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College of Integrative Sciences and Arts

Student Showcase

Discover the creative and independent hands-on projects and research CISA students have been working on this year as they share their work in an informal, interactive poster session with their ASU colleagues, as well as the larger community. See innovation in action on topics spanning from human and animal behavior to project management and wildlife management, agriculture and physics.

Spring 2026 projects

Research topic area:
Biology

Student(s):
Dani Rodriguez
Joushua Levy
Joshua Parker

Faculty advisor:
Maria Bautista

Research topic area:
Project Management

Student(s):
Samantha Black

Faculty advisor:
Arvin Prem Kumar

Research topic area:
Animal Conservation and Rehabilitation

Student(s):
Aspen Chance

Faculty advisor:
Julie Murphree

Research topic area:
Ecology

Student(s):
Natalie Edwards

Faculty advisor:
Jesse Lewis

Research topic area:
Project Management and Sustainability

Student(s):
Carmen Macias

Faculty advisor:
Idris Adelakun

Research topic area:
Project Management

Student(s):
Brennan Walley

Faculty advisor:
Arvin Prem Kumar

Research topic area:
Psychology and Philosophy

Student(s):
Trent Swick

Faculty advisor:
Rachel Ocampo Hoogasian

Research topic area:
Mathematics

Student(s):
Kadin Shah

Faculty advisor:
Yun Kang

Research topic area:
Psychology (Disorders)

Student(s):
Adrian Curtsinger

Faculty advisor:
Preston Battles

Research topic area:
Biology

Student(s):
Skylar Barnum
Katelyn Ullmann
Kara Bush

Faculty advisor:
Maria Bautista

Research topic area:
Biology

Student(s):
Jamilet Perez Acuna

Faculty advisor:
Sarah Churgin

Research topic area:
Community Health Internship at Imagine Desert West Middle School

Student(s):
Monica Bracamontes
Mariel Herrera

Faculty advisor:
Rajni Nair

Research topic area:
Physics

Student(s):
Alex Kellogg

Faculty advisor:
Michael Dugger

Research topic area:
Psychology

Student(s):
Carolina Ibanez
Katie Amdal
Devin Ho

Faculty advisor:
Rachel Ocampo Hoogasian

Research topic area:
Public Health and Microbiology

Student(s):
Anne (Annie) Marsh
Kennedi Argo
Danielle Smith
Mia Bills
Sophia Pedersen

Faculty advisor:
Maria Bautista

Research topic area:
Biology

Student(s):
David Delgado
Janell Vasquez
Emily Hitaffer
Kassandra Escobedo

Faculty advisor:
Maria Bautista

Research topic area:
Applied Biological Sciences

Student(s):
Zayan Hasan

Faculty advisor:
Adam Stein

Research topic area:
Project Cost Management

Student(s):
Scarlett Chavez

Faculty advisor:
Arvin Prem Kumar

Research topic area:
Biology

Student(s):
Madison Bigham

Faculty advisor:
Jesse Lewis

Research topic area:
Housing Market

Student(s):
Tyler Barnett

Faculty advisor:
Yun Kang

Research topic area:
Biology

Student(s):
Fathima Haziqa
Jacob Parker
Valerie Robles Acuna

Faculty advisor:
Maria Bautista

Research topic area:
Horticulture

Student(s):
Colton Janisch
Rylyn Brown
Sofia Dowlin
Jennifer Ochoa

Faculty advisor:
Yujin Park

Research topic area:
Agriculture

Student(s):
Nicholas Barnett

Faculty advisor:
Yujin Park

Research topic area:
Biology

Student(s):
Karla Angulo
Evan Vaught

Faculty advisor:
Maria Bautista

Research topic area:
Horticulture

Student(s):
Ethan Hill

Faculty advisor:
Subhankar Mandal

Research topic area:
Plant Sciences

Student(s):
Lila Rose
Sumaya Said
Margarita Sanchez

Faculty advisor:
Yujin Park

Research topic area:
Counseling

Student(s):
Lilian Foster

Faculty advisor:
Laura Jimenez

Research topic area:
Counseling

Student(s):
Ashley Larson

Faculty advisor:
Rachel Ocampo Hoogasian

Research topic area:
Psychology

Student(s):
Ben Langsam
William Friedman

Faculty advisor:
Wendy Peters

Research topic area:
Biology

Student(s):
Pablo Valenzuela
James Puhl
Yousef Kitmitto
Eric Worwa
Pablo Valenzuela

