Previous Research Projects

Example Practicum research projects

Having a hard time deciding on a topic for your practicum paper? Not to worry! Some example topics from alumni are listed below for your reference. "The world is your oyster," as they say for what you can complete your project on! If you would like to read some practicum projects in their entirety, stop by our ABI Major Advisor, Elvira's office - Hutchinson Hall 160 - to read a hard copy.

Vincent Shao Bang Pan

  • Mentor: Richard Karban
  • Graduated: Fall 2020
  • Practicum: Virus as Bodyguards: Leaf Retention Increases Caterpillar Infection Risk

Kelsey Clark

  • Mentor: Janet Foley
  • Graduated: December 2019
  • Practicum: Notoedric mange in Mongoose (Herpetese javanicus) from Hawaii

Nicole Huntsman

  • Mentor: Karl. E. Jandrey
  • Graduated: June 2020
  • Practicum: Correlation Between Length of Stay and Outcome for Companion Animals in Shelters

Andra George and Isaac Corral

  • Mentor: Elina L. Niño
  • Graduated: Winter 2020 and Fall 2020
  • Practicum: Queen Experiment 5: The effects of CO2 and chilling on Apis Mellifera queen ovary maturation and gene expression

Claudia Mortyn

  • Mentor: Richard Connon
  • Graduated: June 2020
  • Practicum: Repercussions of the Common Pesticide Permethrin on an Endangered California Fish Species, Hypomesus transpacificus

Zoe Anderson

  • Mentor: Brenda McCowan
  • Graduated: Summer 2019
  • Practicum: The effects of Biologging collars on Captive Japanese Macaques

Teana Pettigrew-Craig and Kaitlin Lee

  • Mentor: Robert B. Kimsey
  • Graduated: Spring 2019
  • Practicum: Prey Preference in African Lions and Spotted Hyenas: Interspecific Competition Between the Two Apex Predators

Jazmine Odalis Camacho Servin

  • Mentor: Mark Statham
  • Graduated: Fall 2019
  • Practicum: Use of nuclear DNA genotypes derived from feces as a surveying method for Blunt-Noses Leopard Lizards

Vincent Leong

  • Mentor: Melissa Bain
  • Graduated: Summer 2018
  • Practicum: Correlation Between Canine Behavior and Owner Attachment Based on a Standardized Behavioral and Attachment Questionnaire

Nadia Javeed

  • Mentor: Janet Foley
  • Graduated: Spring 2018
  • Practicum: Histopathological changes associated with Demodex sp. in Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)