CSSF Project Listings: 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Senior Division
- S0401
- Mizna Akbar, Grade 11
Dayna H. Thai, Grade 11
The Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Semantic Memory
Advisor: Mr. Jonathan Bowns
School: Clovis North High School, Fresno, Fresno County
- S0402
- Nicholas M. Brdar, Grade 10
Effects of Online vs. Printed Textbooks
Advisor: Mrs. Viki Acquistapace
School: De La Salle High School, Concord, Contra Costa County
- S0403
- Shreyas Chandrashekaran, Grade 10
The Effect of Age on Human Thinking Processes
Advisor: Mrs. Kelly Horan
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0404
- Andrew C. Condon, Grade 9
The Influence of General Anxiety on the Perception of Personal Safety
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S0405
- Emily P. Condon, Grade 11
Motor Vehicle Driver Injury and Death in Orange County: Who Is Most at Risk?
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S0406
- Leanna T. Duong, Grade 10
Peizhu Qian, Grade 12
Analysis of the Impacts of Cultural Changes through Interpretation of Hofstede's Cultural Dimension Theory
Advisor: Ms. Stacy Stahl
School: Developing Virtue School, Ukiah, Mendocino County, Instilling Goodness Elementary School, Ukiah, Mendocino County
- S0407 — Honorable Mention
- Ruwanthi N. Ekanayake, Grade 12
Effects of Sleep Quality on Virtual Reality Language Learning
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
- S0408 — Fourth Place
- Lauren R. Fishman, Grade 11
Expressing Emotion: Physiological, Verbal, and Facial Differences
Advisor: Dr. Nisha Kunte
School: Sage Hill High School, Newport Coast, Orange County
- S0409
- Musaiel D. Gebremariam, Grade 9
Ryan Le, Grade 9
Influence of Math Level and Grade on Number Sequence Recall Accuracy
Advisor: Ms. Judith Barcelon
School: Piner High School, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County
- S0410
- Zoey R. Grant, Grade 11
Gender Influence in the United States Military Correlating to the Imbalance of Gender Diversity in Active Duty Recrui
Advisor: Mr. Scott Mckeon
School: Technology High School, Rohnert Park, Sonoma County
- S0411
- Camryn J. Herold, Grade 11
Factors Contributing to the Academic and Social Success of the Emotionally Disturbed Programs within the CVUSD
Advisor: Dr. Krister Swanson
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S0412 — Honorable Mention
- Rufina J. Joung, Grade 10
Simran K. Sandhu, Grade 11
A Study of the Impact of Race on Facial Recognition of Asian Ethnicities
Advisor: Mrs. Andrea Oliveira-Taylor
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S0413
- Miranda Li, Grade 10
Impact of Patient-Centered Approach Intervention on Women's Knowledge of National Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
Advisor: Ms. Charlene Chang
School: Crescenta Valley High School, La Crescenta, Los Angeles County
- S0414
- Gabriel Lipow, Grade 9
Does Giving Children the Opportunity to Recycle Increase Waste Output?
Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Lipow
School: Salinas High School, Salinas, Monterey County
- S0415 — First Place
- Anna J. Lou, Grade 11
Closing the Achievement Gap in STEM: Effect of Prior Knowledge on Guidance in Technology-Based Student-Centered Learning
Advisor: Dr. Susanne Jaeggi
School: Oxford Academy, Cypress, Orange County
- S0416 — Second Place
- Henry G. Low, Grade 11
Assessing the Effectiveness of Virtual Psychotherapies for OCD by Developing a Novel Software Application
Advisor: Ms. Andrea Adams
School: Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, Rocklin, Placer County
- S0417
- Cassiel T. McEvoy, Grade 12
Music and the Induction of Emotions
Advisor: Dr. Krister Swanson
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S0418
- Sheyenne E. Mitchell, Grade 9
Can You Taste the Rainbow?
Advisor: Mrs. Jennifer Achziger
School: California City High School, California City, Kern County
- S0419
- Saumya Nimmagadda, Grade 10
The Effect of Support and Knowledge from Coaches and Family on an Athlete's Return to Sport from an ACL Injury
Advisor: Mr. Jason Lee
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0420
- Meredith S. Sheppard, Grade 11
The Relationship of Depression between Nurses Working Night Shifts and Day Shifts
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S0421
- Edward A. Trimble, Grade 10
Using EEG as an Evaluative Tool for Sustained Concentration Studies: Phase III
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Morse
School: Bloomington High School, Bloomington, San Bernardino County
- S0422 — Third Place
- Anika J. Wille, Grade 10
Is Seeing Perceiving? Do Visual Cues Enhance Auditory Attention and Comprehension in a Mixed Speech Background?
Advisor: Dr. Julien Astruc
School: French American International School, San Francisco, San Francisco County
- S0423
- Nicholas G. Wong, Grade 11
Currency Movement Projections and Possible Societal Applications Using Dollar Bill Tracking Data
Advisor: Mr. Todd Whalen
School: Kennedy (John F.) High School, Sacramento, Sacramento County
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