SURB Publications
Publications, Presentations, Abstracts, and Honors Theses
Undergraduate Students Participating in Summer Undergraduate Research in Biology (SURB)
Undergraduate students denoted by *. SURB students denoted by #. Organized by grant reporting year.
Publications co-authored with undergrads 2023
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Conference presentations co-authored with undergrads 2023
*#Himes L., La Valle F. F. 2023. Evaluating the effectiveness of Southern California MPAs. Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR.
Young J.K., J. Schultz, R. Kays, J Monzón, S. Keller, J. F. Benson, J. Brown, B. S. Carr, J. D. Cepek, E. Davis, K. D. Dougherty, K. O. Goode, T. Grace, A. M. Green, M. Henling, *#L. Himes, M. T. Kohl, S. LaPoint, R. J. Moll, C., Nagy, E. Palmer, L. Prugh, S. Raber, Ç. H. Şekercioğlu, and S. Breck. 2022. Bold behavior in urban and rural coyotes across the USA. Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society, Spokane, WA.
Publications co-authored with undergrads 2022
*#Hoskinson C, *#Zheng K, *Gabel J, *Kump A, German R, Podicheti R, Marino NM, Stiemsma LT. 2022. Composition and Functional Potential of the Human Mammary Microbiota Prior to and Following Breast Tumor Diagnosis. mSystems. 7(3):e01489-21.
#Nielebeck C., *S.H. Kim, *#A. Pepe, *#L. Himes, *Z. Miller, *S. Zummo, *M. Tang, and J.D. Monzón. 2023. Climatic stress decreases tick survival but increases rate of host-seeking behavior. Ecosphere 14(1): e4369.
#Nielebeck C., *S.H. Kim, *L. Dedmon, *M. Pangilinan, *J. Quan, *W. Ota, and J.D. Monzón. 2022. A novel laboratory method to simulate climatic stress with successful application to experiments with medically relevant ticks. PLoS One, 17(9): e0275314.
Conference presentations co-authored with undergrads 2022
*#Cavallo, D. and T.L. Vandergon. 2022. The effects of polyethylene terephthalate nanoplastic particles on the metabolism and expression of cell stress markers in human Caco-2 cells. Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, Malibu, CA.
*#Guzman, D. and T.L. Vandergon. 2022. Effects on primary endothelial cells when exposed to polyethylene terephthalate nanoplastic. Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, Malibu, CA.
*#Hernandez M.J., *#J.D. Regier, *#C.K. Sicangco, *#K. Smith, S.D. Davis, and H.I. Holmlund. 2022. Dynamic stressors altering southern California shrublands. Botanical Society of America 116th Annual Meeting, Anchorage, AK. #93
*#Hernandez M.J., *#J.D. Regier, *#C.K. Sicangco, S.D. Davis, and H.I. Holmlund. 2021. California coastal sage scrub density is not correlated with high fire frequency or vegetation-type conversion in coastal Chaparral. Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, virtual.
*#Himes L. and F.F. La Valle. 2022. Evaluating the effectiveness of Southern California MPAs. Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, Malibu, CA.
*#Himes L. and F.F. La Valle. 2022. Evaluating the effectiveness of Southern California MPAs. Orange Country Marine Protected Area Conference, Irvine, CA.
*#Jacobs J., *#L. Himes, *S. Zummo, and F.F. La Valle. 2022. Effects of Anthropogenic Nutrient Introduction on Macroalgal Carbon Uptake in the Intertidal Zone. Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, Malibu, CA.
*Kim K., *#C. Heredia C, *L. Marian, *#C. Hoskinson, S.D. Davis, H.I. Holmlund, and Stiemsma LT. 2022. Analyzing the effects of wildfires on the soil microbiome of native chaparral species. Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, Malibu, CA.
#Nielebeck C., *S.H. Kim, *#A. Pepe, *#L. Himes, *Z. Miller, *S. Zummo, *M. Tang, and J.D. Monzón. 2022. Victory for the vectors? Climatic stress decreases tick survival but increases host-seeking behavior. Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of America, Toronto. Abstract number LB 4-19.
*#Regier J.D., *#M.J. Hernandez, *#C.K. Sicangco, S.D. Davis, and H.I. Holmlund. 2022. Substrate type affects dehydration rate and desiccation tolerance of fern gametophytes. Botanical Society of America 116th Annual Meeting, Anchorage, AK. #400
*#Regier J.D., *#M.J. Hernandez, *#C.K. Sicangco, S.D. Davis, and H.I. Holmlund. 2021. Substrate type affects dehydration rate and final desiccation tolerance of fern gametophytes. West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, San Diego, CA.
