2023 Cohort

Breanna Bailey

Major: Political Science
Minor: Mexican American Studies & Leadership Studies
Research Topic: Transporting theatre: Can transnational theatre foster political self-efficacy in women of color?
Mentor: Dr. Cedar Welker

Shayla Bermudez

Major: Psychology
Research Topic: Experiences of math anxious Latina women in STEM higher education
Mentor: Dr. Molly Jameson

Olivia Contreras

Major: Psychology
Minor: Sociology
Research Topic: How do queer individuals make their own communities when their physical spaces are not built for them as a direct result of their identity
Mentor: Dr. Darren Illet

Madeline Dannewitz

Major: Speech Language Pathology & Audiology
Research Topic: A narrative analysis: The Deaf experience in the national parks with a focus on Rocky Mountain National Park 
Mentor: Dr. Barbara Garrett

Jacqueline (Jackie) Estrada

Major: Sport Exercise Science, emphasis in Exercise Science
Minor: Environmental Science
Research Topic: The experience of caregivers of people with Autism that renders them dependent who are engaging in therapy services 
Mentor: Dr. Kim Murza

Zayra Gonzalez

Major: Special Education
Research Topic: Pre-service teacher perspective in behavior management coursework
Mentor:Dr Laura Tapp

Jessica Guerra

Major: Psychology
Minor: Human Service
Research Topic: The interactions between mindfulness practice and sleep quality lessening nightmare frequency and severity
Mentor: Dr. Todd Allen

Natasha (Nat) Holland

Major: Psychology
Minor: Sociology & Entrepreneurship
Research Topic: Exploring the nature of the loneliness epidemic on American young people
Mentor: Diane Schott

Jessica Lucero

Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Minor: Spanish & Psychology
Research Topic: Parent perception of self as a communication facilitator following parent coaching programs
Mentor: Dr. Caitlin Raaz & Dr. Kimberly Murza

Daniel Mangandi-Escobar

Major: Psychology & Philosophy
Research Topic: Determinism and gender identity
Mentor: Dr. Bailie Peterson

Emma Melendez

Major: Chemistry & Psychology
Research Topic: How do trace elements found in diet vary from individuals with evidence of metabolic disease in bones to those without?  
Mentor: Dr. Britney Kyle

Yasmeen Mustafa

Major: Nursing
Research Topic: Emergency room nurses’ perceptions of medication errors in the emergency department
Mentor: Dr. Deborah Rojas

Anita Patane

Major: Anthropology
Minor: French
Research Topic: Astralopithecus afarensis: A study on facultative bipedalism in extant mammals 
Mentor: Dr. Marian Hamilton

Kayla Schilz

Major: Applied Mathematics, emphasis in Computer Science & Philosophy
Research Topic: An exploration on NP-complete graphs in a finite and infinite series  
Mentor: Dr. Oscar Levin

Kadienne Sizemore

Major: History
Research Topic: American influences on the rhetoric of religious women 
Mentor: Dr. TJ Tomlin

Cheyenne Smith

Major: Biology with an emphasis in Cellular and Molecular Biology
Minor: Chemistry
Research Topic: ABC transporters in the Drosophila stem cells testes niche 
Mentor: Dr. Judy Leatherman