SPROUT Scholars, Mentors, and Projects
• Andrea Anguiano, (Dr. Gabriela Simon-Cereijido - Communication Disorders) 2023
• Theresa Bernal, (Dr. Leila Rahnama - Kinesiology) 2023
• Burgundy Bisson, (Dr. Miwako Hisagi - Communication Disorders) 2023
• Jimmy Castillo, (Dr. Sierra Cordova - Kinesiology) 2023
• Andre Chan, (Dr. Sunil Mangalassary - Food Science) 2023
• Nahomy Corrales, (Dr. Beth Hoffman - Public Health) 2023
• Jessica Gonzalez-Aldana, (Dr. Veronica Obregon - Social Work) 2023
• Janet Guan, (Dr. Ndifreke Etim - Public Health) 2023
• Melissa Torres, ( Dr. Joanna Doran - Social Work) 2023
• Ilda Umana, (Dr. Simona Montanari - Child Development) 2023
• Lisa Bonilla, (Dr. Michael Joseph - Kinesiology), 2022 Locomotion recovery in spinal cord contused rats using different training models.
• Shantal Flores, (Dr. Michael Joseph - Kinesiology), 2022 The importance of body position during locomotor training and recovery.
• Alfredo Gonzalez, (Dr. Anureet Kaur - Nutritional Sciences), 2022 The impact of -tocetrienol and mitochondrial dysfunction in SKBR3 breast cancer cells.
• Kayci Hirakawa, (Dr. Miwako Hisagi - Communication Disorders), 2022 The neurophysiological measures of auditory processing in speech perception.
• Vanessa Jimenez, (Dr. Gabriela Simon-Cereijido - Communications Disorders), 2022 Vocabulary depth and its relationship to linguistics history and lexical skills in monolingual and bilingual adults.
• Briana Martinez, (Dr. Lina Reiss - Communication Disorders), 2022 Fusion and identification of vowels in the free field.
• Silvia Perez, (Dr. Claudia Kouyoumdjian - Child Development), 2022 The portrayal of Latinx deportation experiences through children's picture books.
• Andrew Duenas, (Dr. Christine Dy – Exercise Science), 2021 Quantifying the effect of increasing resistance during cycling on leg muscle activity.
• Steven Huezo, (Dr. Chandan Suresh – Communication Disorders), 2021 Portraying of hearing loss information in Spanish Language YouTube Videos.
• Jimmy Jin, ( Dr. Anureet Kaur – Nutritional Sciences), 2021 Investigating intrinsic apoplotic mechanisms using Delta-Tocotrienol in HER2 positive human breast cancer cells (SKBR3).
• Yutain Li, (Dr. Jing Zhao - Food Science), 2021 Purification and characterization of c-phycocyanin.
• Adalid Medina, (Dr. Mary Kubalanza – Communication Disorders), 2021 Independent research project.
• Alexis Obinna, (Dr. Siyon Rhee - Social Work), 2021 Factors contributing to depression among African Americans.
• Elizabeth Owairu, (Dr. Melanie Sabado-Liwag – Public Health), 2021 Immigration-generational status on substance use and depression among Latinx adolescents in continuation of high school.
• Patssy Quintero, (Dr. Erica Ellis – Communication Disorders), 2021 Bilingualism in children with and without autism: parents’ perspectives.
• Francisco Aguilar (Dr. Anureet Kaur – Nutritional Sciences), 2019 Effect of fenugreek extract on ras protein expression in breast cancer.
• Cindy Garcia (Dr. Melanie Sabado-Liwag – Public Health), 2019 Mental health self-stigma and perceived lev
2019 Scholars and Mentors
- Francisco Aguilar, (Dr. Anureet Kaur - Nutritional Sciences), 2019 Effect of fenugreek extract on ras protein expression in breast cancer.
- Cindy Garcia, (Dr. Melanie Sabado-Liwag - Public Health), 2019 Mental health stigma and perceived levels of social support on stress among Pacific Islanders.
- Axel Munoz, (Dr. Stefan Keslacy - Kinesiology), 2019 Virtual reality modulates exercise-induced brain oxygenation.
- Merna Nasif, (Dr. Michael Joseph - Exercise Science), 2019 On ground and treadmill training paradigms improve locomotor recovery in rats with spinal contusions.
- Violet Perez, (Dr. Jing Zhao - Food Sciences), 2019 Proximate analysis of defatted rice bran protein.
- Karina Quiroz, (Dr. Melanie Sabado-Liwag - Public Health), 2019 Effects of depression symptoms on tobacco use and oral health.
- Maydely Remigio, (Dr. Jessica Morales-Chicas- Child Development), 2019 Perceptions of math teacher effectiveness on math identity among middle school Latinos.
- Kennedy Stewart, (Dr. Anne Larson, - Exercise Science), 2019 Recruitment, enrollment, and retention from baseline data collected of an observational study.
- Isabel Valdivinos, (Dr. Gabriela Simon-Cereijido - Communication Disorders), 2019 Generative naming task strategies and lexical skills in typical bilingual adults.
SPROUT Student Testimonial