*#Regier J.D., *#M.J. Hernandez, *#C.K. Sicangco, S.D. Davis, and H.I Holmlund. 2021. Substrate type affects dehydration rate and final desiccation tolerance of fern gametophytes. Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, virtual.
*#Sadecki M. and C.L. Davis. 2023. Modeling how Tamiflu Treatment Affects the Immune Response to Influenza in PhysiCell. Joint Mathematics Meetings, Boston, MA.
*#Sicangco C.K., *#M.J. Hernandez, *#J.D. Regier, S.D. Davis, and H.I. Holmlund. 2022. Soil respiration varies with vegetative type conversion and water availability in the Santa Monica Mountains. Botanical Society of America 116th Annual Meeting, Anchorage, AK. #638
*#Sicangco C.K., *#M.J. Hernandez, *#J.D. Regier, S.D. Davis, and H.I. Holmlund. 2021. Variation in soil respiration with vegetative type conversion and water availability in the Santa Monica Mountains. Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, virtual.
*#Simmons, T. and T.L. Vandergon. 2022. Nanoplastic effects on human vascular endothelial cells: A comparison of primary cells (HUVEC) and immortalized cells (hy926) after exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics. Experimental Biology 2022, Philadelphia PA
*Sprute M.,*#C. Dao, and F.F. La Valle. 2022. Substrate Effects on Intertidal Settlement and Succession. Western Society of Scientists, Oxnard, CA.
*#Tehera-Berrios, D. and T.L. Vandergon. 2022. Effects of lead and PET nanoplastic particles on metabolism and cell stress markers in murine RAW 264.7 macrophage cells. Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, Malibu, CA.
*#Vaidya H. and C.L. Davis. 2023. Mathematically Investigating the Impact of Antibody Dynamics on the Human Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2. Joint Mathematics Meetings, Boston, MA.
Publications co-authored with undergrads 2021
*#Adducci A.J., *#J. Jasperse, S. Riley, J. Brown, R. Honeycutt, and J.D. Monzón. 2020. Urban coyotes are genetically distinct from coyotes in natural habitats. Journal of Urban Ecology 6: juaa010.
*#Holmlund, H.I., S.D. Davis, F.W. Ewers, *#N.M. Aguirre, G. Sapes, A. Sala, and J. Pittermann. 2020. Positive root pressure is critical for whole-plant desiccation recovery in two species of terrestrial resurrection ferns. Experimental Biology 71:1139-1150.
Conference presentations co-authored with undergrads 2021
*#Duchild NR, MR Irving*#, MT Nicholas, A Deisher, SD Davis, HI Holmlund, FW Ewers. August 2021. Effects of invasive species on post-fire seedling establishment in Ceanothus spinosus. Poster Presentation. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, virtual.
*#Guzman, D. and T.L. Vandergon. 2021. Polyethylene Terephthalate Nanoplastic Uptake and Stress Effects on Primary Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells. Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, virtual.
*#Hernandez, M.J., *#J.D. Regier, *#C.K. Sicangco, S.D. Davis, H.I. Holmlund. 2021. California coastal sage scrub density is not correlated with high fire frequency or vegetation-type conversion in coastal chaparral. Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, virtual.
#Hoskinson, C., *#K. Zheng, *J. Gabel, *A. Kump, N. Marino, L.T. Stiemsma. 2022. The composition and functional potential of the human mammary microbiota prior to and following breast tumor development. Abstract Accepted in Fall 2021. Keystone Symposium: The Human Microbiome: Ecology and Evolution. Banff, Alberta.
+1Nielebeck C., *#A.J. Adducci, and J.D. Monzón. 2021. Hungry like the wolf: do northeastern coyotes occupy the ecological niche of extirpated eastern wolves? Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, virtual.
*#Himes L. and J.D. Monzón. 2021. Does boldness increase with urbanization in coyotes? Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, virtual.
*#Osornia, K. and T.L. Vandergon. 2021. Cytotoxic effects of polystyrene nanoparticle uptake by HUVEC cells when contaminated with the highly prevalent pharmaceutical pollutant propranolol. Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, virtual.
*#Patel, D., C.L. Davis. Nov 2021. A discrete mathematical model of the crayfish life cycle for predicting trapping efficacy. Purdue Research Expo, virtual.
*#Patel, D., C.L. Davis. Apr 2022. A discrete mathematical model of the crayfish life cycle for predicting trapping efficacy. Joint Mathematics Meetings, virtual.
