Student Research and Creative Works Symposium Draws a Crowd

  • A crowd of faculty, staff and students at California State University, Northridge’s 17th Annual Student Research and Creative Works Symposium.

    California State University, Northridge’s 17th Annual Student Research and Creative Works Symposium on Feb. 15 drew a crowd of students, faculty and staff interested in student oral and poster presentations. Undergraduate and graduate students presented their research on an array of topics ranging from the advantages of retrofitting water fountains on campus to an analysis of post-Station Fire debris flow in the San Gabriel Mountains to the regulatory focus on fast-food eating habits. This year, 42 disciplines were represented. Photo by Lee Choo.

  • Tawaun Lucas of the psychology department standing in front of his project’s poster.

    Tawaun Lucas of the Department of Psychology took first place in the undergraduate poster category for his research on child behavior, titled “Chaos: The Abyss of Child Behavior.” There were a total of seven poster awards in the division of undergraduates, science and mathematics, social and behavioral sciences, and other colleges. There were 26 awards granted in the oral presentation session. Cash prizes were offered to each winner in varying amounts for first and second place. Photo by Lee Choo.

  • Debbie Chiang of Department of Cinema and Television Arts and Department of English graduate student Yollotl Lopez standing in front of Chiang’s project poster.

    Debbie Chiang, a student in the Department of Cinema and Television Arts (left), answers questions about her presentation, “How students react when Asians are represented in films?” She is pictured with Department of English graduate student Yollotl Lopez. Photo by Lee Choo.

  • Psychology majors Nathaniel Saruri, Christina Fesl and Argineh Ebrahimi standing in front of their project poster.

    Department of Psychology majors (from left) Nathaniel Saruri, Christina Fesl and Argineh Ebrahimi present their research on the nutritional knowledge of college students. Photo by Lee Choo.

  • Department of Biology student Jeremiah Bautista standing with a symposium attending in front of Bautista’s project poster.

    Department of Biology student Jeremiah Bautista (left) discusses his research on the “Reproductive Biology of the Barred Sand Bass, ‘Paralabrax nebulifer’ from Southern California” with an attendee. There were approximately 160 student presenters at this year’s symposium with nearly 70 faculty judges from various colleges. Photo by Lee Choo.