May 3, 2024 | Digital Showcase | Humboldt Library
All Presenters & Abstracts
Build a Causal Diagram to Compare Calculus Outcomes Across CSU Campuses
Presentation Year: 2024
Nathan
Boone
Psychology
20% of CSU students received a failing grade in Calculus 1 between 2019 and 2021. As a required course for many STEM majors, Calculus 1 outcomes have an impact on many students. When staff discuss different teaching strategies and ways to use resources, it’s natural to compare failure rates between campuses. Different CSU campuses have different student populations, so a direct comparison of outcomes may be unfair. The proposed poster describes the process of designing an analysis that could carry out a standardized comparison of calculus outcomes across campuses. Attendees will be invited to interact with the poster by adding relevant variables and pathways with sticky notes and markers.
Caffeine Supplementation and its Effects on Health and Performance in High School/College Aged Athletes
Presentation Year: 2024
Jacob
Allen
School of Applied Health
This poster aims to summarize how caffeine supplementation affects health and performance in high school/college aged athletes. Furthermore this poster delves into how caffeine affects general health and anaerobic/aerobic performance. Following that how caffeine absorption is affected by genetics.
Cal Poly Humboldt Earth Week Quest/ Treasure hunt Evan Mack and Joe Watson Recreation Administration
Presentation Year: 2024
Evan
Mack
Other
Our project idea involves hosting a campus-wide scavenger hunt that will span three days; Mon April 22-25, 2024, featuring four quests/scavenger hunts daily, participants will be given a riddle that will lead to one of 12 buildings on campus. In these buildings, we have hidden a piece of paper with a QR code. Students must bring this QR code back to our table on the quad and win a gift card. This activity is being held in part by WRRAP. Our aim is to offer an exciting recreational opportunity for participants to engage in interactive and social activities outside of their dormitories, fostering a sense of community and camaraderie among students.
Camp Hall Project Proposal
Presentation Year: 2024
Grey
Hildebrand
College Corp
Camp Hall is an idea for a summer camp-esque program that could be hosted at the Vet’s Hall for elementary aged children. It would take place over the course of a few days and would not be overnight. Veterans/Fellows would be encouraged to participate in the camp and share things like crafts, basic survival skills, story telling, gardening, cooking, and science/exploration themed activities.
Candidate Landing Sites for Artemis 3 in Two NASA Candidate Landing Regions Nearest The Lunar South Pole
Presentation Year: 2024
Steven
Gracy
Physics & Astronomy
This will be a poster presentation that is based on summer REU research at SETI. This REU focuses on a landing site for the Human Landing System for the NASA Artemis III mission. This poster is complete with a full abstract and pictures of two of the best candidate sites via satellite imaging from NASA and Arizona State University databases. The sites were chosen based on a list of criteria that must be met inside previously chosen landing site regions near the Lunar South Pole that we're set by NASA.
Carbohydrate phloem loading mechanism in Nicotiana tabacum via the downregulation of sucrose transporter 1
Presentation Year: 2024
Jennah
Brown
Forestry, Fire & Rangeland Management
Food security has become a growing concern as we look to the future. Having a thorough understanding of plant functioning can help predict effects brought to crops under a changing climate. This study seeks to better understand the carbohydrate phloem loading mechanism in Nicotiana tobacum by intentionally downregulating the sucrose transporter gene (SUT1). The phloem loading mechanism transports sugars and amino acids from photosynthetic sites to conducting sieve tubes. Such a process is essential for plant growth, storage, and cellular function. N. tobacum resembles those of major crops, and can be used as a model species for addressing food security concerns in other favorable crops.
Case Study Focusing on ASD, Improving Accuracy in Sports with SDT and Video Modeling
Presentation Year: 2024
Cassandra
Mcmillen
Other
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a teacher selected video model on the performance of the golf putt. The researcher believes a systematic approach of instruction will improve skill development for both participants. For this single subject study a changing criterion design was used. Overall, a changing criterion study provides a structured and adaptive approach to skill development, fostering progressive improvement, motivation, and the transfer of learning, all of which contribute to increased accuracy and technique on the skill of putting. Results indicate that there was a gradual upward trend in both participants' successfully attempted putts.
Challenging Boundaries: Investigating the relationship between human persecution and Coyote behavior in California
Presentation Year: 2024
Steven
Childs
Wildlife
This study seeks to examine the relationship between coyote behavior and proximity to areas of public lands where hunting frequently takes place and cosmopolitan areas where coyotes are generally free from being huntedover time using California Department of Fish and Wildlife Wildlife Incident Report data. Insights gained are intended to inform targeted management strategies, aiding in conservation and coexistence efforts between humans and coyotes.
The significance of this research lies in its contribution to addressing the pressing challenges of human-wildlife conflict, a pervasive issue with far-reaching implications.
Changes in Motivation and Intention to Change Multiple Health Behaviors Associated with a College Health Course
Presentation Year: 2024
Joshua
Worthington
Psychology
Drawing from the theory of planned behavior, the present study examined changes in self-reported health behaviors,
and attitudes and intentions to change behaviors across outcomes of diet, exercise, tobacco smoking,
and stress management before and after a health class.
Students in several sections of a Health Psychology course (N=477) were invited to complete an online
survey assessing self-reported health behaviors, and importance, confidence.