*#Regier, J.D., M.J. Hernandez*#, C.K. Sicangco*#, S.D. Davis, H.I. Holmlund. 2021. Substrate type affects dehydration rate and final desiccation tolerance of fern gametophytes. Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, virtual.
*#Sicangco, C.K., M.J. Hernandez*#, J.D. Regier*#, S.D. Davis, H.I. Holmlund. 2021. Variation in soil respiration with vegetative type conversion and water availability in the Santa Monica Mountains. Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, virtual.
*#Simmons, T. and T.L. Vandergon. 2021. Nanoplastic effects on human vascular endothelial cells: A comparison of primary cells (HUVEC) and immortalized cells (hy926) after exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics. Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, virtual.
2020 Programs
None due to COVID-19
Publications co-authored with undergrads 2019
*#Aguirre, N.M., *#G.N. Palmeri, *#M.E. Ochoa, *#H.I. Holmlund, *#S.R. Reese, *#E.R. Pierce, *K.E. Sauer, S.D. Davis, R. L. Honeycutt, C. L. Blomquist, and G. C. Adams. 2018. First report of stem canker and subsequent plant death caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea on Malosma laurina in Southern California. Plant Disease 102 (7):1451
Martin, K. L. M., *#E. A Pierce, *V. V. Quach, and M. Studer. 2019. Population trends of Beach-Spawning California Grunion Leuresthes tenuis Monitored by Citizen Scientists. ICES Journal of Marine Science 76: https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz086.
Conference presentations co-authored with undergrads 2019
*#Adducci AJ, *#Jasperse J, Riley S, Brown J, Honeycutt R, and JD Monzón. 2019. Genetics of urban coyotes in Los Angeles. Invited webinar presentation for Wolf Conservation Center Scientific Webinar Library, 9 July 2019.
*#Adducci AJ, *#Jasperse J, Riley S, Brown J, Honeycutt R, and JD Monzón. 2019. Urbanization decreases genetic diversity of coyotes in Southern California.” Annual Meeting of American Society of Mammalogists, Washington, D.C., 1 July 2019.
*#Adducci AJ, *#Jasperse J, Riley S, Brown J, Honeycutt R, and JD Monzón. 2019. Urban coyotes differ genetically from coyotes in natural habitats.” Centennial Celebration of the American Society of Mammalogists, Washington, D.C., 30 June 2019.
*#Adducci AJ, *#Jasperse J, Riley S, Brown J, Honeycutt R, and JD Monzón. 2019. Urban coyotes are genetically distinct from and less diverse than coyotes in natural habitats.” Annual Meeting of Society for the Study of Evolution, Providence, RI, 24 June 2019.
*#Adducci AJ, *#Jasperse J, Riley S, Brown J, Honeycutt R, and JD Monzón. 2019. Urban coyotes are genetically distinct from and less diverse than coyotes in natural habitats.” Invited oral presentation at National Park Service Headquarters, Thousand Oaks, CA, 8 May 2019.
*#Ball, S.H., *#J.L. Hibma, *#A.E. Rogers*#, and J.L. Brewster. 2019. Ultrafine carbon black promotes lysosomal membrane permeabilization and NLRP3 inflammasome activation (oral presentation), Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, Cal State San Marcos, CA.
Davis S.D., *#N.M. Aguirre and *#M.E. Ochoa. 2019. Surprising Patterns of Dieback Among Santa Monica Mountain Chaparral Species. Santa Monica Mountains Watersheds TAC Symposium, 17 January 2019.
*#Fiallo, S.M., #H.I. Holmlund, and S.D. Davis. 2019. Comparative gas exchange activity in the resurrection fern Pentagramma triangularis during seasonal desiccation and recovery. 113th Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America. Abstract PPH003.
*Gabel J, *#Hoskinson C, *Kump A, Michels KB, Marino N, Stiemsma LT. 2020. The mammary tissue microbiome in breast cáncer development. American Association for Cancer Research – The Microbiome, Viruses, & Cancer. Orlando, FL. February 2020.
*Garcia, C.M., *#N.M. Aguirre and S.D. Davis. 2019. Comparative dehydration tolerance between the fugal pathogen Botryosphaeria dothidea and three chaparral host species. 113th Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America. Abstract PPH006.
*#Grinovich B.R., S.D. Davis, and #H.I. Holmlund. 2019. Photosynthetic performance of an evergreen fern (Dryopteris arguta) during protracted drought in California. 113th Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America. Abstract PPH004.
