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CASE Day: Student Presentations

Student Presentations

Carlos Ramirez

Title of Project: D3 (Differentiating Trig) PDF

Description: Studied how climate has changed through trophic interactions of plants, caterpillars, and parasitoids. Noticed Phenological Asynchrony: When the life cycle of the host doesn't align with that of the parasite. In this case, caterpillars are maturing a lot quicker than their parasitoids because or warmth.

Reanna Saldivar

Title of Project: Coronavirus & Environmental Racism: Threats in Minority Communities

Description: Showing that minorities are affected by environmental injustice and areas they call home are affected by pollution and toxins provided by corporations. The pandemic has increased the crisis.

Abraham Navarro

Title of Project: Socioeconomic Factors‚ Influence on Susceptibility of Type 2 Diabetes in the United States

Description: This was a research project completed in 2017 for the HNR 111 course with Dr. Mecenas. It highlights how type 2 diabetes is a significant problem in the United States, especially among vulnerable communities. Also, socioeconomic risk factors associated with higher susceptibility are identified.

Analilia Escalera

Title of Project: The Exploitation of Women by Mass Media in the early 2000s

Description: An ethical reflection on mass media of how young women in the spotlight were hyper sexualized.

Ian Wong

Title of Project: Correlation of Depression and Climate Change During Covid-19

Description: I am attempting to show the correlation between depression and climate change during Covid-19. The reason is to bring attention to people who have depression during a pandemic and the tough times of climate change.

Thomas Praxedes

Title of Project: Civil Unrest: The Overlooked Problem Of Climate Change

Description: What most Americans don't look at when examining climate change. Climate change affected countries with unstable governments like Syria which resulted in American intervention with military and American tax dollars.

Tammy Wong

Title of Project: Metallic Foams

Description: Literature Review exploring the innovations found in the methods of synthesis, characteristics, and applications of metallic foams.

Sean Henson

Title of Project: A Look at Foreign Imposed Regime Change

Description: In this research project I seek to understand the purpose of foreign imposed regime change and why the United States seems to think they are a good tool for foreign policy. My research shows that foreign imposed regime change has resulted in mostly failures and lead to undesirable outcomes.

Harreson Johnson

Title of Project: The Nuances of Interracial Dating in America

Description: An anthropological research project conducted via video interview of heterosexual interracial couples, cataloging their experiences with their family and society as they pertain to their differing races and cultures. This provides a snapshot of the level of tolerance in our country.

Alexandria Smith

Title of Project: Indigenous Futurism: "A strand in the Colonial Process"

Description: A look at the misrepresentation and stereotyping of Indigenous stories

Michelle Hua, Zeru Li, Alisa Zhou, Owen Xu Li, and Jay Jones

Title of Project: Comparison of Litter in Parking Lots associated with "Green" vs "Bargain" Grocery Stores

Description: This is a collaborative research project conducted with a high school level organization with the acronym of HEARTS. Students and I surveyed the amount and types of litter associated with "green" groceries, such as Sprouts and Whole Foods in contrast to litter associated with bargain stores.

Levi Snow

Title of Project: Climate Change and its affect on Mental Health

Description: Powerpoint of my research paper topics and my research findings.

Kaylee Licona

Title of Project: Climate change effects on mental health and the latino community

Description: My research project will go over the effects climate change has on low-income and Latino communities, as well as cover the effects on mental health. I will go in-depth on my findings and understand how natural disasters affect communities along with coming up with community solutions.

Janet Martinez

Title of Project: Behind the scenes of entertainment: tech and diversity

Description: Dives into the topic of diversity in the entertainment industry and how it is overlooked in multiple aspects behind the scenes

Pablo Gomez

Title of Project: Imposter Syndrome

Description: I am researching the cause of imposter syndrome and finding ways to cope with it. My research is centered on finding the long-term effects of this condition.

Anthony Zarate

Title of Project: Climate Anxiety and the Affects on your Mental Health

Description: This research will begin to educate and point out the affects climate change has on not just the physical aspect but mentally

Evelyn Saldivar

Title of Project: The Impact of Climate Change on food Culture in the United States

Description: This project is about the impact of climate change on the food culture in the United States. illustrating numerous examples of food being devastated throughout the states. it will also illustrate my opinion as well as the opinion of scientists solutions.

Jasmine Gaeta

Title of Project: Spanish and English Literature during the 17th Century

Description: In this research I compare and contrast the literary styles from two major authors during the 17th century: Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeares. Although they exist in the same time period there are many factors that contribute to their themes and approaches being vastly different.

Kezhi Wang

Title of Project: How reforms and opening policy Effect china