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Graduate Research Symposium
May 9, 2014
10th Annual
Fiat Lux!UC Santa Cruz • Division of Graduate Studies
McHenry Library, Second Floor
Welcome to the 10th Annual Graduate Research Symposium!
UC Santa Cruz is proud to showcase the superb research of our graduate students and to celebrate their academic achievements in the past year.
UCSC’s annual Graduate Research Symposium gives us the opportunity to:• Highlight the most outstanding graduate research across the whole spectrum of disciplines on
our campus;• Recognize advanced graduate research being conducted in a wide range of programs and
settings;• Celebrate the diversity and innovativeness of our graduate community;• Provide our graduate students with the chance to learn about the research of their colleagues
andtoencounterresearchfindingsinfieldsofinquiryrelatedtotheirown;• Promote interdisciplinary research conversations among our graduate students.
The Division of Graduate Studies is honored to be able to host this annual event for the second time intherecently-renovatedMcHenryLibrary.Pleaseusetheadjacentmaptofindtheoral,mediaandposter presentations listed in this program.
Please also join us for the Awards Reception immediately following the Symposium on the South Lawn,withrefreshmentsprovidedbytheGlobalVillageCafé.Awardsforthebestpresentationsineachacademicdivisionwillbegranted,includinggiftcertificatestotheUCSCBookstoreintheamountof$100,sponsoredbytheacademicDeans,and$150,sponsoredbytheUCSCAlumniAssociation. Two awards recognizing outstanding presentations in any discipline will also be awarded: a$250cashGraduateDean’saward,anda$500cashawardfortheChancellor’sGraduateResearch Prize.
Tyrus MillerViceProvostandDeanofGraduateStudies
AcknowledgementsThankyoutoallwhocontributedtothesuccessofthisevent...
SPONSORS
JUDGES
SPECIAL THANKS
Alumni AssociationDivision of Graduate StudiesDivision of ArtsBaskinSchoolofEngineeringDivision of HumanitiesDivisionofPhysical&BiologicalSciencesDivision of Social SciencesMcHenry Library
GregCareaga,MarcusThayerandTeam,McHenryLibrary,Location Assistance and PublicityAdamHoffman,GlobalVillageCafé,Catering ServicesRobertKemp,StaffReceivingServices, Poster Easels JuanPerezandTeam,LearningTechnologies, Media SupportEvanHartneyandKarenHerrera,Event CoordinationTimStephens,UniversityRelations,PublicityTransporationandParkingServices(TAPS), Parking Assistance
Sarah Arantza Amador Grad Program Coord, Politics/Latin American & Latino StudiesMalikaMoutawakkilBellDirector, STEM Diversity ProgramsScottBrandtVice Chancellor for ResearchHollie Clausnitzer Department Manager, PhilosophyKyleEischenAssistant Dean for Academic Planning & Research, Social SciencesRajaGuhaThakurtaProfessor, Astronomy & Astrophysics; UCO/Lick Observatory Zia Isola Associate Director of Diversity ProgramsJanet Jones Graduate Program Coordinator, Chemistry & Biochemistry Sarah Latham Vice Chancellor for Business & Administrative ServicesArthur P. Ramirez Dean, Baskin School of EngineeringTravis Seymour Associate Professor, PsychologyAlma Sifuentes Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Life; Dean of StudentsDeannaShemekProfessor, Literature; Fellow, Cowell College; Co-Director, IDEAJeffrey Shilling Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic PhilanthropyDonnae Smith Diversity & Inclusion Program Coordinator, Coll, Housing & Ed ServicesDavid Sonnenberg Asst Dean for Planning & Resources Management, Social SciencesAshlee A Tews Director of Research Development, Social Sciences