*#Hibma, J.L., *#S.H. Ball, *# A.E. Rogers, and J.L. Brewster. 2019. Ultrafine carbon black promotes lysosomal membrane permeabilization and NLRP3 inflammasome activation (poster), American Society for Cell Biology/European Molecular Biology Organization: Joint Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Martin, K. L. M., *#E. A. Pierce, *V. V. Quach, and M. Studer. 2020. Population Trends of Beach-Spawning California Grunion Leuresthes tenuis Monitored By Citizen Scientists, Special Session on Citizen Science, American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, virtual.
Martin, K. L. M., *#E. A Pierce, *V. V. Quach, and M. Studer. 2019. Population trends of Beach-Spawning California Grunion Leuresthes tenuis Monitored by Citizen Scientists, Special Session on Recreational Fishing, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Gothenburg, Sweden.
*#Smith, K.L. and S.D. Davis. 2019. Seedling and resprout survival of three chaparral species following the Woolsey wildfire. Southern California Conferences for Undergraduate Research. Abstract BAS 103-3-13.
*#Smith, K.L., *C.M. Garcia, *#B.R. Grinovich, *#S.M. Fiallo, J.L. Brewster, C.C. Swift, and S.D. Davis. 2019. Engagement in authentic research during the first semester in college: a student’s perspective. 113th Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America. Abstract PEO011.
*#Smith, K.L., and S.D. Davis. 2019. Mechanisms by which exotic Schinus mole has greater drought tolerance than native Malosma laurina. 113th Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America. Abstract PPH005.
*#Valrie, C. and C.L. Davis. 2020. Mathematically Modeling Invasive Crayfish Expansion
and Removal in Las Virgenes Creek, Joint Mathematics Meetings. Denver, CO.
Honorable Mention Presenter Award from the Mathematical Association of America.
*#Wick, C. and C.L. Davis. 2020. Mathematically Modeling the Persistence of California
Red-Legged Frogs, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Denver, CO.
Outstanding Presenter Award from the Mathematical Association of America.
*#Wick, C. and C.L. Davis. 2019. Mathematically Modeling the Persistence of California Red-Legged Frogs, Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, Riverside, CA.
*#Wick, C. and C.L. Davis. 2019. Mathematically Modeling the Persistence of California Red-Legged Frogs, MathFest, Cincinnati, OH.
Publications co-authored with undergrads 2018
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Conference presentations co-authored with undergrads 2018
*#Aguirre, N. M., *#K. L. Smith, *C. M. Garcia, C. C. Swift, and S. D. Davis. 2018. A student’s perspective on engagement in ecological research during their first semester in college. 103rd Annual Meeting Ecological Society of America, New Orleans, LA. Abstract PS46-27.
*#Aguirre, N. M., *#M. E. Ochoa, *#G. X. Mesh, *C. M. Garcia, *#H. I. Holmlund, C. C. Swift, and S. D. Davis. Feb 1, 2018. California’s multiyear drought predisposes a deep-rooted chaparral species to fungal-induced mortality: hydraulic mechanisms and future prognosis. California Native Plant Society Conservation Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
*Ambler, E., *L. Dedmon, C. Swift, S. D. Davis, and J. L. Brewster. 2018. First-semester research experiences in cell biology: perspectives from student participants, Education Poster Session, American Society for Cell Biology/European Molecular Biology Organization (Joint Meeting), San Diego, CA.
Brewster, J. L., S. D. Davis, L. B. Kats, R. L. Honeycutt, S. A. Vetrone, H. Valenzuela, and C. Swift. 2018. Welcoming the first-semester biology student: improving engagement and confidence through the Students as Scholars (SAS) research curriculum, Education Minisymposium: Evidence-Based Education, American Society for Cell Biology/European Molecular Biology Organization (Joint Meeting), San Diego, CA.
Clifford, P.S., *B. S. Ferguson, J. L. Jasperse, and M. A. Hill. 2017. Arteriolar vasodilation involves actin depolymerization, Experimental Biology, Chicago, IL.
*Garcia, C. M., *#N. M. Aguirre, and S. D. Davis. 2018. Does the fungal pathogen (Botryosphaeria dothidea) exceed the dehydration tolerance of its chaparral host? 103rd Annual Meeting Ecological Society of America, New Orleans, LA. Abstract COS32-4.
*#Holmlund, H. I., S. D. Davis, F. W. Ewers, *#N. M. Aguirre, and J. Pittermann. 2018. Positive root pressure drives desiccation recovery in two desiccation-tolerant California chaparral ferns, 103rd Annual Meeting Ecological Society of America, New Orleans, LA. Abstract COS65-2.
