Fall 2024 CISA Student Showcase participants
Students are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
College of Integrative Sciences and Arts
Student Showcase
Event details
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Cooley Ballrooms, Polytechnic Student Union
5999 S Backus Mall
Mesa, AZ 85212
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)