2018-2019 McNair Scholars and Faculty Mentors

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MENTOR(S)

Ariana Borroto
Psychology

Professional-Professional or Sexy-Professional? How Gender Role Beliefs, Power, and Sex Differences Influence Students' Perceptions of Women's Behavior

James Kole, Psychological Sciences

Torrence Brown-Smith
Sociology

'It gets tiring… It affects different parts of your life.' Examining Racial Battle Fatigue Among Black College Students

Kyle Anne Nelson, Department of Sociology 

Faith Cheplick
Biological Sciences (Pre-health and Biomedical Sciences)

DNA Methylation in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Models

Yuyan Han, Biological Sciences

Jordan Fuselier
Criminal Justice

Initiating a New Perspective: The Prevalence, Perception, and Attitudes Towards Hazing at a Medium-Sized University

Mary Evans, Criminology & Criminal Justice 

Arianna Garcia
Psychology

Playing Games to Learn Genetics: Does Practicing Spatial Reasoning Alongside Genetics Lecture Improve Learning?

Melanie Peffer, Biological Sciences

Danielle Jones
Anthropology

Embodiment of the Rubber Hand Illusion After Experiencing Mindfulness Meditation Body Scanning

Mike Kimball, Department of Anthropology

Meagan Kunitzer
Sociology

Examining the Impact of Sexual Assault Definitions on the Reporting Process of College Students 

Rebecca Beals, Department of Sociology 

Katie Nelson
Earth Sciences (Geology)

Short-term Topographic Changes at the Overlook Crater Lava Lake, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii Revealed Through Multi-temporal Terrestrial LiDAR Scanning

Steven Anderson, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Jorge Rubio
Philosophy

Convention in the Moral Normative Structure

John Ramsey, Department of Philosophy

Cody Salazar
Psychology

Influences That May Affect Flow Among Division I Wrestlers

Bob Brustad, Department of Sport and Exercise Science

Brandon Selz
Biological Sciences (Pre-health and Biomedical Sciences)

Movement of Choroid Fissure Cells: An Invivo Analysis Investigating if These Cells Have a Pre-Determined Differentiation Pathway Prior to Fusion

Andrea James, Biological Sciences

Liad Sherer
History

A Century of Restorative Justice and Native North Americans

Michael Welsh, Department of History

Collin Slutzky
Economics & Mathematics

Funding Efforts to Manage Invasive Species

Mark Eiswerth, Department of Economics 

Matthew Smith
Sport and Exercise Science

 Determining College-Aged Cross-Country Runners’ Coaching Cue Preference Among Temporal, Spatial, and Imagery Cues 

Brett Nichols & Scott Douglas, Sport & Exercise Science