*#Holmlund, H. I., *#N. Aguirre, J. Pittermann, and S. D. Davis. Feb 1, 2018. Niche segregation in water utilization as a mechanism of ferns survival in chaparral shrub understories during extreme drought, California Native Plant Society Conservation Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
*#Jasperse, J., *#A. J. Adducci, R. Honeycutt, and J. Monzón. 2018. Urbanization decreases genetic diversity of coyotes in Southern California, Wheaton College Undergraduate Research Symposium, Wheaton, IL.
*#LaMascus, H.G., *#A. J. Soloniuk, J. C. Mann, and J. L. Brewster. 2018. Ultrafine carbon nanoparticles activate inflammasome signaling and cell death in murine macrophages, Cell Signaling Poster Session, American Society for Cell Biology/European Molecular Biology Organization (Joint Meeting), San Diego, CA.
Martin, K., *#E. Pierce, *V. Quach, and M. Studer. 2018. The shifting sands of California Grunion beaches, California Cooperative Fisheries Conference (CalCoFi), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA.
*#Martinez, D. and K. L. M Martin. 2018. The potential effects of climate change on Leuresthes tenuis, the California Grunion. Poster session, Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, Pasadena, CA.
*#Salazar, D., *#A. J. Broad, *M. E. Hewitt, and J. L. Jasperse. 2018. The mechanism by which acute hyperglycemia alters blood flow regulation in skeletal muscle, Poster Session, Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, Pasadena, CA.
*#Smith, K. L., *#G. X. Mesh, *#N. M. Aguirre, *#H. I. Holmlund, and S. D. Davis. 2018. Post drought recovery in Malosma laurina after severe dieback during California’s historic drought of 2012-2016, 103rd Annual Meeting Ecological Society of America, New Orleans, LA. Abstract PS46-124.
Swift, C. C., S. D. Davis, J. L. Brewster, R. L. Honeycutt, L. B. Kats, D. Mbora, H. Valenzuela, and S. Vetrone. 2018. Introducing authentic research into the first-year experience: the impact of summer research experiences, 103rd Annual Meeting Ecological Society of America, New Orleans, LA. Abstract PS61-160.
Wakamatsu, L., K. Martin, *S. Kim, and *A. Nickmeyer. 2018. Analyzing NASA Earth Observation Data to evaluate Grunion response to ecosystem changes forced by recent environmental conditions in California's oceans, Citizen Science Symposium, Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA.
*Whitaker, M. M., *#T. J. Heckle, and J. L. Jasperse. 2018. Nitric oxide and sympatholysis in rat soleus feed arteries, Physiology Poster Session, Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA.
*Yarbrough, A. and K. L. M. Martin. 2018. Embryonic development and hatching success of California Grunion incubated aerially versus aquatically under constant and variable temperatures, Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Publications co-authored with undergrads 2017
*#Jones, M.T., *#W.R. Milligan, L.B. Kats, T.L Vandergon, R.L. Honeycutt, R.N. Fisher, C.L. Davis, and T.A. Lucas. 2017. A Discrete Stage-Structured Model of California Newt Population Dynamics During a Period of Drought. Journal of Theoretical Biology 414: 245–253.
Lucas, T.A., *#R.A. Dona, *W. Jiang, *G.C. Johns, *#D.J. Mann, *C.N. Seubert, *N.B.C. Webster, *C.H. Willens, and S.D. Davis. 2017. An Individual-Based Model of Chaparral Vegetation Response to Frequent Wildfires. Theoretical Ecology 10:217-233.
*#Lumley, E. C., *A. R. Osborn, *#J. E. Scott, *A. G. Scholl, *#V. Mercado, *Y. T. McMahan, *#Z. G. Coffman, and J. L. Brewster. 2017. Moderate endoplasmic reticulum stress activates a PERK and p38-dependent apoptosis. Cell Stress Chaperones 22(1):43-54.
*#Milligan, W.R., *#M.T. Jones, L.B. Kats, T.A. Lucas, and C.L. Davis. 2017. Predicting the effects of manual crayfish removal on California newt persistence in Santa Monica Mountain streams. Ecological Modelling, Volume 352, 24 May 2017, Pages 139–151.
Conference presentations co-authored with undergrads 2017
*#Aguirre, N. M. and S.D. Davis. Feb 9, 2017. California drought causes severe dieback in laurel sumac in the Santa Monica Mountains, Science Day Symposium, Sponsored by the National Park Service and Southern California Research Learning Center.
*#Aguirre, N. M., *#M. E. Ochoa, *#H. I. Holmlund, F. W. Ewers, and S. D. Davis. 2017. Hydraulic mechanisms of fungal-induced dieback in a keystone chaparral species during unprecedented drought in California, 102nd Annual Meeting Ecological Society of America. Abstract COS 44-10.
