2021 Outstanding Student Scholarly and Creative Activity Award Recipients
College of the Arts
Alex Padilla, Theatre and Dance, Undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Rebecca Kessin, Faculty of Design and Technical Production
Carson Julian, Theatre and Dance, Graduate
Faculty mentor: Hyun Sook Kim, Associate Professor of Design and Technical Production
College of Business and Economics
Asha Bhattacharya, Management, Undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Dr. Ryan Gottfredson, Assistant Professor of Management
College of Communications
Rebecca Case, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Dr. Lisa Erwin-Davidson, Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Carina Barbosa, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Graduate
Faculty mentors: Dr. HyeKyeung Seung, Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders; Dr. Terry Saenz, Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
College of Education
Itiel Barrera, Special Education, Graduate
Faculty mentor: Dr. Aja McKee, Assistant Professor of Special Education
Jermain Pipkins, Educational Leadership, Doctorate
Faculty mentor: Dr. Ding-Jo H. Currie, Distinguished Faculty of Higher Educational Leadership
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Patrick Babb, Mechanical Engineering, Undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Dr. Sagil James, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Jo Wang Dickinson, (f.k.a. Danzhou Wang), Mechanical Engineering, Graduate
Faculty mentor: Dr. John W. Sanders, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
College of Health and Human Development
Arriel Alvarez, Public Health, Undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Dr. Bo Park, Assistant Professor of Public Health
Delia Sanchez, Public Health, Graduate
Faculty mentor: Dr. Portia Jackson Preston, Assistant Professor of Public Health
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Alan A. Guandique, Psychology, Undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Dr. Lisa Mori, Professor of Psychology
Dylan Serpas, Psychology, Graduate
Faculty mentors: Dr. Barbara Cherry, Professor of Psychology; Dr. Laura Zettel-Watson, Professor of Psychology
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Gwendolyn Lind, Mathematics, Undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Dr. Sam Behseta, Professor of Mathematics
Courtney White, Physics, Graduate
Faculty mentor: Dr. Gina Passante, Associate Professor of Physics
2020 Outstanding Student Scholarly and Creative Activity Award Recipients
College of the Arts
Vikki Brown, Visual Arts, undergraduate
Faculty mentors: Andy Fedak, associate professor of visual arts; Geoffrey Lovelace, associate professor of physics; Joshua Smith, professor of physics
Victoria Snow, Theatre and Dance, graduate
Faculty mentor: Hyun Sook Kim, associate professor of theatre and dance
College of Communications
Diana Tran, Communication Sciences and Disorders, graduate
Faculty mentor: Ying-Chiao Tsao, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders
College of Education
Whitney Anderson, Elementary and Bilingual Education, graduate
Faculty mentor: Carolina Valdez, assistant professor of elementary and bilingual education
Aida Cuenza-Uvas, Educational Leadership, doctoral candidate
Faculty mentor: Dawn Person, professor of educational leadership
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Levi Randall, Computer Engineering, undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Ankita Mohapatra, assistant professor of computer engineering
Chary Vielma, Engineering and Computer Science, graduate
Faculty mentor: Doina Bein, associate professor of engineering and computer science
College of Health and Human Development
Mathew Trevino, Nursing, undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Austin Nation, assistant professor of nursing
Eric Shumski, Kinesiology, graduate
Faculty mentor: Derek Pamukoff, assistant professor of kinesiology
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Isaiah Colton Thompson, History, undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Jochen Burgtorf, professor of medieval world history
Carolina Jaime, Anthropology, graduate
Faculty mentor: John Patton, professor of anthropology
College of Business and Economics
Carina Truong, Marketing, undergraduate
Faculty Mentor: Chiranjeev Kohli, professor of marketing
Panhia Vang, Information Systems and Decision Sciences, graduate
Faculty mentor: Daoji Li, assistant professor of information systems and decision sciences
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Jasmine Camero, Mathematics, undergraduate
Faculty mentors: Bogdan Suceava, professor of differential geometry; Roberto Soto, assistant professor of mathematics; Nicholas Brubaker, assistant professor of mathematics
Melissa Chambers, Geological Sciences, graduate
Faculty mentor: Vali Memeti, assistant professor of geological sciences
2019 OUTSTANDING STUDENT SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES AWARD RECIPIENTS
College of the Arts
Shirley Chikukwa, Music, undergraduate
Mentor: Katherine Reed, assistant professor of music
David Oh, Art, graduate
Mentor: Chen Wang, professor of art
College of Communications
San Pham, Communication Sciences and Disorders, undergraduate
Mentor: HyeKyeung Seung, professor of communication sciences and disorders
College of Education
Ashley Cheri, Educational Leadership, doctorate
Mentors: Jennifer A. Yee, associate professor of Asian American Studies; Eugene M. Fujimoto, associate professor of educational leadership
