McNair Scholars Program Cohort 2023
SCHOLAR & MAJOR(S)/ MINOR(S)
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RESEARCH TOPIC
MENTOR(S)
Breanna Bailey
Political Science
Mexican American Studies & Leadership Studies
Transporting theatre: Can transnational theatre foster political self-efficacy in women of color?
Dr. Chelsea Welker,
Department of Political Science and International Affairs
Shayla Bermudez
Psychology
Experiences of math anxious Latina women in STEM higher education
Dr. Molly Jameson, Psychological Sciences
Olivia Contreras
Psychology
Sociology
How do queer individuals make their own communities when their physical spaces are not built for them as a direct result of their identity
Dr. Darren Illet,
University Libraries
Madeline Dannewitz
Speech Language Pathology & Audiology
A narrative analysis: The Deaf experience in the national parks with a focus on Rocky
Mountain National Park
Dr. Barbara Garrett, American Sign Language and Interpreting Studies
Jacqueline (Jackie) Estrada
Sport Exercise Science, emphasis in Exercise Science
Environmental Science
The experience of caregivers of people with Autism that renders them dependent who are engaging in therapy services
Dr. Kim Murza
Natural and Health Sciences
Zayra Gonzalez
Special Education
Pre-service teacher perspective in behavior management coursework
Dr. Laura Trapp,
School of Special Education
Jessica Guerra
Psychology
Human Service
The interactions between mindfulness practice and sleep quality lessening nightmare frequency and severity
Dr. Todd Allen,
School of Psychology Sciences
Natasha (Nat) Holland
Psychology
Sociology & Entrepreneurship
Exploring the nature of the loneliness epidemic on American young people
Diane Schott,
Department of Sociology
Jessica Lucero
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Spanish & Psychology
Parent perception of self as a communication facilitator following parent coaching programs
Dr. Caitlin Raaz &
Dr. Kimberly Murza, Natural and Health Sciences
Daniel Mangandi-Escobar
Psychology & Philosophy
Determinism and gender identity
Dr. Bailie Peterson, Department of Philosophy
Emma Melendez
Biology, emphasis in Pre-Health & Biomedical Sciences
Chemistry & Psychology
How do trace elements found in diet vary from individuals with evidence of metabolic disease in bones to those without?
Dr. Britney Kyle, Department of Anthropology
Yasmeen Mustafa
Nursing
Emergency room nurses’ perceptions of medication errors in the emergency department
Dr. Deborah Rojas,
School of Nursing
Anita Patane
Anthropology
French
Astralopithecus afarensis: A study on facultative bipedalism in extant mammals
Dr. Marian Hamilton, Department of Anthropology
Kayla Schilz
Applied Mathematics, emphasis in Computer Science & Philosophy
An exploration on NP-complete graphs in a finite and infinite series
Dr. Oscar Levin,
School of Mathematical Sciences
Kadienne Sizemore
History
American influences on the rhetoric of religious women
Dr. TJ Tomlin,
History Department
Cheyenne Smith
Biology with an emphasis in Cellular and Molecular Biology
Chemistry
ABC transporters in the Drosophila stem cells testes niche
Dr. Judy Leatherman,
School of Biological Sciences