Brewster, J. L. Nov 3, 2017. Transforming opportunities in undergraduate research, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Undergraduate research seminar/panel discussion.
*Clark, M. and J. Monzón. 2017. The effect of urbanization on genetic diversity and diet in coyotes (Canis latrans), Poster presentation at Southern California Conference of Undergraduate Research (SCURR), Pomona, CA.
*#Cox, M. C., R. Dagit, and C. L. Davis. Jan 12, 2018. Mathematically modeling the impact of invasive crayfish removal on endangered steelhead and rainbow trout persistence in the Santa Monica Mountains, Poster Presentation at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA.
*#Cox, M. C., R. Dagit, and C. L. Davis. July 27, 2017. Mathematically modeling the impact of invasive crayfish removal on endangered steelhead and rainbow trout persistence in the Santa Monica Mountains, MathFest, Chicago, IL. Received Outstanding Presenter Award from the Mathematical Association of America.
Davis, C. L., T. A. Lucas, *#M. T. Jones, and *#W. R. Milligan. July 28, 2017. Undergraduate research on discrete models of the impact of drought and invasive crayfish on California newt populations, MathFest, Chicago, IL.
Davis, C. L. and *#M. C. Cox. July 14, 2017. Can invasive crayfish removal help to save endangered steelhead and rainbow trout? University of Utah Mathematical Biology Alumni Reunion, Salt Lake City, UT.
Davis, C. L., T. A. Lucas, and *#W. R. Milligan. July 20, 2017. Can trapping invasive crayfish help to save California newts? Society for Mathematical Biology Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.
Davis, C. L., T. A. Lucas, and *#W. R. Milligan. Feb 11, 2017. Using mathematical models to predict the effects of manual crayfish removal on newt persistence, Women in Mathematics in Southern California (WiMSoCal) Symposium, University of Southern California.
*#Holmlund, H. I., *K. E. Sauer, *#B. M. Gillespie, J. Pittermann, and S. D. Davis. 2017. Resistance to xylem cavitation in evergreen ferns correlates with seasonal dehydration levels, not mechanical strength, 102nd Annual Meeting Ecological Society of America. Abstract PS 15-187.
*#Howard, C., D. Nofziger, and P. M. Joyner. 2017. Changes in the proliferation and gene expression of HUVECs in response to treatment with plant secondary metabolites, American Society of Cell Biology | EMBO Meeting, Philadelphia. Abstract P2704.
*#Howard, C., D. Nofziger, and P. M. Joyner. Nov 18, 2017. Effects of Chumash medicinal plant extracts on cell proliferation and gene expression, Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cal Poly Pomona.
*#Lopez, N. and J. Monzón. 2017. The effects of urbanization on genetic structure of coastal Southern California coyotes (Canis latrans), Poster presentation at California State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, Long Beach, CA.
*#Purdy T. and T. L. Vandergon. Nov 18, 2017. Potential ash toxicity on Mediterranean stream ecosystems, Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cal Poly Pomona.
*Sauer, K. E., *#H. I. Holmlund, *#V. M. Lekson, *P. Chung, *N. A. Nakamatsu, J. Pittermann, and S. D. Davis. 2017. Maximum photosynthetic rates correspond to life history type among eight fern species in the Santa Monica Mountains, 102nd Annual Meeting Ecological Society of America. Abstract PS 15-185.
*Shelley, C. and K. L. M. Martin. 2017. Influence of incubation period on California Grunion larval activity, Western Society of Naturalists, Pasadena, CA.
*#Stenz, E. C., *#J. D. Duff, *B. King, J. Mann, and J. L. Brewster. 2017. The effects of carbon black on mitochondrial motility and fission in human bronchial epithelial cells, American Society for Cell Biology/European Molecular Biology Organization (Joint Meeting), Philadelphia, PA.
Swift, C., S. D. Davis, L. B. Kats, J. L. Brewster, R. L. Honeycutt, S. Vetrone, and H. Valenzuela. 2017. First-year Students as Scholars: Engaging students in authentic research their first semester in college improves retention in STEM, Ecological Society of America, Annual Meeting. Abstract 65558.
*Tolar, J. and J. L. Brewster. 2017. Investigation of non-canonical activation of p38 during endoplasmic reticulum stress. American Society for Cell Biology/European Molecular Biology Organization (Joint Meeting), Philadelphia, PA.