Improved intentions, confidence, and importance were reported most health behaviors observed.
Characterization of a Novel Endocellulase Enzyme for Biofuel Optimization
Presentation Year: 2024
Amanda
Ratcliff
Chemistry
Currently food crops are used to produce bioethanol production, while plant waste cellulose could be used. However, cellulase enzymes are a limiting factor. We sought to characterize a novel cellulase identified by metagenomic analysis of bovine rumen by the JGI and Hess et al. We performed protein expression, genomic analysis, and characterization by SDS-PAGE, CMC and DNS activity assays, and electron microscopy of cellulose degradation. Our data indicates the cellulase is an endoglucanase with an activity of 6.27 cm2/ug, or 6x higher than commercial cellulase enzymes. These results have implications for creating efficient biofuels from agricultural waste products versus the current methods
Climate Action in Humboldt County : College Corps
Presentation Year: 2024
Indigo
Thorson
College Corp
This project delves into the role of College Corps in fostering community engagement and leadership development in climate action. Through collaborative partnerships with local nonprofit organizations, College Corps provides students with opportunities to address pressing social environmental challenges while deepening their connections within the community. This case study follows my journey as a College Corps fellow who, driven by a passion for environmental and social justice, has made significant contributions in waste reduction and community garden initiatives. My experiences illustrate the programs’ efficacy in empowering students to become catalysts for change.
Climate Change and Its Effect on Spring Migrating Waterfowl
Presentation Year: 2024
Xander
Gonsalves
Wildlife
Climate change is one of worlds greatest threat to ecosystems and biodiversity. Rising temperatures could have increased impact on migratory waterfowl during spring migration periods. I went out a did point counts at three different locations (Arcata Marsh, Hookton Slough, Salmon Creek), measured temperature and other environmental factors and waterfowl abundance. There was no significant impact by temperature on waterfowl abundance. Further Research could be done over a longer period of time to measure the impacts climate change and rising temperatures could have on migration timing during the spring.
College Corps and Arcata House Partnership Combating Homelessness in Humboldt County
Presentation Year: 2024
Annika
Botha
Other
College Corps, a collaboration between Cal Poly Humboldt, College of the Redwoods, and Arcata House Partnership (AHP), tackles homelessness in Humboldt County. AHP provides crucial support, offering personalized assistance and essential services to over 1700 homeless individuals, including hygiene products, clothing, case management, food assistance, and empowerment programs. Collaborative efforts like College Corps maximize impact amid resource challenges. AHP's compassionate approach fosters stability and community well-being, striving for lasting change by advocating for safe, affordable housing and continuously improving services.
College Corps Creating Communities Through Change
Presentation Year: 2024
Malcolm
Ridings
Other
An informational and interpretive poster that showcase the work we did at Jefferson Community Center. While also showcasing what Jefferson Community Center.
College Corps: Big Brothers Big Sisters College CORP Experience
Presentation Year: 2024
Ivory
Browning
Religious Studies
An in depth description of what it means to be a Big for Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS), a local youth mentoring non profit. Connected to BBBS by the College CORP program, Fellows Ivory Rose, Kai Jones, and Emily Martin share their experiences. They each explain how their relationships with their Littles' have impacted their lives.
College Corps: Community Service on Wiyot Land
Presentation Year: 2024
Seth
Beres
Other
The Humboldt Bay region is and has been the ancestral home of the Wiyot people since time immemorial. The College Corps team was honored to be welcomed into their sacred space to assist in the tribe's efforts to heal and restore the land and its people. A team of 5 College Corps fellows assisted The Tribe in several key areas including: cultural restoration, ecological stewardship, community development, and energy sovereignty. The wisdom and experiences gained from tribal leadership were invaluable to the College Corps team and we will take the lessons learned into our communities wherever we go.
College Corps: Creating Communities Through Collaboration
Presentation Year: 2024
Malcolm
Ridings
Other
An informational and interpretive poster that showcases the work we did for Jefferson Community Center. As well as showcasing what the Jefferson Community Center.
College Corps: Food for People's Impact on Food Insecurity in Humboldt County
Presentation Year: 2024
Petrita
Rodriguez
Other
College Corps has provided more than 100 full time students to work with nonprofit community partners around Humboldt County. Food for People is one of those community partners and from an intern's perspective, it is not difficult to see just how big of an impact “the largest food bank of Humboldt
County” makes on the residents of Humboldt County. With a variety of pantries and different programs that provide food for seniors and children that are from the low-income community that impact grows and even more so with the changing economy.
College Corps: Increase in Queer Knowledge
Presentation Year: 2024
Madison
Culp
College Corp
The Queer Humboldt interns decided to do a study of how many queer icons they have memorized. Based off this activity, we have measured how much queer knowledge has been accumulated over the year. To check out what kind of activity it is, please find us in the College Corps area under the Queer Humboldt table!
College Corps: Market Watch - Northcoast Growers Association
Presentation Year: 2024
Fiona
Connors
Other
Serving 450 hours this year at the North Coast Growers Association has been an incredible learning experience and allowed us to get involved in grass roots movements. Currently, the Market Match program which allows Humboldt County recipients of EBT to use those funds at local farmer's markets is in jeopardy due to budget related issues. This program is critical for supporting our local community including both farmers and recipients of EBT benefits.