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...

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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

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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

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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

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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

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