Publications co-authored with undergrads 2016
*#Holmlund, H. I., *#V. M. Lekson, *#B. M. Gillespie, *N. A. Nakamatsu, *#A.M. Burns, *K. E. Sauer, J. Pittermann, and S. D. Davis. 2016. Seasonal changes in tissue water relations for eight species of ferns during historic drought in California. American Journal Botany 103(9):1607-1617.
Pausas, J., #R. B. Pratt, J. S. Keeley, #A.L. Jacobsen, #A. R. Ramirez, A. Vilagrosa, S. Paula, *#I. Kaneakua-Pia, S. D. Davis. 2016. Towards understanding resprouting at the global scale. New Phytologist 209:945-954.
Venturas, M. D., E. D. MacKinnon, *H. L. Dario, #A. L. Jacobsen, #R. B. Pratt, and S. D. Davis. 2016. Chaparral shrub hydraulic traits, size, and life history types relate to species mortality during California’s historic drought of 2014. PloS ONE 11(7):e0159145.
Conference presentations co-authored with undergrads 2016
*#Aguirre, N. M. and S. D. Davis. 2016. The effect of water stress on the growth of a fungal pathogen, Botryosphaeria dothidea. Southern California Conferences for Undergraduate Research. Abstract Hub-302-65.
*#Aquirre, N. M., *#M. E. Ochoa, and S. D. Davis. Oct 23-24, 2016. Historic drought in California is associated with fungal-induced dieback in a keystone chaparral species, Research Experience for Undergraduates Symposium, Council of Undergraduate Research, Arlington, VA. Abstract 1-9.
*Borges, A. J., *#E. R. Pierce, *M. K. Taylor, *F. J. Morales, and S. D. Davis 2016. Using Koch’s Postulate to identify the causative agent of dieback in Malosma laurina during historic drought in California, The 41st Annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference. Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA. Poster 118.
Brewster, J. L. Jan 5, 2016. Student instruction and assessment in the STEM disciplines: developing skills for collegiate success, YouthBuild Charter, Professional Development Session.
*Davis, A. N., *#N. M. Aguirre, *S. B. Nelson, *A. J. Borges, *#E. R. Pierce, *G. S. Gilderman, *K. E. Sauer, *F. J. Morales, *M. K. Taylor, *#G. N. Palmeri, *#H. I. Holmlund, and S. D. Davis. 2016. Historic drought in California is linked to fungal-induced dieback in a keystone chaparral species, 110th Annual Meeting, Botanical Society of America, Savannah, GA. Contributing Paper 3001.
*Davis, A. N., *S. B. Nelson, *#N. M. Aguirre, and S.D. Davis. Apr 15-17, 2016. Root hydraulic conductance during fungal-induced dieback in a keystone chaparral shrub, Malosma laurina. Poster presentation at the Stanford Research Conference, Stanford, CA.
*Davis, A.N., *S.B. Nelson, *#N.M. Aguirre, and S.D. Davis. 2016. Root hydraulic conductance in Malosma laurina experiencing severe dieback in the Santa Monica Mountains, The 41st Annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA. Seminar 45.
*#Duff, J.D., *#B.K. LaFerney, *#C.Y. Jones, P.M. McClatchey, and J. L. Brewster. 2016. Carbon black exposure induces alterations in mitochondrial morphology in human lung cells: a software-based quantitative analysis, American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting, San Francisco. Abstract P6491.
*Gilderman, G.S., *K.E. Sauer, *#G.N. Palmeri, and S.D. Davis. 2016. The relationship of drought to chaparral shrub dieback in the Santa Monica Mountains, Southern California Conferences for Undergraduate Research. Abstract Hub-302-174.
*Gilderman, G.S., *K.E. Sauer, *#E. R. Pierce, *A. J. Borges, *#G. N. Palmeri, and S. D. Davis. Apr 15-17, 2016. Relationship between unprecedented drought in California and extensive dieback in the chaparral shrub Malosma laurina, Poster presentation at the Stanford Research Conference, Stanford, CA.
*Gilderman, G.S., *K.E. Sauer, *#G.N. Palmeri, and S.D. Davis. 2016. Extensive dieback in Malosma laurina in coastal exposures of the Santa Monica Mountains associated with unprecedented drought in California, The 41st Annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA. Poster 61.
*#Holmlund, H. I., *#V.M. Lekson, *B.M. Gillespie, *N. M. Nakamatsu, *#A.M. Burns, *K.E. Sauer, J. Pittermann, and S. D. Davis. 2016. Differential response to eight fern species to severe drought in California, 110th Annual Meeting, Botanical Society of America, Savannah, GA. Poster Presentation D001.
