Student Research Competition
37th Annual CSULB Student Research Competition
The purpose of the Annual Student Research Competition is to showcase excellence in scholarly research, and highlight creative activity conducted by CSULB undergraduate and graduate students. The Student Research Competition will feature oral presentations to an audience of fellow students, university community members, and a jury of distinguished faculty. Each year, the Office of Undergraduate Research Services (OURS) and Graduate Studies at CSULB collaborate to host this event, showcasing student innovation and fostering collaborations.
2025 Competition Details
Undergraduate or graduate students currently enrolled at CSULB, as well as alumni/alumnae who receive their degrees in Fall 2024 are eligible to present. Research and/or creative activities presented should be appropriate to the student’s discipline and career goals. Proprietary research is excluded.
- Register for an SRC Info Session. The date and time of the 2024 SRC Info Session is TBD.
- Please fill out the online Proposal Submission online by Monday, February 3, 2025 at 11:59pm. If submissions are not submitted prior to the February 3rd deadline, they will not be accepted for the Student Research Competition. Students will receive an email confirmation once your submission is complete. Please email any questions to SRC@csulb.edu.
- For those students whose proposals are accepted for presentation, they must be available to present their research in-person and participate in a 5-minute Q&A session with faculty jurors on the day of the event, March 7, 2025.
- Jurors will evaluate each entry (oral presentation plus written summary) based on the following rubric/criteria (PDF).
- First-place winners in each category will receive $100.
- Winners will be announced at the SRC award ceremony on March 7, 2024.
- Up to 10 students will be selected from among the first-place winners from the CSULB Student Research Competition. The first-place winners will have an opportunity to compete in the 39th Annual CSU Statewide Student Research Competition to be hosted by California Polytechnic State University Humboldt in April 2025. Those students selected from the CSULB campus event will be expected to present at the Statewide Student Research Competition.
- There is no registration fee for participating in either the campus or statewide competition
- Group paper summaries must include ALL the students’ names along with the title of the presentation.
- The paper summary should not exceed five (5) double-spaced pages in length, not including appendices. Appendices (bibliography, graphs, photographs, or other supplementary materials) should not exceed three (3) pages. File size should not exceed 25mb.
- A student may submit a paper on any academic topic, provided that the student has not previously submitted the same paper to this competition.
- Entrants in the Creative Arts and Design category may enter an audio and/or visual record of a performance they have given or work of art they have created (file size not to exceed 25mb), provided they focus their papers and oral presentations on the historical or cultural context and rationale underlying their interpretation of the subject matter involved.
- Please note that any accomodations must then be identified on the Proposal Submission.
The format, in short, is intended to resemble a professional academic meeting and exactly replicates the setting of the statewide competition. Jurors will evaluate each entry (oral presentation plus written summary) based on the following
37th CSULB SRC Rubric/Criteria (PDF).
(adapted from CSU Statewide Competition).
Each student will submit a proposal prior to the event. On the day of the event (March 7th), presenters will participate in an in-person presentation and 5-minute question and answer session to respond to juror and audience questions.
Papers will be grouped for presentation in the following categories, which will also be used in the statewide competition:
- Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Biological and Agricultural Sciences
- Business, Economics, and Public Administration
- Creative Arts and Design
- Education
- Engineering and Computer Science
- Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences
- Humanities and Letters
- Interdisciplinary
- Physical and Mathematical Sciences
The Division of Academic Affairs reserves the right to adjust (i.e., combine or divide) these categories as numbers of submissions necessitate.
The Hauth Center offers individualized assistance to help students become effective public speakers. Consultants at the Hauth Center use their expertise and multimedia technology to provide feedback in order to improve one’s presentation skills.
In preparation for the Student Research Competition on March 7, 2025, the Hauth Center is offering 15-minute coaching session to work with participants on how to more effectively communicate their message using the SRC rubric and criteria.
To schedule a 15-minute coaching sessions to practice, visit https://cla.csulb.edu/centers/hauth/ (students can schedule multiple coaching sessions).
