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College of Integrative Sciences and Arts

Student Showcase

Small crowd at an event with research posters, with one presenter in focus

Event details

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Cooley Ballrooms, Polytechnic Student Union
5999 S Backus Mall
Mesa, AZ 85212

Fall 2024 CISA Student Showcase participants

Students are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

Hope Abercrombie

Title
Rhinella Species and Distribution in Florida

Research Area
Biology

Major
Animal Behavior

Rachel Baker

Title
How Income Correlates With an Areas Landcover and Wildlife

Research Area
Biology, Urban wildlife

Major
Sustainability (Ecosystems)

Nicholas Barnett

Title
Lettuce Crop Density Effect on Yield

Research Area
Horticulture, Hydroponics

Major
Applied Biological Sciences (Sustainable Horticulture)

Madison Bigham

Title
Sonoran Desert Tortoise Home Range and Habitat Use with Temporal Considerations

Research Area
Wildlife biology

Major
Applied Biological Sciences

Brittany Blake

Title
Assessing the Role of an Urban River in Habitat Connectivity

Research Area
Ecology

Major
Applied Biological Sciences

Brittany Blake

Title
Desert Birds vs. the Concrete Jungle: How Urbanization Impacts Biodiversity

Research Area
Ecology

Major
Applied Biological Sciences

Jaiandra Bravo

Title
Bio-stimulant Efficacy and Stress Detection in Lettuce

Research Area
Biology, Horticulture

Major
Applied Biological Sciences

Lauren Brown

Title
The Relationship Between Outbreak of Ranavirus in Amphibian/Reptile Populations and Frequency of Observations in the Wild of the United States

Research Area
Applied herpetology

Major
Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Jairo Castrolondono

Title
Extinct Languages

Research Area
Linguistics

Major
Applied Mathematics

Princess Colon

Title
Optical Qubits and Logic Gates

Research Area
Physics

Major
Engineering (Robotics)

Lauren Coulston

Title
Balancing Conservation and Commercialization: How Public Events affect Zoo Animals

Research Area
Captive animal behavior management

Major
Applied Biological Sciences: Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Treyvon Cuspard

Title
The Process of Designing an Event Poster for Automotive Enthusiasts

Research Area
Visual communication

Major
Graphic Information Technology

Minh Dang

Title
Social Science

Research Area
Homelessness

Major
Graphic Information technology

Elsie Davis

Title
Analyzing Student Approaches in a Paint-Themed Linear Algebra Setting

Research Area
Applied linear algebra education

Major
Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics

Jacob Dinsmore

Title
Comparison of Sonoran Mud Turtle BMI

Research Area
Biology

Major
Biological Sciences

David Domrzalski

Title
The Scientific Method to Creating an Infographic for Counseling Clients

Research Area
Visual communication

Major
Counseling and Applied Psychology

Lily Foster

Title
Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling

Research Area
Counseling

Major
Counseling and Applied Psychology

Luke Foster

Title
Warrior Mentality in Coaching

Research Area
Counseling, Psychology

Major
Sports Counseling and Applied Psychology

Sophia French

Title
Canine Atopic Dermatitis

Research Area
Biology, Animal physiology

Major
Applied Biological Sciences (pre-vet)

Jeffrey Gallegos

Title
Chronic Liver Disease Modeling

Research Area
Mathematics

Major
Applied Mathematics

Mavery Grattan

Title
Angels for Devils: Community Impact

Research Area
Counseling, Veterinary science

Major
Applied Biological Sciences (Pre-vet)

Zoe Harman

Title
How to Create an Infographic on Suicide Warning Signs

Research Area
Visual communication

Major
Graphic Information Technology

Taira Hauptli

Title
Marketing Yourself: Finding the Perfect Logo Design

Research Area
Visual communication

Major
Communication

Julia Hernandez

Title
Wildlife occupancy along a human-modified river corridor

Research Area
Ecology

Major
Applied Biological Sciences

Jay Holm

Title
Wildlife use of underpass crossing structures along a major canal

Research Area
Wildlife biology

Major
Applied Biological Sciences

Ashley Holzmann

Title
Addressing the Army Recruiting Crisis with Social Science

Research Area
Social science

Major
Integrative Social Science

Kristy Hughes

Title
Seasonal Trends in Upper Respiratory Tract Disease Reports Across the Internet

Research Area
Animal medicine, Biology

Major
Applied Biological Sciences: Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Kristy Hughes

Title
Patterns in Diet Choices Between Juvenile and Adult Desert Tortoises

Research Area
Animal nutrition, Biology

Major
Pre-Veterinary Science

Jaime Johnson

Title
Assessing Problem-Solving Efficiency and Memory Retention in Green Tree Monitors (Varanus prasinus)

Research Area
Biology, Animal behavior

Major
Biology

Melisa Kousser

Title
Nations and Numbers: The Evolution of Mathematics through the Ages

Research Area
Math history

Major
Applied Math

Brandon Ligon

Title
Counting Cars, Counting Critters: How Roads Impact Urban Wildlife

Research Area
Urban ecology

Major
Composition (Acoustic Ecology)