*#Holmlund, H.I., *#V.M. Lekson, *#A.M. Burns, *#G. Palmeri, *#S. Reese, and S. D. Davis. Oct 2016. Foliar water uptake in ferns on Santa Cruz Island versus the Santa Monica Mountains. 9th California Islands Symposium, Ventura, CA. Abstract 21.
*#Jones, C., *#A. Calixto, *#B. Manes, *E. Blair, *#S. Alvarado, and J. L. Brewster. 2016. Nanoparticle-induced stress leads to elevated reactive oxygen species, punctate mitochondria, and apoptosis in human lung cells, West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, Point Loma Nazarene University.
*#Jones, M. T., C. L. Davis, and T. A. Lucas. Jan 6, 2017. A discrete stage-structured model of newt population declines due to severe drought, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Atlanta, GA.
*#Jones, M. T., C. L. Davis, and T. A. Lucas. Feb 11, 2017. A discrete stage-structured model of newt population declines due to severe drought, Women in Mathematics in Southern California (WiMSoCal) Symposium, University of Southern California.
*#Jones, M. T., C. L. Davis, and T. A. Lucas. Jan 6, 2016. A discrete stage-structured model of newt population dynamics during a period of drought, Poster Presentation at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, Seattle, WA. Received an Outstanding Student Presenter Award.
*#Jones, M. T., C. L. Davis, and T.A. Lucas. Apr 8, 2016. A discrete mathematical model of newt population dynamics in Santa Monica Mountain streams during a period of drought, 41st West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, Point Loma Nazarene University. Awarded Best Presenter of the Ecology and Evolution Seminar.
*#Jones, M. T., C. L. Davis, and T.A. Lucas. Aug 5, 2016. A discrete mathematical model of newt population dynamics in Santa Monica Mountain streams during a period of drought, MAA MathFest, Columbus, OH. Received the SIGMAA-Environmental Mathematics Award.
*#Jones, M. T., C. L. Davis, and T.A. Lucas. Nov 12, 2016. A discrete mathematical model of newt population dynamics in Santa Monica Mountain streams during a period of drought, Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, UC Riverside.
*#Milligan, W. R., C. L. Davis, and T. A. Lucas. Jan 6, 2017. Predicting the effects of manual crayfish removal on California newt persistence in Santa Monica Mountain streams, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Atlanta, GA.
*#Milligan, W. R., C. L. Davis, and T.A. Lucas. 2016. Hybrid model of newt and crayfish populations in Santa Monica Mountain streams with manual crayfish removal, Poster Presentation at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, Seattle, WA. Received an Outstanding Student Presenter Award.
*#Milligan, W. R., C. L. Davis, and T.A. Lucas. Aug 5, 2016. Predicting newt persistence amongst crayfish populations in Santa Monica Mountain streams with manual crayfish removal, MAA MathFest, Columbus, OH.
*#Ochoa, M. E. and S. D. Davis. 2016. Water and carbon starvation predisposes a keystone chaparral shrub to fungal infection, Southern California Conferences for Undergraduate Research. Abstract S-171.
*#Palmeri, G. N., *#S. R. Reese, *#H. I. Holmlund, F. W. Ewers, and S. D. Davis. 2016. Malosma laurina dieback associated with fungal-induced loss in hydraulic conductivity and photosynthesis, 110th Annual Meeting, Botanical Society of America, Savannah, GA. Poster Presentation P003.
*#Rector, J., and J. L. Brewster. 2016. The effects of heat shock preconditioning on protein induction and cell survival after nanoparticle exposure, West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, Point Loma Nazarene University.
*Sanderson, S. B., C. L. Davis, and T. A. Lucas. Aug 5, 2016. Examining the effects of natural disturbances on newt and crayfish populations in the Santa Monica Mountain stream system, MAA MathFest, Columbus, OH.
*Sanderson, S. B., C. L. Davis, and T. A. Lucas. Nov 12, 2016. Examining the effects of natural disturbances on newt and crayfish populations in the Santa Monica Mountain stream system, Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, UC Riverside.
*Sanderson, S. B., C. L. Davis, and T. A. Lucas. Jan 6, 2017. Investigating the spatial effects of severe drought on a California newt population, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Atlanta, GA.
*#Schueller, R., C. L. Davis, and T. A. Lucas. Jan 6, 2017. An agent-based model that analyzes the effectiveness of barriers and crayfish trapping on newt persistence in Santa Monica Mountain streams, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Atlanta, GA.
*#Schueller, R., C. L. Davis, and T. A. Lucas. Aug 5, 2016. Using an agent-based approach to analyze the effects of barriers on crayfish and newt population dynamics, MAA MathFest, Columbus, OH.