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Raksha Raghavan, Computer Engineering, undergraduate
Mentor: Rakeshkumar Mahto, assistant professor of computer engineering
Mohammadreza Heydary, Computer Science, undergraduate
Mentor: Anand Panangadan, assistant professor of computer science
Chandana (Rami) Edirisinghe, Mechanical Engineering, graduate
Mentor: Salvador Mayoral, assistant professor of mechanical engineering
College of Health and Human Development
Shayna La Scala, Human Services, undergraduate
Mentor: Yuying Tsong, associate professor of human services
Kara Lazauskas, Kinesiology, graduate
Mentor: Andrew Galpin, associate professor of kinesiology
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Marco Moreno, Anthropology, graduate
Mentor: Karen Stocker, associate professor of anthropology
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Jasmine Martinez, Biological Science, undergraduate
Mentor: Maria Soledad Ramirez, assistant professor of biological science
Cullen Scheland, Geological Sciences, graduate
Mentor: Valbone Memeti, assistant professor of geological sciences
Mihaylo College of Business and Economics
Marcel Jacquot, Finance, undergraduate
Mentor: Arsenio Staer, assistant professor of finance
Kenny Le, Information Systems and Decision Sciences, graduate
Mentor: Sinjini Mitra, associate professor of information systems and decision sciences
2018 OUTSTANDING STUDENT SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES AWARD RECIPIENTS
College of the Arts
A'kalia Willis, Theatre and Dance, undergraduate
Mentors: Debra Noble and Gladys Kares, professors of theatre and dance; Alvin Rangel, associate professor of theatre and dance; Lisa Long, assistant professor of theatre and dance
College of Communications
Alexandra Wallace, Cinema and Television Arts, undergraduate
Mentor: Rebecca Sheehan, associate professor of cinemas and television arts
Romin Rajan, Human Communication Studies, graduate
Mentor: Erika Thomas, assistant professor of human communication studies
College of Education
Jenny Lee Yang, Elementary and Bilingual Education, credential/graduate
Mentor: Carolina Valdez, assistant professor of elementary and bilingual education
Karla Aguirre, Educational Leadership, doctorate
Mentor: Dawn Person, professor of educational leadership
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Galen Jiang, Mechanical Engineering, undergraduate
Mentor: Sagil James, assistant professor of mechanical engineering
Phillip Ly, Computer Science, graduate
Mentor: Doina Bein, assistant professor of computer science
College of Health and Human Development
Fardusa Ismail, Child and Adolescent Studies, undergraduate
Mentor: Guadalupe Espinoza, assistant professor of child and adolescent studies
Tyler Moffit, Kinesiology, graduate
Mentor: Derek Pamukoff, assistant professor of kinesiology
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Mercy Tran, Psychology, undergraduate
Mentor: Susan Sy, professor of psychology
Mariana Bruno, History, graduate
Mentor: Dawn Person, professor of educational leadership
Mihaylo College of Business and Economics
Katherine Sanchez, Marketing, undergraduate
Mentor: Steven Chen, associate professor of marketing
Charmaine Lansangan, Economics, graduate
Mentor: Larry Howard, associate professor of economics
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Isabel Serrano, Mathematics, undergraduate
Mentors: Bogdan Suceava, professor of mathematics; Anael Verdugo, assistant professor of mathematics
Wesley Whiting, Mathematics, undergraduate
Mentor: Zair Ibragimov, associate professor of mathematics
Jesus Magallon, Biology, graduate
Mentor: Marcelo Tolmasky, professor of biological science
2017 OUTSTANDING STUDENT SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY AWARDS recipients
College of the Arts
Jessica Vela, Theatre and Dance, undergraduate
Faculty mentors: Debra Noble, professor of theatre and dance; Lisa Long, assistant professor of theatre and dance
Laura Black, Art
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g
raduate
Faculty mentor: Joanna Roche, professor of art
College of Communications
Victoria Serafini, Cinema and Television Arts, undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Hunter Hargraves, assistant professor of radio, TV and film
Allison Paff, Human Communications Studies, graduate
Faculty mentor: Phil Weir-Mayta, assistant professor of human communication studies
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Haroon Khan, Electrical Engineering, undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Geoffrey Lovelace, assistant professor of physics
Mohammed Khalid, Civil Engineering, graduate
Faculty mentor: Binod Tiwari, professor of civil and environmental engineering
College of Education
Jennifer Lord, Special Education, graduate
Faculty mentor: Melinda Pierson, chair and professor of special education
Renah Wolzinger,
Educational Leadership, d
octorate
Faculty mentor: Carol Lundberg, professor of educational leadership
College of Health and Human Development
Siena Morgan, Health Science, undergraduate
Faculty mentors: Pimbucha Rusmevichientong, assistant professor of health science; Jessica Jaynes, assistant professor of mathematics
Ryan McManus, Kinesiology, graduate
Faculty mentor: Andrew J. Galpin, associate professor of kinesiology
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Agnieszka Pollard, Psychology, undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Lisa Mori, professor of psychology
James Zerbe, Anthropology, graduate
Faculty mentor: John Patton, associate professor of anthropology
Mihaylo College of Business and Economics
