CSEF Project Listings: 2019
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Senior Division
- S0401
- Luke T. Anderson, Grade 10
Lights, Camera, Action-Reaction: Sympathetic Nervous System Response to Action Movies across the Decades
Advisor: Mrs. Victoria Acquistapace
School: De La Salle High School, Concord, Contra Costa County
- S0402
- Mayra Arellano, Grade 12
Red Pill or Blue Pill? How Age Impacts Confirmation Bias
Advisor: Mr. Jeffery Adkins
School: Deer Valley High School, Antioch, Contra Costa County
- S0403
- Gabriel G. Bacon, Grade 11
The Effects of Demand Characteristics on a Survey
Advisor: Ms. Karen Reynosa
School: Ventura High School, Ventura, Ventura County
- S0404
- Diogenes Angelo D. Bernal, Grade 10
Erin C. Hoffman, Grade 10
The Relationship between Deception and Altruism amongst Teens of Different Economic Status
Advisor: Mrs. Susan Valle
School: St. Bonaventure High School, Ventura, Ventura County
- S0405
- Diego Borgsdorf, Grade 11
Sarah E. Shapiro, Grade 10
Sarah S. Tran, Grade 11
The Language of Extremism: A Socio-Linguistic Analysis of Nationalist Content in the Context of Linguistic Purism
Advisor: Ms. Tripti Shah
School: Granada Hills Charter High School, Granada Hills, Los Angeles County
- S0406
- Noelle R. Brem, Grade 10
Aika S. Onitsuka, Grade 10
Jocelyn Reyes-Ordaz, Grade 10
Which Accent Is More Appealing to Americans?
Advisor: Mrs. Shahida Merchant, Ms. Sarada Sinha
School: Salinas High School, Salinas, Monterey County
- S0407 — Second Place
- Sean Cai, Grade 10
Analyzing Stratified Ethical Behavior at Executive Levels Using Shareholder Regression Models and Firm Value
Advisor: Mrs. Elaine Gillum
School: Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0408 — Third Place
- Brianna M. Camero, Grade 12
Bhjan Kaur, Grade 12
Erudition Identification: Using Computer Science to Find Literacy Levels
Advisor: Mr. Mike Brasier
School: Ridgeview High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S0409
- Anna Chang, Grade 12
Study Jams: The Effect of Words in Music on Reading Comprehension
Advisor: Ms. Kimberly Lee
School: Pinole Valley High School, Pinole, Contra Costa County
- S0410
- Nathan W. Chiu, Grade 9
Swasti Jain, Grade 9
Joe J. Lin, Grade 9
The Design and Construction of a Patch with an Application for People that Alerts the User When They Are Slouching
Advisor: Mr. Isaac Pallone
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0411
- Elizabeth S. Enad, Grade 10
Angelheart S. Rogel, Grade 10
Myers Briggs and Behavior Prediction
Advisor: Mr. Kevin Callaway
School: Hueneme High School, Oxnard, Ventura County
- S0412 — First Place
- Audrey Y. Ha, Grade 9
Fostering Racial Tolerance in High Schools: Researching Correlations between Tolerance, Activities, and Demographics
Advisor: Ms. Rachel Richards
School: Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton, San Mateo County
- S0413
- Mahum Khan, Grade 10
Practice Makes Permanent: How Does Repetition Affect the Human Ability to Adapt to New Forms of Writing?
Advisor: Mr. Faisal Khan
School: Portola High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0414
- Kaelyn S. Luebke, Grade 9
Personal Comfort and Therapy System (PCATS): Wearables and Jedi Mind Tricks
Advisor: Ms. Jessica Valera
School: Aragon High School, San Mateo, San Mateo County
- S0415 — Fourth Place
- Arjun R. Neervannan, Grade 11
Combating Cyberbullying and Toxicity by Teaching AI to Use Linguistic Insights from Human Interactions in Social Media
Advisor: Mr. David Knight
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0416
- Pranav Patil, Grade 11
Determining the Effectiveness of Video Games in Cybersecurity Education
Advisor: Mr. Frank Liao
School: Del Norte High School, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0417
- Harshini N. Ravi, Grade 9
Harshita N. Ravi, Grade 9
The STEM of the STEM Gap: Exploring the Gender Gap in STEM
Advisor: Mr. Eddie Hammon
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S0418
- Gabriel P. Reder, Grade 11
Arbitrary Altruism Actions' Effects on the Possible Downturn of Aggression on Subjects with Contrasting Spectrums
Advisor: Dr. Sean Gillette
School: Apple Valley High School, Apple Valley, San Bernardino County
- S0419
- Aubrey L. Robinson, Grade 10
A Study of Connections between Synesthesia and Creativity
Advisor: Mrs. Mary D'Amour
School: Adams (John) Academy, Roseville, Placer County
- S0420
- Katelyn Santa Maria, Grade 9
Lorelei Santa Maria, Grade 9
Can We Psyche You Out? The Study of the Effect of Positive and Negative Encouragement on Physical and Mental Activities
Advisor: Mr. Ryan Lewis
School: Science Academy STEM Magnet (The), Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles County
- S0421 — Honorable Mention
- Sophia A. Santoso, Grade 10
What Effect Does Smartphone Usage Have on High School Students?
Advisor: Mr. Matthew Schiller
School: Polytechnic High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S0422
- Shay Nair Sharma, Grade 10
The Impact of a Skin Care and Skin Cancer Prevention Lesson on the Knowledge and Behaviors of High School Students
Advisor: Dr. Jasdeep Sharma
School: Franklin High School, Elk Grove, Sacramento County
- S0423
- Vanessa D. Tieng, Grade 9
Traditional Paper and Pen Testing vs. Progressive Online Computer Testing
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S0424
- Caneel M. Young, Grade 11
Is Lactobacillus rhamnosus the Solution to Anxiety Relief?
Advisor: Mr. Ariel Haas
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0425 — Honorable Mention
- Rhitishah Yuva Raju, Grade 11
The Reduction of Stress: A Novel Digital Intervention Method Utilizing Neural Oscillation Analysis & Scanning Techniques
Advisor: Mrs. Kelly Colleen
School: Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, Sacramento County
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