2014 SACNAS National Conference

A Great Interview: How to Excel in the Graduate Interview Process
Victoria Freedman, PhD, Jabbar Bennett, PhD, Nancy Schwartz, PhD, Mark Hernandez, PhD, Nicquet Blake, PhD, Sheila Thomas, PhD, Sherilynn Black, PhD, Nancy Street, PhD and Marie-Francoise Chesselet, MD/PhD

Advancing Your Career through International Research Experiences
Yaihara Fortis-Santiago, PhD, Mónica Feliú-Mójer, PhD, Sonia Ortega, PhD, Luz Milbeth Cumba Garcia, MS, Hector Zamora, BS and Marga Gual Soler, PhD

Continuing Education for Active Researchers in the Biological Sciences
Charla Lambert, PhD, Joel Smith, PhD, Charles Wray, PhD, Jennifer Noble, BS and Dianne Pater, BS

Effective Time Management in Graduate School
Meda Higa, PhD, Edward Krug, PhD, Melanie Sinche, MS and Ruben Dagda, PhD

Getting a Foot in the Door - CV/Resume/Pre-Screening Interview Workshop
Allyn Kaufmann, PhD, Gabriel Quiñones, PhD, Lino Gonzalez, PhD and Jorge Naciff, PhD

Jump-Start Your Career: CSR Early Career Reviewer Program
Monica Basco, PhD, Karyl Swartz, PhD and E. Roberto Orellana, PhD

Learning to be a More Effective Research Mentor for Your Trainees: High School Students to Postdocs
Kermin Martínez-Hernández, PhD and Stephanie House, MA

MD-PhD, Is It Right for Me?
Joseph Barbieri, PhD, José E Cavazos, MD/PhD, Mikael Guzman Karlsson, BS, Mario Martinez, MD, Michelle Allen, MD and Maureen Aliru, MD

Managing the Dissertation Process
Roberta Pokphanh, PhD and John Augusto, PhD

Mentoring up: Proactively Manage Your Relationship with Your Research Mentor By Assessing and Applying Your Communication Strengths
Steve Lee, PhD

Negotiating Collaborations - Successful Collaborations Are Made Not Born
Nancy Hurtado-Ziola, PhD, J. Mark Hattendorf, MBA, Talithia Williams, PhD and Rasheeda Hawk, PhD

Oceans and Climate Change: A Global and Interdisciplinary STEM Issue
Liesl Hotaling, MS, Corey Garza, PhD, Gail Scowcroft, MS, João Teixeira, PhD, Kwasi Connor, PhD and Andrew Thompson, PhD

Science Writing to Support Your Career: From Blogging to Journalism
Alberto Roca, PhD, Cynthia Coleman, PhD, Teresa Lamsam, PhD and Daniela Hernandez, PhD

Successfully Finding, Applying, and Obtaining a Summer Research Internship and a Postbac Position
Elena Hernández-Ramón, MD/PhD, Sharnnia Artis, PhD, Erika Barr, PhD, Cathy Fernandez-Weston, MS and Lea Marlor, BS

Voices from the Field – Successful Scholarship and Fellowship Recipients Describe Their Experience Applying for and Securing Funding
Chris Cash, BA, Melanie Harrison, PhD, Amanda Hintz, MS, Heriberto Reynoso, BS and Lamont Henderson, BS in progress

Why Choose a Graduate School with a T32 Training Program
Alison Hall, PhD, Miles Fabian, PhD and Anthony Carter, PhD

[Cancelled ]Building Reputation: Linking Emotional Intelligence to Leadership Presence
Sandra One Feather, MBA

8:30 AM-11:45 AM

An Introduction to Leadership Development Plans
Richard Weibl, MEd

8:30 AM-1:30 PM

Nescent Field Trip to Page Museum/La Brea Tar Pits

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Student Presenters Peer Mentoring