Liliana Llanes Luna

Title
Contemporary Aesthetics: The Role of Typography and Visual Communication

Research Area
Visual communication

Major
Graphic Information Technology

Jovan Lombard

Title
Hyper-Individualism and its Effects in the United States

Research Area
Social sciences

Major
Integrative Social Sciences

Aaron Lopez

Title
Exploring How to Market an Independent Gaming Event on Campus

Research Area
Visual communication

Major
Technical Communication (User Experience)

Linzhen Luo

Title
China

Research Area
Social science

Major
Applied Business and Technology Solutions (BA)

Jared Mann

Title
Combating the Urban Heat Island Effect: The Role of Green Spaces

Research Area
Sustainable horticulture

Major
Applied Biological Sciences

Jared Mann

Title
Growing Wheat Sustainably in Drylands

Research Area
Horticulture sustainability

Major
Applied Biological Sciences: Sustainable Horticulture

Melanie Mannon

Title
Crafting Identity: The Science Behind My Personal Logo

Research Area
Visual communication

Major
Graphic Information Technology

Trevor Maxwell

Title
Effects of basil harvesting height on biomass yield

Research Area
Biology

Major
Applied Biological Sciences

Callie Mendez

Title
Psychological Assessment of Addictions with Minors

Research Area
Counseling

Major
Counseling and Applied Psychological Sciences

Liz Milne

Title
College Athlete Mental Health Study

Research Area
Psychology

Major
Psychology

Diyako Moradi

Title
Impact of Climate Changes on Honeybee Population in Mesa, AZ

Research Area
Ecology

Major
Mathematics

Jenny Mueller-Alexander

Title
Compact Interplanting

Research Area
Horticulture

Major
Indoor Farming

Prisca Mukala

Title
Celebrating the Impact of Culture in Digital Media

Research Area
Visual communication

Major
Tech Comm

Olivia Nguyen

Title
Human behavior and wildlife population dynamics in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic across the gradient of urbanization

Research Area
Biology

Major
Biology MS

Rachel Pearson

Title
Burnout and Compassion fatigue in Clinicians

Research Area
Counseling and applied psychological science

Major
Counseling and Applied Psychological Science (BS)

Javier Peralta

Title
Infectious Diseases of Big Cats

Research Area
Veterinary infectious diseases

Major
Applied Biological Sciences(Pre-veterinary Medicine)

Avanlee Peterson

Title
Gendered Silences in Virtual Workplace Meetings

Research Area
Organizational behavior

Major
Organizational Leadership

Pheonix Pulver

Title
Skeletal and Full-Body Diagrams of Example Herp Species

Research Area
Biology

Major
Applied Biological Sciences- Pre-Veterinary

Phoenix Pulver

Title
H5N1 Avian Influenza in Arizona

Research Area
Biology, Veterinary science

Major
Applied Biological Sciences - Pre-Veterinary

Luke Ramsey-Wiegmann

Title
Legacy Effects of Land Use on Reptiles and Amphibians of the Urban Salt River

Research Area
Urban ecology

Major
PhD Sustainability

Jordy Rodriguez

Title
Mathematical Modeling of Plant-Pollinator Dynamics: Understanding the Impact of Pesticides and Pest on Pollination Efficiency

Research Area
Math modeling, Ecology

Major
PhD Applied Mathematics for Life and Social Sciences

Lila Rose

Title
Intercropping

Research Area
Horticulture

Major
Sustainable Horticulture

Arianna Samaniego

Title
Desert Life Disparities Across an Economic Gradient

Research Area
Urban ecology

Major
Applied Biological Sciences

Heaven Sanchez

Title
Birds abundance in relation to the distance of public green spaces, agriculture and desert patches

Research Area
Urban wildlife ecology

Major
Applied Biological Science

Keatn Schlink

Title
Effect of Dissolved Oxygen on Hydroponic Spinach and Arugula Growth

Research Area
Applied biology

Major
Applied Biological Sciences

Emmalee Sheppard

Title
Mental Health in Gymnastics

Research Area
Psychology

Major
Psychology

Dheepthi Sundaresan

Title
From Concept To Creation: My Visual Identity

Research Area
Visual communication

Major
Technical Communication (User Experience)

Simone Vega Rabelo

Title
Trash Removal by Urban Birds

Research Area
Biology, Ornithology

Major
Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Angela Wang

Title
Using Cartoons For Difficult Foundational Math Concepts

Research Area
Math education

Major
Applied Mathematics

Hal Ward

Title
Occupancy of Smith's Black-Headed Snake

Research Area
Applied biology, Herpetology

Major
Applied Biological Science

Quinton Washburn

Title
Social Problem

Research Area
Social sciences

Major
Integrative Social Sciences

Jake Webb

Title
The Immorality of Orca Captivity

Research Area
Biology

Major
Pre Veterinary Medicine

Trevor White

Title
Counseling services in Areas of different socioeconomic conditions

Research Area
Counseling

Major
Counseling and applied psychological sciences

Cleveland Williams

Title
Exploring the Design of a Gaming Infographic

Research Area
Visual communication

Major
GIT

Luisa Zamora Chavez

Title
Investigating iNaturalist User Demographics in the Phoenix Metro Area

Research Area
Urban ecology

Major
Biology

Eli Zink

Title
Factors Influencing Tail Regeneration In Fence Lizards

Research Area
Herpetolgy

Major
Applied Biological Sciences (Natural Resource and Ecology)