MC-Cal Poly Past Projects

Past Projects

The following students & alumni previously received funding from MC-Cal Poly to travel to and/or present their projects at destination conferences.

Aidan Ashworth presented: Exploring Gamer Experiences and Motivation to Play High Difficulty Video Games @ The Western States Communication Association, Reno, Nevada, 2024 (Top-4 paper, Media Studies Interest Group).
Kimberly Cruz presented: Storytelling and Racial Identity: How First-Generation Students of Color Navigate their Identities at Predominately White Institutions @ The Western States Communication Association, Reno, Nevada, 2024 (Identities, & Difference Interest Group).
Mackenzie Demay presented: Stereotypical Representations of Gamers in the Guild @ The Western States Communication Association, Reno, Nevada, 2024 (Top-4 paper, Media Studies Interest Group).
Gabrielle Low presented: Keys 4 Trees: Using VR to promote learning in climate change and local policies @ The Western States Communication Association, Reno, Nevada, 2024 (Media Studies Interest Group).
Kristina Yan presented: Friends? Best Friends? Lovers? Exploring The Need for Friendships in How I Met Your Mother @ The Western States Communication Association, Reno, Nevada, 2024 (Undergraduate Section).

Erika DeAnda & Melian Wong presented: Museum’s Photographic Contents with Ethnically Diverse Photographic Assets @ The Central States Communication Association Conference, Grand Rapids MI, 2024 (Activism, Communication Ethics, and Social Justice Interest Group).
Isis Dominguez attended The Central States Communication Association Conference, Grand Rapids MI, 2024.
Navyaa Vemuri attended The Central States Communication Association Conference, Grand Rapids MI, 2024.

Cameron Bader & Kate Macpherson presented: The Effect of Punctuation on Communication Competence, Appropriateness, and Annoyance Within Professor-Student Communication @ The CSU Social Science Student Symposium in Sacramento, CA, 2024.
Kendall Baebler presented: He’s the Man: Traits of Toxic Masculinity in New Girl @ The CSU Social Science Student Symposium in Sacramento, CA, 2024.
Hannah Goudz presented: Guns, Lazers, Aliens, and Murders: The Negative Effects of Violence in Rick and Morty @ The CSU Social Science Student Symposium in Sacramento, CA, 2024.
Bridget LaPorte presented: Exploring the Potential Effects of Aggression in 90210 @ The CSU Social Science Student Symposium in Sacramento, CA, 2024.
Bridget LaPorte, Kaley Scheppler, & Olivia Thomas presented: The Effect of Artificial Intelligence on Credibility, Instructor Immediacy, and Future Student Investment @ The CSU Social Science Student Symposium in Sacramento, CA, 2024 (Honorary Mention McCall Award for Best Undergraduate Paper).
Brenden Jacoby presented: Who Benefits? Charting How Global North States’ Utilize Technology in Asylum Cases @ The CSU Social Science Student Symposium in Sacramento, CA, 2024.

Saiyushi Kumar attended the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Gabrielle Low attended the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Wendy Miyazaki attended the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Jordan Schumann attended the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Hannah Varghese attended the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ava Whitehorn attended the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Josh Wiegman attended the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mackenzie Demay presented: History of Hatred: A Media Analysis and Social Examination of the Film The Hate U Give @ The Western States Communication Association, Portland, Oregon, 2022 (Undergraduate Section).
Barrett Lo presented: When Toxic is Typical: Prevalence and Effects of Toxicity in Rainbow Six Siege @ The Western States Communication Association, Portland, Oregon, 2022 (Undergraduate Section).
Chelsie Lui presented: Cultivating Problematic Stereotypes of Asian Americans: Representations of Helicopter Parenting in Fresh off the Boat @ the Western States Communication Association, Portland, Oregon, 2022 (Top 4 Paper of the Media Division).
Berkly Hargon, Delaney Hulshof, & Corey Quillen presented: The Effect of Social Media Messages on Interpersonal Attraction, Judgement, and Wholesomeness @ The Western States Communication Association, Portland, Oregon, 2022 (Undergraduate Section).
Victor Ortiz presented: Portrayals of Mental Health in Video Games: A Content Analysis Examining Celeste & Hellblade @ The Western States Communication Association, Portland, Oregon, 2022 (Media Division).
Matia Mathes presented: Comparing the Effectiveness of Visuals in Medical Education Instruction @ The International Communication Association, Paris, France, 2022