10:00 AM-5:10 PM

Advanced Leadership Institute

10:15 AM-11:45 AM

Leading Project Team Development
James Wilkerson, MS

Advancing the Next Generation in STEM: Rethinking K-12 Mathematics Teacher Education in the Era of High Stakes Education
Julia Aguirre, PhD

Algebra: Much More Than Arithmetic!
Pamela Harris, PhD, Shannon Talbott, PhD and Candice Price, PhD

Biology Education Research: Providing Evidence for Improving the Undergraduate Learning Experience
Gloriana Trujillo, PhD

Chemical Education Research: Learning Chemistry Is All about How You Think and What You See
Alegra Eroy-Reveles, PhD

Combinatorial Algebraic Geometry
Dagan Karp, PhD, Robin Wilson, PhD and Mariel Vazquez, PhD

Flexing Our Cosmological Muscles: What Are the Bicep Results Telling Us
Jesus Pando, PhD

Incorporating Entrepreneurial Thinking in STEM Training
Marquita M. Qualls, PhD

Learning the Basics of Fundraising

NSF Mrsec Innovative Materials Science and 21st Century Skills through Team-Based Interdisciplinary Research
Rolando Valdes Aguilar, PhD

On the Discrete Side of Mathematics
Ricardo Cortez, PhD and Angela Gallegos, PhD

Physics Education Research: Research at the Undergraduate Level
Ximena Cid, PhD

Secure Cyber-Operations—Why You Should Care
Salamah Salamah, PhD

Structural View of Biology: Explorations of Molecular Structure and Function
Stephen Burley, PhD

Toward Full Representation in Ocean STEM: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding the Role of the Oceans in Global Climate Change.
Corey Garza, PhD, Cara Wilson, PhD, Elisa Maldonado, PhD and Serena Moseman-Valtierra, PhD

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

Networking Lunch

SACNAS Leadership Lunch

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Native Welcome Gathering

1:30 PM-5:00 PM

Exhibitor: Move-in

1:45 PM-3:15 PM

Insights to Success: Real-Life Adventures of SACNAS Scientists

Navigating NSF
Lina Patino, PhD, Sonia Ortega, PhD, Sally O'Connor, PhD, Terry Woodin, PhD and Yaihara Fortis-Santiago, PhD

Opportunities and Challenges in Nigms Student Development Programs
Alison Hall, PhD, Robin Broughton, PhD, Mona Trempe, PhD and Lori Burge, BA

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Student Presentations: Judges Orientation for Graduate Student Scientific Symposia (Orals)

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

Student Presenters Peer Mentoring**

4:00 PM-6:15 PM

SACNAS Welcome Ceremony and Keynote Address: Janet Napolitano and Sylvia Hurtado, PhD, Dinner & Cultural Performance

6:30 PM-8:00 PM

Graduate Student Oral Presentations

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

VIP Reception

8:30 PM-10:00 PM

Native Community Reception

Out and up: Building a LGBTQA Network with Pride
Brit Ventura, MS, David Bradley, PhD, Scottie Henderson, PhD and Rochelle Diamond, BA

8:45 PM-10:00 PM

SACNAS Chapter Recognition Ceremony

Friday, October 17, 2014

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7:00 AM-8:30 AM

Student Presentations: Judges Orientation and Breakfast

7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Cyber Café - Friday

Registration - Friday

7:30 AM-8:30 AM

Friday Breakfast: On Your Own

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Exhibitor Orientation & Networking Activity

8:00 AM-9:15 AM

Exhibitor: Move in (Friday morning)

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

Indigenous Marketplace

Native American Gathering Room (Friday)

8:30 AM-9:00 AM

Poster Set-up: Undergraduate & Graduate Student Poster Session 1

8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Applying to Graduate School and the Interview Process
Maria Cristina Villalobos, PhD, Luis Melara Jr., PhD and Luis Martinez, PhD

Careers in the Biomedical Private Sector
Gabriel Quinones, PhD, Lino Gonzalez, PhD, Jesus Moralez, PhD and Lydia Villa-Komaroff, PhD

