shorebird Size Plays A Role In Mixed -Species Flocking Behavior, Mason Levy
How Ecological Restoration Affects Mammalian Species Diversity and Evenness in Coastal Dune Systems, Samantha Lieburn
Women with Heart: Beating the Odds with Stronger Communities and Stronger Hearts, Sparrow Linderborg
Effects of High Screen Time Usage on Social-Emotional Development in Children Under Twelve, Morgan Lopez, Elisah Cox, Jacob Silva Sanchez, and Khyla Bennett
Cannabis Use and Mental Health: A Double-Edged Leaf, Hannah Lyons, Lanna Moore, Izzy Tetzlaff, and Adriana Cluver
Bat Biodiversity in Coastal and Inland Habitat, Katrina Maynez
Effects of Anthropogenic Disturbance on Waterfowl at the Arcata Marsh, Joseph Meihak
ARCATA HS: FFA ORGANIZATION, Leslie Mendoza-Avila
Edge Effects on Insects in Coastal Redwoods, Sebastian Mendoza
Evaluating Samsung SmartTags as a Low-Cost Wildlife Tracking Tool, Daniel Meng, Rick Brown, and Ho Yi Wan
HARVESTING CONNECTIONS Farmers markets cultivate communities, Azariah Mohr, Olivia Aldinger, and Robyn Stallman
Consistent Insect abundance across temperature, humidity, and vegetation gradient in the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, Shahin Mokhtari
Alcohol Use Disorder in Humboldt, Emily Monahan
Factors Influencing Extended Periods of Inactivity in Barred Owls, Emily Mora, Vitek Jirinec, Jon Tenberge, and Greta Wengert
Native Bee Diversity and Floral Host Preferences, Annette Moulay and Selena Conner
ARCATA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Reading Intervention, Kaya Evelyn Murillo