Oral/Live Presentations Presentation Room 1Library 2320
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HOWTOHARD-BOILASTARONYOURLAPTOP’SGRAPHICSCARDHal Cambier,Physics
OFLASERSANDLABIA:ANEXAMINATIONOFTHEMAJORPLAYERS,INVESTMENTS,ANDSTAKESOFFEMALEGENITALCOSMETICSURGERYINTHEU.S.Jessica Y. Neasbitt,History of Consciousness
CULTURALINTERSECTIONS:SHEETMUSICWRITTENFORTHEGOLDENGATEINTERNATIONALEXPOSITIONOF1939/40Elisse La Barre,Music
MEANDERINGKEEPSBEDROCKRIVERNETWORKS,ANDTHEREFORELANDSCAPES,FROMACHIEVINGASTEADYSTATEKerri Johnson,Earth Sciences
CHILDRENANDTHETRAUMAOFWAR:THEPLACEOFCHILDRENINMAINLANDCHINA,1945-1953Melissa Brzycki,History
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WHATISMOREIMPORTANTFORSEAGRASSCONSERVATION?MEASURINGENVIRONMENTALANDECOLOGICALPARAMETERSINSEAGRASSBEDSWITHDIFFERENTFORMSOFPROTECTIONT E Angela Quiros,Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
NUFAN:GENDER,CRIMINALITYANDTHEPRISONIN1930sQINGDAOStephanie Montgomery,History
TRANSGENERATIONALTRAUMAANDMENTALHEALTH:CAMBODIANAMERICANCOLLECTIVEMEMORYYvonne Kwan,Sociology
TRANSNATIONALSOCIALJUSTICEANDIMPLICATIONSOFDIASPORICRETURNTOTHEREPUBLICOFARMENIAVeronika Zablotsky,Feminist Studies
BIGGERISNOTALWAYSBETTER:BODYSIZEPREDICTSINDIVIDUALWINTERFORAGINGSTRATEGIESOFTHICK-BILLEDMURRES(URIALOMVIA)INTHEBERINGSEARachael Orben,Ocean Sciences
Oral/Live Presentations Presentation Room 2Library 2353
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THEREISNOGENOMEAdam Novak,Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics
CHARACTERIZATIONOFNEURONALABNORMALITIESINFRAGILEXMICEAdam Aharon,Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology
HISTORICIZINGTHELYNCHINGSOFITALIANSIN1890sLOUISIANAJessica Barbata Jackson,History
SHIFT-INDIANCOUNTRY’SCHANGINGLANDSCAPEWayne Marci,Digital Arts & New Media
ROCKSGOBOINK:HOWMUCHDOESRIVERBEDLOADSHAKETHEBED?Danica Roth,Earth Sciences
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HUMILITYASAVIRTUEKyle Robertson,Philosophy
MAGNETARPOWEREDSUPERNOVAEAstronomy & Astrophysics*
HERDINGPACKETS:HOWTOGETPACKETSINANETWORKTOGOWHEREYOUEXPECTJudith Samson,Computer Engineering
FINDINGNEMOUSINGSOCIALMEDIAJames O’Donnell,Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
ANETHNOGRAPHICLOOKATUS“STATE-BUILDING”INAFGHANISTANJim Misencik,Sociology
LATINAMERICANINTEGRATIONANDTHEPANAMERICANHIGHWAY:ANTHROPOLOGYONTHEROADRosa Ficek,Anthropology
* Presenter’s name withheld by request
Oral/Live Presentations Presentation Room 3Library 2359
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d0ntb33vil:THEBUSSTOPDISPLACEMENTPROJECTHarris David Harris,Digital Arts & New Media
TOWARDPARTICIPATORYWATERGOVERNANCEINTHECENTRALCOAST:DISCOURSE,DESALINATION,DROUGHTStephen Sepaniak,Sociology
WHYTHEWEATHERMANISALWAYSWRONG:ABROKENLINKINCLOUDMODELSMikael Witte,Earth Sciences
BANKAVALANCHEMODELOFSYSTEMICRISKEric Fischer,EconomicsCo-presenter: Judith Samson
THEHUMANSPLICEOSOME:ANESSENTIALMOLECULARMACHINEAndrew MacRae,Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology
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THESECRETHISTORYOFAMERICANSHANTYBOATERSWes Modes,Digital Arts & New Media