Han Tran, Marketing, undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Steven Chen, associate professor of marketing
Ameya Agavekar, Information Systems and Decision Sciences, graduate
Faculty mentor: Daniel Soper, associate professor of i
nformation systems and decision sciences
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Alyssa Garcia, Physics, undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Geoffrey Lovelace,
assistant professor of physics
Nick Demos, Physics, undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Geoffrey Lovelace,
assistant professor of physics
Calvin Duncan, Biological Science, graduate
Faculty mentor: Paul Stapp, professor of biological science
2016 Outstanding Student Scholarly and Creative Activity Awards recipients
College of the Arts
Claudia Marquez, Art, undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Joanna Roche, professor of art
Caleb Havertape, Art, graduate
Faculty mentor: Cliff Cramp, professor of art
College of Communications
Jasmine Rodriguez, Communications - Public Relations, undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Lettycia Terrones, senior assistant librarian of technical services
Chelsea Shore, Human Communications, graduate
Faculty mentor: Jon Bruschke, professor of human communication studies
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Yulianna Carillo, Civil and Environmental Engineering, undergraduate
Faculty mentors: Beena Ajmera, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering; Binod Tiwari, professor of civil and environmental engineering
Hussein Al-barazanchi, Computer Science, graduate
Faculty mentors: Ahbishek Verma, assistant professor of computer science; Shawn X. Wang, professor of computer science
College of Education
Julia Walker, Educational Leadership, graduate
Faculty mentor: Dawn Person, professor of educational leadership
College of Health and Human Development
Alyssa Bailey, Child and Adolescent Studies, undergraduate
Faculty mentors: Jason Baker, assistant professor of child and adolescent studies; Rachel Fenning, assistant professor of child and adolescent studies
Jose Arevalo, Kinesiology, graduate
Faculty mentor: Andrew Galpin, assistant professor of kinesiology
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Clayton Finn, African American Studies, undergraduate
Faculty mentors: Tyler D. Parry, assistant professor of African American studies; Siobhan Brooks, assistant professor of African American studies; Natalie Graham, assistant professor of African American studies
Erika Grimm, Philosophy, undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Emily Lee, associate professor of philosophy
Julie Kircher, Psychology, graduate
Faculty mentors: Barbara Cherry, professor of psychology; Jennifer Piazza, assistant professor of health science
Mihaylo College of Business and Economics
Alex Burciaga, Accounting, undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Rommel Salvador, assistant professor of management
Travis Ames, Economics, graduate
Faculty mentor: Rokhon Bhuiyan, associate professor of economics
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Kyle Hess, Biological Science, undergraduate
Faculty mentor: Nikolas Nikolaidis, associate professor of biological sciences
Kevin Chiem, Biological Science, graduate
Faculty mentor: Marcelo E. Tolmasky, professor of biological science
2015 OUTSTANDING STUDENT SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY AWARDS recipients
College of the Arts
Joshua Phillips, Music, undergraduate
Faculty adviser: Pamela Madsen, professor of music
Aaron Jones, Art-Drawing and Painting, graduate
Faculty adviser: John Koegel, professor of music
College of Communications
Ethan Richtsmeier, Communicative Disorders, undergraduate
Faculty adviser: Minjung Kim, assistant professor of human communication studies
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Lauren DuCharme, Mechanical Engineering, undergraduate
Faculty adviser: Nina Robson, assistant professor of mechanical engineering
Kevin Cheng, Computer Science, graduate
Faculty advisers: Mikhail Gofman, assistant professor of computer science; Sinjini Mitra, assistant professor of information systems and decision sciences
College of Education
David Rhodes, Secondary Education, graduate
Faculty adviser: Susan Glassett Farrelly, lecturer, secondary education
College of Health and Human Development
Judel May Enriquez, Child and Adolescent Studies, undergraduate
Faculty adviser: Shu-Chen “Jenny” Yen, associate professor of child and adolescent studies
Angela Gutierrez, Public Health, graduate
Faculty adviser: Lilia Espinoza, assistant professor of health science
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Jacquelyn Moffitt, Psychology, undergraduate
Faculty advisers: Rachel M. Fenning, assistant professor of child and adolescent studies; Jason K. Baker, assistant professor of child an adolescent studies
Amelia Jafary and Raina Karim, English, graduate
Faculty advisers: Iris Blandon-Gitlin, associate professor of psychology; Ellen Caldwell, associate professor or English, comparative literatures and linguistics
Mihaylo College of Business and Economics
Justin Doty, economics, undergraduate
Faculty adviser: Aaron Popp, lecturer, economics
Khang Huynh, Business Analytics, graduate
Faculty adviser: Sinjini Mitra, assistant professor or information systems and decision sciences
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Ashley Chui, Biochemistry, undergraduate
Faculty adviser: Michael D. Bridges, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry
Jessica Valadez, Biology, graduate
Faculty adviser: Math P. Cuajungco, associate professor of biological science