Cracking the (bio)Code: How to Start a Research Career in Computational Biology
Tracy Heath, PhD, Emilia Huerta-Sanchez, PhD, Felipe Zapata, PhD and Conner Sandefur, PhD

Funding Sources: Graduate Fellowships & Beyond
Christine O'Brien, MS, Maria Teresa Velez, PhD, Marcus Huggans, PhD, Gisele Muller-Parker, PhD, Alison Hall, PhD, Jane Dell'Amore, MS and Warner Ithier-Guzman, PhD

Igniting the Sparkle: An Indigenous Science Education Curriculum Model
Gregory Cajete, PhD

Internship and Employment Opportunities with USDA/Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Other Federal Agencies
Craig Wilson, PhD and Ramiro Porras, BA

Internships in Industry, Government, and Nonprofit
Allyn Kaufmann, PhD, Jorge Naciff, PhD and Erika Barr, PhD

Kaplan GRE Boot Camp: Skills and Strategies for the Journey to Graduate School
Danielle Finnerty, BA and Joe Webb, BA

Permanence in the STEM Workforce: The Route to Tenure in Academia and Promotion in Industry/Government
Karen Ríos-Soto, PhD, Ricardo Cortez, PhD, Sara Del Valle, PhD and Talitha Washington, PhD

Postdoc Fundamentals: Selecting a Training Experience to Match Your Career Goals
Alberto Roca, PhD, Edward Krug, PhD and Sibby Anderson-Thompkins, PhD

Preparing for the Academic Decathlon
Sandra Sgoutas-Emch, PhD, Perla Myers, PhD, Drew Talley, PhD, Shannon Talbott, PhD, Maria Elena Zavala, PhD and Amanda Ruiz, PhD

Science Café - Cosmos
Juan Burciaga, PhD

Securing That First Faculty Position — Keys to Successful Interviewing
Raymond L. Rodriguez, PhD, Maggie Werner-Washburne, PhD, Karen McDonald, PhD, MaryLou de Leon Siantz, PhD and Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez, PhD

Stories from the Other Side of the Blurry Tunnel: It Gets Better after All
Kermin Martínez-Hernández, PhD, Mary García-Cazarín, PhD, Mónica Feliú-Mójer, PhD, Nahyr Rovira-Figueroa, PhD, Teresa Ramirez, PhD, Yaihara Fortis-Santiago, PhD, Peter K. Dorhout, PhD, Ron Hunter, PhD and Nancy Hurtado-Ziola, PhD

Summer Research: Find the Right Program to Start Your Career
John Augusto, PhD and Roberta Pokphanh, PhD

The Mentor/Mentee Experience: Making Connections from School to Career
Cecilia M. Hernandez, PhD, Bert Rivera-Marchand, PhD, Quentin Hays, MSc, Edward A. Martinez, PhD and Berlinda Baca-Sanchez, MBA

The Path Ahead: Postdoctoral and Faculty Funding Opportunities at Nigms and Readiness
Hinda Zlotnik, PhD and Jessica Faupel-Badger, PhD

The Power of Microactions: Active Preparation for Advanced Degrees
Cynthia Joseph, MEd, Nievita Bueno Watts, PhD, Socrates B. Munoz, BS, Yadira Ibarra, BS and Everett Salas, PhD

Training Opportunities for a Successful Career in Biomedical Research
Peter Ogunbiyi, DVM/PhD, Alison Lin, PhD, Michael Sesma, PhD and Sharon Milgram, PhD

Why Work for the Federal Government? Learn How to Find and Apply to Jobs in the Federal Government and at the CDC
Glorimar Maldonado, BA

Women Chemists of Color Presents: Challenges for Women in STEM
Joy Titus-Young, BA

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Student Presentations Peer Mentoring