ICE-BOUND:ANINTERACTIVEBOOKENABLEDBYRESEARCHINTECHNOLOGYANDARTSAaron Reed,Computer Science
STRINGHOMOLOGYOFSPHERES:THESEARCHFORHOLESINTHELOOPSPACEOFSPHERESFelicia Tabing,Mathematics
SECULARISM’SINSCRUTABLESUBJECTS:THE“FEMINISTANDFAITHFUL”MORMONSJessica Whatcott,Politics
RESISTANCEANDTRANSCENDENCETHROUGHTHESONJAROCHOMOVIMIENTO:BAYAREAWOMEN,MUSICANDDANCERobin Sacolick,Music
WALKABOUT:AGAMEFOREXERCISINGWHILELEARNINGABOUTEXTANTFLORAANDFAUNADustin Adams,Computer Science
EXQUISITECORPSEIN2.5DDanielle Williamson,Digital Arts & New MediaCo-presenter:LisaBanks
WALKINGKIDSOFCHOCORolando Vargas,Film & Digital Media
FLATLANDSFilm & Digital Media*
SPEECHADVENTURE:USINGAUTOMATICSPEECHRECOGNITIONANDMOBILEGAMESFORSPEECHTHERAPYZachary Rubin,Games and Playable Media
THRESHOLDSANDFRAGILESTATES:THEMUSICOF CHAOSDavid Kant,Music
BREADORBLOOD,ADOCUMENTARYFILMTHATFOLLOWSTHEROUTEOFKELLY’SARMYACROSSCONTEMPORARYAMERICAJohn (Jack) Chapman,Social Documentation
CRENSHAWLena Jackson,Social Documentation
LEGACYOFRESILIENCEMarissa Kitazawa,Social Documentation
AFTERTHECROSSFIRE:MEMORIESOFVIOLENCEANDDISPLACEMENTAMONGTHECIVILPOPULATIONOFCOLOMBIA’SNORTHERNPACIFIC COASTRicardo Velasco,Social Documentation
PUBLIC/TRANSITKristin Miller,Sociology
Media Presentations
Poster Presentations Alphabetical by program and last name
Alphabetical by program and last name
LEARNINGFROMVETERANS:ACLOSERLOOKATELITECONTROLLERSOFHIVFORHIVVACCINEDEVELOPMENTRachel Doran,Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics
RESULTSOFTHEALIGNATHON:ACOLLABORATIVECOMPETITIONTOASSESSTHESTATEOFTHEARTINWHOLEGENOMEALIGNMENTDent Earl,Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics
SEQUENTIALANALYSISOFINDIVIDUALMULTI-DOMAINPROTEINSUSINGClpXCOUPLEDTOANANOPORELogan Mulroney,Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics
FUNCTIONALIZEDNANOPOROUSARRAYSTOWARDBIO-MARKERDETECTIONBiomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics*
DYNAMICSOFTRANSLOCATIONANDSUBSTRATEBINDINGFORDNAPOLYMERASEMUTANTSJoseph Dahl,Chemistry & Biochemistry
STEPSTOWARDSSEQUENCINGREALRNA-DETECTIONOFINDIVIDUALtRNAMOLECULESUSINGANANOPOREAndrew M. Smith,Chemistry & Biochemistry
DESIGNANDEVOLUTIONOFAMODULARTENSEGRITYROBOTPLATFORMJonathan Bruce,Computer Engineering
* Presenter’s name withheld by request
Poster Presentations Alphabetical by program and last name
COMPUTINGOPTIMALPUSHBACKTIMEWINDOWSTHATENSURECONFLICTFREERAMPAREAAIRCRAFTTRAJECTORIESJeremy Coupe,ComputerEngineering
AUTOMATINGCAMERACONTROLINGAMESUSINGGAZECameron Alston,Computer Science
ECONOMICMODELINGOFLONG-TERMPRESERVATIONPreeti Gupta,Computer Science
ADAPTIVENARRATIVEDISCOURSEGENERATIONFROMSTRUCTUREDMODELSOFTIME,ACTIONANDAGENCYStephanie Lukin,Computer Science
PERFORMATOLOGY:ACOMPUTATIONALFRAMEWORKFORMODELINGARTISTICGESTUREChristopher Maraffi,Computer Science
IDENTIFYINGSIMPLENARRATIVESTRUCTUREINPERSONALNARRATIVESElahe Rahimtoroghi,Computer Science
EVOLVINGTHEINTERNETBYREDESIGNINGTHENETWORKSTACKSpencer Sevilla,Computer Science
COFFEE:AMISUNDERSTANDINGDeirdra “Squinky” Kiai,Digital Arts & New Media
ASINGLECRYSTALX-RAYINVESTIGATIONOFTRONAATHIGHANDLOWTEMPERATURE:APOLLUTANT-SEQUESTERINGMATERIALEarl O’Bannon,Earth Sciences
HABITATFROMTOPOGRAPHY:USINGGRAINSIZETOPREDICTSALMONIDSPAWNINGDISTRIBUTIONAllison Pfeiffer,Earth Sciences