Faculty advisor:
Maria Bautista

Research topic area:
Biology

Student(s):
Cole Devlin
Yogi Tirumalasetti
Martin Arsenault

Faculty advisor:
Maria Bautista

Research topic area:
Ecology

Student(s):
Lila Rose
Sumaya Said

Faculty advisor:
Cynthia Sagers

Research topic area:
History

Student(s):
Avery Ashcraft

Faculty advisor:
Keith Hollinger

Research topic area:
Agriculture Hyperspectral Imaging

Student(s):
Sumaya Said

Faculty advisor:
Subhankar Mandal

Research topic area:
UX Design

Student(s):
Madison Ceriani

Faculty advisor:
Andrew Mara

Research topic area:
Microbiology

Student(s):
Khushi Patel

Faculty advisor:
Swati Khare

Research topic area:
Biology

Student(s):
Marissa Cano

Faculty advisor:
Steven Saul

Research topic area:
Biology and Ecology

Student(s):
Sophia French
On'Yeah Rice

Faculty advisor:
Kelsey Lyberger

Research topic area:
Trauma and Crisis Intervention

Student(s):
Catherine Anna Christy

Faculty advisor:
 

Research topic area:
Biology

Student(s):
Trevor Beckstead
Lucas Hamblin

Faculty advisor:
Maria Bautista

Research topic area:
Social Sciences - Human Development

Student(s):
Rebecca Nelson
Aanvi Goel
Dayanara Gamez
Fernanda Hernandez (University of Arizona)

Faculty advisor:
Rajni Nair
Melissa Delgado (University of Arizona, co-PI)

Research topic area:
Ecology

Student(s):
Kai Heiner

Faculty advisor:
Julie Murphree

Research topic area:
Ecology

Student(s):
Alex Vela

Faculty advisor:
Heather Bateman

Research topic area:
Psychology & Sports Psychology

Student(s):
Ishpal Bansal

Faculty advisor:
Rachel Ocampo Hoogasian

Research topic area:
Science

Student(s):
Megan Blackburn

Faculty advisor:
Julie Murphree

Research topic area:
Biology

Student(s):
Chloe Morton
Nyla Davis
Jaidyn Giese

Faculty advisor:
Maria Bautista

Research topic area:
Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Biology

Student(s):
Niama Perrotte

Faculty advisor:
Yun Kang

Research topic area:
Ecology

 

Student(s):
Monet Rattner

Faculty advisor:
Subhankar Mandal

Research topic area:
Math Education

Student(s):
Lauren Janda

Faculty advisor:
Michelle Zandieh

Research topic area:
Ecology

Student(s):
Jay Holm

Faculty advisor:
Jesse Lewis

Research topic area:
Neuroscience

Student(s):
Jimi Hernandez

Faculty advisor:
Yun Kang

Research topic area:
Science

Student(s):
Megan Blackburn

Faculty advisor:
Julie Murphree

Research topic area:
Project Management

Student(s):
Maxwell Kandas
Cora Darcangelo

Faculty advisors:
Brent Scholar

Research topic area:
Veterinary Medicine

Student(s):
Vanessa Martinez Arredondo
Elijah Lim
Dallas Rose
Madeline McKeown

Faculty advisor:
Maria Bautista

Research topic area:
SCCP

Student(s):
Jeremy E Capron
Kendra McClure
Brenda Clara-Hernandez

Faculty advisor:
Rachel Ocampo Hoogasian

Research topic area:
Biology

Student(s):
Raedon Anderson

Faculty advisor:
Heather Bateman

Research topic area:
Project Management Framework

Student(s):
Jolaimie Fuentes Cruz

Faculty advisor:
Idris Adelakun

Research topic area:
Counseling Psychology

Student(s):
Emily Goodman

Faculty advisor:
Laura Jimenez Arista

Research topic area:
Biology

 

Student(s):
Karis Crocker
Fathima Haziqa

Faculty advisor:
Subhankar Mandal

Research topic area:
Biology

 

Student(s):
Noel VanLankvelt

Research topic area:
Veterinary Medicine

Student(s):
Annarose Fisler

Faculty advisor:
Sarah Churgin

Research topic area:
People

Student(s):
Mireya Bernal
Marianne d'Escoto

Faculty advisor:
Maria Bautista

Research topic area:
Biology and Medicine

 

Student(s):
Adrian Curtsinger
Ella Goens
Kristal Nunez
Harliegh Gillen

Faculty advisor:
Maria Bautista

Research topic area:
Global Politics

Student(s):
Ayah Najem

Faculty advisor:
Keith Hollinger

Research topic area:
Wildlife Conservation, Ecological Peacebuilding

Student(s):
Frances Dent
Kaiulani Nowell

Faculty advisor:
Keith Hollinger

Research topic area:
Undergraduate Mathematics Education

Student(s):
Olivia Bruner

Faculty advisor:
Michelle Zandieh

Research topic area:
Computational Physics

Student(s):
Christian Mendoza

Faculty advisor:
Igor Shovkovy

Research topic area:
UX

Student(s):
Sean Won

Faculty advisor:
Andrew Mara

Research topic area:
Biophysics

Student(s):
Henry Silvernail

Faculty advisor:
Wenwei Zheng

Research topic area:
UX

Student(s):
Joe Zhou

Faculty advisor:
Andrew Mara

Research topic area:
Urban Ecology

Student(s):
Julia Hernandez

Faculty advisor:
Jesse Lewis