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Presenters & Abstracts: 2018
Effects of Lethal Giant Larvae 1 on Murine Neural Progenitor Cell Differentiation
- Logan BaileyBiological SciencesUndergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
Using Immunocytochemistry to analyze the expression of differentiation markers in mouse neural progenitor cells. Comparisons are made between wild type cells and Lgl -/- cells to view differences in their differentiation potential and analyze some of the potential impacts of the Lgl1 gene or it’s absence.
Effects of Ladder Training on Sprint and Change of Direction Performance
- Trevor ShortKinesiologyGraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
Ladder training is a form of multidirectional lower limb plyometric training utilized by coaches and athletes in a variety of sports. Researchers have not examined how ladder training improves sprint and COD performance. The addition of 4 weeks of LT to a conventional pre-season strength and conditioning program seems to represent a time-efficient stimulus for improvement in sprint performance, stride frequency, and ground contact time. LT should be implemented as a warm up or neural priming exercise. These findings offer practitioners and athletes the ability to improve performance and induce kinematic adaptations at a desired period within the macrocycle.
Effects of the election of President Trump on the political dynamic of Humboldt State University.
- Aislin EdalgoAnthropologyUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
This research is on the political dynamic of the Humboldt State University community. Specifically, of the course of the past year and a half I have been conducting three separate ethnography projects focusing on the effects of the election of President Trump, the origin of political beliefs and cultural policing of political speech acts. This research was conducted using participant observation, interviewing, surveying, and observation, with individuals involved being both students and instructors at HSU. This research has the ability to give a greater understanding into the political dynamic of HSU university and the beliefs of it's community members.
Efficacy of Variable Density Thinning at Redwood National Park.
- Kevin SolandForestryUndergraduate Student
- Meagan BurgerForestryUndergraduate Student
- Sonnette RussellForestryUndergraduate Student
- Tyler DunlapForestryUndergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
Our group’s senior thesis investigated the physiological and water potential responses of redwood and tanoak trees to various thinning treatments that occurred during the Summer of 2017 in Redwood National Park. We selected 47 individual study trees among five different thinning intensities (No cut, 25%, 40%, 55%, and 75%) across three 1-hectare fixed-area plots. Our initial findings indicate a certain sweet spot which the trees seem to favor. Stop by our booth to learn more!
Energy Production and Profiling of Arizona, California, New Mexico, & Texas
- Kassandra WeberPhysics and AstronomyUndergraduate Student
- Jacqueline GomezMathematicsUndergraduate Student
- Christina AlvarezCellular Molecular BiologyUndergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
The states bordering the US and Mexico are very diverse. California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas each have different factors influencing the way they continue to advance. The past 50 years have experienced a large shift in technology as well as accessibility to renewable energy. In this project, we constructed energy profiles for each state, along with analysis based off of their unique aspects. Based on this analysis, we determined the state with the best quality profile and provided predictions for their energy usage in the years 2025 and 2050.
Environmental Impacts of the Homeless Population in Humboldt County
- Jennifer Mara ArvizuPolitical ScienceUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
There are many attempts to “solve” the homelessness problem in Humboldt County, but most have been unsuccessful, and they have not properly assessed the environmental impact that has been a result of human habitation in urban areas, particularly within riparian zones. Because homeless individuals are not considered within the traditional census boundaries, there isn’t reliable population statistics and the estimates vary widely. Within this research, I will examine environmental and socio-economic relationships within homeless population, including societal cost and environmental destruction.
Environmentalist of the Future
- Joseph KleistEnvironmental StudiesUndergraduate Student
- Jonathan GomezEnvironmental StudiesUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
The Humboldt County office of education (in partnership with HSU students is preparing) the environmentalist of the future by integrating their Classroom Aquarium Education Program with their Redwood Edventure Program in an effort to educate K-12 students on the value of aquatic environments. Their lessons speak to the balance that must be met to maintain and preserve California's fisheries and habitats and actively engage students to get up and out into their local environments where they can then see how our personal actions affect valuable resources.
Epiphyte Diversity and Distribution in an Old Growth Sitka Spruce Crown
- Alexander GormanForestry and Wildland ResourcesUndergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
Various epiphytes such as lichens, mosses, leafy liverworts, and ferns are known to inhabit the crowns and boles of old-growth conifers and hardwoods. This study looks at the diversity and distribution of epiphytes on a single old-growth Sitka spruce tree. Data were analyzed to test for significant relationships between species richness, abundance, height distribution, and substrate type.
Evaluation of the Scholars Without Borders’ (SWB) Undocumented Students Ally Training (USAT)
- César G. AbarcaSocial WorkFaculty
- Ruby AguirreSocial WorkGraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
As a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), HSU lacked a project which served its Undocumented. DACAmented and AB 540 students. Due to the need for staff, faculty and administrators to learn how to better serve this group of students, the student group Funding Resources and Empowerment through Education (F.R.E.E.) organized and advocated for many year to create a student support program. The result was the creation of the Undocumented Students Ally Training (USAT) in 2015 and Scholars Without Borders (SWB) in 2016. The purpose of the program evaluation of USAT was to measure the impact of the training on students, faculty and staff members who participated in the training.
Everglades in Peril
- Kelsey BensonEnvironmental Science and Management - Environmental Education and InterpretationUndergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
This project is an interpretive panel designed to highlight some of the effects of climate change on the Florida Everglades. Multiple consequences have risen, many of which are reflected through decreases in the populations of a number of key species that make up the Everglades ecosystem. In this panel, I selected just some of these devastating effects to help bring light to the horrors that this ecosystem is experiencing. The goal of this panel is to both inform the public about the issues we are facing from the effects of sea level rise, as well as inspire them to want to take actions that could make a difference.