IDENTIFYINGENVIRONMENTALANDANTHROPOGENICFACTORSASSOCIATEDWITHSEASTARWASTINGDISEASETHROUGHLARGE-SCALEGEOSPATIALANALYSISMonica Moritsch,Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
ECOLOGYANDMANAGEMENTOFANINVASIVEVELDTGRASS,EHRHARTAERECTACourtenay Ray,Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
SYNGNATHUSSPECIESWITHVIRTUALLYNOINTERSPECIFICGENETICVARIATION:SUGGESTIONSFORSYNONYMIZINGFOUREASTERNPACIFICPIPEFISHESEcology & Evolutionary Biology*
APEDAGOGYOFCOMMUNITYBUILDING:RE-IMAGININGPARENTINVOLVEMENTANDCOMMUNITYORGANIZINGINPOPULAREDUCATIONEFFORTSAna Paulina Moreno,EducationCo-presenter:LinneaBeckett
SUN2FIBERSJuan Jose Diaz Leon,Electrical Engineering
PHOTO-EMISSIONBLUESHIFTOFINDIUMPHOSPHIDENANOWIRENETWORKSWITHALUMINUMOXIDECOATINGDavid Fryauf,Electrical Engineering
RESISTIVESWITCHINGBEHAVIOROFSio2COSPUTTEREDWITHPLATINUMKate Norris,Electrical Engineering
SILICONNANOWIRENETWORKSFORTHERMOELECTRICAPPLICATIONSJunce Zhang,Electrical Engineering
MICROCLIMATEMATTERS:AIRBORNEFUNGALSPORESINACOASTALFORESTANDGRASSLANDSharifa Crandall,Environmental Studies
* Presenter’s name withheld by request
Poster Presentations Alphabetical by program and last name
OPPONENTSTATEMODELINGINRTSGAMESWITHLIMITEDINFORMATIONUSINGMARKOVRANDOMFIELDSMichael Leece,Games and Playable Media
BEYONDTRANSGRESSIVEPEDAGOGY:AGENDEREDANALYSISOFTHEBLACKPANTHERPARTY’SOAKLANDCOMMUNITYSCHOOLKiran Garcha,History
REDGUARDSDONOTFEARTHEDIFFICULTYOFALONGMARCH:AUTONOMOUSPOLITICALACTIONANDTHESTATEDURINGTHECULTURALREVOLUTIONCHUANLIANMOVEMENTEvan Grupsmith,History
THENATCHEZDIASPORA:AHISTORYOFINDIGENOUSDISPLACEMENTINEARLYAMERICANoel E. Smyth,History
THESYNTAXOFCOORDINATIONBELOWTHEWORDLinguistics*
FIGURESOFVOICEINEARLYMODERNEUROPEAriane Helou,Literature
“ANHELOSQUEAÚNNOSEHANREALIZADO”:JEWISHWRITERSANDTHEMAKINGOFTHEJEWISHAMERICAS(1890-1970)Joanna Meadvin,Literature
RE-IMAGININGTHESPACESOFBERLIN:CONSTRUCTINGANEWFUTUREErica Smeltzer,Literature
SALINITY-DEPENDENTREGULATIONOFVIBRIOCHOLERAEBIOFILMSJenna Conner,Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology
LysR-TYPETRANSCRIPTIONALREGULATORS(LTTR)PLAYAROLEINVIBRIOCHOLERAEBIOFILMFORMATIONJennifer Teschler,Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology
THEROLEOFVANGL2INTHEMAMMARYGLANDPrestina Smith,Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology
RNAseq:ROADMAPTOTHEARSENICRESPIRATIONPATHWAYINSHEWANELLAsp.ANA-3Ruth Watson,Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology
EVIDENCEFORCu_2SnS_3FORMATION:ANIMPORTANTSTEPTOWARDSCZTSFORSOLARENERGYAPPLICATIONSLeila Jewell,Physics
MODELINGUNUSUALVIBRATIONMODESINSKUTTERUDITESCONTAINING“RATTLER”ATOMSTrevor Keiber,Physics
MOTIVATIONMATTERS:DEVELOPMENTOFASHORTFORMMEASUREOFSOLITUDEFORADOLESCENTSANDEMERGINGADULTSVirginia Thomas,Psychology
DOCAPITALJURORSREPRESENTTHE“CONSCIENCEOFTHECOMMUNITY”?:THEBIASINGEFFECTSOFDEATHQUALIFICATIONJoanna Weill,Psychology
BAYESIANFLEXIBLESPECTRALMODELINGANDCOMPUTATIONFORTHEANALYSISOFCOMPLEXBRAINSIGNALSAnnalisa Cadonna,Statistics & Applied Mathematics
FLEXIBLEINTEGRO-DIFFERENTIALEQUATIONSFORSPATIO-TEMPORALMODELINGRobert Richardson,Statistics & Applied Mathematics
NONPARAMETRICBAYESIANMODELINGANDINFERENCEFORRENEWALPROCESSESSai Xiao,Statistics & Applied Mathematics
PUBLICUSES:RECONFIGURINGRACE,SPACE,ANDVISUALITYINLOSANGELESMary Thomas,Visual Studies
* Presenter’s name withheld by request
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