CSSF Project Listings: 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Senior Division
- S0301
- Megan G. Cagle, Grade 10
How Does Sleep Deprivation Affect Your Cognitive Abilities?
Advisor: Mrs. Karen Petersen
School: Olive Tree Christian School, Mira Loma, Riverside County
- S0302
- Kathleen R. Cuschieri, Grade 9
Mirror Mirror on the Wall, What's The Fairest of It All?
Advisor: Mrs. Teri O'Donnell
School: Carrillo (Maria) High School, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County
- S0303
- Haleigh P. Damron, Grade 10
Tyme S. Good, Grade 10
Jessica N. Sohn, Grade 10
Driving Distractions
Advisor: Ms. Karen Raynosa, Ms. Karen Reynosa
School: Ventura High School, Ventura, Ventura County
- S0304
- Brittany R. Daws, Grade 11
Cayla M. Lariosa, Grade 11
Can You Handle It? A Study of How Stress Is Managed under Stressful Situations
Advisor: Mr. Mark Grubb
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S0305
- Celine A. Fausto, Grade 12
The Alleviation of Anxiety as a Result of Attention Training
Advisor: Ms. Michaele Cavenaugh
School: Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County
- S0306
- Melissa Fineman, Grade 10
Extracurricular Activities vs. Academic Performance
Advisor: Mr. Jerry Childers
School: Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley, Marin County
- S0307 — Honorable Mention
- Lily C. Goldman, Grade 10
The Effect of Chewing Gum on Concentration and Short Term Memory Ability
Advisor: Mr. Jerry Childers
School: Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley, Marin County
- S0308
- Haesoo S. Han, Grade 11
Yun Jung Kim, Grade 11
Do First Impressions Affect Voting Results?
Advisor: Mr. Jim Tuttle
School: Santa Catalina (Upper and Lower) School, Monterey, Monterey County
- S0309
- Tauna R. Hincker, Grade 9
Miranda L. Moog, Grade 9
Oh So Subliminal
Advisor: Mrs. Erin Vaccaro
School: Willits Charter School, Willits, Mendocino County
- S0310 — Honorable Mention
- Zachary A. Hogan, Grade 11
Allan J. Krinsky, Grade 11
Facebook, The New Virtual Reality: Social and Academic Effects
Advisor: Dr. Jay Vavra, Dr. Niel Mccurdy
School: High Tech High, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0311
- Chrystal Johnson, Grade 11
The Bystander Effect: In Which Grade Level Is It Worst?
Advisor: Ms. Annabel Adriatico
School: Morningside High School, Inglewood, Los Angeles County
- S0312
- Jotthe Kannappan, Grade 10
Isheeta H. Madeka, Grade 10
Natasha H. Patel, Grade 10
The Six Secluded Smarts
Advisor: Mr. Dave Brewer, Mrs. Gabriela Scully
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S0313
- Sylvia A. King, Grade 11
Are You Overindulged?
Advisor: Ms. Sonia Ventura
School: Crawford Academy, Van Nuys, Los Angeles County
- S0314 — Third Place
- Revanth S. Kosaraju, Grade 10
A Study in Understanding and Usage of the English Language through Probabilistic Modeling and Frequency
Advisor: Dr. Katherine Schafer
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0315 — Honorable Mention
- Zachary A. Kukoff, Grade 9
TruantToday
Advisor: Mr. Matthew Bentley
School: Westlake High School, Westlake Village, Ventura County
- S0316
- Max Lan, Grade 11
Altruistic Mindsets and Their Effects on Prosocial Behavior
Advisor: Dr. Katherine Schafer
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0317
- Grace I. Ng, Grade 9
Perception vs. Reality: Is Your Teen Driving You Crazy?
Advisor: Mrs. Noreen Lin
School: Westlake High School, Westlake Village, Ventura County
- S0318
- McKenzie L. Pantana, Grade 10
Pinch Me. Am I Dreaming?
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S0319
- Tae H. Park, Grade 11
Gregoire Phillips, Grade 11
Vianey A. Torres, Grade 12
Body Language as a Form of Communication
Advisor: Mr. William Schlegel
School: Upland High School, Upland, San Bernardino County
- S0320 — Second Place
- Ishan S. Puri, Grade 12
Linguistic Creativity and the Zipfian Distribution: An Entropic, Stylometric, and Computational Analysis
Advisor: Dr. Edward Stabler
School: Oak Park High School, Oak Park, Ventura County
- S0321 — First Place
- Shubha S. Raghvendra, Grade 10
Analysis of Unwarranted Variation in Healthcare Costs and Delivery
Advisor: Mrs. Malathi Nagamangala
School: St. Francis High School, Moutain View, Santa Clara County
- S0322
- Sterling Ripley-Phipps, Grade 12
Jameson J. Schwab, Grade 12
Cognitive Scaffolding as Measured by Varying Question Difficulty Order on Math Test Performance
Advisor: Mrs. Deborah Brown
School: Yosemite High School, Oakhurst, Madera County
- S0323
- Sharona A. Silverstein, Grade 10
A Longitudinal Study of Volunteerism and Attitudes in Pre-Dental Students: Year 2
Advisor: Mr. Theodore Tibbs
School: Henry (Patrick) Senior High School, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0324
- Sarah R. Siskind, Grade 12
Milgram Revisited: The Effect of Communication on Obedience
Advisor: Mrs. Allison Cota
School: Piedmont High School, Piedmont, Alameda County
- S0325
- Jonathan G. Swenson, Grade 11
How Quick Are You? A Study of Reaction Times
Advisor: Mr. Jordan Johnson
School: Kirby (Georgiana Bruce) Preparatory High Sch, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- S0326
- Henry W. Treadway, Grade 12
Missing the Pitch? A Study of Age and a Person's Ability to Hear Higher Sound Frequencies
Advisor: Mr. Robert Fabini
School: El Cerrito Senior High School, El Cerrito, Contra Costa County
- S0327 — Fourth Place
- Michael J. Vredenburgh, Grade 12
Pharmaceutical Safety: Risk, Perception, and Drug Adherence
Advisor: Mr. Tod Muilenberg
School: Carlsbad High School, Carlsbad, San Diego County
- S0328
- Tiffany X. Wei, Grade 9
Music in Work
Advisor: Mrs. Teri O'Donnell
School: Carrillo (Maria) High School, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County
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