CSSF Project Listings: 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Senior Division
- S0401 — Honorable Mention
- Nia Abbas, Grade 10
Prutha V. Mehta, Grade 10
Saadhya Singampalli, Grade 10
Monkey See, Monkey Do!
Advisor: Dr. Muosadak Abbas
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S0402
- Nikita Akkala, Grade 10
The Effect of Aromatherapy on Cognitive Ability
Advisor: Ms. Wendy Slijk
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0403
- Supriya A. Bhupathy, Grade 9
Scents and Sensibility: Do Classroom Scents Improve Academic Performance?
Advisor: Mrs. Sharon Farrell
School: Yorba Linda High School, Yorba Linda, Orange County
- S0404
- Valentina Carrillo, Grade 9
Who Are You Behind the Wheel? What the Vehicle You Drive Says about You
Advisor: Mr. Javier Carrillo
School: Inderkum High School, Sacramento, Sacramento County
- S0405
- Patrick J. Casebolt, Grade 9
Charley Huang, Grade 9
Music and Memory: Is There a Connection?
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S0406
- Patrick J. Chang, Grade 10
The Proficiency of a Left Hander's Right Hand vs. the Proficiency of a Right Hander's Left Hand
Advisor: Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0407 — Honorable Mention
- Andrew T. Clausen, Grade 12
Singers vs. Instrumentalists: A Study of Relative Pitch Sense
Advisor: Mr. Jeff Adkins
School: Deer Valley High School, Anioch, Contra Costa County
- S0408
- Kaila M. Corrington, Grade 11
Sneha Pang, Grade 11
Blasting Binaural Beats on the Brain
Advisor: Mr. William Schlegel
School: Upland High School, Upland, San Bernardino County
- S0409 — Third Place
- John M. Di Tomaso, Grade 12
The Effects of Texting Distractions on Driving Performance
Advisor: Mrs. Deborah Brown
School: Yosemite High School, Oakhurst, Madera County
- S0410
- Clint J. Ellis, Grade 10
Jack R. Ellis, Grade 9
Do Shoppers Overspend at Costco?
Advisor: Mr. John Ellis
School: Atascadero High School, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County
- S0411
- Juanita M. Fernandez, Grade 12
Ingrid E. Talavera-Gutierrez, Grade 12
Who Am I?
Advisor: Mrs. Heather Gotoski
School: Rubidoux High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S0412
- Mary A. Flemming, Grade 9
Phonics vs. Whole Words: The Effects of Rearranging the Letters in a Word
Advisor: Mr. Nathan Whittington
School: Sanger High School, Sanger, Fresno County
- S0413
- Sara X.Z. Grzywacz, Grade 10
Effects of Shadows, Local Contrast, and Geometric Knowledge on Perceived Lightness
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate, Los Angeles County
- S0414
- Trysha K. Hicks, Grade 9
Which Gender Do You See?
Advisor: Mrs. Amy Breninger
School: Carrillo (Maria) High School, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County
- S0415
- Devon S. Hubert, Grade 9
It's Stuck in My Head! The Effects of a Repetitive Tune on Memory
Advisor: Dr. Pamela Durkee
School: York School, Monterey, Monterey County
- S0416 — Fourth Place
- Welby H. Huynh, Grade 12
Amrutha V. Sugetur, Grade 12
Seeing Is Believing?
Advisor: Ms. Crystal Neptune
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S0417
- Jacob Joens-Poulton, Grade 9
Swinging Moods and Swinging Stock Markets
Advisor: Mr. Paul Joens-Poulton
School: Willits High School, Willits, Mendocino County
- S0418
- Soumya Bhat Kandukuri, Grade 10
Zoe A. Pennington, Grade 10
Lakshana Senthilkumar, Grade 10
Reading the Stroop Effect with the Cambride Word Scramble Theory on the Anterior Cingulate Cortex
Advisor: Mrs. Joanne Quan, Ms. Joanne Quan
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0419 — Honorable Mention
- Jonah S. Kaye, Grade 10
Read All About It: Does Reading from a Printed Page vs. a Digital Screen Affect Reading Comprehension?
Advisor: Dr. Heather Mellows
School: Gunn (Henry M.) High School, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County
- S0420
- Nossin Y. Khan, Grade 9
Sonali A. Voleti, Grade 9
Smell to Taste
Advisor: Mrs. Rochelle Jacks
School: Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, Sacramento County
- S0421
- Brad H. King, Grade 10
Jace A. King, Grade 10
Christopher R. Lees, Grade 10
The Correlation of Cranial Circumference with the Cognitive Aptitude of Homo sapiens sapiens
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S0422
- Zachary A. Kukoff, Grade 10
TruantToday
Advisor: Ms. Stephanie Koenig
School: Westlake High School, Westlake Village, Ventura County
- S0423
- Amy H. Lee, Grade 12
Thomas T. Wooding, Grade 12
Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?
Advisor: Mr. Chris Ostermann
School: Burroughs (Sherman E.) High School, Ridgecrest, Kern County
- S0424
- Melissa R. Long, Grade 10
Who Lies More, Boys or Girls?
Advisor: Ms. Sonia Ventura
School: Crawford Academy, Van Nuys, Los Angeles County
- S0425 — Second Place
- Jaclyn N. Lundberg, Grade 12
Finding the Region of the Brain Linked to Addiction
Advisor: Mrs. Michaele Scheerle
School: Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County
- S0426
- Jessica L. Menera, Grade 12
Samea S. Noreen, Grade 11
Psychosocial Development of Erickson's Stages: Casting in MTV's Teen Mom
Advisor: Ms. Angela Thornton
School: Center for Advanced Research and Technology, Clovis, Fresno County
- S0427 — First Place
- Danielle Nguyen, Grade 12
Michelle Xie, Grade 11
Sonification: A Novel Approach to Data Representation
Advisor: Ms. Wendy Slijk
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0428
- Sharona A. Silverstein, Grade 11
Sleep Patterns and Psychological Health in Pre-Dental and Dental Students
Advisor: Mr. Tom Deets
School: Henry (Patrick) Senior High School, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0429
- Michelle C. Stanley, Grade 10
A Statistical Analysis of Kern County Bankruptcy and Divorce Filings in Different Economies
Advisor: Ms. Crystal Neptune
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S0430
- Rebecca C. Stark, Grade 10
Internet Adoption Among People Over 65
Advisor: Ms. Rebecca Rush
School: Sequoia High School, Redwood City, San Mateo County
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