9:30 AM-12:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

10:15 AM-11:45 AM

Abstract Algebra Research Topics for Undergraduates”
Pamela Harris, PhD, Shannon Talbott, PhD and Candice Price, PhD

Applications of Mathematics in Biology
Iskra Nuñez, PhD

Beauty and the Beast: Our Real Life Relationship with Mathematics
Michael Young, PhD and Monica Jackson, PhD

Chemistry: The Central Science
Nicholas Hud, PhD

Current Research Trends in Mathematics Education: Issues That Matter
Cynthia Anhalt, PhD

Does Science Student Success Need Social Sciences’ Insights?
Maria Teresa Velez, PhD

From Squishies to Crunchies: Studying Developmental Multipotency and Cell Transformations
Graciela Unguez, DVM/PhD

Innovative Approaches to Studying Organisms and Environments in Deep-Time
Dena Smith, PhD

Life in the Fire and the Rumble: Earthquake, Volcano, Tsunami, and Landslide Hazards
Benjamin Gutierrez, PhD

Materials Physics: The New and the Practical in Solid State and Soft Condensed Matter
Luz J. Martínez-Miranda, PhD

New Discoveries in Public Health and Life Sciences through Statistics
Tim Thornton, PhD

Seeing and Hearing the Violent Universe with Gravitational Waves and Light
Joshua Smith, PhD

The Promise of Big Data in Interdisciplinary Science
Ann Gates, PhD

The Promising Future of Glycoscience: Chemical, Medical and Biotechnological Perspectives
Nancy Hurtado-Ziola, PhD

What Stands in Our Way?: Barriers to Diversity and Inclusion
Maggie Werner-Washburne, PhD

You’Re Gonna Build a What? - Creativity and Vision in Biomedical Engineering
Miquella Chavez, PhD

[Cancelled] River Systems: A Place for Interaction of Several Disciplines and Its Importance for Earth’s Conservancy and Sustainability
Jorge Abad, PhD

12:00 PM-1:15 PM

Luncheon & Keynote Address: Lucy Jones, PhD

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Conversations with Scientists – Bio/Agr/Env Life Sci: Animal Sciences, Zoology/Entomology, General Biology, & Other Biological Sciences

Conversations with Scientists – Bio/Agr/Env Life Sci: Biochemistry/ Biophysics

Conversations with Scientists – Bio/Agr/Env Life Sci: Botany, Forestry, Plant Sciences, Other Agricultural Sciences

Conversations with Scientists – Bio/Agr/Env Life Sci: Cell/ Molecular Biology and Microbiology

Conversations with Scientists – Bio/Agr/Env Life Sci: Ecology and Evolution

Conversations with Scientists – Bio/Agr/Env Life Sci: Environmental Science/Studies and Marine Studies

Conversations with Scientists – Bio/Agr/Env Life Sci: Food Sciences, Nutrition Sciences, and General Biology

Conversations with Scientists – Bio/Agr/Env Life Sci: Genetics

Conversations with Scientists – Bio/Agr/Env Life Sci: Pharmacology, Physiology/Pathology, and Other Biological Sciences

Conversations with Scientists – Computer & Information Sciences

Conversations with Scientists – Discipline Based Education Research & Traditional Knowledge

Conversations with Scientists – Engineering

Conversations with Scientists – Health

Conversations with Scientists – Industry

Conversations with Scientists – Mathematics & Statistics: Applied Mathematics, General Mathematics, Operations Research, and Other Mathematics

Conversations with Scientists – Mathematics & Statistics: Statistics

Conversations with Scientists – Physical Sciences: Atmospheric Sciences/Meteorology, Earth Science/Other Physical Sciences, Oceanography, and Other Geological Sciences

Conversations with Scientists – Physical Sciences: Chemistry (Except Biochemistry)

Conversations with Scientists – Physical Sciences: Physics and Astronomy/Astrophysics

Conversations with Scientists – Psychology & Social Sciences

1:30 PM-3:30 PM

Conversations with Scientists

3:15 PM-6:15 PM

Exhibit Hall Open (Friday Afternoon)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM

Undergraduate & Graduate Student Poster Session 1

5:30 PM-6:00 PM

Poster Take-Down: Undergraduate & Graduate Student Poster Session 1

6:30 PM-7:45 PM

Dinner & Keynote Address: Jack Farmer, PhD (Cherokee)

8:15 PM-9:45 PM

Annual SACNAS Pow Wow

Saturday, October 18, 2014

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7:30 AM-8:30 AM

Saturday Breakfast: On Your Own

8:00 AM-9:15 AM

Student Presentations: Saturday Judges Orientation and Breakfast

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Cyber Café - Saturday

Registration - Saturday

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

Native American Gathering Room - Saturday

9:00 AM-9:30 AM

Poster Set-up: Undergraduate, Graduate & Postdoc Poster Session 2

9:00 AM-12:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Open – Saturday

9:30 AM-11:30 AM

Undergraduate, Graduate, & Postdoc Poster Session 2

11:00 AM-12:30 PM

JUST ADDED!! Postdoc and Professional Networking Session

11:30 AM-12:00 PM

Poster Take-Down: Undergraduate & Graduate Student Poster Session 2

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Judges Tally & Lunch

12:30 PM-1:45 PM

Luncheon & Keynote Address: Ahna Skop, PhD (Cherokee) “Too creative for science”

12:30 PM-2:30 PM

Family Engagement in STEM

12:30 PM-3:00 PM

Exhibitor: Move-out

2:00 PM-3:30 PM

ABC’s of Writing an Amazing Personal Statement
Omayra Ortega, PhD and Candice Price, PhD

Academic Faculty Jobs at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions
Alberto Roca, PhD, Kelle Cruz, PhD, Perla Myers, PhD, Pedro Gutierrez, PhD and John McCormack, PhD

Alaska Native Cultural Charter School: Traditional Learning and Healing Garden
Rosalina James, PhD and Renee Robinson, PharmD

Creating Results-Oriented Application Materials for an Academic Interview
Melissa Scheaffer, MS and Idalis Villaneuva, PhD

Delivering Science: Effective Communication Skills to Become a Successful Scientist
Mónica Feliú-Mójer, PhD, Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD, Raychelle Burks, PhD, Liz Neeley, MA and Luis Quevedo, MA

Education, Scholarship, Internship, and Employment Opportunities in Cyber Security
Mohsen Beheshti, PhD, Alfredo Cruz, PhD and Marcus Huggans, PhD

Excelling at Interviews for Scientific Positions in Industry and Government.
Lino Gonzalez, PhD, Allyn Kaufmann, PhD, Lina Patino, PhD, Sonia Ortega, PhD and Tepring Piquado, PhD

Expand Your Network: How to Identify Advisors, Mentors and Sponsors for a Successful Career.
Mary Garcia-Cazarin, PhD, Kermin Martínez-Hernández, PhD, Nahyr Rovira-Figueroa, PhD and Yaihara Fortis-Santiago, PhD

Expanding Your Horizons through Summer Research Programs
Eve Perara, PhD, Ricardo Alamillo Jr., BS, Armando Rivera-Figueroa, PhD, Ofelia Aguirre, BS, Evangelina Shreeve, BA and Juan Carlos Ramos, PhD

Funding Opportunities for Research and Education from the National Science Foundation
Bevlee Watford, PhD

Graduate School Game Plan: Time to Get in the Game!
Roberta Pokphanh, PhD, John Augusto, PhD and Mary Sanchez Lanier, PhD

Linking Science and Policy to Develop STEM Leaders
Olga Francois, MS, Roberto Delgado, PhD, Edward Ramos, PhD and Richard Weibl, MEd

Off the Tenure Path: Alternative Careers in STEM
Elisa Maldonado, PhD, Sara Del Valle, PhD, Ron Hunter, PhD, Monica Maldonado, PhD, Dione Rossiter, PhD and Saúl Nava, PhD