Previous Competitions
2025 Student Research Competition Event Program.pdf
- 2025 CSULB 1st Place Winners
- Emily Siu – Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Anthony Rios – Biological and Agricultural Sciences
- Luis Lara & Polo Zahir Rodriguez – Creative Arts and Design
- Emily Ramon – Education
- Nhaya Jimenez & Bence Papp – Engineering and Computer Sciences
- Annie Lin – Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences
- Kass Malcor– Humanities and Letters
- Isaac Obert – Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- 2025 CSULB 2nd Place Winners
- Sydney Washington – Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Charley Moeller – Biological and Agricultural Sciences
- Aleyna Akkan – Creative Arts and Design
- Xiomara Barillas Polanco & Harmony Panameno – Education
- Sebastian Carrillo – Engineering and Computer Sciences
- Vivian Jimenez – Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences
- Darya Jafarinejad – Humanities and Letters
- Shane Chung - Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- 2025 CSULB 3rd Place Winners
- Olivia Romero – Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Keira Spiller & Dylan Baldiviezo – Biological and Agricultural Sciences
- Alana Loinaz & Sungbin Moon – Creative Arts and Design
- Michelle Chin – Education
- Ashling Bolt & Edwin Danahy – Engineering and Computer Sciences
- Zahra Muthalip – Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences
- Yael Alexander-Moore & Kenna Meno – Humanities and Letters
- Camille Beard – Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- 2024 Stateside Winners:
- 1st Place Winner: Ruby Barragan - Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences
- 2nd Place Winner: Raya Torres - Humanities and Letters
2024 Student Research Competition Event Program.pdf
- 2024 CSULB 1st Place Winners
- Angel Marin-Flores – Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Bryan Kang – Biological and Agricultural Sciences
- Wynn Barnard – Creative Arts and Design
- Claudine Maloles – Education
- Jalen Leyretana and Alex Alonzo – Engineering and Computer Sciences
- Ruby Barragan – Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences
- Travis Barnett – Humanities and Letters
- Anais Johnson – Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- 2024 CSULB 2nd Place Winners
- Brian Gonzalez – Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Kiana Tran – Biological and Agricultural Sciences
- Elizabeth Doll – Creative Arts and Design
- David Ifediba – Education
- Jonathan Dabu – Engineering and Computer Sciences
- Victoria Min – Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences
- Raya Torres – Humanities and Letters
- Chi Vo - Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- 2024 CSULB 3rd Place Winners
- Elizabeth Esquivel – Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Ariana Lee – Biological and Agricultural Sciences
- Alyssa Reamer – Education
- Thomas Nguyen – Engineering and Computer Sciences
- Audrey Stallings – Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences
- Emma Teano – Humanities and Letters
- Hector Gaxiola Williams – Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- 2023 Stateside Winners:
- 1st Place Winner: Kalani Lopez, Behavioral and Social Sciences
- 2nd Place Winner: Justin Gamoras, Business, Economics, and Public Administration
2023 CSU Systemwide SRC Winners
- Document
- 2023 CSULB Winners
- Kalani Lopez – Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Katrina Jensen – Biological and Agricultural Sciences
- Justin Gamoras – Business, Economics, and Public Administration
- Mary Catherine Wilbur – Creative Arts and Design
- Tuyet-Suong Sabrina Nguyen – Education
- Ricardo Bazurto – Engineering and Computer Science
- Madeleine Phan – Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences
- Raya Torres – Humanities and Letters
- Lauren Tran – Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- 2022 Stateside Winners: Meet our CSU Student Research Competition Winners
- 2022 Event Program (PDF)
- 2022 CSULB Winners
- Kunaal Sarhaya and Cory Arnold – Engineering and Computer Science
- Aleece Hanson – Behavioral and Social Sciences (two winners)
- Katherine Palaeologus – Behavioral and Social Sciences (two winners)
- Makena Pollon – Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences
- Nicholas Lozano – Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- Cassandra Jones – Education
- Vaishalee Chaudhary – Humanities and Letters
- Matt Acosta – Biological and Agricultural Sciences (two winners)
- Emma Siegfried - Biological and Agricultural Sciences (two winners)
- 2021 Stateside Winners:
- Creative Arts and Design: Shenaya Yazdani (2nd Place)
- Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences: Diana Pham (2nd Place)
- Behavior, Social Sciences, and Public Administration: Brianna Rios (2nd Place)
- 2021 Event Program (PDF)
- 2021 CSULB Winners:
- Behavioral, Social Sciences, and Public Administration: Brianna Rios
- Biological and Agricultural Sciences: James Chhor
- Business, Economics, and Hospitality Management: Elena Kotanchyan
- Creative Arts and Design: Shenaya Yazdani
- Education: Katherine Lacy
- Engineering and Computer Science: Nelson Minaya
- Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences: Diana Pham
- Humanities and Letters: Kelly Sturgeon
- Physical and Mathematical Sciences: Steven Guillen
- 2020 Stateside Presenters:
- Beda Castillo - Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Nicholas Roy - Business, Economics, and Public Administration
- Briana Stanley - Creative Arts and Design
- Alexander Ordonez - Education
- Jeremy Satterfield - Engineering and Computer Science
- Josh Murillo - Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences
- Ricky Lee - Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- 2020 Event Program (PDF)
- 2020 CSULB Winners:
- Olivia Brush - Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Kevin Travis - Biological and Agricultural Sciences
- Nicholas Roy - Business, Economics, and Public Administration
- Briana Stanley - Creative Arts and Design
- Alexander Ordonez - Education
- Jeremy Satterfield - Engineering and Computer Science
- Josh Murillo - Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences
- Anastasia Nesbitt - Humanities and Letters
- Ricky Lee - Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- 2019 Stateside Winners:
- Avery Amerson – First place in Humanities and Letters
- Yohanna Brown – First place in Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Phillippe Ly – Second place in Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- Jennifer Montepeque Diaz – First place in Education
- 2019 Event Program (PDF)
- 2019 CSULB Winners:
- Keelin Dunn - Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Yohanna Brown - Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Alyssa Clevenstine - Biological and Agricultural Sciences
- Kristen Way - Business, Economics, and Public Administration
- Jennifer Montepeque Diaz - Education
- Subramaniam Seshadri - Engineering and Computer Science
- Alexandra Mazza & Victoria Cimo - Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences
- Avery Amerson - Humanities and Letters
- Brenda Villafana, Alexandra Gutierrez, & Scott Lee - Interdisciplinary
- Phillippe Ly & Codi Pace - Physical and Mathematical Sciences