So You Want to Save the World? Careers in Environmental Science and Policy.
Neo Martinez, PhD, Nazune Menka, MS, Carlos Garza, PhD, Ingrid Padilla, PhD, Danielle Ignace, PhD and Fernanda Valdovinos, PhD

The Building Blocks to Become a Successful Leader: Identifying Motivation and Strengths, Approaches to Effective Time Management, Increasing Productivity, and Application of Transferable Skills
Vanessa Gonzalez-Perez, PhD and Sibby Anderson-Thompkins, PhD

Why a PhD? Personal Choices and PhD Careers for You
Victoria Freedman, PhD, Nancy Schwartz, PhD, Michael Sesma, PhD, Jabbar Bennett, PhD, Marie-Francoise Chesselet, MD/PhD, Raquel Castellanos, PhD and Jason Torres, BA

2:00 PM-5:15 PM

Chemistry at the Biology and Materials Interface
Javier Read de Alaniz, PhD and Carlos Gutierrez, PhD

Intercultural Literacy
Donna Blancero, PhD

3:45 PM-5:15 PM

Applied Evolution and Ecology
Jory Weintraub, PhD

Biomedical Big Data: From Big Data to Knowledge
Jeanette Papp, PhD

Discipline-Based Educational Research: Let’s Do the Math!
James Mendoza Epperson, PhD

Entrepreneurship Essentials - from Concept to Commercialization
Greg Villareal, PhD, Luis Martinez, PhD, J.Mark Hattendorf, MBA and Thomas Lipkin, PhD

Exciting Recent Results in Nuclear and Particle Physics
David Ernst, PhD

Exploring the Solar System: The Latest News
Ramon Lopez, PhD

Have You Seen Statistics…Lately? Wow!
Rudy Guerra, PhD

How to Create and Maintain Professional and Student SACNAS Chapters: Experiences from the NIH-SACNAS Chapter
Patricia Kiesler, PhD, Elena Hernandez-Ramon, MD/PhD and Mary Garcia-Cazarin, PhD

Insane about Membrane Traffic
Leticia Vega, PhD and JoAnn Trejo, PhD

Interdisciplinary Research in the Health Sciences: Crossing Boundaries to Address Important Public Health Challenges
Gloriana Trujillo, PhD

Leadership in Context: How Where You Lead Makes a Difference.
Joseph Garcia, PhD, Scottie Henderson, PhD, Paul Laybourn, PhD and Jesus Moralez, PhD

Mathematical Applications in Physiology
Ricardo Cortez, PhD and Angela Gallegos, PhD

Problems in Algebra and Diophantine Equations
Alejandra Alvarado, PhD and Edray Goins, PhD

Research from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Intelligence Community
Lenora Gant, MD/PhD

Rock-Eating Microbes? Melting Polar Caps? Life on Mars? Understanding Planetary Systems through Interdisciplinary Science at National Science and Technology Centers
Nievita Bueno Watts, PhD and Cynthia Joseph, MEd

Young Latinas in Math and Computer Science
Pamela Harris, PhD and Alicia Prieto Langarica, PhD

[Rescheduled from Friday] Views of Pharmacogenetics and Tobacco Cessation Among Alaska Native People:Preliminary Findings
Rosalina James, PhD

“It Takes a Village": How Chemists, Engineers, and Physicists Come Together to Create the Next Generation of Electronics
Bettye Maddux, PhD

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

2015 SACNAS Local Organizing Committee (LOC) Meeting

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

Dinner & Keynote Address: James Leckie, PhD

7:00 PM-8:15 PM

SACNAS Awards Ceremony

9:00 PM-11:00 PM

Movie Night at SACNAS: Exploring Issues in Evolution and Ecology through Film
Jory Weintraub, PhD and Jonathan Lombard, PhD

9:00 PM-11:30 PM

SACNAS Dance – ¡Pachanga!